Big Al

I'll second that. "Found a Job" is worth the price of admission alone (pity this didn't make it to TNOTBITH).

I've got a tape of the very show where Paar was introduced. It was on a night when Fred Allen was the guest, and Benny & the gang were spoofing Allen's Alley. It's a testament to how funny Paar was that he could and did hold his own among two masters, Benny and Allen. RIP

Alright!!!! I got the box set for Christmas, which has the track “A Clean Break,” so I’m very excited to hear this! I guess I kinda figured their catalog would be getting the upgrade treatment. And if the box set is any indication, the upgrades oughta sound FANTASTIC! Me personally, I’ll pick up Fear of Music and Remain in Light if/when they become available. But I’m DEFINITELY gonna get TNOTBITH!!!

Here’s a vote for Cal Tjader’s Whiffenpoof disc. It’s along the lines of Soul Sauce, but perhaps a bit mellower. It’s very nice, very relaxing stuff. There’ve been some nice titles in this batch. Thanks for bringing this thread back up. Ah, so many titles, so few dollars!

How's the sound quality on the latest reissue? I haven't heard this, but I've heard others that were remastered and released at the same time, and they all sound so brittle and cold (to these ears).

Lotsa people overlook this session! Yet it's my favorite of DW's sessions. A very underrated slab o' greeeaze! Pity they didn't record together more, like they did with Papa Lou!

"Delays, delays; nothing but delays....."

You got THAT right! Greatest Hits albums don't start much faster, funkier, and LOUDER than this with "I Want to Take You Higher!" Anyone else wish that their Woodstock set was available on CD?

Strangely enough, the biggest boob is the one in the middle.

My brother!!!!!

Sweet!

Thanks for the elaboration re: the bass playing, Harold. That goes a long way in explaining why the bass sounds so chunky (to these easr), especially on "Africa Talks to You (The Asphalt Jungle)," where he sounds like he's trying to get some kind of sustain out of those high notes on the bass.

What worries me is that if Dixon is (hopefully) acquitted, and is able to go free, then he may then become the victim of a real lynching, courtesy of the girl's father. Like in To Kill a Mockingbird. This is frustrating.

(takes deep breath, grits teeth in anticipation of much laughter and derision): Dancing Queen, baby! I'll even sing along with the low-end voice on the chorus. We've Only Just Begun. Love to sing along with the harmonies on that one, too. That's enough for now. I think I've said too much already!

I’m sending you a PM. Found a sealed copy today.

Haven't had a chance to pick this up yet. Hopefully tomorrow.....

Interstate Love Affair, baby!!!

Thanks for the comments. I listened to track 8 (the Dewey track) and I'm curious about it now. Maybe the library will have it! And if I forgot to mention it before, this is one HELLUVA compilation. Even moreso, now that I know who’s who and what’s what!

Hey wow! Me too, nowthatyoumentionit!

Self-flagellation starts HERE! I've always known I'm jazz ignorant, but every now and then I get into some kind of comfort zone where I feel like I've heard it all and don't need to make any more purchases. What a fool I am, as this disc happily points out! Some random thoughts: Track 2: MUST get this album! Track 3: Oh well, at least I got the drummer and the bari player correct. Can't believe I ever got rid of this CD. Is the Mosaic set as good as this track? Track 4: Is the rest of the album in a good groove like this? I think I listened to this track the most from the outset, just for that GROOVE! Track 5: Y'know that scene from A Fish Called Wanda, where Kevin Kline is dangling John Cleese out the window, and Cleese is offering his most profound apologies for doubting Kline's abilities? Well, I'm Cleese, and Sangrey has every right to dangle me from a window for failing to purchase either of his fine Quartet's CDs. That is being remedied even as we speak. Seriously, though, that track entranced me like nothing else. The higher of the two saxes sounded like an alto to me, so I know that threw me off. Track 6: ANOTHER must get! Y'know, my first thought was that this was one of the bonus cuts from Lee Konitz'z Motion, cuz I knew it wasn't Elvin. What a groove! Track 7: Man, what have I been missing with these Jazz from Paris series? Track 8: I have to confess that at this point, things started sounding a little the same. I need to listen to this again! Track 9: Never been to big a fan of bass clarinets, but I like the groove on this! Track 10: Okay, I'm a jazz naif: I've yet to hear anything by AEC that didn't send me running for cover! Sorry! Track 11: Wow! Weird! Cool! HELLUVA groove! Track 12: Ray Anderson! Wish I'd known! I woulda listened to this a little better! He's another I should get into, but have never had the time, money, or inclination. Track 13: I think by this time I'd kinda stopped listening and given up. Oh what fool I am! Listening to this again after reading the answers revealed this track's beauty! Track 14: This one I knew, and I agree that it's a fantastic album. However, as of right now, it has yet to grab me. But that's okay; I've got time. It's not going anywhere. Track 15: THAT'S Art Pepper? I told you I know nothing about jazz!

The first time I heard this album, it was right outta high school (1988) on an LP. It did nothing for me. Just sounded like someone kept the tape rolling during a pot party. Of course, I'd just graduated high school, and I knew everything. Fast forward to the holiday season last year, and I picked up a CD copy after having heard "Family Affair," "You Caught Me Smilin'," "Runnin' Away," and "Thank You for Talkin' to Me, Africa" on a compilation disc. Now I know what I missed all those years ago: real life. Granted, I'll never have the kinds of experiences that drove this music, but time has put it all in its proper perspective for me. Those howls on "Thank You for Talking to Me, Africa" are geniune, and rip me down to my soul. And how about the cries on "Just Like a Baby?" This is musical exorcism at its starkest; not to mention at its finest. Having said that, I have to think that remastering it and cleaning up the sound might actually have the reverse effect. Yeah, it'd be nice to get rid of all those hisses (especially on "Africa Talks to You"), maybe bring out some of the instruments a little better, heck even clean up the vocal tracks. BUT, this is music from the deepest darkest reaches of the soul, and I think the crappy sound complements, if not adds, to the murky feel of the whole album. However, better packaging would certainly be a plus!

Thanks for the explanation about the bass guitar. I always wondered about that. Is that the same kind Jack Bruce used in Cream?

If Sangrey is right about track 3, then I really am jazz ignorant: I used to have that album. No wonder it sounded so familiar. Loved the links. Like I said before, there'll be some purchases made from this!

Sorry to be so late with my guesses. I've read some of this thread, and have had some random thoughts concerning this disc. I like this disc, but I have to admit that a certain amount of sameness started settling in for me right around track 10. Maybe it's just the style, I don't know. But those first nine tracks, MAN!!! Those'll probably break the bank; I can't wait to find out where they came from. Track 3 sounds like an Elvin Jones tune from the late 60s, but then the bari player sounds like Pepper Adams, so I don't know who or when. Someone earlier suggested that track 2 might be from a Max Roach 3/4 album. I thought that meant it would be from Deeds, Not Words. I was wrong. I have no idea what it's from or if it's even Roach. But DNW is a fine pianoless album anyway! And the Monk tune towards the end is from a fantastic album, thankfully reissued last year! Anyway, I can't wait for the answers. This disc will no doubt inspire some more purchases! Nice disc, couw!

I fell asleep behind the wheel and plowed into someone's front yard and knocked over a small tree. There are still times I wonder how it would've been different had anyone (kids, f'rinstance) actually been in that yard at the time? Still scares me. Glad you're okay, though.