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Dave Brubeck--Jazz Impressions of Eurasia (Columbia six eyes mono) Charles Mingus--Mingus Dynasty (Columbia six eyes mono)

That's terrible. I quite enjoyed seeing him with Kurt Rosenwinkel at the Iridium a couple of years ago.

I checked the expanded CD reissue and Ammons is listed as a soloist on 8 of the songs.

Oi! Wossis? Never heard of Ammons working with Mingus. Early seventies? Montreux or somewhere in Europe? More info pliz. MG Gene Ammons is a guest artist on Mingus' large group concert at Philharmonic Hall. I forget the exact year, but maybe 1972 or so. The album is on Columbia, originally a two LP set. An expanded CD reissue is better than the original issue, especially for omitting an opening track featuring Bill Cosby. Ammons is featured on a couple of tracks (Mingus Blues and Jump Monk, I believe), and these are probably the two best tracks on the record. Overall, a somewhat disappointing record, not measuring up to the other contemporaneous great Mingus release on Columbia, Let My Children Hear Music, but still pretty good, especially the Ammons features. This one? A bit bleedin' expensive! Still it is two discs. And it DOES have Jug on it. MG Yes, that's it. It appears to be out of print in the U.S.

I don't think that track was on the original LP--a CD bonus cut, I believe.

Oi! Wossis? Never heard of Ammons working with Mingus. Early seventies? Montreux or somewhere in Europe? More info pliz. MG Gene Ammons is a guest artist on Mingus' large group concert at Philharmonic Hall. I forget the exact year, but maybe 1972 or so. The album is on Columbia, originally a two LP set. An expanded CD reissue is better than the original issue, especially for omitting an opening track featuring Bill Cosby. Ammons is featured on a couple of tracks (Mingus Blues and Jump Monk, I believe), and these are probably the two best tracks on the record. Overall, a somewhat disappointing record, not measuring up to the other contemporaneous great Mingus release on Columbia, Let My Children Hear Music, but still pretty good, especially the Ammons features. I agree that it is disappointing, but I have always liked the swinging "Us Is Two" on that album, in addition to the Gene Ammons features. I like that track quite a bit also, and I don't believe there is another Mingus recorded version of Us Is Two. The Mingus Big Band does a nice version of that composition.

The bass is amplified I believe because Mingus' illness was taking his strength--this is his final recording on the bass. I recall this came out at the same time as Cumbia and Jazz Fusion--I bought them both on the same day--it seemed pretty disappointing compared to Cumbia and Jazz Fusion. Now I like it for what it is, a blowing session on Mingus themes.

Oi! Wossis? Never heard of Ammons working with Mingus. Early seventies? Montreux or somewhere in Europe? More info pliz. MG Gene Ammons is a guest artist on Mingus' large group concert at Philharmonic Hall. I forget the exact year, but maybe 1972 or so. The album is on Columbia, originally a two LP set. An expanded CD reissue is better than the original issue, especially for omitting an opening track featuring Bill Cosby. Ammons is featured on a couple of tracks (Mingus Blues and Jump Monk, I believe), and these are probably the two best tracks on the record. Overall, a somewhat disappointing record, not measuring up to the other contemporaneous great Mingus release on Columbia, Let My Children Hear Music, but still pretty good, especially the Ammons features.

Happy birthday!

Sidney Bechet, Volume 1 (Blue Note, New York USA) Lee Morgan--Charisma (Blue Note, Liberty, blue and white)

Tonight at Noon, perhaps. It's a combination of unreleased tracks from two sessions recorded four years apart--but the title track and the complex composition Passions of A Woman Loved (from The Clown sessions), along with Peggy's Blue Skylight (featuring Rahsaan), and Invisible Lady (Knepper) (from the Oh Yeah sessions) make for a really fine record.

Buyers can no longer receive negative feedback on ebay. That change was made a few months ago. So feedback ratings were restated, eliminating prior negatives received as a buyer.

Love it too, but I have the 8cd box. What 8cd box set?

Yes. It was a couple of years after Gil's death, but they continued to perform at Sweet Basil for awhile and I was able to see the group two times there--they still had the spirit and were fantastic.

Bebo Valdes & Javier Colina--Live at the Village Vanguard. The recording really captures the ambiance of the Vanguard, and is in addition a fabulous performance by the great Cuban pianist. I wish I had been there but this recording makes me feel like I am there. Thanks.

Shelly Manne, Swingin' Sounds Vol. 4 (Contemporary)

Red Garland Trio (Art Taylor, Sam Jones)--Halleloo-Y'All (Prestige, blue label)

Mal Waldron--Jazz A Confronto (Horo) Playboy Jazz All Stars (Playboy)

Do you have a spare room?

I believe that Kirk's Argo date (preceding the Prestige date by about a year), featured an organ player.

Happy Moods is the rare Argo where I've found a clean LP copy. It's a fabulous performance and beautiful recording.

As least Los Angelesans have some jazz events to not be covered by the LA Times, which is better than having no jazz events to not be covered by the Dallas Morning News.

The classic Ahmad Jamal Trio and Red Garland's trio recordings--those are the best and most enjoyable jazz trios, to my tastes.

Jaki Byard--Parisian Solos (Musica) Sonny Rollins--Brass/Trio (Verve)

I would keep an eye out on ebay for a copy with a decent cover but trashed vinyl.