John L

There is some fantastic music on the box but I still prefer it in very small doses. What gets to me is not the fact that it is jams but somewhat the contrary: some of the box is largely the same musicians playing the same blues and standards night after night, not always with enthusiasm and with strong encouragement to bring their solos to crescendos with lots of tooting and honking to get the crowd excited. That can get a bit tiring after a while. But small doses can be quite rewarding as at least one or two of the masters will usually play something special.

The JATP format did encourage grandstanding that could get excessive. But the quality and individuality of many of the musicians on this box saves it all. For me, just the prospect of more Lester Young made buying this set a no brainer.

RIP

Very sad indeed. I loved having Brownie here. RIP in jazz heaven.

Yes! To go along with the current Decca Armstrong big band Mosaic, we also need a newly remastered and complete Okeh, Columbia, and Victor Mosaic big band box.

This one really hurts. Jack Dejohnette was not only one of the greatest and most original drummers. He was a titan of jazz music in every aspect. Irreplaceable! We posted at exactly the same time with exactly the same thought!

What about this one? It is certainly one of my favorites.

I believe that the original release of this music was not on Argo but on Winley records, which otherwise focused almost entirely on doo-wop. Note that Paul Winley also took composer credit for House Warmin'!

About time!

I always loved dancing to this one:

This thread is a good study in how people here can end up arguing and insulting each other over nothing. I don't see any fundamental disagreement here over anything: Everyone agrees that the playing on the Plugged Nickel recordings could sound like "noodling" to someone not very familiar with jazz. Every also agrees (I believe) that this impression would be incorrect. It doesn't mean that the person is stupid, just ignorant about modern jazz. Of course, someone might also have in mind by "noodling" any improvisation that abstracts too far from the melody of the song. OK, fine. So what is there to argue about? Similarly, we can all have different memories about whether or not there was a discussion here or on the Blue Note Board about a defective disc in the Plugged Nickel box. What is the point of getting upset about it? Let's try to chill a bit.

I bought all of the historical masters CDs too, but they were superseded by the great Japanese box set:

Thanks, Marcel. As suspected, nothing new here.

Thanks, Marcel. As suspected, nothing new here.

The Lord Discography has one session with Cyril Haynes Lester Young Quartet : Lester Young (ts) Cyril Haynes (p) Gene Ramey (b) Jo Jones (d) WNEW radio broadcast, "Birdland", New York, February 24, 1951 Up `n' Adam Ambrosia AMB-10, Jazz View (Eu)COD-029 [CD] These foolish things Session Disc 104 Neenah Ambrosia AMB-10, Jazz View (Eu)COD-029 [CD] Lester leaps in Session Disc 104, Giant Steps (E)GIST001 [CD] Ambrosia AMB-10, Jazz View (Eu)COD-029 [CD]

Yea - interesting that they release this now, but a curious choice from so much great live Pres from the early 1950s.

I need to ease my glide, I need cushions in my ride.

RIP

That is understandable. On the other hand, this is one of the most iconic bands in the history of jazz that only had the opportunity to make two studio albums. That is the primary source of the interest.

Excellent. Thanks.

https://craftrecordings.com/products/bill-evans-trio-haunted-heart-the-legendary-riverside-studio-recordings-5-lp This one appears to gather together all of the studio recordings of the Evans-LaFaro-Motion trio on five LPs. It includes quite a few alternates previously unknown to me. I have the Bill Evans Complete Riverside Box and about a dozen alternates not on that box that have been circulating. But there is quite a bit more here. I wonder if there will be a CD issue?

The only circulating live recorded version of I Can't Get Started by Charlie Parker that discographies state clearly as being from Birdland that of the February 14, 1950 concert. But that one would seem to have only been preserved at 1.5 minutes long. So the one on Bird's Eye 9 would seem to be a highly likely candidate. Of course, Kenny Washington could have something that is not yet circulating.

https://www.discogs.com/master/1729004-Charlie-Parker-Bird-at-Birdland