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I have digital versions of this LP in stereo, but this mono Roulette LP has a rich sound of its own that I wanted to hear. Jack Teagarden “Portrait of Mr. T” Don Goldie was an excellent trumpeter and vocalist and is a real asset in the late Teagarden bands. And how cool to have a version of Bix’s “In the Dark”. . . .

I like a lot of the stuff Zev has gotten issued. What I don't like about some of the things I've heard about him is that he (or those who know him) call him the "Jazz Detective", implying that he discovers these sessions that no one else found and puts them out. This is not always the case. Just because something has only been circulating via bootleg tapes doesn't mean that it was "lost" before he heard it.

Erroll Garner “The Complete Concert by the Sea” disc 1 This release continues to fascinate me. I had earlier versions of this acclaimed and extremely popular release, but not only is the complete, twice as long as previously released, concert here, but the extraordinary Plangent Process has been used to TRANSFORM the sound here. And if I had a time machine I’d go back to this performance night and revel in the delight. I am certain that visually Garner is as riveting and involving as the audio material is for me. He was one of a kind and like other great pianists I love to hear he is a master of a musical universe. If you have been familiar with the other editions of this music the transformation of the sound is fascinating.

More awake now, I want to hear a bigger sound. . . . “Duke Ellington: Live At The Berlin Jazz Festival 1969-1973” Lost Recordings/Diavelet cd It took me a while, but I’ve learned to really love “late” Ellington. This one is in excellent sound.

August 16 Ellery Eskelin - 1959

Same here ... 😂 - the "brown papers" were called here "Packpapier" ...

Oh yes, I remember these well and they remain important elements of my collection. I am also among those who started buying quite a few of these soon after the collecting bug got a hold (from 1975-76 onwards in my case). Though probably not the "usual suspects" that others went crazy about. IIRC the first one I ever bought was the one by Blind Lemon Jefferson (talk about lowest of lo-fi to those then youthful ears! ). Its inner sleeves first acquainted me with the concept of those "Milestone Twofers". Those I next remember getting an awful lot of spins here were those by Dizzy Gillespie ("In The Beginning"), Wardell Gray, George Wallington and the "Prestige First Sessions 1949/50" V.A. anthology. But over time I also stocked up heavily on Miles (this mostly was before the OJC facsimile reissues of the individual LPs hit the bins everywhere) and sundry hard boppers. I had become aware of the existence of the Blue Note "brown paper bag" twofers (mentioned by Milestones) early on but they remained outside the affordable price range of my student's purse for a long time. Truth be told, I've been using the term of "twofer" as a generic one for a long time now to encompass the 2-LP sets of other labels, particularly those on RCA Bluebird from the 70s and those on Savoy released in the 80s. Same approach, overall, and always good value for money ...

It was a stuffy night. . . slept a bit fitfully. Starting off the morning with a nice trio recording.

comments, reviews, anybody, plz......

A few days ago this one, since "My Ideal" is magic to me, I have explained it otherwhere her in the forum.... I love Earl Coleman´s voice very much. And I wanted to spin a vocal version of the song for my love, because that ballad is our torch song. She always says to me "and now........please play OUR SONG"!!!!! But other than most girls I knew before, she really listens and breathes to the phrases of Sonny Rollins, to jazz in general, or to music in general.

Haven't dug into the music yet. Looks like some good live recordings of this band. Also lots of alt takes and demos (maybe too many, but that's OK)

I’d say that one definitely has a chance. The first three are all titles where the original pressing has become rare.

Of course, whatever they announce on that day is extremely preliminary. They will continue to add on until showtime.

I still have vinyl OGs of Moontrane and Night of the Mark VII. My LPs have been boxed up for years, but I was going through some of them last year and was amazed to find that these 2 were valued on Discogs at $100-200 each. Yes! Absolutely! Ha Ha! This would be a great album for them to reissue, too. I have it on vinyl and also the ugly 32 Jazz CD

Didn't I say earlier that the "merchants" have moved from music to "product"?

At Discogs, I see a date of 1972 for Tallest Trees by Miles. I guess they had a long run; I think I bought this a full decade later.

Not Eddie Higgins. 1. Not Scott Hamilton. 2. Previously identified by JSangry. 5. is not Billie's Bounce, thought it could be quoted.

Brewers trailing 8 - 1 after 2 innings. Win 10 - 8. 13 wins in a row.

I bought a ton of those back then, especially the Prestige/Riverside/Milestone ones. Titles I had never heard or even heard of, at a great price. I think their heyday was actually in the mid-late 70's IIRC.

I can't copy anymore my texts into the forum now! I had a message about it being too large, even though it was just a bit over 200 words. Anyway, I was writing about the jazz "twofer days" in the early 80s, which for me meant finding these 2-LP sets by Miles, Sonny, Monk, Wes, etc. They featured music originally on Prestige and Riverside. It was a lot of good jazz and got my collection going strongly right away. Blue Note and Impulse did it too, but I mostly I bought Riverside/Prestige. I have warm recollections of those days, the excitement of finding those records. I guess my original entry can be found in the attachment. Jazz Twofer.docx

Wouldn't surprise me. 😉 I think there have been rumblings on the forum.

amazon link - the book is in Portuguese language, not Polish!

Must be a local-ish brand. There are no retail outlets for me here, per their website.