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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

I found one of the Sam Most discs on Amazon. Anybody know where one can find the others? Dusty Groove lists them as due some day. gregmo

I didn't know that about Crouch on Bill Evans, but I'm not too surprised. I found myself wondering whether Crouch's low opinion of Evans played at least some role in the decision of Burns to ignore the great pianist in his (much discussed here in other threads!) documentary. gregmo

Steve, the verse is sung in the McGlinn video posted by Jim Sangry, not the Shaw version posted by Larry, which is indeed the studio cut (chorus only) with some visual stills thrown in for youtube. gregmo

I finally finished the book. I had thought that Teachout's bio of Satch was actually a bit too admiring. I wonder if maybe he felt that and decided to go the other way with Duke, and simply went too far. It seemed as if *every* time he had the opportunity for a balanced appraisal, he went to the negative, and I thought he gave way too much space to the opinions of various critics. Because the tone was so negative, when he did stress Ellington's accomplishments or mention his genius, it rang hollow, as if he were only paying lip service. Disappointing book. gregmo

I also loved the film and was genuinely surprised to hear "Jeep's Blues" (an old favorite of mine, but then, I've always loved Johnny Hodges) featured in a mainstream Hollywood movie. It would be nice if more directors turned to America's greatest art form for inspiration! gregmo

Getting back to Larry's original post, Helen Forrest was a great band singer. I thought Jasmine did a fairly good job with the Helen Forrest/Artie Shaw recordings (missing from the largely instrumental-only Mosaic set). gregmo

Well, of course, you're right Ubu. I guess I could have actually *looked* at the Dig Ben booklet before I posted that question, couldn't I?! Once I did I saw that all those things were recorded in Denmark, Sweden, and London. Odd that this Holland box isn't on the Amazon US website. It's listed on some of the European ones, but Dusty Groove doesn't have it.

Are any of these sessions duplicated in Storyville's "Dig Ben" box? gregmo

You guys are nuts! The rust box was the worst package EVER created, and the accompanying booklet was incredibly difficult to read. Music, of course, was wonderful. That was one of the first ones I ever bought that I repackaged into jewel boxes. gregmo

I hope the material goes to someplace like the Jazz Institute at Rutgers, so it can be properly catalogued and made available to scholars. gregmo