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By the way, the design of the covers is very cheap, I think - almost looking like they're boots... but TCB has done their great "Swiss Radio Series" with historical recordings from the vaults of all three swiss national radios (DRS, RSR and RSI), so these will also be perfectly legit. (However the design is, the photo of Satchmo is great - it's been used for publicity here again and again, of course!)

I wasn't aware of this and think there haven't been any threads about these two discs (there was one about the Lionel Hampton release that's part of TCB's "Swiss Radio Days" series, though). Here's the TCB homepage. And here's some info (taken from the website): TCB 43062 Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, 'live in Zurich, 1950' Miracles happen. This recording was found by accident in a drawer...and it is an unbelievable recording. The performance of the Duke Ellington Orchestra on the night of may 2, 1950 at the Kongresshaus in Zurich, Switzerland is absolutely outstanding. On top, the recording quality is sensational. This CD is an absolute must and not only for Ellington fans. Even though this music was recorded some 57 years ago it sounds so fresh like it was yesterday. I am happy to be able to present this historic document to you. TCB 43072 - Louis Armstrong All Stars 'live in Switzerland 1949' Louis Armstrong, tp, voc Jack Teagarden, tb, voc Barney Bigard, cl Earls Hines, p Arvell Shaw, b Cozy Cole, dr Velma Middleton, voc Cover picture taken upon arrival of Louis Armstrongs All Stars at Zurich Airport in 1949....and immediately checking out the Swiss Alphorn...... For most of the elder jazz fans, Louis Armstrong was the important jazz musician per se. The New Orleans born trumpet player and vocalist did lead the way of jazz as far as articulation, timing and choice of notes are concerned. It would be futile to search for his complete influence and legacy within the playing of jazz by the thousands of renowned name-jazz interpreters during the past 80 and some years. His high estimation and musical traces can be found with even the most advanced jazz soloist of today. Armstrong has left an inestimable musical legacy and is rightly still highly estimated the world over by musicians, jazz fans and even by kitchen connoisseurs („Toast Louis Armstrong“). The band he offered his European audiences in 1949 was undisputable the best to be found amongst the New Orleans oriented musicians. The best of all trombonists, Jack Teagarden, Barney Bigard, a genuine Creole clarinettist from N.O., pianist Earl Hines, over towering virtuoso of that style, all of them featured with their own solo tune left to be judged by the ear of the beholder. The rhythm section was completed by Arvell Shaw, bass and Big Sid Catlett, the excellent swing drummer Cozy Cole. The vocal department was augmented by lady singer Velma Middleton, a typical blues interpreter. All of these virtuosos need no further introduction nor any information about their previous career – it remains the most impressive performance of solid and well played jazz and TCB Music can truly be proud to present this great and historic concert on CD. Some or most of the Ellington set will form part of the daily show "JazzZ" on Radio Suisse Romande 2 (Espace 2): http://www.rsr.ch/espace-2/jazzz You may be able to listen to the webstream later (many shows are archived in that form) by a little link that will appear next to the date (go to "émissions précedentes" on top to check out other shows that have been archived). And you will certainly be able to stream it live if you're interested, just go to the homepage at the right time (Friday 22:00-24:00 centralyuroptime)

I'm not sure how much I like the new design... I think the old one might have been better. But the site looks easy to handle now, that's for sure. I also asked them about posting the old/OOP sets' discographies, it would be great to have them all accessible!

That sounds interesting, to say the least! The "original" Change of the Century Orchestra was a collective, though, wasn't it? (So it's kinda wrong to bill this to Sunny?) Did they release any official albums, the original group, I mean?

Happy Birthday!

Sir, do I see an infringement of copy rights here? Nah, Organissimo is not "medium" is top "high". ah well, and I guess the Telegraph's interests aren't protected by the RIAA, either...

Sir, do I see an infringement of copy rights here?

Hope you had a good one, Sir! Have one on me later today!

I have the set on now. It's really a beautifully done box, and it was $45.97 shipped for a five CD set from Amazon. In addition to the Dameron, Elmo Hope, and Ray Draper sessions, it's also missing the Red Garland sessions. Hope the third box with those sessions sees the light of day. This and 'Fearless Leader' were obviously labors of love. These are not missing, as these are "sideman" dates, as opposed to Coltrane taking part in jam sessions (which is the focus of this set). Glad to hear it's a nice box, will have to get it eventually! And here's more hope they'll really bring the third (sideman) box, too!

All the best to George Cables - time to play the Pepper Vanguard box again... and their duos and stuff on Galaxy. (Gee, what drama!)

Playing the two Steeplechase albums I have, "Half Note" and "On Stage Vol. 2" right now Also I'm copying some of the Riverside/Jazzland/Blue Note material onto the ipod to check it out again - funny but I always dug Jordan, right away! Much more than other of those rather static players... I love Dexter of course, but still today there are months that go by without me playing any, and many days where he'd bug me... similar with Ammons, I love him if in the right mood, but just so often, the mood's not right. Never had that "problem" with Clifford Jordan!

great! mind you, is there anything you don't have? I guess if you'll let me enter your music room once, you will never get me out of it again, forever

Can anyone help me and post the discography of the Holman/Russo Mosaic collection of Stan Kenton's? I just went all the way through the 1943-1947 Capitol and dug out my single CDs of later (mostly or all 50s) Kenton, wondering once again how much of the music that was part of the Holman/Russo collection I miss. Anyway, I often wondered: the individual albums, such as "Sketches on Standards", "New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm", and "Portraits on Standards" (not "Kenton Showcase", however, which is all Holman or Russo) contain some titles by different arrangers, such as Mulligan, Kenton, or Roland. Are these absent from the Holman/Russo Mosaic (which they should be, if the title is indeed correct), or is the title of that box intended to suggest a period of Kenton's oeuvre, rather than actually concentrating on just these two arrangers?

that would shift my post's "sets": 1) first set 2) breakfast set 3) midnight set 4) late set Makes sense, only why the hell "breakfast set"? if the third set was the midnight set, the first would have been well into the evening, I assume!? I assume that's because that set has been released under that title (now known as "The Tenor Scene"), but still... the whole release practice here seems a bit weird, but I guess that's how it goes with such lengthy live sessions. They had to fill up the "Early" and "Late" albums with one track each from the "Breakfast" to make full longplay albums... but anyway, it's of course great to have that whole recording available on official albums, for sure! Thanks for your help, MG!

Would you have the discography to post here? I never found out what exactly is on that set and would appreciate being able to compare with the single CDs I have (Potraits & Sketches on Standards, New Concepts of Artistry, Kenton Showcase are the ones falling into that period, I think, as well as one lone Russo arrangement on "Easy Go").

into disc 4 by now - very enjoyable! I could do with a bit less Vido Musso and less of the boy singer, too - Christy on the other hand Finished the 43-47 box - great one! never made it all the way through before, and I have to say I liked it a lot this time!

into disc 4 by now - very enjoyable! I could do with a bit less Vido Musso and less of the boy singer, too - Christy on the other hand

nothing remastered, by the way - and crappy print quality as far as booklets go. also there has been that discussion that led me to believe the euro version of the Lateef LPR/Original (Psychicemotus) was different (less good) from the US version... that much for "(suspisciously) friendly" - misguiding rather if this is indeed one of their slaves...

So UMG has given in to the stupid re-packagaging they've started over here a year or so ago... these "XXX Originals" have replaced the LPRs and other series over here, quite a while ago. Seems by now it's not much more that's left than just this and one more new series (I've started threads about both or at least mentioned both several times when they were new over here). Smart strategy, I must say! As for Sam Rivers, I guess "Trio Live" is in the collections of most who'd ever buy it anyway... they could rather reissue some other Rivers stuff, such as the live one from Montreux (Streams, Stream, Steam? Something like that). And yes, of course, more Marion Brown, or the Ornettes (I know I know, he doesn't want them to be released... but still if we're dreaming anyway, let me dream this dream).

What a pity Mosaic didn't issue this fabulous collection on CD... Yeah, and the least they could have done is keep one of each of the LP sets for me, for the time I found out about Mosaic... or even better, a couple of more years, until I'd have had the knowledge and some money.

Stan Kenton - Capitol 1943-47 - disc 2 by now - some fine June Christy here! (never managed to find the Holman/Russo box, but I guess i have most of that on individual Blue Note/Capitol CD reissues by now)

Here's the info, distilled from www.jazzdisco.org: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Johnny Griffin Quintet Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin (ts) Junior Mance (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d) "Minton's Playhouse", NYC, January 6, 1961 1st set Billie's Bounce Prestige PRLP 7309 Epistrophy - Well, You Needn't - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis/Johnny Griffin - The First Set (Prestige PRLP 7309) breakfast set Light And Lovely Prestige PRLP 7191, PR 7357 Straight, No Chaser Prestige PRLP 7191 Woody'n You - Bingo Domingo - I'll Remember April Prestige PRLP 7191, PRLP 7309 * Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis/Johnny Griffin - The Tenor Scene (Prestige PRLP 7191; Fantasy OJCCD 940-2) = Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis/Johnny Griffin - Live! The Breakfast Show (Prestige PR 7407) * Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - The Late Show (Prestige PR 7357) * Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis/Johnny Griffin - The First Set (Prestige PRLP 7309) late set Dee Dee's Dance Prestige PR 7357 Billie's Bounce - Epistrophy - * Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - The Late Show (Prestige PR 7357) midnight set In Walked Bud Prestige PR 7330 Land Of Dreams - Bean-O - Robbins' Nest - Our Delight - Theme - * Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - The Midnight Show (Prestige PR 7330) Is this the correct order of the proceedings, or can anyone tell me more about that? Thanks in advance!

I've been thinking about purchasing a copy of the Crispell duo CD (which has been on sale at Berkshire Record Outlet for a very reasonable price for quite some time). If it "grabs" you next time around, please let us know... I'll try to remember... I've got another one, "Inheritance" - looks almost as cheap as a boot... it's got Geri Allen on piano with the great Hopkins/Moye rhythm section... got to play that one again soon, too!

I *finally* got this one yesterday from Honest Jon's. I've only played it 3 times but I'm loving it. Thanks for the recommendation. Yeah - this is a nice one! Lots of great Dudu. And some fine Caribbean drumming! I'm glad y'all dig this one, because it's about as far on the periphery of Funny Rat territory as any Funny Rat-interest album could be. It's interesting to consider just how advanced some of the folks on this album were at that time (Dudu, Chris McGregor, Ronnie Beer), recording what is for all intents and purposes a specialty pop album. Having listened to the Brotherhood, the Blue Notes, and Dudu and Chris's leader work, Mbaqanga Songs is so inside it's outside ( :rsly: ). Holy crap, too bad I had to read the rat again tonight... just sending in an order for the Gwigwi and the first two of the "London is the Place" comps - wanted the second of those for a while... the other two look good as well (the Ethiopian!), but I thought I'd proceed chronologically...

and a special french version: