Dave Pike Plays The Jazz Version Of Oliver! [Moodsville 36]

Dave Pike - Plays The Jazz Version of Oliver! Prestige Moodsville MV 36 - Original Prestige Pressing, Green Label, Mono

Dave Pike - Vibes
Tommy Flanagan - Piano
Jimmy Raney - Guitar
George Tucker - Bass
Walter Perkins - Drums

All Arrangements by Dave Pike

Recorded - [not listed on sleeve, but according to major Prestige discographies - Friday, December 28, 1962,  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ- Freddie Hubbard cut 'Here to Stay' for Blue Note the day before, Thursday, December 27]

Produced by Don Schilitten
Recording - Rudy Van Gelder ['Van Gelder' is in the dead wax]
Cover Design/Photo - Don Schiltten

Released - March 9, 1963

Back again with actual jazz vinyl rarities from my collection- first up a lost Prestige side from the Moodsville series: Dave Pike Plays The Jazz Version of Oliver!  At first glance the material for this side - the musical Oliver! - does not look promising for a jazz side. But the title is very deceptive - this is actually a very nice swinging vibes date -recommended!

Sam 'The Man' Taylor - The Bad And The Beautiful [Prestige Moodsville 24]

Sam 'The Man' Taylor - The Bad and The Beautiful - Prestige Moodsville MVLP 24 - Original Prestige Pressing, Green Label, Stereo/Black Print Cover

Sam 'The Man' Taylor - Tenor Sax
Lloyd Mayers - Piano
Wally Richardson - Guitar
Art Davis - Bass
Ed Shaughnessy - Drums

Recorded - February 20, 1962, Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Supervision - Esmond Edwards
Recording - Rudy van Gelder ['Van Gelder' and 'Stereo' in the dead wax]
Cover - Don Schlitten

Released -  July 7, 1962

Concluding this blog's slight detour into the Prestige Moodsville series, here's the rather elusive 'The Bad and Beautiful' from Sam Taylor!  Material is a bit slight, but it's well played by some
great underrated players.  A bit nicer fidelity from the original and rather rare Prestige Moodsville stereo pressing.

The Al Casey Quartet [Prestige Moodsville 12]

The Al Casey Quartet - S/T - Prestige Moodsville MVLP 12 - Original Prestige Pressing, Green Label, Mono

Al Casey - Guitar
Lee Anderson - Piano
Jimmy Lewis - Bass
Belton Evans -Drums

Recorded - [not listed on sleeve, but according to major Prestige discographies - November 10, 1960, Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs,NJ]

Production - [uncredited]
Recording - Rudy Van Gelder ['RVG' in the deadwax]
Cover - [uncredited]

Released - 1961?

Here's an unexpected find - a rare side from the swing guitarist Al Casey!  The original Prestige Moodsville vinyl is a bit noisy - but this is a fantastic discovery.

Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis and Shirley Scott - S/T [MV-4]

Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis with Shirley Scott - S/T - Prestige Moodsville MV 4 - Prestige Original Pressing, Dark Green Label, Mono

Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis - Tenor Sax
Shirley Scott - Piano
George Duvivier - Bass
Arthur Edgehill - Drums

Recorded - [not listed on sleeve, but according to major Prestige discographies - January 31, 1960, Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ]

Production - [not listed on sleeve, but presumably, Esmond Edwards]
Recording - Rudy Van Gelder
Cover - [uncredited]

Released - September 19, 1960

Back again with a nice rarity - Prestige Moodsville's Volume 4 with Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis and Shirley Scott! This is a very pleasant and I dare say, romantic entry in Prestige's attempt at mood music with muscular playing by Lockjaw with Shirley providing nice accompaniment on the piano (switching off from her usual organ groove) This side is also important for both Shirley fanatics and Prestige completists as Track B4 - 'Man with a Horn' was not included on the now long OOP OJC CD reissue. Now the Shirley Prestige discography is complete! Solid and booming fidelity from the original Moodsville mono vinyl.
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