Today's JAZZ playlist
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One of my favorites...the first Sergio Mendes album (1961, Dance Moderno, on Philips), featuring a tight Bossa-jazz combo configuration. If I recall the story, the label had wanted him to do a dance-themed album, but he ended up doing it in a jazz style, against their wishes. 
I prefer the vinyl (naturally) over the CD, but it does sound good either way. This album, and especially the side-long "Wuayacañanga Suite," was inspired by Perez Prado's "Voodoo Suite," which Shorty Rogers collaborated on, with many of the same west coast jazz musicians on both.
This one is mono-only; lucky to have a clean LP of this one (along with two digital versions):
This one is mono-only; lucky to have a clean LP of this one (along with two digital versions):
Miles Davis / Porgy And Bess
1959 Columbia
Have the NAD 3140 hooked up now and it's sounding amazing listening to records! At first, had the equalizer hooked up wrong, had the cables the wrong way on the tape inputs. Back to listening to that excellent NAD sound!
One of my favorites...the first Sergio Mendes album (1961, Dance Moderno, on Philips), featuring a tight Bossa-jazz combo configuration. If I recall the story, the label had wanted him to do a dance-themed album, but he ended up doing it in a jazz style, against their wishes.
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Definitely putting that one on my "Want" list!
Thought I had all of the Sergio Mendes stuff from the '60's, I guess not! 
olson_jr
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Gerry Mulligan Quartet / What Is There To Say?
1959 Columbia
Billy Taylor Trio / My Fair Lady Loves Jazz
1957 ABC-Paramount
His early recordings are a mess--a couple were released under different titles in Brazil and the US, with different track running orders. And the US albums had English song titles too, if I'm not mistaken.Definitely putting that one on my "Want" list!
Dance Moderno unfortunately is one of those suffering from the flood of unofficial releases. It was on CD in Japan a while back. But anything recent...there's no telling what sources were used to master them with. Some of those unofficial products are copies of existing CDs or worse, bad needle drops. I've heard of both. :sigh:
I scored Quiet Nights last year. I just wish it were in better condition.
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Rosemary Clooney, Sings the lyrics of Johnny Mercer.
After trying to play Africa/Brass and getting the side-eye from my wife, I'm moving on to Royal Flush. Marriage saved!
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CTI All-Stars – CTI Summer Jazz At The Hollywood Bowl, Live One. LP 1977
Members:
Airto Moreira, Billy Cobham, Bob James, Esther Phillips, Eumir Deodato, Freddie Hubbard, George Benson, Grover Washington, Jr., Hank Crawford, Hubert Laws, Jack DeJohnette, Joe Farrell, Johnny Hammond, Milt Jackson, Ron Carter, Stanley Turpentine
Members:
Airto Moreira, Billy Cobham, Bob James, Esther Phillips, Eumir Deodato, Freddie Hubbard, George Benson, Grover Washington, Jr., Hank Crawford, Hubert Laws, Jack DeJohnette, Joe Farrell, Johnny Hammond, Milt Jackson, Ron Carter, Stanley Turpentine
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Roulette RE-121- a reissue 2fer
Johnny Dankworth and Billy Strayhorn
I've posted this previously and was just revisiting it. Strays is leading the Ellington Ork in a Chicago 1958, live recording. It is true, telling Ellington on the keys and Strays apart on the keys is more difficult than you'd think. It sounds like a small club date. They're playing this sweet little ditty, Mr. Gentle and Mr. Cool, and Ray Nance busts out a violin and the thing takes on a different shade of hip.
