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In my post on the Les Paul thread, I referred to the interplay between Nat King Cole and Les Paul during the jam on a 12 bar blues from the 1944 JATP set. I made a statement that it had to be right up there in memorable occurrences during the recording of concert or club sessions. Got me to thinking about other “ Live” recordings where something “special” happens. Not necessarily always great music, but events where something happens that causes the recording to perhaps gain some semi – mythical status in the Jazz world. Certainly Miles at the Plugged Nickel is a terrific set of music, but it doesn’t quite fit the category that I have in mind. Perhaps the classic example would be Duke’s rebirth at Newport 56. The story is now well known by just about anyone interested in Jazz . I doubt that there are many here who haven’t heard Diminuendo / Crescendo and the audience participation. Since the reissue of the recordings, using the VOA tapes, we can finally hear the music over the audience participation. Audience participation is a key element in another live recording, though the music created is not quite so stellar. The 1947 JATP recording at Carnegie Hall is a great demonstration of an audience manipulating a band, and the band in turn manipulating the audience. The up tempo tracks.. Perdido / Mordido and Endido..head for honking heaven… if honking is heaven to you.. it was to the audience The first sign is during the bridge in the opening thematic statement. A slight honk brings immediate sounds of approval from the crowd. Flip Phillips sets out on the first solo.. swinging along for about two choruses.. deadly silence from the crowd… were they even tapping their feet? Whether Flip felt ignored or not is debatable, but towards the middle of his solo, he delivers a “ toe in the water” honk.. the audience reacts, so he gives them more.. more adulation and so the path is set for the rest of the Session… simply because the other tenor player is Illinois Jacquet. Who refuses to turn the audience over to Flip. Jacquet’s solo on Perdido starts off calmly.. relatively speaking, but by the end of it he is giving the ticket buyers what they want. An interesting example of an artist putting the audience in it’s place can be found during the recorded concert by Ella Fitzgerald in Budapest from May 1970 Her 10th selection, if the CD follows the concert verbatim is a Medley of I concentrate on you and you go to my head. Any one who has doubts about Ella’s ability to interpret lyrics ( the comments have been made in many a Jazz rag) should listen to this. I think Ella herself is into it too, for towards the end of the end of the first song of the medeley she chides someone with a “ How can you hear me with your clicking” sung as part of the song. Events like these lend something extra to these live recordings, there are other examples, and they show the highs and the lows that performers face in the open arena. I don’t know if they were deliberately meant to be etched in wax for eternity, but I’m sorta glad they were.

It spans a wide range...His music.. not the CD you imaged..... if you are purely into Jazz.. be careful.. But don't miss his exchanges with Nat King Cole during a 12 bar blues on the JATP recording from '44. Their segment must rank up there as being one of the top live recordings in Jazz history Until I heard this my main exposure to Les Paul had been his multi track pop collaborations with Mary Ford. There's a Proper Pair that collects a lot of early Les Paul ( and Mary) together.

The only one I remember when they were " new" was the Young Lions. I bought it too. I do remember the Eddie Harris mentioned by Harold Z.. but didn't buy it.. for some reason Eddie recording Exodus( plus Spartacus and Mighty Lak a Rose) turned me off him. Yeah I Know.. It Ain't wotcha do, It's the way thatcha do it... but we all have ocassional blind spots. Later I bought some of the reissues ( and changed my mind about Eddie)

Criticize things you don't know about Be oblong and have your knees removed Touche

Be courteous, kind and forgiving Be gentle and peaceful each day Be warm and human and grateful And have a good thing to say Be thoughtful and trustful and childlike Be witty and happy and wise Be honest and love all your neighbors Be obsequious, purple and clairvoyant Sorry.. couldn't resist

According to the updated Jazzmatazz...that is exactly what we will get

Jeez Swede.. this thread just got me to load the Classics Basie 52 into the changer, and it reminded me that if you want it all the Japanese issues will not have.. then I come back.. and you've already done it. These will not be on the Japanese reissues, if they, as usual, religiously follow the original albums. U.F.O. Like a Ship at Sea Not that either is a major requirement... Who the hell was / is Bixie Crawford anyway??? For some reason U.F.O. makes me think of Al Sears.. the thematic Riffs.....

This, as usual, boils down to what you expect from the band and becomes a matter of individual taste. The recordings span quite a lot of years. They come from both sides of Basie's Roulette days, and therefore represent different eras of the band But The two 1952 sets represent the " Paradise Squat" period discussed above. This was the resurgence of the Basie Big Band, which really hit its stride on the Dance Sessions set so I would put these first. I would also push the Jam Sessions, if you like a more loose set of Basie influenced music.. you get Getz and Gray together. I'm not big on Ballad Medleys, and the disc that has that on ( #4??) at Japanese prices would be hard for me to swallow... you do get the whole session on one disc from Ocium for about $9 - $12.00 depending on where you shop From the later dates.. On My Way and Shouting. Again I don't want to redo the debate on the validity of the European labels taking advantage of copyright expiration, but Ocium seem to have set out on a chronological issue of Basie on verve.. the next disc should be the Dance Sessions. The only people that might be getting ripped here are verve... and frankly that really doesn't bother me.. I'll take this music as it becomes available.. plus some other verves that they have done..Ocium don't seem to be " copying" other releases like some... no doubt I may purchase it all again if and when a better source ( Mosaic) is found. Japanese discs lasting 30 mins for $25.00 ain't it... Anyway my suggestion Dance session 1& 2 Jam Session 3 & 4 On My Way.. for post Roulette Basie.

That I don't know for sure, Jim. I was in England when they were first released, and we only got the pseudo KC 7's on 78 rpm discs. I have never seen any reference to them on USA Lps. in my Ebay etc, searches. So I'm quite happy that Ocium are doing this. If they were issued on an American LP, it must be quite rare. Frankly the music is O.K... not exceptional, and perhaps that is why it is not easily available.. but if you put on your Basie Completeist hat.. well then its a somewhat unusual part of his output for the time.

There was a 2LP set called Paradise Squat, but the Jacquet tracks were not included there. July 22 1952 Jacquet recorded with a Basie small group Jacquet / Basie on organ/Hank Jones/Freddie Green/ Ray Brown / Jimy Crawford Lean Baby 2 takes exist Cool Rage Port O Rico Somewhere Along the Way was also recorded but Basie did not play. These were issued back then in a similar 2LP package under Jacquets name The album was title The Cool Rage. Paradise Squat had some Basie small group Blues for Count and Oscar Basie with OP and Quinichette plus Lockjaw and usual rhythm Extended Blues similar but no saxes. The rest of the LPs were big Band tracksfrom1952 Collectors Classics have hit this period but have not yet issued all these tracks Ocium have also entered into releasing this period of Verves Basie recordings The first CD was Count Basie Talks.. which is the first23 tracks from Paradise Squat.. there were three extra Big Band tracks that are on the next Ocium CD Be My Guest, which include the OP recordings plus the attempts at a KC7 group with Newman and Quinichette.. nice but nowhere near the " originals" Al Hibbler sings in there too. Strangely the Jacquet sides are missing from this selection.. possibly on an Ocium Jacquet set.. I'll have to check One take of Lean Baby and Port O Rico were on the verve comp Illinois Jacquet.. Flying Home The best of the Verve Years. BTW Ocium have also put out a CD called Jam Session One.. Apple Jam that has the Norman Granz Jam Session #3 & #4, the Basie Jam sessions listed above.. together on one CD

These are all listed as available via CRAZYJAZZ I use them a lot for getting British issues. Not the cheapest but have proven to be most reliable and have more complete lists of what is available. On the Impressed 2.. these tracks are all quite rare, I hope that interest opens the doors for the Gonsalves, and the Gonsalves Hayes recordings as well as the British bands.

I agree with these comments, which is why I was pleased to see the select projection. The Bethlehem has been on CD, but everything else seems to have missed that form of reissue. If I'd know you had the Roulettes etc, Brownie, there might have been a few PM's.. but the Select is not that long away. It's interesting these days, when you consider it , the Jazz reissue world seems to be in quite a healthy state. Especially if you take into consideration those " pesky" Europeans. Rare British Jazz of all denominations is being well served, and Ocium is delving into the Verve catalogue...( Granz's Jam Sessions among others) Yes I know..... and don't want to start another debate on the validity of various European labels. My " Walk" is a Jasmine vinyl version. Jasmine has done a good job in the reissue department and no doubt will continue to do so.

On Jazzmatazz... any idea which albums.. I was on a JR kick lately and was pursuing old albums. possibly the Roulettes?

Listen to Budd on Diz's 1951 recording of " The Champ" where Budd at the end of his solo heads for Jacquet territory... never heard him do that anywhere else.

Maybe the Ben Webster and Associates on verve would be interesting to you Ben, wirh Budd and Bean plus Little Jazz form the front line. There's plenty other Budd, and he did record with Hines a number of times.. Hines was generally the leader though.

All that is posted above applies, but if you really feel the way your quote implies, Mosaic sets may not be for you. The big box sets tend to be aimed at the collector who wants completeness of a particular artist over a set period or relationship with a particular record label. The sets are not always chronologically arranged, but the deviation from the practice is rare. Perhaps one of the Select sets, which stick closer to offering original albums might be a good starting point for you to get afeel for the Mosaic presentation. As for the Django.. thats a lot of Django for a starting point. I would suggest you first buy a 1 or 2 disc set first to get a feel for what the music is like.. from your list above you obviously are more inclined to more modern forms of the music and 6 CD's featuring the Quintet of the Hot Club of France might be more than you need at this point in time

Yes, assuming that there was only one take.. it lists at 10.06 mins. I think these discs are OOP now, hence your best bet would be cut out bins and / or used record sources. The copy I have was distributed by BMG.. maybe in their archives. There is a version of Grabtown in yhe Portrait box, but is the shorter 78 rpm version with Roy Eldridge, Barney Kessel and Marmarosa.

Some by the "standard" west coast musicians also available on Prez, the Mambo King vol 2 RCA Tropical series There is also on the same label Shorty Rogers "Afro Cuban influence.... with Art Pepper / Conte Candoli/ Bill Perkins / Russ Freeman etc.

Reunion was also on a Fresh Sounds CD #44, possibly still in their catalogue.

The only reference I can find is that May recorded this only once, 1952 probably for Capitol. The singers referenced are drummer Alvin Stoller ( never knew he sang!), and a vocal group called the Maytimers.. no reference as to who they were.. so the vocalist could be Stoller or one of the vocal group. Being blind in my left eye, I missed an entry.. there is a female vocalist listed for the session.. Liz Tilton..so if it's a female singing, it's probably her

Even though he gets a bit raucous at times... this is a good reason, but you have to like traditional jazz

This was originally on the Warwick label. And it's Teddy Charles not Edwards), of course... Damn it Brownie... can't I have a beer in the afternoon.. well morning actually well it was a bloody mary Virgin really.... but I burnt the eggs What's the Criss??????????? I think the Ellington is the 2cds Live in Italy 1967 that I have on the Jazz Up label

On Baritone.. no less

This is I think, a European Label ( British???) I saw the first signs of these in adds in the latest JaZZ Review / Jazz Journal. I also saw the list on Jazzmatazz but the links to CDuniverse do not list any tracks etc. I suspect tat the Booker Little is the MOMA recording with Teddy Edwards and Booker Ervin. Many times reissued via a variety of labels. Often under the " In NY" title. The Edison/Shavers were Capitols answer to the success of the Buck Clayton Jam Sessions.. two LPs Session at Midnight / Session at Riverside.. I don't think there were any unissued tracks from these as might be thought from the " Complete " tag. These have been issued on CD previouslyon the British Dormouse label.. good mainstream Jazz for those who like that sort of thing. The Tea / Hackett will be the Coast to Coast / Jazz Ultimate sets.. also previously on Dormouse and more recently in the Collectors Classic catalogue. There is also a Lee Morgan announved by Lone Hill... Those Dizzy Days Lee with the Gillespie Big Band???????????????? I am curious about the others though. I think I know the Dolphy.

I have it on a Japanese Philips (822 897-2) that was issued in '86 with an additional track. Actually 3 extra tracks.. Here it is Pau de Arara For the Gypsies There was another LP issued from these sessions.. New Wave isuued on Phillips That and the 'French Riviera" could benefit from being issued as a 2cd set.