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Dang, that's cold! But, you've decided for me. Cognac it is. I readily admit to enjoying cognac, but knowing very little about it. Any suggestions for a mid-price selection? (Is there such a thing as budget cognac?) Unfortunately, probably the best time I'll have to listen to the set (house to myself for a couple of hours, usually) is mid to late morning — 9 to noon. Cognac might not be the best choice as result. Well, I do have some tasty new Gen Mai Cha green tea. Tell me that Bean liked to sip green tea before gigs! In anticipation of this set, I sold a number of my Hawkins discs. (Not all!) I've been jones-ing for a while. But I can wait it out ... :eye:

I have a space already reserved on my "Mosaic shelf" for this set. Now if only I weren't purchasing other CDs as I wait for this set to jump into a cardboard box (landing on a sheet of bubble wrap), and find its way across the United States of America — from East Coast to West Coast. What type of whisky would go well with this set? Or should a guy opt for a martini instead?

Always loved this track -- especially with the studio chatter that immediately precedes it on the LP -- used to have it on my answering machine in college. Ah, just read your post from 2007. (Missed it the first time around.) I didn't know about the studio chatter; too bad it was left off the compact disc reissue. I wish the whole record was in the same vein as "Vis-A-Vis" — Joe could bring it, seemingly at the drop of a hat.

One of Joe's finest solos, in my opinion, is on the track "Vis-A-Vis" from Black Is The Color (which is actually not one of my favorite JoeHen records). That solo blows me away every time I listen to it. If you have a chance, listen to it today!

Sound samples for those who haven't heard this Pacific Jazz record can be found here and here.

Whoa--I have to find this place, if only to terrorize the residents with one too many "taking a historical/referential album cover" pictures. When you do, let me know! I'd love to at least walk past. I'll be visiting SF in June. That record was my first exposure to Shepp. Still actually my favorite Shepp record, along with his half of New Thing At Newport.

It's been a reissue dream of mine to see: • Flight For Four • Self Determination Music • The Giant Is Awakened have a proper reissue on compact disc. So glad Jonathan is at the helm of the project. They'll be treasures.

I saw that too. I'd like a Japanese reissue of Ornette's This Is Our Music with bonus tracks from the same session(s). Not holding my breath, but it would be nice. Off the top of my head, I can't think of any other Atlantic-related titles that I'm salivating to hear. Giuffre's The Four Brothers Sound would be cool, even though I have it on the Mosaic. Are these jewel case or mini-LP reissues? I couldn't tell from the link.

D'oh! I have that footage on DVD too. I guess I was thinking concert footage, ideally of the original quartet, or later trio.

Is the earliest film footage of Ornette from 1974? I can't seem to find anything earlier on the internet.

Nice to see the two Ornette titles revisited. Has Jack Wilson's quartet album (featuring Roy Ayers) been out on compact disc before? (Haven't checked Collectables. Maybe it's there.)

Some small group Sam Rivers would be great. Essence - The Heat And Warmth of Free Jazz, the tuba trio live at Amsterdam's BIM HUIS in 1976, has some truly stellar moments (e.g. the on-fire "Group With Tenor" from Vol. 1). Rivers' Paragon and The Quest are also excellent trio records (with bass instead of tuba). To my ears, all of these records step up the energy that one hears on Dogon A.D..

Have you heard this one? It's quite good. For anyone interested in the music of John Zorn's Masada, Mignard (at least on this album) is coming out of the same bag, while still very fresh-sounding, while often with a pronounced (and strikingly accurate) Don Cherry influence. You have to order the thing from Amazon France (used) if you want an actual compact disc, however. Amazon US only offers an MP3 as far as I can tell. Recommended! (Edited some. Had to clarify the point of references.)

Good call. If more people on the fence about this reissue (who haven't heard a note of Daley) had an axis to work from, I think there'll potentially be more buyers willing to take a risk. The risk will pay off. This is fantastic music. I'm purchasing the box set on Day One. I think it's amazing that Jonathan is here in the jazz reissue market, putting up his own funds for consistently high-quality product, when major labels just ho-hum it into nothingness. In 2012, quality jazz reissues on compact disc feel like a great gift (at least to me). Who says the CD is dead?!?

You made me laugh! Now I have to go find out about this ensemble you mention called Ke¢ha.

I eagerly await this reissue/release. If the canned applause and reverb is eliminated, the studio tracks will sound that much better. And with Jonathan at the helm, you know the sound is going to be very, very good. Joe Daley continues to be under-valued.

I do own Nonaah, but confess to not playing it enough to feel familiar with it. Will change this. If anyone has heard/has a copy of Gene Sedric's "Sax-O-Doodle," please PM me. (Note: I mentioned Sonny Rollins' "Manhattan" earlier in this thread. Um ... that's a trio track. I was thinking "Body and Soul.") Thanks again for the recs. A lot of the (more recent?) artists being mentioned I haven't heard. It does seem that solo saxophone playing lends itself more toward the "outside" of conventional playing. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. It does make me wonder, however — what would an a cappella Stan Getz track sound like? Or a solo Dexter Gordon track? Or Ben Webster? Or Johnny Hodges? Would these players have even considered such a thing? Bill F — thanks for the Potter. Really enjoyed it. (Edited for typos.)

Not Mravinksy's Pathetique on DG?

I'm guessing Sedric's unaccompanied tenor track — "Saxophone Doodle" or "Sax-O-Doodle" — isn't available on compact disc ...

Yes, that's the record. I haven't listened to that monologue track in some time though (I burned a copy sans that track). I do love McPhee, but for this particular project (you're right) I'm looking for shorter, more "inside" tracks. But maybe I better make an "out" compilation too! Of course, then I'd probably only get four or five tracks on the whole CDR. I read somewhere a long time ago (Downbeat? Late 80's, early 90's?) about Branford Marsalis's affection for Rollins' first a capella track (which I also love). Branford thought it was very cool that Rollins would start recording from some distance away, and then walk up to the mike. I think Mr. Marsalis has even copied this practice in a track or two of his own.

Up for re-evaluation. Now I have to track down those Classics discs ...

On the topic, I thought this might be of some interest: Solo Saxophone Flights by Bill Shoemaker. === (Note: In the first post, I said solo Lucky Thompson tracks. I should have used the singular: track.)

It's just one track from his Candid session (Lord, Lord, Am I Ever Gonna Know?), but the whole date is exceptional, and if you're into Lucky, it's a must-have. The track, which splices a solo tenor improvisation between two solo soprano sections, is both easy to follow and worthy of repeated listenings. In fact, the first nine notes I've played over and over: a brief, almost unnoticeable "accident" is turned into a beautiful phrase. (It's not really an accident, per se, but Thompson's line trips a little, and then he makes good use of it.) Re. the Bluiett — another disc in my collection that I haven't reached for in some time. (Right next to another India Navigation session, Arthur Blythe's Metamorphosis.) Thanks for the reminder. Now I need to hear that Gene Sedric record! Where can I find it???

An aside — I once put "Picasso" on repeat to be able to sing along with/memorize it. That was a weird and somewhat hypnotic experience. I lost count around 23/24 repeats, and the song started to sound like one massive, never-ending soliloquy. The solo tracks that Hawkins laid down for the Selmer company are also great. (I'm going crazy waiting for the Hawkins Mosaic!)

Thanks for the recommendations so far! Keep 'em coming! I didn't know that Steve Coleman had a solo disc. I'll probably purchase a track or two from Amazon (listening to the samples right now). Thanks for the heads-up. Lacy — oh yeah. Somewhere around 50 CDs/Lps, I think. Strangely enough, his solo Monk work has attracted me the least. (Curses!) I love his own compositions so much more, though I understand they've been informed, if only obliquely at times, by Monk's aesthetic. Remains is an intense disc on hat; maybe my favorite solo Lacy disc. (There are so many!) I still haven't heard Ballets, and would like to. Not familiar with Tommy Smith. Thanks for the heads-up there too. I haven't played Arcana Major in a couple of years. Thanks for the reminder! "Tenderly" is an excellent call. That'll go on the comp. This is exactly why I started the thread. Thanks guys. When I finally put it together, I'll post a tracklist. Ideally it'd have some kind of "narrative," but it doesn't have to.