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I have pre-ordered this on amazon. I have a version of this from collectors' tapes and it is a great performance that could use the sonic upgrade.

Junior Cook Somethin's Cookin' (Muse). Great band but the recording techniques back then did the rhythm section no favors, especially the bass.

Just saw this... thoughts? Opinions... I'm thinking I'm putting this on my buy list despite the song set being the same. https://www.importcds.com/bremen-1965/016728163422

Interestingly, my first jazz love was Miles Davis (starting around 1989) — and I probably had 50% of his Columbia output within 3 years (his 1956-70 output mainly, all years) — so a LOT quicker than I ever had any great volume of anyone else. And I think I got hold of cassette dubs of the Japanese Complete Plugged Nickel around 1991 (along with Euro-boots of the 2nd great quintet, and lost quintet too). ALL THAT SAID, I’ve only recently (last 5-6 years) been getting steadily more into bebop, and listening to 50’s and even 40’s jazz WAY more than I ever did 30-35 years ago. So NOW (recently) when tracks off The Plugged Nickel come up on various Pandora stations for me — which happens a fair bit actually — now I’m hearing Miles (especially) through a whole new set of ears. All I hear is the distinction between his chops, and the chops of more fluid players from the 50’s, Diz, Byrd, Lee, Thad, KD, etc… My frame of reference has definitely changed — or, rather, when I’m not really thinking about it, THAT’S what I’m more naturally focussing on in Miles’ playing. Miles’ language was what I was ‘raised on’ (jazz-wise), and it always seemed perfectly natural — even all the Plugged Nickel material… But now, it’s almost like I have to consciously put on a different set of ears to listen to the Plugged Nickel material — which I’m happy to do — but I’m literally reminding myself (momentarily) that he’s not playing out of the same bag of ideas as the norms for be-bop, and early hard-bop. Never dreamed I’d be hearing Miles that way, but here I am.

John, I like what you are saying and I just wish that were a true summation of what just happened. It is true except for one participant. Thinking of an old friend who is not in fact a 'bullshit person', just ignorant about jazz.

Maybe they weren't making plastic flasks then.

Verve 23MJ 3141 St (Japan 1982) - Harry Edison Swings Buck Clayton and Vice Versa - rec. 1958

Or “Ella Guru”

To my knowledge. . . no. I bit the bullet and ordered this directly from Lost Recordings/Diavelt.

Wise words, John.

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Don Byas 1951-52 (Chronological Jazz Series)

This thread is a good study in how people here can end up arguing and insulting each other over nothing. I don't see any fundamental disagreement here over anything: Everyone agrees that the playing on the Plugged Nickel recordings could sound like "noodling" to someone not very familiar with jazz. Every also agrees (I believe) that this impression would be incorrect. It doesn't mean that the person is stupid, just ignorant about modern jazz. Of course, someone might also have in mind by "noodling" any improvisation that abstracts too far from the melody of the song. OK, fine. So what is there to argue about? Similarly, we can all have different memories about whether or not there was a discussion here or on the Blue Note Board about a defective disc in the Plugged Nickel box. What is the point of getting upset about it? Let's try to chill a bit.

Prompted by a post on another thread:

What an absolute mess...

Is there a distributor in the US that sells this one? Acoustic Sounds sells the vinyl editions of these releases, but no CD's. I'd love to have this, but $43 plus $24 for shipping to the US is a bit hard to swallow...

I can only imagine what a "Sludge" band is. I do hope people clicked on the link, I am not a sailor or particularly interested in the subject but did find the article interesting and worth ten minutes. As for Lightfoot parodies, there is only this: