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Listening to the RVG of Compulsion — which, to my ears, actually does have more "life" than the Mosaic — I started thinking about Alfred Lion. It bears repeating: what an amazing producer. The freedom he gave Andrew to take on projects like this one ... and then the work with the string quartet, and then the voices! Only on artist-produced sessions, for the most part, would one find this kind of variety and diversity in music today. Even though I've already heard the music, I'm really looking forward to the Connoisseur of Change. How early does CDUniverse put up their pre-orders?

Martin covers for Bud Powell records often seem to allude to Powell's mental state, with all its potential for split or dual behavior. The original cover to Moods is fairly disturbing in this light(bulb). Martin seems to have a taste for the dispossessed ...

What is it with David Stone Martin and lightbulbs? Is that a Philip Guston thing he's got going?

D'oh! I forgot I had Allen on the Russell and Hughes discs I have ... Will spin those tomorrow after I'm done celebrating Ben Webster's birthday.

I'm not an O.P. fan, but I agree with you there. Oscar doesn't get in the way of Ben on this record. Beautiful playing all around. Many s.

I have a few discs with Red Allen on them, but I still feel like I don't really "know" this guy's work. What are some of your favorite Allen LPs/CDs? What do you consider representative? Oh yes — if anyone has a jpeg for Henry Red Allen Plays King Oliver, I'd love to see the original cover. Thanks!

Wherever you are, whatever you're doing today, don't forget to spin some BEN WEBSTER! Today is Ben's birthday! He would have been 98. I took my copies of Soulville and Meets Oscar Peterson, burned them onto one CDR, and have already played that disc three times today! Later, I'll play See You At the Fair, possibly my favorite Brute record in my collection. Let's hear it for Ben!

For now, just the "classic" decades, though I'm sure the 70's and beyond hold just as many gems. What albums do you most strongly recommend? I have some (Jorge Ben, Quarteto Em Cy), but still don't have any real handle on this branch of the music, and thought I'd ask.

Thanks for the informative post, Jim. Heck, I'd just like to see that Hawkins record. Martin had such a way with a line — I would love to have just seen the guy in action, drawing. Whereas some "line" artists draw fairly quickly, I wonder if Martin was more deliberate (meaning, slower). Just speculating ...

Wow, I'd never seen that Peterson Plays Ellington before. A nice one! I know what you mean about buying albums with Martin covers. I don't think I've ever sold back even a CD with a David Stone Martin cover. Strange but true. Was Coleman Hawkins ever graced with a David Stone Martin cover? And what cover art work did Martin do outside of the Clef/Norgran/Verve etc. umbrella?

One of the greatest. Share your favorite covers and/or images here!

I don't know if this helps or not, but you get a pretty good look at Quinichette with this cover ...

Anyone heard this one? Is Jordan on all the tracks? It looks interesting ...

Well, it was a good run. Go UCLA!

That is a great solo. It's always interesting to hear a solo, and then see it performed. Hearing this particular solo, I would imagine a focused, and somewhat subdued, Desmond. Instead, he shows a fair amount of movement and facial gestures. One thing that struck me as unusual — Desmond fingers his keys in between phrases much like some trumpet players do on their valves while they're coming up with their next idea.

Have faith, my brother. If Tajuan Porter goes 9/13 from behind the arc again, Florida will go DOWN! Oregon is pretty small in all the positions, which could especially hurt them in the paint, but they play with heart. May the sleeper teams prevail! :bwallace2:

OK, what Shad Collins-led sessions are available on compact disc?

Through iTunes it's $9.99, which isn't too bad considering there are 13 tracks. You'll get the cover of The Swinger rather than Mr. Swing after the download, but that's OK. Overall, I think the purchase is worth it for the music. Weird that Sweetss is already being listed as OOP?

That is a thing of beauty ... My discography doesn't show a Holland concert either, but that looks like Pete LaRoca on drums ... I think. At any rate — man! — I wish the whole concert was out on disc, or (even better?) DVD.

I just checked, and Amazon has Swing Trumpet Kings for around $37, but half.com has a copy (or copies) for much cheaper. Carpe diem if you want more swing trumpets! :rsmile:

In the vein of this thread, another hard-to-find swing trumpet package that Verve put together and reissued in 1996 is Swing Trumpet Kings. It contains work by Buck Clayton, Red Allen, and Roy Eldridge. 2 discs! Verve was great, reissue-wise, in the early-to-mid-90's. It seems like those days are fading ...

Have any of the Buck Clayton sessions included in this box come out individually on CD? I've pretty much decided I won't be getting this box (in favor of the Chu), but I would like to track down Clayton sessions.

Are you going? Sounds like an interesting show. I've heard Simmons (on CD) in recent years, but I haven't heard Murray on anything contemporaneous. How's he sound these days?

I think you might already have it, but there's Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You? from the Ben Webster 2-fer.

Harder to find, but well worth the effort, is Edison's 2-fer The Swinger and Mr. Swing. Great Sweets on this 2-disc set. Also has some fine contributions from Jimmy Forrest. Walmart, of all places, still carries this Verve Master Edition ...