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Considering yesterday's market results, you'd think the last thing I'd do is buy another Mosaic set today. I didn't want to miss this one, though! I just ordered it, and I can't wait to hear it.
You can comfort yourself in the knowledge that a soon-to-be-out-of-print Mosaic is a whale of a lot better investment than most stocks these days!
Greg Mo
This is a nice set, very good sound and meat/potatoes Blue Note (I mean that in a complementary sense). My favorite sessions are the last ones with Booker Ervin and Grant Green.
I agree with Hans' earlier post--forced to choose, I think I'd go with this over the GW (though I like that one too)
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I'm planning on seeing Dr. Lonnie tomorrow, for the first time. Reading this thread has me PUMPED
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I enjoyed the Cook book but it was a bit cursory, to say the least. Looking forward to this one ! And hopefully there's something positive in there about Grachan Moncur.
If Kahn's 'Blue Note' book is similar to his Coltrane/Impulse book, I would expect it to delve a lot more into the Alfred Lion/business side of the story than Richard Cook did. I wonder how much cooperation Kahn had from MC, Lundvall and others? I've enjoyed Kahn's other jazz books, I'm betting this will be a winner, worth preordering.
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He made so many nice records, especially in the '50s and early '60s -- under his own name, with Lucky Thompson, Seldon Powell, Quincy Jones' "This Is How I Feel About Jazz," a gorgeous "If You Could See Me Now" on "Gil Evans And Ten," and "Ballad of the Sad Young Men" on Gil's second Pacific Jazz album. Lord knows he was quick, and usually inventive-quick, but he got me to most on ballads, had a lovely, hauntingly diffuse tone on them, as though he were playing into a beret. There was a long interesting interview with Cleveland in Cadence a few years back.
Thanks Larry for pointing out Cleveland's solo on "Ballad..." I just dug out it and spun it, very beautiful.
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While looking around amazon for something new to read about jazz, I came across some upcoming books that caught my attention. I hope the Blue Note book turns out well, there's clearly a good story in there somewhere that's yet to be told
Ashley Kahn Somethin' Else: The story of Blue Note Records and the Birth of Modern Jazz
due april 16, 2009
Gary Giddins Scott Devaux: Jazz
due 3/09
Penguin Guide (9th edition)due 11/08
The Jazz Ear Ben Ratliff due 11/08
Jazz Life William CLaxton (25th anniversary edition)
due 9/08
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I don't remember the line about Sonny Clark--what was it?
Maybe this?:
"As long as there was a piano in the corner, a bottle opened and some business to attend to in a back room, he seems to have been content"
To echo what Lon said earlier, I've become increasingly reliant on the opinions and thoughts of board members and much less reliant over time on the Penguin Guide (and other commercial reviews).
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Just placed an order for:
Coltrane Ole
Louis Smith Smithville
David Murray Like a kiss that never ends (I expect the music will be better than that title)
Clifford Brown Memorial (RVG)
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Trawling around, looking for information on the Steeplechase label, I came across this interesting thread. Worth reviving, I think....lots of interesting suggestions. I just wish these CDs weren't so expensive
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Andrew Hill Select (the group recordings -- MS 016). This late 60s early 70s era of Blue Note is fascinating to me. This Hill Select, coupled with the Tyner Select, are favorites.
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One of the glories of jazz is the tonal blend of trombone, trumpet, and tenor.... my favorite Messengers groups are the ones with Fuller, he fills out the ensemble in a way perfectly suited for that music.
Trombone and tenor, trombone and bari, trombone and alto flute- three of my favorite combinations.
bari, trombone and alto flute.......interesting; I'm drawing a blank on examples of this, any clues? Dolphy recordings maybe? Others?
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I'm kind of surprised by the ambivalence expressed toward the Gillespie set, it's one that's been high on my 'to buy' list.
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One of the glories of jazz is the tonal blend of trombone, trumpet, and tenor.... my favorite Messengers groups are the ones with Fuller, he fills out the ensemble in a way perfectly suited for that music.
Vic Dickenson is GREAT...his Vanguard recordings shouldn't be missed
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I have Dreams So Real, Gnu High, and Duas Vozes.
Are any of these highly recommended? FWIW, I love Dreams So Real.
I'm interested to hear what others recommend too, I'm unfamiliar with a lot this music. Two I'm going to order: Gnu High and Special Edition.
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Apologies if this is noted elsewhere, a search didn't turn up anything.
Beginning August 26th, the label will reissue 40 albums retaining the original artwork and great sound that have contributed to ECM's renown - newly packaged in cardboard soft-paks at a new, special price. A list of the 40 titles and their respective release dates is below.
More reissues are in preparation.
Releasing August 26th:
John Abercrombie/Ralph Towner - Sargasso Sea
Bass Desires - Bass Desires
Paul Bley - Open, To Love
Gary Burton with Pat Metheny - Dreams So Real
Chick Corea / Miroslav Vitous / Roy Haynes -Trio Music, Live In Europe
Jack DeJohnette - Special Edition
The Bill Frisell Band - Lookout For Hope
Dave Holland Quartet - Extensions
Keith Jarrett - Facing You
Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnette - Standards Live
Pat Metheny Group - American Garage
Oregon - Oregon
John Surman - Private City
Ralph Towner - Solstice
Kenny Wheeler - Gnu High
Releasing September 30th:
John Abercrombie / Dave Holland / Jack DeJohnette - Gateway
Bass Desires - Second Sight
Chick Corea - Children's Songs
Bill Frisell - Rambler
Jan Garbarek - I Took Up The Runes
Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnette - Bye Bye Blackbird
Charles Lloyd - The Call
Pat Metheny - New Chautauqua
Paul Motian - Conception Vessel
Enrico Rava - The Pilgrim And The Stars
Shankar - Song For Everyone
Tomasz Stanko - Balladyna
Ralph Towner - Batik
Collin Walcott - Cloud Dance
Norma Winstone - Somewhere Called Home
Releasing October 28th: John Abercrombie - Animato
Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Full Force
Lester Bowie - The Great Pretender
Anouar Brahem - Conte de l'incroyable amour
Egberto Gismonti / Nana Vasconcelos - Duas Vozes
Jon Hassel - Power Spot
Pat Metheny Group - First Circle
Oregon - Ecotopia
Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette - Rypdal-Vitous-DeJohnette
Dino Saluzzi - Kultrum
SOURCE: AllAboutJazz.com Publicity
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A Dewey Redman record I especially enjoy is "The Struggle Continues," on ECM, now no doubt out of print. It's a quartet with Charles Eubanks (piano), Mark Helias (bass), and Ed Blackwell on drums, from the early 80's. It takes "Joie de Vivre," which was on "Ear of the Behearer," and gives it a much more swinging, mainstream treatment. Beautiful album.
I purchased this recently from bmg, it is wonderful! I find it intersting that some musicians are able to convey warmth and authenticity while others just sound cold. This album, to me at least, is very moving. Particularly 'Love is'
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I've been enjoying some Pablo sessions lately, reminding me of a thread I started a few years ago. Since that time, I've had some hits and misses, but these I've been particularly enjoying:
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The first date, with Lytle, doesn't do a lot for me but the second date, with Shorter, is very nice. Good sound too.
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more on this at:
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Sounds as though the box is definitely worth pursuing! I'll be looking out for good deals, I regret missing some of the bargains others found for this box (mentioned earlier in the thread, when BMG was still carrying sony stuff)
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I finally got around to picking up a single CD from material in this box ('Four and more'). Good gracious, it smokes!
Tony Williams is a beast. I'm wondering now if it might be worth considering springing for the entire box, or instead continue to just cherry pick the single CDs.
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I'm looking forward to getting Getz' Sweet Rain. These are listing for 8.79 at cduniverse, a few years ago the list price would have been double that.
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Great lists, thanks! I don't think I could come up with 100, and it's hard to know sometimes what qualifies as 'overlooked', but here are a few that I like a lot and that don't receive lots of attention (as far as I can tell):
Vic Dickenson--Nice Work (Vanguard). (plenty of good Edmond Hall on here too)
Duane Tatro --Jazz for Moderns
Shelly Manne-- Son of Gunn
Bobby Hackett (1950 Columbia sessions, found on the Condon Mob Mosaic, disc 3)
Ari Brown (Live at the Green Mill)
Billie and De De Pierce--Blues & Tonks (OJC) (Thanks Chris! Eternal gratitude!)
Walt Weiskopf--Anytown (CrissCross)
Frank Strozier--Remember Me (Steeplechase)
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Thank you for all of the comments, very interesting. Glad to hear a lot of this music holds up well. This seems like a fascinating period in jazz, with the fusion/funk backlash, emergence of the neo classicists, and the folks like Blythe, Murray, Hemphill etc moving the music in different directions. All these streams converging
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Blythe recorded a lot of albums for CBS in the late '70s and '80s. I have Lenox Avenue Breakdown, which I like a lot; however, most of the others have not (I think) been reissued. For those who have heard this material, how is it? Mosaic-worthy?
Also, there seems to have been a lot of enthusiasm for Blythe during this period--Giddins has an article from the '80s entitled Blythe-mania--- almost as though Blythe was pointing the way forward for a jazz resurgence. An accessible avant-garde. What happened?
This period of jazz (in the '80s) interests me, it seems to have been pivotal in some way. As a college student in the '80s, I was pretty unaware of jazz, now I'm wondering what I missed.
Big fire in Universal studios destroyed jazz recordings?
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Unfortunately, this type of thing is nothing new. A discussion on this board a few years ago on the atlantic fires linked this article describing the sad history of archival practices of the major labels
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