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Interesting! The Strayhorn box has quite a mishmash of recordings. Most appear to be live, save for the later European stuff. Good to see the Treasury Shows continuing. gregmo

Happy belated birthday Chuck! gregmo

This strikes me as an odd choice. Is anyone familiar with the material? gregmo

I think Allen is right on here. I don't mind the title. It's tempting as an author to look only for the negatives, but there have been lots of positives here too. Ms. Pepper needs to chill. If you can't stand the heat..... gregmo

..and the best booklet. Paul Desmond was a VERY funny man! I've always wished he could have finished and published his autobiography, which he always claimed was titled "How Many Are There in the Quartet?" a quote from a security guard when they arrived at a gig and told him who they were. gregmo

I just got the email. It went fast! Another of those Roulette sets, and a wonderful one too. If there were any others that I didn't have (I do), I'd sure get them asap! gregmo

The Sarah set makes a perfect complement to the Mercury boxes put out back in the late 80s/early 90s. But Ubu is right--it definitely combines the great and the not so great. gregmo

It is there, but it's hard to find. Click on artists, scroll to Louis Armstrong, click go, and you'll find it there. I've pre-ordered. Looking forward to this one! gregmo

Superficially, and without doing any in-depth research, it looks to me like a ripoff of Mosaic's now out-of-print "Complete Blue Note Art Blakey 1960 Jazz Messengers" set with one cd missing. gregmo

Have a great one! gregmo

Amazingly enough, it was clear as well here in usually rainy and cloudy Portland, so I got a nice, clear view. Will wonders never cease? gregmo

A big Gene Ammons box. That would be nice. gregmo

I don't know how much duplication there is with the above, but GRP's Decca Jazz did a nice compilation of Bailey's recordings with Universal-owned labels, "Mildred Bailey: The Rockin' Chair Lady (1931-1950)." It includes her last recordings as well as one of my favorites among her sessions, the 1935 one with Bunny Berigan recorded for English Parlophone. gregmo

Got to see him in Portland in 2007. SO glad I went! If he is retiring, I wish him a wonderful one. If not, I hope to hear him live again! gregmo

Great article--and I finally know what Jack looks like! Someday, perhaps I too will get there for a visit. Here in Portland, on t'other side of the country, we have Music Millennium. Love being able to go to a real record store now and then! gregmo

Wow--this was all news to me. I bought the original LP and enjoyed it, especially "Tenors of the Time." I have the cd with bonus tracks and always enjoyed it. Now I'd be interested to hear the takes the musicians wanted issued! gregmo

Yeah, well, even OLD guys deserve some congrats for surviving yet another year, so from one to another, happy birthday! gregmo

Only if they *absolutely* were not going to be issued by Mosaic. When I went in and spent a few hours listening to the (wonderful) material last spring, Loren was still optimistic that he could get some of it out. I still cherish the hope! gregmo

Definitive can be a like a meal that goes wrong. Tastes good at the time, but you can come to regret it later. gregmo

I'm with Lon (as usual), but ArtSalt does make a valid point. Love him or hate him--and most here sure don't evince much affection!--he sure has motivated quite the discussion on this thread! gregmo

Hipsters! I bet I could sell a crate of these records at Intelligentsia Coffee over in Silver Lake. I don't know. In Portland, hipsters wear hats. gregmo

If memory serves, these sessions were also reissued on the 4-cd "Clifford Brown: The Complete Blue Note and Pacific Jazz Recordings." Don't know if that one is still available anywhere, but it's a wonderful set. Essential for Clifford Brown devotees. gregmo

That's alright brother, when our two Evans-hating moderators wake up on Judgement Day, and are greeted by a tall, skinny, bespectacled pianist, they'll realize the error of their ways. They'll be told to board the Down Elevator, where waiting for them will be Crouch's lips, willing to service them for all eternity... :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:

Well, I'm obviously with Allen on this one. I think the trio recordings with LaFaro at the Vanguard are among the greatest jazz recordings ever made. I also love his album with Toots, the "Alone" albums, and some of the material from the "last year" multi-volume sets that have appeared. He had an extraordinarily delicate touch at the piano on the ballads, and he could pound out a great improvisation on a fast tune too. As for Crouch, well, this is one book I'm skipping. Besides, I just read the Duke bio by Teachout. Time to find a good one. gregmo

Thanks for the link and the discussion! I've always loved Sam Most, especially the flute work. Wish the Muse stuff would get reissued, but then, we spend a lot of time wishing Muse stuff would get reissued... gregmo