The Miles/Gil Evans stuff in mono:
'Porgy And Bess'. Columbia
'Miles Ahead'. Fontana
'Sketches Of Spain'. Columbia
They sound pretty good, despite the odd crackle and scratch. Miles is brilliant throughout as is Paul Chambers' bass . Hard to choose the best of the three: they're all inspired and lovely.
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'Gil Evans: 'Out Of The Cool'. Impulse! This is a damn fine record; a sort of big band 'Kind Of Blue' comes to mind as it has some of the record's bluesy modal feel. Great tunes and solos. From 1960.
Hank Mobley: 'Soul Station'.
Hank Mobley: 'The Turnaround'.
Gary Burton Quartet with Eberhard Weber: 'Passengers'. Great ECM record with Pat Metheny.
Charles Mingus: 'Mingus Ah Um'. Mono with this one without question. Solid and meaty. Er.
Gary McFarland: 'Soft Samba aka 'Positive Vibrations'. The soundtrack for the cocktail party in your 1960's bachelor pad. It's actually incredibly beautiful in a meaningful candy-flossy way. Hmm. Gary was a talented one-off and that's for sure.