Orfeu Compacto

This has got to be one of the coolest 7"eps i've even seen. Completely out of my league, check out the price and a real tasty soundclip. How much do you get for a kidney these days!

Don Thompson; Country Place

Don Thompson : Country Place

Recorded at Red Gate Studio, Kent, New York. December 1975.

PM-Records -008, Produced by Gene Perla.

Engineered by Jan Hammer.

Don Thompson : Piano, and Vibraphone

Gene Perla : Accoustic and Electric Basses

Joe La Barbera : Drums

Side One

A Country Place

For Chris Gage (which runs straight into) Sasha's Delight

Side Two

Second Voyage

Full Nelson

Song for Sonny

Awesome accoustic jazz from a killer trio including the man, Gene Perla. Most of this album appears to be fairly straight ahead stuff, but give it a couple of listens. For me, Sasha's Delight is the absolute stormer. Perla's and LaBarbera's solos are DYNAMITE. Haven't stopped playing this baby since i got it a couple of weeks ago. Highly recommended.

Bobby Hutcherson and Harold Land live!

Bobby Hutcherson and Harold Land.
Recorded live in Hamburg, Germany 1969/1970.

Been saving the best till last, with this Dynamite set from Bobby Hutcherson.
Four tracks from 2 different dates. Infomation for these is a little hard to come by, with the pianists changing from Hal Galper on the '69 set, to Stanley Cowell on the 1970 set.

Oleo 11:58
Four 10:39
Recorded 5th May 1969.

Same Shame/Blow up 36:00
Oleo 7:17
Recorded 19th August 1970.

The recording is not as polished as the previous Hutcherson posts, and for me, all the better for it. Needless to say, all 4 tracks are incredible, but you need to hear Same Shame. 36 Minutes of of pure jazz heaven.

Forgot to mention, the excellent artwork is by that man Greg again.

Stone Cold, Solid Gold!

Steve Grossman 1975

Steve Grossman
with the Irio De Paula Trio. Horo, Italy. June 1975
Jazz a Confronto vol 23

Piazza Di Spagna
Maracana
La Scala Dei Turchi
Moondance
So Brasa
Libra Rising