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Seems like a ton of chops, is it OP-level or Tatum-level or look-at-me level? When chops like those are used by a guy like Gene Harris, to dig into my bluesy-jazz / Jazzy-blues sweet spot, you have me at "hello". For wider historical range ... I tend to come down on "meh".

Same here. A favorite among Satchmo's 50s output. And, from me perspective, the narration does add up to get the whole picture.

At any rate it's interesting to see this set is put into some sort of spotlight again. I must admit it's been an awful long time since I listened to it. I picked up a mint late 60s MCA stereo reissue of the 4 LP box set dirt cheap at a clearance sale years ago (a 50s original of Vol. III of the individually released LPs on German Brunswick had come my way at some point back then too), figuring that it WAS an important element of his discography and at that outlay you could not go wrong. But I listened to it once after purchase, trying to skip the narrations (not easy to do with no silent grooves proper between the tracks) which I found non-essential too (and even a bit wearisome over the course of 4 LPs) and that was that ... Louis Armstrong's All Stars just never were at the top of my priorities. Time to revisit that set at a leisurely moment now, I guess ...

Tony Scott: Dedications. Core Records COCD 9.00803 O [Germany 1989]

I probably would too!! 👍

Bria Skonberg's last recording, released just a few days ago. Excellent disc, with the focus on her trumpet playing -covering a wide range of styles and registers- rather than on her otherwise excellent vocalist skills. Highly recommended!

Yes. Like several others on this forum. And the link provided by Andybleaden last night shows a fine way (again) to access individual issues directly. Wish they'd put more issues of METRONOME online too. But their archives still are as spotty as they were in 2023.

March 16 John Lindberg - 1959

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I think he’s a very technically skilled and good pianist, but to be honest, based on the video, I don’t really understand why Allen Lowe is so excited.

I'd buy that.👌

don't have that one. Apparently it is a 7".

C.J. Box: The Crossroads

So you have PDFs of years of downbeat up to 1969???

Thanks.

I enjoy the narration but I agree it's not essential. The music is amazing.

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no one's interested in this incredible pianist? Come on folks.

I honestly think the narration is not particularly interesting or important. What is interesting and important is that Armstrong, in these performances, breaks out of the formulas he had gotten into as a matter of touring. They made him a star, but THIS made him an artist. yes, this has been released in a few formats. And any discography that is dismissive of this, one of Armstrong's great post-War efforts, ought to be tossed in the garbage, after being burned.

I personally have the three discs that Lon posted above on Jazz Unlimited. But I assume that the newer set is the same, maybe with better sound.