Peter Friedman

The Complete Master Jazz Piano Series , Disc Three - Mosaic

The Complete Blue Note Blue Mitchell Sessions (1963-67), Disc IV - Mosaic

Reservoir has been one of my favorite jazz labels since they began operation. It is very disappointing that they have gone out of business. I have a large majority of Reservoir's releases. I agree with almost all of the recommendations on this thread. Here are some I can recommend that have not yet been mentioned. Dick Berk - East Coast Stroll Nick Brignola - Raincheck and The Flight Of The Eagle Dick Katz - 3 Way Play and The Line Forms Here Joe Magnarelli - Persistence Peter Leitch - The Red Zone and Exhilaration Bertha Hope - Nothing But Love Rob Schneiderman - Radio Waves and Keepin' In The Groove and Endgame and Smooth Sailing Don Sickler - The Music Of Kenny Dorham Jay Collins - Uncommon Thread

It looks as if you are a fan of Blakey and the Messengers, so yes do get this one. It's a good one in my view.

I have the Lee Morgan with the same tracks listed by Chewy above. I also have unissued Blue Note material by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Ike Quebec, Bobby Hutcherson, Grant Green and maybe more?

The Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings of Ike Quebec And John Hardee , Disc 3

Just did a bit of checking my collection. Sam Noto played and recorded for quite a few years with Stan Kenton in the 1950's. During that time with Kenton he recorded with the Frank Rosolino Sextet as part of the Kenton Presents series. It was re-issued on CD by Mosaic. Noto appears on a number of recordings by the Rob McConnell Boss Brass. Many werer reissued on CD Aside from his dates as leader, Sam is also on these Xanadu sessions. Xanadu at Montreux Silver Blue True Blue Kenny Drew Quintet - For Sure (This one just recently became available on CD) Noto is a sideman on this one - Kirk MacDonald - The Revellers - Unity

The Complete Columbia JJ Johnson Small group Sessions, Disc 4

The Complete Blue Note Sessions Of Ike Quebec , Disc 2

The Complete Master Jazz Piano Series , Disc 2

The Complete Blue Note Blue Mitchell Sessions (1963-67) , Disc 3

The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions Of Ike Quebec , Disc 1

The Complete Illinois Jacquet Sessions 1945-50 , Disc 1 The Complete Columbia JJ Johnson Small Group Sessions, Disc 3

The Complete Master Jazz Piano Series, Disc 1 The Complete Blue Note Blue mitchell Sessions (1963-67), Disc 2

The Complete Atlantic And EMI Jazz Recordings of Shorty Rogers, Disc 2 The Complete Columbia JJ Johnson Small Group Sessions, Disc 2 The Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings Of Ike Quebec And John Hardee, Disc 2

The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Grant Green With Sonny Clark, Disc 1

There is a very good DVD I would strongly recommend to those who like the playing of Horace Parlan. Horace Parlan By Horace Parlan Jazz Times called it "An intimate and touching portrait", and i completely agree with that view. This 58 minute DVD was filmed in June 1999 at Horace's home in the Danish countryside. Parlan plays beautifully in a duo stting with bass player Jimmi Pedersen. There is also a highly interesting interview. Horace's wife, Norma Parlan, also appears in the DVD.

The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions Of Ike Quebec, Disc 1 - Mosaic

The Complete Blue Note Blue Mitchell Sessions (1963-67) , Disc 1

The Complete Columbia Small Group JJ Johnson - Disc 1

I approach this from the other side. I am not a musician, but a person who has been a highly serious music listener for more than 50 years. In those many years I have come to recognize that after spending time with a reasonably large variety of music, some has stuck to me, and other music has little if any interest to me. Within the realm of what we call jazz I prefer my music to usually be within the song form or blues form, to have some degree of melody, and in the fast majority of instances to swing. Since this whole discussion began with reference to Lee Konitz, my personal view is that I very much liked most of what I heard from Konitz up to a certain point in time where his playing very often was lacking in those preferred characteristics I identified above. I spent a fair amount of time doing a lot of listening to Free Jazz because it was something (at that time) new and having an impact. After a while I came to the realization that it was not music I cared about very much. There are only so many hours each day, week or year to be spent listening to jazz music. I found it far far more personally satisfying to use my listening time with the likes of Louis,Pee Wee, Roy, Benny Carter, Bean, Pres, Bird,Bud, Monk, Rollins, Dexter, Getz, Cedar, Barry Harris, etc. To turn Paul Bley's terse statement upside down - My (tongue in cheek) comment to jazz musicians who don't play music that has the qualities I find most appealing - Fuck 'em!

Durium, You are absolutely right. I have this one and it is, IMHO, a definite winner. One of the most enjoyable CDs I have bought in the past 12 months.

I could come up with a very long list of LP's that (to the best of my knowledge) have never made it to CD. Here are just some of those I would love to see reissued on CD. Ronnie Cuber - Cuber Libre - Xanadu Dolo Coker - Dolo - Xanadu (with Blue Mitchell & Harold Land) Frank Wess / Johnny Coles - Two At The Top - Uptown Teddy Edwards - Feelin's - Muse Art Farmer - Live In Tokyo - CTI (with Jackie McLean & Cedar Walton) John Lewis & Lew Tabackin - Duo - East World Ed Bickert Quartet - Bye Bye Baby - Concord (w. Dave McKenna) Sal Nistico Quartet - Just For Fun - Ego Sal Nistico - Neo-Nistico - Bee Hive Ross Tompkins And Good Friends - Concord (w. Al Cohn) Brew Moore - Brew's Stockholm Dew - Sonet Thad Jones 4 - You Made Me love You - Kiva/Elec Red Garland Trio/Quartet - Stepping Out - Galaxy Red Garland Quintet - Strike Up The Band - Galaxy Tiny Grimes - Profoundly Blue - Muse Sam Noto Quintet - Act One - Xanadu (w. Joe Romano,Barry Harris,Sam Jones, Billy Higgins) Sam Jones Sextet - Notes To You - Xanadu (w. Ronnie Cuber,Joe Romano, Jimmy Rowles, Sam Jones, Freddsie Waits) Bill Hardman - Home - Muse Charles McPherson - Mainstream (w. Lonnie Hillyer, Barry Harris) Charles McPherson - Today's Man - Mainstream

I got it from Amazon.com in the USA. It was a bit pricey.

My favorite small group recording with Frank Foster is this one: Elmo Hope Quartet and Quintet - Hope meets Foster - Prestige Foster swings hard with no Coltrane influence on this 1955 session.