BruceH

There used to be a budget double-CD that had two albums on each disc----four records-worth, supposedly his best Atlantics. I'm not getting anything til that comes back into print, damnit! Also got the three new Columbia Armstrong Hot Fives&Sevens w/liners by Giddins. Forgot about that. (Had the music on vinyl for decades.) And "Hard Drive," an early Blakey with Johnny Griffin and Junior Mance. Not bad, but not great.

One of the best versions of "All the Things You Are" I've ever heard! Personally, I like this album quite a bit more than The Bridge and almost as much as "Way Out West" (which is saying a lot). Bean is amazing, really rising to the occasion. It is rather dumbfounding that it wasn't available in the US for some years, until the CD release. I had it on a vinyl French two-fer. Thank God for the French---they do love the jazz.

Late---occassionally I DO judge an album by it's cover, and that "Jazz A La Bohemia" has GOT to be great!

Christiern---I love Lonnie Johnson! But I still had to go with Django.

Amen to that.

I went for Django.

A tough choice between Don Patterson and Don Patterson. I finally had to go with Don Patterson. (My second and third choices were Patterson and Patterson.)

Very, very, very tough choice. For me is was between Roy, Bix, Clayton, Berigan, Stewart. No Ray Nance? But I must say: GO ROY!!!

Yes, and yes. I'd say get the J.J. first, as it's likely going to go OOP first. Neither set will disappoint.

I'm with you Ed. Bigtime. I hated to leave out Fuller and Johnson, but had to vote for Tea.

Moment's Notice ---Charlie Rouse The Newborn Touch ---Phineas Newborn, Jr. The West Coast Sound ---Shelly Manne & His Men, Vol. 1 (used) The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow (been "about" to get this for a while) The Jeep Is Jumpin'---Johnny Hodges (Properbox) And some Mosaics: Cooper, Holman, Rosolino Roost Johnny Smith Small Group Gerald Wilson Stuff Smith Chambers/Kelly

My favorites are Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta and all the String Quartets except the first one. I'd have to go consult my collection before I say more.

YES!

I'd also have to recommend you jump on the Turrentine. The Stitt is a mix of tracks when he's "on" and when he's merely on autopilot. Worth getting eventually, but the Turrentine's more consistent. Don't have the Jones.

I voted for Bill Evans. But where's Duke Jordan and Sonny Clark? Most especially Clark. BTW, if you had included Nat King Cole I might have voted for him over almost anybody.

Django should be left out for reasons similar to Christian; he would dominate the list. As it is, with all the Blue Note fans on this board, Green has a bit of an unfair advantage. For me it was a three-way tie between Farlow, Burrell, and Jim Hall (I figured Montgomery is such a towering figure that he would also clean up---looks like I may have been wrong on that). So I voted for Jim Hall, always swinging, tasteful, & elegant in a broad variety of contexts.

Yikes! My sympathies Eric.

The polar opposite of the Connoisseur polls, this one was painless, easy and quick! Thank-you, David.

I was going to pick a user name like "Tricky Sam Nanton" then just said ah, the Hell with it.

I heard about his passing on the radio. I knew he was getting up there, but 84? I'll never forget watching repeats of The Untouchables as a kid. He seemed to be basically doing the same "character" on Unsolved Mysteries. RIP.

Another vote for The Complete Blue Hour Sessions! And if you don't already have it, you can't go wrong with the Mosaic.

It's the power of Brooks! You've got to wonder how much it means, though, when a grand total of about 48 people voted in the poll.

I've got all three of these and can only say that you chose well and have a real treat in store. The one that was closest to being a "discovery" for me was the Turrentine. I expected great things from the Hodges (and was not disappointed) and even with the Mitchell I'd recently bought a lot of his Riversides, but I wasn't all that familiar with Turrentine's work. As a result, I've probably played his set more than most other Mosaic's I've gotten in the past couple of years. Terrific stuff! I predict you won't be sorry. I highly recommend the J.J. Johnson box as well. Mosaic sets usually arrive in three days. Enjoy!

How about the Conn poll-winner, True Blue?

Another vote for Take Aim by Harold Land. And the BN debut albums of Clifford Jordan and Johnny Griffin. While we're on the subject, how about a Clifford Jordan Select? (OK, that's kind of off-topic, but still...)