mikeweil

I think the Fort Apache Band was living proof that you could fuse the jazz stylistics of the 1960's Miles Davis Quintet with Cuban music - they limited themselves mostly to rumba, because that gave them an open improvisatory frame that other rhythms will not allow you to the same degree. But I think Jerry Gonzalez' greatest album was his first, a true Latin Jazz masterpiece:

It all depends how much you like Jamal and this unique trio's playing concept. In any case, you'd need this CD to complement the above: No track duplications, and this IMO contains the superior selection. When they compiled Cross Country Tour they simply continued where Ahmad's Blues left off. I'm looking forward to my copy of the Mosaic box set.

Great set! Can't wait until my copy of the Mosaic box arrives.

Oh no ....... R.I.P.

A great artist! R.I.P. Couldn't help but order the CD with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.

Both from this double CD reissue: The Ellington album is always overshadowed by the Basie album, but is just as magnificent - it makes you listen to Duke's writing in a different way. An underrated gem!

What an impressive series of recollections and compliments!

2013 vintage - a small dose every evening.

Sorry - seems I always close my ears whenever Clapton starts singing ...

Clapton copied Rush's solos note for note on the tunes John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers covered - some Mayall fan was quite surprised when I played him the Otis Rush originals many years ago. R.I.P. - Rush was one of the very few blues artists I really loved. His Cobra sides are among my desert island discs, as is the Cotillion LP Mike Bloomfield and Nick Gravenites produced - God bless them for this. His raw power was somethin' else.

AFAIK Harris never recorded on vibes, although it was his first instrument, along with piano (on which he recorded quite often). That Janus LP to me smells like a bootleg of some VeeJay tracks with titles changed. As MG and Ubu noted, "Indonesia" is listed as unissued on VeeJay - "Olifant Gesang" (different spelling) was issued. Aural comparison could help to find out if takes are different. I have the version issued on VeeJay, but not the Janus.

After browsing through their new website https://www.mps-music.com/ I understand that they have reissued their whole catalogue in digital form - links to amazon etc, can be reached through the links to individual albums found on the "releases" page. It could be that only part of the catalogue will be reissued on LP and/or CD. The catalogue doesn't seem complete to me - some Clarke-Boland albums are missing, as are all the releases on the Session sub-label.

Allen Lowe's remarks on the sound make me hesitate, and the fact that I have all the Spotlite LPs, some of which contain tracks not recorded for Dial and thus not in the box set. I think I'll pass and stick with my LPs.

In August this compilation was released, the press text promises more ... let's wait and see. Here's what I found, someof them announced for November release, all on LP and CD:

I really can't recall details, but the first Monk I bought was the Blue Note twofer with that brown wrapping paper look. But the first Monk that got me hooked was the track Jackie-Ing from the Five By Monk By Five LP - it was played on local radio when that LP was reissued in Germany. That was years before the first buy.

Thanks to all your comments and KD's playing - Vertigo will become one of the very few McLean CDs in my collection.

Nice article in the Austin Chronicle: https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2018-09-14/trumpet-colossus-kenny-dorham-towers-alongside-the-jazz-gods/

Indeed! I had a CDR given by a close friend but hunted them down - both volumes are good.