Brad

The Kubrick films Paths of Glory and Dr. Strangelove are two of my favorites, esp. Paths of Glory, one of the greatest and not just one of the greatest anti-war films ever made. Growing up in the '60s, you can imagine what our reaction to what a film like that would be. Until I bought the DVD, I didn't know it had been banned in France for 30 or so years. Merde. How about Easy Rider, another great growing up film. Five Easy Pieces, for the one scene. I don't have to mention what that is. Godfather One and Two are timeless. Three is dreck. Lawrence of Arabia. What majesty and what a score. Oops, one of my favorites. Can't 'Round Midnight. Sorry.

Amazon says they have We Insist as an import. Amazon France (US subsidiary) also has it.

You forgot Red Menace

Well, I was a little overbroad Saturday in my comments (what else is new? ). But Jim and John are right. I think I alluded to the fact that there are the blues structurally speaking and there is that bluesy feeling, which is not just prevalent in jazz but in blues as well. Hard bop has much of that bluesy funky soulike feeling, which claim as their parent, the blues. However, I think the blues comes over better in jazz. I also recall hearing songs that transmit the bluesy feeling but are not based on the blues format. I probably wasn't making this point correctly but while blues may be a root for part of jazz, the music form hasn't relied on it for its sole expression (you can have jazz without blues) but the blues form as practiced by its practioners doesn't seem to have gone beyond its well known structure.

Well, I was hoping Jim would post. He always says things far better than I do. Hope that convinces those who don't have it to get it.

I just found New World's web site that sells these New World. However, it's not searchable by original label so any help with a discrography for this label would be much appreciated.

I was very fortunate to come into possession via Ebay of the Mosaic did a few years ago of the Master Jazz Piano Recordings. After reading the book and listening to the recordings, my interest has been piqued about the remainder of the Master Jazz Recordings. I haven't been able to find any online discographies. Any suggestions? I know a couple of recordings by Earl Hines under this label have been issued by New World but that's all I know. Any help would be appreciated. At the back of the book, Michael Cuscuna said they planned to do more but I suspect that because New World (who I don't know much about) came out with some of these recordings, this may have killed the project. If that's the case, it's truly unfortunate. BTW, if you ever have a chance to get this set, don't pass it up. It is incredible.

I know he's on a lot of Jack McDuff sessions and a Duke Pearson session, Prairie Dog, that somehow I've never pulled the trigger on. Any views on those. I just have his BN session, plus what he did with John Patton.

If you don't have this you should pick it up, just because it's one of Hank's last sessions and because the music is fantastic. Not only are Hank and Cedar notable here, but so is Charles Davis on baritone. Hank was apparently going through tough times and this shows to a certain extent in his music. The playing is intense here and this is a very good session. It's a good pickup, and if you're into Hank, a must.

Bobby Bonds was definitely an amazing player. It would take his incredible son to overshadow him and make you think of someone other than Bobby. Remember seeing with the Yankees when I was a bit younger.

What is it that compelled Rooster to find this case and then to post it. There's only one conclusion: he's fucked up or fucking nuts . By the way, probably saying that word at weddings might be inappopriate. Ain't that a f'in kick in the head.

I came to jazz from the blues, to which I'd been listening a long time and frankly it had become kind of stale. The blues is obviously an important part of jazz (e.g. Parker's Mood, etc.) but there's a big difference between the blues as part of jazz and The Blues. The Blues to me is a pretty archaic formula without much inventiveness; it all sounds the same. That's why I got bored with it and progressed to jazz. In fact, I think the next logical step is to move to jazz. I don't listen to the blues much anymore but the bluesy feeling and the metric structure is obviously an important part of jazz. Would jazz be the same without the blues? No. Would the Blues be the same without jazz? Maybe.

I heard a couple of cuts on the radio this on WBGO. Very fantastic sounding arrangements. I'm going to try to pick it up this coming week.

Vincent, Goldberg does allude to that in the original liner notes. He says that both Morgan and Byrd were once considered "hot-shot trumpet players" and then goes on to say that like Morgan he was not mentioned after a time. But then he goes on to say that "Byrd's new maturity and mastery of his instrument is now a matter of established fact, and after the release of this record, Morgan should be too."

This doesn't seem to make much sense unless this is an experiment that they want to see how it will play in Europe first. On a more practical level, if you don't want to buy these, how about ordering from a cd universe or some place like that or will they just have it shipped from a European point of origin with the same problem?

Noj, All I can say is it's nice to be talented because I'm not! Any chance you could do some Hank, Bird, Dex or any other greats. I'd love to see it.

Just got this. And gave it a quick spin on the office computer. A very good choice indeed. Thank you Joe.

Well, I'm not sure I can add any perspective on the market. I just think $200 is not that bad. It all depends on what can afford and where you are economically. Fortunately, when I got mine I could afford it. Today, I'd have to pass. Incidentally, I tried to do what you appear try to be doing: getting the individual cds that comprise the set. I love Sonny Clark and heard a couple of the songs from the set on the radio and said I have to get that. I found it next to impossible to do so and resigned myself to paying bucks for the set.

They've got the original notes so these are just "bonus" notes so to speak. I just relooked at the Horace Silver Trio notes by Bob Blumenthal and they add historical background but not that much about the songs as Leonard Feather does in his original notes. I don't think that's what Bob Blumenthal is supposed to do. He's giving you additional information about what Horace was doing at the time, etc. I think to ciriticize him for this is rather picky. Listen to the music and read the original notes.

Nothing seems to show up for the Bright One. No track listing nothing. Also can't seem to find much for Gone with the Wind. Does anybody have the discography for that one. Very curious about it. BTW, Buddy Plays Goodman and Shaw cds were on ebay recently. Had to pass though due to funds.

I'd respectfully disagree. About 2 years ago I got this set and it was somewhat more than the above price and I've never regretted ever paying that price. It's worth every penny. One of the best Mosaics ever done. $200 is a very good price for this set.

They didn't call him The King for nothing. Every since I became interested in jazz, he was just The King. The funny thing is I never asked why (never thought to: you don't question a king); he was just The King.

Today at lunch I drove over to the Borders in Livingston, NJ and bought Criss Cross, Underground and another Monk title. The price listed was $11.99. Fair enough but I only paid $8! Is Borders having a sale? Thought I'd mention this; maybe it applies the whole country, or I just got lucky.

I'm in New Jersey and it takes a week, maybe one day more.

Like riverrat mentioned, if you buy in bulk, it's quite worthwhile. Prior to paypal, I bought those international money orders from the USPS and they weren't that expensive (I recall about $7 or $8). Spread over a few discs, that's not expensive. I'm not sure why you can't use paypal, but it's a great substitute to the imos. He does charge a small fee however.