J.A.W.

Very sad news.

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I'm looking for these two Duke Ellington 2CD-sets in excellent or better condition: The Indispensable Duke Ellington Vols.1/2: 1927-1929 - RCA/Jazz Tribune No.21 The Indispensable Duke Ellington Vols.3/4: 1930-1934 - RCA/Jazz Tribune No.28 I can only pay by credit-card-funded PayPal. Please PM me if you're selling any or know where I can get them. Thanks.

He's got a point.

Many riders don't seem to be too bright... When a rider was asked by Dutch TV a few days ago what he thought of all the controls and everything, he answered that he was sick and tired of them because now the riders couldn't use anything anymore. He didn't seem to realize what he was saying; when the reporter said his answer would probably raise some questions he repeated what he had said... Another rider said on Dutch TV today the Tour officials and the press are to blame for everything. Some riders really are idiots in my view.

Couldn't agree more.

The following CDs are scheduled for release. On August 1, 2007 VICJ 61508 Watanabe,Sadao(as)/One Night at Basie 3000 On September 5, 2007 UCCM 1119 Nergaard,Silje(vo)/Darkness Out of Blue 2500 UCCV 9331 Krall,Diana(vo)/Very Best Of(CD+DVD) 3000 UCCV 1099 Krall,Diana(vo)/Very Best Of 2500 UCCJ 2061 Ozone,Makot(p)/Falling in Love, Again 3000 UCCM 1127 Fygi,Laura(vo)/Rendez Vous 2500 UCCM 1128 Joao,Maria(vo)/Joao 2500 UCCM 1129 Kornstad,Hakon(sax)/Single Engine 2500 UCCM 1130 Scofield,John(g)/This Meets That 2500 UCCO 1018 Ford,Robben(g)/Truth 2500 TOCJ 66389 Keny,Stacey(vo)/Breakfast on the Morning Tram 2500 On September 12, 2007 TOCP 70313 Down to the Bone/Supercharged 2500 TOCP 70314 Truffaz,Erik(tp)/Arkhangelsk 2500 On September 19, 2007 UCCV 1100 Hancock,Herbie(p)/Joni Mitchell Project 2500 UCCV 1101 Hancock,Herbie(p)/Gershwin's World 2000 UCCJ 3017 Corea,Chick(p)/Dr. Joe 2500 UCCO 1013 Gillespie,Dizzy(tp)/Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival 1965 2300 UCCO 1014 Vaughan,Sarah(vo)/Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival 1971 2300 UCCO 1015 V.A./The Monterey Jazz Festival High Light Vol.1 2300 POCE 19004 Strauch,Oliver(ds)/Fallin in Love...with Groovin' High: Feat.Randy Brecker 2500 POCE 19005 Egan,Mark(b)/Tell Me a Bed Time Story - The Big Apple Super Session: Vol.1 2500 On September 26, 2007 UCCT 1189 Clarke,Stanley(b)/Toys of Men 2500 POCJ 2024 Metheny,Pat(g)/Watercolors 2345 POCJ 2032 Metheny,Pat(g)/Whichita Falls 2345 POCJ 2291 Jarrett,Keith(p)/Invocations 3466 POCJ 2801 Jarrett,Keith(p)/Sunshine Song 3466 POCJ 2803 Jarrett,Keith(p)/Survivors Suite 2039 POCJ 2804 Jarrett,Keith(p)/Eyes of the Heart 2039 POCJ 2414 Jarrett,Keith(p)/Changes 2039 POCJ 2418 Jarrett,Keith(p)/Changeless 2039 POCJ 2811 Wheeler,Kenny(tp)/Gnu High 2039 POCJ 2791 Burton,Gary(vib)/Ring 2039 POCJ 2813 DeJohnette,Jack(ds)/Special Edition 2039 UCCE 3002 Bley,Paul(p)/With Gary Peacock 2039 UCCE 3003 Bley,Paul(p)/Ballads 2039 POCJ 2805 Garbarek,Jan(ts)/Sart 2039 UCCE 3018 Frisell,Bill(g)/In Line 2039 UCCE 3030 Frisell,Bill(g)/Rambler 2039 POCJ 2808 Abercrombie,John(g)/Timeless 2039 POCJ 2812 Surman,John(bs)/Amazing Adventure of Simon Simon 2039 POCJ 2793 Cowell,Stanley(p)/Illusion Suite 2039 POCJ 2809 Rypdal,Terje(g)/Odyssey 2039 TOCP 70307 Koz,Dave(sax)/At the Movies 2500 TOCJ 7031 Dorham,Kenny(tp)/Afro Cuban+2 1700 TOCJ 7032 Morgan,Lee(tp)/Vol.3+1 1700 TOCJ 7033 Rollins,Sonny(ts)/Vol.2 1700 TOCJ 7034 Chambers,Paul(b)/Bass on Top+1 1700 TOCJ 7035 Powell,Bud(p)/Bud! 1700 TOCJ 7036 Davis Jr.,Walter(p)/Davis Cup 1700 TOCJ 7037 Mobley,Hank(ts)/Soul Station 1700 TOCJ 7038 Jordan,Duke(p)/Flight to Jordan+2 1700 TOCJ 7039 Hancock,herbie(p)/Takin' Off+3 1700 TOCJ 7040 Dolphy,Eric(as)/Out to Lunch 1700 PBCM 61025 Lisa(vo)/Embraceable 2520 On October 24, 2007 TOCJ 7041 Hipp,Jutta(p)/At the Hickory House Vol.1 1700 TOCJ 7042 Hipp,Jutta(p)/At the Hickory House Vol.2 1700 TOCJ 7043 Jones,Thad(tp)/The Magnificent+1 1700 TOCJ 7044 Chambers.Paul(b)/Whims Of 1700 TOCJ 7045 Drew,Kenny(p)/Undercurrent 1700 TOCJ 7046 Smith,Jimmy(org)/Midnight Special 1700 TOCJ 7047 Donaldson,Lou(as)/Gravy Train+2 1700 TOCJ 7048 Henderson,Joe(ts)/Page One 1700 TOCJ 7049 Gordon,Dexter(ts)/Gettin' Around 1700 TOCJ 7050 Morgan,Lee(tp)/Delightfulee+4 1700 On November 22, 2007 TOCJ 7051 Silver,Horace(p)/And the Jazz Messengers 1700 TOCJ 7052 Morgan,Lee(tp)/Vol.2 1700 TOCJ 7053 Mobley,Hank(ts)/Hank Mobley 1700 TOCJ 7054 Powell,Bud(p)/Time Waits+1 1700 TOCJ 7055 Byrd,Donald(tp)/Off to the Races 1700 TOCJ 7056 Hubbard,Freddie(tp)/Hub Cap+1 1700 TOCJ 7057 Green,Grant(g)/Sunday Mornin'+1 1700 TOCJ 7058 Shorter,Wayne(ts)/Night Dreamer+1 1700 TOCJ 7059 Coleman,Ornette(as)/At the Golden Circle Vol.1 1700 TOCJ 7060 Coleman,Ornette(as)/At the Golden Circle Vol.2 1700

At one point yesterday, I couldn't access the board at all. I had some problems again earlier today, and once I got here, pages were loading very slowly and sometimes not at all. It's just this site that I'm having trouble with. Anybody else? No problem here (Groningen, Netherlands, 10:34 PM Central European Time/4:34 PM Eastern Time)

Thanks for the link. I looked them up, and the only problem with them (like the Classics) is that they include all the Holiday vocals. I already have those on the Lady Day box. Wish somebody would reissue the instrumentals. Would make a nice Mosaic Select, I think, or maybe even a bigger one if there are two many for a Select. But that list is REALLY long! To my ears the sound of the Billie Holiday tracks on the Hep CDs is better than on the Holiday Columbia box, not as shrill/harsh/aggressive.

On the R&B side, if anyone is interested in Louis Jordan, Bear Family did a fine job of reissuing all of his Decca recordings. If you mention Louis Jordan in connection with R&B, this is just the uppermost tip of the iceberg. Just check out the reissues on the Blue Moon and Classics Blues & Rhythm CD series and you'll be FLOORED with what's available (and there's a lot more beyond that). BTW, re- Hampton and R&B, what's wrong with linking Hamp with R&B? 40s and early to mid-50s black jazz and R&B go VERY well together anyhow, no need to sneer at R&B at all. There even was lots of crossover between Bebop and R&B (cf. Leo Parker to name just one single name). And Hamp had no match in bringing musicianship AND showmanship AND sheer excitement together into an explosive mixture. I think the times when his 50s European tours were lambasted by jazz purists as being too "rock'n'roll" (Ooooooh! What feeelth! ) are over once and for all. However, to get the whole picture you'd not only need his Decca sides of that period but also certain airshots, transcriptions and V-Discs (e.g. Screamin' Boogie). There's nothing wrong with linking Hampton with R&B and I didn't say there was, I just don't like his exuberant style on many of the Decca recordings as much as his earlier small-group Victor sides. That does not mean I'm sneering at R&B! Please don't put words into my mouth. By the way, a large part of my CD collection consists of 1940s/1950s R&B.

You're absolutely right, 1940s/1950s R&B certainly wasn't monolithic, with all those big bands, small groups, honkers, shouters, balladeers, doo-wop and vocal groups, etc. By the way, I didn't say Hampton's Decca sides were all leaning toward R&B, but quite a few did. On the R&B side, if anyone is interested in Louis Jordan, Bear Family did a fine job of reissuing all of his Decca recordings. There is some cool stuff in there. Thanks for the heads-up on the Teddy Wilson Heps. Those tend to be hard to get over here in the U.S., alas. Does anybody have a good reliable on-line seller for those? I have the Louis Jordan Bear Family box and it's wonderful. As for the Teddy Wilson Hep CDs, you can order them directly from Hep, just use this link or the one in my post #45.

You're absolutely right, 1940s/1950s R&B certainly wasn't monolithic, with all those big bands, small groups, honkers, shouters, balladeers, doo-wop and vocal groups, etc. By the way, I didn't say Hampton's Decca sides were all leaning toward R&B, but quite a few did.

The Capitol Jazz set has also become extinct again...

I just posted the AMG review of this set in the earlier thread, post #21.

Columbia Jazz Piano Mood Sessions, AMG review (for what it's worth)

I hope I wasn't too late... Just got a shipping confirmation

You're right, of course, but if Mosaic gets around to do the Decca stuff as well, this is really going to rock the house. Musically, the Victor's are on a much higher level, but the Decca's are the birth of R&B. Lionel Hampton's Decca sides certainly did play a part in the birth of R&B, but don't forget Louis Jordan, whose first sides appeared in 1938, and Big Joe Turner, whose first (pre-Atlantic) recordings were also made in the 1930s. There were several others too who contributed to the rise of R&B (Buddy Johnson, Lucky Millinder, etc.) There's a pretty good Decca two disc set with about 45 cuts: includes Mingus Fingus and Flying Home IIRC. If you're talking about the Decca/GRP 2CD-set Hamp: The Legendary Decca Recordings, I had that one and sold it; couldn't stand the noise reduction that was used.

I hope I wasn't too late...

Probably less, as Vajerzy and I ordered sets after I called. I also grabbed the Herman Columbia 1945-1947

When I called Mosaic at 4:50 PM EST there were approximately 25 Herman Capitol sets left.

I just got this e-mail from Mosaic: RUNNING LOW The Columbia Jazz Piano Mood Sessions (7 CDs) $112 A Treasure Trove of Artistry And Technique In 1950, Columbia Records set out to chronicle the then-current musical landscape under the banner "Piano Moods." We've chosen to re-release, for the first time in nearly fifty years, the jazz sides from the Piano Moods series. There's the lush complexity of Errol Garner; Joe Sullivan's rugged lope; the quiet eloquence of Eddie Heywood; Jess Stacy's expressive use of dynamics and upbeat attitude; the delicate command of Teddy Wilson. Additional highlights include a thrilling, live solo-session from Art Tatum, recorded at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium a year before the Piano Moods project began and two drummer-less sessions from Ahmad Jamal recorded in 1951-52, with Ray Crawford on guitar and Eddie Calhoun on bass. The Mosaic Records booklet includes a behind-the-scenes look at the series by the original producer George Avakian and an essay by pianist Dick Katz. A WAREHOUSE FIND A few weeks ago our manufacturing plant notified us that they had a few sets on hand for two out-of-print sets. We had extra booklets and boxes and their find is now some jazz fans good fortune as we always aim to put these sets into as many collections as possible. Also please be assured that these are part of the limited edition. We did not sell out the full edition before the lease for our pressing of the recordings expired. #196 The Complete Capitol Recordings of Woody Herman (6 CDs) $96 #170 Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions (12 CDs) $192 Mosaic's last chance/running low page

You're right, of course, but if Mosaic gets around to do the Decca stuff as well, this is really going to rock the house. Musically, the Victor's are on a much higher level, but the Decca's are the birth of R&B. Lionel Hampton's Decca sides certainly did play a part in the birth of R&B, but don't forget Louis Jordan, whose first sides appeared in 1938, and Big Joe Turner, whose first (pre-Atlantic) recordings were also made in the 1930s. There were several others too who contributed to the rise of R&B (Buddy Johnson, Lucky Millinder, etc.)

The Teddy Wilson sides (both with and without Billie Holiday) have been available on the Scottish Hep label for quite a while now. They're excellent, with great sound. The late John R.T. Davies did the mastering.

Well, to my ears those two periods are quite different. I like Hampton's small-group work on Victor (1937-1941) much better than his Decca big-band recordings (1941-1950), some of which were leaning toward R&B.

Those were entirely different periods: Victor: 1937-1941 Decca: 1941-1950