Buns O'Plenty

Mongo Santamaria – Hey! Let’s Party (1967)

bunsoplenty — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:55:48 +0000

A funky effort by the legendary percussionist. Includes Billy Capers, Marty Sheller and Hubert Laws. Originally picked it up from Never Enough Rhodes wonderful Mongo Santamaria discography. Do yourself a favor and check it out.

1. Walk On By
2. I Got You (I Feel Good)
3. In The Mood
4. Baila Dance
5. Louie, Louie
6. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
7. Hey!
8. Call Me
9. El Bikini
10. Shotgun

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::Hey! Let’s Party::

Quincy Jones – The Deadly Affair OST (1966)

bunsoplenty — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:08:24 +0000

A latin inspired soundtrack which includes Astrud Gilberto and Hank Jones.

1. Who Needs Forever?
2. Dieter’s First Mistake
3. Main Theme (Version 1)
4. Postcard Signed “S”, Mendel Tails Elsa, Tickets To “S”
5. Main Theme (Version 2)
6. Don’t Fly If It’s Foggy
7. Blondie-Tails
8. Main Theme (Version 3)
9. Ridiculous Scene
10. Body On Elevator
11. Bobb’s At Gunpoint
12. End Title

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Paul Gonsalves – Cleopatra Feelin’ Jazzy (1963)

bunsoplenty — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:40:27 +0000

1963 Impulse! records

Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
Hank Jones – piano
Dick Hyman – organ
Kenny Burrell – guitar
George Duvivier – bass
Roy Haynes – drums
Manny Albam – percussion

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The Get It! Raw Funk of ’67 – ’69!

bunsoplenty — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:13:13 +0000

Nice compilation of funk cuts and grooves.

1. Piney Brown – Bring It On Home
2. Chet Poison Ivey – Shake A Poo Poo
3. Eldridge Holmes – Pop Popcorn Children
4. Radars – Finger Lickin’ Chicken
5. Bo Dud & Johnny Twist – The Get It
6. Andre Williams – Humpin’, Bumpin’ And Thumpin’!
7. Original Soul Senders – Soul Brothers Testify Part 1
8. Willie Tell & The Overtures – The Kick-Back
9. Untouchable Machine Shop – Machine Shop Part 1
10. Jimbo Johnson & Violators – Popcorn Part 1
11. Latimore Brown – Yak-A-Poo
12. Soul Suspects – Handle It
13. Beau Dollar – I’m Ready, I’m Ready
14. Jimmy “The Preacher” Ellis & The Odd Fellows – Put Your Hoe To My Row
15. Abraham & The Casanovas – The Kangaroo Part 2
16. Tenth Dimension – The Bushman
17. Original Soul Senders – Soul Brothers Testify Part 2
18. Rudy Robinson & The Hungry 5 – Mut-Ley Doing The Crawlpen
19. Freddie & The Kinfolk – Mashed Potatoe Popcorn
20. Soul Continentals – Goobah
21. Freddie & Henchi – Bisquits & Buttermilk
22. Jimbo Johnson & Violators – Popcorn Part 2

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::The Get It!::

Kenny Dorham – Quiet Kenny (1959)

bunsoplenty — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:08:23 +0000

1. Lotus Blossom – 4:38
2. My Ideal – 5:04
3. Blue Friday – 8:43
4. Alone Together – 3:11
5. Blue Spring Shuffle – 7:35
6. I Had the Craziest Dream – 4:37
7. Old Folks – 5:12
8. Mack the Knife – 3:02

Kenny Dorham – trumpet
Tommy Flanagan – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Art Taylor – drums

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Ramsey Lewis – Wade In The Water (1966)

bunsoplenty — Tue, 24 May 2011 07:56:43 +0000

1. Wade in the Water
2. Ain’t That Peculiar
3. Tobacco Road
4. Money in the Pocket
5. Message to Michael
6. Uptight (Everything’s Alright)
7. Hold It Right There
8. Day Tripper
9. Mi Compasion
10. Hurt So Bad

Ramsey Lewis – piano
Cleveland Eaton – bass
Maurice White – drums
Richard Evans – horn arrangements

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The Oscar Peterson Trio – At Zardi’s (1955)

bunsoplenty — Mon, 09 May 2011 07:20:52 +0000

OP trio in Hollywood, November 8, 1955. Consists of 23 standards and 3 Peterson originals.

“The pianist is often in typically miraculous form, Ellis (whether playing harmonies, offering short solos or getting his guitar to sound like a conga by tapping it percussively) proves to be a perfect partner, and Brown’s subtle but sometimes telepathic contributions should not be overlooked either.” – AMG, Scott Yanow

1. Sunday
2. I’ve Got You Under My Skin
3. Herbie’s Tune
4. There’s a Small Hotel
5. How High the Moon
6. Noreen’s Nocturne
7. I Was Doing All Right
8. Falling in Love With Love
9. Big Fat Mama
10. The Way You Look Tonight
11. Begin the Beguine
12. Easy Does It
13. Will You Still Be Mine?
14. Laura
15. Roy’s Tune

1. The Continental
2. You Are Too Beautiful
3. Pompton Turnpike
4. The Surrey With the Fringe on Top
5. Swinging on a Star
6. I’ve Got You Under My Skin
7. Autumn Leaves
8. Love for Sale
9. Soft Winds
10. Medley: I Loves You, Porgy/Anything Goes
11. It’s a Marshmallow World
12. Tenderly
13. Honeysuckle Rose
14. Love You Madly
15. Have You Met Miss Jones?

Oscar Peterson – piano
Herb Ellis – guitar
Ray Brown – bass

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Hugo Montenegro – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1968)

bunsoplenty — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 08:44:34 +0000

Hugo and his orchestra’s take on the classic Ennio Morricone compositions from Sergio Leone’s “spaghetti western” trilogy.

1. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
2. March With Hope
3. The Story Of A Soldier
4. The Ecstasy Of Gold
5. Theme From “A Fistful Of Dollars”
6. For A Few Dollars More
7. Aces High
8. The Vice Of Killing
9. Sixty Seconds To What?
10. Square Dance
11. Titoli

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Dave Brubeck Trio & Gerry Mulligan – Live at the Berlin Philharmonie (1970)

bunsoplenty — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 22:49:23 +0000

According to AllMusic, six of these tracks were originally released in Europe, two were never on an album (“Out of Nowhere” and “Mexican Jumping Bean”), and the American LP contained only five tracks.

1. Out of Nowhere – 10:59
2. Mexican Jumping Bean – 9:24
3. Blessed Are the Poor (The Sermon on the Mount) – 9:04
4. Things Ain’t What They Used to Be – 14:55
5. Out of the Way of the People – 6:49

1. The Duke – 7:51
2. New Orleans – 16:01
3. Indian Song – 10:58
4. Limehouse Blues – 9:52
5. St. Louis Blues – 6:43
6. Basin Street Blues – 4:46
7. Take Five – 4:00
8. Lullaby de Mexico – 5:03

Dave Brubeck – piano
Gerry Mulligan – baritone sax
Jack Six – bass
Alan Dawson – drums

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John Abercrombie – Straight Flight (1979)

bunsoplenty — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 22:50:27 +0000

Abercrombie’s trio takes on some standards.

1. In Your Own Sweet Way (Brubeck) – 7:01
2. My Foolish Heart (Young) – 7:20
3. Bessie’s Blues (Coltrane) – 4:45
4. (There Is) No Greater Love (Jones/Symes) – 6:42
5. Beautiful Love (King Wayne, Van Alstyne, Young) – 6:15
6. Nardis (Davis) – 6:44

John Abercrombie – guitar, mandolin
George Mraz – bass
Peter Donald – drums

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Wes Montgomery – Movin’ Wes (1964)

bunsoplenty — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:25:33 +0000

The first appearance of Wes Montgomery on Buns! His debut on Verve, brass arrangements by Johnny Pate. Produced by Creed Taylor.

1. Caravan
2. People
3. Movin’ Wes – Pt. 1
4. Moça Flor
5. Matchmaker, Matchmaker
6. Movin’ Wes – Pt. 2
7. Senza Fine
8. Theodora
9. In and Out
10. Born to Be Blue
11. West Coast Blues

Wes Montgomery – guitar
Bob Cranshaw – bass
Bobby Scott – piano
Ernie Royal – trumpet
Clark Terry – trumpet
Snooky Young – trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
Urbie Green – trombone
Quentin Jackson – trombone
Chauncey Welsch – trombone
Don Butterfield – tuba
Harvey Phillips – tuba
Jerome Richardson – flute, saxophone, woodwinds
Grady Tate – drums
Willie Bobo – percussion

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Milt Jackson – Jazz ‘n’ Samba (1964)

bunsoplenty — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:31:38 +0000

1. Blues for Juanita
2. I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)
3. Big George
4. Gingerbread Boy
5. Jazz ‘n’ Samba
6. The Oo-Oo Bossa Nova
7. I Love You
8. Kiss and Run
9. Jazz Bossa Nova

Milt Jackson – vibraphone
Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone
Tommy Flanagan – piano
Barry Galbraith, Howard Collins – guitar
Richard Davis – bass
Connie Kay – drums

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Joe Pass – For Django (1964)

bunsoplenty — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:57:47 +0000

1. Django
2. Rosetta
3. Nuages
4. For Django
5. Night and Day
6. Fleur d’Ennui
7. Insensiblement
8. Cavalerie
9. Django’s Castle
10. Limehouse Blues

Joe Pass – guitar
John Pisano – guitar
Jim Hughart – bass
Colin Bailey – drums

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::For Django::

Gene Ammons – Groove Blues (1958)

bunsoplenty — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 01:19:04 +0000

Prestige…January 3, 1958

1. Ammon Joy – 13:19
2. Groove Blues – 9:35
3. Jug Handle – 10:11
4. It Might as Well Be Spring – 11:32

Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
John Coltrane – tenor and alto saxophone
Paul Quinichette – tenor saxophone
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Jerome Richardson – flute
Mal Waldron – piano
George Joyner – bass
Art Taylor – drums

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The Ramsey Lewis Trio – Bossa Nova (1962)

bunsoplenty — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:25:56 +0000

Originally acquired from the excellent blog Loronix. It seems as if some of their links are down so I thought I’d repost this one!

1. Samba de Orfeu
2. Manha de Carnaval
3. As Criancinhas
4. A Noite do Meu Bem
5. O Pato
6. A Felicidade
7. Whirpoll
8. Cara de Palhaco
9. Cancao para Geralda

Ramsey Lewis – piano
Eldee Young – bass
Redd Holt – drums
Carmen Costa and Josef Paulo – vocals

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Randy Weston – Monterey ’66

bunsoplenty — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:34:43 +0000

A performance at the 9th Monterey Jazz Festival. All tunes are originals by Weston. Some additional great info/notes here.

1. Introduction (Jimmy Lyons) – 0:49
2. The Call – 2:18
3. Afro Black – 14:24
4. Little Niles – 6:50
5. Portrait of Vivian – 10:26
6. Berkshire Blues – 6:52
7. Blues for Strayhorn -7:17
8. African Cookbook – 25:27

Randy Weston – piano
Ray Copeland – trumpet, flugelhorn
Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
Bill Wood – bass
Lennie McBrowne – drums
Big Black – percussion

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Kenny Burrell – Up The Street, ‘Round the Corner, Down the Block (1974)

bunsoplenty — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:47:35 +0000

A fusion LP by the guitarist.

1. Up The Street, ‘Round The Corner, Down The Block 7:18
2. Afro Blue 5:40
3. Sausalito Nights 7:15
4. Juice 5:40
5. A Little Walking Music 3:18
6. Soulero 9:13

Kenny Burrell – guitar
Jerome Richardson – flute, saxophone
Richard Wyands – electric piano
Andy Simpkins – bass
Lenny McBrowne – drums
Mayuto Correa – percussion

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NYC

bunsoplenty — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:27:26 +0000

hey friends! I’m staying in Manhattan for awhile. I’d love to hear from anyone in the area. I’m interested in any jazz/funk type clubs or any quality DJ’s around. Feel free to comment or add me on facebook. Thanks for visiting and being fans of BOP! There may not be a new post for a week or so but Buns will return!

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Kenny Burrell – Freedom (1963)

bunsoplenty — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:22:30 +0000

1. The Good Life
2. Stairway to the Stars
3. Loie
4. I Hadn’t Anyone Till You
5. G Minor Bash
6. Freedom
7. Lonesome Road
8. K Twist
9. Love, Your Spell Is Everywhere

Kenny Burrell – guitar
Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
Seldon Powell – flute, baritone and tenor saxophone
Herbie Hancock – piano
Hank Jones – piano
Milt Hinton – bass
Ben Tucker - bass
Osie Johnson – drums
Billy English – drums
Ray Barretto – percussion

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Lee Morgan – Live at the Lighthouse (1970)

bunsoplenty — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 07:59:25 +0000

A wonderful, expanded live set by Lee. Recorded at the Lighthouse Club, Hermosa Beach, CA, July 10–12, 1970.

1. The Beehive (Mabern) – 15:17
2. Absolutions (Merritt) – 22:43
3. Peyote (Maupin) – 11:23
4. Speedball (Morgan) – 11:54

1. Nommo (Merritt) – 17:50
2. Neophilia (Maupin) – 18:59
3. Something Like This (Maupin) – 13:01
4. I Remember Britt (Mabern) – 14:55

1. Aon (Mabern) – 13:47
2. Yunjanna (Maupin) – 16:07
3. 416 East 10th Street (Maupin) – 12:11
4. The Sidewinder (Morgan) – 13:40

Lee Morgan – trumpet, flugelhorn
Bennie Maupin – tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
Harold Mabern – piano
Jymie Merritt – bass
Mickey Roker – drums
Jack DeJohnette – drums (track 5)

Update 1-9-11:
I meant to link to this site earlier. If you are looking for some more Lee Morgan, check out yorubajazz!

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