Peter Friedman

What makes this set so appealing to me is that I have not seen any of the Bee Hive material previously available on CDs. With most other Mosaic sets I already had some or almost all the music on CD, but not this one. So I am definitely going to be getting this one!

I too have the Condon and Bud freeman Chrono Classics, so was not sure if I want / need the Mosaic. I was a bit concerned about the many alternate takes of the same tune coming one right after each other. My preference is for alternate takes being separated out so it is easier to play through a disc without having to hear the same tune played 2, 3 or more times in a row. Yes, I do know one can program the CD player to avoid that issue, but it just creates one more thing to have to do. But after hearing how good the sound quality is, I may go ahead and order the box.

This thread has grabbed my interest. When I return home from vacation I will folllow up with listening to La Mer. Not sure what version I have, if any?

A very good example of the playing of Marcus is on the CD he co-led with fellow Detroiter Kirk Lighsey on the Criss Cross label. Not being home I can't give the specific album title. If I recall correctly, lightsey's name may be listed first on the cover.

The concert I attended last evening was terrific. There was a mezzosoprano and a tenor. Each of them sang 5 numbers, and they did one duet as an encore. The pianist played 2 solo pieces. The music performed was by Puccini, Mozart, Rossini, L. Bernstein, and J. Strauss. I learned something amazing. The Puccini Festival runs these one hour concerts every single night 365 days a years with no interruptions. Last night the church was full as it was a saturday. Tickets were 20 euros a piece. They have a large number of singers so every concert will have different singers and sing different pieces. So we may attend another concert bfore we leave Lucca. This was a treat.

This looks like one I may want to get. Interested to know the audio quality?

Sitting in my hotel on vacation here in Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. Discovered that just about a block away there is a Puccini concert at 7:00PM every evening. It is in an old church with, as I have been told, excellent acoustics. It is one hour long and features two fine vocalists singing arias. Looking forward to attending a concert in about an hour from now. This is the birthpace of Puccini, so activities related to him are a significant part of the activities here in Lucca.

It strikes me that Quinichette was long underrated. I suppose he was so much in the Lester Young style that he did not get the credit I believe he deserved. Funny that while I quickly tired of all the tenor players who tried to sound like Coltrane, the followers of Pres were fine with me. Brew Moore is another tenor man who did not get the credit I believe he should have received.

I always have dug Babs. Out of town so can't give the specific information, but he is on some tracks on at least one Bennie Green record on Blue Note. I too enjoyed reading his book. An outrageous cat.

B.B. King will be greatly missed. He was a major part of American Music. R.I.P.

"Butter" from The Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra - 20 Years at the Village Vanguard - Atlantic Wow, this tune has it all. A beautiful ballad composed and arranged by Jerry Dodgion. Lovely solos by Ken Werner on piano and Ed Neumeister on trombone along with outstanding ensemble playing by the band. This is a tune to listen to many times.

I have been listening to jazz continuously for more than 60 years, and reading jazz periodicals and jazz books for about the same number of years. The music has enriched my life in a way that it is impossible to describe. The things I have read by critics, reviewers, jazz historians and others has played a very significant role in the way I have learned to appreciate the music. So for me, the music and the writings related to the music go hand in hand in the formation of a holistic experience.

Sorry to hear this sad news.

Just listened to disc 1 from the 3 CD set - Bud Powell Trio - Budism on Steeplechase. While it is clear that Bud's playing is not his very best, I still find it worth hearing. Yes he seems tentative at times and stumbles a bit, but not enough to make me want to stop listening. There are certain qualities in Bud's choice of notes and his phrasing that make it readily identifiable as Bud Powell on piano. And that special feeling in the music that come from the essence of Bud the jazz giant makes this a session from which I derive pleasure.

"The Natives Are Restless Tonight" and "The Kicker" Both from The Horace Silver Quintet album - Song For My Father - on Blue Note.

As I read through this thread again after close to 9 years, I realized that a number of other recordings with nice to very good playing from Harold Land were not mentioned. I should indicate that my definite preference is for the pre-Coltrane influenced Harold Land. His later more modal Trane influenced playing has it's moments, but has lost some of Land's more unique individualistic qualities (in my opinion). Herb Geller - Fire In the West - Fresh Sound Victor Feldman - On Vibes VSOP Elmo Hope Trio and Quintet - Blue Note Frank Rosolino - Free For All - OJC Thelonious Monk Quartet Plus Two - At Blackhawk - Riverside Wes Montgomery - Montgomery Land - Pacific Jazz Dolo Coker - Dolo - Xanadu.

The tune "Blue Skies" from the album of the same title by Stan Getz on Concord. I find the Getz solo on that tune particularly creative and very enjoyable.

Nice chart ! It was so many many years ago when I saw Louis Armstrong at the Michigan State Fair that the exact year and personnel I referred to in my previous post could have been off slightly. I am certain Joe Sullivan was not the piano player. So it may have been 1952 rather than 1951. Once you paid a very modest amount to get into the fair grounds most of the entertainment was free. The show I attended by Louis was so impressive that I defintely remember staying for a second performance.

Back in roughly 1951 or so I saw Louis Armstrong playing at the Michigan State Fair in Detroit. It is all a bit fuzzy, but to the best of my recollection Trummy Young or Tyree Glenn was on trombone and Barnet Bigard on clarinet. Marty Napoleon was the piano player and Cozy Cole the drummer. I am afraid the name of the bass player eludes me. That may have been the very first live jazz I ever heard, though I also saw the Lionel Hampton big band at one of the downtown Detroit movie theaters either just before or just after seeing Louis.

I have these CDs by Bob Mover. They are all very good in my opinion. Bob Mover - You Go To My Head - Jazz City Bob Mover - Television - DSM bob Mover - It Amazes Me - Zoho

One of the qualities I find interesting is the versitility of both Hank Jones and Tommy Flanagan. By that I mean how they seemed able to fit well with musicians of broad stylistic approaches to the music. Both of them played / recorded with Pee Wee Russell, Coleman Hawkins, Johnny Hodges, Pepper Adams, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins, and John Coltrane to name just a few. Hank even recorded with Anthony Braxton as well as Yank Lawson.

Chuck, though not a fan of most of the ESP records, I greatly enjoyed your piece.

I had a good laugh with your comment on Hank Jones and Sonny Red. Of course as you may expect, I do not share that view. Sonny Red has also recorded with Tommy Flanagan who plays very much in the same style as Hank Jones. In fact Flanagan has made , IMO, many many excellent recordings with hard bop players. Of course as so often is the case, personal taste is a crucial factor in how we come to apppreciate certain musicians. For me, both Hank Jones and Tommy Flanagan have been among my very favorite jazz pianists for many many decades. They share my top favorites list with quite a few others such as Bud Powell, Barry Harris, Cedar Walton, Sonny Clark, Carl Perkins, Duke Jordan, Horace Silver, and perhaps a half dozen others.

Been listening to the two Curtis Fuller - Prestige sessions on which Larry has been commenting. I should say in front that my CD copy of New Trombone is a Japanese issue from 1992. Though no specific name is given, it looks like it was remastered in Japan. My thoughts on these two sessions are a bit different than what Larry wrote. Though I do hear a slight difference in sound between the two CDs, but have no negative reaction to the Curtis Fuller with Red Garland date. The sound on that session seems to be a slight bit brighter, but I would not call it brittle. I am happy with the sound on both CDs. I also differ with Larry in that I find New Trombone the more interesting musically. Fuller plays very fluently and his solos are generally a bit more interesting , to me, on this session. In my view Hank Jones is a far more interesting pianist than Red Garland and fits well with Fuller, Kyner and the rhythm section. Can't figure out why Larry did not consider him a good fit? The sense of "swing" on the New Trombone CD is a bit greater (IMO). Larry commented favorably on the playing of Doug Watkins and I am in complete agreement. I do like both recordings.

I have had this for about 15 years on a Jazz Unlimited (Storyville) CD titled - Midnights At V-Disc. Great Stuff !