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As discussed Here, I've just started a disc-by-disc (working hours only) review of the cd collection.

So, I thought it might be interesting to keep track of 'em all right here, and maybe include short reviews as the mood strikes.

I don't know if this will interest anyone else, but who knows, maybe when I'm finished, I can print out this thread and fax it in to State Farm for insurance purposes ... :)

So, today it was:

Pepper Adams:

Ten to Four at the Five Spot

Plays Mingus (those bad Spaniards have put this out, you can get it from the Bastards pretty easily)

Critic's Choice

Live at Condon's (A private recording, I think I got it from that fellow poster who's phone pals with Michael C.)

Cannonball Adderley

Presenting Cannonball

Things are Getting Better (with Milt Jackson, I've had this forever it seems-I think I got it shortly after hearing Something Else and the MJQ. When I realized Cannonball and Milt had done an LP together, I figured that had to be good!)

Sophisticated Swing, the Complete Emarcy Small-Group Sessions )GET THIS if you don't have it!!!

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I don't know if this will interest anyone else, but who knows, maybe when I'm finished, I can print out this thread and fax it in to State Farm for insurance purposes ... :)

That's a good point. Who ever thinks of insuring his/her music collection, usually the just the equipment we play them on?

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Continuing with Cannonball:

Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Paris, 1960 (Pablo)

At The Lighthouse

In San Francisco

Somethin' Else

Cannonball in Japan (AMG kind of pans this one, and I can kind of see why. Don't think the band was terribly inspired here.)

Cannonball Adderley Collection, Vol. 1, Them Dirty Blues (Landmark)

That RTE disc, En Concert

Nat Adderley:

Branching Out (Man, was I thrilled when this came out and I could get my hands on a rare Three Sounds appearance away from Blue Note!)

Introducing Nat Adderley

Naturally!

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Time to get caught up from Friday and today:

Nat Adderley:

Good Company

We Remember Cannon

The Old Country

Live at the 1994 Floating Jazz Festival

(That last one is a must have; great tunes, and Nat tells some great stories in between.)

Toshiko Akiyoshi Quintet:

At The Top of the Gate

Eric Alexander: (Now you'll see why I keep defending him ;)

Full Range

Two of a Kind

Solid!

New York Calling

Mode for Mabes

Live at the Keynote

The First Milestone

In Europe

Straight Up

Summit Meeting

Man with a Horn

Alexander the Great

Nightlife in Tokyo

Extra Innings

Monty Alexander:

Spunky

Joe Alexander:

Blue Jubilee

(that last one I was interested to get, back in the day, when I learned that when the Three Sounds started out as the Four Sounds, Alexander was one of the saxophonists who played with the trio. OK, but more of historic interest.)

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Lorez Alexandria:

Early in the Morning (this is a CDR transfer from an Argo LP, HIGHLY recommended! Ramsey Lewis and a bunch of Basie cats back up Lorez. Nice bluesy feel on most tracks.)

Lorez Sings Pres: A Tribute to Lester Young

Carl Allen:

I don't know what the history exactly was, but Allen was apparently the leader of a neo-bop band called Manhattan Projects, and I got a bunch of 'em:

Piccadilly Square

Dreamboat

Echoes of Our Heroes

We Remember Cannonball

Eric Allison:

After Hours

John Allred/Wycliffe Gordon:

Head to Head (The group came to Boca Raton as a warmup for the recording session and put on a great show; the CD is a great reminder of that night, all the way down to the last track, which was their encore at the concert. Just a few weeks after 9/11, they played "America the Beautiful".)

Gene Ammons:

Just Jug

Jug & Sonny (those two are Argo LP transfers)

God Bless Jug & Sonny

Boss Tenors

Goodbye

(I know, I need to get my act together on all of those Ammons OJCs!)

Curtis Amy:

Peace for Love (Fresh Sound, this CD should be owned by everyone who has the Amy Mosaic Select. He still had it 30 years later)

Ernestine Anderson:

When the Sun Goes Down (Great combination: Ernestine's soulful voice with Gene Harris, Red Holloway and Ray Brown.)

Be Mine Tonite

Concord All-Stars with Ernestine Anderson

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Curtis Amy:

Peace for Love (Fresh Sound, this CD should be owned by everyone who has the Amy Mosaic Select. He still had it 30 years later)

Couldn't agree more. This is a splendid album. It was recorded in 1994 and Amy was playing better than ever. Wish there were more current releases from him.

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Wessell "Warmdaddy" Anderson:

Live at the Village Vanguard (Leaning House Jazz)

Ray Appleton:

Killer Ray Rides Again (Sharp Nine Records)

Louis Armstrong:

Plays W.C. Handy

Satch Plays Fats

(I know, I know, its a pathetically small collection of Pops. :ph34r:

Harold Ashby:

Just For You (Mapleshade)

On The Sunny Side of the Street (Timeless)

What am I here For? (Criss Cross)

I'm Old Fashioned (Stash Records)

Any of the above would make a fine addition to the "small group swing" suggestions.

Georgie Auld:

Plays the Winners

(A CDR transfer of a pretty rare LP, with Frank Rosolino and Lou Levy)

Roy Ayers:

West Coast Vibes (United Artists, another CDR of a rare LP-thanks Bill!)

Mads Baerentzen Trio:

785 Madison Avenue (Music Mecca) An import I ordered because Eric Alexander guests

Benny Bailey:

Grand Slam (Storyville)

Dave Bailey:

One Foot in the Gutter

Two Feet in the Gutter

Gettin' Into Somethin'

Great hard bop dates, the Bastards often have at least some of these in stock and they shouldn't be missed.

Chet Baker and Art Pepper:

Picture of Heath

Kenny Barron:

Invitation (Criss Cross)

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EDIT:

I've just gone back and added a running count of the total.

Actually, it just dawned on me that the disc coverage won't be 100% in the end-I'm pulling from the binders where 99% of the discs are. But when I tossed the jewel boxes, I inevitably had quite a few discs that couldn't be adopted to the binder system, like all the mini-LP packages and digi-paks. So maybe at the end I'll go through those. Don't really want to start in on them soon_just recently they were shuffled through in my car CD holder.

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Kenny Barron:

Lemuria-Seascape

Kenny Barron/Jimmy Owens:

You Had Better Listen

Gary Bartz/Sonny Fortune:

Alto Memories (tough to find Japanese session, thanks for the burn, Dr. J!)

Count Basie:

The Complete Atomic Basie

Kansas City Suite

The Legend

Just The Blues (This is a fabulous Joe Williams/Basie Roulette, not on the Mosaic. Grab it if you see it!!)

Basie's Golden '58

At Newport

Live at the Sands (Before Frank)

The two Live discs on RTE

Complete Decca Recordings (Discs 1-3)

April in Paris

In London

New York All-Stars:

Count Basie Remembered, Volume 1 & 2 (On Nagel Heyer, quite nice, with some of the last recordings by Billy Mitchell)

Louie Bellson:

Live at the Concord Jazz Festival

Raincheck

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Continuing with Louie Bellson:

Thunderbird

Drumorama

Lou Bennett:

Amen

Pentacostal Feeling

Enfin

Tony Bennett:

Playin With My Friends

George Benson:

Compact Jazz compilation

Par Excellence

New Boss Guitar

Walter Benton:

Out of This World

Walter Bishop Jr:

Coral Keys

What's New

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Stay tuned for next week, and beyond, its time for Blakey!!!

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Art Blakey:

Jazz Corner of the World (the Mobley/Morgan set), Volume 1 & 2

The Jazz Messengers (Columbia)

Moanin' (RVG)

1958-Paris Olympia (Fontana)

Hold On I'm Comin' (Limelight-Dave James is right, its pretty bad)

'S Make It

Soul Finger (The other Limelights are fine, though ;) )

Live in the 50s

A Jazz Message (Impulse!)

Moanin' (the LRC date from the late 60s)

Second Edition Featuring Johnny Griffin (Bluebird)

A Day with Art Blakey, Volume 1 & 2

Live in Holland 1958

Caravan

Kyoto (OJC)

Paris Jazz Concert (RTE)

Jazz Messengers Part 2 (Giants of Jazz (forgive me, please!)

Blakey/Roach: The Hard Drive (half, I think, is a Blakey Cadet LP, the other half is the Max Roach Argo, Max)

The Art of Jazz (In + Out Records)

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A little more than halfway through the Blakeys, check back on Friday for the rest.

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Yeah, this is definitely one way to reveal one man's likes and dislikes, cause after 16 years of this, you can bet that if its not on the list, I'm not a fan!

By the time I'm finished, Nessa's gonna send me hate mail. ;)

Think so?

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Yeah, this is definitely one way to reveal one man's likes and dislikes, cause after 16 years of this, you can bet that if its not on the list, I'm not a fan!

By the time I'm finished, Nessa's gonna send me hate mail.  ;)

Think so?

Don't have to wait.

What kind of dweep needs to post his cd collection to the world?

Hope I did not disappiont you chubby. :lol:

Kinda like saying "I got a big one".

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