Jim R

I've had the Kohler book on display in my living room for a couple of years. It's a nice supplement to the strictly jazz cover art books. This one offers a significant number of images from 78 rpm albums, EP's, and 10" LP's that are otherwise becoming forgotten. Old stuff from Columbia, Decca, Capitol, RCA, etc. The other artists, besides Jim Flora, are Alex Steinweiss, Robert Jones, Rudolph Deharak, Erik Nitsche, David Stone Martin, Burt Goldblatt, Reid Miles, and a few others.

Okay, everybody grab a pillow. No, not to cover your face in fear. So you can doze off comfortably while I answer this question. I have one CD in my collection that I would probably select over all others if forced into that position. First of all, it's very rare, so there's virtually no hope that I'd ever find another one should I be rescued from the island (I originally bought two copies, inspired by having heard a cassette, and one of them was stolen from my car many years ago, so I ain't parting with the remaining copy). Secondly, it contains a track that is probably my all-time favorite musical recording of any kind, which hits me very deeply no matter how often I listen to it. Thirdly, the artist, who I was fortunate enough to meet in SF a few years ago while he was on tour with George Shearing's quintet, is somewhat of an idol of mine, and someone whose music I have tried to promote for a number of years now. It's not just that I hold him in such high regard myself, but I believe that he's been widely underappreciated for many years simply due to underexposure in this country (and his own lack of self-promotion). I'm talking about the great Irish guitarist Louis Stewart, and the CD in question is called "String Time", a session Louis recorded in Norway. The song in question is "The Dolphin" (also recorded by Stan Getz, Bill Evans, and others), which was written by the late and great Brazilian pianist and composer (and leader of the Tamba Trio) Luiz Eça. Who woulda thunk it- a Brazilian tune recorded by an Irish guitarist in Norway (with Norwegian musicians). Well, that's my little story... guys? GUYS? Ah, I shouldn't have suggested the pillows.

According to AMG, Ceora is on the following: Carter, Benny- Elegy in Blue [94] Coe, Jimmy- Say What [98] Cunninghams- Strings 'N Swing: I Remember Bird [88] Cutler, Jim- JCQ [02] Dean, James L.- Ceora [92] DeFrancesco, Joey- Ballads and Blues [02] Eubanks, Robin- Wake Up Call [97] Fedchock, John- On the Edge [98] Flippen, Jay- Ask Me Now [99] Friesen, David- Name of a Woman [02] Gates, Bruce- Forced Air Heat [94] Green, Al- Mister Lucky [02] Grossman, Steve- Small Hotel [93] Henderson, Eddie- New York City After Hours [01] Henderson, Eddie- Think on Me [94] Henderson, Eddie- Tribute to Lee Morgan [94] Hill, Andrew- Faces of Hope [80] Hoffmann, Hajo- Touch of Jazz Violins [96] Hofmann, Holly- Take Note [90] Hunt, Oliver- Ceora [01] Jazzmobile All Star- Jazzmobile All Stars [89] Lavoe, Hector- El Sabio [92] Mabern, Harold- Philadelphia Bound [91] Marr, Hank- Invitation [00] Melia, Hal- Waduyathink [93] Meurkens, Hendrik- In a Sentimental Mood [99] Morgan, Frank- Lament [86] Morgan, Lee- Best of Lee Morgan [57] Morgan, Lee- Cornbread [65] Morgan, Lee- Memorial Album [57] Morgan, Lee- Morgan Memorial [57] Nueva Manteca- Varadero Blues [91] Person, Houston- Party [89] Roditi, Claudio- Free Wheelin': the Music of Lee Morgan [94] Shades of Jade- From Africa to New York, Vol. 6 [97] Simon, John- Legacy [96] Sklair, Sam- Virgo [92] Starr, Ron- Strawberry Jam [96] Watson, Bobby- Round Trip [85] Wayne, Wendell- Dear Lord [99]

You bastard. It took me about two years to find a copy of "Gooden's Corner"!

Not bad, although I was hoping for more adjectives. Ah, memories...

Not sure on the track order, but here's a discog I found on a Japanese site: BNJ 50101 Special Guests / Jimmy Smith Lee Morgan (tp) Jimmy Smith (org) Eddie McFadden (g) Donald Bailey (d) Manhattan Towers, NYC, August 25, 1957 * 'S Wonderful Curtis Fuller (tb) Jimmy Smith (org) Donald Bailey (d) * Blue Room Stanley Turrentine (ts) Jimmy Smith (org) Quentin Warren (g) Sam Jones ( B ) Donald Bailey (d) VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 13, 1960 * Smith Walk, Lonesome Road Jimmy Smith (org) Grant Green (g) Donald Bailey (d) VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 31, 1963 * Day in Day Out, Organic Greenery

I recalled a few others that I bought (and still have), such as Grant Green's "Remembering". Coincidentally, I stumbled onto a numerical list today: GXF 3051 Blues in the Night / Sonny Clark * GXF 3052 K.B. Blues / Kenny Burrell * GXF 3053 Matador / Grant Green * GXF 3054 The Soothsayer / Wayne Shorter * GXF 3055 Clubhouse / Dexter Gordon * GXF 3056 My Conception / Sonny Clark * GXF 3057 Freedom / Kenny Burrell * GXF 3058 Gooden's Corner / Grant Green * GXF 3059 The Collector / Wayne Shorter * GXF 3060 Pisces / Art Blakey * GXF 3061 Oblique / Bobby Hutcherson * GXF 3062 Tippin' the Scales / Jackie McLean * GXF 3063 Minor Revelation / Bennie Green * GXF 3064 Two Bones / Curtis Fuller * GXF 3065 Oleo / Grant Green * GXF 3066 Poppin' / Hank Mobley * GXF 3067 Street Singer / Jackie McLean, Tina Brooks * GXF 3068 Sweet Slumber / Lou Donaldson * GXF 3069 The Art of the Trio / Sonny Clark * GXF 3070 Swingin' / Kenny Burrell * GXF 3071 Remembering / Grant Green * GXF 3072 Minor Move / Tina Brooks * GXF 3073 Inner Glow / Bobby Hutcherson

Thanks Tony (damn, and I thought I was going to get you to graphically describe some filth )

Dare I ask... how does this thing work? (I may need it eventually for grandchildren ). BTW, Tony, I hear you regarding the lesser of two evils situation. We were coming off a long drought period when we had our first, back in the 80's.

Pierre Koenig, Case Study House #22, Hollywood Hills, 1959.

Fantastic thread idea. I just wish I had a faster computer setup... Eames house (can't really get it all in one photo) Interior

"Ceora" is probably my favorite, but I also love "Bess" from "Here's Lee Morgan" on Vee Jay.

Distel did write the music for "The Good Life" (Jack Reardon was the lyricist). I couldn't find much info about Distel the writer... his website seems to require a plug-in that I don't have (a "plug-in"... get it? A little guitar humor there... ). Anyway, TGL is an absolutely gorgeous ballad, one of my all-time favorites, largely for its lush and meaty chord structure. Makes you wonder if he wrote any other tunes! Yeah, Lon, Distel had some nice guitars. I think he used mostly the Gibson P-90, as opposed to the Charlie Christian pickup that Kessel, Raney, Farlow and all the other 50's stars were inspired to use by CC himself. Even back in the 50's, the CC pickup (as seen in the customized L-5 in my avatar) was not easy to track down- especially in europe. Rene Thomas apparently searched feverishly for his Gibson ES-150 (CC model). As for Bardot... maybe I heard wrong. Hey- being engaged wouldn't have been so bad either!

I had a copy of the Pablo LP about 20 years ago. As I recall, it wasn't much of an album. The glitzy cover (with Distel in a black leather jacket) was probably its main selling point, I'm sorry to say. Now, how come nobody's mentioned who he was married to?... B)

FREEDOM was released only in Japan, and only on LP (as far as I know) circa early 1980's.

I've heard OF that Blanchard disc, but never actually heard it. Sounds like a winner, and if "Papa Tony" recommends it, that clinches it for me. Now, can somebody define "concept album" for me? I think I understand the term, but I'm wondering if I could be confused. Is a "theme album" the same thing? I really love the Wilbur Harden/Tommy Flanagan album of tunes from "The King & I" from the 50's on Savoy, but I'm sure I could name a bunch of others in a similar vein that I like almost as much...

Once again, the Swede comes through with the obscure graphics.

I was rummaging through a bargain bin the other day (the "various artists" section, no less!!), and hit upon a gem. For $5, I got this 2-CD set called "The Legacy Lives On", on the Mack Avenue label, produced by Stix Hooper (Crusaders drummer). Recorded in LA back in 2000, Hooper brought together an all-star cast and dedicated the session to Sweets Edison, Milt Jackson, and Joe Williams. The musicians on these sessions included Teddy Edwards, James Moody, Cedar Walton, Al McKibbon, Jon Hendricks, Pete Jolly, Ray Brown, Kenny Burrell, Shirley Horn, George Bohanon, Ernie Andrews, Roy McCurdy, Oscar Brashear, Stix, and a few others. The quality is really good, IMO, and I consider this a treasure- even if only for the four vocal tracks by the tragically under-recorded Jon Hendricks. I'm curious if anybody else has this (or ever heard of it), and whether Hooper did any other projects like this on Mack Avenue or otherwise.

Bertrand, it is indeed "domino", a french tune published in the U.S. in 1950 (Pickwick Music Corp. / ASCAP), written by Louis Ferrari, Don Raye and Jacques Plante. The Jazztet did it as a minor waltz.

Like Impossible, my first thought was Rollins at the Vanguard. Another name that came quickly to mind was Gerry Mulligan, with Chet Baker; with Paul Desmond; and probably some others I'm forgetting...

Thanks for the comments so far. Anybody besides Chuck have an opinion regarding the possible potential for a full sized Mosaic set? I would probably want a complete RCA set, just for the sake of having everything under one roof... Here's a (complete?) list of his RCA's, for reference: 1953- Cool and Crazy (10") 1953- Shorty Rogers' Giants (10") 1954- Shorty Rogers Courts the Count 1954- Collaboration (w/ Andre Previn) 1956- Shorty Rogers & His Giants (12") 1956- Wherever the Five Winds Blow 1956- Collaboration 1957- The Big Shorty Rogers Express 1957- Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers 1957- Portrait of Shorty 1958- Gigi Goes Jazz 1958- Afro Cuban Influence 1959- Chances Are It Swings 1959- The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs 1960- The Swingin' Nutcracker

The recent Shorty Rogers Mosaic thread got me to thinking about Rogers' work on RCA. I've never heard much of his work for RCA, but I'm aware that he recorded prolifically for the label (about 15 albums). I'm also aware that quite a few of the individual albums have made it to CD, but I'm not certain how many remain as LP-only. Anyway, I'm curious as to whether this might be something that Mosaic would consider as a potential project (I wouldn't be surprised if somebody already suggested it before, here or on the BN board or elsewhere, but my memory ain't that good). Aside from that question, I'd be curious to hear what any serious Rogers fans out there might think about the relative quality of his work for RCA.

I like "Crap Is Cool With Kenny" and "Hack n' Suck". How about: Ugly Ugly Out Walked Bud Let's Fool One Refluxions Fluffy Turkey Panic-a Dim Mississippi Light Clue

Just in case that "expert" guy doesn't check in, I'll share a few thoughts too. The Burrell "Ellington Is Forever" recordings were among the first KB that I heard, the first of Duke's music that I heard, the first large ensemble recordings that I heard, and my first exposure to Ernie Andrews (his version of "Don't get around much..." is still among my all-time favorite vocal performances in jazz). Considering how much impact these had on me, I might go so far as to call these "forgotten classics" (after all, they don't get much attention, even when Burrell's discog is brought up as a specific topic). I don't have a thorough recollection of Jimmy Smith's performances, but I do recall a very nice trio version of "Solitude" with Jimmy, Kenny, and Jimmie Smith. The wonderful thing about these sessions, besides the overwhelming respect and passion they had for Duke's music, is the variety of groupings used. Solo KB, solo piano, duos, trios, vocals, etc. It makes for a very interesting and attention-grabbing listening experience. The fact that the cast is made up of all-stars is just icing on the cake. I'm glad these are still available.