BruceH

I heard a rumor awhile back of a Dizzy Reece and a possible Clifford Jordan Select. But I haven't heard anything since then, so it may have been nothing more than a rumor.

I agree with desertblues 100% on this. My main concern was getting the Randy Weston and I almost held off on the Green until later. Well am I glad I didn't! Started listening to the Bennie Green Select last night (after coming back from a weekend trip) and it's very solid. Much more impressive than I expected, actually. The musicianship by the sidemen is consistantly high calliber, both "names" and relative unknowns like Eddy Williams. Having Sonny Clark on three sessions doesn't hurt either, but the other pianist, I think his name was Knight, wasn't bad at all. Anybody who gets this expecting an "also ran" Mosaic collection may be in for a pleasant surprise.

This poll was much less painful to vote in than many others. Sonny Clark all the way.

BTW, does anyone else here have Monorails & Satellites? One of my favorite Sun Ra albums, but it doesn't get mentioned often.

Yeah, being a Sun Ra completist must be kind of like being an Ellington completist----good luck.

I must admit I've never heard of Cleo Laine. Have you tried Lee Wiley?

Tune In Tomorrow is actually quite good, IMHO. I voted for Blood On the Fields.

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.

Ghost! Great to run across another Day the Earth Stood Still fan! I first saw it on TV when I was in first grade and it blew my mind. Of all the sf films from my childhood, this one holds up the best when viewed from an adult perspective. FAR far better than almost any sf film from that time (the 50's), or now, sadly. About 7 or 8 years ago I taped it off of AMC and have been watching that tape ever since. The great Bernard Herrman did the classic score, featuring the distinctive use of the Theremin. Personally, I think this terrific score is as responsible as any other factor for the impact of the movie. Sounds like maybe an upgrade to the DVD might be a good idea.

I heard that! A good interview. One reason Spinal Tap is different from Guffman and the others is that Guest didn't direct Spinal Tap, Rob Reiner did. The other three movies were directed by Christopher Guest and have a noticeably different tone.

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.