A bit warmer this morning. I want to dive right in to the set that arrived yesterday evening, John Coltrane "The Tiberi Tapes," 3 cd set from Impulse/Verve.

This tapes were made by tenor saxophonist and arranger Frank Tiberi on a small tape recorder in clubs n Philadelphia and New York clubs between 1960–61 and are lo-fi for sure, mainly picking up Coltrane (the whole point was to capture Coltrane for study). Though the sound is challenging, especially for anyone unused to jazz bootleg sound, the playing is fascinating.



This is just a distillation from 26 hours or so of recordings. The liner notes are a bit hard to read in the package, but easier to read on this fascinating page, and tell a great story about Tiberi and his career, and the recordings in the set:

https://link.fans/tiberitapes

Now a great Transition release on TOCJ Superbit Jazz Classic lp facsimile cd, remastered by Rudy Van Gelder

Bass – Doug Watkins
Drums – Jim Zitano
Piano – Ray Santisi
Trumpet – Donald Byrd

On to Abdullah Ibrahim "3" Gearbox 2 cd set, disc 2

This is wonderful music with superb engineering.

These Muzak Japan reissues sound so good!

Bud Powell "At Home Strictly Confidential + Essen Jazz Festival" Muzak Japan cd, disc 2 (Essen)

Some of my favorite Powell, with Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke, and Coleman Hawkins.