[Most Overrated 50's-60's Blue Notes]

I spit upon the NEA awards and the Nobel Peace Prize committie until they both recocknoize DB on the Nat'l and then Int'l levels

Yep, let's boycott the NEA and the Nobel Peace Prize until they see the light and award the Mizell Brothers and the Blackbyrds!

[Most Overrated 50's-60's Blue Notes]

If you "get it", it's gold, and if you don't, you wonder what the fuss is about. But it's a lot hipper to just fess up that the various evolvinghardbop/takingtheinsideoutroute/souljazz/whatever segments of the label's output just don't hold more than at best general interest for you personally. Because if it does hold more than at best general interest to you, you have a reason for caring about the minutiae. And if it doesn't, you don't. Simple as that.

This whole "overrated" crap more often than not is just really another way of saying "I don't get it, so it can't be all that". Fuck that.

Jim, that can be true if an entire artist is being dismissed, (good point made later about artists vs. albums being discounted) but is a dangerous general assumption even then. I agree that I need to dismiss myself from judging good hip-hop from bad hip-hop, etc. because I can't "hear" any of it. But when I dig 'Spring' and am left cold by 'Lifetime', when I love 'The Gigolo' but feel lukewarm towards 'Cornbread', when I am crazy about 'Complete Communion' but can barely listen to 'Symphony for Improvisors', when I will take 'Ready for Freddie' to the grave but never feel any urge to play 'Hub-Tones' or 'Night of the Cookers' something different is going on there other than 'I don't get it simple as that'. There has to be aesthetic involved even within a sub-genre.

[Most Overrated 50's-60's Blue Notes]

if you had a thread on over- and under-rated titles, I bet there would be a lot of overlap in the responses to each.

Well. that's what this is, the thread on overrated Blue Note albums. So I'll try to do a tally when the traffic stops.

[Most Overrated 50's-60's Blue Notes]

Inevitably, I'll add, this winds up being a "favorites/I like/don't like" thread. Someone out there thinks that too much praise is heaped on Speak No Evil.

Actually, what made me think about this for some time is that it seems like every time any 60's Blue Note album is mentioned, people are jumping on and declaring it one of the great masterpieces of all time, regardless of title. I'm trying to stimulate people, especially some of the newer/younger guys, to think/listen through some of this. I mean, I love the Blue Note sound, but not every title is among the greatest. If there are 500 of them, then 100 of those rank in the bottom 20%. (BTW, I think 'Speak No Evil' is awesome).

[Most Overrated 50's-60's Blue Notes]

Tippin' The Scales wasn't even regarded all that highly by Lion, apparently, seeing as how it wasn't released until the 70s...

'Course he didn't release 'Jacknife' until then either, and that's a stone classic. I'm sorry to see that we're so many posts into this thread, and no one else has added any albums.

[Most Overrated 50's-60's Blue Notes]

This is one I've wanted to do for awhile. What are some of the so-called "classic" Blue Note dates which leave you cold? I'm not talking about 'Jimmy Smith Plays Fats Waller' or Donald Byrd's 'I'm Trying To Get Home' or Dodo Greene, I'm talking about the ones that get spoken of in hushed, reverential tones, yet at the end of the day sort of leave you cold. Here are a few that come to mind for me:

Jackie McLean - New and Old Gospel

Jackie McLean - Tippin' The Scales

Jackie McLean - 'Bout Soul (but I LOVE McLean's stuff overall, but some belonged in the can)

Freddie Redd- all of them, especially 'The Connection'

Ornette Coleman - At The Golden Circle

Tony Williams - Lifetime

Grant Green - 'The Latin Bit' 'Goin' West', 'Feelin' The Spirit'

Lee Morgan - Cornbread (it's good, but the composing disappoints me)

Bobby Hutcherson - Components

Don Cherry - Symphony For Improvisors

[Sonny Rollins at the Kimmel Center Friday Dec. 1]

Good show, beautiful venue. Rollins hobbled out onto stage, looking his full 76 years old, played with tremendous power and vitality for over two hours, and then hobbled back off. Amazing and truly inspiring. Clifton Anderson played better than I've ever heard him. The Bob Cranshaw/Victor Lewis rhythm section was spectacular. Percussionist Kimati Dinizulu played well and was well integrated into the sound, but to me was somewhat superfluous because Lewis is so strong. The only player who didn't seem to fit well or have a good night was guitarist Bobby Broom. He is apparently a temporary member of the group, based on Rollins' stage announcements, and his heart didn't really seem in it to me. I like Broom as a guitarist, but he's more comfortable in organ combos. The tune selection, to me, was pretty unimaginative. It was nice to hear "Tenor Madness" as the encore, but I thought there were too many calypsos. Overall, a really nice experience, great way to spend a Friday night.

[Lee Morgan's The Cooker]

AFAIC, this has THE definitive version of "A Night in Tunisia!"

I agree with Al.

Well I don't.

There are so many versions of this tune. . . this is not one of my favorite ones.

But . . . you go guys!

I don't either. I love the 'Jazz at Massey Hall' version, and the Art Blakey version on Blue Note, off the top of my head.

[Lee Morgan's The Cooker]

I think that Lee's music from this period is just fine, but I've never found it to be particularly distinctive from the rest of the hard bop coming out of Blue Note at the time. He was a very expressive trumpeter, especially given his age. But to me, he sounds like just that, a very good trumpeter, and there is nothing wrong with that. But with his sixties stuff, he became a voice, and to me, there is just no comparision between the two eras.

I feel the similarly about a few other artists who came of age during the Blue Note hard bop days. There is nothing wrong with their early stuff at all....its very good music. I just don't find myself reaching for "The Cooker" like I do "The Gigolo", "Tom Cat" or "Cornbread".

Agreed (especially 'The Gigolo'), and his last albums ('Live at the Lighthouse' and 'Lee Morgan') are equally magnificent and even more distinctive. He's one Blue Note artist (John Patton and Larry Young are two others) who seems to have been able to totally reinvent himself post-hardbop without a hint of sellout. Very wonderful occurrence considering the obvious artistic cul-de-sac he was in during the late 60's ('Charisma', 'Carumba',etc.).

[Concord Winter Blowout Sale]

(If there's anyplace left....)

I hear that. Brick and mortars are becoming a thing of the past here. There is nowhere in our general area (Western Suburban Philly) that I'm aware of to get good cutouts or good, reasonably priced used discs anymore. I'm 100% online now for my CD purchases.

[Sonny Rollins at the Kimmel Center Friday Dec. 1]

I'll be there too. There are plently of parking options. There's a lot at the Kimmel, one at 15th & Spruce, across the street on Broad & Pine, and many more. What kind of food do yo want to eat? Price?? Monk's Cafe is great but I seriously suggest that you make sure to get a reservation or you'll be SOL.

May not eat at all - if we do, looking for no reservations, reasonably quick in and out, lower price levels, kind of food not that important, just want it to be a step up from Wendy's or McDonald's and something we can get done and get to the show on time. I have to work my work day in Malvern and get home, then we have to make it into town from King of Prussia, and the Schuykill Expwy on a Friday evening can be nightmarish as you know. Would love to catch a bargain on parking if one is around. Our seats for the show are Door C Orch Tier Row E seats 120-121 if you, LennyH, or anyone else has a chance to stop by and meet us. I'll send you and LennyH PM's with our cell phone #.

[Sonny Rollins at the Kimmel Center Friday Dec. 1]

For my birthday (today, 52), my wife got us tickets to Sonny Rollins at the Kimmel Center this Friday, Dec. 1. It will be our first time at the Kimmel Center. Anyone else going? Anything I should know about the venue? Any suggestions on parking, dining? Looking forward to it. We saw him live at Penn's Landing ca. 1989-90 when we were dating, and enjoyed it immensely. 'Course that show was free, and this one is $59/ticket, but it should still be a nice night. Amazing woman, that wife of mine. I'm a blessed man.

[Thelonious in Action]

I may be opening myself to a broadside here, but I like In Action much more than the Carnagie Hall / Trane set.

I like them both quite a bit. Very different tenor players, of course, apples and oranges. I think Griff's work with Monk is underrated. I like both of the albums quite a bit.

[Jazz CD's for trade or sale - 70 new titles added]

Just how bad is the sound on "Marsh ,Warne – Live in Las Vegas 1962 (Naked City) great music bad sound", are we talking Clifford Brown at the Beehive bad or ???????????

Yes, unfortunately, that bad of sound.

[Upcoming Concord/Fantasy releases]

I haven't been following the prices of boxed sets. Did Concord change the prices when they acquired Fantasy?

They have been releasing a whole new series of sets since they took over, reconfiguring Miles and Trane into smaller boxes, releasing the complete Prestige Bebop Stitt, the Complete VV Evans, the Complete Monk/Trane, The Complete Prelude Garland. All are beautifully done, and all except the Miles Quintet box incredibly low priced, list price of $10/CD. Check out their web site. I haven't checked to see if the old Fantasy boxes are still available, since I have what I want of those.

[Upcoming Concord/Fantasy releases]

[i believe he was referring to Concord in his post.

I was. My brain auto-corrected to Concord.

[Upcoming Concord/Fantasy releases]

This material is out of copyright in Europe. I guess Fantasy will have to keep the price low in order to compete.

They've done a great job on the prices so far on almost all of their historical sets. The 3 CD sets have had a $30 list price to date (Evans, Stitt) , so should be available for $20-25. And the other sized sets (Coltrane, Monk/Trane. Garland) have also had a $10/disc list price. The only exception I'm aware of is the Miles Quintet box with the newly licensed material on CD4. I think they're really doing a commendable job on their historical reissues so far, much better than we probably had any right to expect.

[Upcoming Concord/Fantasy releases]

I've never heard this music. Would you say its essential?

Absolutely. Wonderful stuff.

["Unreleased" Blue Note 70s Twofers on CD?]

Well, the Turrentime was one of the last batch, IIRC, which had a blue frame, whereas the earlier ones had that paper bag look.

The ones I remember:

McCoy Tyner - Cosmos (part was on the Asante CD, all will be on the Mosaic Select)

Sam Rivers - Involution (the quartet session led by Andrew Hill was in his Mosaic, the other session was on a single CD and Rivers' Mosaic)

Andrew Hill - One For One (one half was in the Mosaic and was just reissued as Pax, the other is in the Mosaic Select)

Wasn't there a list somewhere or was thsi discussed here on on the old BNBB? I remember mopre twofers by Freddie Hubbard, Randy Weston, Stanley Turrentine, Jackie McLean ...

I remember those. The Hubbard was made up of 'Here To Stay' and 'Hubcap' ("Luana" is a favorite of mine). The Weston was UA material, available on the Mosaic Select now. The Turrentine and McLean are already discussed here. Jim is right, it's the "High Frequency" session on the 'Jacknife' twofer which hasn't seen the digital light of day yet.

[AnitaO'Day dies]

A GREAT jazz singer, and a survivor. It's a miracle that she lived to 87, and I'm thankful for her musical legacy.

[Price Reduction On Root Doctor CD]

And I sing on it! So goes Greg!

And surprisingly well!

[Jazz CD's for trade or sale - 70 new titles added]

Please contact me at john.felser@verizon.net if interested in any

New Additions November 2006:

Abercrombie ,John – Current Events

Adderley/M. Jackson – Things Are Getting Better (Riverside) K2

Auger ,Brian & Trinity – Definitely What! (One Way)

Auld ,George – Homage (Xanadu)

Blanchard ,Terence – Billie Holiday Songbook (Columbia)

Brookmeyer ,Bob – Traditialism Revisited (Pacific Jazz)

Brown ,Clifford – Jazz Immortal (Pacific Jazz)

Campbell ,Roy – It’s Crunch Time (Thirsty Ear)

Carter, Benny – More Cookin’ (Jazz Heritage)

Coker ,Dolo – California Hard (Xanadu) A.Pepper, B.Mitchell

Cole ,Richie – Kush (Heads Up)

Coltrane ,John – Coltrane (Prestige) K2

Coltrane ,John – Soultrane (Prestige) K2

Coltrane ,John – Lush Life (Prestige) K2

Coltrane ,John – Traneing In (Prestige) K2

Cunningham ,Bob – Walking Bass (NILVA) Bross Townsend, Alvin Queen

Dolphy ,Eric – Far Cry (Prestige) K2

Dorham ,Kenny – Memorial Album (Xanadu)

Drew ,Kenny – Home is Where The Soul Is (Xanadu)

Evans ,Bill – Explorations (Riverside/OJC)

Fitzgerald/Ellington – Ella & Duke at the Cote D’Azur (Verve) 2CD

Fitzgerald/Basie/Pass – Digital III at Montreux (Pablo) 1979

Ford ,Ricky – Loxodonta Africana (New World)

France .Percy – I Should Care (Endgame)

Garland ,Red – Keystones! (Xanadu)

Gillespie, Dizzy Memorial Band – Things To Come (Telarc)

Gillespie, Dizzy – Dizzy For President (Douglas)

Griffin ,Johnny – The Congregation (Blue Note)

Hart ,Antonio – Don’t You Know I Care (Novus)

Heath ,Jimmy – The Time and The Place (Landmark)

Heath ,Jimmy – The Professor (32jazz)

Heath Brothers – As We Were Saying (Concord)

Hutcherson ,Bobby – Happenings (Blue Note) not the RVG

Jarrett ,Keith – Bye Bye Blackbird (ECM)

Jarrett/Garbarek – Luminescence (ECM/Landy Star)

Jordan ,Clifford – Repetition (Soul Note)

Kelly ,Wynton – Blues On Purpose (Xanadu)

Konitz ,Lee – Motion (Verve)

Marsalis ,Branford – Contemporary Jazz (CBS)

Marsh ,Warne – Live in Las Vegas 1962 (Naked City) great music bad sound

McLean ,Jackie – 4,5, and 6 (Prestige) 20-bit K2

McLean ,Jackie – Demon’s Dance (Blue Note) not the RVG

McPherson ,Charles – But Beautiful (Xanadu)

Modern Jazz Quartet – Fontessa (Atlantic)

Monterose ,J.R. – Straight Ahead (Xanadu)

Moran ,Jason – Black Stars (Blue Note)

O’Day ,Anita/Tjader – Time For 2 (Verve)

O’Day ,Anita – All The Sad Young Men (Verve)

O’Day ,Anita – Pick Yourself Up (Verve)

O’Day ,Anita – Swings Cole Porter (Verve)

O’Day ,Anita – Vol. 1 1941 (Masters of Jazz)

O’Day ,Anita – Complete Signature & London Recordings (Disconforme) 2CDs

O’Day ,Anita – The Big Band Years (President)

O’Day ,Anita – Complete Recordings 1949-1950 (Baldwin Street Music)

Pederson ,NHO – The Eternal Traveler (Pablo/OJC)

Pepper ,Art – Live in Toronto 1977 (Naked City)

Powell ,Bud – Lausanne 1962 (Naked City)

Powell ,Bud – Bud In Paris (Xanadu) 1959-60

Schildkraut ,Dave – Last Date (Endgame)

Silver ,Horace – Doin’ The Thing at the Village Gate (Blue Note) not the RVG

Sims ,Zoot – At The Half Note (Naked City) 1965

Taylor ,Cecil – Jazz Masters (Mandarim) Candid sides with Shepp

Thompson ,Lucky – I Offer You (Beast Retro) Walton/Jones/Hayes

Webster ,Ben/Edison – Ben and Sweets (Columbia)

New additions August 2006:

Abbasi ,Rez – Modern Memory (Cathexis) Hagans, Gary Thomas

Allen ,Harry – Meets John Pizzerelli Trio (RCA)

Baker ,Chet – It Could Happen To You (Riverside/OJC)

Baker ,Chet – Chet Baker in New York (Riverside/OJC)

Baker ,Chet – Chet (Riverside/OJC)

Bates ,Django – Autumn Fires (And Green Shoots) (JMT)

Brackeen ,Joanne – Pink Elephant Magic (Arkadia)

Brubeck ,Dave – Jazz At Oberlin (Fantasy) 20-bit K2

Byrd ,Charlie – Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros (Riverside) 20-bit K2

Campbell ,Gary – Intersection (Milestone)

Charles ,Ray – Best of: The Atlantic Years (Atlantic)

Davis ,Miles – Workin’ (Prestige) 20-bit K2

Davis ,Miles – Steamin’ (Prestige) 20-bit K2

Davis ,Miles – Relaxin’(Prestige) 20-bit K2

Dorham ,Kenny – Quiet Kenny (Riverside/OJC)

Eardley ,Jon – Hollywood to New York (Prestige)

Evans ,Bill – Sunday at the Village Vanguard (Riverside) 20-bit K2

Fitzgerald ,Ella – Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie (Verve)

Fitzgerald ,Ella/Duke Ellington – Ella at Duke’s Place (Verve)

Fitzgerald ,Ella/Louis Armstrong – Porgy and Bess (Verve) beautiful

Friedlander ,Erik – Topaz (Siam)

Garland ,Red – Red Garland’s Piano (Prestige/OJC)

Getz ,Stan/Albert Daily – Poetry (Elektra Musician/Blue Note)

Gordon ,Dexter – ‘Round Midnight soundtrack (Columbia)

Hawes ,Hampton – Trio, Vol. 1 (Contemporary/OJC)

Jackson ,Milt – Quartet (Prestige/OJC)

Jackson ,Milt/Wes Montgomery – Bags Meets Wes! (Riverside/OJC)

Jennings ,Bill/Jack McDuff – Glide On (Prestige) 2fer

Manhattan Transfer – Very Best of (Atlantic/Rhino)

Marsalis , Wynton – Jump Start and Jazz (Sony)

Marsalis , Wynton – Sweet Release & Ghost Story (Sony)

Marsh ,George/John Abercrombie/Mel Graves – Upon a Time

McDuff ,Jack – The Honeydripper (Prestige/OJC)

McLean ,Jackie – 4,5, & 6 (Prestige/OJC)

Modern Jazz Quartet – Concorde (Prestige/OJC)

Monk ,Thelonious – With John Coltrane (Riverside/OJC)

Monk ,Thelonious - With John Coltrane (Riverside) 20-bit K2

Monk ,Thelonious – Monk’s Music (Riverside) 20-bit K2

Monk ,Thelonious – Thelonious Himself (Riverside/OJC)

Monk ,Thelonious - Misterioso (Riverside/OJC)

Montgomery ,Wes – Incredible Jazz Guitar (Riverside/OJC)

Mulligan ,Gerry/Thelonious Monk – Mulligan Meets Monk (Riverside) 20-bit K2

Powell ,Bud – Time Waits: Amazing Vol. 4 (Blue Note)

Syms ,Sylvia – For Once in My Life (Prestige)

New Additions July 2006:

I will trade all Quadromania titles and nicked titles at a discount.

Armstrong ,Louis – Louis Armstrong of New Orleans (Jazz Heritage)

Baker ,Chet – Quadromania (Membran) 4CD’s 50’s Pacific Jazz sides

Farlow ,Tal - – Quadromania (Membran) 4CD’s Norvo/Mingus Savoy + Verve sides

Gilberto ,Joao – Amoroso/Brasil (Warner Bros.) 2 on 1

Jay Jay Johnson – Quadromania (Membran) 4CD’s 40’s/50’s Savoy & Blue Note

Newsom ,Tommy – TV Jazz Stars (Laserlight) C.Candoli,R.Tompkins small group

Rollins ,Sonny – Quadromania (Membran) 4CD’s 50’s Prestige

Silver ,Horace – Quadromania (Membran) 4CD’s 50’s Blue Note

Thompson, Lucky/Gryce – In Paris (Vogue)

The following have a few nicks, but play fine:

Di Meola, Al – The Infinite Desire (Telarc)

Hancock ,Herbie – Head Hunters (Columbia Legacy) remaster

Hubbard ,Freddie – Live at Fat Tuesday’s (MusicMasters/Jazz Heritage) 2CD

Kirkland ,Kenny – Kenny Kirkland (GRP/Verve)

Parker ,Charlie – The Immortal Charlie Parker (Savoy)

Return to Forever – Romantic Warrior (Columbia Legacy)

Washington , Grover Jr. - Anthology (Elektra)

New Additions June 2006:

Allen ,Carl – The Pursuer (Atlantic) G.Coleman, Turre, Herring

Bartz ,Gary – Harlem Bush Music Taifa/Uhuru (Milestone/BGP)

Bland ,Bobby/King, B.B. – Together Again Live (ABC/MCA)

Bley ,Carla/Mantler/Lacy – Jazz Realities (Fontana) greenback CD

Evans ,Bill – Trio ’65 (Verve)

Evans ,Bill – At Town Hall (Verve)

Evans ,Bill – Alone (Verve)

Farlow ,Tal – Swinging Guitar of (Verve)

Gordon ,Dexter – True Blue (Xanadu)

Hancock ,Herbie – Quartet (Columbia)

Jackson ,Milt – Quadromania (Membran) 4CD collection of Savoy and Prestige sides

Jones/Lewis – Live at the Village Vanguard (Solid State/Blue Note)

Newman ,David – Return to the Wide Open Spaces (Amazing)

O’Day ,Anita – Quadromania (Membran) 4CD collection of 40’s and early Verve sides

Powell ,Bud – Jazz at Massey Hall, vol. 2 (Debut/OJC)

Raney ,Jimmy - – Quadromania (Membran) 4CD collection 50’s sides, mainly Prestige

Sparks ,Melvin – Groove On Up (Savant)

Terry ,Sonny/McGhee, Brownie – Sonny & Brownie (A&M)

Tobin ,Louise – Tribute to Louis Armstrong (Timeless/Jazz Heritage)

Woods ,Phil - Quadromania (Membran) 4CD collection, mainly Prestige 50’s sides

New Additions May 2006:

Ayler ,Albert – In Greenwich Village (Impulse!)

Basie ,Count – Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Laserlight) ca. late-60’s

Blakey ,Art – A Night in Tunisia (Blue Note)not the RVG

Coltrane ,John – My Favorite Things (Atlantic) not the remaster

Davis ,Miles – Amandla (Warner Bros.)

Dolphy ,Eric – Out There (Prestige/OJC)

Ellington ,Duke – And His Mother Called Him Bill (RCA) not the remaster

Ellington/Basie – First Time! The Count Meets the Duke (Columbia) not remaster

Four Freshmen – In Concert (Hindsight) early 60’s recording

Garbarek ,Jan – All Those Born With Wings (ECM)

Garland ,Red – Keystones! (Xanadu) best I ever heard by him, 1977

Getz ,Stan – Focus (Verve) fantastic. Not the remaster.

Haden ,Charlie Quartet West – Now Is the Hour (Verve)

Haden ,Charlie Quartet West – Always Say Goodbye (Verve)

Jobim ,Antonio Carlos – Wave (A&M) not the remaster

Lee ,Peggy/George Shearing – Beauty and the Beat (Capitol)

Modern Jazz Quartet – Django (Prestige) 20-bit remaster

Modern Jazz Quartet – & Friends, a Celebration (Atlantic)

Monk ,Thelonious - Monk (Prestige/OJC)

Monk ,Thelonious - Plays Duke Ellington( Riverside/OJC)

Patton ,John - Boogaloo (Blue Note)

Pepper ,Art/Rogers ,Shorty - Popo (Xanadu)

Raney ,Jimmy/Sonny Clark – together (Xanadu)

Shearing ,George - Best Of (Capitol)

Sims ,Zoot - That Old Feeling (Chess)

Torme ,Mel/George Shearing – An Evening with (Concord)

Woods ,Phil/C.Parker/C.Brown – Internation Jam Sessions (Xanadu)

New Additions April 2006:

CD’s:

Abercrombie ,John – Works (ECM)

Allen ,Geri – Maroons (Blue Note)

Baker ,Chet – Chet (Riverside/OJC)

Berg .Bob – Enter The Spirit (Stretch)

Berg .Bob – Back Roads (Denon)

Blakey ,Art – Live at Ronnie Scott’s (Hehdrihg)

Brubeck ,Dave – Jazz Impressions of New York (Columbia)

Coltrane ,Ravi – Moving Pictures (BMG)

Coryell ,Larry – Twelve Frets to One Octive (Shanachie)

Crawford ,Hank – Wildflowers (CTI/Legacy) remastered

Davis, Miles – You’re Under Arrest (Columbia)

Davis, Miles/Dameron – Paris May 1949 (Columbia)

Davis, Miles – Complete Birth of the Cool (Blue Note) live bonus tracks

D’Rivera – Paquito – Havana Café (Chesky)

Fitzgerald ,Ella – At Juan-Les-Pins (Verve) 2CD

Fitzgerald/Armstrong – Complete Recordings (Verve) 3CD, missing inner booklet

Hancock ,Herbie – The Prisoner (Blue Note) great not the RVG

Henderson ,Joe – So Near, So Far (Verve)

Hubbard ,Freddie – Live at Fat Tuesday’s (MusicMasters) 2CD

Klemmer ,John – Making Love, Vol. 1 (touch)

Lateef ,Yusef – Concerto For (Atlantic)

Lateef ,Yusef – Encounters (Atlantic)

Lundy ,Carmen – Old Devil Moon (JVC)

Lydian People’s Front – Laundry for the Nineties (Vantage One)

Mahogany ,Kevin – My Romance (Warner Brothers)

McCann ,Les – Much Les (Atlantic/Rhino)

McLaughlin ,John – Mediterranean Concerto (Columbia)

Mingus ,Charles – Mingus in Europe (ENJA)

Monk ,Thelonious – The Unique Thelonious Monk (Riverside/OJC)

Morton ,Jelly roll – 1930-1939 (Classics)

Newman ,David – Still Hard Times (Muse)

Newman ,David – Mr. Gentle ,Mr. Cool (Kokopelli)

Oquendo ,Manny & Libre – Los New Yorkinos! (Milestone)

Page ,Hot Lips – Play the Blues in B (Masters Music)

Peterson ,Oscar – The Gershwin Songbooks (Verve) 2 complete albums

Pilafian ,Sam – Travelin’ Light (Telarc)

Puente ,Tito – El Rey Del Timbal (Laserlight)

Roach ,Max/M’Boom – Live at S.O.B.’s New York (Blue Moon)

Sanchez ,Poncho – El Mejor (Concord Picante)

Sanchez ,Poncho – Latin Soul (Concord Picante)

Sertso ,Ingrid – Dance With It (ENJA)

Towner ,Ralph – Works (ECM)

Turrentine ,Stanley – If I Could (MusicMasters)

Tyner ,McCoy – Time for Tyner (Blue Note) not RVG

Wright ,Frank – Trio (ESP)

Young ,Lester – The Kansas City Sessions (Commodore/GRP)

Still Available :

CD’s:

Adderley C./Jackson ,M. – Things Are Getting Better (Riverside/OJC)

Adderley ,Cannonball – Radio Nights (Night)

Alexander ,Eric – Nightlife in Tokyo (Milestone)

Alexander ,Monty – My America (Telarc)

Alexander Monty./Brown, Ray/Ellis ,Herb – Straight Ahead (Concord) 2 CD’s

Allen ,Harry – I Won’t Dance (BMG)

Anderson, Ray/Harris, C./Lewis G./Valente – Slideride (Hat Art)

Andrews ,Ernie – No Regrets (Muse)

Anschell ,Bill- Cooler Heads (Summit) good piano trio

Armstrong ,Louis – What A Wonderful World (Decca)

Armstrong ,Louis – Vdiscs (Collector’s Choice)

B3 Bombers/Clyde Stubblefield – Live at the Green Mill (Alltribe)

Baca ,Susana – Espirito Vivo (Luaka Bop)

Baker, Chet - My Funny Valentine (Pcific Jazz)

Baker ,Chet – Featuring Van Morrison (Nightbird)

Barber ,Patricia – Verse (Blue Note)

Barber ,Patricia – Modern Cool (Premonition)

Barbieri ,Gato – The Shadow of the Cat (Peak/Concord)

Barbieri ,Gato – Bolivia/Under Fire (Flying Dutchman/Bluebird)

Barron ,Kenny – Swamp Sally (Verve)

Bartz ,Gary – The Blues Chronicles: Tales of Love (Atlantic)

Basie ,Count – Basie’s Beatle Bag (Verve)

Basie ,Count Band – Timeless (Savoy) ’86 recordings led by Frank Foster, nice

Basie ,Count – Best of the Roulette Years (Roulette)

Basie ,Count 3 – For The Second Time (Pablo/OJC) R.Brown, Bellson

Basie ,Count – At Newport (Verve) not the remaster

Bass ,Mickey – Another Way Out (Early Bird) Carter Jefferson

Beck ,Joe – Relaxin’ (DMP)

Beirach ,Richie – Some Other Time (Triloka)

Beirach ,Richie – Self Portraits (CMP)

Bellson ,Louie – Dynamite! (Concord)

Bellson ,Louie – Prime Time (Concord) *

Berg ,Bob – Riddles (Stretch)

Berg ,Bob – Cycles (Denon)

Berg ,Bog – Virtual Reality (Denon)

Bergonzi/Gertz/Kaufman – The Line Between (Whaling City)

Blackman ,Cindy – Telepathy (Muse)

Blakey ,Art – Paris Jam Session (Fontana)

Blakey ,Art – And the Jazz Messengers (Impulse)

Blakey ,Art – At the Café Bohemia, vol. 2 (Blue Note) not RVG

Blakey ,Art – New York Scene (Concord)

Blakey ,Art/Roach ,Max – The Hard Drive (Chess/Charly) 1 50’s session by each

Blanchard ,Terence – Romantic Defiance (Columbia) *

Bley ,Carla – I Hate To Sing (ECM/Watt)

Bley ,Carla/Swallow – Go Together (Watt/ECM)

Bobo ,Willie – Finest Hours (Verve) his 60’s hits

Bolling/Grappelli - First Class (Milan)

Bolling ,Claude Big Band – Cinemadreams

Bolling ,Claude – Cinemadreams (Milan/BMG)

Braden ,Don – The Fire Within (RCA)

Brecker ,Michael – The Nearness of You (Verve)

Bridgewater ,Dee Dee – Victim of Love (Charly)

Brisker ,Gordon – The Gift (Naxos)

Brookmeyer ,Bob – Small Band (DCC)

Brooks III, Cecil – The Collective (Muse)

Brown ,Donald – Cartunes (Muse) *

Brown ,Ray – Brown’s Bag (Concord)

Brown R./Alexander/Most – A Ray Brown 3 (Concord)

Brown R./Alexander/Ellis – Overseas Special (Concord)

Browne ,Tom – Another Shade of Browne (HipBop) J.Jackson, Goldings, R. Carter

Brubeck ,Dave – Time Out (Columbia) not the remaster

Brubeck ,Dave – Young Lions & Old Tigers (Concord)

Brubeck ,Dave – At Carnegie Hall (Columbia) 2 CD’s

Brubeck ,Dave – Early Concepts (Proper) 2 CD’s

Brubeck ,Dave – Time Out (Columbia) remaster with bonus tracks

Bryson ,Jeanie – Deja Blue (Koch)

Butterfield ,Paul – Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw (Electra)

Byrd,C./Ellis/Kessell – Great Guitars Live (Concord) 2CD

Byrd ,Donald – At the Half Note Café (Blue Note) 2 CD’s, not RVG

Byrd ,Donald – Byrd in Paris (Verve)

Cain ,Jackie & Roy Kral – Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most (Black Lion)

Cain ,Jackie/Kral, Roy – Time & Love (CTI/Columbia)

Caine ,Elliott – Orientation (EJC) excellent hard bop, messengers-style

Calderazzo ,Joey – Joey Calderazzo (Columbia) excellent piano

Callier ,Terry – New Folk Sound (Prestige/BGP) fabulous ’64 debut

Cameron ,Jay/Third Herdsmen – The Vogue Sessions (Vogue/RCA)

Camilo ,Michel – Why Not? (King/Evidence)

Carter ,Benny – Central City Sketches (MusicMasters)

Carter ,Benny – Central City Sketches (MusicMasters)

Carter ,Betty – I’m Yours, You’re Mine (Verve) coupla scuffs, plays fine

Carter ,James – Layin’ In the Cut (Atlantic)

Carter ,James – Conversin’ With the Elders (Atlantic)

Carter ,James – Jurassic Classics (DIW) trade bait his best

Carter ,Regina – Motor City Moments (Verve)

Carter ,Ron – Eight Plus (Dreyfus)

Carter ,Ron/Galliano ,Richard – Panamanhattan (Evidence)

Challis ,Bill – 1936 (Cirlce)

Chapin ,Thomas – You Don’t Know Me (Arabesque) *

Cheatham/Payton – Doc Cheatham and Nicholas Payton (Verve)

Cherry ,Ed – First Take (Groovin’ High) Kenny Barron

Childs ,Billy – I’ve Known Rivers (GRP) *

Childs ,Billy – His April touch (Windham Hill)

Christian ,Jody – Rain or Shine (Delmark) Roscoe Mitchell

Cline ,Nels – Angelica (ENJA)

Cobb ,Arnett – Live at Sandy’s (Muse) B.Tate,E.Vinson,R.Bryant

Cole ,Freddie – This is the Life (Muse)

Cole ,Holly – Don’t Smoke in Bed (Alert)

Cole ,Holly – Temptation (Metro Blue)

Cole ,Richie – Pure Imagination (Concord)

Coleman ,Ornette – Tomorrow is the Question (Contemporary/OJC)

Coleman ,Steve – A Tale of 3 Cities (Novus)

Coleman ,Steve – The Sign and the Seal (Novus)

Collins ,Albert – Cold Snap (Alligator)

Coltrane ,Alice – Translinear Light (Verve) coupla scuffs, plays fine

Coltrane ,John – The Last Giant: Anthology (Atlantic/Rhino) 2CD’s

Coltrane ,John – Giant Steps (Atlantic)

Coltrane ,John – Soultrane (Prestige) 20 bit remaster

Connor ,Chris – Classic (Contemporary)

Cooper ,Jerome/Buckner ,Thomas – Alone, Together, Apart (Mutablemusic)

Corea ,Chick New Trio – Past, Present, Futures (Stretch) excellent

Corea ,Chick – Expressions (GRP) good solo piano set

Corea ,Chick - Sundance (Pilz)

Corea, Chick – Elektric Band (GRP)

Coryell ,Larry – Fallen Angel (CTI)

Crawford ,Hank – South-Central (Milestone)

Daniels ,Eddie – Nepenthe (GRP)

Daniels ,Eddie – Brief Encounter (Muse)

Dara ,Olu – Neighborhoods (Atlantic) DVD-A

Davis ,Miles – Kind of Blue (Columbia) not the remaster

Davis ,Miles – Kind of Blue (Columbia) remaster with Bonus Cuts

Davis ,Miles – In Europe (Columbia) not the remaster

Davis ,Miles – In Person, Friday Night (Columbia) not the remaster

Davis ,Miles – In Person, Saturday Night (Columbia) not the remaster

Davis ,Miles – The Complete Concert 1964 2CD’s(Columbia) not the remaster

Davis ,Miles – Filles De Kilimanjaro (Columbia) not the remaster

Davis ,Miles – Relaxin’ With Miles (Prestige/OJC)

Davis ,Miles/Jones ,Quincy – Live at Montreux (Warner Bros.)

Davis ,Miles – Nefertiti (Columbia) not the remaster

Davis ,Miles – Circle in the Round (Columbia) 2 CD’s

Davis ,Miles – Panthalassa (Columbia)

Davis ,Miles – Tutu (Warner Bros.)

Davis ,Miles – doo-bop (Warner Brothers)

Davis ,Richard – The Bassist (Palmetto) duo with John Hicks

Richard Davis - Forest Flowers (Muse/32 Jazz)

Dean ,James L. – Mood Swings (Cexton)

Dedrick ,Rusty – Salute to Bunny Berigan (DCC) ’57 session, John La Porta

Delmar ,Elaine – S’ Wonderful (Live at Ronnie Scott’s)

Denson ,Karl/Tiny Universe – The Bridge (Relaxed)

Dolphy ,Eric – 1958-1961 (Giants of Jazz) Prestige collection

Dolphy ,Eric – Out To Lunch (Blue Note) not RVG *

Draper ,Ray – A Tuba Jazz (Jubilee/Fresh Sound) Coltrane

Drummond ,Ray – Vignettes (Arabesque)

Earland ,Charles – Live (Cannonball)

Earland ,Charles – I Ain’t Jivin’, I’m Jammin’ (Muse)

8 Bold Souls – Sideshow (Arabesque) *

Either/Orchestra – Afro-Cubism (Accurate) wonderful *

Elias ,Eliane – Best of on Denon (Denon)

Duke Ellington – Money Jungle (Blue Note) not RVG *

Ellington ,Duke – Far East Suite (RCA) not the remaster

Ellington ,Duke – Presents (Bethlehem/Shout)

Ellis ,Herb/Brown ,Ray – In the Pocket (Concord) 2CD

Ellis ,Herb/Mitchell ,Red – Doggin’ Around (Concord)

Eubanks ,Kevin – Spirit Talk 2 (Blue Note)

Eubanks ,Kevin – Live at Bradley’s (Blue Note)

Evans ,Bill – Alone (Again) (Fantasy/OJC)

Evans ,Bill – Jazz Masters (Folio) good 70’s live set, so so sound

Evans ,Bill/Bennett ,Tony – The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album (Fantasy/OJC)

Evans ,Bill – At the Village Vanguard (Riverside)

Evans ,Gil – Gil Evans (Jazztime) primarily 80’s cuts

Farmer ,Art – A Work of Art (Concord) *

Fasteau, Zussan Kali – Worlds Beyond Words (Flying Note)

Ferguson ,Maynard – Footpath Café (Avion)

Finnerty ,Barry – Straight Ahead (Arabesque)

Fitzgerald ,Ella – Ella Abraca Jobim (Pablo)

Fitzgerald ,Ella – Dream Dancing (Pablo)

Fitzgerlad/Armstrong – Ella & Louis (Verve/Laserlight)

Forman ,Bruce – There Are Times (Concord) Hutcherson, Cables

Franklin ,Henry – All God’s Children (Skipper) Zane Musa

Francks ,Don/Breau ,Lenny – At the Purple Onion (Art of Life)

Freelon ,Nnenna – Heritage (Columbia) *

Freeman ,Chico/Blythe ,Arthur – Focus (Contemporary)

Freeman ,Chico/Barnstorm – The Mystical Dreamer (In + Out)

Gallant ,Joe & Illuminati – Shadowhead (Black Mirror) **

Garner ,Erroll – In Concert (Giants of Jazz) complete ’55 + ‘63/’69

Gauvin ,Michelle – The Edge of the Pond (Whaling City) excellent

Gertz ,Bruce – Blueprint (Evidence) Abercrombie, Bergonzi, Calderazzo

Getz ,Stan – Getz/Gilbrato (Verve) not the remaster

Getz ,Stan – Jazz Masters (Mandarim) *

Getz ,Stan – What the World Needs Now (Verve)

Getz ,Stan – and the Oscar Peterson Trio (Verve) *

Getz ,Stan – Complete Savoy Recordings (Savoy)

Gillespie ,Dizzy Allstar Alumni Band – Things to Come (Telarc)

Gillespie ,Dizzy – Hall of Fame collection (euro reissue of 40’s-early 50’s) 5 CD’s

Goldstein ,Gil – City of Dreams (Blue Note)

Golson ,Benny – Quintet Live (Dreyfus) M. Miller

Golson ,Benny – That’s Funky (Arkadia) N. Adderley, M. Alexander

Goodfellas – 2 (Evidence) Herring, S.Scott, P.Harper

Goodman ,Benny – Yale Archives (Jazz Masters) 2 CD

Goodman ,Benny – The Small Groups (ASV)

Goodman ,Benny – 40th Anniversary Concert 2CD’s (London) ML Williams

Goodman ,Benny – Benny Goodman Story (Decca/MCA)

Gordon ,Dexter – Timeless (Savoy) late 40’s sides

Grant ,Gogi – Suddenly There’s (P&S)

Grappelli ,Stephane – Timeless (Savoy)

Grappelli ,Stephane – Live in Dublin (TKO Magnum) Phil Woods, Bellson

Grappelli ,Stephane – Improvisations (Verve)

Grappelli ,Stephane – Stephanova (Concord)

Grappelli ,Stephane – At the Winery (Concord)

Grappelli ,Stephane/Petrucciani – Flamingo (Dreyfus)

Green ,Benny – Naturally (Telarc) R. Malone,C.McBride

Green ,Benny – Jazz at the Bistro (Telarc) R. Malone

Griffin ,Della – I’ll Get By (Muse)

Grismore/Scea – Just Play (Accurate) Tim Hagans, Matt Wilson

Grismore/Scea – Of What (Accurate) Tim Hagans, Matt Wilson

Grusin ,Dave – West Side Story (GRP)

Habian ,Cliff – Somewhere in Time (Goblin Bee)

Haden/Metheny - Beyond the Missouri Sky (Verve)

Haden ,Charlie Quartet West – The Art of the Song (Verve)

Hagans ,Tim – Animation:Imagination (Blue Note)

Hall ,Jim/Metheny ,Pat – Jim Hall & Pat Metheny (Telarc)

Hall ,Jim – Downbeat Critics’ Choice (Telarc)

Hamilton ,Scott – From the Beginning (Concord) 2CD his first two Concord albums

Hampton ,Lionel – Live at the Blue Note (Telarc) C. Terry, Edison, Moody *

Hampton ,Lionel – Mostly Blues (Jazz Heritage)

Hancock/Brecker/Hargrove – Directions in Music (Verve)

Hancock/Roney/Shorter/Carter/Williams – Tribute to Miles (Qwest) scuffed, plays fine

Hancock ,Herbie – HeadHunters (Columbia Legacy) remaster

Hancock/Henderson, etc. – One Night With Blue Note, vol. 1 (Blue Note/Jazz Heritage)

Handy ,John – Excursion in Blue (Quartet)

Hargrove ,Roy – Of Kindred Souls (Novus)

Harper ,Philip – The Thirteenth Moon (Muse)

Winard Harper - Be Yourself (Epicure)

Harrell ,Tom – Time’s Mirror (RCA)

Harris ,Beaver – Blue Humans: NYC 1980

Harris ,Gene – Big Band Soul (Concord) 2CD set *

Harris ,Gene – Philip Morris All-Stars Live (Concord)

Hartman ,Johnny – I Just Dropped In to Say Hello (Impulse)

Hays,Kevin – Andalucia (Blue Note)

Headhunters – Evolution/Revolution (Basin Street)

Henderson ,Joe – In ‘n Out (Blue Note) not the RVG

Henderson ,Joe – Inner Urge (Blue Note) not the RVG *

Hendricks ,Barbara – ’94 Montreux Ellington Tribute (Angel) M. Alexander

Hendricks ,John – Freddie Freeloader (Denon)

Hendricks, John & Co. – Love (Muse)

Herman ,Jazz – Antibes July 28, 1965 (Giants of Jazz)

Herring ,Vince – Evidence (Landmark) Roney, M.Miller

Hess ,Fred – Right at Home (Tapestry) Marc Sabatella

Hess ,Fred – (Tapestry) Paul Smoker

Hession/Wharf/Fell – Improvability (Bruce’s Fingers)

Hi-Lo’s – And All That Jazz (Columbia/Sony) Jack Sheldon, Bud Shank

Hines ,Earl – Plays Classics (Jazz Life) good 1977 solo set

Hodges, Johnny/Stewart/Bigard – The Great Ellington Units

Hoggard ,Jay – Love is the Answer (Muse) minor nicks don’t affect play

Hoggard ,Jay – Overview (Muse) few minor scuffs don’t affect play

Holiday ,Billie – Billie’s Blues (Capitol/Jazz Heritage) *

Holloway ,Ron – Scorcher (Milestone)

Hollyday ,Christopher – On Course (Novus) Goldings

Hollyday, Christopher – The Natural Moment (Novus) Mehldau, excellent! *

Horn ,Paul – Sound of Horn/Portrait of Jazz Musician (Columbia/Collectables) 2CD

Horn ,Shirley – May the Music Never End (Verve)

Hornstein ,Michael – Langsames Blau ( ENJA)

Houghton ,Steve – Signature Series (Blue Moon) Tim Hagans

Howard ,Miki – Miki Sings Billie (Giant) excellent B.Holiday tribute

Hubbard ,Freddie – MMTC (MusicMasters)

Hubbard ,Freddie – the Night of the Cookers (Blue Note) 2CD, not the RVG

Hubbard ,Freddie/Heath ,Jimmy – Live at the Left Bank (Label M)

Robert Hurst/Kenny Kirkland - One for Namesake (DIW/Columbia)

Hutcherson ,Bobby – Natural Illusions (Blue Note/Applause)

Hutcherson ,Bobby – Acoustic Masters II (Atlantic)

Hyman ,Dick, etc. – Piano Players & Significant Others (Jazz Heritage)

Hyman ,Dick – Cole Porter: All Through the Night (MusicMasters)

Jackson ,D.D. – So Far

Jackson ,DD – Anthem (BMG) incredible!

Javon Jackson - A Look Within (Blue Note) Promo Copy

Jackson ,Milt – Reverence and Compassion (Qwest)

Jannah ,Denise – I Was Born in Love with You (Blue Note)

Jarrett ,Keith – At The Blue Note: single CD version (ECM) Peacock, DeJohnette

Jazz Underground – Live at Small’s (Impulse)

Johnson ,Eric – Herbie Nichols, Vol. 1 (Summit)

Johnson ,Jeff – Near Earth (Origin)

Johnson ,JJ/Winding ,Kai – JJ Johnson in Person/Jay & Kai +6 (Columbia/Collectables)

Jones ,Etta – Easy Living (High Note)

Jones ,Etta – Sugar (Muse)

Jones ,Etta – I’ll Be Seeing You (Muse)

Jones ,Rodney – Soul Manifesto (Blue Note) greenback promo

Jordan ,Marlon – Learson’s Return (Columbia)

Jordan ,Marlon – Marlon’s Mode (Arabesque) *

Jordan ,Sheila – From the Heart (Muse/32Jazz)

Jordan ,Sheila – Heart Strings (Muse)

Jordon ,Stanley – Stolen Moments (Blue Note) his best

Drake ,Donna/Kelly, Wynton – Donna Sings Dinah (Luxor/Fresh Sound)

Kenton ,Stan – Jazz Masters (Mandarim)

Kirby ,Steven – North Light (A) Chris Potter, Barth, Colley, Matt Wilson

Kirkland ,Kenny – Kenny Kirkland (GRP)

Klemmer ,John – Involvement (Cadet/Verve)

Konitz ,Lee/Brookmeyer ,Bob- In Paris (Vogue/RCA)

Kosins ,Kathy – All in a Dream’s Work (Schoolkids) fabulous

Kral ,Irene – Live (Just Jazz)

Kral ,Irene – Better Than Anything (Ava/Fresh Sound) Jr.Mance trio

Kuhn ,Steve – Years Later (Concord) *

LA4 - Watch What Happens (Concord)

Laverne ,Andy – Jazz Piano Heritage (DMP)

Laws ,Hubert – My Time Will Come (Music Masters/Jazz Heritage) *

Laws ,Hubert – Storm Then The Calm (Music Masters/Jazz Heritage)

Lewis ,John – Evolution II (Atlantic)

Lincoln , Abbey – Abbey Sings Billie Live (ENJA) 2 CD’s Harold Vick

Lincoln ,Abbey/Jones ,Hank – When There Is Love (Gitanes/Verve)

Lincoln ,Abbey – Over the Years (Verve)

Los Angeles Jazz Quartet – Conversation Piece (Naxos)

Lovano ,Joe – 52nd Street Themes (Blue Note) Hagans, John Hicks *

Lundy ,Carmen – Moment to Moment (Arabesque) Gumbs,C.Freeman,K.Eubanks

Lynch ,Brian – Keep Your Circle Small (Sharp Nine)

Lynne ,Gloria – Starry Eyes:The Collection (Fontana/Mercury Chronicles)

Lytle ,Johnny – Happy Ground (Muse)

Mahavishnu Orchestra – Birds of Fire (Columbia) not the remaster

Mahogany ,Kevin – Portrait of Kevin Mahogany (Warner Bros.)

Makowitz ,Adam – My Favorite Things (Concord)

Malick ,Pete/Jones ,Norah – New York City (Koch) more guts than her solo stuff

Manning ,Renee – Uhm, Uhm, Uhmmmm! (Ken)

Mantilla ,Ray – Dark Powers (Red/Mandarim) B. Watson so-so sound

Mantler ,Michael – Folly Seeing All This (ECM) a few nicks that don’t affect play

Marsalis ,Branford – Crazy People Music (Columbia)

Marsalis ,Branford – I Heard You Twice The First Time (Columbia)

Marsalis ,Branford – Scenes in the City (Columbia)

Marsalis ,Branford – The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (Columbia)

Marsalis ,Branford – Royal Garden Blues (Columbia)

Marsalis ,Delfeayo – Pontius Pilot’s decision (BMG Novus)

Marsalis ,Ellis – Duke in Blue (Columbia)

Marsalis ,Jason – Music IN Motion (BMG Novus)

Marsalis ,Wynton – Hot House Flowers (Columbia)

Marsalis ,Wynton – Think of One (Columbia)

Marsalis ,Wynton – The Marciac Suite (Columbia)

Marsalis ,Wynton – Standard Time, vol. 1 (Columbia)

Marsalis ,Wynton – Selections from Village Vanguard Box (Columbia)

Martino ,Pat – Think Tank (Blue Note)

Matassa ,Greta – All This and Heaven Too (Origin)

Mathews ,Ronnie – Lament for Love (DIW) few nicks, plays fine, nice trio

Mays ,Lyle – Improvisation for Extended Piano (Warner Bros.)

Mays ,Lyle – Street Dreams (Geffen)

McBride ,Christian – A Family Affair (Verve)

McBride ,Christian – Getting’ to It (Verve)

McCann ,Les – Les Is More (Virgin)

McCann ,Les – Listen Up (Music Masters)

McCann ,Les – Layers (Atlantic/Rhino)

McCaslin ,Donny – Seen from Above (Arabesque) ***

McRae ,Carmen – Sound of Silence/Portrait of Carmen (Atlantic/Collectables)

Gary McFarland - Does the Sun Really Shine on the Moon? (Skye/DCC)

McFerrin ,Bobby/Corea ,Chick – Play (Blue Note)

McGriff ,Jimmy/Hank Crawford – Blues Groove (Telarc)

McKee ,Andy – One World (CAP) Joe Locke, Alex Foster

McLean ,Jackie – Let Freedom Ring (Blue Note)

McPartland ,Marilyn – Live at Shanghai Jazz (Concord)

McRae,Carmen – I’ll Be Seeing You (Decca) 2CD set of 50’s recordings

Mehta ,Rajesh – Orka (Hatology)

Mendes ,Sergio – In Person/Pele/Favorite Things (Atlantic/Collectables) 2CD

Merrill ,Helen – Clear Out of This World (Gitanes) Harrell, Shorter

Metheny ,Pat – Zero Tolerance for Silence (Geffen) solo

Miller ,Marcus – The Ozell Tapes 2CD’s (3 Deuces)

Minasi ,Dom – Goin’ Out Again (CDM)

Mingus ,Charles – Paris 1964 (Le Jazz)

Mobley ,Hank – Dippin’ (Blue Note) not the RVG

Molinari ,Lello – No More Mr. Nice Guy (Accurate)

Monk ,Thelonious/Coltrane ,John – Live at the Five Spot (Blue Note) *

Monk ,Thelonious – Genius of Modern Music, Vol.1 (Blue Note)not RVG

Montgomery ,Wes – Boss Guitar (Riverside/OJC)

Moody ,James – James Moody (Argo/Verve)

James Moody/Frank Foster - In Paris (Vogue/RCA) **

Moore ,Ralph – Images (Landmark)

Moore ,Ralph – Furthermore (Landmark)

Morgan ,Lee – Tom Cat (Blue Note) not the RVG

Morgan ,Lee – The Sixth Sense (Blue Note) not RVG

Morgan ,Lee – The Sidewinder (Blue Note) not RVG

Morgan ,Lee – Here’s Lee Morgan (Vee-Jay) trade bait

Morganelli ,Mark – Speak Low (Candid) Barron, Ron Carter, Cobb

Morton ,Jelly Roll – The Pearls (RCA BlueBird)

Moses, Bob - Love Everlasting (Amulet)Medeski, Bergonzi

Moses ,Bob – Nishoma (Grapeshot)

Mouzon ,Alphonse - By All Means (MPS) Hancock, F. Hubbard

Muldrow ,Ronald – Facing Wes (Kokopelli) excellent guitar

Mulligan ,Gerry – Live at Paris Olympia 1962 (RTE)

Mulligan ,Gerry – Young Mulligan (Proper) 2 CD’s

Murphy ,Mark – I’ll Close My Eyes (Muse)

Murphy ,Mark – Crazy Rhythm: His Debut Recordings (Decca)

David Murray – MX (Doctor Jazz)

Murray ,David – Shakill’s Warrior (DIW)

Nauser ,Mark – Wun-Wun (CMP) Jack Bruce

NDR big Band – Bravissimo (ACT)

Nestico ,Sammy – Big Band Favorites of (Summit)

Newman , David Fathead – Mr. Gentle, Mr. Cool (Kokopelli ) Ellingtonia

David "Fathead" Newman - Bigger and Better/Many Facets (Atlantic/Rhino)

Newton ,James – If Love (Jazzline) excellent *

Herbie Nichols Project – Strange City (Palmetto) Kimbrough *

Niemack ,Judy/Waldron ,Mal – Mingus, Monk, & Mal (Free Lance)

Mike Nock - Not We But One (Naxos)

O’Malley ,Tony – Naked Flame (Ronnie Scott’s)

Onishi ,Junko – Cruisin’ (Blue Note)

Oversize Quartet – Plays Music by Rich Latham (Accurate)

Parker/Gillespie – Diz ‘n Bird at Carnegie Hall (Roulette/Blue Note)

Parker/GillespiePowell/Mingus/Roach – Jazz at Massey Hall (Debut/OJC) classic

Parker ,Charlie – Legendary Dial Masters, vol. 1 ( Dial/Stash)

Parker ,Leon – Belief (Epic) *

Pastorius ,Jaco – Word of Mouth (Warner Bros.)

Payne ,Freda – After the Lights Go Down (Impulse) Phil Woods

Payne ,Cecil – Performing Charlie Parker Music (Collectables) C.Terry, D.Jordan,

Payton ,Nicholas – Dear Louis (Verve)

Pepper ,Art – Complete Alladin Rcdgs vol. 2 Modern Art (Alladin/Blue Note)

Perez, Danilo – Motherland (Verve)

Peterson ,Oscar – En Concert Paris (Europe1) 60’s recordings

Peterson ,Oscar – The Song is You:Best of Verve Song Books (Verve) 2 CD’s

Peterson ,Oscar – Night Train (Verve) not the remaster

Peterson ,Ralph – Presents the Fo’tet (Blue Note)

Petrucciani ,Michel – Pianism (Blue Note)

Phillips ,Esther – A Way to Say Goodbye (Muse)

Plaxico ,Lonnie – Plaxico (Muse)

Plaxico , Lonnie – With All Your Heart (Muse)

Ponomarev ,Valery – Live at Vartan Jazz (Vartan Jazz)

Ponty ,JL/Humair/Louiss, Eddy – HLP 2CD’s (Dreyfus) live ‘68

Ponty ,Jean-Luc – Very Best of (Atlantic/Rhino)

Roney ,Wallace – The Standard-Bearer (Muse)

Porter/Praskin Quartet – With Sal Nistico: Sonnet for Sal (ORF)

Powell ,Bud – Amazing Vol. 2 (Blue Note)

Printup ,Marcus – Nocturnal Traces (Blue Note)

Puente ,Tito – Sensacion (Concord Picante)

Purdie ,Bernard – Soul to Jazz (ACT) half is excellent

Quartette Indigo – Quartet Indigo (Muse/32Jazz)

Rava ,Enrico/D’Andrea – For Bix and Pops (Philology)

Rawls ,Lou – At Last (Blue Note)

Redd ,Freddie – Redd’s Blues (Blue Note Conn.) McLean, T.Brooks

Redman ,Joshua – Freedom in the Groove (Warner Bros.)

Redman ,Joshua – Spirit of the Moment: Live at Village Vanguard (Warner Bros) 2CD’s

Redman ,Joshua – Moodswing (Warner Bros.) Mehldau, McBride, Blade his best

Redman ,Joshua – Timeless Tales (Warner Bros.)

Reed ,Eric – It’s All Right To Swing (MoJazz)

Reid ,Rufus – Perpetual Stroll (Sunnyside)

Repercussion Unit – In Need Again (CMP)

Rich ,Buddy – Rags to Riches (Four Star) ’46-‘47 boppish big band

Rich ,Buddy – The Sound of Jazz (Galaxy)

Roberts ,Marcus – Deep in the Shed (Novus) *

Roberts ,Marcus – As Serenity Approaches (Novus)

Roberts ,Marcus – Prayer for Peace (Novus)

Roberts ,Marcus – Blues for the New Millenium (Columbia)

Robinson ,Justin – The Challenge (Arabesque) *

Robinson ,Orphy – The Vibes Describes (Blue Note)

Robinson ,Perry/Smason/Knodle – 3 Much Fun (CMI)

Rollins ,Sonny – Volume 2 (Blue Note) not RVG

Rollins ,Sonny – The Sound of Sonny (Riverside/OJC)

Roney ,Wallace – Misteriosos (Warner Bros.)

Roney ,Wallace – Seth Air (Muse)

Roney ,Wallace – Obsession (Muse)

Rose ,Dan – Fountains (Midlantic) nice guitar trio with Ben Riley

Rosenberg ,Marlene – Pieces of (Vernita) 4tet with Cedar Walton, Javon Jackson

Rosewoman ,Michelle – Occasion to Rise (Evidence) *

Rova – the Works, Vol. 1 (Black Saint)

Rush ,Otis – Any Place I’m Going (House of Blues)

Russell ,George- So What (Blue Note) trade bait

Russell ,George Smalltet – Jazz Workshop (Bluebird)

Ruiz ,Hilton – Manhattan Mambo (Telarc)

Sanchez ,David – Street Scenes (Columbia)

Sanchez ,David – The Departure (Columbia)

Sanchez ,David - Melaza (Columbia)

Sanchez ,David - Travesia (Columbia)

Sanders ,Pharoah – Pharoah’s First (ESP Disk)

Scherr/Cecil/Martucci w/ Joe Henderson – Warm Valley (Intersound)

Scofield ,John/Metheny ,Pat – I Can See Your House From Here (Blue Note)

Scott ,Tony/Sellini – Poets of Jazz (Philology)

Sebesky, Don - Three Works (DCC) Faddis, recommended

Shearing ,George – Shearing Spell/Velvet Carpet (Capitol/Col Choice)

Shepp ,Archie – Steam (ENJA)

Shepp ,Archie – There’s a Trumpet in My Soul (Freedom) **

Shepp, Archie/Baker ,Chet – In Memory Of (Bellaphon)

Sheppard ,Andy – Introductions in the Dark (Antilles) *

Shorter ,Wayne – Speak No Evil (Blue Note) not the RVG

Silvano ,Judy – Vocalise (Blue Note)

Silver ,Horace – Trio (Blue Note) not RVG

Silver ,Horace – Trio (Blue Note) RVG

Silver ,Horace – Cape Verdean Blues (Blue Note) not the RVG Shaw, J.Henderson

Silver ,Horace – Serenade to a Soul Sister (Blue Note)

Silver ,Horace – Finger Poppin’ (Blue Note/Jazz Heritage)

Silver ,Horace – And the Jazz Messengers (Blue Note) not RVG

Silver ,Horace – In Pursuit of the 27th Man (Blue Note) RVG edition

Silver ,Horace – Silver’s Blue (Columbia) not the remaster

Silver ,Horace – Silver’s Serenade (Blue Note) not the RVG

Silver ,Horace – Horace-Scope (Blue Note) not the RVG

Simon ,Edward – Edward Simon (Kokopelli)

Simone ,Nina – In Concert/I Put a Spell on You (Philips)

Simone ,Nina – Wild is the Wind/High Priestess of Soul (Philips)

Sims ,Zoot – Live in Philly (32 Jazz/Savoy) Mickey Roker

Sims ,Zoot/Pizzerelli ,Bucky – Send In the Clowns (Pilz) nice quartet

Sinatra ,Frank – Ol’ Blue Eyes is Back (Reprise)

Smith ,Jimmy – Prayer Meetin’ (Blue Note)

Smith ,Jimmy – In Paris 5/28/65 (Europe 1)

Smith ,Jimmy – Home Cookin’ (Blue Note) not the RVG

Snetberger, Farenc/Friedman ,David – Signatures (ENJA)

Southern ,Jeri – Coffe, Cigarettes, and Memories (Roulette/Fresh Sound)

Heiner Stadler - Jazz Alchemy (Tomato)

Stitt ,Sonny - Live at Ronnie Scott's (DCC)

Stitt ,Sonny – Prestige First Sessions, Vol. 2 (Prestige/OJC)

Supersax – Stone Bird (Columbia)

Sutton ,Tierney – Something Cool (Telarc)

Sutton ,Tierney – Blue In Green (Telarc)

Swartz ,Harvie – Arrival (Novus) Abercrombie, Goodrick

Taylor ,Billy – Quartet (Concord)

Taylor Billy – Dr. T (GRP) Gerry Mulligan

Terrason ,Jackie/Cassandra Wilson – Rendezvous (Blue Note) *

Terrasson, Jackie – Reach (Blue Note)

Terry ,Clark – Live on the QE2 (Chiaroscuro)

Terry ,Clark – With Pee Wee Claybrook/Swing Fever (D Note)

Terry ,Clark – Reunion with Pee Wee Claybrook (d’Note)

Thielemans ,Toots – Chez Toots (Private/Windham Hill)

Thiele Collective, Bob – Louis Satchmo (Red Baron)

Toussaint ,Jean/Nazaire – Who’s Blues (Ronnie Scott)

Tsilis ,Gust William – Heritage (Ken)

Tuck & Patti – Tears of Joy (Windham Hill)

Turrentine ,Stanley – Never Let Me Go (Blue Note) not the RVG S.Scott, Burrell

Turrentine ,Stanley – Comin’ Your Way (Blue Note) makeshift artwork

Turtle Island String Quartet - Turtle Island String Quartet (Windham Hill)

Tyner ,McCoy – Tender Moments (Blue Note) RVG edition

Tyner ,McCoy – Time for Tyner (Blue Note) RVG edition

Ulmer ,James Blood/Adams ,George – Phalanx:Got Something Good for You (Moers)

Vaughan ,Sarah – The Mystery of Man (KokopellI)

Vaughan ,Sarah – Brazilian Romance (CBS)

Vaughan ,Sarah – Divine (Columbia) 2CD

Vega ,Ray – Pa’Lante (Palmetto)

Walton ,Cedar – Underground Memoirs (High Note)

Watson ,Bobby/Curtis Lundy – Beatitudes (Evidence)

Watson ,Bobby – Live & Learn (Palmetto)

Watters ,Harry – The Island of Dr. Trombone (Sundial)

Wess ,Frank, etc. – Live at 1990 Concord Jazz Festival, 2nd Set (Concord)

Weston ,Randy - Berkshire Blues (Black Lion)

Williams ,James/Contemporary Piano Ensemble – The Key Players (DIW/Columbia)

Williams ,Joe – Ballad and Blues Master (Verve)

Williams ,Joe – Here’s to Life (Telarc)

Williams ,Rod – Hanging in the Balance (Muse) M.Ehrlich

Willis ,Larry – A Tribute to Someone (Audioquest) (coupla scratches)

Wilson ,Adrienne – She’s Dangerous (Arabesque)

Wilson ,Cassandra – Blue Skies (JMT) her best ever by far

Winding ,Kai – Trombone for Two (w/JJ)/Trombone Sound (Columbia/Collectables)

Winston ,George – Winter into Spring (Windham Hill) not the remaster

Woods ,Phil – Bouquet (Concord)

Woods ,Phil - Song for Sisyphus (DCC)

Woods ,Phil – I Remember (DCC)

Woods ,Phil/Swanson ,Chris – Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Ryko)

Woods ,Phil – All Bird’s Children (Concord) *

Yamanaka ,Yoshiyuki – Great Time (Origin) J.Mance/B.Riley

Young ,George – Burgandy (ProJazz)

Young ,Lester – The Alternate Lester 1936-39 (TAX)

Young ,Lester – With the Oscar Peterson Trio (Verve) remaster; few scratches, plays fine

Young ,Lester/Eldredg/Edison – Laughin’ to Keep from Cryin’ (Verve)

Zilber ,Michael – Stranger in Brooklyn (Owl)

Zimmerli ,Patrick – 12 Sacred Dances (Arabesque) *

Various – Yule Struttin’ (Blue Note)

The Jazz Life (Candid) legendary collection with Roach, Mingus, etc.

The First Esquire Concert (Laserlight) Tatum, Hampton, Eldridge, etc

Various – Jazz Loft Sessions (Douglas) Weston, Murray, etc.

Various – A Great Night in Harlem (Concord-Playboy) 2CD

Zvarious – Savoy 60th Anniversary Celebration (Savoy) 2CDs

["Unreleased" Blue Note 70s Twofers on CD?]

Uh... I think that TTK was asking about the Twofers, not the single disc LT series...

Exactly what I was going to say. Do we need to start over (from where Chuck left off)? I don't remember the twofers that clearly anymore... 30 years is a long time. Anyway, most of the twofers I had included material that has since been pretty easy to find on CD... but I'm sure there were some others that were outside my area of interest that have remained somewhat difficult or scattered. The one that I think of (and still have, actually) is the Stanley Turrentine twofer (mega-close-up color photo, or "ugly colored dots" series ) with the Duke Pearson-arranged session that hasn't seen daylight since.

Oh, and once again, I'm not going to agree with the LT covers being referred to as "ugly".

Off the top of my head, the other Jackei McLean album on Jacknife (the one with Moncur) has never made it out on CD. I believe it's the only Blue Note J-Mac that's still missing on CD. The McCoy Tyner stuff on Cosmos will finally come out on the Mosaic Select if that really makes it out in January (the 70's Hutcherson Select is due at the same time). That's all I can think of right off.

["Unreleased" Blue Note 70s Twofers on CD?]

Jazz Classics LT series (12 inch LP)

What titles of these (if any) have yet to see any kind of digital reissue?? Plenty are only on Mosaics (and not ever available as singles, or at least not as yet), but have any gone completely un-reissued in any digital form??

Thanks!!

Off the top of my head, I believe these have seen non-Mosaic small set or single CD release or have shown up as bonus cuts on individual CD's. I'm sure some of our board-mates sitting there with discographies and focused minds will have corrections, but here's a strawman to start:

* LT 987 Lee Morgan - Sonic Boom

* LT 988 Wayne Shorter - The Soothsayer

* LT 989 Dexter Gordon - Clubhouse

* LT 990 Grant Green - Solid

* LT 992 Jimmy Smith - Confirmation

* LT 994 Jackie McLean - Consequence

* LT 995 Hank Mobley - A Slice of the Top

* LT 996 Bobby Hutcherson - Spiral

* LT 1030 Andrew Hill - Dance with Death

* LT 1031 Lee Morgan - Taru

* LT 1032 Grant Green - Nigeria

* LT 1044 Bobby Hutcherson - Patterns

* LT 1045 Hank Mobley - Thinking of Home

* LT 1052 Ike Quebec - With a Song in My Heart

* LT 1054 Jimmy Smith - Cool Blues

* LT 1056 Wayne Shorter - Etcetera

* LT 1057 Harold Land - Take Aim

* LT 1058 Lee Morgan - Tom Cat

* LT 1064 Art Pepper - Omega Alpha

* LT 1065 Art Blakey - Once Upon a Groove

* LT 1076 Leo Parker - Rollin' with Leo

* LT 1081 Hank Mobley - Third Season

* LT 1085 Jackie McLean - Vertigo

* LT 1086 Bobby Hutcherson - Medina

* LT 1088 Art Blakey - Africaine

* LT 1089 Ike Quebec - Congo Lament

* LT 1091 Lee Morgan - Infinity

* LT 1092 Jimmy Smith - On the Sunny Side

* LT 1095 Stanley Turrentine - Ain't No Way

* LT 1101 Gerry Mulligan - Freeway

* LT 1102 Jean-Luc Ponty Live at Donte's

["Unreleased" Blue Note 70s Twofers on CD?]

what, you want more?

actually, chuck's response is pretty accurate.

a few observations

1 - to their credit, it looks like Blue Note eventually got just about everything in that series out on CD.

2 - Teasing the Korean got both the long and short of it from board members, and got a proper introduction to Chuck.