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Anybody who doesn't object in principle to a touch of rock/r&b in their music has GOT to hear G-Man, either in the album of the same name or in the aforementioned Silver City compilation. Go find a 30 second sample on Amazon or Allmusic.com and play it twice. There is a strong possibility you will have to have it RIGHT NOW. We're not talking Grover or Sanborn here, just energy and simplicity and groove. The closest comparison that comes to mind for me is McCoy Tyner's Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit.

I have dipped into the Alto Rhapsody disk and the Clarinet disk so far, quite nice. About halfway through the Rubenstein/Chopin, albeit with varying levels of concentration. Glad I got both.

Not off topic. I love the piece, fully aware that there are many scoffers. Neoclassical has also been used to describe Prokofiev and is indeed a subgenre firmly within Classical Music. Elitists flame away! However neoromantic seems more accurate than neoclassical for Gorecki's third.

Funny, my first thought was Verve.

I was browsing the web and found an enthusiastic review of Johnny Guitar Watson by a jazz lover. I definitely considered his music ultracommercial when it was first released and did not check it out. But after the review a band was listed with Paul Dunmall on sax. This is precisely the situation that the acronym WTF was coined for. Sometime or other I'll have to give that a listen. It did bring to mind George Adams stay in the Fatback Band and Arthur Rhames in Slave. My mind flashes to Sonny Rollins with the Stones and I realize we''ve done this thread before. But still, Paul Dunmall was a pretty unexpected name to find there.

Art Pepper recorded a couple, Tears Inside is the one that jumps to mind first.

If you buy a CD or lp, and then research to find out if you should spend valuable listening time on it ... you too may be a shopaholic!

Warne Marsh - Red Mitchell

http://thanksifyouhere.blogspot.com/2009/0...an-hawkins.html

I went with the DG. Also ordered the Rubenstein Chopin collection.

I won a $200 Amazon gift card in a side competition at the National Scrabble Championships and I've decided to get one of the Complete Brahms boxes. The DG has bigger names, older recordings and is a bit cheaper ($65). The Brilliant ($82 up) has 14 more CDs and at least a few works that aren't on the DG. Anybody have any thoughts on the relative merits. I already have the Szell symphonies.

I like Honesty from 1983. Mellow, more toward Al Green than Superfly, but definitely Curtis.

Yes a good read and certainly has enhanced my appreciation of the lady's music. I did procure the available Classics mp3s that I didn't already have, so I'm down to those 5 tracks that are on 1944 but not The Asch Recordings to take me up to 1954.

My absolute favorite among Cash songs, because it came out when I was very young and rebellious and dug the hell out of an older guy respecting and standing up for a youthful point of view. I bought a 3 CD set mainly to get at that one song.

The well has been mostly dry since the late 70s. Reissue availability is quite a bit better than it was then. And the exceptions to the rule would make for a fine weekend of listening at least - 80s Andrew Hill, Greg Osby, Mark Shim, Kurt Elling, Particia Barber, Javon Jackson, Dianne Reeves ... Stefon Harris, Jason Moran ...

Honestly, I think if you paid Chuck Nessa minimum wage to answer your question, he couldn't answer your question for less than $100. Many of the Chonological Classics are out of print and commanding hefty prices. From Half.com: 1930, Vol. 2 Duke Ellington CD, 1996 $171.22 1945-1946 Duke Ellington CD, 1998 $91.49 1935-1936 Duke Ellington CD, 1996 $50.69 1938 Vol. 3 Duke Ellington CD, 1996 $58.08 1924-1927 Duke Ellington CD, 1996 $59.85 1931-1932 Duke Ellington CD, 1996 $62.49 1945 Duke Ellington CD, 1997 $63.15 1935-1936 Duke Ellington CD, 1996 $64.64 1941 Duke Ellington CD $65.14 1938 Duke Ellington CD, 1996 $74.37 1939 Vol. 2 Duke Ellington CD, 1998 $84.09

I'm not sure of the technical compliance of Chonological Classics with US copyright law when sold in the US either, but that's not a problem for me either. I consider the stopgap extension of copyright protection to protect Disney interests to be a theft from the people of the USA. I hope european leaders continue to resist the pressure to pass a similar measure.

If you put on one of these CDs and you think it sounds mediocre, then you don't love Duke. Yes, true audiophiles can recognize a fraction of a percent of increased pleasure by spending a lifetime and a fortune hunting down alternate issues, but the great, great music is here.

This thread prompted me to discover that Concord's site is now selling MP3s of John Dennis - New Jazz Expressions, which is excerpted on this anthology. I think I'll grab them in a couple weeks.

Chuck posted twice and didn't mention Roscoe Mitchell??? Leo Smith - Kulture Jazz Michael Howell - Alone (kickin acoustic guitar version of McCoy Tyner's Sama Layuca) and yeah there's hundreds of worth solo piano sets. One favorite is Roland Hanna - Perugia McCoy Tyner - Echoes of a Friend

Evan Parker Lines Burnt in Light, Chicago Solo, Monoceros Leroy Jenkins Solo Concert Walt Dickerson - Shades of Love Jay Hoggard - Solo Vibraphone (India Navigation) Ralph Towner Solo Concert Keith Jarrett - Solo Concerts Bremen Lausanne And, even though I'm still wrestling with it some Peter Kowald - Was Da Ist

Here's an alternative, seems to be complete studio recordings through 1947: Dukle Ellingon 1924-1947 40 cd box I'll be supplementing it with the post 1947 CCs from eMusic.

There are 5 tracks on 1944 that aren't on The Asch Recordings. The Asch Recordings has a single alternate take which is not on the Chronological Classics series. Other overlapping items would include the original The Zodiac Suite and The Circle Recordings. Asch Recordings: 01. Lullaby of the Leaves 3:47 (CC 1944 #4) 02. Roll Em 2:51 (CC 1944 #6) 03. Yesterday's Kisses 2:48 (CC 1944 #8) 04. Satchel Mouth Baby 2:55 (CC 1944 #7) 05. Little Joe From Chicago 2:56 (CC 1944 #5) 06. Drag Em 3:50 (CC 1944 #10) 07. Mary's Boogie 2:38 (CC 1944 #9) 08. St. Louis Blues 3:16 (CC 1944 #11) 09. Blues - Until My Baby Comes Back Home 2:54 (CC 1944 #12, slight title difference) 10. Gjon Mili Jam Session 3:18 (CC 1944 #15) 11. Man O' Mine 4:12 (CC 1944 #13) 12. Stardust Part I 3:28 (CC 1944 #16) 13. Stardust Part II 3:54 (CC 1944 #14) 14. Lady Be Good 3:49 (CC 1944-1945 #6) 15. Song in My Soul 3:05 (CC 1944-1945 #4) 16. This and That 2:47 (CC 1944-1945 #5) 01. Carcinoma 3:41 (CC 1944-1945 #3) 02. Russian Lullaby 2:55 (CC 1944 #17) 03. Blue Skies 2:43 (CC 1944 #18) 04. Persian Rug 2:43 (CC 1944 #19) 05. Night and Day 2:48 (CC 1944 #20) 06. You Know Baby 2:43 (CC 1944 #21) 07. I Found a New Baby 3:00 (CC 1944 #22) 08. The Minute Man 2:07 (CC 1944-1945 #1) 09. Froggy Bottom 2:57 (CC 1944-1945 #2) 10. How High the Moon 2:14 (CC 1945-1947 #5) 11. Cloudy and What's Your Story Morning Glory (Cecilia Music) 2:19 (CC 1945-1947 #7) 12. Blue Skies 2:13 (CC 1945-1947 #8) 13. The Man I Love 2:26 (CC 1945-1947 #6) 14. These Foolish Things Remind Me of You 2:25 (CC 1945-1947 #9) 15. Lonely Moments 2:31 (CC 1945-1947 #10) 16. Lonely Moments 2:58 17. Whistle Blues 2:58 (CC 1945-1947 #21) 18. Kool 2:46 (CC 1945-1947 #23) 19. Mary Lou 2:23 (CC 1945-1947 #22) CC 1927-1940 1 Midnight Stomp Williams 2:44 2 The Bumps Williams 2:30 3 Down in Gallion 3:14 4 Goose Grease 3:17 5 Pee Wee Blues 3:27 6 Now Cut Loose 2:48 7 Night Life Williams 2:58 8 Drag 'Em Williams 2:54 9 Corny Rhythm Williams 2:45 10 Overhand (New Froggy Bottom) Williams 2:49 11 Isabelle Williams 2:59 12 Swingin' for Joy Williams 2:36 13 Clean Pickin' Williams 2:51 14 Mary's Special Williams 2:49 15 The Pearls Morton 3:06 16 Mr. Freddie Bleus Shayne 2:47 17 Sweet (Patootie) Patunia 2:33 18 The Rocks Williams 2:37 19 Little Joe from Chicago Wells, Williams 2:37 20 Mary Lou Williams Blues Williams 3:20 21 Tea for Two Caesar, Youmans 2:52 22 Scratchin' in the Gravel Williams 3:14 23 Zonky Razaf, Waller 2:56 24 Baby Dear Hayes, Moten 2:51 25 Harmony Blues Moten 2:53 CC 1944 1 Blue Skies Berlin 2:20 (not on Asch) 2 Caravan Ellington, Mills, Tizol 2:30 (not on Asch) 3 Yesterdays Harbach, Kern 2:14 (not on Asch) 4 Lullaby of the Leaves Petkere, Young 3:42 5 Little Joe from Chicago Wells, Williams 2:52 6 Roll 'Em Williams 2:47 7 Satchel Mouth Baby Williams 2:51 8 Yesterday's Kisses Williams 2:43 9 Mary's Boogie Williams 2:33 10 Drag 'Em Williams 3:45 11 St. Louis Blues Handy 3:11 12 Until My Baby Comes Back Home 2:49 13 Man O' Mine Williams 4:07 14 Stardust, Pt. 2 Carmichael, Parish 2:49 15 Gjon Mili Jam Session Williams 3:13 16 Stardust, Pt. 1 Carmichael, Parish 3:23 17 Russian Lullaby Berlin 2:49 18 Blue Skies Berlin 2:39 19 Persian Rug Kahn, Moret 2:37 20 Night and Day Porter 2:44 21 You Know Baby Lewis, Williams 2:38 22 I Found a New Baby Palmer, Williams 2:56 23 Roll 'Em Williams 2:40 (not on Asch) 24 Gjon Mili Jam Session Williams 2:53 (not on Asch) CC 1944-1945 1 The Minute Man Ashwood, Hopkins, Johnson ... 2:03 2 Froggy Bottom Williams 2:52 3 Carcinoma Williams 3:38 4 Song in My Soul Williams 3:00 5 This and That Greene 2:38 6 Oh, Lady Be Good Gershwin, Gershwin 3:45 7 Taurus Williams 2:32 8 Pisces Williams 2:30 9 Gemini Williams 2:05 10 Capricorn Williams 2:38 11 Sagittarius Williams 1:48 12 Aquarius Williams 2:40 13 Libra Williams 2:08 14 Virgo Williams 2:43 15 Aries Williams 2:16 16 Scorpio Williams 3:09 17 Cancer Williams 2:35 18 Leo Williams 1:42 19 Stars Williams 2:44 20 Moon Williams 2:24 21 Timmie Time 2:48 CC 1945-1947 1 Rumba Rebop Wilson 2:49 2 Blues at Mary Lou's Feather 2:52 3 D.D.T. Feather 2:51 4 (She's) He's Funny That Way Moret, Whiting 2:52 5 How High the Moon Hamilton, Lewis 2:12 6 The Man I Love Gershwin, Gershwin 2:23 7 Cloudy/What's Your Story Morning Glory Williams 2:18 8 Blue Skies Berlin 2:12 9 These Foolish Things Link, Marvell, Strachey 2:22 10 Lonely Moments Williams 2:29 11 Fifth Dimension Williams 2:52 12 Harmony Gifts Williams 3:12 13 It Must Be True Arnheim, Barris, Clifford 3:06 14 Boogie Mysterioso Williams 2:48 15 Conversation (Jump Caprice) Feather 2:50 16 Humoresque Dvorak 2:41 17 Waltz Boogie Williams 2:38 18 All God's Chillun Got Rhythm Jurman, Kahn, Kaper 2:45 19 Hesitation Boogie Williams 2:44 20 Lonely Moments Williams 2:56 21 Whistle Blues Williams 2:57 22 Mary Lou Lyman, Robinson, Waggner 2:18 23 Kool Williams 2:44 24 Just an Idea Williams 3:08 25 Just You, Just Me Greer, Klages 3:07 CC 1947-1949 1 Tisherome Williams 2:48 2 Knowledge Williams 2:26 3 Oo-Bla-Dee Orent, Williams 2:43 4 Shorty Boo 2:53 5 Bye Bye Blues Bennett, Gray, Hamm, Lown 2:48 6 Moonglow DeLange, Hudson, Mills 2:28 7 Willow Weep for Me Ronell 2:56 8 I'm in the Mood for Love Fields, McHugh 2:32 9 Opus Z Nichols, Williams 2:54 10 The Surrey with the Fringe on Top Hammerstein, Rodgers 2:28 11 My First Date with You Williams 3:11 12 Pagliacci Leoncavallo 2:44 13 'S Wonderful Gershwin, Gershwin 2:50 14 From This Moment On Porter 3:39 15 You're the Cream in My Coffee Brown, DeSylva, Henderson 2:51 16 Mary's Waltz Williams 3:24 17 Would I Love You Russell, Spina 3:04 18 In the Purple Grotto Williams 3:04 19 Walking Steele, Williams 2:36 20 The Sheik of Araby Smith, Snyder, Wheeler 2:45 21 When Dreams Come True Goodman, Sampson, Webb 2:50 22 Bobo Williams 2:50 23 Kool Williams 2:24 CC 1951-1953 1 Lover, Come Back to Me Hammerstein, Romberg 3:33 2 S'posin' Denniker, Razaf 3:19 3 Handy Eyes Handy 3:23 4 Tisherome Williams 4:06 5 Caravan Ellington, Tizol 2:38 6 Yes, We Have No Bananas Conn, Silver 2:11 7 Down Beat Feather, Webman 10:00 8 Out of Nowhere Green, Heyman 4:09 9 C Jam Blues Bigard, Ellington 8:28 10 Titoros Davis 2:58 11 Lady Bird Dameron 3:03 12 Don't Blame Me Fields, McHugh 3:27 13 They Can't Take That Away from Me Gershwin 2:42 14 Koolbongo Williams 2:55 15 Perdido Tizol 2:36 16 For You Burke, Dubin 2:57 17 'Round About Midnight Monk 4:08 18 Laughing Rag New 1:52 19 Rag of Rags Bee 1:54 20 Melody Maker Williams 2:33 21 Musical Express Williams 2:16 CC 1953-1954 1 Sometimes I'm Happy Caesar, Youman 2:28 2 Monk's Tune Monk 2:28 3 Why Chappelle, Smith, Taylor 4:19 4 Lullaby of the Leaves Petkere, Young 4:11 5 Just You, Just Me Greer, Kanges 2:34 6 Chicka Boom Blues Traditional 3:15 7 Mary's Waltz Williams 2:57 8 O.W. Williams, Wright 5:08 9 Moonglow Delange, Hudson, Mills 3:53 10 N.M.E. (New Musical Express) Williams 3:25 11 Tire, Tire l'Aiguille Barclay, Marnay, Stern 2:34 12 Lover Hart, Rodgers 3:03 13 En Ce Temps Là Trénet 3:20 14 Autumn in New York Duke 2:31 15 Between the Devil and Deep Blue Sea Arlen, Koehler 2:17 16 Nicole Williams 3:30 17 Carioca Eliscu, Kahn 2:39 18 There's a Small Hotel Hart, Rodgers 3:11 19 Leg 'N' Lou Banks 2:57 20 Gravel (Scratchin' in the Gravel) Williams 3:35 21 Nancy Is in Love with the Colonel Williams 3:11 22 Mary Lou Blues Williams 2:50

With the appearance of Chronological Classics mp3s on Amazon and eMusic I'm figuring out a strategy to get most of the Mary Lou that has been issued on that label. I already own The Asch Recordings (great) and will be trying not to overlap. There are 7 Mary Lou volumes on CC: 1927-1940, 1944, 1944-1945, 1945-1947, 1949-1951, 1951-1953 and 1953-1954. Emusic has 3-6, Amazon has 1 and 3-6. #2 has been spotted only on Half.com for 192.70, hope it's all on the Asch set. I do own one volume on CD, can't remember which at the moment, I'll look that up when I get home.

Only the risk of actually winning the auction.