mikeweil

Before that: Yesterday in the car and at home, and this morning for breakfast, it was a string of Carmen McRae discs, most of them with Brubeck involved:

Thanks - I looked at his website for other dates, but they're all too far from where I live. He tours Europe again in November. When he was here in July I was on vacation on the other end of the country. https://www.herbiehancock.com/tour/

In case he takes this band over the pond, I'll go - if it's not too expensive. Always been a big fan or Herbie - great to hear he's kind of remembering the progressive side of his career. The tickets for Diana Krall in September are too costly for my budget (and I don't like the acoustics of the venue).

Tonight: Tjader Time!

Same here - she always posted substantial and personal contributions. My thoughts are with her.

Who was more in need of the the royalties of the two?

According to Noal Cohen's fine discographical work (http://attictoys.com/lucky-thompson-discography-1951-1956/) Thomspons last New York recording session took place on February 14, 1956; his first in Paris was on February 22. His last session in Paris before returning to New York was on May 11, 1956; May 22 has him participating in the sessions in New York for Stan Kenton's Cuban Fire LP. A Louis Armstrong session on January 30, 1957 is the last before returning to Europe - he is in Amsterdam for a privately recorded concert in Amsterdam on May 18, 1957. but this date contradicts dates for radio broadcasts of the Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in May 1957 - see the next page in Cohen's disco (http://attictoys.com/lucky-thompson-discography-1957-1974/). The next session date in Paris on June 24, 1957 should be correct. There are sessions in Paris until September, later dates show him travelling across Europe. Consult Cohen's website for all the session dates. He was back in the USA to record for Prestige on March 8, 1963. There was another stay in Europe starting in July, 1968; he must have returned to the USA sometime between September and December, 1971.

Now the larger group from the Vanguard twofer; These recordings sound so good it's a shame they never were reissued in reasonable fashion.

But of course!

Fresh Sound LP reissue. From a Vanguard twofer LP reissue. This trio was as much a Ray Bryant Trio as it was a Jo Jones Trio.

I have to correct myself: The Emett Berry track is included in the box!!! But: it includes two 1959 quartet tracks recorded in Cologne with Fats Sadi but does not add the two tracks from the same session by a Jacques Sels Septet with Thompson released on the same rare EP on the German Manhattan label ...

I can wait, if only I get a copy! Thanks!

The article and link were posted by a friend on facebook, just wanted to share it, just in case ...

Those were on a HighNote CD - there are samples here: http://www.jazzdepot.com/l_thompson/7045.html

More Ray Bryant, Japanese LP reissue of the Signature LP (unlike the CD reissue done later it does not add the single of "Liitle Susie").

Well, if the older reissues are out of print, I can see his reasons, but I uttered my share of curses about this just as well. That it gets harder by the day to sell your duplicates does not make it easier. Maybe he couldn't access the issues added later the first time around. Considering the many times other labels reissued stuff again and again, adding an unreleased track every now and then (Miles on Columbia being the prime example) he is not worse than others, but I definitely see and share your point.

I seriously consider ordering the JPJ set from Mosaic if Jazz Messengers do not stock it again. I will send them an e-mail about this. That's one not to be missed!

Sunday morning with Ray Bryant and a fine tasting capuccino - what more can you ask for? This includes Bryant's own first recording of his tune "Cubano Chant" - Cal Tjader's was done a few months earlier, and it had been Tjader who suggested the title and the use of a Cuban rhythm. Before that it had been a gospel tinged tune, and, ironically, Bryant recorded it with this feeling, but only later. Candido sometimes shifts the tumbao during the theme sections ..... not enough rehearsal time?

Only the Ray Bryant tracks, inluding those added to the CD reissue. Bryant always played like he could go on for days! Next Bryant will be posted in the vinyl listening thread.

I have the SWING LP reissue - that's why I know it's fine track. - That's one thing I dislike about many reissues - they omit a track just because the musician featured does not play on it, although it completes the session, The one LP Claude mentioned is indeed the only album not yet reissued and the reason to get the box. Nice to have it all in one package.I have all of the other stuff, too, but this is what finally had to be done. No matter what you say about Jordi Pujol, he assembles those reissues that more than a few here ask for. In the preceding batch there was a CD collecting all the rare Joe Carroll vocal tracks scattered over several (re-)issues and included the one EPIC LP which was reissued in Japan many years ago but goes for crazy prices on the second hand market.

... as well as the Emett Berry feature from that session on which Thompson lays out. The alternates were on a French EMI CD that should not be too hard to find.

http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/arts-culture/106319-philly-company-digitizes-collection-of-25000-old-records-and-growing-free-to-download

Jazz Crusaders box set, Disc IV - Stretchin' Out (with Joe Pass, who does not play that much on the three tracks he's on).

Cuscuna and others had their own ideas about what is "too commercial" or "not enough jazz" - there's a tiny jazz policeman in any of us, I think. Check discogs:https://www.discogs.com/sell/list?master_id=381039&ev=mb Another Pacific Jazz LP with Pass that never was on CD is Clifford Scott's "Out Front" with Les McCann - would have made a great twofer with "Somethin' Special" but probably escaped Cuscuna's radar or didn't fit as Groove Holmes is not participating.