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I didn't even know that Leon Thomas sang with Basie. How long was he with him? It was kind of cool to see people dancing to Basie's music. I think that with all the concert recordings, we sometimes forget what a great *dance* band he had. gregmo
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Eric Dolphy box $39.99 NEW!!
gmonahan replied to greggery peccary's topic in Mosaic and other box sets...
From me too. I've never been a huge Dolphy fan, but at this price, I'll give him another listen. gregmo -
Yeah, I just got that email too. What a drag! That was going to be a great deal! gregmo
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I'm particularly fond of Joe Williams's tunes on this one, especially "The Comeback." I don't think he and the band ever sounded better together. gregmo
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Album Covers That Make You Say "Uhhhh...."
gmonahan replied to JSngry's topic in Miscellaneous Music
Yikes ! I know the ladies usually don't shave their armpits in MPS-land but.... Me wants a copy of that one. -
I like the playing of Dickie Wells, but I think he was all wet on this one. Freddie Green was probably the best *rhythm* guitarist who ever lived. He didn't need to solo, and that wasn't his thing. His chords were nearly always perfect, and his time was even better! gregmo
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Editing and proofreading
gmonahan replied to doneth's topic in Jazz In Print - Periodicals, Books, Newspapers, etc...
Cool. I've only been to Poland once--to Krakow. Lovely city. Nice people. I do remember trading in some currency and getting a bucket-full of zloties. I think I would have preferred sausage. gregmo -
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gmonahan replied to doneth's topic in Jazz In Print - Periodicals, Books, Newspapers, etc...
I just saw this! Did you take them up on it?! gregmo -
The Making of the Artie Shaw Mosaic
gmonahan replied to Dave James's topic in Mosaic and other box sets...
Well, getting past all this stuff about posting, I found the ARTICLE very interesting. I had never actually given much thought to what a "metal part" was even though I'd read the term a zillion times over the years. It's good to know RCA did such a good job storing their material. Wish all the others had. gregmo -
I wouldn't pay two grand for the Buddy Bolden cylinders...provided they'd been reissued on cd. gregmo
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The Commodores are great...but...how can you not LOVE the Deccas?! Billie's classic ballads! Absolutely essential, IMHO! gregmo
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One of Red Garland's finest hours, IMHO. gregmo
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What are you doing with your records?
gmonahan replied to blind-blake's topic in Miscellaneous Music
Gee Allen, I had no idea you were so hot! As to LPs, I give mine to the local university library and take a tax deduction. I usually value them at about $10 per disc. Some are probably worth less, some more, but I never give one away that I haven't already doubled on cd, so I figure I'm in the ballpark. It's a lot easier than selling them, and it does have the benefit of potentially making them available to more people. gregmo -
I only recently discovered the great records he's made with Hank Jones (yeah, I'm slow). He strikes me as a guy who both understands and appreciates the history of the music without being overly bound by it--in other words, a really fine jazz musician. I wish him a speedy recovery! gregmo
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Editing and proofreading
gmonahan replied to doneth's topic in Jazz In Print - Periodicals, Books, Newspapers, etc...
I do a fair amount of academic writing, so I have a lot of respect for editors and have always appreciated their efforts to clean up some of my more embarrassing mistakes. Communication definitely IS the key. gregmo -
Yes, well, I'm pretty sure the blue note set ripped off the now oop Mosaic set, and RCA has put out some Bechet in the past, but that is one place to get it. Lon, is that King Jazz material the stuff he did with Mezzrow? I'm at work rather than home and can't check! gregmo For the record - I have the Bechet Mosaic and I have the RCA Bechet cd reissues. I also have the blue note vinyl and RCA vinyl - ALL of which I purchased new. BUT... if I came along at this stage of the game with no Bechet and wanted to hear that material Disconforme would be the easiest place to get it from. Even if I was inclined to hunt down the "legit" issues none of my payment would be seen by either Mosaic or RCA or Bluenote. If Bluenote and RCA leave it to the default ...then the default gets it. Edit to add: BTW ...the 60s Bluenote vinyl kicks the shit out of any subsequent issues that I've heard. No criticism intended. I have my share of Spanish pirate releases, including the Bechet RCA on Definitive. Those picked up on cd material I had on two RCA Vintage LPs. Gee, that doesn't date me, does it?! Thanks Lon. I thought those were the issues. Good stuff. But then I like everything Bechet did, including several of the French Vogues in the 50s. gregmo
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Yes, well, I'm pretty sure the blue note set ripped off the now oop Mosaic set, and RCA has put out some Bechet in the past, but that is one place to get it. Lon, is that King Jazz material the stuff he did with Mezzrow? I'm at work rather than home and can't check! gregmo
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All the Things You Could be If Concord were your Mother
gmonahan replied to jazzbo's topic in Mosaic and other box sets...
It was a great group, but Gambit did a 2-cd set of all of Counce's Quintet masters for Contemporary, and "Exploring the Future" has been issued, though it's kind of spendy now, so I don't imagine we'll ever see it. I think that Jack Sheldon, in particular, does fine work on those quintet sides. gregmo -
Me too. I'm particularly fond of Carmen's later stuff for Novus--the Monk album stands out. I came to Connor later as well, but she sort of grew on me to the point where I like her better than Christy. A chacun son gout. gregmo
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jazz books
gmonahan replied to RJ Spangler's topic in Jazz In Print - Periodicals, Books, Newspapers, etc...
I've not heard of this one. I'll try and locate a copy! gregmo -
jazz books
gmonahan replied to RJ Spangler's topic in Jazz In Print - Periodicals, Books, Newspapers, etc...
Thanks for the heads up -- I just ordered "Drew Page's: Drew's Blues: A Sideman's Life with the Big Bands" from Amazon -- $5.77 including shipping! I'll be interested to hear what you think of it. Like I said, hardly an essential jazz classic, but interesting reading. gregmo -
Triple thanks! greg mo
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Buy booze, go to Tahiti, order porn...... gregmo