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Yep, that CD twofer is fine!

None of the names are correct, of course But Jarrett and Tyner... with those two as reference, it might be possible to identify that pianist, eventually! It's two basses on "Caravan", btw, one doing the bottom chores and the other having some fun on top. Interesting the guesses for Wheeler and Harrell... the guy heard there is a generation older than Harrell (and some years Wheeler's senior, too). More of an "inside" player (though Harrell is a bopper at heart, too... not so much Wheeler!)

Good stuff indeed... I just wished for some more care - the Coltrane disc was quite a letdown, as I was hoping to get the untinkered-with masters on a new "remastered" CD!

Thanks for sharing, EKE! Will surely keep pulling for Mr. Terry!

Ben Webster / Don Byas (the MPS album in a pressing from Jazz Magazine) - lovely stuff!

Happy Birthday, Allen! :party:

I could try and check if there are more single copies of that PM Sings PM around - mini-LP packaging, no notes, no nothing, but they sold plenty of these for roughly 3.50$ in a shop here... drop me a message if you're interested - but as I said, all but one tune are on the Raven compilation CD. The missing track, btw, is the closer, "This Time You Suffer Too". Soloists on the album are Eric Gale (g) and Seldon Powell (ts).

I think there were 3 LPs PM sings PM, which I've got and lurve Blues, & then some, which I used to have but it got fucked up and also lurved PM is a blues master, which I never heard but my friend said was great. Dan, is this available now? I'll get one if it is. MG It's available and very good! The first of the albums, PM sings PM, is also part of one of those big Sony essential something albums boxes and is excellent! All but one of its tracks are on the RCA years compilation, while the two other albums are present with about half their tracks. Too bad they didn't do a 2CD set and include all there is!

I know - there's the thread from back when: Didn't have a clue about Percy Mayfield back then... Has that issue about (possibly) wrong contents of the CD ever been resolved?

I've seen "My Jug" - but that's not even half of the music on the CD, and it's probably CD-dubbed anyway...

This seems to be *very much OOP*... would love to get it, if anyone here doesn't need his any longer. Just failed to score one on ebay (went for nearly 60$ which was too much for me). Maybe anyone here has a lead? It seems it left almost no traces on the web (though it can be streamed, but I'd love to get the real thing)!

It's not Wheeler, no - but it is definitely a first-tier guy The alto I like a lot, too! There's no full album of this, alas, but there are several other good tunes - but let's wait a while with the recommendations... I don't much about the flute player here, but it seems he's mainly a sax/clarinet player, flute may have just been a digression. I'm glad you enjoy this track - was frankly a bit unsure myself, but it was the only one feasible for BFT inclusion. Yes, you have to! All folks with ears ought to, really! I've never heard of this guy you mention, indeed... McCoy, yes. Got to relisten, wasn't aware of the Cantaloupe thing, interesting! These three are all heavyweights, the bassist is a dozen years Clarke's senior (and Clarke's best work is well up to par with nearly anyone, I think! With the original RTF, with Pharoah etc.) which makes him four years Cecil's junior. He played with a heavy expat guy many, many times. This one, again (like #7 and #10) comes from an entire album, so there IS more! Here's the oddity... I thought many would hate it, but just had to have it in Yeah, well, you will be surprised! The soprano guy is a late and beloved chap, kind of an outsider/guest here (as is the man who's not Kenny, of course, and the pianist in #12)... I love the album. It goes back much further than Kenton, really! Yeah, church of Ayler (thoroughly atheist, in this case, I guess... but I wouldn't really know). Well, there was nothing to peak at so far - glad you enjoyed it, thanks again for your great comments!

Great comments, Thom! Musicians' comments, too - which has me learn something about the music I picked, after all! You're on the very right track there, geographically... this whole thing was an experiment, I thought I'd pick this stuff and submit it to the well-feared org-scrutiny... the second tier thing may very well be true in many cases, and it's all the more interesting that you stop making those comments on the later cuts, as the guys on #7-12, roughly, are mostly very much up there on the level of anyone else, no matter where they come from! I just absolutely love this one, in fact I think the baritone is nothing short of sublime! I wouldn't be bothered by the band here, not at all... alas I know but three cuts and each is owned by one soloist (the bari guy's the leader though, and this is obviously his cut!) The poor alto guy... I absolutely love him, but I can hear where you're coming from. These were his beginnings, he went into freer musical territories later on, and I think he can swing like crazy! See, here the "second tier" comments stop, at least in regard to arrangement and horns - and rightly so! I love the twin basses and the overall feel of this! There's some other mighty good tracks on the album this was chosen from (which mikeweil will immediately recognize, I'm sure). (splitting up in two, more quotes than allowed, it seems)

Yeah, I brought Lee in because the tone of this thread is a bit too... generalizing for my linking

I can believe it. Judy Garland is often maligned as campy and fake, but she usually strikes me as very real and sincere. Try Konitz, he does "Stella" very often and I've never been bored a bit by his takes on it!

If anyone has any trouble with the RAR file, let me know - I'm just uploading the M4A as well!

Kind of interesting indeed what does turn up and what doesn't - hundreds of versions of "Star Eyes" always with the same introduction, thousands of "What Is This Thing..." and "I'll Remember April... none of these are bad songs, "What Is This Thing" is in fact a great one, but since this thread mostly amounts to "what standards have grown fatally tired of", they might make my list if I'd bother to do one. As for "Invitation", the version on Jaco Pastorius' "Birthday Concert" is rather fine, too, methinks. I'm not too fond of that tune, but some fine versions have been named and I certainly won't complain havint to hear them again. I used to stronly dislike "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", but that changed... not just because of but also thanks to Judy Garland (yea, can you believe it?) "My Funny Valentine"... oh well yes, I rather dislike it, but I still enjoy listening to Miles' and Chet's recordings every now and then. And who ever names Willard Robison in this thread will have to duel himself with me (and don't even dare bringing up Hoagy... he's not to blame for all that happened to/with his songs, is he?)

Well hey, there are a few goofs, but the arrangements are great and the quality of both perfomance and recording is surely good enough for these tracks to make for very enjoyable listen!

Thanks for the details, Niko! Looks splendid!

Yep, enjoying it a lot, Jeff!

Happy Birthday, Claude! :party:

Yes, they are a Portuguese label after all I thought it was a US label, had no idea!

Got a confirmation (two in fact) - seems the package is on its way by now! (And from Portugal, too? Had no idea!)

Buck Hill!? Very cool! Will get me a CD, for sure, thanks!