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Any information on their upcoming 4 CD set "The Paramount Masters 1924-1932"?

FYI: there´s a very good Sidney Bechet discography on-line: The Sidney Bechet Society Ltd. presents the recordings of Sidney Bechet

Another vote for the RCA and the Blue Note sessions as some of the most important jazz recordings ever made! BTW: Definitive Records released their usual "complete mastertakes" of these two, with pretty decent sound... where did they rip-off from this time? If you do not want to pick all the Classics or the Masters of Jazz for the earlier recordings (20´s), the Proper Box includes (alongside many later sessions) a short but good overview of this period (about 10 tracks in disc 1). I don´t have my copy here but, as far as I remember, this set includes some Clarence Williams´ Blue Five (with and without Louis Armstrong) and some recordings with blues singers (Red Onion Jazz Babies and more).

I wondered for a long time what on hell did the song title "Jordu" was about, now I know!

I take it from the Mosaic booklet that it was two guys, two pianos. So now we have the ranking: -Waller could sound like two pianists -and Tatum could sound like three!

If you like that one.... PICK THE CENTENNIAL EDITION 5 CD SET WITH HIS COMPLETE VICTOR RECORDINGS FROM 1926 TO 1939 !!!

No excuse. Even though I do not have that "First day..." disc, I MUST BE very closed-ears to mistake Fats Waller for Albert Ammons PLUS Meade Lux Lewis... ...and you can´t blame it on brownie leading me to blind alleys it was my mistake!!!

Buying, trading or swapping CD-R would be OK for me!

A.J. CROCE

DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER

SONNY CLARK

SHORTY ROGERS

Looking for vol. 2 (1923-26) of King Oliver ´s "The Complete Heritage 1923-1931" series (King Jazz label), to complete my collection. Thanks in advance!

Welcome to the club, John!

From Storyville website: March release Art Tatum Live 1951- 53 Vol.6 Art Tatum – piano Everett Barksdale – guitar Slam Stewart - bass Tenderly / Flying Home / The Man I Love / On The Sunny Side Of The Street / Sweet Lorraine / Tea For Two / Tenderly / Out Of Nowhere / Body And Soul / Sweet Lorraine / Tea For Two / Moonglow / Tenderly / I’ve Got The World On A String / September Song / Body And Soul./ Where Or When / Taboo The music on this 71-minute CD (18 tunes) with Art Tatum is previously unreleased. The music was recorded during four live broadcast sessions in New York City – at Cafe Society, Birdland and the Bandbox - between 1951-1953. Sixteen of the numbers are in trio format with Everett Barksdale on guitar and Slam Stewart on bass; the last two numbers are piano solos by Art Tatum. The repertoire performed consists of popular tunes and jazz standards of the day. Art Tatum was a genius; his piano-playing is incomparable; he is one of the greatest American musicians of all time - in any genre. Keeping up with Art Tatum’s intricate style was a great challenge for his side-men; in this respect, guitarist Everett Barksdale was possibly the most successful of all Tatum’s side-men in finding Tatum’s wave-length. The juxtapositions of musical ideas, rhymes, rhythms and syntax fly by so quickly that they are practically impossible to grasp and digest all at once – therefore this CD deserves to be heard again and again in order to appreciate it fully. Tatum’s endless musical ideas prevented him from ever playing a tune the same way twice: just try listening to the three versions of ”Tenderly” on this CD! LABEL: Storyville Records CATALOG NUMBER: 101 8336 GENRE: swing piano jazz BARCODE: 717101833627

...and MARCH RELEASES: Thad Jones Eclipse Trumpets: Erik Tschentscher, Tim Hagans, Lars Togeby, Egon Petersen, Jan Glæsel Trombones: Ture Larsen, Thad Jones, Axel Windfeld, Richard Boone, Bjarne Thanning, Niels Neergaard Saxes: Ole Thoger Nielsen, Jörgen Nilsson, Michael Hove, Bent Jædig, Sahib Shihab Rhythm Section: Jesper Lundgård (bass), Horace Parlan (piano), Ed Thigpen and Bjarne Rostvold (drums), Emmanuel Rahim (congas) Vocals: Richard Boone BASICALLY YOURS / TO YOU / SNICKERDOODLE / I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE / HONKY PUNK / THIS BASS WAS MADE FOR WALKING / BABY, I CAN’T GET OVER YOU / I HOPE THIS TIME ISN’T THE LAST / ARRIVAL / SCRAPPLE FROM THE APPLE / LA SOLITUDE / MY CENTENNIAL Thad Jones – one of the best and most successful big band leaders in the U.S. since the mid-sixties – moved to Denmark in the late 1970’s and put together his own new 19-man big band, Eclipse, drawing on the absolute best talent among the top Danish musicians, plus several famous American musicians living in Denmark at the time.The American musicians in the band are pianist Horace Parlan, alto and baritone saxophonist Sahib Shihab, drummer Ed Thigpen, trombonist Richard Boone, conga player Emmanuel Rahim and trumpeter Tim Hagans. Six of the twelve tunes (72 min. playing time) are recorded in the studio in 1979; six are recorded live in the Slukefter Club in Tivoli Gardens. This is the first time this music is being released on CD. Of the twelve numbers on the CD, Thad Jones wrote four of them and arranged eight. The musical style is be-bop and "modern" big band. Besides his beautiful tunes and arrangements, Thad Jones’ intense enthusiasm, positive attitude and dynamic leadership brought out the absolute best in his carefully-chosen musicians, and they loved playing for him.Thad Jones was very happy with his "Danish" big band, too. He said. "This is the most concerned, dedicated group of musicians that I have ever worked with … I’m playing with some of the finest musicians I know."This is high-energy modern big band music that swings like mad – great tunes and fine arrangements, with plenty of space for the excellent soloists. LABEL: Storyville Records CATALOG NUMBER: 101 8372 GENRE: modern big band jazz BARCODE: 717101837229 The Blues of Robert Lockwood Jr. & Boogie Bill Webb Robert Lockwood, Jr. – guitar & vocals Boogie Bill Webb – guitar & vocals Harmonica Slim - vocals In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down / Come On Baby, Take A Walk With Me / Exactly Like You / Driving Wheel / They Gonna Ball Tonight / Kind Hearted Woman / She’s Little And She’s Low / Lockwood’s Boogie / Angel Child / Blues With A Feeling / Harmonica Blues / One Room Country Shack / Hoochie Coochie Man / I’m Gonna Leave Here In The Morning / I Thought I Had Myself A Good Woman This 53-minute CD is the first time these two live New Orleans club-recordings from the mid-eighties are being released, featuring deep-South bluesmen Robert Lockwood,Jr. (from Arkansas) and Boogie Bill Webb (from Mississippi). Robert Lockwood, Jr. is said to be the only blues guitarist ever to receive lessons from the legendary bluesman Robert Johnson and is considered the premier interpreter of Robert Johnson’s songs today. Boogie Bill Webb’s style combines his down-home Mississippi roots – particularly influenced by Roosevelt Holts and Tommy Johnson - with a mixture of New Orleans-style blues. Lockwood’s is a solo concert, featuring him on 12-string guitar and vocals; Webb’s is also a solo acoustic guitar concert, with assistance by fellow bluesman Harmonica Slim on vocals. LABEL: Storyville Records CATALOG NUMBER: STCD 8055 GENRE: blues BARCODE: 717101805525 Art Tatum Live 1951- 53 Vol.6 Art Tatum – piano Everett Barksdale – guitar Slam Stewart - bass Tenderly / Flying Home / The Man I Love / On The Sunny Side Of The Street / Sweet Lorraine / Tea For Two / Tenderly / Out Of Nowhere / Body And Soul / Sweet Lorraine / Tea For Two / Moonglow / Tenderly / I’ve Got The World On A String / September Song / Body And Soul./ Where Or When / Taboo The music on this 71-minute CD (18 tunes) with Art Tatum is previously unreleased. The music was recorded during four live broadcast sessions in New York City – at Cafe Society, Birdland and the Bandbox - between 1951-1953. Sixteen of the numbers are in trio format with Everett Barksdale on guitar and Slam Stewart on bass; the last two numbers are piano solos by Art Tatum. The repertoire performed consists of popular tunes and jazz standards of the day. Art Tatum was a genius; his piano-playing is incomparable; he is one of the greatest American musicians of all time - in any genre. Keeping up with Art Tatum’s intricate style was a great challenge for his side-men; in this respect, guitarist Everett Barksdale was possibly the most successful of all Tatum’s side-men in finding Tatum’s wave-length. The juxtapositions of musical ideas, rhymes, rhythms and syntax fly by so quickly that they are practically impossible to grasp and digest all at once – therefore this CD deserves to be heard again and again in order to appreciate it fully. Tatum’s endless musical ideas prevented him from ever playing a tune the same way twice: just try listening to the three versions of ”Tenderly” on this CD! LABEL: Storyville Records CATALOG NUMBER: 101 8336 GENRE: swing piano jazz BARCODE: 717101833627

According to their website, APRIL RELEASES: Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Louis Jordan - alto saxophone and vocals, Eddie Johnson, Josh Jackson – tenor saxophone, Eddie Roane, Aaron Izenhall – trumpet, Arnold Thomas, Bill Davis, Bill Doggett – piano, Po Simpkins,, Dallas Bartley, Bob Rushnell - double bass, Shadow Wilson, Chris Columbus, Joe Morriss – drums, Peggy Thomas, Bixie Crawford - vocals LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL / DADDY-O / FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE / BUZZ ME / SAFE, SANE, AND SINGLE / DANNY BOY / KNOCK ME A KISS / CHOO CHOO CH’BOOGIE / ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET / IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN’T MY BABY? / DON’T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYING / ALL FOR THE LOVE OF LIL / HOW LONG MUST I WAIT FOR YOU? / BROKE BUT HAPPY / TEXAS AND PACIFIC / THAT’S WHY WE CAN’T AGREE / SOMETIMES I’M HAPPY / I LIKE ‘EM FAT LIKE THAT / DON’T WORRY ‘BOUT ME / THE DRIPPY DRIPPERS / JUMPIN’ AT THE JUBILEE / CALDONIA This is the first time this music is being released on CD. The 22 tunes on this CD (68 min.) are from three radio broadcasts in Los Angeles in 1943, 1948 & 1949. The repertoire features many Louis Jordan original compositions. Louis Jordan was tremendously popular in the U.S. at the time of these recordings and all through the 50’s. During the period when these recordings were made, he was at the peak of his musicianship, showmanship and popularity. Louis Jordan combined showmanship and musicianship; he was a marvelous instrumentalist and vocalist, radiating plenty of musical energy on stage, and he could be very funny. Included on this CD are some of his most popular tunes, like for instance "Five Guys Named Moe". The style of the music is mostly up-tempo swing jazz and rhythm & blues, with plenty of humor. LABEL: Jazz Unlimited CATALOG NUMBER: 201 2080 GENRE: swing jazz, rhythm & blues BARCODE: 717101208029 The Noble Art Of Teddy Wilson Teddy Wilson (p), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (B), William Schiøpffe, Bjarne Rostvold (dr) Shiny Stockings / Undecided / Like Someone In Love / Imagination / I Hadn’t Anyone ‘Till You / Fools Rush In / If I Had You / I’ve Got A Feeling I’m Falling / You’re Blasé / When You’re Smiling / Easy Living / Prelude To A Kiss / My Silent Love / You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me / Paradise / My Heart Stood Still / Serenata / Indiana / April In Paris / Deed I Do / Autumn In New York / Ain’t Misbehavin’ / Serenade In Blue / It’s All Right With Me Of the 24 tunes on this 76-minute CD, the first six are previously unreleased; the rest were originally released on two Storyville LP’s. All the tunes were recorded in studio sessions in Copenhagen in 1968. The repertoire consists of famous jazz standards. Teddy Wilson is accompanied by Denmark’s (and one of the world’s) best bassists – Niels-Henning Ørsted Petersen – and two of Denmark’s top drummers – William Schiøpffe and Bjarne Rostvold. Teddy Wilson was the most important pianist of the swing era, but his music is timeless and just as wonderful today. As this CD amply illustrates, Teddy Wilson was the absolute master of touch, taste, technique and elegance. LABEL: Storyville CATALOG NUMBER: 101 8371 GENRE: swing piano jazz BARCODE: 717101837120 Papa Bue’s Viking Jazzband Hamburg 1970/71 – A tribute to Finn Otto Hansen Arne "Bue" Jensen – trombone, Finn Otto Hansen – trumpet, Jørgen Svare – clarinet, Jørn "Jønne" Jensen – piano, Bjarne "Liller" Petersen - banjo & vocal, Jens Sølund – bass, Knud Ryskov Madsen – drums, John Mogensen - vocal Darkness On The Delta / On The Sunny Side Of The Street / Tar Paper Stomp / Lazy River / Down In Chicken Town / Roses Of Picardy / Down By The Riverside / That’s My Home / C.C. Rider / High Society / Entertainer Rag / Out Of Nowhere / White Cliffs Of Dover / Basin Street Blues / Just A Little While To Stay Here This is the first time these German radio broadcasts from 1970-71 with Papa Bue’s Viking Jazzband are being released. The music on this 62-minute CD (15 tunes) is mostly traditional jazz, with a little blues, ragtime, and some evergreens. Papa Bue’s band was about 15 years old - and one of the most popular trad jazz bands in Europe - at the time of these recordings. Finn Otto Hansen is one of Denmark’s finest trumpet players of all time – just listen to his wonderful dynamics and laid-back style on "Out of Nowhere". There is wonderful enthusiasm and energy in the band’s music, and it swings like mad. After listening to this CD one can understand that today – after almost fifty years – Papa Bue’s Viking Jazzband is still one of the most popular trad jazz bands in Europe. LABEL: Storyville CATALOG NUMBER: 101 4256 GENRE: traditional jazz BARCODE: 717101425624

Just noticed (jazzmatazz) that there are many Nina Simone-RCA remastered editions coming. They will be available tomorrow, April 20: Nina Simone - Sings the Blues (RCA) — from 1967 Nina Simone - Silk & Soul (RCA) — from 1967 Nina Simone - Nuff Said! (RCA) — from 1968 Nina Simone - Black Gold (RCA) — from 1969 Nina Simone - To Love Somebody (RCA) — from 1969 Nina Simone - Nina Simone & Piano! (RCA) — from 1970 Nina Simone - Here Comes the Sun (RCA) — from 1971 Nina Simone - Emergency Ward (RCA) — from 1973 Nina Simone - It Is Finished (RCA) — from 1974 — remastered editions

Thanks all for you impressions on this set! I´ve listened to it a couple of times and it´s simply... GREAT! TRADITIONALISM REVISITED is a superb set. Nice arrangements "revisiting" some old tunes I was familiar with: "Truckin´ " of "The Sheik of Araby" from Duke Ellington´s Blanton-Webster band book; "Sweet like this" (I have the original tune by King Oliver´s orchestra and this is a very good cover); "Some sweet day", "Don´t be that way"... plus some originals KANSAS CITY REVISITED and THE STREET SWINGERS are also great... each one in his own way (some may find "The street swingers" a bit "cold").

Very useful information in your post, mike. Thanks a lot!

brownie said it for me B) Actually I don´t use to write Duke Ellington as EKE (except for my screen name ), but the length of the title of this thread didn´t allow me to enter "Ellington" or even "Duke E."

Thanks for the recommendation, Brad!

KING CURTIS

Same for baritonist Harry Carney: wish he had done many more recordings under his own name!