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The Blakey has three bonus tracks — one alternate, and two tracks from a different session ("Off The Wall" and "Theory of Art"). Make sure to also check out SICP 4027 — Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers Play Lerner & Loewe — as this has some burning Johnny Griffin on it, and it has SIX bonus tracks. For the price, both Blakeys are well worth it. The Mulligan is a very subdued, mellow session. Well-recorded, however, and the added conga is a nice touch.

Telelem.

The most recent edition of the solo Monk session mentioned above is SICP 3980. The sound is a little fuller than on the 90's Vogue/BMG edition. That solo Bryant record is indeed excellent. It was one of Bryant's personal favorites of those he recorded.

And ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuH4J-VzliU (Looks like Al Cohn, but it's Ernie Watts.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvXvMDACEVQ

Note to self: Always check YouTube first. Too bad Criss Cross discs are (usually) stupidly expensive and not easy to find. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXuY6LNbxOo Kevin Eubanks ... not so much.

Wait — I might just have answered my question. Very swinging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EKLWdL7Dwg

Listened to Lightsey with Chet Baker this morning — now I'm looking for trio recommendations, as I don't have any Lightsey-led sessions in my collection. Is the Criss Cross the best starting place? (Probably any place is a good starting place.)

Serenade To A Bus Seat, the Keepnews edition, can be had fairly cheaply on Amazon right now. I need to place an order myself.

Thanks 2scoops and Head Man. I agree — this is certainly "must-have" music. I've been listening to it as a vinyl rip for fifteen years now, and it'll be nice to finally have the music in a legitimate package. I'll probably buy at least one other copy as a gift. I love that musicians like John Carter and Bobby Bradford (and Bruz Freeman and Tom Williamson) can experience a sort of mini-renaissance of interest in their work because of a reissue. I especially hope that younger people, in their teens and twenties, can be alerted to these important sounds. There are recurring hollers on the internet that the compact disc is dead, but when reissues like these come along, I'm heartened.

To those who've purchased a copy — does it come in a jewel case, or is it a digipack? I'm not a fan of digipacks, but I'll be getting it regardless. Too bad it's not on International Phonograph, but at least it's out.

When I hear Monk compositions, I start to see (or hear?) geometric shapes. Weird. I get what you're saying about architecture. Monk seems incredibly mathematical to me, even if he never tried to (or cared to). Modernism, on the other hand — I never feel comfortable talking about what's modern, though I can see Monk enjoying a martini in one of these:

Booyah.

I don't believe so. Would be nice though.

Jack Montrose?

The mono on this title sounds amazing from this series. I had to check that it indeed was mono — almost sounds like stereo. Woods was 26 and Byrd was 24 when this recording was made, and, as young as that is, in my opinion it's some of their finest playing. Woods' compositions on this date are also noteworthy — not simply changes meant to blow over that had a title slapped on later. One thing I've noticed with this series — little to no ear fatigue. You can turn the volume up, fix a beverage, sit back, and soak it up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQuH5ag-YsE

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March 6th in the U.S. ...

These two sound excellent in this series. Doug Watkins' bass in particular. It's been almost a year since this reissue series was released. I hope the 7100 series is a possibility. Then we'll get another Prestige All Stars set:

B. Goren — do you know where in Tel-Aviv Etrog's sculpture is?

From a post of Jeff's back in 2013.

Mystery solved! The sculpture on the cover of Flight For Four is by Romanian-born, Canadian sculptor Sorel Etrog. It's called "Moses." Evidently there are three copies — one in Canada, one in Tel Aviv, and one in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles copy is at the LACMA, and not currently available to the public. (Interestingly, Etrog had a contemporaneous sculpture entitled "Flight.") The Proud History of Moses. Etrog died last year. He was 80.

I know this sounds somewhat ridiculous, but I can almost hear a bluegrass version. I'd stick around to hear it through.

Harold Land gets Monk more than I thought. This one is turning into one of my favorite live Monk recordings. Anyone else spin this one more than others?