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curious as to what that means. he was still in his 40s and playing his butt off! I haven't heard his Black Jazz recordings in a number of years, did revisit the Muse recordings recently, and they were underwhelming. I remember the Black Jazz sides being much better, but I don't remember them giving me any additional insights into Bishop - that's what I mean by late in the game - he was already pretty well-defined by his earlier recordings. By all means, if you really like Bishop's playing, go for the Black Jazz sides (indeed, every record ever released by that label has merit, and I owned every one of them at one point thanks to Third Street Jazz selling many of them as 99 cent cutouts). But they weren't landmarks the way those three Doug & Jean Carn albums were. I go under the assumption that people have a limited amount of $ to spend, and can't own every worthy album, especially at Japanese import prices. I know I can't.

Yes, both of those are great, as is 'Revelation' if that gets rereleased. Those three albums are the crown jewels of the Black Jazz catalog.

The Doug and Jean Carn is classic. That is the only "must have" title. I like the Awakening titles and the Rudolph Johnson, but those are for particular tastes only. Johnson is one of those guys like Von Freeman who you either like or he makes you crazy. The Awakening is very 70's spiritual content, not necessarily technically excellent. The Kellie Patterson is pretty weak, the Bishop pretty late in the game, the Russell pretty conservative.

Henry Threadgill on Black Saint. Really like the Air stuff, have no use for the other three titles.

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Posting without looking at Jim's post: 1 - Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers for sure, and it sounds like an 80's version of the group. I'm going to guess Philip Harper on trumpet, though it could also be young Wynton. Guaranteed I have this one in my collection, but I generally listen to his 50’s-60’s groups or to his Bobby Watson groups when I am in a Blakey mood. 2 - Old obviously. No real guesses, as these sound to be horn players from before my era de preferance, but with a more modern rhythm section. So it may be something like on Prestige, where they did that sort of thing a lot in the late 50’s and early 60’s. Don’t like the piano solo. Though I’m not a sound snob, this is a case where the fidelity detracts from my enjoyment. 3 - John Coltrane “Impressions”. Classic quartet Tyner/Garrison/Jones. This is an excerpt from a studio version rather than the more famous VV live version. Great stuff. 4 – I know this well and have owned it like forever, but am not directly identifying it because I’m old, tired, and distracted, and it keeps dropping into the background for me as I listen to it, but it’s great fun. This is where BFT’s really annoy me, because I should know this one! 5 – Beautiful. I believe this is Charlie Mariano with Mingus, “IX Love” from the ‘Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus’ album on Impulse. If you love this, you need to get ‘The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady’,maybe the most purely beautiful album ever made. I need to pull these out and listen to them. 6 – The classic tenor spot. This is where I guess someone else and it turns out to be Sonny Stitt, except last time I guessed Sonny Stitt and it turned out to be someone else. I admire this sort of thing, and own a lot of it, but don’t actually listen to it much. 7 – Well it’s an Ellington piece, but it’s not Ellington. I’m going to guess Kenny Burrell from that Ellington session he did in the 70’s. 8 –Grease indeed. I often can’t differentiate the organ players, but will guess Jack McDuff in this case. 9 – Outside my domain of listening. I almost couldn’t finish this one. Wasn’t the guitar player that drove me crazy, but rather that background drone of the electric keyboards and voices and mechanical handclaps. I actually liked the guitar solo, and assume it is the guitar player’s album. Curious to know who/what this is, but not so I can buy it. 10 – This sounds like a Swingin’ Big Band modernizing itself in the 60’s. Maybe Buddy Rich? I actually like it quite a bit, and listen to more of this sort of thing that I would expect to. 11-14 – Yes, I suppose it could be the same pianist from different settings in different decades. Not someone I listen to a lot. 11 – Ol’ school. I enjoy this, but am not prepared to name anything about it. 12 – I’m not the best at standards, but believe this is “I’m Beginning to See The Light”. Too old of a style for me to be fluent in, even if it’s names I know. 13 – “That Ole Devil Moon”. I like this arrangement, though I’m not knocked out by the solo on this, even though I like the playing of the melody. 14 – Doesn’t really work for me, feels a little clichéd in the tinkling, though the pianist is obviously good at what he does. 15 – Very nice, but I’m not placing it. 16 - As Harrison Ridley Jr. used to say on WRTI, “Alrighty, Yes Indeedy”. Gotta like this, and no doubt it’s a famous player and something I likely have at home, but I’m not able to name it, but I sure enjoyed it. Wonderful fun and enjoyment on this, and I look forward to the feedback from others and the answers. Thanks Dan!

Gave this a listen, definitely a huge improvement over the studio stuff, sounds more post- 'Ethiopean Knights' than pre- 'Black Byrd' to me, definitely more substance than those dreadful studio albums. Even with the Mizell Brothers in the band. Having Nathan Davis and Henry Franklin on board had to be a good thing, though Franklin doesn't really distinguish himself here. I was able to listen the whole way through, and could even see myself buying this and playing it again if it came out on CD.

Mixed bag. Some of it is really good. The stuff with the horns and guest vocalist may be the worst stuff ever to appear on a "legitimate" Hendrix archival release (and me, I'll take the Curtis Knight and Lonnie Youngblood cuts with the bogus guitar overdubs ahead of those cuts on this new release). Not something I'll go out and buy new, but something I'll likely eventually buy used.

Me too on the Fortune. Where is that Renee Rosnes available, is that on CD? Would like to pick it up if so.

Here's the personnel and set list. "Black Byrd". I'll pass on this one. Personnel: Donald Byrd, Trumpet, Fluegelhorn, Vocals; Fonce Mizell, Trumpet, Vocals; Allan Barnes, Tenor Sax, Flute; Nathan Davis, Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax; Kevin Toney, Electric Piano; Larry Mizell, Synthesizer; Barney Perry, Electric Guitar; Henry Franklin, Electric Bass; Keith Killgo, Drums, Vocals; Ray Armando, Conga, Percussion. This set contains 7 sounds, total time: 47.29 bluenoterecords 01 Introduction 1,291 [*] bluenoterecords 02 Poco-Mania 1,173 [*] bluenoterecords 03 You've Got It bad Girl 831 1 [*] bluenoterecords 04 Untitled No. 3 565 [*] bluenoterecords 05 Black Byrd 618 Play[*] bluenoterecords 06 Byrd Introduces Band 380 [*] bluenoterecords 07 Kwame 399

Got an email about this from Blue Note. And I guess I've been asleep at the wheel, did not realize Don Was had become president of Blue Note. Don't think that can be a good thing, can it? http://www.bluenote.com/spotlight/donald-byrd-live-at-montreux-july-5-1973 Blue Note Newsletter To view in your web browser, click here DONALD BYRD, LIVE AT MONTREUX JULY 5, 1973 As a special tribute to this Jazz Immortal and as a gift to the legions of aficionados who, like all of us at Blue Note Records, treasure the music he's left behind, we are honored to present - for the first time - Donald Byrd, Live at Montreux from July 5, 1973. As teenagers in Detroit during the 1960s, my friends and I regarded Donald Byrd with the same lofty respect reserved for other hometown musical heroes like Smokey Robinson, The MC5, Elvin Jones, Mitch Ryder, Aretha Franklin and John Lee Hooker....they were all amazing artists who were changing the face of music by exporting the sounds of our city to the rest of the world. The music of Donald Byrd was ubiquitous back then...cats like the legendary Motor City jazz disc jockey, Ed Love, would hit tracks like "Nai Nai" from "Free Form" and "Christo Redentor" from "A New Perspective" on a nightly basis...Later on, in the 1970s, Mr. Byrd started adding a healthy dose of Detroit-style funk to his records and his innovative music could be heard blasting out of dashboard mounted 8 track players and back seat subwoofers all over town...He was a Motor City Trumpet Revolutionary and his timeless music will never be forgotten. Shortly after Mr. Byrd's passing on February 4th, we got an email from the noted British music icon, Gilles Petersen, inquiring about a legendary performance from 1973's Montreux Jazz Festival. Blue Note's Curator-In-Chief, Michael Cuscuna , told us that it had, indeed, been recorded and subsequently mixed for release by Bob Belden in 1999. Inexplicably, it has remained hidden in the Blue Note vaults - until now. The tapes are wonderful and reveal a far more raw and gritty side to Donald Byrd's 70's music than his studio recordings might suggest.... To stream the entire recording, visit: http://smarturl.it/byrdstream Don Was President, Blue Note Records

Ol' wooden ears is in for a DL

You should be able to go through the moves just as on amazon.com, login also should work, address and all should be there already ... if you need help, drop me a pm, but I'm signing off for the night just now. Got it done, thanks. 32.03eu + 5.46eu shipping to USA, so 37.49eu total, which is $49.50. Amex will add on their $2.50 or so, which puts it at $52 for 35 albums on 20 CD's.

So what's the most economical and practical way to get this box if you live in the USA and can't read German?

Miles Bootleg vol. 2 new $22.95 + $2.98 shipping from amazon marketplace sellers, if you don't mind waiting for delivery from UK.

"See What You Can Do With That Teo - Part 3". Parts 1 and 2 were entitled "At Fillmore" and "Live-Evil". Parts 4 and beyond would continue to come out the next few years.

and of course that is such a great pairing because the feel of the albums are so identical...

OTOH, I don't own the Carter/Bradford or the Steig, have never even heard them, and can't wait to pick them up. Daley is totally unknown to me, so would be less of a priority.

'Kooper Session' with Al Kooper is a good one.

PM sent on the Bradford/Stevens set and the Threadgill box.

Some of the heavily orchestrated Creed Taylor stuff with Don Sebesky arranging. In my youth, it sounded "commercial". Still just OK with the Bob James arrangements, and still don't like the David Matthews arrangements.

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I remember hearing a story about Art Blakey being with a very young band of his in the studio. It was not going well because the young players were nervous, and he told them "If you play a wrong note, play it loud, and then play it again, and they'll think that's what you meant to play". And I saw Javon Jackson spend a whole show with the Harper Brothers (Penn's Landing in Philly, circa 1989) where he seemed to be doing exactly that.

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