Brad

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.

Presumably Cuscuna means that it sucks and will NEVER see the light of day...over his dead body. Any other sessions out there the MC has roundly rejected in such a manner? There was a great thread back at the BNBB where Kevin B went through these one by one after discussing it with MC. There were logical reasons for rejecting these sessions. A couple of years later (this year, before the demise), someone resuscitated this thread and it made interesting reading comparing what came out. In listening to the Lost Sessions (which is not one my favorites), there was good reason for keeping these in the vaults. I think Michael has done a pretty good job in getting many of these out although obviously there may be some more in there. I seem to recall Dan Gould or somebody starting a thread about another Grant Green session that ought to be reissued.

Jim, I saw that Red Trumpet also has a Pro-ject 1.2, which is still going for the same price that I got mine a couple of years ago, $319. Good price and a very reliable turntable, well suited I'm sure for what you need. I'm very satisfied with mine.

Mark, Not to take anything way from the Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions, but you're in for a real treat with the Bird set, especially the Red Norvo sessions. They're a real classic and important in the history of the music. There is so much good music on that set, it's hard to know where to begin.

I'm a corporate type. Some of you know what I do. That's not what I wanted to do but it has it moments at times when we do a transaction. What I really wanted to do was teach Latin American History but I realized early on I wasn't god's gift to the history profession so I changed careers and became a court reporter for awhile. That was about 25 years ago and it was fun for awhile. Went to graduate school after that and I've been with the same company for about 22 years. Came to jazz only 4 years ago and I really love all you guys. Wouldn't be the same if I didn't have this place. Plus, I'm learning to play alto sax. Been sticking with it for about 9 months. My teacher says I might be ready for the community band in six months or so. So that's my story.

You might try contacting Hiroshi at Early Records. He may be able to get it for you at a reasonable price.

In case the size of the set might be a bit too chew, a good alternative would be the Complete HRS Sessions.

I don't have this or the album Late is sponsoring but I'm looking to order both today. Seem like very interesting choices.