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I like Scott's 'Anthem' and 'Live at Newport' sets a lot, and that was having been predisposed to expect to not like them. Found his debut got bogged down after a couple of strong tracks at the beginning - the writing wasn't there yet, but is on those other two sets. Look forward to hearing more by him, and there are few in his generation I say that about.

I'll second that. Love Mingus, and think this album's about as gorgeous as any music ever created by anyone.

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I bought CD's, which made me have to get a CD player. I was holding out as long as I could (but knew it was inevitable), but then was in Tower Records on South Street in Philly, early 1988, and saw a bunch of classic Blue Note titles on sale as cutouts. I thought "oh no, I'm going to have missed my opportunity on all the Blue Note reissues!" and scooped up a bunch of them at the then-bargain price of $7.99. A few days later bought a CD player to play them on. Turns out they were only cut out for Blue Note to redo the catalog number system or something, all have been reissued various times, and I don't believe I still own any of those original CD's today. But they have 5,000-10,000 brothers and sisters to take their place. It was somewhat under control until the internet and Ebay bulk lots come along (for me - held out there also) 10 years later.

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This thread led me to finding this, a 10-CD set that came out this past spring: http://www.amazon.com/Philadelphia-International-40th-Anniversary/dp/B006ZGDC26/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Yes it does. I also passed along the big box when I got the Master Takes box.

And BGO does a great job on their mastering, and licensing is legit.

Definitely the something. I have not ever kept a Mizell anything in my collection. Had mercifully forgotten about the whole "A New Note on Blue Note" marketing schtick. I did like the bold blue record label from that era.

He and Richard Evans are both given production credits on the 'Mixed Bag' album, so you're probably right regardless of the labeling on the single. I also agree with you about the original being strong. Two different musical experiences, both of value. She's interesting - another one of those singers who didn't fit categorization well and likely suffered commercially for it (primo examples are the great Terry Callier, Gil Scott-Heron, but there were others).

The live one's pretty good (though very short), just a trio behind her. And "Woman of the Ghetto" from it was famously sampled for that acid jazz hit by St. Germain. http://www.youtube.c...h?v=IDMgBxHcM5M Was it the BN version that was sampled or the one on Chess (produced by Charles Stepney & containing some pre-EWF use of the kalimba by him)? I honestly don't know. Marlena Shaw Live at Montreux From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marlena Shaw Live at Montreux (also released as Marlena Shaw Live: Cookin' with Blue Note at Montreux) is a live album by American vocalist Marlena Shaw recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1973 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] Shaw's introduction to the track "Woman of the Ghetto" was sampled for St. Germain's album Tourist (2000).

They were recorded earlier than this series, they're from the Liberty Era, not the UA era.

The live one's pretty good (though very short), just a trio behind her. And "Woman of the Ghetto" from it was famously sampled for that acid jazz hit by St. Germain.

Yes, I believe all of the Silver 'N titles are. That being said, they are a long way from "Song For My Father", with much dreadful gobbledygook added into the production (as was common for most of the titles recorded in the later UA era).

I like the early Wynton's, especially the Live at Jazz Alley date. That was before he was trying to educate us, just playing trumpet instead. Love love love his work with Blakey/Watson.

Well, this is almost correct in the sense that a sibling is not really the parent, but, in the end, there were not as many children created as they were once meant to be. Right, I believe Strata-East was developed based on the original concept of Strata, if I remember correctly across the decades.

Yep, mostly poor for sure, the dreadful, commercial United Artists era, but I wholeheartedly recommend the Hutcherson Montreux CD and the Elvin Jones Lighthouse set. Also, the Silver 27th Man and the Tyner Extensions are excellent, but they've been easily obtainable in other Blue Note series. People will also be glad to see that Wayne Shorter CD, though its musical total is less that the sum of its parts, which probably explains why it sat in the can for a few years and was never reissued on CD by Blue Note (they licensed it out to One Way).

What was wrong with the Black Jazz CD's coming out? I thought that wss nothing short of miraculous, was very thankful to be able to grab those Doug & Jean Carn CD's while I could, and also have picked up several other of the titles through the years (Rudolph Johnson, etc.).

Strata Records is near and dear to my heart for one amazing cut, "Scorpio's Child" from the Bert Myrick 'Live n Well' album, recorded in 1965. It's a great Kenny Cox composition, Cox on piano, George Bohannon on trombone, Myrick on drums, Ronnie Fields on tenor sax, Will Austin on bass. I'm totally unfamiliar with Myrick, Fields, and Austin except for this album. Really hope this album makes it to CD.

None of their Atlantic jazz reissues have been needledrops as far as I know. I've been fine with all of them. Some of their early CD's were truly dreadful, but they seemed to really clean up their act 15 years ago.

Lowe, you don't have any manners! But then again, some other jazz board described this neighborhood as "wild and wooly" or something.

Me too, I think I'll learn a lot in this one.

Stop trying to tempt me, I don't want to spend the $30!

But Lon, you own most of everything by most everybody in one form or another

Well, I'm interested in Volume 3, so if we can find a board member who wants Vol. 1 (the best of the bunch), Stefan can sell them as a group, and we can each get the one we want!