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You were all over the map on this listening session Jeff! "Kansas City Jazz" is occasionally a candidate for the first "concept" album, though Will Friedwald, in the intro to his new book, argues for earlier albums. Still, KC Jazz is a cool album. I have the old Decca LP, but not the 78 album! gregmo

????? 17 has the Seattle Concert! Did I miss something?! gregmo

Nice essay, as always from Morganstern. It did get me to wondering whether any jazz musicians have ever played the sopranino?? gregmo

Thanks for the reminder--listening to disc 17 right now. Some GREAT music on that set! gregmo

Ok, thanks for the response. Yeah, I parked that choice in the favorites on Amazon for a while before a copy came available at a price I was willing to pay. I plan to get the new issue, so I'll see what I can hear! gregmo

Jim, do you have the "original master recording" version? It's an absolutely gorgeous issue of the original mono Hi-Fi record. I think TTK may have put me onto it. I'm curious how the newly remixed stereo version might compare to it. gregmo

Lucky you!! gregmo

One of the very few Mosaics I never got. Wish I had! gregmo

Yeah, then one entire case, then two, three, now four. Friends say "you should move those onto your computer." I say, just having celebrated my 65th birthday, "that would take me the rest of my life!" gregmo

Bennett really is the original Energizer Bunny. Like the album, though:

I made the switch when cds suddenly far outnumbered LPs at my local Tower Records. That told me (duh) that the LP was truly on the way out. Bought a Sony cd player and never looked back. gregmo

Love me some Mr. Five by Five!

Thanks guys. Number 65. Medicare Time!

The Tatum tracks were issued on Classics (Art Tatum 1945-47) in case some out there (like me) don't have the old Camden album! gregmo

That's always been your problem Larry--no appreciation for really FINE music!!! gregmo

You sort have to be in the right mood.....

Interesting--thanks for the link! gregmo

Interesting that "KInd of Blue" never charted. Despite that, it's still the best-selling jazz album of all time, right? Better than Goodman's Carnegie Hall Concert? gregmo

I've had "Lush Life" for years on a boot. If you listen carefully, you can hear the problem with the arrangement, and as Miller said, Riddle wasn't there to fix it, and they never got around to doing it again. I think the notion of the song being "too complicated" for Sinatra is complete nonsense. gregmo

Every time I watch Buddy on one of these film clips, I wonder how many drum heads he smashed through on any given evening. gregmo

Soooo, a fun detective story! As I read your post, I did remember that Teagarden and James recorded for the label (those have been reissued). So, none of those Varsity 7s were reissued on Classics, huh? I love this obscure label stuff. Thanks for the response!

I just returned from a trip and am only now catching up. I've never heard of the "Varsity Seven." Who owns the Varsity stuff now? Jog my poor memory--didn't some of the Big Bands record for the label? And were there other hidden treasures? gregmo

There are also the six volumes of "The Indispensable Benny Goodman" on RCA's European Black and White series, and that label's Complete Small Groups set. gregmo

Yes, that's what I heard about the Goodmans from Loren Schoenberg when I talked to him a few years ago. He said the Estate wanted way too much money. gregmo

Groovemaker is one of my favorite Basie albums. Only issue with this idea is that most of them have been issued on cd (even Basie's Beat, though only in Japan on a limited release), but pulling them together in a set would be very nice! gregmo