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Great choice, Dmitry! I only recently got the 2CD set. Had a double LP (Countdown) and a single Savoy/Denon CD before. Always loved that stuff! ubu

I have not yet found the time to listen to it (I mean, sit down and listen, and nothing going on besides), so I though: how about doing that right now, and post some, while listening... I always loved the opening trach (Syeeda's Song Flute) - that strangely harmonized sort of fanfare, going into the Trane song after some very interesting passages, and hell (I mean: HELL), yeah (or say: HELL YEAH) it swings like mad when that child-song-theme starts! Reggie Workman and Charles Moffett create a very solid, dense yet never overwhelmingly so, background for the horns to improvise on top. When Rudd enters behind Shepp, they sort of doulbe up the interplay of Workman/Moffett. They really are toghether (check out my favorite Shepp albums for further proof of this: Live In San Francisco and Mama Too Tight) Mr Syms: It strikes me that all four Coltrane compositions are from his Atlantic records - nothing of more recent origin. And yes, those wonderful Atlantic albums had many good compositions (besides the obvious Naima or Giant Steps). Alan Shorter seems to have his own thing together. Not too close to Don Cherry, some tonality of his own, which I quite like. Bitter? The interlude is beautiful, as is the arrangement of the tune itself. Shepp really had a beautiful sound (I think he himself though that the Enja record Steam, a great live album presenting him with just bass and drums, was the one which captured his sound closest to how it was) On Cousin Mary (http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...opic=26&hl=mary)Workman and Moffett set up a very swinging pulse, over which Shepp enters with a beautiful, exploring solo. Then we hear another probing solo from Alan Shorter. He seems a little more conventional to these ears, this time, but still good. Then we hear Tchicai, playing mostly in the lower register, starting from where Shepp left. He has a very nice sound on his alto sax, too - actually, all four horns seem to have their own beautiful sound together, and this, coupled with a hard swinging and pulsating rhythm section, creates the mix and mould in which this album succeeds. The trombone theme-statement of Naima strangely enough reminds me of Mingus' composition "Eclipse", however Rudd does a good job, and Shepp enters with another beautiful probing solo, which fits the mood of the tune perfectly. He is beautifully backed by Rudd again, with help from the others, this time, but Rudd's is the voice one hears most clearly. Workman plays very good here, too, creating the backdrop and melodical counterpoint here, while Moffett is rather restricted for once. Shepp's solo-cadenza is stunning, it shows he was a real master of his horn. Then comes a hard swinging section, presented by Shepp, with some counterpoint by Rudd, who starts his solo with some deceptively simple phrases and builds from there. His sound really strikes me as one of the most vocal and human trombone sounds ever. He clearly came away from the J.J. style. The slow passage then is marvellous again. The Shepp tune that closes the album, Rufus (Swung, his Face at Last to the Wind, Then His Neck Snapped) brings back to mind that this music stems from the mid sixties. It has a sort of nervous feel to it, propelling drums, loping bass-lines, sort of a stop-and-go thing. Here we get to hear a stunning solo from John Tchicai, then some more from Shepp. They make for a very interesting match. Then we get some Workman, running, stopping, strumming - sometimes reminds me of the flamenco-things Jimmy Garrison would do with Trane. A short solo by Moffett leads back into the theme. Question: anybody knows more about the title? Is there some link between title and actual music? And, hey, looking at the last picture of the CD booklet (the one of Charles Moffett) - does he really not play a Hi-hat on the whole album? I only saw that photo when I came to listen to Rufus, so I did not specifically mind this up to Rufus, on which, it seems, he really has no Hi-hat! Hope this is worth any, ubu

Congrats! A great set which I've enjoyed from the very first hearing! Dig Charles Tolliver! ubu

Just got the shipping confirmation from amazon - and in a couple of days, the Jazz Epistles Vol 1 will be mine It's a little pricey with amazon, but this seems the way to go, as they still have it! After what you all said about it, I can hardly wait for it! ubu

((OFF TOPIC: thanks to our member couw I found out how to delete a topic - going off to work on that, now...))

Thanks, Dan, but I only see the Report, Quote and Edit buttons, no delete button in the first post of a thread... wrote Use3D a PM. However, big sorry from this part. (when writing that PM, I got a message "Mail Error" when I mailed it, but being a little bit wiser, I did NOT re-send it again... We had a similar problem a couple of weeks ago, too, I seem to remember) ---- on topic: I thought we could discuss this series in general - favorite reissues, recommendations etc, how we like them in general... I have so far picked up most of the first two and the fourth batch, and all of the third. I plan to get as many of them as I can afford, but you know... Some favorites so far are the Buddy De Franco Mr. Clarinet disc, the Herman, Gillespie and Ella (Whisper Not - love the title-track!) as well as the Brubeck/Desmond are very good ones, too. And as a sucker to Tormé I obviously like that one, too, and wait for the next to come soon. Then the Willie Bobo was a pleasant surprise for me. I like those lengthy jam tracks real good! Now they could bring us all those Buddy De Franco albums with Sonny Clark, couldn't they? ubu

Holy cow! I only wanted to post this ONCE! MAY OUR FIST OF DOOM PLEEEAZE! DELETE ALL THE DOUBLED UP THREADS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! I got to some site telling me posting was not possible, then I hit the back button, tried to start a new thread again etc... sorry -_- ubu

Just in case anyone else is interested, and as I already took the pains... here we go: ------------------ April 9, 2002 Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond, 1975: The Duets (A&M) Oscar Peterson, Soul Espanol (Verve) Stan Getz & The Cool Sounds (Verve) Rosemary Clooney, Swing Around Rosie (Coral) Ella Fitzgerald, Whisper Not (Verve) April 23, 2002 Willie Bobo, A New Dimension (Verve) Sarah Vaughan, It’s A Man’s World (Mercury) Margaret Whiting Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook (Verve) Astrud Gilberto, The Shadow Of Your Smile (Verve) Wes Montgomery, Willow Weep For Me (Verve) May 7, 2002 Dizzy Gillespie, Afro (Verve) Gerry Mulligan & CJB, At the Village Vanguard (Verve) Count Basie, King of Swing (Clef) Stan Kenton, The Formative Years (Decca) Woody Herman, Woody 1963 (Philipps) May 21, 2002 Carmen McRae, Birds of a Feather (Decca) Sergio Mendes & Brazil 66, Equinox (A&M) Anita O’Day, Incomparable (Verve) Mel Tormé Goes South of The Border with Billy May (Verve) Alice Coltrane, Universal Consiousness (Impulse!) August 6, 2002 Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Gospel Train (Mercury) Buddy De Franco, Mr. Clarinet (Verve) Ernestine Anderson, My Kinda Swing (Mercury) Cal Tjader, Soul Bird Whiffenproof (Verve) Terry Gibbs Plays Jewish Melodies in Jazztime (Mercury) August 20, 2002 The Gigi Gryce-Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory & Cecil Taylor Quartet, At Newport (Verve) Sam Rivers, Crystals (Impulse!) Lalo Schifrin, Piano, Strings & Bossa Nova (MGM) Slim Gaillard Rides Again! (Dot) The Jazztet At Birdhouse (Argo) March 11, 2003 Pee Wee Russell, Ask Me Now! (Impulse!) Archie Shepp, Attica Blues (Impulse!) Albert Ayler, Music Is The Healing Force of The Universe (Impluse!) Earl Hines, Once Upon A Time (Impulse!) Steve Kuhn & Gary McFarland, The October Suite (Impulse!) March 25, 2003 Dorothy Ashby, Afro Harping (Cadet) Gabor Szabo, High Contrast (Blue Thumb?) Ray Brown, Jazz Cello (Verve) Jim Hall, Live (A&M) Buddy Emmons, Steel Guitar Jazz (Mercury) June 10, 2003 John Klemmer, Involvement (Cadet) Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (EmArcy) Lee Konitz, Motion (Verve) Sonny Stitt, New York Jazz (Verve) This Is Billy Mitchell (Smash) June 24, 2003 Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges (Verve) Phil Woods & His European Rhythm Machine At The Montreux Jazz Festival (MGM) Stan Getz, Reflections (Verve) Jimmy Giuffre, The Easy Way (Verve) September 9, 2003 Buddy Rich & Sweets Edison, Buddy & Sweets (Norgran) Hugh Masekela, Grrr (Mercury) J.J. Johnson, J.J.’s Broadway (Verve) Jack Teagarden, Mis’ry and the Blues (Verve) Al Grey, Snap Your Fingers (Argo) September 23, 2003 Frank D’Rone, After The Ball (Mercury) Blossom Dearie, My Gentleman Friend (Verve) Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs For Swigers (Verve) Brook Benton, Songs I Love To Sing (Mercury) Mel Tormé, Tormé (Verve) ----------- Please post mistakes if you find any, I will then edit. ubu

Holy cow! (no pun intended...) This would strike a real new chord at Blue Note records'... ubu

thanks couw, you beat me! It's not terribly ugly, I'd say. Sort of the typical Roques cover, if there is such a thing. ubu

Now you mention it, I remember having seen that one, too! Thanks ubu

this gonna be the cover? ubu

you see, Tony, at least we speak loud! now thanks, anyway. Seems to be a very interesting batch! The Hill is the greatest news, of course. Then I never heard the Mobley, Morgan and Rouse, neither the Larry Young one - hell, was born too late to grab that Mosaic. But I got the Rivers Mosaic, so probably no need to get a McMaster of that one. ubu

passing something, some boom, some swinging songs or something... forgot the rest, too lazy to use my brain... try again day after tomorrow... ubu

My personal favorites would probably be Soultrane, Settin' the Pace and Traneing In (all by the quartet of Trane, Garland, PC, Art Taylor). But then all the stuff with Wilbur Harden is very good, too! There is a nice 2CD set on Savoy collecting the three sessions which were originally issued as three Wilbur Harden LPs. Lush Life then is another good one, and to sum those sessions up, you also should get The Last Trane (a comp of left-overs, but what goodies!), The Believer, and, also Trane's leader-debut, Coltrane (with the obscure Johnny Splawn on trumpet). Then I like some of the blowing sessions, as the before mentioned Wheelin' and Dealin'. But my favorite among these tenor-battle affairs is the Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette. I really love that date! Waldron and co. create a very nice mood, and Trane and Vice-Pres have their fun, and are a very nice fit. ubu

I'm with you... and we got to save for the Lyons box anyway... (and at least, I got the Basie live, but if anyone had a *cheap* spare copy of the studio set...) ubu

BFrank, if you enjoy the Dorham live, get the "Jazz Prophets Vol. 1" disc as soon as you can. That one was reissued as a "Chessmate" a few years ago (and is OOP if I remember right, for one or two years now). It has the same band except for Dick Katz in Timmons' place, and Burrell (who was a special recording-session-guest for the Blue Note date) is omitted. Very nice playing by all included, sort of a minor masterpiece. I love "Blues Eleganté"! ubu

Yeah, you sure did good! (Lon: the booklet is relatively sparse, but ok. Not one of those which document every aspect of the artist and the era included in the box) How 'bout getting the new 3CD set? Is that worth going for if one has the 10CD box? ubu

Truly a great record! That's the sort of record that's quite rare, I think. It has a huge openness, a great free flow. Sam Rivers is always a treat, in my opinion. Then the percussion trio track (with Hancock and Hutcherson) seems to be sort of a preview or predecessor to those "little-instrument" things that came in the late sixties and in the seventies (think of the AEoC, for instance). And the duet of Hancock and Carter is stunning, beautiful! Hell, Williams at 18 was also a very interesting composer! CJ, you might also want to check out Williams's second Blue Note record, Spring. It's available as an old domestic BN CD. It has Rivers, Shorter, Hancock, Peacock, and is a more organised affair, as I hear it, but quite good, too! And has a beautiful cover... ubu

Ditto again! AT really makes this something special. Nice booklet, too, with some cool photographs. I think this one has the edge over the Blakc Lion Montmartre recordings, at least as far as sudden impact is concerned. A really swinging club date. ubu

I have the Jazz Workshop double LP only, but: the strange sound on track 1 (the Medley) - if the distortion you're talking of is similar - is actually no distortion, but Mingus' slippers making some noise while he's stamping his foot. Cannot remember anything particular about "Meditations", but the recording quality is sure not the best! ubu

another for this one! always liked it. ubu

And AMG only lists the Jazz Epistles Vol. 1 - so I don't know if there actually were two volumes, or if the second maybe was only planned. ubu

Just saw that "The Mountain" is a compilation with tunes from "Ekaya" and "Water From an Ancient Well" (thanks, AMG.) So no need to jump for that one! ubu