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If it is not too late, I would like to participate.

I gave this one a few listens last week. I would call myself a dedicated Jason Moran fan. I enjoyed this disc a lot, but to be honest I still think his best is yet to come. I have some broadcasts of performances by this trio in Europe at around the same time they recorded at the Vanguard and afterward and think one or two of those may have caught the group on better nights. I only mention that to explain why I think the essential recording/masterpiece by Moran has yet to come. In any event, I firmly believe Moran is one of the musicians to keep a close ear on in the future.

Have not listened to it in a while and could be confusing it with one of Thomas' other recordings, but my recollection is that it is one of his better releases. Thomas' recordings can be a little dense, so if you are already familiar with Thomas I would say it is worthwhile. Not sure how someone completely new to Thomas' recordings would react.

Because the United States Postal Service decided to cause some damage to the first disc Dan sent me I am late getting into the fray here. In light ond all the posts on this thread already I will assume that there is not much new that I can add so I will keep my comments brief this go around. One thing an exercise like this does is expose the limits of your knowledge. After listening to this disc I realize that there is still so much music out there that I have not heard. I do not believe that I have heard any of the recordings that the tracks on the disc came from. I can not identify any of the tracks, but on many of them the musicians sounded familiar and I am sure that if I listened to the disc a few more times I can identify many of the artists. I am sure I am going to feel stupid when I read the precediung posts and finally learn the track list. I will say that although I have never heard the recording before, I am pretty sure I heard Miles, Coltrane and Cannonball on track four, which I think was an interesting arrangement of Jitterbug Waltz. Also, I do know that it was Joe Henderson on track 11. Sorry guys, can't commit to much more than that, but there was some really good music on the disc. Nice compilation. I have been humbled.

In Perry Robinson's biography he discusses his playing with Montoliu in Spain in the sixties. I would love to hear some of that.

I have both of these LPs and I must confess that these two are probably the only Shaw led dates that may even come close to being a disappointment to me. The sound quality is not the greatest and I have heard much better playing by both Shaw and Bobby Hutcherson. Nonetheless, just about any Woody Shaw is worth hearing, including these two LPs.

One last thought. How is it that we neglected to mention the recordings Shaw did with Eric Dolphy and Bobby Hutcherson, Iron Man and Conversations. Excellent recordings and highly recommended to fans of any of these artists. These predate Dolphy's Out To Lunch and I can't help but wonder how that Blue Note album (which is an indisputable classic) would have sounded with Shaw instead of Freddie Hubbard.

This thread motivated me to pull out something from my unheard music box featuring Shaw that I had been meaning to get to for a while. I was only able to give it one listen so far, but Buddy Terry's Pure Dynamite on the Mainstream label has some good solos by Shaw. The recording as a whole is pretty much of its time, but it is fairly enjoyable. Another one to check out is Chick Corea's 1966 Atlantic date, Inner Space. Good early Shaw teamed up with Joe Farrell in the front line. Chick Corea - Inner Space Finally, did anyone mention Carlos Ward's Lito? Great pianoless quartet, which is a format that I do not think Shaw recorded in often, if at all and you can really hear him stretch. Carlos Ward - Lito

I don't have the other date with Jansa and therefore can not compare. In My Own Sweet Way is also one of my favorites. Shaw's tone on this recording is particularly exceptional. An essential recording IMO.

Don't think this one has been mentioned. It features excellent playing by Shaw. Tone Jansa Quartet featuring Woody Shaw - Dr. Chi

Another recording featuring Eskelin that I highly recommend is Gerry Hemingway's latest, Devils Paradise. It is a great quartet date with Hemingway, Eskelin, Ray Anderson and Mark Dresser. Very good compositions and fantastic playing by all.

I think it is referring to Stepping Stones, which has yet to be released on CD.

YES!

Shaw is also my favorite trumpet player and others have already posted quite eloquently about some of his better recordings. I will not repeat anything already said, but a sideman appearance by Shaw that I have been praying to be reissued someday is Gary Bartz' Home on Milestone. Its a 1969 live date from Bartz hometown of Baltimore that catches him in full acoustic fire before he entered into his Ntu-Troop phase. Bartz and Shaw sound great, Shaw plays wonderfully as always and why people are not tearing down the walls to get this one reissued I do not understand. I have also been fortunate to hear some unissued live performances by Shaw, including one with Bartz that reaffirm each and every time how wonderful a musician Shaw was. One of those musicians that I regret never being able to experience live.

He just did Central Park two weeks ago. I think that is it for the year.

Well I no longer live in NYC, but I am still close enough that I will make every effort to catch this show. Saw Tolliver this past March with Stanley Cowell, Cecil McBee and Billy Drummond and it was a special performance. Looking forward to this one. INCREDIBLE PERSONNEL!!!

Scott plays with Rollins on This is What I Do and Global Warming. I do not remember if he also plays on +3. Below is the link to the AMG list of Scott sideman appearances. Stephen Scott Appearances

Thanks for the clarification.

European (France).

Another great recording that features Waldron and Henderson playing together is Soul Eyes. Henderson only plays on a couple of tracks, but they are magical. The entire recording is special - featuring a rhythm section of Reggie Workman and Andrew Cyrille and on alternating tracks Henderson, Steve Coleman, Jeanne Lee and Abby Lincoln. Unfortunately, this 1997 BMG title was never released in the U.S. and now will be incredibly difficult to locate. If you see it, grab it!

My most recent purchases in the past couple of weeks, with others orders that I have yet to receive not included. Great Jazz Trio At The Village Vanguard 1977 Inner City McLean, Jackie w/ The Great Jazz Trio New Wine In Old Bottles 1978 Inner City Coleman, Steve – Five Elements The Ascension to Light 1999 BMG/RCA Victor Hope, Elmo Sounds From Rikers Island 1963 Fresh Sound Coleman, Steve – Five Elements Alternate Dimension Series I 2002 Freedom Art Quartet Spirits Awake 2003 Freedom Art Records Gonzalez, Dennis – New Southern Quintet Old Time Revival 2002 Entropy Stereo Konitz, Lee Live at the Half Note 1959 Verve Watson, Bobby The Year of the Rabbit 1987 Evidence Solal, Martial NY-1 Live At The Village Vanguard 2001 Blue Note Jackson, Javon Easy Does It 2002 Palmetto Murray, David & Gwo-Ka Masters Yonn-Dé 2000 Justin Time Kirk, Rahsaan Roland Volunteered Slavery 1969 Atlantic Kirk, Rahsaan Roland Here Comes The Whistleman 1967 Atlantic Freeman, Von Live at the Dakota 1996 Premonition Carroll, Baikida Marionettes On A High Wire 2000 OmniTone Peterson, Ralph Triangular 1988 Blue Note Shipp, Matthew The Multiplication Table 1997 hatOLOGY Mengelberg, Misha Two Days In Chicago 1998 hatOLOGY Stafford, Terell New Beginnings 2003 Maxjazz Mayhew, Virginia Phantoms 2002 Renma

This is an interesting disc that I have had the opportunity to listen to a couple of times in the past two days. The Freedom Art Quartet is Abraham Burton (ts), Omar Kabir (tp, flh), Jaribu Shahid (bass), Lloyd Haber (d) and on a couple of selections Douglas Yates (as). The recording, on the Freedom Art Records label is produced by Shahid and Haber and all the songs are by Haber. Despite the inferences that may be drawn from the title of the group and the instrumentation, this is not a free jazz outing. To my ears Haber's compositions are not incrediby complex or developed, but they effectively set the general mood of each piece and provide a structure from which the soloists can create. Most of the tunes are relatively short (the longest is only 7:37 with most between 5-6 minutes) and the soloists do a good job of making concise statements that actually say something. Burton sounds particularly confident and displays a nice big sound. Yates, who I was unfamiliar with makes the best of his three appearances with a Dolphy influenced approach that really grabs your attention, especially his solo on the tune Kimbunga. Kabir contributes several relaxed solos. Shahid and Haber do not draw too much attention to themselves, but instead provide steady support and keep the rhythm moving. Overall, a good recording that gives reason to hope these musicians continue to develop together.

Here is a question that just came to me. Are compilers limited to commercial recordings, or is it okay to include selections from unreleased material? Participants obviously would not be able to identify specific recordings, but they can still identify artists and comment about their response to the music. I only ask because I have a decent collection of unreleased live performances (most from radio broadcasts) and very often our favorite musicians perform live with artists that they are unable to record with for whatever reason. As an example I have some radio broadcasts from a tour Greg Osby and Mark Turner did a couple of years ago with Jason Moran that makes me salivate at the idea of these wonderful musicians recording together.

I enjoyed Brown Sugar. Other than Young's Unity, did Joe Henderson play on any other organ dates?

This year I was fortunate to see McBee appear in what will definately be two of my favorite live performances of the year. The first was a Music Inc reunion performance with Tolliver. Stanley Cowell and Billy Drummond filling the drums chair. Truly a historic concert and McBee played wonderfully. In the past month I also caught him playing with Sonny Fortune in a quartet that also included John Hicks. Another very good show. McBee is a master.