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Ubu, I suggest a joint venture to get Jim's discs .... That Redman - I listened again after knowing it, and it does not quite sound like his usual stuff. That typical cry he has is not displayed here. I have a lot of his stuff with Jarrett and should have got him, but this is somewhat more "classical" jazz than his other stuff. Beautiful track. Good idea Mike, with Jim's CDs - maybe next month? Please remind me about it, I tend to forget such things (no offense, Jim just bad memory) I still have to revisit the Redman track, but what you say makes perfect sense. By the way I got the Mysteries Jarrett box from a board member last week. Have had the 1973-74 box for several years, and this band is one of the best things Jarrett ever led! Also the Columbia double disc is a winner. ubu

using Opera now B) and smilies working perfectly. thanks, everybody

... he's merely increasing his post count... couw, by the way, let me thank you again for your great disc! One thing that really surprised me was that there was a Dewey Redman track there (which I actually should have known), yet in the context in which you did put it, I think it was very difficult to recognize. Had it been in the midst of some more "out" music, who knows... And thanks also for sharing JSngry's music with us! I really do enjoy that track - Tomasz Stanko, my foot! Texans! Anyway, I got to order from him, some day, to be sure! ubu

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And I already thought catesta posted some answers...

John - let me first express my respect for all your knowledge about Prez! Could you please indicate the volumes of the Basie Masters of Jazz which include (or mostly include) broadcasts? I think I got to look for this stuff! ubu

Here you are, James: September 4, 1956, Radio Recorders, Hollywood (A) Ben Webster ts, Stuff Smith v, Paul Smith p, Barney Kessel g, Joe Mondragon b, Alvin Stoller d. On (-1): Barney Kessel g, only. 20252-4 I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (Ellington-Mills-Nemo-Redmond) (4:09) 2,4 20253-1 Rocks In My Bed (Ellington) (3:56) 1,16 20254-3 Cotton Tail (Ellington) (3:24) 1,12 20255-1 Just Squeeze Me (But Don?t Tease Me) (Ellington-Gaines) (4:15) 2,1 20256-4 Do Nothin? Till You Hear From Me (Ellington-Russell) (7:40) 1,13 20257-2 Solitude (Ellington-DeLange) (2:06) (-1) 1,15 20258-6 Sophisticated Lady (Ellington-Brown-Hardwicke-Parish) (5:19) 1,18 20259-2 Just A-Sittin? And A-Rockin? (Ellington-Strayhorn-Gaines) (3:32) 1,14 20260-1 It Don?t Mean A Thing (If It Ain?t Got That Swing) (Ellington-Mills) (4:13) 2,2 20261-4 Prelude To A Kiss (Ellington-Gordon) (5:27) 2,7 20262-1 Don?t Get Around Much Anymore (Ellington-Hodges-Russell) (5:00) 2,6 20263-3 Satin Doll (Ellington-Mercer-Strayhorn) (3:28) 1,17 20264-2 Azure (Ellington-Mills) (2:20) (-1) 2,3 20265-5 In A Sentimental Mood (Ellington-Kurtz) (2:45) (-1) 2,5 June 24, 1957, Fine Recording, NYC (B ) Cat Anderson t, Willie Cook t, Clark Terry t, Quentin Jackson tb, Britt Woodman tb, John Sanders vtb, Jimmy Hamilton cl/ts, Russell Procope as/cl, Johnny Hodges as, Frank Foster ts, Harry Carney bs/bcl/cl, Billy Strayhorn p, Jimmy Woode b, Sam Woodyard d. 21033-6 Day Dream (Strayhorn-Latouche) (3:58) 1,3 © same, add Harold Baker t, Dizzy Gillespie t, Ray Nance t, Ellington p, replaces Strayhorn. 21034-6 Take The ?A? Train (Billy Strayhorn) (6:40) 1,5 June 25, 1957, Fine Recording, NYC (D) Cat Anderson t, Willie Cook t, Ray Nance or Harold Baker t, Clark Terry t, Quentin Jackson tb, Britt Woodman tb, John Sanders vtb, Jimmy Hamilton cl/ts, Russell Procope as/cl, Johnny Hodges as, Paul Gonsalves ts, Harry Carney bs/bcl/cl, Duke Ellington p, Jimmy Woode b, Sam Woodyard d. Add Mercer Ellington claves, trumpet secton also play cowbells (-1). 21036-6 Everything But You (Ellington-James-George) (2:55) 2,15 21037-6 I Got It Bad (And That Ain?t Good) (Ellington-Webster) (6:12) 2,16 21038-3 Drop Me Off In Harlem (Ellington-Ch. Kenny-N. Kenny) (3:49) 1,2 21039-4 Lost In Meditation (Ellington-Singer-Tizol) (3:25) (-1) 1,10 21040-4 I Ain?t Got Nothin? But The Blues (Ellington-George) (4:41) 1,6 June 26, 1957, Fine Recording, NYC (E) Cat Anderson t, Willie Cook t, Ray Nance or Harold Baker t, Clark Terry t, Quentin Jackson tb, Britt Woodman tb, John Sanders vtb, Jimmy Hamilton cl/ts, Russell Procope as/cl, Johnny Hodges as, Frank Foster ts, Harry Carney bs/bcl/cl, Duke Ellington p (-1), Billy Strayhorn p (-2), Jimmy Woode b, Sam Woodyard d. 21049-2 Clementine (Billy Strayhorn) (2:39) (-2) 1,7 21050-1 I?m Just A Lucky So And So (Ellington-David) (4:13) (-1) 2,13 21051-12 I?m Beginning To See The Light (Ellington-Hodges-James-George) (3:25) (-1) 1,9 21052-2 I Didn?t Know About You (Ellington-Russell) (4:12) (-1) 1,8 21053-3 Rockin? In Rhythm (Carney-Ellington) (5:18) (-1) 1,1 June 27, 1957, Fine Recording, NYC (F) same as (D). 21063-3 All Too Soon (Ellington-Sigman) (4:22) 2,14 21064-8 Caravan (Ellington-Tizol-Mills) (3:53) 1,4 21065-7 Bli-Blip (Ellington-Kuller) (3:02) 2,17 21066 Chelsea Bridge (Rehearsals) (Billy Strayhorn) 3,4-11 21066-8 Chelsea Bridge (Billy Strayhorn) (3:23) 3,1 21067-4 Perdido (Tizol-Lengsfelder-Drake) (6:12) 1,11 21068-2 The E And D Blues (E For Ella, D For Duke) (Ellington-Strayhorn) (4:50) 3,3 September 2, 1957, Universal Recording Studio, Chicago (G) Cat Anderson t, Harold Baker t, Willie Cook t, Clark Terry t, Quentin Jackson tb, Britt Woodman tb, John Sanders vtb, Jimmy Hamilton cl/ts, Russell Procope as/cl, Johnny Hodges as, Paul Gonsalves ts, Harry Carney bs/bcl/cl, Ellington p, Jimmy Woode b, Sam Woodyard d. Portrait Of Ella Fitzgerald (Ellington-Strayhorn) (16:16) 3,2 1. 21557 Ellington Introduction 2. 21380-13 First Movement: Royal Ancestry 3. 21557 Ellington Introduction 4. 21381-12 Second Movement: All Heart 5. 21557 Ellington Introduction 6. 21382-7 Third Movement: Beyond Category 7. 21557 Ellington-Strayhorn Introduction 8. 21383-4 Fourth Movement: Total Jazz 21381-1 All Heart (Rehearsal) (Ellington-Strayhorn) (3:54) 3,12 21381-3/6/8 All Heart (Alternate Takes) (Ellington-Strayhorn) 3, 13-15 Note: Parts 1,3,5 & 7 (Master 21557) were recorded October 3, 1957, Fine Recording, NYC, Billy Strayhorn p, Duke Ellington narration; on Part 7: add Ellington piano, Strayhorn narration. October 17, 1957, Capitol Studios, Hollywood (H) Ben Webster ts, Oscar Peterson p, Herb Ellis g, Ray Brown b, Alvin Stoller d. On (-1) omit Webster and Stoller. On (-2) Peterson p, only. 21773-5 In A Mellow Tone (Ellington-Gabler) (5:09) 2,9 21774-6 Mood Indigo (Bigard-Ellington-Parish) (3:26) (-1) 2,8 21775-8 Love You Madly (Ellington) (4:39) 2,10 21776-11/12 Lush Life (Ellington-Strayhorn) (3:37) (-2) 2,11 21777-9 Squatty Roo (Hodges-Fitzgerald) (3:39) 2,12 There might be some typos... ubu

Thats good to know. I just ordered both New Dance and Scattered Clouds yesterday. Please do keep us informed how you like them once you heard them! I was basing my statement on the opinions of another seasoned board member, free jazz fanatic, and in my opinion very reliable source (see more in the "Funny Rat" thread). I will certainly have to get the two Hats before they're OOP (which might be rather soon, I'm afraid). ubu

There's some other fine stuff around from Miles around the same years - some tracks with J.J., Getz, Dameron, Gene Ramey & Blakey, some with J.J., Brew Moore, Dameron, Curly Russell and Blakey, and from '49 some with Konitz, George Lewis, Russell and Max Roach. Will we see these in a well-remastered Blue Note edition, too? Cool to hear Miles with Brew Moore, or rather: Brew Moore with Miles. ubu

Thanks brownie! Sounds like a real winner. I remember having read some very positive review in Downbeat, I think. ubu

Thanks for the information, brownie! Got to look for Prez Vol. 6 at least! ubu

I have "On Evidence", too. Found it used recently for almost nothing. However, it seems it's far from being as good as the Hats (which I both have to pick up yet). I love the Mal Waldron tune at the end, though. ubu

Milan, the one from Germany is this here: Frankfurt 1952 (two post above you have the link to AMG) Mike has mentioned this one, too. We can save some and get these, Milan. At least those from the fifties do sound interesting (Frankfurt 52, Stockholm '55, Carnegie '49 - not on Verve set, I guess? -, and Hartfort & Tokoy '53. Still: anyone able to comment on any of these discs? And: is that Pablo/Fantasy Carnegie Hall 49 CD NOT in the JATP Complete 44-49 box? Anyone can confirm this? thanks, ubu (PS: Milan, I jumped over the fence and yesterday finally ordered the Basie Decca (in GRP version) from Amazon. They'll send it out today! WOWEE!)

Wow, Jim, thanks for that great "evaluatory" post on EH! Really enjoyed reading, and totally agree with what you said! ubu

You can get the Basie for the same amount on Amazon Germany (which for me would be cheaper, as VAT is deducted and shipping free - while 2001 charges I think 8.5 Euros for shipping). The prize for the Miles J.J. is a not bad, but Amazon France has it for 61.60 Euros. ubu

Thanks, brownie. Do you have these CDs? The Basies and the Prez'? If so, could you (or anybody else who has them) please indicate which volumes do include rare stuff or broadcasts, and maybe add what exactly (date would suffice, I could then check with the Porter disco) - that would be GREAT! thanks, ubu

Anyone has an idea where I could find the Hanna plays Wilder (as well as the Al Haig album in the same Helen Merrill presents Gitanes/Universal series)? I was looking for them for some time, alas with no luck. I do not own any Hanna records, besides his sideman work with Mingus (Lon's comment re. Hanna/Byard is one which pretty well describes my perception of Hanna - interesting that they both worked with Charles Mingus!) and on the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Mosaic - where he absolutely stands out! I find myself very often listening to the rhythm section when spinning those discs. Hanna/Davis/Lewis were something else! ubu

Thanks for the Harlem link, Milan. Well, I read all the Prez discussions - exhaustive, fascinating, full of information and interesting news, ideas, perceptions, and emotions. It seems like I'm starting on a real Prez-trip myself... What a pity the french Masters of Jazz are no longer around! It seems those discs would have been quite a good documentation of the Prez' music. Did they also include widely available studio dates? Or broadcasts and rare live material only? ubu

Glad to hear about this! Service just as good as Mosaic! And you're sure gonna like the Byrd! Why not ask them to send the Sacha Distel, too? Maybe they could give you that one as a gift... ubu

That was what I thought when I started this discussion, then it came to my mind that I read something somewhere about a Getz-influence (maybe it was that quote Mike posted, maybe somewhere else, I can't remember) - however, Getz or not Getz, Prez is there for sure! And what he makes out of it is COMPLETELY unique, I'd say, too. (And I did not start this discussion to diss EH in any way - I love his music ever since I first heard him, which must be 10 years back, very early in my jazz-trip, high school... and some funny remembrances, too.) ubu

HELLYEAH! king ubu maybe IS deranged, but certainly he never even tried to be that thing called "gentleman". Read the site linked in my signature to find out more on that topic... ubu by the way, before I forget ARCANA MAJOR IS DA SHIT

Fantasy lists some more: http://www.fantasyjazz.com/catalog/jatp_cat.html and http://www.fantasyjazz.com/catalog/jatp_cat2.html Several by some artist, some of those Montreux jams, and: - Stockholm 1955, The Exciting Battle - the recently released JATP at Carnegie Hall 1949 - JATP the Greatest Concert in the World (3CD) - JATP, Jazz at the Santa Monica Civic '72 (3CD) Anyone can comment on any of the available releases? ubu

AMG: some available CDs: Frankfurt 1952 Hartford 1953 Tokyo 1953 London 1969 Montreux 1975 Montreux again Tokyo 1983 OOP or not on CD material: Trumpet Battle 1952 (mentioned before) Krupa / Rich (also mentioned before) Then AMG mentions 10 LPs (not yet on CD) released in 1983. And things seem to be pretty chaotic... I gotta look for some of this stuff! ubu

Yes! I have this one, excellent indeed! But no sign of JATP on that cover, yes? I did not check. ubu