Back by popular demand #3

The Bobby Hutcherson Quintet.

Live at Stockholm, Sweden.

Recorded 28th July 1969.

Bobby Hutcherson : Vibes

Harold Land : Sax

Stanley Cowell : Piano

Reggie Johnson : Bass

Joe Chambers : Drums

Another installment of impossibly rare, stunning jazz. 4 tracks including Total Eclipse, Theme from Blow Up, Man on Mercury and The Peace-Maker.

Heaven

Back by popular demand #2

Bobby Hutcherson and Harold Land.
Recorded live in Hamburg, Germany 1969/1970.

Been saving the best till last, with this Dynamite set from Bobby Hutcherson.
Four tracks from 2 different dates. Infomation for these is a little hard to come by, with the pianists changing from Hal Galper on the '69 set, to Stanley Cowell on the 1970 set.

Oleo 11:58
Four 10:39
Recorded 5th May 1969.

Same Shame/Blow up 36:00
Oleo 7:17
Recorded 19th August 1970.

The recording is not as polished as the previous Hutcherson posts, and for me, all the better for it. Needless to say, all 4 tracks are incredible, but you need to hear Same Shame. 36 Minutes of of pure jazz heaven.

Forgot to mention, the excellent artwork is by that man Greg again.

Stone Cold, Solid Gold!

John Coltrane

John Coltrane : Transition

Impulse

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studios, June 1965.

To serve as a brief distraction from the constant pursuit of the ultimate spiritual jazz, privately pressed holy grails, possibly my personal favourite Coltrane gears. Surely the inspiration for all the spiritual offerings to follow. Powerful, beautiful perfection from the Master with McCoy, Jimmy and Elvin at their heights.

Bobby Hutcherson : More live!

Bobby Hutcherson and Herbie Hancock live!

Super rare gears abound!! Big 18 minute plus version of Wayne Shorter's Footprints plus a long, but super tight Little B's Poem. There's an interview with Bobby Hutcherson in there as well.

Sublime

Bobby Hutcherson : Video

Bobby Hutcherson : Herzog (video)

Super rare footage of the "MAN" supported by Stanley Cowell, Joe Chambers and Harold Land. It's all here in beautiful monochrome loveliness, complete with Bobby sporting the killer neckerchief ! The year looks around 1970, maybe earlier, and this one's super cool. Land drops a heavy tone but Hutcherson's solo soars. The finest film of Hutch i've ever come across and secretly supplied by someone who wishes to remain nameless. Thanks must abound, there's more in the pipeline ... killer, KILLER GEARS !!!!

(some) Bobby Hutcherson

Bobby Hutcherson : Live 1977.

Now!

If you've ever been here before, the chances are you'll know that i'm an obsessive fan of Bobby Hutcherson. The guy has never put a foot wrong, and has the touch, and finesse, class and style of a pure genius. Never more so was this evident, than on the album, Blue Note Meets the L.A Philharmonic. Arranged by Dale Oehler, responsible for among others, the killer album Waiting, and includes all the players from that gem. Eddie Marshall, Manny Boyd, Bobbye Porter Hall, George Cables and James Leary who wrote my all time favourite track, Prime Thought.

These 4 live tracks are all sublime, but for me, Bobby's solo in Slow Change, is simply prefect. If you've never heard these, go get it, now!

John Coltrane Interview

John Coltrane Interview.
Japan

July 18 1966

Taken from the Box set.
Second night in Tokyo / John Coltrane Quintet