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My thoughts, too. I thought we had to wait until September ... but now February/March? This is easily my most eagerly anticipated set, as I've never heard a single note. So glad that it's a sure thing now! The Bill Perkins date on the Pepper box is one of my favorites. It was out on disc before in The Artisty of Pepper. Wait a minute — was it The Return of Pepper instead? (That session was on one of those discs.) I wonder if the tracks from the Joe Morello set, with Red Norvo along for the ride and Pepper on tenor (part of the time), will make it onto this one? Doesn't look like it, but those are tasty as well. I also wonder if the Pepper box will use Ron McMaster's remastering that he did, c. 2001, for the Japanese SBJC versions of these. Those actually sound quite nice (to my ears).

Didn't buy any of the new Free America reissues ... as they're not yet available Stateside. When they are, though ...

I might just have to buy it for the cover alone. That's Gil Mellé's work there. Spun this disc earlier this afternoon. Better than I remembered! Phil Woods, Zoot Sims, and the unheralded George Syran on piano, among others. Tasty.

... that's pronounced ENG-GISH. Sheez.

Goodness — adding another one to this list ... The Jon Eardley Seven One of the great sleeper albums in the OJC catalog. (The Japanese must think so too as there's a K-2 edition (out-of-print) of this one out there.)

They have a good Poetry Series.

Just landed a copy of this yesterday. Playing right now ... whew! Almost strange that bop could groove so hard, but then there's Mr. Sam Jones to thank for that. A refreshing surprise.

(Sound of Horshack laughing.)

I have a soft spot for Long Drink of the Blues. Jackie on tenor sounds to me a little bit like Sonny Rollins with a cold ... but this is one cold I don't mind having. The argument is strangely appealing to listen to as well ...

These are supposed to be out in France today! Anyone taking a lunch break to the local store?

Hommage ... Murray, Gary Peacock, Albert Ayler, Don Cherry

Beauty is a rare thing ...

For Hawk playing ballads that will melt your heart. Also good with a snifter of your favorite ______ .

Good point. I like the idea of rationalizing an OJC buying binge, but maybe waiting a little while will prove cost-effective as well. Either way, this is a useful thread. Check out this search of over 1,200 OJCs, in alphabetical order by artist — not so much to buy (Tower's bumped up their price line on OJCs), but to check sound samples and see what's out there ...

Another fine one likely to meet the (eventual) deletion axe, if Universal decides to go that route. If you don't know Idrees Sulieman, this is a very good place to get acquainted. Sound Samples

Just landed a copy of Impressions of A Patch of Blue earlier this week, and have been spinning it every day since. Not only is it a great sounding recording, it's a great recording! Other favorites?

Forgot to add this one, an under-remarked masterwork by Webster Young: Webster Young: trumpet Paul Quinichette: tenor saxophone Mal Waldron: piano Joe Puma: guitar Earl May: bass Ed Thigpen: drums recorded June 14, 1957 by Rudy Van Gelder Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey cover design: Reid Miles For Lady 1. The Lady 7:00 2. God Bless the Child 7:05 3. Moanin' Low 7:42 4. Good Morning Heartache 8:54 5. Don't Explain 7:10 6. Strange Fruit 4:18

Some day this Pacific Jazz session will be reissued. (Music from West Side Story — "Somewhere" — plays in the background ... ) If it were RVG'd, I eat my hat. All of my hats.

In the interview (linked above), Murray makes it sound like this session came off smashingly (pun or no pun intended). He even mentions that he'd "composed" some John Cage-like pieces for the session. I could probably do without the siren, but I would like to hear Frank Wright and Dewey Redman. Too bad Murray himself doesn't possess a copy ... (Check out his words, too, on Milford Graves, Bernard Stollman, and The BYG Clan ... )

Here are two more not to be missed: Randy Weston Trio with Cecil Payne: With These Hands This one contains the original version of "Little Niles," and it's still my favorite. Even if you have the Mosaic Select, this one is a worthwhile addition. Great sound, too. Elmo Hope Trio & Sextet: Homecoming! The trio tracks in particular, with Percy Heath and Philly Joe Jones, show just how much Hope was a musical peer of Monk, Powell, and Nichols. Harmonically rich and surprising, Hope's writing has its own individual flare. Again, great sound.

Gorgeous stuff. Thanks for the link.

I kinda wish that the RVG series was given over to Reginald "Vicky" Gutenberg at Water. This way, the name of the series could be sustained, and we could hear Water's take on more of the Blue Note catalog. Either that, or — remember Swinging Swede's old (April 1st) thread on Ron "Verve" Goldblatt? In all seriousness, I'm glad the series is around, but that last batch greatly dampened my enthusiasm. The pinnacle of the series, for me, was the Doug Hawkins material that Rudy remastered — particularly the unearthed Bud Powell track. Too bad the Elmo Hope sessions didn't make it into that batch. In 2039, Toshiba/EMI will celebrate Blue Note's centennial by reissuing ... Blue Train, Moanin', Somethin' Else, Cool Struttin', Maiden Voyage, The Sidwinder ... and, if you save all your OBI's and mail them in within six months ... Kenny Burrell's Freedom.

Sunny Murray - Spiritual Infinity Columbia (unissued) New York City; early 1968 Clifford Thornton: trumpet, trombone Arthur Jones: alto saxophone Frank Wright: tenor saxophone Dave Burrell: piano Sunny Murray: drums (possible others) Columbia (unissued) New York City; early-mid 1968 Clifford Thornton: trumpet, trombone Dewey Redman: alto, tenor saxophones Frank Wright: tenor saxophone Dave Burrell: piano Alan Silva: violin, bass Juni Booth: electric bass Sunny Murray: drums, siren Art Lewis: percussion, maracas, washboard What ever happened to this session? Are the tapes forever lost? Murray discusses it briefly in this (quite interesting) interview, but doesn't really address its fate. Any chance that it possibly survived, and is sitting in a vault somewhere?

Kenny Zhee!