Tom in RI

I just picked up Desert Wind by Illinois Jacquet which features Kenny Burrell. Reminiscent of Midnight Blue but with an emphasis on standards.

I saw Larry Coryell with a 4tet about 4 years ago and was very satisfied with the show. One of his sons (Julian?) was also on guitar who didn't take but a couple of solos. The show was very much in a straight ahead vein, no fusion in sight. The highlight of the show for me was the drumming of Kenwood Denard who I spoke with after the show. I told him he reminded me of Boston percussion icon Alan Dawson and he told me he had had studied with him. I'd say go see him.

Hey Couw, great shot of Wardell.

I bought the digipac version earlier this year from a shop that I know ordered it from a company that deals in discontinued and overstock.

Yet another John Graas title on Decca, Jazz Lab Two which features Jack Montrose, and, on about half the cuts, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones, among others.

John Graas Jazzmantics with soem tasty Art Pepper on Decca.

Stevebop right you are, it was the Willow. Was Rufus Reid in Boston then? I think he may have been the bassist.

Leo Parker, a big influnce on Doug "Mr. Low" James, former bari man with Roomful of Blues. Collectables had a Leo Parker cd which has been available as a cutout that featured some great material from the Gotham label: Woody Rollin' with Leo Leo Leaps In (3 takes) Solitude Henry Durant - tenor, James Robertson - trumpet, Kenny Drew - piano, Curley Russell - bass, Eddie Bourne - drums rec. Dec. 28, 1950 (This was also issued on vinyl by Onyx in the '70's). This is about half of that cd, the rest is by someone whose name escapes me (not too memorable). The Chess lp has the following: Anything Can Happen Blue Sails Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (two takes) Tippin Lightly Unknown piano, bass, drums rec. August 10, 1953 Parrot Records Candellight Serenade Hornet Leo's Blues Eddie Johnson - tenor, Claude Jones - piano, Johnny Pate - bass, Al Williams - drums rec. July 1951 Chess Records The second take of Smoke Gets has Leo double tracking a second solo over the first. This lp is filled out by a couple of cuts from Red Saunders and Sahib Shihab. It's a personal favorite. There's also a King session from 1954 that I have on reissue vinyl the has Leo Parker and Bill Jennings as co-leaders

As to the date that I saw Strozier with James Williams, it was early '80's. Frank Strozier was also an easy guy to talk to. I struck up a conversion with him outside of the club between sets and he was very gracious. Being Boston I think he assumed I was in school at Berkeley, he asked what I played and I had to tell him only the turntable, which meant something different then, I suppose, than it does now.

I had the opportunity to see James Williams a couple of times during his time in Boston. I remember he kept a mailing list which I don't think was common at the time. He was also one of the most approachable artists I have ever met. The last time I saw him he was leading a band with Billy Pierce and Frank Strozier, Alan Dawson on drums, can't remember the bass player. That was in Somerville, MA.

I'll be putting out about 300 lps and 100 cds tomorrow and Sunday. Most between $3-$6. Send pm if you want directions.

Hey Jack, nice looking crib, when can we come over?

Ruby Braff "Goes Girl Crazy" on Warner Bros w/Al Cohn, Hank Jones, Jim Hall.

I am surprised to see reference to Scott Hamilton's RnB roots referred to as a dirty little secret. Scott was credited with a guest spot on the first Roomful of Blues lp which, without looking it up, probably predated his own first date on Concord. There has been, for a long time, support for this older style RnB around RI and Massachusetts and what's wrong with that? If some jazz purist turns up their nose becasuse a guy came out of RnB wouldn't that reasoning affect more than half of all the heros of jazz from the last half century, including John Coltrane and Clifford Brown just to name two? What the hell, I am sure most of today's younger musicians have put time in funk or hip hop bands. Is there something automatically denigrating in that?

For someone a little more recent, check out trombone player J. P. Torres.

What a great thread. Its this kind of thought provoking back and forth that makes this place so interesting. I wonder sometimes if a lot of the musicians I listen to are more concerned with creating great and lasting art or just trying to make a living. On Scott Hamilton, I felt he was too derivative earlier in his career. Still, it was his desire to play in an older style that got him noticed, and I have always felt that Scott's affection for the music is real and not at all contrived. I have seen him play in the last couple of years and I think he has really grown into a convincing artist.

Alexander is pretty well represented by many recordings under his own name, with One For All, and on various sideman dates. I do not have a comprehensive cross section of his work. However, I do have The First Milestone which I can recommend. Also, as a sideman, with Jimmy Cobb on Cobb's Groove, another disc that I enjoy quite a bit.

Recent score, Sal Salvador "You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet" on Dauntless for 9.99 and Chuck Wayne "Tapestry" on Focus. The Salvador lp is a big band date with Joe Farrell, Nick Brignola and others. The Wayne is trio and features a couple of examples of jazz banjo in addition to Wayne's wonderful guitar work. Both in vg+/nm- condition.

Of the Mosaics I own this is the one I have been listening to the most over the last 3 months or so. Lots of Ben Webster on this.

I have this and I like it. I think their first disc, "Catch the Feeling", is somewhat better though. The Bonx Horns, Mitchell Frohman, Bobby Porcelli and Ray Vega, all played with Tito Puente. Hence, Silver in the Bronx contains Latinized versions of Horace Silver compositions.

You are right Lon. And you get a chance to hear Monk Jr. in an early recorded effort.

Some other Mainstream lp's of note: a couple of Roy Haynes dates that feature George Adams, also 3 (I think) by Harold Land. I think these have all been reissued in Japan. They were cutouts for quite awhile when I was in college (mid '70's). I also remember seeing, but never hearing, Mainstream dates by Charles Williams that featured Don Pullen. Someone earlier in this thread wished to find HORO lps at a good price. I have a few HORO lps and I would say they routinely issued crappy, noisy pressings. The founder of the label had a website up sometime ago that was selling lps but if I recall there was a hefty price and a large minimum purchase. I looked quick just now but couldn't find it.

Concerning the Stanley Turrentine, ZT's Blues, I was trolling through some used cd's at a nondescpipt suburban music store when I found a copy ($7.00). I picked it up and put it down and went on, figuring, well, I have the Turrentine Mosaic so I must have this. Wrong, the session was originally issued under Art Taylor's name. I checked Half.com and someone had it listed there for $99. Of course, when I went back the next day to score it was gone (did you pick it up, .:Impossible?). A gracious board member who I related the story to sent a copy.

What a great picture of Bird and Albino Red.

Can't remember if this Blakey set was issued on Trip or not. If so I am sure I must have had/heard it at some point. The one I'd really like to see reissued is Soul Finger w/Lucky Thompson.