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That's the type of vibe I'm hoping for, thanks! It's becoming ridiculously difficult to track this type of music down..anything a little off-center. Hard to believe 10 years ago BN released the complete Gil Melle; if i'd only known then what i know now....

Good call, prompted me to listen to this today. Some really nice playing, plenty of swing, lots of love for Pres

I just received notice that my order for 'Patterns in Jazz' is on its way. woo hoo. I don't know much about this CD (other than the sound samples I could find at hmv-Japan) but the lineup of baritone, guitar, and trombone is intriguing. Any opinions on 'Patterns' (or Gil more generally)?

Good idea. 'Bout Soul is the curate's egg.....for me, I avoid it.

Prior to purchasing this box a few years ago, I didn't have any of this music--so it was all completely new to me. Like so many other Mosaic sets, taking a chance opened up a new doorway. In this case to the 'freebop' Blue Note material (Dolphy, Rivers, Hill etc.) that I've subsequently purchased and now absolutely cherish.

Earthquake in Illinois, what an experience! Some force you can't see is shaking your bed, your house, everything..really unnerving. First thing I checked on this morning was my stereo--it's unharmed AP story: Rare earthquake shakes midwest

Gil Melle -- Patterns in Jazz. Ordered it tonight, not quite sure what to expect, something West Coast-like (but recorded by RVG in NJ!).

The Apple Jam session with Basie and the session with Charlie Parker are my favorites, but it's all good. Some people say Roy's over the top in these JATP type settings, but I think he's perfect

Looks promising. From Capri Records. (promo material, below): CAPRI #74089 FAREWELL WALTER DEWEY REDMAN Mark Masters has done it again! His latest outing features the great Oliver Lake joining the Mark Masters Ensemble (including Tim Hagens, Peter Erskine, Dave Carpenter and others) paying tribute to the late Dewey Redman. Masters honors Redman's creative spirit in his continuing series of recordings documenting great American jazz masters. His charts convey the sense of old and new and like Redman's music, explore the inner and outer boundaries of improvised music.

for Larry's book. The Neo-Con game , the Tristano material, and so forth have given me some insight I don't imagine I would have ever gotten elsewhere.

Thad Jones, Disc 1. Interesting to compare Shadow Wilson (first half of the disc) with Max Roach (second half).

Thank you, we're really looking forward to this! Hoping for a nice turnout in order to set a precedent for future funding requests--there's so much talent in Chicago, it makes a lot of sense to try and spread the wealth a little downstate

Ari Brown Quintet on Tuesday at Bradley University (Peoria). It's a free event (full disclosure, I'm involved in bring the group into town)... if anyone is within driving distance, should be a good 'un. Ari Brown quintet at Bradley University

Nice find! All three sessions are wonderful. I had a difficult time tracking down that CD, I eventually found it a few years ago at an online Canadian store. Bought yesterday: Wayne Shorter --Soothsayer (RVG) Johnny Smith--Moonlight in Vermont Sam Rivers-- Fuschia Swing Song Miles--Miles Ahead (this is a CD I've been intending to pick up for years, but for some reason, never got around to it. Maybe becasuse of mixed feelings about the other two collaborations; I like Porgy/Bess but I've never warmed to the Sketches in Spain session.)

Finally got around to picking up the RVG Freedom Book. Whoa What beautiful music! Added bonus, the RVG sounds great, I can't believe how immediate and wide the sound is. And Richard Davis is so well-recorded. Rudy got everything right on this one...in '63 and then again in 2007

I really enjoy the Tatro material--it was a revelation to me, thanks to those on this board who recommended it on the OJC thread. The Teddy Charles OJC CD Collaboration West is good too (I think this is different than the Shorty Rogers music that Larry is suggesting, though I'm not positive).

Thanks for posting. This was a great period for Lee it's so sad to witness this great music knowing it would soon end so senselessly.

Roy Campbell Akhenaten Suite Ike Quebec Blue & Sentimental (RVG) Bobby Watson's new one From the Heart Art Tatum/Ben Webster

I'm not sure who was responsible (Avakian? or Townsend?), but Columbia seems to have provided a lot of latitude and resources for Ellington....the type of stewardship that is pretty much history today.

I’ve been listening to a lot of Ellington from this period the last few days. Signing with Columbia in '56, after the Capitol years, reinvigorated Ellington (or provided a medium for the already invigorated Ellington). I've been listening to The Festival Session (some great Jimmy Hamilton e.g., 'Idiom '59' and Paul Gonsalves on 'Copout Extension') and Such Sweet Thunder in particular. Newport 56 is probably my least favorite from this group, not sure why. Anyway, the Columbia years in the 50s seem to have been particularly fruitful for Ellington, I’m wondering how others feel about this period. Nice studio sound,btw. Ellington Uptown Masterpieces by Ellington Newport 56 Newport 58 Such Sweet Thunder Black, Brown., Beige Drum is a Woman Anatomy of a Murder Festival Session Piano in Background Piano in Foreground Blues in Orbit Cosmic Scene Jazz Party (this list is probably incomplete--these are the titles I'm familiar with-- and it's not chronological) Incidentally, some of these seem to be going out of print.

Thanks for the suggestion! Speaking of Ari Brown, his new CD on Delmark (Live at the Green Mill) is fabulous.

Reading through this thread it seems like, at least a couple of years ago, ordering through the black jazz site usually worked out. Has anyone ordered through the site more recently? I'm tempted to give it a shot. blackjazz.com Nice Black Jazz tribute here (from a few months ago) jazzwax.com

The download sounds really fantastic...a lot of detail from a live 40s recording! The earlier comment about having no US distributors because of copyright laws has me confused a little bit. Is it legal for a US customer to purchase this type of material directly from the European source, but not legal to purchase if from a US source?

Miles' creativity was so vast, he could create within a year two masterpieces, KOB and Milestones, that feel completely different from one another. To me, Milestones is more hard-hitting and angular, if that makes any sense.... My preference for one album or the other is dictated by whatever mood I'm in at the time.

A new release due 3/11--featuring Billy Bang-- on Aum Fidelity. I keep reading how the CD is dead, but there are a lot of cool new releases coming this spring. Sound samples