John L

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I bought all of the historical masters CDs too, but they were superseded by the great Japanese box set: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

May your Pharoah Sanders LUCKY 13 change your year for the better!

Great discussion here. I come back to the early-50s live recordings of Lester Young over and over again, especially 1950-1951.

It seems that she is the last of her generation, somebody who actually hung out and performed with Bird et al in the 1940s. She was also a fabulous, enormously talented artist and wonderful person. I had the pleasure to meet her and talk to her for a while. It was unforgettable. RIP

RIP to a great master.

I was also born in 1957 and grew up in California. I remember him being pretty big, including in my house.

RIP. Seeing him live was a great double pleasure: great music, great stories.

Very sorry to hear this. Victor visited me once when I was living in Paris. He was a wonderful person. RIP

Technical zenith? Maybe. I am one of those who is particularly affected by Miles' trumpet playing on ballads and slow-medium tempo blues. Miles' music during 1969-1970 was certainly spectacular, and I listen to it often. But when I get in the mood to have Miles' trumpet penetrate my soul, I will most often reach for the decade of 1954-1964.