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Discogs lists Huss Charles as being Denis's brother, but his credits all show him on percussion rather than drums. From the drumming, I have no problem believing it's Denis, but what you're sharing does seem to point to Huss, unless the announcer made an error.

They're solid ca. 1960 hard bop, but not up to BN standards and a step below Take 12. A lot of Vee Jay jazz albums always have struck me as the whole being less than the sum of the parts. Exceptions to that are the Eddie Harris and Wayne Shorter albums on the label.

Be sure to check this one out if you haven't already:

That may well be what I heard also when I said there was a "jump" on #7.

Amen to that!

Byrd then recorded 'Free Form' (my favorite album by him) on December 11, 1961, even though it wasn't released until 1966. I realize that has some modal tunes. The title track continues to blow my mind, and seems years ahead of its time.

Try playing it on a different player. I played cut 7 on my usual Sony player, and experienced the jumping in some places. I then played cuts 6 and 7 on an Arafuna portable CD player I use, which has a good anti-skip feature, and the cuts played fine except for one brief jump on cut 7, which could have been caused by my cat being around the player on the desk. The disc does not have great fidelity, but it's good enough (think of those live at the Left Bank CD's for comparison), and the music is pretty wonderful.

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What are the best books on Ellington for an interested non-musician?

CD's in the mail to me from DeepDiscount, due for delivery Saturday, along with the Mingus and the Dorham.

Elias overdid it more and more as she aged, at least on her CD photos.

Han caught my ear from a cut I heard on Sirius/XM Real Jazz ("Blues for the O.G."), and I tagged her as a subject for further research before I knew anything about her appearance/wardrobe. I ultimately decided against buying any of her discs (though I'd certainly pick them up used at a cheap price), but she can definitely play, and seems to have more fire than Alexander. They both have great technical chops. I have heard a fair amount of Alexander, and, as Jim says, it's "good" but doesn't stick and doesn't compel me to seek out more.

I had a number of personal exchanges with him, and liked him as wellas repecting him. RIP.

I wasted valuable money in the early CD days buying that stuff cheap. Haven't had a yearning to go listen to the likes of Kent or Marlon Jordan, Monte Croft, etc., you know? I do like that first Christopher Hollyday RCA/Novus album, which is basically a Jackie-McLean tribute album with Wallace Roney and the great Walton/Williams/Higgins rhythm section. Not original, of course, but good listening.

+1, and Real Gone generally does get the material out on CD's. Yeah, Real Gone would likely want to put the best spin on it, so that they're not seen as releasing a bootleg.

Great description. The cerebral elevator-music originals has been an issue with many musicians in these technically gifted generations since the 80's.

Thanks Jim.

You're right, sorry. I'm good with a moderator modifying it if they want.

Finished my research, and plan to pick up the two Britt's and the Jefferson along with the Franklin. The Jefferson sounds great from the youtube cuts! https://www.discogs.com/release/2698371-Ron-Jefferson-Vous-Etes-Swing $9.20 each at deepdiscount.com , and 'DEEP10' coupon at checkout will save you 10%, and free shipping on $25+ orders of in-stock items.

The mysterious Good Time Records label continues to put out intriguing reissues. Here are this month's, from the Catalyst catalog. The Franklin will be an immediate purchase for me, the other titles are items for further research. Anyone familiar with any of these titles? Pat Britt Alive in L.A. Good Time Records Jazz Michael Howell Alone Catalyst / Good Time Records Pop/Rock Sam Most But Beautiful Catalyst / Good Time Records Jazz Jimmy Stewart Fire Flower Catalyst / Good Time Records Pop/Rock Billy Mitchell Now's the Time Catalyst / Good Time Records Jazz Pat Britt Starrsong Catalyst / Good Time Records Pop/Rock Ira Schulman / Baroque Ensemble The Baroque Jazz Ensemble Good Time Records Jazz Henry Franklin Tribal Dance Good Time Records Jazz Ron Jefferson Vous Ete's Swing Good Time Records Jazz

Joe Henderson/Woody Shaw - 'Jazz Patterns' on Real Gone Music' https://realgonemusic.com/products/joe-henderson-and-woody-shaw-jazz-patterns-vinyl?rs_oid_rd=409580966314520

Neither are the first or middle days (or Cobblestone before the label change). Fascinating label. So sorry Joel Dorn butchered the reissue program on 32Jazz (and Savoy did even worse) and that the catalog, IIRC, sits in Concord limbo at the moment.

I bet they and/or Warner Brothers lost a fortune on that Raccoon label. The four Youngbloods albums charted at 89, 157, 160, and 185, Young's solo album 'Together' charted at 157, and nothing else they released on the label was ever going to sell anything (I barely knew they existed, and I was a big Youngbloods fan).

8 CD set on Storyville. See links below for details and description. I have the 8 CD's in their sleeves and the excellent 40-page oversized book. I do not have the outer box, but am greatly discounting this set, which will be a dream come true for huge Webster fans. $25 shipped in USA or best reasonable offer or mutually beneficial trade. PM if interested. https://www.discogs.com/release/11732492-Ben-Webster-Dig-Ben https://www.allmusic.com/album/dig-ben!-mw0000489286