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Weird Al Yankovic, Dare To Be Stupid, 1985 on Scotti Bros.

This was the third studio LP from Weird Al, produced by Rick Derringer. Mixture of paradoes and “style parodies” which don’t copy specific songs but a generalized look and feel – like “Dare to be Stupid” which is in the style of Devo.

Apparently he approached Prince about doing a parody of “When Doves Cry” but Prince refused. (Yankovic could do these without permission but prefers to only do them with the participation of the originating artist). I do wish Prince had consented.

My copy, via Beatnick Records in Montréal Québec, is a Canadian pressing (Don Mills Ontario plant) manufactured and distributed by CBS Records Canada Ltd / CBS Disques Canada Ltée.

STM emergency situation at Papineau station causing all passengers to evacuate.

Code 907 at station Place-des-arts; Hazardous Materials

Line 1 Green service interrupted

#stm #MontrealQC #montreal

Chet Baker, Chet, 1959 on Riverside

The labels carry a subtitle of “Ballads by Chet Baker,” and the rear cover suggests “The lyrical trumpet of Chet Baker” but most people just call it Chet. Riverside RLP 12-299 (mono) and RLP 1135 (stereo).

He’s joined here by Pepper Adams, Paul Chambers, Herbie Mann, Bill Evans, and Philly Joe Jones / Connie Kay splitting drums duty, plus Kenny Burrell on two tracks. The liner notes (by Orrin Keepnews) say “Pianist Bill Evans . . . is just beginning to attract real public attention, but has for some time been the object of extreme praise from fellow musicians.”

My copy is a 2021 reissue by Craft Recordings (CR 00359) pressed at RTI with lacquers cut by Kevin Grey – via Beatnick Records in Montreal QC – which sounds fantastic.

#1950s #1959 #BeatnickRecords #BillEvans #ChetBaker #ConnieKay #craftRecordings #HerbieMann #jazz #KennyBurrell #MontrealQC #PaulChambers #PepperAdams #PhillyJoeJones #Riverside #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

Nat King Cole, You’re My Everything, 1967 on Pickwick/33

Somehow this week has turned into posthumous collection week – this compilation was put out by Pickwick/33 in 1967 (Cole died in 1965), drawn from various Capitol Records releases.

My copy is a Canadian pressing (see the “Made in Canada” on rim text on the label) via Beatnick Records in Montréal QC

#1960s #1967 #BeatnickRecords #Capitol #MontrealQC #NatKingCole #Pickwick33 #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

Big Joe Turner, Rhythm & Blues Years, 1986 on Atlantic

Although this compilation was put out by Atlantic in 1986 (Turner died in late 1985), the recordings come from the 1950s. Turner met the Erteguns at the Apollo Theater in 1951 and made five albums plus many singles and EPs on Atlantic during those years.

Great 2xLP with a gatefold and liner notes including contributions by Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun, Bob Porter, Jerry Wexler, Doc Pomus, and Herb Abramson. As the liner notes point out “these are not Joe’s biggest recordings, but they are some of his best performances” – they reissued the biggest hits on another compilation.

My copy via Beatnick Records in Montréal QC

#1950s #1986 #AhmetErtegun #Atlantic #BeatnickRecords #BigJoeTurner #Blues #BobPorter #DocPomus #HerbAbramson #JerryWexler #MontrealQC #NesuhiErtegun #RhythmAndBlues #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

Joe Turner, Singing the Blues, 1967 on BluesWay / ABC

“Big” Joe Turner here with Buddy Lucas, Patti Bown, Wally Richardson, Thornel Schwartz, Bob Bushnell, Panama Francis, and Herbie Lovelle. This was his debut album on BluesWay though he was already ~30 years into his career.

This then is Joe Turner with a voice a little more mellow than of yore, but still uniquely alive in the blues idiom and very aware of what’s happening musically. His shouting is hup to the times and still full of sudden surprises. – George Hoefer

My copy is a Canadian pressing via Aux 33 Tours in Montreal.

#1960s #1967 #ABC #Aux33Tours #BigJoeTurner #Blues #MontrealQC #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

Gerry Mulligan, Concert Days, 1966 on Sunset Records

Although this compilation came out in the mid-sixties, the recordings are all from 1954-1957.

Thanks to the Gerry Mulligan Discography compiled by Antoine Perier, Gérard Dugely, and Kenneth Hallqvist, they would seem to be:

• Storyville Club, Boston, Massachusetts, December 1-6, 1956 (A1, A2, A3, A5, B3)
• Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, June 7th, 1954 (last evening concert) (A4, B2)
• Coastal Studios, New York City, NY. December 4 & 5, 1957 (B1, B5)
• Stockton High School, Stockton, CA, November 12, 1954 (B4)

My copy is a Canadian pressing via Aux 33 Tours in Montreal, QC

#1950s #1966 #Aux33Tours #GerryMulligan #jazz #MontrealQC #Storyville #Sunset #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

Mose Allison, Down Home Piano, 1966 on Prestige

This 1966 release collects instrumental performances from six albums he released on Prestige in the late 50s and early 60s. There’s a similar Mose Allison Sings which collects “the vocal side of his talents.”

The performers include Allison, Addison Farmer (Art Farmer’s twin brother) on bass, and Ronnie Free / Nick Stabulas on drums. Liner notes by Jack McKinney, recordings by Rudy Van Gelder.

My copy, via La Fin Du Vinyle in Montreal QC, is an early 70s reissue “Remastered for Stereo.”

#1966 #AddisonFarmer #JackMcKinney #jazz #LaFinDuVinyle #MontrealQC #MoseAllison #NickStabulas #Prestige #RonnieFree #RudyVanGelder #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

Gerry Mulligan Tentette & Quartet, Walking Shoes, 1953 on Capitol

This LP was a reissue of what had been a 10″ record – Gerry Mulligan And His Ten-Tette – with two tracks from Gene Norman Presents The Gerry Mulligan Quartet added. Just as labels created bonus tracks when reissuing LPs on CD, these were bonus tracks added when the 10″ became a 12″ LP.

The sessions were held January 29th, January 31st, and May 7th in Los Angeles. The quartet includes Chet Baker, Carson Smith and Larry Bunker. The Tentette includes Chet Baker, Pete Candoli, Bob Enevoldsen, John Graas, Ray Siegal, Bud Shank, Don Davidson, Joe Mondragon and Chico Hamilton or Larry Bunker (in two different sessions).

My copy, via Cheap Thrills in Montreal QC, is actually a Canadian pressing of a 70s reissue as part of the Quintessence Jazz Series (a budget label from the late 70s – part of the Pickwick International family).

#1950s #1953 #1979 #BobEnevoldson #BudShank #Capitol #CarsonSmith #CheapThrills #ChetBaker #ChicoHamilton #DonDavidson #GerryMulligan #GerryMulliganQuartet #GerryMulliganTentette #JoeMondragon #JohnGraas #LarryBunker #MontrealQC #PeteCandoli #Quebec #QuintessenceJazzSeries #Reissue #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

Abbey Lincoln, Abbey is Blue, 1960 on Riverside

I first discovered Abbey Lincoln via Vinyl Me Please’s reissue of It’s Magic from 1958, in the VMP Classics Series. This album was a followup to that, her fourth full-length album and the third on Riverside. Musicians here include Stanley Turrentine, his broth Tommy Turrentine (on trumpet), Max Roach (to whom Lincoln was later married), Philly Joe Jones, and many other luminaries of the […]

#1960 #1960s #1975 #AbbeyLincoln #CheapThrills #Japan #jazz #MaxRoach #MontrealQC #PhillyJoeJones #Riverside #StanleyTurrentine #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

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Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra, Hollywood Stampede, 1972 on Capitol

Seventies reissue – volume 5 in the Capitol Jazz Classics series – with songs taken from sessions in February and March of 1945. Players joining Hawkins on these tracks include Howard McGhee (trumpet), Sir Charles Thompson (piano), Allan Reuss (guitar), Oscar Pettiford (bass), Denzil Best (drums), Vic Dickenson (trombone), John Simmons (bass).

Great classic jazz here as bop or bebop was […]

#1940s #1945 #1972 #AllenReuss #Aux33Tours #Capitol #CapitolJazzClassics #CharlesThompson #ColemanHawkins #compilation #DenzilBest #HowardMcGhee #jazz #MontrealQC #OscarPettiford #VicDickenson #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

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