The Magnificent Goldberg

Nice and quaint! MG

Just dug this out to play later and... MG

Dunno why this wasn't included in the quintets/sextets Mosaic box; it's better than any of the ones in that box. Stanley Turrentine - Z T's blues - BN (DMM) With Grant Green, Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers & Art Taylor. next Jimmy McGriff - City lights - JAM MG

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Surprised no one's mentioned Von Freeman yet. So I'll mention Von Freeman. Von Freeman Von Freeman Von Freeman MG

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True. Also true of his other Impulse LP, 'Illusions'. Not true of this one, which I'm now playing, though, produced by Bob Porter, with Mickey Tucker, Jimmy Ponder - Down here on the ground - Milestone (Jimmy's 2 Milestone albums never came out on CD) MG

Yes, getting back to other rock songs that jazzmen play, Odell Brown & the Organizers did a fabulous version of Donovan's 'Mellow yellow'. Donovan's version swung pretty well anyway. Surprised more jazz musicians haven't recorded it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr0RPh8QzCo MG

Crafty! The Sorcerer's Apprentice Micky Mouse Roland Rat

Introducing George Freeman live with Charlie Earland sitting in - Giant Step Also some with Jimmy McGriff's band. Produced by Mr Silk.

Yes, that sounds reasonable. MG

I'm not sure this was invariably the case. The Beatles meant nothing on the R&B singles chart (as opposed to the Stones, who did have a few R&B hits). So when musicians like Willis Jackson whose albums were definitely aimed at the black community, recorded their songs, it doesn't seem to me like a good strategy for cashing in; you don't cash in on something that's unsuccessful. MG

Willis Jackson - Gatorade - Prestige (1980s Budget series - original issue) with Carl Wilson, Boogaloo Joe Jones, Jerry Potter & Buddy Caldwell. One of his best and never on CD! MG

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Blue Mitchell - The cup bearers - Riverside (Ace UK) MG

Oh, THAT period! I've got one with a similar, but slightly less stellar band - Teddy, Ray Brown, Monty Alexander & Dick Berk - 'That's the way it is' - and there's far too much Ray Brown (OK, he was the co-leader) and general messing around. Live at the Manne-hole. There's a bossa nova album which is quite nice and no more. Well, Lodi Carr sings nicely on a couple of tracks. I used to have 'Statements' with Hank Jones, but it never did anything for me. MG

A couple of interesting ones I've just reminded myself of, by playing this one Jimmy Ponder - While my guitar gently weeps - Cadet (arranged by Bob James and very nicely) And Bobby Bryant did a nice version of 'Happiness is a warm gun', as well as 'While my guitar gently weeps', on this PJ LP, which also includes George Clinton's 'I wanna testify'. Bobby Bryant - Earth dance - PJ MG

Jimmy Ponder - While my guitar gently weeps - Cadet (GRT promo) MG

Thanks Jim, I'll look into those. As to Milt's mid 70s work, you surely must have these At the Kosei Nenkin - Pablo Centerpiece at the Kosei Nenkin vol 2 - Pablo both done in Mar '76 1 how could you improve on that band? 2 well, I doubt if you can 3 everyone PLAYS MG

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Georgia Mass Choir - We've got the victory - Savoy twofer (mine's not a cutout ) MG

I haven't seen this thread before. I started with the MJQ in 1960 but got rid of all my LPs in the late sixties to fund more purchases of Willis Jackson, Red Holloway, Les McCann and Groove Holmes etc. But over the years I bought more and more Milt Jackson albums and in 2009 & 2010 had a little splurge of getting MJQ albums. So when this set came out, I decided I probably had as much MJQ as I needed. Reading the thread, however, I see I probably need to get 'Plastic dreams' and 'Euro concerts' at least. And I'm feeling well disposed towards getting the set, especially as my CDs probably don't sound as good as the Mosaic box is reported. Good sound is actually quite essential for the MJQ, despite my general preference for lofi. MG

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