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Decca DL 9220 - George Russell Sextet At The Five Spot - rec. 1960

I realize tastes do differ, but overall I find this series certainly not bad but a somewhat lukewarm affair. Many years ago I had a small number of them (that came my way almost by accident) but sold them off again at a time when I did not yet do this with items that were NOT duplicates. These LPs do not seem to be that rare in the secondhand bins either. So apart from the historial angle such as Mingus' last bass work being for that series I am not sure there is a huge market for these recordings given the Mosaic treatment at Mosaic prices. In hindsight somehow I also feel the radio man (who presented these newly-released records in a jazz radio show here) wasn't all wrong when he wondered publicly and with less than maximum appreciation what the producers behind this series (or Lionel Hampton) were possibly thinking with titles such as "Lionel Hampton presents Gerry Mulligan" - as if someone with the status of Gerry Mulligan needed to be presented by someone like Lionel Hampton - certainly a major figure too but no longer as hot in the running as Mulligan conceivably still was at that time. So ... a mixed bag, I'd say.

This tune was written in 1941 by Monk, Hot Lips Page and Joe Guy, but has never recorded. Too bad the changes are not on the sheet music in the image. I would like to try playing it.

Still wows me. Wow!

Ts-find

See a poll forming.... This is my thing:

Peter, Thanks to that incredible run of RVG's in the early 2000's, I was able to buy some of those early, hard-to-find McLean BN's; I get your sentiment precisely with how great these early Jackie Mac's are; they are! For example:

Yes indeed!

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From where did you get this?

Great one!

Do you have data to support this assertion? Or is that just speculation? Please advise.

slowly working through this box

Inner Urge is pretty strong too.

Ts-find

Those are probably his best two.

Now THAT is saying something! For me, it'd probably be Our Thing, but In Japan would certainly be in the running. Any Henderson fan who only knows his Blue Note work needs to hear In Japan.

Yes!! That might actually be do-able, as Jonathan Horwich, who used to post here, has worked with Mosaic before. Revelation Records I'd buy it. This one seems do-able too.

Really enjoyed listening to this. The only track I recognized is #9, Hannibal's "Soul Brother." Fantastic tune!