Bol Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 I recently picked up this CD from a used store. It's a wonderful session of some of the most lovable songs. The band includes Ruby Braff, Lucky Thompson, Denzil Best, and Milt Hinton. Lucky Thompson's brief but amazing solo in "A Hundred Years from Today" is alone worth the $9 I paid for the CD. I think this reissue came out very recently and should be available readily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 I'll second the notion that this is a great session! I don't have the new reissue but the earlier cd version which I've had for a long time. . . great stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownian Motion Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 Jack always loved a good piano, and on this session, with Ken Kersey, he had a great one. Love "Lover"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold_Z Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 All of the above! Great record! The "Lover" Brownie mentions is indeed a great track. It's the Rodger's and Hart "Lover" and was something of a showcase for Jack Teagarden. Two other versions by him (neither under his name) that come to mind are one with Louis Armstrong (a live version with the all stars - I think on Satchmo At Symphony Hall, or perhaps Satchmo In Boston) and one on Jump records that I don't think ever made it to cd with Charlie LaVere and his Chicago Loopers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 The "Lover" Brownie mentions is indeed a great track. It was Brownian Motion wo mentioned that 'Lover'. And I agree. Great version. I still have the Urania original of the session but the copy was not really good and I gladly purchased the FreshSound reissue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montg Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 I have a ver early cd incarnation of this titled 'accent on trombone'--I think it's from fresh sounds..hard to tell, the cd was manufactured in Switzerland, but all of the notes are written in Spanish. No identification of 'fresh sounds' on the cd booklet or case. Whatever the case, beautiful music but lousy remastering (assuming there was any), with Milt Hinton's bass sounding like mud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 I have the FreshSound reissue from 2003. Made in Spain. Also obviously licensed from Urania. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 This is the date that was out on Drive Archive, right? Agreed that it's mighty fine. However, the fine print on that one says "Originally released on Jazz Kings Records as JK 1205". No mention of Urania. Que significa este? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Jazz Kings was a reissue label. They mostly reissued albums originally released on Urania (Coleman Hawkins, Jimmy Hamilton, T, Lucky Thompson, etc...). They were part of the Alamac records label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Thanks, Guy. Ok, Alamac, yeah, what a trip that stuff was. Talk about coming out of nowhere and going back almost as fast... I think it's pretty funny that Drive Archive (another "out of nowhere and gone again" outfit...) didn't know the real source of what they were putting out. Kinda makes you wonder... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold_Z Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Thanks, Guy. Ok, Alamac, yeah, what a trip that stuff was. Talk about coming out of nowhere and going back almost as fast... I think it's pretty funny that Drive Archive (another "out of nowhere and gone again" outfit...) didn't know the real source of what they were putting out. Kinda makes you wonder... Record companies are unfathomable - espescially budget things. Which I'm sure you guys already know. When I was a kid a bought a budget lp on Rondo-lette. The cover was a fount of mis-information. It proclaimed "Jam Session - Sidney Bechet, Muggsy Spanier vintage 1946." That was about the extent of any information. It turn out to be the 6 o the 8 tunes from 1940 Bechet - Spanier HRS session and 3 tunes from a Rex Stewart 1946 record date with Barney Bigard and Lawrence Brown. The record's sound was actually pretty good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Those Jazz Kings and Alamac vinyls had those bland/undistinctive covers that looked cheaply made. I don't think I ever bought one even if they issued interesting music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Oh, I bought the Alamacs...about 3 LPs of Bird stuff that had (mostly) never seen public issue before, the '44(?) Eckstine band's airshot, a Hamp airshot w/Mingus, plenty of goodies, and sold dirt cheap too, $2.98 per, IIRC. Always found 'em in some off the wall place, like in a "special" box at a book store or something like that. Never on the shelves of a regular record store. Of course, now that everything's been out on CD, it's no big whoop. But back then, it was a good case of serendippity-doo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Jazz Kings was a reissue label. They mostly reissued albums originally released on Urania (Coleman Hawkins, Jimmy Hamilton, T, Lucky Thompson, etc...). But what of Neptunia...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Just got this in the mail today. Great side, thanks to Bol and the others for their recommendation! I've discovered so much great music because of this board. Glad it's not going anywhere just yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bol Posted December 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Just got this in the mail today. Great side, thanks to Bol and the others for their recommendation! I've discovered so much great music because of this board. Glad it's not going anywhere just yet! Very happy to oblige!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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