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How's the music? Is this worth getting?

Sound quality is indeed okay on this one. I bought this the first time around and Vol. 2 soon after and think it is one of Joe's best efforts. (I had hoped Blue Note would sign him, why in all the world didn't they keep him?) I take this as an opportunity to make a statement outside of the Tyrone Washington/Joe Henderson thread, that Joe really played his very best in sharp company and challenging and/or new evironments - that's way the Verve tribute CDs were so successful. In live situations he had very good rhythm sections, often young players, but in the company of such giants as Ron Carter and Al Foster he gave his very best. And this is the case with all of the recordings I personally rank among his best, including the Andrew Hill Black Fire date, some of the sessions with Kenny Dorham, some of the Milestones, the Miroslav Vitous Infinite Search.

This was in fact one of the phrases of Lucky's speech available on the Candid CD that Alan Bates used to title one of the unnamed tunes of the session ... something he asked jazz fans to always do.

don't know this one, is it on CD? About half of it (there were several quartet tracks recorded at this occaison) was on a French Jazz Anthology/Musidisc CD in 1990, # 550152, but this is OOP. Send me a PM in case you have problems in getting it ... This is Hampton's mondernest session and shouts out loud for a decent reissue, the material was issued in scattered fashion originally, I still have only part of it on two different CDs and a cassette dubbed from an old LP.

He plays very well on the August 1956 Lionel Hampton session. This has Oscars Dennard and Pettiford, Jimmy Cleveland, Ray Copeland and Gus Johnson on it. I also find his last sessions for Groove Merchant have some fine music that only suffers from fadouts of too many tunes. Has anybody here heard the rare Ralph Sharon LP from January/February 1957 with Eddie Costa, Joe Puma, Oscar Pettiford and Osie Johnson?

These rank very high on the list indeed. I'd put the trios with Oscar Pettiford and Skeeter Best up there (ABC/Impulse); the various sessions with Milt Jackson for Savoy and Atlantic; some of the French stuff, perhaps the Candid session; - it is simply so much he has recorded. He used to be my top favourite player for many years, but meanwhile slipped to rank number two behind Lester Young.

Is this rare in the US? I know a copyshop next town who will print ANYTHING on a tee shirt or sweatshirt of your choice, as long as you have it as a data file on floppy disk or CDR, including, of course, Blue Note LP covers .... and it's not expensive! And it doesn't wear out!

Bruyninckx says part of Vienna Blues was recorded on January 9, 1959: All the things you are Vienna Blues There'll never be another you Cohn's limit The gentle art of love and the others on January 12, 1959: Blues in the Closet Stalag 414 Oscar's Blues Stardust I forgot to mention the earlier date in my previous post, simply overlooked it! Bruyninckx also mentions a version of "My little cello" from the February 19 session on a Philips LP, wonder what this might be? Ubu, have you ever heard the Black Lion CD of the April 2, 1960 Essen Jazz Festival recording of Coleman Hawkins and the Bud Powell Trio with Oscar Pettiford and Kenny Clarke, where Berendt announces "Blues in the Klosett - man sagt sowas nicht gerne an" - that was his humour - no feeling whatsoever for English language!

A note in the Mosaic set says the Blue Moon Cds were not licensed properly. But they reissue some stuff - most of their CDs, actually - that's not available elsewhere. The other labels usually concentrate on the albums promising higher sales, the Shorter, Morgan, Kelly, Chambers and MJT stuff. So I'd say get the others from Blue Moon - and they often reissue two LPs on one CD. Anybody compared sound quality? I know the Buddy deFranco VeeJay sounds better on Blue Moon.

Still noone who compared the two Koller/Zoller/Pettiford/Pratt releases? I always wondered if they might be identical when reading the entires in the discographies. The Black Lion is indeed marvellous, so I'd buy any additional material on the spot. The Vienna Blues session was recorded January 12, 1959 in Vienna, and the song titles with their accurate composer credits do not look like some foul deal or mixup - I'd say both are different. Off to the shops!!! The Zoller/Koller/Solal has an excellent reputation - it is a great tribute to one of Europe's great jazz musiciand that these Koller recordings are finally available again.

Forgot there is a Lucky Thompson solo on his Candid CD, where he switches back and forth between tenor and soprano.

Billy Pierce did two nice saxophone solos on his 1991 Sunnyside CD "One for Chuck", "Solar" and "I'm getting sentimenatl over you".

They (or more probably Vitous) were changing their mind somewhere during the recording process, and perhaps had to meet a deadline ... And one certainly would not expect overdubs from these musicians in this combination! I'm sure they would have had a ball playing live together in a studio!

The Decca "Classic Early Solos" is a single CD and includes the following: August 22, 1934: 38387 Moonglow 38389 When a woman loves a man 38390 Emaline 38391 Love Me 38392 Cocktails for two (all -A takes) August 24, 1934: 38426 After you've gone 38429 Ill wind 38430 The shout 38432 Liza (all -A takes) October 9, 1934: 38388-C I would do anything for you 38389-D When a woman loves a man 38426-C After you've gone 38427-C Stardust 38428-C I ain't got nobody 38431-C Beautiful love 38432-D Liza November 29, 1937: 62822 Gone with the wind 62823 Stormy weather 62824 Chlo-E- 62825 The sheik of Araby (all -A takes) These are the correct dates and master numbers, the October 9 session was held primarily for re-takes.

No need for shipment. It's already there - everywhere!

No!!! I vote for Brazil played with some New Orleans funk rhythm underneath ... The Ape Women would be nice, and that Zappa tune from Zoot Allures someone mentioned in that jazzy Zappa thread. Go ahead, you will sell more than of the first CD, I can feel it coming.

Simply too many to choose from, so get them all ... Some rarities that merit attention: Johnny Griffin - Change of Pace Les Spann - Gemini ... both have Julius Watkins, as do the Jimmy Heath Riverside Sextets Blue Mitchell's Riversides Budd Johnson I love the Cal Tjader Latin Jazz sessions, but his straightahead dates are fine too Vince Guaraldi Trios with Eddie Duran (watch out, one CD is a compliation of the other two!) any Don Patterson!!! he coaxed the best out of Sonny Stitt!

Certainly not - it only shows your sincere love for the music and its creators. But they would want you to listen to it, for sure!

... and go broke and wreck my marriage even faster ... B)

Chuck, I happened to revisit these posts just a few moments ago - I understand better now.

Koch was bought by one of the bigger ones - so get what you can from the reissues they have done and don't expect any new ones. They were an important classical label here in Germany and the new owners deleted substantial parts of the catalogue with no regards to musicla value!

Has anybody heard and can recommend this one?

Among many other things, this is what I found there:

I thought I'd post these here, for those who don't know (yet) - any others or comments are welcome! The Hammond Grounds Theatre Organ Home Page

Thank Ya!!!