“Boppin’, “Rumble” and “Cadillacs Meet The Orioles”     Thanks to Lp cover lover, Joan for sending us these three compilations of fifties rock and roll and doo-op on Jubilee Records.     “Whoppers” and “Paragons Meet the Jesters are others in the series (look for future postings here.)

(58 votes, average: 4.36 out of 5)

 Loading ...

Prywatka u Marioli   (“A private party with Marioli”)

(44 votes, average: 4.80 out of 5)

 Loading ...

Sound-O-Rama Presents The Windy City Four   “Don’t Let the Devil Ride”   This is a very rare soul-gospel lp that goes for hundreds of dollars when it seldomly comes on the market.   For me the value is in the cover – I’m a sucker for a hot girl in a devil costume.

(59 votes, average: 4.44 out of 5)

 Loading ...

“The Mack” Original Blacksploitation Soundtrack on American Artists Records.   Starying Richard Pryor, Roger Mosley and Max Juien.     1973   Great soul by Willie Hutch and Vocalist Eugene McDaniels.

(42 votes, average: 3.64 out of 5)

 Loading ...

A gunslinger of a different sort — Don Byas   Savoy Records

“Years ago the game was vicious, cutthroat. Can you imagine Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Chu Berry, Don Byas, and Ben Webster on the same little jam session? And guess who won the fight?   That’s what it was–a saxophone duel. Don Byas walked off with everything.”

— Sonny Stitt

(45 votes, average: 3.91 out of 5)

 Loading ...

“Big Terror Movie Themes”   Geoff Love and his Orchestra   MFP Records (UK) (That’s Music For Pleasure)   A surprisingly funky budget bin disk.

(44 votes, average: 3.27 out of 5)

 Loading ...

Charlie “BIRD” Parker on Savoy Vol. 1   (1950)   This alternate cover for The Charlie Parker Quintet Vol. 3 by Burt Goldblatt.

(59 votes, average: 4.27 out of 5)

 Loading ...

“Angel Eyes” Duke Pearson, pianist, arranger, producer and Blue Note A&R man though most of the sixties is one of those great under-recognized Jazz musicians that always delivers. Here’s the original 1968 UK Polydor label release.   Recorded in New York on August the 1st, 1961 with Thomas Howard [bass] and Lex Humphries [drums] and with Bob Cranshaw [bass] and Walter Perkins [drums] on January the 12th, 1962.   Oh and this is pretty cool cover too!   Includes the Pearson-penned jazz standard “Jeannine,” “Angel Eyes” and I’m An Old Cowhand / Say You’re Mine / Le Carrousel / Exodus / Bags’ Groove / Say You’re Mine.

This one is hard to get right now, but if you don’t already have them, get “Wahoo,” “Sweet Honey Bee,” “Honey Buns” and “Sweet Prairie Dog” and check out his work on sessions for Donald Byrd, Freddie Hubbard, Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan and most of the Blue Note roster of hard boppers. Here’s the “other Duke’s” DISCOGRAPHY

(42 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5)

 Loading ...

I love this one!   Thanks to Lp cover lover, Jan Andersson for sending it to us.   We’ve seen these ladies here before and they’re always welcome to sit in and jam.   Elna Fredhoy och Rigmor Odum sunger egna sanger. (We’d love to get some more information about these two, what kind of music it is, a translation — anyone?)

(84 votes, average: 4.15 out of 5)

 Loading ...

“Ah Put On Me Guns Again”   Chalkdust   (Cool belt buckle too)

(55 votes, average: 3.65 out of 5)

 Loading ...