Harold_Z

Interesting sub topic. I don't really hear a close similarity between Bunny and Purvis. Bunny has a fatter sound and has a more relaxed style. I, too, would enjoy hearing the sound alike or disputed tracks. One thing to keep in mind about record dates is that there are a sizeable number of undocumented dates . It's like that now and it was like that 70 and 80 years ago. We'll never know the number of recordings any of these guys played on because they were cranking out every session someone asked them to do...and a LARGE number of those were probably very anonymous sounding although some may have good solos here or there. The final (6th) side of the Time/Life Teschmacher box was comprised of recordings Tesch was suspected of being on. there weren't enough confirmed sides to fill 3 lps.

Chuck...I just gave another listen to the Okeh and Victor versions that I have - not hard to do. It's very enjoyable material. Yeah, Hodges and Carney are heard to bettter advantage on the Victor. Harry gets a full 32 bars on the Victor that he doesn't get on the Okeh. (Brain wasn't going the other night...I'd have realized the Columbias were Okeh) The differences are interesting - to really get into them you need a score card. A lot of things are changed or moved around. For instance, Dig Barney behind Tricky on the first Bone solo early in the Victor - the same thing happens towards the end of the Okeh. Now I'd be interesting in hearing the alternates (which I don't have yet) to see if they changed parts around at the same session.

Yeah...OK...Freddie's the cat fannin' himself 'cause the shit got so hot! I remember that clip. I always thought it was Whetsol! I scoped this thread and headed for my system. WHAT A GAS...I heard Bechet's version and also two Duke versions - one on Columbia (was it originally on Columbia?) and the Victor version. Freddie a star? He should be. Tricky's in there too and so is Barney.

Yeah...Gloria. I have a few things on lp from the early 60s but nothing recent. BUT NOT FOR ME was her big splash as far as I remember and it was a pretty tasty record...She had a vocal version of King Curtis' SOUL SERENADE that got some play around 1964 or 1965 that I have on "45" and listened to and enjoyed very recently. Tasty soulful chanteuse. Thanks for bringing her up - it reminds to dig these records out and give them a well deserved listen.

Sam Woodyard

Absolutely. The only time I'm hearing commercial radio is when the radio is being held hostage.

It seems like they're playing the same hundred or so songs over and over as if those were the only hits. In a couple of years it'll probably be the same 20 or so.

Wardell Gray

Nat Pierce

The two that I actually like the best from this list are NEFERTITI and MILES SMILES...although it must be said that these are all good records. I like the PLUGGED NICKEL stuff a lot too. I like standards and I like the way these guys play them - even tho' Miles chops are "down" on these (Plugged Nickel) dates - his musicality is undiminished.

Kenny Burrell

Al Cohn

Willie "The Lion" Smith

Lee always smokes. That's one reason why I didn't (couldn't) make a choice here. I can't say I like Wayne better than Hank or Trane or Joe, and that's with or without Lee. Oh well....for me favorites works better than.

I have a hard time getting rid of ANYTHING. Having said that, if I was sure that I'd really never want to hear something again - that I disliked it that much - it really makes sense to get rid it. my view on your list would probably be to keep the Lee, Freddie, and the Wayne/Herbie....just in case...and dump the rest....Joe Farrell would be difficult for me to get rid of too.

I think some of us who were around as the recordings were released may have a little different view in that EVERY Miles release was an event. I know I bought them as soon as they appeared, and actually I look back on this one as one of my favorites. Certainly one I revisited often. If I remember correctly, PRINCE came out right after the BLACKHAWK stuff. Great album.

I'm a member also. I think Mike Fitzgerald pretty much laid it out correctly.

The three that Soulstream names plus "Street Of Dreams".

Dan Gould said re Paul Griffin >>I checked AMG and found that Griffin played a lot with King Curtis and also on Nat Adderley's Sayin Somethin << Paul was a very busy NYC studio player and was also an excellent and very schooled (and skilled) pianist. Paul would get bugged that he was only called for Soul and R&B dates - he felt he had more to offer - and he did. BTW - he's on some Steely Dan stuff and if any of you remember comedian Robert Klein's HBO specials, Paul was the pianist and musical director. He was also married to Valerie Simpson prior to "Ashford and Simpson". At that time Valerie was just writing and doing song writer demos.

As far as I know, Sharkey's Capitol material has not been reissued since it's first appearance on 12" vinyl in the mid 50's - some of the capitol never made it beyond 78s and there were eight sides with Santo Pecora on the Kappa label which never made it beyond 78. I would LOVE to see this stuff available.

I'd much rather play without a drummer than play with a bad one.

I dig the Dan. Over at the old board we went into this topic and it seems like a lot of us like them and to me it's not surprising that jazzers would dig them. The music is grooving, good chord changes, interesting lyrically, features good players. etc etc. My favorites are from THE ROYAL SCAM forward, with a special nod to GAUCHO. It seems I did hear something about a new cd coming out in the not too distant future...was it October 2003?

What jazzbo said. Teagarden is pretty much on my GET EVERYTHING YOU CAN list. I also have the lps from the set and there's some very nice stuff there. Now where's Sharkey Bonano?

This is a great set! As Lon pointed out...the sound quality is excellent and far surpasses previous issues - including ANY vinyl issue of this I've heard, in addition to previous cd issues. Musically...it's wonderful. Riverside issued some of these on vinyl in the 60's and they came out under the banner "Giants Of Small Band Swing" - a very fitting name for this stuff.

Just start with any of the artists listed which interest you. Generally speaking , each cd is a twofer - it containls two previously issued lps. If you have any Prestige lps by the above listed. check the tune listings or the back cover to determine which lps are being reissued. I'm with the camp that love sthe music here, but was deterred by the hefty price Fantasy put on these.