Peter Friedman

I tend to agree with what a number of people have already said. Under Turrentine's leadership::: Look Out Up At Minton's As a sideman with Horace Parlan: Speakin" My Piece On The Spur Of The Moment

For my taste, it is Cannonball's Riverside recordings that I most enjoy. One problem I hear on the Miles Davis Sextet sessions on Columbia is that Cannonball's playing is seriously overshadowed by both Miles and Coltrane. To my ears, he sounds less comfortable in that group compared to his own Riverside sessions. Those Riverside sextet albums with Yusef Lateef are special favorites of mine. I should also include the dates on TCB and on Capitol with the same sextet. They are to my way of thinking Hard Bop classics. I also give very high marks to "Cannonball Takes Charge", and "Things Are Getting Better" with Bags. In one way of looking at it, "Something Else" may be a better recording because Cannonball does not have to be compared with Coltrane. I know Jim has a preference for Cannonball's later recordings. Personally, I don't hear that much that interests me in most of Cannonball's later albums. Many, though not all, of the later things veer toward a more commercially oriented direction, and included the fadish electric keyboard. That straight ahead hard swinging music that begins with the Savoys and EmArcy albums and reaches it's highest level on the Riverside albums, seems to me to have moved down a different road. It is not a road I find I care to travel on very often.

I don't recall seeing Frank Socolow mentioned here.

This is a different take on the high quality of Mosaic's service. Some years ago I found a copy of the Woody Shaw Mosaic box set for sale by an individual, but without the box or the booklet. I didn't care that much about the box, but very much wanted to get a copy of the booklet. So I telephoned Mosaic, placed an order for a box set by another musician and told them about the situation with the Woody Shaw set I asked if they had an extra booklet they could send me along with what I was purchasing. They said they would be happy to do so and did not charge me for it either!!!!!

There were a number of non-American tenor players who showed a strong Pres influence. British musician Tommy Whittle, and Swedish players Erik Norstrom and Harry Backlund are some who come to mind.

Was out of town for a few days and was very saddened upon my return to hear that the Little Giant was gone. He was one of my favorite living tenor players. Thankfully I got to hear him live a number of times, and his playing never disappointed me. I have a solid collection of just about everything Johnny Griffin recorded, and will be playing many of them in the coming weeks.

I can't think of any Getz from the 50's sessions that are less than damn good. I too love that period of his playing. While the Intrepretations recordings have been reissued on CD by the bootleggers, the sound quality is less than one might hope for. A Mosaic set with top quality sound would be ideal.

I had a couple of Prestige 16 rpm records at one time, but not this one. Don't have any 16 rpm records any longer.

Kenny Barron is one of my favorite jazz pianists. I agree that the two sessions from Bradley's are among his very best recordings. He has made so many very good records that it is hard to just pick one or two other favorites. But here are some trio sessions by Kenny that I would easily recommend. Lemuria-Seascape - Candid Green Chimneys - Criss Cross The Moment - Reservoir The Only One - Reservoir

I have this one by Bosse Broberg. It is a highly enjoyable quintet session. Bosse Broberg / Red Mitchell - West Of The Moon - Dragon

There is some outstanding solo work by George Coleman on this one: Ahmad Jamal - Olympia 2000 - Dreyfus More good George Coleman on : Louis Smith - Just Friends - Steeplechase

I just pulled off the shelf his solo piano CD - RONNIE MATHEWS AT CAFE COPAIN - Sackville 2-2026. Will play it in his memory this afternoon.

An interesting discussion though a bit "over the top" at times. I don't understand this need some people have to display such hostility and negative comments toward a player who is not one of their favorites. One can legitimately point out the things about a musicians playing they do not like, but the nasty ad hominum comments don't seem necessary. Personally, I enjoy the various styles and approaches of musicians who play with differing levels of urbanity, bluesiness, and intensity. I continue to believe that one of the richest aspects of jazz is it's diversity. Chuck put Kenny Burrell in the same category as Tommy Flanagan and Hank Jones. In my opinion that is fantastic company to be in. There is a subtlety, gracefulness and swing along with melodic and harmonic richness in the playing of those three. And they can all play the blues in their own personal manner. While Kenny is not my favorite jazz guitar player, he is a damn good one in my view. He has made a number of very good albums as a leader and as a sideman. I tend to agree with Jim that his best recordings are from the 50's and 60's.

Dan, Your musical taste and mine are very very similar. I counted 60 from your list that I have. In fact, some you listed almost made my list of 100. I could fairly easily list a second and even third 100 recordings from my collection that I believe to be overlooked. As our tastes are so much alike, I will definitely want to check out some of those on your list that I don't have

The album BEAN BAGS - on Atlantic by Milt Jackson & Coleman Hawkins fits this thread perfectly.

Paul, I am taking you up on your offer to add my own list of 100 recordings worth listening to. These are all from CD's in my collection. They are in random order. Buster Williams - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival - TCB Conte Candoli - Sweet Simon - BR James Clay - I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart - Antilles Ruby Braff - You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me - Arbors Frank Portenza & Shelly Berg - First Takes - Azica Dan Faulk Quartet - Focusing In - Criss Cross Lee Konitz In Harvard Square - Black Lion Shirley Scott Trio - Blues Everywhere - Candid Jim Hall & Bob Brookmeyer - Live At Northsea Jazz Festival - Challenge Stan Getz - Yous And Mine - Concord Jazz Enrico Pieranunzi Trio - Live In paris - Challenge Danny Moss Quartet - Weaver Of Dreams - Nagel-Heyer Meet Oliver Nelson - New Jazz Jay McShann Quintet - Going To Kansas City - New World Nisse Sandstrom - Home Cooking - Phontastic Kenny Davern And His Rhythm Men - Arbors Ray Bryant - Trio Today - EmArcy Shorty Rogers & Andre Previn - Collaboration - RCA Dan Barrett Octet - Strictly Confidential - Concord Jazz Paul Gonsalves - Ellington Moods & Blues - RCA George Wallington Quintet - Live At cafe Bohemia - Prestige Bob Wilber's Tribute To Coleman Hawkins - Bean - Arbors John Hicks Trio - Expectations - Reservoir Buck Hill - The Buck Stops Here - Muse Red Norvo's Small Bands - Just A Mood - RCA John Marshall Quintet - Keep On Keepin' On - Mons Nat Pierce/Dick Collins/Ralph Burns & the Herdsmen - Play Paris - Fantasy Charles McPherson - Live At The Cellar - Cellar Live Warren Vache - Dream Dancing - Arbors Ralph Lalama - Feelin' & Dealin' - Criss Cross Murley, Bickert & Wallace - Live At The Senator - Cornerstone John Lewis - The Garden Of Delight / Delauney's Dilemma - EmArcy Marty Paich Big Band - Moanin' - Discovery Jeff Hamilton Trio Featuring Frits Landesbergen - Dynavibes - Mons Sal Nistico - Heavyweights - Milestone David Friesen Trio - Midnight Mood - Intuition Roy Eldridge 4 - Montreux '77 - Pablo Peter Bernstein - Signs Of Life - Criss Cross Bob Cooper - For All We Know - Fresh Sound Clifford Jordan's Big Band - Play What You Feel - Mapleshade Jan Lundgren Trio - Cookin" At The Bakery - Fresh Sound Sonny Red - Red, Blue & green - Milestone Count Basie and Kansas City 8 - Get Together - Pablo Andy Simpkins Quintet - Comin' At Ya - Mama Herb Geller - That Geller Feller - Fresh Sound Marchel Ivery - Marchel's Mode - Leaning House Dado Moroni - Out Of The Night - Jazz Focus Herb Ellis & Stuff Smith - Together - Koch Jazz Bob Mover Quintet - Television - DSM Cedar Walton Trio - Cedar - Timeless Stu Williamson Plays - Fresh Sound Paul Quinichette - Like Basie - Mighty Quinn Duke Jordan Trio - Two Loves - Steeplechase Jay Thomas - Live At Tula's - McVouty Hal McKusick - Now's The Time - Decca Frank Strazzeri Trio - I Remember You - Fresh Sound Benny Bailey - For Heaven's Sake - Hot House Arranged/Played/Composed By Jack Montrose - Koch Jazz J.R. Monterose - T.T.T. - Storyville Don Sickler - Night Watch - Uptown Jimmy Raney - Complete In Tokyo - Xanadu Dave Glasser - Dreams Askew, Dreams Anew - Aremis Horace Parlan Trio - No Blues - Steeplechase Flip Phillips - Swing Is The Thing - Verve Dolo Coker - California Hard - Xanadu Dizzy Gillespie - A Portrait Of Duke Ellington - Verve Bob Rockwell - Born To Be Blue - Steeplechase Eddie Higgins - Haunted Heart - Sunnyside James Moody - And His Hip Organ Trio - Xanadu Hugh Lawson Trio - Prime Time - Storyville Ernie Wilkins Almost Big Band - On The Roll - Steeplechase Doug Raney - Cuttin' Loose - Steeplechase Sir Charles Thompson - His Personal Vanguard Recordings - Vanguard Howard McGhee - Jazz brothers - Storyville Kenny Barron Trio - The Only One - Reservoir Peter Leitch - Red Zone - Reservoir Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra - The Magic Touch - Riverside Cees Slinger - Sling Shot - Timeless Dave Pike - It's time For Pike - Riverside Steve Kuhn Trio - Dedication - Reservoir Ed Bickert - Out Of the Past - Sackville Lin Halliday - Delayed Exposure - Delmark Charles Thomas Trio - The Finishing Touch - Space Time Harold Danko - Oatts & Perry - Steeplechase Donald Byrd - Au Chat qui Peche - Fresh Sound The Ballad Artistry Of Buddy Tate - Sackville Tardo Hammer Trio - Look, Stop Listen - Sharp 9 Tad Shull Quartet - In The Land Of The Tenor - Criss Cross Bertha Hope Quintet - Bertha's Fire - Steeplechase Barney Kessel - Let's Cook - Contemporary Barry Harris - Luminescence - Prestige Danny D'Imperio - The Outlaw - Sackville Doug Lawrence - Soul Carnival - Fable Walter Davis, Jr. - Scorpio Rising - Steeplechase Alvin Queen & Dusko Goykovich - A Day In Holland - Sound Hills Nils Lindberg - Sax Appeal & Trisection - Dragon Rob Schneiderman - Keepin' In The Groove - Reservoir Richie Vitale Quintet - Dreamsville - TCB Dave McKenna - Handful Of Stars - Concord Jazz Coleman Hawkins - Rainbow Mist - Delmark

Paul, Thanks for the interesting list. I have many from your list, but there are at least a few you mentioned that I want to check into a bit.

Just dug out a somewhat obscure Art Farmer CD titled "A Sleeping Bee". It is a 1974 session recorded in Stockholm, Sweden on the Sonet label. Farmer is joined by Red Mitchell and a mixture of Swedish and American musicians. Art sounds very good here.

I have 32 from the complete list. "Jazzman" by Rene Urtreger was mentioned in a previous post. It's a good one. Urtreger is a pianist who deserves far more attention than he usually gets.

Jack, I have a copy of "The Time and The Place" on a Collectables CD. Art Farmer's "Baroque Sketches" is also on that same Collectables CD. I am assuming that what I have is an exact reissue of the Columbia Lp of "The Time and The Place" ? Can you clarify that for me?

I too have been waiting for a long long time to see this one re-issued on CD.

My favorite recording by Jerome Richardson is the one on the TCB label titled JAZZ STATION RUNAWAY. He is joined by Russell Malone, David Hazeltine, George Mraz, and Lewis Nash. I prefer this to all the other recordings he made as leader.

Just checked and discovered that I have a very extensive collection of Sonny Stitt CDs as leader, and many many more where he is a sideman. I always enjoy listening to him, but don't often play more than one album of his at a listening session. I recall seeing Sonny Stitt long long ago playing in Detroit with a number of young local musicians. The drummer was very nervous and didn't want to play anything ultra fast and mentioned that to Sonny. Stitt nodded and then counted off a tune at a very fast speed. I guess he could be a jerk at times.

If all the negative comments are not just people trying to be funny, then another view is needed. This is a marvelous Sonny Rollins record. It is one I would definitely not want be be without!!!!!!!!

Along with the Mingus already mentioned, I would put the Art Tatum/Ben Webster on the list of essential recordings.