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Interesting cover of Rouse and Qunichette--does anyone happen to know where that photo was taken? For me, the combination of Jaws and the Vice Pres in the early 50s was superb--the contrast really highlights what's great in both of them. And I enjoy the tracks where Jaws is on tenor and Basie is on organ. Has anybody's SOUND on tenor ever meshed better with organ than Jaws?!

up....for reconsiderations and for new arrivals

This is one of my favorite organ jazz CDs. A cut above the standard Blue Note organ combo, I think (which is saying a lot!).. Dustygroove has this on sale periodically for 18.99. That's where I picked mine up this spring. edit-I forgot to add that this has really good sound too. As somebody noted earlier in this thread, the bass lines are clear.

The plaudits continue to roll in, this from Chris Sheridan writing in Jazz Review (UK) this month: "Uptown Records has exhumed another priceless treasure...This concert recording is the best aural evidence (so far) of the legendary Three Deuces band that Gillespie and Parker led in the spring of 1945....indeed the only evidence aside from incomplete recordings of "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Blue n Boogie" on Media7/Masters of Jazz MJCD-113...." And then he adds this zinger: "Presumably, the pirates in Andorra are already cloning it as they did with Uptwon's important Charles Mingus CD of his West Coast recordings" Incidentally, Jazz Review has had to cut back from 12 to 6 issues, further evidence that intelligent, historically informed writing about jazz is too good for this world.

It sounds like the Edmond Hall is going to be on its way soon based upon this reply to an e-mail I sent--and the remastering looks to be topnotch. I'm getting really excited about this reissue program!: JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO THE REMASTERING IN 24 BIT,IT SOUNDS GREAT.I HOPE YOU LIKE WHAT YOU HEAR. PEACE, JERRY

This issue has been playing out in the New York court system between Naxos and Capitol (with Capitol suing Naxos for copyright infringement--Naxos was/is remastering 78s in the public domain in the UK). Naxos won at a lower court level but I think Capitol appears to have prevailed recently in the court of appeals. This is an excerpt from a press release from a law office (Mayer, Brown, Rowe) handling the case. The dispute was over Naxos' "restored" versions of several historical classical musical performances, the rights to which are owned by Capitol. Naxos had obtained the original shellac recordings of these performances and, after attempting to upgrade the sound quality, sold CD versions of the recordings in competition with Capitol's own restorations. After Naxos rebuffed Capitol's demand to cease and desist, Capitol sued under various state law theories, including unfair competition and common law copyright infringement. However, the district court granted summary judgment against Capitol, holding that Naxos did not infringe any of Capitol's rights in the recordings because (1) the recordings were originally made in the U.K., where copyright protection had long since expired, (2) Capitol had not shown the "bad faith" necessary to establish unfair competition, and (3) Naxos' restorations, which upgraded the sound of the original recordings, were "new products". In a broad opinion, the Court of Appeals held that (1) "New York law provides common-law copyright protection to sound recordings not covered by the federal copyright act, regardless of the public domain status in the country of origin, if the alleged act of infringement occurred in New York"; (2) "fraud or bad faith is not an element of an infringement action in modern New York law"; and (3) "even assuming that Naxos had created a 'new product' due to its remastering efforts that enhance sound quality, that product can be deemed to infringe on Capitol's copyright to the extent that it utilizes the original elements of the protected performances."

Thank you for sharing these! Interesting to try and match the different jazz personalities with the Christmas cards they chose to send.

Mal Waldron is a definite plus. The number of greats on these sessions is amazing. Art Farmer, Burrell, Byrd, Mobley, Gene Ammons, Coltrane et. And then you have the Swingville all stars with Hawk, Pee Wee Russell. In some ways I like these sessions better than Granz' Verve recordings, which tended sometimes to go 'over the top' in JATP fashion (don't get me wrong, though, I'm reallly fond of the Verve jam sessions too). What most appeals to me about the Prestige sessions that I've heard is the kind of relaxed, warm vibe, where the groove is in the pocket and the soloists just invent one bluesy chorus after the next, with, it seems to me, few dull spots. It could go on, as the title says, all night long.

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This is a definite advantage for local radio stations, one that I overlooked. The xm station has broadcasts of Ben Sidran's interviews on Saturdays and there's other special programming on the jazz stations, the public radio station etc. Ghost, imo your show is already national caliber....I look forward to it every week!

I think Wolf is from Boston. I've been on a real vibe kick lately--can't seem to hear enough. Here's Wolf performing with Stefon Harris at Lincoln Center: warren wolf Has anyone heard the CD which is the topic of this thread?

Are there any other fans of the jam sessions recorded for Prestige in the 50s? In the past I tended to avoid these (largely based on the tepid reviews they received in the Penguin Guide) but now that I've heard with my own ears...live and learn. There's such a relaxed, warm feeling that pervades, the recording quality is excellent (RVG), and imo the soloists are rarely coasting. I love Kenny Burrell on these.

Al Grey's Argo recordings

I have seen the future of radio and it is sattelite I've had xm for a couple of weeks now and I love it. The mainstream jazz channel is a signifcant upgrade from public radio. My local public radio station, like many I've heard via online streams, focuses on easy going jazz--trios, guitars, background music for those who would rather be seen listening to jazz rather than actually listening to it. Let's face it, 'public radio' is stealth commercial radio because it's looking for listeners to pay ('support') it. It's hard to avoid diluting content when you're looking for consumers. Sattelite radio operates from a different paradigm--it's obviously commerical, but because it can offer hundreds of different stations, it's appeal is that everyone can find his or her niche here, no matter how obscure. There's still some great stuff on public radio (some produced and programmed by board members) and I wish the government fully subsidized it. However, perhaps the future of public radio is to somehow link up with sattelite providers (e.g., like Bob Edwards and some PRI shows).

Are any of these sessions available from a legit source (i.e. from someone who owns or leased the masters)? I once owned a Shorty Rogers CD ("Portrait" from RCA) and was underwhelemed and eventually sold it. But after reading Ted Gioia's 'West Coast Jazz', I'd like to get Shorty another try.

I haven't picked up ivey divey yet, but I just bought Ralph Peterson's Fo'tet Augmented (Criss Cross) which features Byron throughout-- he sounds terrific to me on this release. Really loose, inventive, and sounding like he's having a ball. ANyway, for fans of Byron, I'd highly recommend this fairly recent release:

Wolf is on the new Jeremy Pelt CD and I think he sounds very good. The suits who are marketing the CD are apparently lacking in creativity (or maybe they're just plain cynical), but I'm interested to hear the music on this. Looks like a good band. Is anyone familiar with the M&I Jazz label from Japan? A cursory search comes up empty for me.

I'll certainly second this recommendation. One of my all time favorites. discussed earlier essential vic dickenson

The Beiderbecke festival begins this weekend in Davenport. bix

My set is numbered 540 and I ordered it a year or two ago. I guess it's now or never for the Ory set, because if sales have been so low for Mosaic, there's NO chance Verve will ever bother releasing single CDs.

Which set?? I'm losing track!

I had problems tracking this down too and eventually ordered it directly from maxjazz off of their website. It arrived in two days.

I e-mailed the fantasy/concord folks a few weeks ago asking if they were planning any new releases soon. No response. So much for customer relations.

No love for the Kid??! A true pioneer in jazz, played with Louis Armstrong on the famous Hot Five sessions etc.... Here's another thread which discusses this set: kidory I don't listen much to jazz vocalists--I have two individual O'Day Verve CDs and I rarely listen to them--so I'll pass on this set.

I've had a chance to listen to this a couple of times and form some initial impressions. All the compositions are by Pelt. Some of them have a kind of Monkian quality with interesting twists (the opening cut, for instance). Others (e.g., Scorpio, Dusk) seem to have a more cinematic quality which aim to build a soundscape...these cuts tend to be more drawn out and now and then feature some sound effects (not obtrusive, imo). Pelt's playing is excellent and inventive throughout and he's going to be a major player for long time. However, I found this disc slightly disappointing. There aren't enough uptempo numbers and some of the songs really drag on. Also, I think the date could have been enlivened by another pianist (insert obligatory 'imo' here). Of course, my opinion could change over successive listenings--maybe I'm missing something. Warren Wolf (vibraphone) appears on three tracks and I found him really impressive...when he and Pelt are trading responses on one track in particular (forget its name), things really heat up. for Warren Wolf (not to be confused, incidentally, with Warner Wolf)