Grateful Dead-The Complete 1989 Hampton “Warlocks” Box Set

 

Ok so basically I have been waiting for this show to come out on some kind of CD or digital format since I was about rhe ripe old age of 17.  I rememberng going to L,I, trading taps with Van however I finally get rewarded.  Not only does my favourite 80s show (next to 3.31.87) exist now but the Dead decided to issue the whole run (6 CDs) at Hampton Coleseum in Virginia 1989.



I'd say the first two tracks that open this six CD monster are a bit shaky and you can see the band getting there ground and realizing thier musical surroundings.  Hell, even Bobby sounded like he was seventeen again and thats fine by me. All of the sudden "Birdsong" starts and the rest of this disc pretty much sets the pace for a very spacy first set of the run at VA.  This is a must have for any Dead fan.  They never reall caught this much fire forma performance again.  Save for some 1990 shows.   Oh and of course they bring back DArk Star from like seven years ago.  Lsiten to Disc five and you can hear the whole place go nuts on the opening of this song. Get it...

S.O.D. - Speak English or Die 2002 Platinum Edition

S.O.D.'s Speak English or Die was an important record in the fusion of hardcore punk with thrash and speed metal, making even more explicit the connections that Anthrax's music implied. The tone of the music is crushingly loud, fast, and aggressive, but not at all serious -- the record is filled with goofy, macho humor, some of which holds up well (i.e., the three-second "Anti-Procrastination Song", an ode to "Milk") and some of which is quite racist and sexist.



However, the music blasts by at such a frenetic pace (22 tracks in under half an hour) that the more offensive lyrics are often incomprehensible, so some may find them easier to ignore. Still, it's the loud-fast-rules music that made an impact, and mosh fans will quickly understand why. In 2000, to commemorate the album's worldwide sales of one million copies, Megaforce put together Speak English or Die: The Platinum Edition, digitally remastering the original recording and appending two new studio tracks and eight live cuts recorded at a 1999 concert in Tokyo.

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Ibanez JSM 100

The Ibanez JSM100VT John Scofield Signature Electric Guitar builds on the basic excellence of the AS200 guitar John Scofield made famous. .  High quality woods and construction. Incredible tone. Light weight. The improvements over previous models (2630, AS200, etc.) are subtle, but significant. One important feature is the compound radius 'fretboard'. It starts almost flat from the first position, then graduates to a slight arch from the middle of the neck (5th positon) and up to the 22nd fret. Amazing to play, especially with the jumbo frets. Bends never fret out and sustain is remarkable for a semi-hollow.


Like its celebrated predecessor, the JSM100 features thick and sweet super 58 pickups and the original 1970s AS/AR headstock design.
A compound radius fretboard provides consistent feel and playability in all registers. Flame maple top, back, and sides.  Hands down the best Ibanez I ever played.  Gibson ES-335?  BAH!  doesnt compare.  Seriously.

Ornette Coleman - New York Is Now!

Recorded at A&R Studios, New York, New York on April 29 & May 7, 1968.

Bass - Jimmy Garrison
Drums - Elvin Jones
Saxophone [Alto] - Ornette Coleman
Saxophone [Tenor] - Dewey Redman

"New York Is Now,"  was one of Ornette Coleman's final sessions for Blue Note. He was joined by Elvin Jones (drums), Jimmy Garrison (bass)--half of John Coltrane's great quartet--and Dewey Redman (tenor sax). Coleman had not been working with another horn player since Don Cherry's departure in 1962.

1917-1918 Gibson Guitar L1 Model 47718

Gibson L-1 Archtop ( 1902-1926 )

The Gibson L-1 was first introduced in 1902 as an archtop guitar , it had a single bound top and back , bound soundhole , ebony fingerboard with dot
inlays, orange natural top finish, dark mahogany back and sides (see pic) , during the 20s they started making them in brown finishes . Discontinued in 1926 .

Vintage guitar price value for 2009 1902-1925 > $1400 to $1600

To give you an idea how important these guitars are......Robert Johson used to play the L-1 Acoustic version

 

Wes Montgomery-A Dynamic New Sound

This is Wes's 1959 debut album with Riverside.  It's a organ trio with a serverly under-rated organist named Melvin Rhyne.---the two never cross each other up, either when trading off on solos, or working ensemble passages, or playing call-and-response, and they communicate that ease to whichever drummers happen to be working with them at the time. The absolute best performances of the Wes Mongtomery Trio are textbook exercises in how to put the music first and not step on each other's feet doing it. Even Montgomery himself would never be able to duplicate the lazy, hazy feeling that pervades this album. Not that he had to, for this album is just perfect as it is and he managed to capture an entirely new variety of atmospheres on his subsequent albums. This one may be my personal favourite though.

Hank Mobley

An underrated soul jazz player.  During the 1960s, he worked chiefly as a leader, recording over 20 albums for Blue Note Records, including Soul Station (1960) and Roll Call (1960), between 1955 and 1970. He performed with many of the most important hard bop players, such as Grant Green, Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Clark, Wynton Kelly and Philly Joe Jones, and formed a particularly productive partnership with trumpeter Lee Morgan. Mobley is widely recognized as one of the great composers of originals in the hard-bop era, with interesting chord changes and room for soloists to spread out.



Mobley also spent a brief time in 1961 with Miles Davis, during the trumpeter's search for a replacement for John Coltrane. He is heard on the album Someday My Prince Will Come (alongside Coltrane, who returned for the recording of some tracks), and some live recordings (In Person: Live at the Blackhawk and At Carnegie Hall). Though considered by some as not having the improvisational fire of Coltrane, Mobley was still a major voice on tenor saxophone, known for his melodic playing.
Mobley was forced to retire in the mid-1970s due to lung problems. He worked two engagements at the Angry Squire in New York City November 22 and 23, 1985 and January 11, 1986 in a quartet with Duke Jordan and guest singer Lodi Carr a few months before his death from pneumonia in 1986.

Milt Jackson

Born on January 1, 1923 - October 9, 1999, in Detroit, Mich, his full name was Milton Jackson. Mainly a vibraphone player (starting at 16) but also an accomplished piano player and singer. He started with Dizzy Gillespie and then throughout his career he went through Woody Herman, Howard McGhee, Thelonious Monk, and Charlie Parker among others.


For me, the best albums are with Wes Montgomey and another classic is with John Coltrane. A very popular jazz standard is "Bags Groove." Milt wrote this and his nickname is Bags. i dont know why ....does anyone know why they call him Bags? He is one of the first important vibraphonist in jazz and died in 1999. He is buried in the bronx.