Jazz for aficionados

Often I find music that Acman posts quite fascinating,in sence that most of the time I have never heard of (its not a shame to not know something,but its a shame to remain in ignorance)  bands or players that he likes. Even if I do not like it sometimes, I very much appreciate the different flow of mind,or feeling that leads him to listen or discover such music. It also helps me to undersatnd that my perspective about the 'good' music is 'right' just for me. Its very interesting to discover such a vast field of unknown, aldo I must admit that often I choose to stay in my 'comfort zone' (as Frogman would say). Its a subject to think about, exactly from which point of our minds or souls our 'tastes' are coming from...

Rok, this should have be your 'title' song...

The Skatalites 'The Rock Fort Rock'
https://youtu.be/6bLVdKbPHHY

First heard The Skatalites when a friend pointed out that they had “borrowed” this classic...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4DySQyteRI

and turned it into this:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5yzPelTMcuc

Great comments, Alex.

YouTube is unbelievable! When I posted the clips of bass clarinet players it didn’t even occur to me to see if these two records might be found on the site. I could not imagine that records this rare would be there...they are!

The first is by a clarinetist who is a legend in the NYC clarinet scene. A true renaissance man Ron Odrich is one of the country’s leading periodontists and great clarinetist (for fun) in a bebop/swing vein. Amazing individual.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wf7xSSIVrcQ

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NUCPbV2Dp3I

The other is someone who was discussed here recently. Eddie Daniels is probably the most accomplished woodwind “doubler” ever. Amazing player on saxophones, clarinets and flute. Has recorded with Freddie Hubbard, was a longtime member of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis big band and currently plays and records in both the jazz and classical genres as leader and soloist. Incredible instrumentalist. This clip is from his very rare first recording as a leader with guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli. Putting aside stylistic issues and preferences, of all the bass clarinet players posted so far this is the best bass clarinet playing from the point of view of instrumental skill and refinement; and he swings his as& off! This clip should put to rest the question of any limitations of the bass clarinet as an instrument for jazz (not the real pic of the album jacket) :

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_5cX_S04ed4

From the same record; same player (!). If you thought Dophy was a good flute player (he was), check this out; instrumentally, on an entirely different level:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv2Q2ivSA1A

pryso
Do you h ave info on when the blue notes you bought were pressed ?When were they purchased? I h ave been collecting blue note vinyl for decades and worse pressings had a completely blue label . But not all of them are bad.