The other day I was in the mood to listen to jazz, for once, and flipping through the collection I came across this one - two of the notable West Coast jazz artists of the 50s, pianist Russ Freeman and drummer Shelly Manne.
This is an unusual duo LP - no bass, no other instruments. For the most part, Manne plays an equal role with Freeman. The music is not really to my taste, but this kind of jazz is at least as popular today as it was in September 1954, when this record was made, so who am I to judge.
One of the reasons I chose this item was the fact that it was recorded with a single AKG mike, and my copy of the record is mint. So I was hoping for some good sounds. And they are good - but only just that.
The cover is unsigned, but along with the piano and drums includes a steam jet blower and a fish, which otherwise do not make an appearance on the record, as far as I can tell.
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Thank you for posting this rare LP.
ReplyDeleteRuss Freeman, Paul Smith and Jimmy Rowles were some of my favorite jazz pianists from the mid-fifties.
Am I glad to have this!
I'm glad to find someone who thinks 10 inch records are as special as I do. & this is very nice. Very nice recording and very full sounding for a duo! There are some 10 inch records here: http://semsinatra.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteThis is a very special record. More like this please :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations for your effort on investing on these precious 10 inches vinyl.
ReplyDeleteHi, thanks for all your good music.
ReplyDeleteShould you please reup this one on MEGA ?
Many thanks
Hi there - let me see if I can find the files. Might take a little while.
DeleteSo sorry, as sometimes happened in the early days of this blog, I didn't archive the files.
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