Whats on your turntable tonight?

Les Fleur De Lys - "Reflections" [Turning Point/Abraxas (Italy) LP comp. '03, rec. '65-'68] British group best remembered for their hot Jimmy Page-produced cover version of the Who's "Circles", they went through many lineups and related offshoots under other band names (Rupert's People, Chocolate Frog) as well as backing singer Sharon Tandy, at various times including Pete Sears and Gordon Haskell (King Crimson) among other notables

Mott The Hoople - "Wildlife" [Atlantic LP '71]

Howard McGhee - "Shades Of Blue" [Black Lion LP '7?, rec. '61] With George Coleman, Junior Mance, Jimmy Cobb. A quite excellent 'comeback' recording in the straight-ahead hard-bop vein from this lesser-known trumpeter, originally hailing from the 40's big-band and bebop eras, after sitting out most of the 50's due to unspecified personal issues (which might be guessed at since "rehabilitation period" is mentioned), but the otherwise detailed liners fail to indicate why this clearly deserving album apparently didn't see release at the time

Gerry Mulligan - "Night Lights" [Philips/Polygram (Japan) LP reissue '63/'7?] With Jim Hall, Art Farmer, Bob Brookmeyer

Dizzy Gillespie - "Soul & Salvation" [Tribute LP '69] Outright funky pop dance groove with electric bass and rhythm guitars, and even some female soul background vocals, featuring James Moody (sounding more like Jr. Walker and Maceo Parker) and Joe Newman

The Jazz Crusaders - "Lighthouse '69" [World Pacific Jazz LP '69 (duh!)]

Ann-Margret - "Songs From 'The Swinger' And Other Swingin' Songs" [RCA Victor mono LP '66] She'll melt your transistors, bub!

"Barbarella" O.M.P. Soundtrack [Dynovoice LP '69] Music and songs by Bob Crewe and Charles Fox

Grateful Dead - The Warner Bros. Studio Albums
My Girlfriend suprised me with this set. She loves me a lot !!!!!

That's a great box set! Although I had to by mine myself... my wife thinks I'm nuts/overly OCD when it comes to music!

To wit, my before-bed listen (and new acquisition):

Miles Davis - Ascenseur pour l'echafaud

Bill Evans Trio - "With Symphony Orchestra" [Verve/Polydor (France) LP reissue '66/'7?]

Count Basie & His Orchestra - "One O'Clock Jump" [Columbia LP '56, rec. '42-'51]

Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra - "Viva Cugat!" [Mercury stereo LP '61]

Small Faces - "The Autumn Stone" [Immediate (England) 2LP comp. '69]

The Turtles - "Wooden Head" [Rhino LP reissue '70/'84]

The Dramatics - "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" [Volt LP '72]

Ascenseur pour l'echafaud
Elevator to the Gallows

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia....

Ascenseur pour l'échafaud is a 1958 French film directed by Louis Malle. It was released as Elevator to the Gallows in the USA (aka Frantic) and as Lift to the Scaffold in the UK. It stars Jeanne Moreau and Maurice Ronet as criminal lovers whose perfect crime begins to unravel when Ronet is trapped in an elevator. The film is often associated by critics with the film noir style.

The score by Miles Davis has been described by jazz critic Phil Johnson as "the loneliest trumpet sound you will ever hear, and the model for sad-core music ever since. Hear it and weep."