mgraham333

nice one RT, better cut back on the Duff

Where do you buy your JRVGs?

How many versions of 'Round Midnight do you have? Which one(s) do you like the most? What are some of the more interesting versions? I was surprised to find that I had close to 20 different versions. I think my favorite...at least right now is on Monk's, At The Blackhawk. Grant Green's Green Street and Lee Kontiz's Alone Together provide some nice variations. Kenny Dorham and of course Miles Davis (arr. Gil Evans) are right up there. Interesting are the 20 minutes of a work in progress on Thelonious Himself.

Any comments on Lee Morgan's "The Procrastinator"? I've considered picking this one up, but I keep putting it off.......

I picked the Carmell Jones not too long after it came out. I really like this set. Trumpet is probably my favorite jazz instrument. Before visiting the Mosaic site I hadn't really heard of Jones. Although he was right under my nose on Silver's "Song for my father". I like the first two discs the best. The 3rd disc of folk songs is interesting though. After living with the set for a while, I began to explore some of the sidemen and the arranger, Gerald Wilson. I wound up buying the Wilson mosaic too. If you're only familiar with Brown, Byrd, Davis, Dorham, Mitchell, Morgan, etc. You owe it to yourself to add Carmell Jones to the list.

I bought the Carmell Jones mosaic select earlier and began reading up on the sidemen and the arranger - which lead me to the Gerald Wilson mosaic. I just got it today (2537/2500). I made a quick run through all 5 discs at work today. I can't wait to get further into this set. I can already tell its going to be a favorite. I really didn't mind the popular music towards the end of the set. I wasn't to crazy about the one vocal track. For whatever reason the vocalist reminded me of Geoffrey Holder (the "uncola", "Ha Ha Ha" guy from the 7up commercials of the mid to late 70's, and Live and Let Die). Once again, I get another great set of music, that I would have never considered had I not read threads like this one from my fellow board members. Thanks!