LPs In The Attic

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.] How Deep is the Ocean
Duke Jordan
Flight To Denmark

How Deep is the Ocean - Duke Jordan (Flight To Denmark, 1973)

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.] Stay As Sweet As You Are
Sonny Red
Out Of The Blue

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Sonny Red - Stay As Sweet As You Are (1960)

Wynton Kelly sprinkles magical piano dust everywhere.

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.] Blues on Purpose
Wynton Kelly Trio & Wes Montgomery
Complete Live At The Half Note (Disc 2)

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Wynton Kelly Trio - Blues On Purpose (1965)

Headphones recommended if you have ‘em handy for this majestic Wynton Kelly Trio blues; Paul Chambers’ bowed, sing-along bass solo is a sublime experience despite the less-than-stellar recording quality.

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.] Calling Miss Khadija
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Indestructible

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Re-blogging myself is weird, but not on Bu’s birthday.

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.] Jelly Roll
Donald Byrd
Slow Drag

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Donald Byrd - Jelly Roll (1967)

As I drove seven people home from a concert Saturday night, this infectious Sonny Red cut came on the stereo; the hard-to-please crowd responded by boogiein’ in their seats.

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.] Body and Soul
Thelonious Monk
Monk's Dream

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Thelonious Monk - Body and Soul (1962)

When Randy Weston was a young pianist, he would go over to Monk’s house looking for musical tutelage. By way of mentoring him, Monk would play an old standard like Lulu’s Back In Town, Just a Gigolo, or as heard here, Body and Soul, without a break, without one pause, for two hours straight. The dedication matched the genius.

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.] Tacos
Stanley Turrentine
Mr. Natural

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Stanley Turrentine - Tacos (1964)

Unreleased in its time, underplayed in ours, this session and this Lee Morgan tune deserved better.

The mind-boggling personnel on hand for this session makes you scratch your head in 2011 and wonder what the actual f*ck Alfred Lion was thinking in 1964 when he shelved it. Thank god the Japanese love Blue Note jazz, or this session might still be gathering dust.

Domo Arigato.

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.] Blues Walk
Lou Donaldson
Blues Walk

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Lou Donaldson - Blues Walk (1958)

From allmusic:

There are numerous likable records in Donaldson’s extensive catalog, but Blues Walk is the best of them all.

For those of you only familiar with Donaldson’s regrettable 60s migration into funk/soul jazz purgatory (he was not alone), this LP should refresh your opinion of the altoist.

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.] Chim Chim Cheree
Paul Horn
Cycle

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“One can hear hints of Paul Horn’s future directions on this obscure LP. Horn (doubling on alto and flute) shows his interest in Indian music on “Shadows #1” and “Shadows #2” (which are dedicated to Ravi Shankar) and in the drone feeling that he gives “Chim Chim Cheree.” “In the Bag” and “Greensleeves” add a pair of Scottish bagpipers to the quintet (which also includes vibraphonist Lynn Blessing, pianist Mike Lang, bassist Bill Plummer, and drummer Bill Goodwin), so this is not an album for everyone. Within three years, Horn would abandon jazz altogether to work on atmospheric mood music.”

Write Up @ Allmusic by Scott Yanow

Further Research here and here

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.] Comes Love
Billie Holiday
Body and Soul

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“More than nearly any other singer, Holiday phrased her performances in the manner of a jazz instrumental soloist, and accordingly she has to be seen as a complete jazz musician and not merely a singer. Nevertheless, her voice, even in the light and lively numbers she often sang during her early period, carried a wounded poignancy that was part of her attraction for general audiences.”

PBS - Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns

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Mp3 - Billie Holiday: “Comes Love”