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I tend to prefer music to match my mood, so the more stressed I am the better I feel, for some reason, if the music reflects that..so, something turbulent by Mingus, or Elvin, or Coltrane, or Booker Ervin.... Now, when I'm goofy happy, there's nothing better than Eddie Condon to match that mood. But that's another thread.

This looks like another great show. The breadth, and depth, of this series is truly impressive.

You'll get no argument from me! His recordings with Vic Dickenson on Vanguard are classic. As are the Blue Note recordings. And Hall heats up the Condon sides in the 50s (and they're pretty hot to begin with). I plan on picking this up next month; in the meantime I'd be interested to hear how it compares, sonically, to the original lp.

I didn't even know this recording existed. What a lineup! legrand jazz

Basie Verve set--Disc #3....Diggin' the Vice Pres as I type this

Maybe I'm the last to catch on....does this mean a Select is in the works?

Forgot about the Tatum and Webster. Why did MGM let Granz keep the Tatum tapes when Verve was sold? It's odd that the Tatum material was carved out of the rest of the catalog. The beautiful thing about Webster is that he was totally authentic whether playing a ballad ('Time after time' on "Associates" is one of the loveliest things in my collection), a mid tempo blues (Soulville), or something uptempo (Cottontail on King of the Tenors). He must have been a complex individual, gruff, and vulnerable, and earthy all at the same time.

"Right Now"--an ironic title

Did anybody else on Granz' label in the 50s record as many classic sessions as Ben Webster? I don't think even Eldridge, or Hodges, or Getz was as consistently great as Big Ben. Any favorites? King of the tenors (Webster and Sweets) for me. And Soulville. Some Verve recordings. king of the tenors Soulville Soul of Ben Webster Meets Gerry Mulligan and associates meets Oscar Peterson encounters Coleman Hawkins music with feeling

I've been hearing a lot of Wynton's new live CD on XM radio--it sounds good to me and I think he has something to say...even if what he's saying is basically, "I LOVE this music and I'm going to have FUN with it tonight". I'll take that over empty virtuosity.

up, for the new releases (Pepper Adams; Land; COndon; the great Edmond Hal)--and to put to rest concerns that these are boots

Why doesn't somebody record this band?! Or am I missing something?

Unfortunately, I think you could say this about a lot of youngish jazz trumpeters growing up right here in the good ole USA. You have to dig kind of hard to find the jazz tradition in this country, these days, and I don't think you're necessarily going to find it at Berklee. Or on PBS. Maybe that's why the 'all technique-little to say' charge seems to extend to a lot of folks who have come on the scene in the 90s through today.

Thanks! The recommendations from folks on this board have led me to some great music I would have otherwise missed. I'll be printing this out.

What's wrong with his health? I can understand the label not wanting to look back too much, but Bobby Hutcherson sounds might good on the new SF Jazz Collective release. C'mon Blue Note, let's put that Norah dividend to use!

I picked up my first Dave Holland quintet CD recently (Not for Nothin') and I'm giving it a first spin as I type this. I'm finding it's living up to the hype...real nice. Because of the instrumentation, I guess i was kind of expecting something along the lines of the Moncur BN dates (which I love), but this has its own feel. Nice compositions. Steve Nelson on vibes is a pleasant surprise; I wonder why he hasn't recorded more as a leader. Only drawback, I'm finding the vaunted ECM sound to be less than impressive. It sounds really flat to me.

You said it! I've been thinking the same thing lately as 'Out to lunch' and 'Judgment' have been in heavy rotation on my player...been really digging Davis Does he come through clearly on this latest Conn? Some of the remasterings of the early Conns were pretty weak, bass-wise, I thought

Here's another good 'un with some Earl Hines and Budd Johnson.

Thanks for the suggestions. This is a group I WANT to like, so I'll try again.

Thank you Lon. There's too much good stuff on the Verve site to ignore. Those Budd Johnson reissues look mighty good to me, along with the Buddy DeFranco, the Sweets Edison etc. digital downloads

Frankly, I've just ignored the digital download stuff from Verve because it bugs me they haven't reissued that stuff the normal way. I can pout all I want, but the music still ain't on my stereo--so, I'm probably going to go this route. Can somebody help me with these novice-like questions? 1. Do you have to have a mac in order to use i tunes? 2. When you download the music , you can burn it to CD, right? 3. Is there any noticeable decline in the audio quality going this route--I mean, do these downloads burned onto CD sound noticeably different from a standard CD reissue?

My thoughts too. This is a difficult period of jazz for me to get a good grasp on. And yet in some ways this is the most interesting period to me in lists like this because it speaks to the question of where the music might be heading. Anyway, my interests tend toward the mainstream--I'd probably include people like Greg Osby, Jason Moran, and maybe Ben Allison and Dave Holland. ALso, I think Andrew Hill's influence on today's jazz musicians means he warrants an even higher place on the list instead of honorable mention. Time will tell--lists like this made in the 40s or 50s probably would have included Harry James and Glenn Miller. Great list--thanks for sharing it!

I was reading a thread this morning when I unexpectedly saw a post by Larry Kart. My heart rate went up! I've really missed his insights on this board. Welcome back!!!

I only have one 'One for all' CD (Wide Horizons) which I thought was kind of weak (except for Eric Alexander). A lot of the compositions were mid tempo and sluggish, I thought. The horns didn't do much for me (again, except for Alexander). Did I just happen to pick an unrepresentative CD by these guys? Any recommendations for a second chance?