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Disc 1 Somewhat disappointing. Art Pepper play ok, though not with much passion. The rhythm section is recessed a bit in the background, and their playing is on the dull side./ I am unlikely to listen to the other 3 discs in this set. There are numerous other Art Pepper recordingsI would prefer to hear.

Mendelssohn - String Quartets Op.13 & Op.44/1 - Guarneri Quartet

Listening to this album mentioned here on page 1: Quite interesting quartet (live) album, with trumpet as the sole horn.

💗 EmArCy / Mercury MG-36108 (Japan 195J-40M) - Max Roach "Jazz In 3/4 Time" - rec. 1957 -

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My assumption is these fell off of copy write.

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Benny Carter, trumpet, alto sax; Frank Rosolino, trombone; Ben Webster, tenor sax; Andre Previn or Jimmie Rowles, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Shelly Manne, drums. Los Angeles, June 11 & 22, 1957. Contemporary C3555; Stereo S7028.

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March 6 Palle Mikkelborg - 1941

Dieb13 / Pure / Siewert – Just In Case You Are Bored. So Are We. Dieb13 / Pure / Siewert – Just In Case You Are Bored. So Are We.

Agreed, their earlier singles up through 1967 still sound garage and great, though some of the later stuff moves away from that (though some of it is quite good for what it is). They did have a fair amount of poor filler on their albums, but a lot of good stuff there also. And agreed on both their worthiness for the R&R HOF and that it is a joke. Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Cyndi Lauper, and all those Rap/Hip-Hop acts, etc. may be many things, but they are not R&R.

Watched Blackboard Jungle last night. Haven't seen it since it was first released in 1955. Of course I remembered Rock around the Clock but I didn't remember that Stan Kenton and Bix Beiderbecke were also featured. And in the scene where the kids destroy a record collection they yell out the names of several of my favorites as they break them "Cherokee", "Clap Hands Here Come Charlie" etc. Of course I was 12 when I first saw it and none of the jazz references would have meant much to me.

Strong set last night at The Stone Aruan Ortiz on grand piano Hery Paz on tenor saxophone & flute Tom Rainey on drums 57-58 minute freely improvised set

My favorite I'm aware of is the 'Further Definitions' album on Impulse!, but that may well be a function of the sidemen and my taste, rather than it being artistically superior to his other work.

If you look beyond the Norman Granz Jam Sessions that Benny Carter participated in, IMO his Verve years, while certainly fine, tend to be rather middle-of-the-roadish, i.e. mainstreamish on safe ground, and probably not all that distinctive above and beyond what else there was in major-label mainstream recordings of the 50s. And quite a few noteworthy recordings that he put his special touches to were under the leadership of others. Personally I find his early 30s and late 30s and 40s big band recordings as well as his European recordings from the "in-between" 30s period more stimulating to explore as a whole. But of course YMMV.

The 1810 made pianoforte works surprisingly well with the pieces of the Bach sons. https://www.discogs.com/release/15418540-Jörg-Becker-Sonate-Facile

Original Italian LP

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Probably a licensing challenge for a Benny Carter set, and possibly sizing issues. I really haven't been into Benny Carter a lot during my jazz journey. I would probably say the Verve years would be my "favorite period."

Playing this one again before it goes back on the shelves. Such a great variety of music from this period of Ellington, much of it not released before this 2 LP set. Duke Elllngton “Ellington '56/'62, Volume 2” CBS France 2 LP set, LP 1

Why has there never been a Benny Carter Mosaic? And what's your favorite period of Benny's music in general?

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