Time to check out a great new Jazz blog from Japan courtesy of Jazz Nekko

DEVIL'S JAZZ PIT

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Gerald Wilson Orchestra: Eternal Equinox

Monumental album , from the first opening bars you know this is special
And the line up ... Harold Land, B Hutcherson, J L Ponty, G Duke it just doesn't get any better

1 Equinox (Coltrane)
2 Aquarius (Rado, Ragni, MacDermot)
3 Pisces (Wilson)
4 Scorpio Rising (Wilson)
5 Celestial Soul (Wilson)
6 Baby, Baby Don't Cry (Robinson, Cleveland, Johnson)
7 You, Me and Now (Wilson
8 Bluesnee (Wilson)

Gerald Wilson (arr); Larry McGuire, Jay Daversa, Paul Hubinon, Tony Rusch, William Peterson (tp); Lester Robinson, Frank Strong, Thurman Green (tb); Alexander Thomas, Mike Wimberley (bass tb); Arthur Maebe (fhr); Henry DeVega, Anthony Ortega, Bud Shank (as); William Green (fl, pic); Ernie Watts (ts, fl, pic); Hadley Caliman, Harold Land (ts); Richard Alplanalp (bari); Jean-Luc Ponty (v); Bobby Hutcherson (vib); Wilbert Longmire (g); Richard Holmes (org); George Duke (p); Bob West (el-b); Carl Lott, Paul Humphrey (d)

As Mr Dickerson seems to be a fave I thought I'd give you all some more

Walt Dickerson - A Sense of Direction

1.Sense Of Direction
2.Ode To Boy
3.Togetherness
4.What's New
5.Good Earth
6.Why
7.You Go To My Head
8.If I Should Lose You


Walt Dickerson - Vibraphone
Edgar Bateman - Bass
Austin Crowe - Piano
Eustis Guillemet, Jr. - Drums


And many many thanks to MIKEY for contributing another from Walt Dickerson

From Bacoso ...

"Forget the "Lawrence Of Arabia" in the title, or any of the cheesy references that it might imply, because this LP is as great as any of Walt Dickerson's other records from the time, and it's got the same band that graced his Prestige recordings -- Andrew Cyrille on drums, Henry Grimes on bass, and Austin Crow on piano. The music's a wonderful blend of piano and vibes, played with Dickerson's usual dark edge -- and even though the compositions are from a familiar soundtrack of the time, Dickerson makes them into moody bases for improvisation over some exotic jazz changes.The softly shimmering ,languidly pulsating tones of the vibes are perfectly suited to the exposition of Maurice Jarre's haunting beautiful music."

Check in the comments for DL link






BTW If you scroll down the page there is another Walt Dickerson album ... Relativity

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COMMENTS

Well, after being told by Bacoso that he had sent a comment but had no reply I checked only to find loads of comments that had not been re directed to my email .

So first, apologies if you have had no response, second thank you for commenting at all and finally big thanks to Sotise from Inconstant Sol blog for this contribution

One of my all time favorite albums

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Walt Dickerson Impressions of a Patch of Blue

The score for A Patch of Blue, a film released in December 1965 and starring Sidney Poitier, Elizabeth Hartman, and Shelley Winters, was written by Jerry Goldsmith.

Walt Dickerson (vb); Sun Ra (p, harpsichord)
Bob Cunningham (b); Roger Blank (d)


A Patch of Blue [Part 1] 1:26
A Patch of Blue [Part 2] 4:32
Bacon and Eggs 5:30
High Hopes 5:07
Alone in the Park [Part 1] 2:56
Alone in the Park [Part 2] 7:06
Selina's Fantasy 4:00
Thataway 4:33

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STONE ALLIANCE . MARCIO MONTARROYOS 1977

Steve Grossman Soprano and Tenor Saxophones
Gene Perla Bass and Keyboards
Don Alias Drums, Congas, Guitar, Voice and Percussion
Marcio Montarroyos Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Hermeto Pascoal Piano and Flute
Erasto de Holanda Vasconcelos Percussion


Hey Bicho, Vamos Nessa (Steve Grossman) 4:4
Risa (Don Alias) 5:20
Rua Da Boa Hora (Marcio Montarroyos) 4:40
Libra Rising (Steve Grossman) 3:17
Menina Ilza (Hermeto Pascoal) 6:36
The Greeting (Don Alias and Erasto Vasconcelos) 4:07
On The Foot Peg (Marcio Montarroyos) 5:48
A Child Is Born (Thad Jones) 4:32

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1 Sopa Prisa 8:17

2 Taigo 5:16

3 Freeze 2:00

4 Pretty Lady 6:18

5 It Don't Feel Like It Used to Feel 3:27

6 Movin' On 10:05

7 Lucky Duck 6:43

Pony Poindexter, saxophone

Ricardo Solís, trombone

Pere Ferré, piano

Eric Peter, bass

Adrià Font, drums

Pedrito Díaz, percussion

Dina Poindexter, vocals on 4 & 7

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As I've been posting some different types (apart from jazz) of my personal music taste recently, I have been into this big time again lately , thought some of you may enjoy it as well , positively beautiful music from Piero Piccioni

Back to the Jazz next ...

01. Aspetto Ancora Un Giorno

02. Number One Superman

03. Il Dopolotta

04. El Agitato

05. Valzer Di Valentina N.2

06. …Al Re

07. Lotta E Vinci Per L'onore

08. Blue Rhythm Festival (Alternate Version)

09. Descrizione Di Un Sogno

10. Coming To The Point Tango

11. Presi Per Incantamento

12. Appassionata

13. Mimi'

14. Scacco Alla Regina

15. Nero Piu' Bianco

16. Tamoure' Nella Sera

17. Magic Of Tahiti

18. La Donna Che Venne Dal Mare (The Open Sea)

19. Adua E Le Compagne (Lounge Music #1)

20. Adua E Le Compagne (Lounge Music #4)

21. Gioventu' Di Notte (Lounge Music #1)

22. Gioventu' Di Notte (Lounge Music #4)

23. Remeniscing In Tempo

24. All By Myself…

25. The Essence Of The Hit Tun

Krzysztof Zgraja - Laokoon

Another fine bit of funky Polish jazz on the Muza label from 1981

01 - Luz Blues
02 - Alex Funky
03 - La Concha
04 - Waiting For...
05 - Laokoon
06 - Fin De Siecle

Oscar Peterson - Nigerian Marketplace

1. Nigerian Marketplace

2. Privave

3. Misty/Waltz for Debbie [Medley]

4. Nancy (With the Laughing Face)

5. Cakewalk

6. You Look Good to Me

Oscar Peterson (piano)

Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass)

Terry Clark (drums)

Nigerian Marketplace is a haunting composition by Peterson, which was orginally supposed to be part of an African suite. After the theme the trio really take off and Oscar is his usual brilliant self, both bluesy and funky, but actually its Neils Pedersons bass playing on this track that will really grab your attention.

Recorded July 1981 at the Montreux Jazz Festival .

This a contribution from Maurice thx

Lee Morgan - Search For The New Land

1. Search For The New Land

2. The Joker

3. Mr. Kenyatta

4. Melancholee

5. Morgan The Pirate

Lee Morgan (trumpet)

Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone)

Herbie Hancock (piano)

Grant Green (guitar)

Reginald Workman (bass)

Billy Higgins (drums)

After the Latin-tinged dance-floor jams of THE SIDEWINDER (released about six months prior to this disc), Morgan turns somewhat reflective. The music is quieter, with a good deal of structural space and restrained, almost expressionistic playing. The title track opens the album and evokes a mood of poignancy and careful balance, like a Japanese painting. Even the more up-tempo numbers like "The Joker" and "Mr. Kenyatta" are relaxed and thoughtful, the richly textured passages unfolding in a way that seems both organic and tightly disciplined. Morgan's playing maintains its articulate brightness, but his notes and phrases are carefully shaded. This is matched by Wayne Shorter's sax work, Grant Green's beautiful guitar phrasing and Herbie Hancock's atmospheric contributions.

Lee should also be recognized as a significant composer, since all the tracks here, with their floating themes and protean solo sections, are from his pen.

Robert Shure & Heikki Sarmanto with Juhani Aaltonen - Man With A Sax

A spoken Jazz fantasy, a really unusual album that could possibly be best described as "jazz exotica" if there is such a description. Anyway this album was kindly contributed by wonderboy ....many many thanks
Hope you enjoy as much as me Rip from vinyl


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Rabih Abou-Khalil - Bukra

1. Fortune Seeker
2. Bukra
3. Kibbe
4. Remember... The Desert
5. Nayla
6. Time
7. Reflections

Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud)
Glen Velez (vocals, frame drums, percussion)
Sonny Fortune (alto saxophone)
Glen Moore (bass)
Ramesh Shotham (South Indian drums, percussion)

Well again I was inspired to post this after listening to another post from Rabih Abou-Khalil over at fellow blogger ....Pathway to Unkown Worlds
Do check him out , plenty of Sun Ra and more


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Slight change of style for this blog , first soundtrack post but its such a fantastic score ....hope you enjoy

The Carpetbaggers - Elmer Bernstein

01. The Carpetbaggers
02. The Planelands
03. Memories
04. Power Montage
05. The Trouble with Nevada
06. Jonas on The Town
07. Caught
08. Monica's baby
09. Rina's Death
10. Jenny in Furs
11. Jenny Runs
12. The Truth
13. Finale