John Tapscott

Disc 3

Totally agree. I had read some negative comments about this recording, so wasn't expecting much, but I was and still am impressed by how good it is. Now Disc 1 Agree with all these comments. Terrific sound quality - recorded by the master, Wally Heider.

Listening again. Such a fine recording.

That seems to be the case. You know, as Phil Woods used to say, if you had to choose between becoming say, a lawyer or a brain surgeon, or becoming a jazz musician, best to choose law or medicine.

Now:

Most of the Pablo albums are range from quite good to excellent, with a few duds thrown in. Sometimes I find the after music production values sloppy, like they didn't put a whole lot of thought into it or were trying to do it on the cheap. After Benny Green stopped writing the liner notes for Pablo, the notes (if there were any) were often not very good or very informative. Sometimes personnel were incorrectly identified or not named at all. The Basie big band albums are a particular pain in this regard, with the soloists or even the small group personnel hardly ever credited

Disc 4 of 4 - such a tremendous set. The fountainhead for modern jazz piano.

Thanks. I will have to listen; that is a fine set.

You have to ask yourself, "Do I really want/need these?" In these albums the band mostly covers pop tunes for AM radio play. Very little real jazz. I had 2 or 3 of these which I junked.

Now: Disc 3