miles65

Shishkabop (Benny Goodman)

This web-site has a listing of all his recordings http://www.memorylane.org.uk/the_al_bowlly_story.htm

Me too. But the Hip-o-select site is no more. I couldn't find anything searching the Universal site. We must keep our fingers crossed.

I have the 5th and had the 6th. The 5th has the artists name on top of each page. The 6th hasn't. That makes a quick search a lot more difficult. A lot of takes that were issued after the 5th did not find there waty into the 6th. These are well known alternates like from the Ellington/Blanton duet session. The Armstrong instrumental takes discoverd in the 90's are mentioned only as 'test pressings' exist. From the 2 CBS 10 LP sets with the complete Columbia Count Basie output some 80 alternate takes are missing. On the other hand alternate takes from obscure blues sessions are included. I short I did not find the 6th an improvement over the 5th and sold it. I recomend Rust's 5th edition if you can locate it. At one point Mainspring Press announced they were going to do a 7th edition from scratch. This new editon was to cover the whole 78-era and to delete all non jazz recordings. But Mainspring press has the Brian Rust copyright for sale until December 1st. I have nothing against Mainspring Press. I love their Ragtime disco.

The Quincy Jones set is gone. The Stan Getz Hip-o-select 3 CD set is running low.

The Quincy Jones big band and the Duke Ellington small groups sets are now on last chance. The Joe Pass and Oliver Nelson sets are now running low.

For me it enhanches the set in the sense that with the alternates it is complete. The alternates are placed at the end of each disc so if you don't want to listen to them you can stop the disc when the alternates start.

A bit late but thanks. 53 and counting

This year there will be a Christmas special and next year a new series. http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28123420

I love Basil Rathbone and also Jeremy Brett as Holmes. But this series is my favorite. Best instalment yet: 'A scandal in Belgravia'. But Moriarty is to me a whining teenager. Looking forward to the comming Chistmas special.

Maybe it took 10 years to spend the money from the first robbery.

I was at this one

This seems to be the best informed site about Lady Day. http://www.billieholiday.be/ It claims 12 takes are missing from this set.

Definitely.........and by association, the Carmell Jones Select. Yes! The Gerald Wilson set is definitely one of my favorite Mosaics. I listen to it often -- particularly discs 1 & 2. I didn't know this set is underrated. Certainly not by me. I love this set also particulary discs 1 & 2. Latino is one of my favorite tracks of all time.

On June 3th 1938 Buck Clayton, Lester Young, Count Basie, Walter Page and Helen Humes recorded 8 tracks that were later partly used by Vanguard in their issue of the Spirituals To Swing Concert as if it was part of the concert. The concert was organised by John Hammond who worked for Columbia. Probably the session was recorded in a Columbia studio.

Alas not complete. 'Song of the wanderer' is missing on the Vanguard set. It is included on the EPM disc Count Basie The golden years vol. 2 1938. That disc in turn misses 'Lady be good'

Yes it is.

Lester recorded twice with Guarnieri. One session under Lester's name for Keynote so that will be included. The other is under Johnny's name but for Savoy. There is no mention of Savoy. My guess is that the 2 Cd's worth of Savoy recordings won't be included. I hope they include the two instrumental takes takes of 'I've found a new baby' from the June 1st, 1937 Teddy Wilson session. And also the Commodore/Sony Kansas City Five session. It has neither Pres or Basie. But with Buck Clayton, Eddie Durham, Freddie Green, Walter Page and Jo Jones is it a Basie-ite session and I wouldn't know in what other set it would fit. .

I've cataloged most of my collection. I find it easy to use. If you add a CD (or another format) your collection all sessions on that CD are added to your collection. Sometimes this does not work and you have to add that session seperatly to your collection. If a specific issue is missing you can contact Tom Lord and will add it to the database. Added CD's/LP's etc. are coloured green so if you look up a session you see immediately that you have that session.

The person on the right is Mitch Miller I think. He played oebo on the first Bird with strings date. Bird is the one on the left

Only the alternate takes of Laura, I'm in the mood for love and I'll remember April are on 'the complete Charlie Parker on Verve' 10 CD set. The rest is new. To me anyway. I don't know about the japanse LP's Gheorghe mentions. They are not mentioned in Tom Lord's on line disco.

Touch of evil The lady from Shanghai I remember I liked them when I saw them but haven't seen the for a long time. Journey into fear The stranger

Thanks for pointing this out, I scrolled over that.

For me the next set would be Ella Fitzgerald/Chick Webb and after that the Dial set. But this skips the line. There is one thing I don't underdstand. The box is called 'The complete..' But in the disco starting with the June 14, 1945 session I see still a number of unissued takes. For the Breakdowns I understand that. But not for complete performances. We'll have to wait and see (and hear)

Gerald Wilson disc II