Stonewall15

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Jack Kelly "Badinage". Jubliee label 10-inch LP JLP-21. Valuable because is extremely rare solo piano sessions by New York pianist Jack Kelly.

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I agree with previous posts about the superiority of Shorty's early recordings. A nice, low-price, box set of early recordings is the Membran Quadromania 4-CD set. PM me for more details.

Many thanx to all of you responders- you are a terrific source of information! Dan (Stonewall15).

I recently acquired this LP. The first 3 cuts are by Thelonious Monk in 1948- he is accompanied by a trumpet player. The album notes do not say who accompanies Monk. It sounds like it could be Fats or Dizzy. Does anyone know the answer? Additionally, the last track is a Charlie Parker version of "Night In Tunisia" (mis-labeled as "Blue 'n' Boogie"). Does anyone know who played besides Bird? Last question- how rare are these recordings- are they released elsewhere? Is this LP worth anything?

Did anyone manage to record the 1955 Herman/Garner session before it was removed? If so, please contact me, either by PM or email hershia@cfl.rr.com. Thanx, Dan.

I agree with David Utevsky's post. There is nothing like a live DJ playing jazz. Radio station WUCF-FM 89.9 (Orlando) has live disc jockeys playing jazz from 6am to 6pm every day. They even take requests. WUCF-FM streams on the internet and is available everywhere. You can't beat this station!

Collectables reissued 2 Columbia Denny Zeitlin LPs (Cathexis and Carnival)on 1 CD. They left out 4 songs from Carnival. They did reveal this on the liner notes, but I bought this CD thinking I would get both LPs complete and was I surprised! Unfortunately I didn't get the notes until after I bought the CD.

I am looking for 2 LPs: MG-36121 Jimmy Raney/George Wallington "Swingin' In Sweden" and MG-12145 Duke Jordan "Do It Yourself Jazz". Please PM me if you are interested in selling one or both. Thanx, Dan.

CDs (147 and 158) received from Mike- both in good shape. Great deal, fast delivery!

Looking to buy this LP. I am not interested in the 2-LP Savoy reissue. MG-12145 features a trio with Duke Jordan on one side and a trio with Hall Overton on the other. There is no sax player on either side. Please PM me or email me at hershia@cfl.rr.com. Dan.

How about Curtis Counce "Exploring The Future" LP/CD? I suggest tracks titled "Into The Orbit" or "Race For Space". LP number is Dooto DTL-247

I would never put an original CD in any car CD player. I make a CDR and then if a problem occurs I have only lost a copy and have not damaged or lost the original.

Anybody looking for Jack Kelly 10-inch Jubilee LP titled "Badinage"? If so, PM me. Dan.

WOW- Contemporary Records existed before the Civil War.

The Milt Jackson Impulse LP "Memphis Jackson" is terrific. Too bad it has not been reissued on CD.

I own this 10-inch Jubilee LP (LP-21), titled "Badinage". This is a solo piano session by Jack Kelly recorded in 1955. I have not been able to find any biographical information about this obscure pianist. Can anyone help?

Amazon has just listed a new reissue of "Southern Scene". The write-up says that the CD also includes a complete reissue of "The Riddle". "The Riddle" has never been released on CD. The CD will be released on July 13.

I don't think there's any material left that would make for a sensible big box set, but I would like such a Mosaic Select: Bossa Nova USA My Favorite Things Angel Eyes In Amsterdam Anything Goes Bossa Nova USA contains tracks from 1962, including some from sessions that were also released as part of My Favorite Things - which also featured some tracks from 1965. Plus there's a take of Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town that was recorded at one of those 1962 sessions for some Christmas compilation. Angel Eyes is another album culled from 1962 and 1965 sessions. The live stuff from In Amsterdam is from the same era as those '62 sessions and yet unissued on CD (except for excerpts on The Great Concerts). Anything Goes then contains the remaining '60s DBQ sessions that haven't made it to CD yet (outside of Japan) but are not explicitely damned to remain un-reissued by Dave Brubeck himself (unlike Jackpot and The Last Time We Saw Paris). All of this is prime DBQ material featuring the classic lineup, it's almost entirely unreleased on CD outside of Japan (not by any pirate labels, either) and it would probably fit very nicely on three Mosaic Select discs. 4 of the suggested sessions have already been released by the Japanese (Sony): Bossa Nova USA (SRCS-9364) Angel Eyes (SRCS-9368) My Favorite Things (SRCS-9369) Anything Goes (SRCS-9526 or SICP-1011) I doubt a Mosaic Select set would be issued that duplicates these CDs. I would like to see a Mosaic Select CD set issued for "In Amsterdam", "Jackpot", "Last Time We Saw Paris", "The Riddle", "Compadres", and "Blues Roots". As far as I know these sessions have never been released on CD.

An example is the Collectables Denny Zeitlin Cathexis and Carnival CD. The CD is missing 4 songs from the Carnival LP. Collectables is honest enough to acknowledge the missing songs in the tray notes. I had to get the Carnival LP from eBay and make a CDR of the 4 missing songs to complete my collection.

I have the Blue Note RVG CD of "Whistle Stop". It is definitely in true stereo. Also it is a great session, whether in stereo or not!

Is Wendell Pierce really playing the trombone?

Transition Label jazz on CD: Thanks to the Japanese all the released Transition Label jazz LPs have been reissued on CD, except for 2: TRLP-23 Dartmouth Indian Chiefs and TRLP-27 Fran Thorne Piano Reflections. There are 2 sessions that were never released on LP: TRLP-8 Pepper Adams/Curtis Fuller and TRLP-18 Jay Migliori. If anyone knows of the existence of these 2 sessions I would really like to be informed about them. All of the preceding are my opinions arrived at after researching the Transition label for several years- I welcome corrections or supplemental information.

PM sent on Gerry Mulligan.