Milt Buckner - Send Me Softly -

Milt Buckner - Send Me Softly

Monday, 9. October 2006, 02:58:06

Capitol Records
T938
Mono
1957
One of the fathers of the funky organ sound and one of the inspirations for George Shearing's "locked hands" style of playing. Buckner played with McKinney's Cotton Pickers in the 1930s, then spent most of the 1940s with Lionel Hampton's big band. He struck out on his own, leading an unsuccessful big band that folded in 1949. He rejoined Hamp briefly, then left again to lead a trio. He recorded several classic albums for Capitol in the mid-1950s.

Buckner pioneered the use of the electric organ as a substitute for a brass section, which proved an effective economy measure as the big band era ended. He began touring in Europe in the early 1960s, and gradually shifted most of his appearances there.

In the early 1970s, he teamed with another Hampton alumnus, tenor sax man Illinois Jacquet, and they recorded a number of albums for European labels. Source:Space Age Pop

Side One
01 Someone Elses Love
02 All Or Nothing At All
03 You're My Girl
04 Idle Gossip
05 Turqouise
06 When Sunny Gets Blue

Side Two
07 Easy Come, Easy Go Lover
08 Irresistable You
09 Our Engagement Day
10 Let Me Love You
11 Lullaby Of The Leaves
12 You Are My Love

Caveate to downloader: Track 8 has a couple seconds of noise I could not filter out without sacrificing the total sound. The rest of the rip is excellent and one of my favorite late nite albums. With or without the static!

Thanks to Moon of Manakoora track 8 fix

Track 8

pw = atov
Send Me Milty

Jazzin' The BluesArthur Lyman - Ilikai

Comments

Xulio writes:

Thanks for the music Licorice Pizza
Greetings

By anonymous user, # 10. October 2006, 15:24:01

Manakoora writes:

Hi LP,

Nice lttle album!

I took the liberty of tweaking Track #8. You now have an alternate at:
http://rapidshare.de/files/36247113/08_-_Irresistable_You_-_tweaked.mp3.html

Thanks for all the great stuff!

Manakoora

By anonymous user, # 10. October 2006, 18:54:34

Thanks Manakoora for your "tweak" I couldn't get my software to make it right. Glad you like the tunes. Timbo

By Licorice Pizza, # 11. October 2006, 02:14:32

Manakoora writes:

My pleasure.

I use both hand tool and power tool techniques for working on noisy vinyl.

It was the Adobe Audition "Hiss Reduction" that pulled most of the static noise out. The "static" was hundreds of tiny spikes in the waveform that click removal couldn't get a hold of. I also smoothed out some of it by hand with the Sound Forge pencil tool.

Manakoora

By anonymous user, # 11. October 2006, 04:41:53

CBlack writes:

I've loved this album ever since I bought it in a used book & record store in Chapel Hill NC. The music fits the image on the cover perfectly--cool and seductive. I never thought Milt got enough credit from those of us in the exotica crowd. Great choice.

By anonymous user, # 11. October 2006, 18:18:25

I can't figure out if that is the before or after smoke she's got going there!

By Licorice Pizza, # 12. October 2006, 03:22:10

Anonymous writes:

That's definitely a "warm-up" smoke. She's too tidy for it to be after the fact!

By anonymous user, # 16. October 2006, 13:25:01

Rocketboy writes:

thanks for taking the trouble on track 8, but I prefer the noise. the cleanup is too lossy.

IMHO

By anonymous user, # 21. October 2006, 06:16:21

LAZAR'S LOUNGE writes:

Hey Timbo old buddy old pal

How are ya ?!?

I wasn't active lately, but as you see, I'm buying
interesting new stuff and sharing them...

First I want to admit... That you have surrpassed me in every way..
So beautiful site you have WITH SUCH A DISTINGUISHED SELLECTION OF
MUSIC...

Best regards..

LAZAR

By anonymous user, # 21. November 2006, 01:30:00

Lazar, Missed you and glad you are still alive and kicking. Loved the UL Julie. I will em you. Timbo

By Licorice Pizza, # 21. November 2006, 03:24:01

LAZAR'S LOUNGE writes:

I don't know how to say this to you TImbo...
This is THE MOST TENDER ANDSENSUAL music i have ever heard in m life..
Especially the first song..

Thank you man..
You make my day...

Expect some good stuff in the beginning of decembre..

Your brother, Lazar

By anonymous user, # 29. November 2006, 01:25:20

Lazar, Milt is great! This is some of my favorite late nite listening. Look forward to hearing your gems next month. T

By Licorice Pizza, # 29. November 2006, 03:36:35

Jerry W writes:

The other day we bought our daughter-in-law a portable phonograph for Christmas so she could play her old records. I decided to try out the phonograph and the record I chose by chance was this one. I haven't listened to it for many years and it brought back many memories of years ago. Anyway I did a google for the album to see if it was available on CD (its not) and found your site. What a coincidence!

All I can say is "Thank you" for the work you put into it. If you have Milt's album "Rockin' Hammond" that would be a great one to do.

By anonymous user, # 17. December 2006, 22:20:58

Sorry Jerry, but no I do not have that one. But will be on the lookout during my thrift store adventures. If I find it I will post it. LP

By Licorice Pizza, # 17. December 2006, 23:23:35

Bugland writes:

Not to mention his teaming up with luminaries such as Mingus and Cat Anderson in the Newport Jam Session '72 - he and the others just blow the place out. I guess that I shall have to upload it mconsidering you have shared this little ge

By anonymous user, # 9. February 2007, 22:17:33

I've been a fan of Milt Buckner since I was a kid, just beginning lessons on the Hammond M-3 organ. I have two lps in mp3 and will share as soon as I can figure out how to do all of this.

Right now, I don't have a password to open the zip files I've downloaded. Who can help?

dbqpaul

Paul Hemmer in Dubuque, IA

By dbqpaul, # 6. September 2007, 20:35:04

pw = atov

It is located just above the link to the file.

Enjoy, LP

By Licorice Pizza, # 6. September 2007, 21:15:06

jazzfan360 writes:

Ohhh, the track 8 tweak isn't there anymore! Can anyone reup?

By anonymous user, # 3. October 2007, 05:16:13

Anonymous writes:

I've been enjoying this for so long, but I just realized I never gave thanks for the info and upload. Great, classic stuff. Milt has the jazz chops, yet the ability to know when it's seduction time. Makes a great mixture. This is a classic, and chances are it never would have graced my ears were it not for your spectacular blog. Many, many, many thanks.

By anonymous user, # 25. November 2007, 09:42:09

Thank you for taking the time to say you enjoyed this and the blog. I really appreciate your comment. LP

By Licorice Pizza, # 25. November 2007, 14:23:49

Anonymous writes:

I can't seem to find the link..???

By anonymous user, # 7. July 2008, 12:18:21

You will find them now. Thanks for the heads up! Enjoy. LP

By Licorice Pizza, # 7. July 2008, 14:00:11

Raphy writes:

Thanks in a Billion for this Precious GEM......I just discover this Goldmine of a Site....

Big UP!!!!

By anonymous user, # 29. July 2008, 20:59:03

Great Ralphy! Glad you came by. How did you find us?

By Licorice Pizza, # 30. July 2008, 01:39:37