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Here's some additional information I just received via e-mail: 5 New Recordings from Criss Cross Jazz. Sept. '03 Releases Jamey D. & Julia Aebersold Sept. 6th, 2003 In this issue we take an in depth look at five brand new recordings from Criss Cross Records WYCLIFFE GORDON - DIG THIS!! $14.95 Wycliffe Gordon's fourth Criss Cross release features tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake and drummer Bill Stewart, who also appeared on the trombonist's critically acclaimed 2002 recording, United Soul Experience, plus Hammond B3 organist Sam Yahel and guitaristPeter Bernstein. The mixture of familiar and new company fuels Gordon's prodigious talents as a composer, arranger, and soloist. Uitlizing various combinations of instruments, he creates an eclectic yet coherent program out of funky jazz grooves, blues, and ballads. Tracks: Dig This!!, Mahajual, Old Man Blooz (take 2), Limehouse Blues, The Beautiful Souls, Jookin' The Blooz, Lonnie's Lament, I Can't Get Started, Cone's Tune, Blues Etude #2, Old Man Blooz (take 1) Featuring: Wycliffe Gordon - Trombone, Seamus Blake - Tenor Sax, Peter Bernstein - Guitar, Sam Yahel - Hammond B3 organ, Bill Stewart - Drums RYAN KISOR - AWAKENING $14.95 Part of a new breed of jazz artists expanding the mainstream language in fresh and stimulating ways, trumpeter Ryan Kisor's Awakening returns to the organ combo as heard on his debut Criss Cross set Battle Cry. This time around however, Kisor leaves the standards behind and opts for his own originals, which cover a good deal of ground - from the ballad tempo of Harlem Moon to the bop-inflected Effing Blues. In addition to Kisor's own bristling solo work, organist Sam Yahel, guitarist Peter Bernstein, and tenor saxophonist Grant Stewart are heavily featured throughout this fervent showcase. On drums the great Willie Jones III. Tracks: Awakening Part 1 & 2, Sioux City, UFO, Harlem Moon, Effing Blues, What Can I Say?, Free As A Bird Featuring: Ryan Kisor - Trumpet, Grant Stewart - Tenor Sax, Peter Bernstein - Guitar, Sam Yahel - Hammond B3 organ, Willie Jones III - Drums RALPH PETERSON - TESTS OF TIME $14.95 For his third Criss Cross release with his quintet of up-and-coming stars - trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, tenor saxophonist Jimmy Greene, pianist Orrin Evans, and bassist Eric Revis - Ralph Peterson offers his most mature and accomplished album yet. Like his mentor, Art Blakey, Peterson shapes the flow, stamping a set of primarily original music with his inimitable rhythmic personality. Tracks: Respect For Truth, Tests Of Time, I Love You, Telepathy, Neo Terra, Ballad For Queen Tiye, Prayer For Columbine, When I Fall In Love, Question, Cheryl, Dark Prince Featuring: Ralph Peterson - Drums, Jeremy Pelt - Trumpet/Flugelhorn, Jimmy Greene - Tenor & Soprano Sax, Orrin Evans - Piano, Eric Revis - Bass JOHN SWANA - ON TARGET $14.95 Thirteen years and seven recordings after beginning his association with Criss Cross, John Swana presents his first album as the sole front-line horn. Spurred by an ace rhythm section comprising Dutch guitar great Jesse Van Ruller, bass megastar John Patitucci, and young drum lion Eric Harland, the Philadelphia based trumpeter rises to the occasion sensationally, navigating eight original compositions with the melodic flair and technical prowess that have stamped him as a long-time Criss Cross favorite. Like the rest of Swana's recorded oeuvre, On Target testifies to his world-class talent, his ability to flourish in the company of jazz grandmasters, an elite cohort to which he clearly belongs. Featuring: John Swana - Trumpet/Flugelhorn, Jesse van Ruller - Guitar, John Patitucci - Bass, Eric Harland - Drums ADAM ROGERS - ALLEGORY $14.95 Following up on his strong 2002 debut, Art of the Invisible, guitarist Adam Rogers returns with the remarkable Allegory. The lineup from the first record, pianist Edward Simon, bassist Scott Colley, drummer Clarence Penn, remains in place. But as if that weren't enough, tenor saxophonist Chris Potter joins to generate even more improvisational heat. Rogers once again proves himself to be one of the most musical, technically gifted players on the scene. His wholly original program ranges from the acoustic ballad Red Leaves to the dizzyingly complex New Fast to the haunting, hard swinging Phyrigia. Tracks: Confluence, Phyrigia, Was, Genghis, Angle Of Repose, Orpheus, Red Leaves, Cleveland, Purpose, Angle Of Repose Featuring: Adam Rogers - Guitar, Chris Potter - Tenor Sax, Edward Simon - Piano, Scott Colley - Bass, Clarence Penn - Drums Invite someone to join our jazz news letter today! info@doubletimerecords.com www.doubletimerecords.com

No more 18.98 prices for Verve Master Editions, I guess. Those prices were laughable, espeically compared to the RVG retail.

GOM, Thanks for the information. 20.00 is a great price for that set...I've periodically been looking for it used for some time now, with no luck.

I'm looking forward to the Basie (assuming it's still scheduled for Sept.) most of all. Also, the Patton Select (I think it's due in Sept.), and Al Grey. I laid low in August saving up for the big Fall rush. And of course the big daddy of 'em all this Fall, Mosaic Roy Eldridge

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Glad to hear the recommendations--I've been eyeing these for a while and maybe it's time to pull the trigger. ANy of the Hep volumes in particular that would be a good starting place, in terms of selection, sound etc?

Ted Kendall did the remastering. I generally like his work--supposedly he was JRT Davies' pupil at one point.

The only Nat I have is 'Work Song' which is a pure gem. I also love him on the Cannonball albums I have (especially 'Mercy Mercy'). You're right, he is overlooked.

I wish my budget was bigger right now---the more I looked into some of these the more I wanted. I noticed redtrumpet.com has a few vicj 20 bit remasters of some Pablos for 11.99 (Basie Jam was one of them).

Thanks for the recs (and cautions). A lot to explore. For the moment, I've decided to start here:

I don't have much jazz recorded in the 70s in my collection. I'm not really into Fusion, so I thought Norman Granz' Pablo records might be the way to go to explore this era in jazz. Any great sessions on this label that would be good starting points? Thanks.

All prices postapid to US address. Payment by check or M.O. Please contact me at demarismn@aol.com rather than using the pm function. Thanks. All CD is used, but like new. 5.99 Chris Connor, Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge --Live at the American Jazz Festival in Latin America (West Wind 2025)

How about when the liner writer, for whatever reason, seems to give up and punt: Joel Dorn on "Signifyin"-- "If I wanted I could cite my favorite cut on the album, or tell you that such and such is a blues in F, but really what would be the point. Lou's music is not to be dissected." John Clement on the Hodges Mosaic: "In the notes for this Mosaic set, I generally haven't attempted to describe the value, impact or quality of the solos because I think such judgments are a very personal matter...No matter who the writer is, an opinion is simply that. In short every listener should decide for him or her self whether a particular solo is memorable or not."

I've been listening a lot lately to two Mobley Conns--A Slice of the Top and Straight No Filter. They're both fantastic. I really love Mobley as a composer and he does some wonderful stuff with the larger ensemble on SLice of the Top. Billy Higgins is electric. DOn't have enough Conns to really list a non-favorite. Btw, After reading this thread, I need to find True Blue.

Anything by Flannery O'COnnor. If you can find the short story "Revelation" in one of her collections start there.

That list of musicians just shows the amount of respect and esteem the jazz community has for Wilson. It looks like just about anybody is willing to play for him. re: the mosaic... This really is one of my favorite Mosaics. Combine Wilson's inventiveness with the list of soloists. Good sound and liners too.

It's 50 british pounds for a year (12 months). They also have an e-mail subscription where you get the entire magazine for a year for 15 pounds. Before I subscribed i asked if they would send one copy and charged it to my card (4 or 5 pounds I think). It arrived within a week and I was hooked.

The Aug. Jazz review arrived today. A lot of great stuff again... The Coltrane Industry--"why is he still the major influence on contemporary jazz musicians?" Interview with Jay McShann How to thin out your record collection Ton of good reviews...Johnny Hodges Proper box, Javon Jackson, Terrell Stafford, Ususal disclaimers apply--I have no connection with JR, I just think it's a cool magazine.

The silence on this one is deafening. I haven't bought it either-but a quick check of Amazon.com suggests somebody's buying it. It's sales rank is 875, pretty high by jazz standards. IN comparison the new RVG Blakey sales rank at Amazon is 32,404. Both were released Aug. 5

Nice find, I think, was a used Conn of Mobley's "A Slice of the Top" for 9.99 at Vintage Vinyl in St Louis. Haven't heard much about this but it looks interesting. Great liners incidentally, from John L Can't wait to listen to it later today.

Wishful thinking on my part. You're right, it may take a small miracle for some of this stuff to turn up on CD.

CD or vinyl?

I was there in early June--it had a "we're still moving in feel" at the time, but things were pretty well organized. New stuff in the front--a lot of jazz, of course. I picked up Booker Ervin and Brass in the new section, which is pretty hard to find. They also had a lot of the Spanish Blue Notes in stock in the new section--I think they were selling for 8.99 B) In a larger adjoining room in the back there was a ton of vinyl. And all the used jazz CDs were located on shelves along the walls in this room. Again, a very good selection--even some used TOCJs (Horace Parlan is one that I remember). I actually preferred Euclid to Jazz Record Mart. First, Euclid's easier to get to since it's not downtown. Second, and more important, the used CD selection is better at Euclid. I might be wrong, but I don't think JRM sells used CDs. I hate to say this, but just about anything in stock at JRM (CDs, not vinyl), I can find cheaper on the internet. Not so for Euclid.

It's understandable, but I don't think it's justifiable. Public radio is MISeducating people by blacklisting pre 1950s music. I think it's really shortsighted and misleading to favor bland guitar trio jazz --background music--over the real stuff. Anyway, Benny Carter deserves better. WBGO.

I'm looking forward to the Al Grey and Sweets Edison from the Verve list. Overall, though, it looks pretty grim. I guess there wasn't any worthwhile jazz created before 1945 as the Deccas and Keynotes continue to rot in their slimy vaults. On the bright side, at least Roy Eldridge is coming out in November.