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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 ...

Nah. Wait another 40 years — you might set a record!

Fair enough, and I'm in general agreement with that sentiment. I do think their styles are, at times, fairly similar. I guess the point I was trying to make was "Why isn't Joe Newman better known? He's such a great trumpet player!" Not necessary to include Terry in such a point, but I suppose I was trying to create an axis. Again, to quote Ricky Schroeder (the originator of the much-beloved phrase): "It's all good."

Ahh, OK. I just assumed based on the TOCJ prefix.

For anyone who doesn't have the Anderza, grab it! A very interesting alto saxophonist, who, though he's essentially in the hard-bop mold, shows some Dolphy influence in his playing. There is a bit of harpsichord on the record (played by Jack Wilson, though he mostly plays piano), but don't let that deter you! A session. Has the Gambrell ever seen reissue outside of the long-out-of-print Japanese Pacific Jazz box set? Is it an interesting session in any particular way, or fairly typical mainstream? I've never even heard of Fabrizio Bosso or Robert Glasper. I guess it's a good thing that these lesser-known PJ sessions are seeing the light of day. I would of course have chosen other obscure PJ's, but I certainly won't complain.

Borg was Carla Bley's maiden name.

What the honk? Anyone here heard this one? Didn't even know it existed ...

Both are great covers. Now I'm jones-ing to hear the music!

Also have to say that this cover makes me laugh (in a good way):

Up for new discussion. Anyone have this set now? I wish I could buy just one disc from this box — the Buck Clayton's: Special and Songs for Swingers. Were these sessions ever released outside of the Mosaic. (I'm guessing not.) I'd probably like the Braff's, but really want to hear the Clayton's. (I think I could do without the organ and vocal sessions.)