I had a search through my HD and was rewarded with a bunch of albums I ripped years ago. They are in mp3 and the scans are either done with a camera or not at all. That said, I think you'll enjoy what I have comin. I decided to start big, and give you a firm taste of the goods...
This one is a real swinger... enjoy!!!
Trombonist Albert Wynn, a veteran of the Chicago jazz scene of the 1920s, recorded six selections as a leader from 1926-1928 and then headed no further sessions until he cut this full-length album in 1961 as part of Riverside's Living Legends series. Reissued on CD in the Original Jazz Classics program along with two additional cuts ("I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None o' This Jelly Roll" and the alternate take of "How Long Blues") originally only on samplers, this is a particularly exuberant date. In addition to Wynn, the septet includes such alumni of the 1920s as clarinetist Darnell Howard, obscure trumpeter Bill Martin, Bus Moten (Bennie's brother) and Blind John Davis alternating on piano, guitarist Mike McKendrick, bassist Robert Wilson, and drummer Booker T. Washington. On a variety of Dixieland and swing standards (including "Ice Cream," "Someday Sweetheart," "Bourbon Street Parade," and "Nobody's Sweetheart"), these veterans show that they were still in their musical prime in 1961. The musicians, who were mostly in their mid-fifties, were considered ancient at the time. - Scott Yanow/AMG
Riverside RLP-426
1961
Bill Martin (tp, vo) Albert Wynn (tb) Darnell Howard (cl) Bus Moten (p, vo) Mike McKendrick (g, bj) Robert Wilson (b) Booker Washington (d)
"The Birdhouse", Chicago, IL, September 5, 1961
http://www.mediafire.com/?n47cv1v427x1214
ReplyDeleteGreat post PoppaC ... didn't expect to see this ever posted! Keep 'em coming - 2nd Lewis album posted I had - I for one have a foot, at least, in the old school camp.
ReplyDeletePoppa ! WOW on the music and mid-50 being ancient. Who's laughing now ? :-)
ReplyDeleteThank You !
Great!!! Hope you have all this Livin legends gems on Riverside
ReplyDeleteGlad you guys dig it!! Max it's possible that I have several more Living Legend sides - Chi-town and N'awlins fine suh!
ReplyDeleteI should have told the story in more detail, but I basically hid these on myself with an old archiving system I used to employ. Just wait til you see the goodies I found, should keep us goin here for a while as most are infact OOP.
It's just a shame that they are lossy, but VBR is at least not too awful. Back then, there was no FLAC yet IIRC, and besides, my interest in digital music was low.