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The baseball series was ripped by all my sports friends. Watched the Burns Baseball series. The idea was to start to understand what baseball was all about. I watched the Burns and still have not a clue what baseball is all about. But I'm still waiting for the Jazz series to be shown on French TV. At least I know a bit about what jazz is about. Or do I?

Stumbled on this while searching the internet. Just for old times' sake... http://www.bluenote.com/bulletinboard/ubb/...TML/000185.html

Rehak was at Synanon. He talked about his experience there in a very interesting Cadence interview in the mid-80s. Charlie Haden and Art Pepper were also at Synanon.

I would say the Chronogical Classics are the way to go with Artie Shaw. They have reissued all the official sides (and some more) and have now reached the year 1946. OK the sound could be slightly better but if you want to hear what the Shaw band produced, Classics are very highly recommended. The newest one (1946) is the eleventh in the Artie Shaw series.

I'll second that. Beside P.D., I owe you one and I have been waiting for a 'looking for' post from you to offer you something in return.

Congratulations, Grandpa

The McKusick 'Jazz at the Academy' is one of my favorite album, along with the RCA Jazz Workshop LP. It's as cool as fire under ice. And there's a lot of joyous music in that Coral album. Plus the perfect rhythm trio of Barry Galbraith, Milt Hinton and Osie Johnson. Just note that this sounds like a studio date with audience sound added. One tune says it, out of this world... McKusick did not record enough albums under his name but there is not a bad one in the lot and several are plain masterpieces. Beside the Academy and the Workshop, there is the East Coast album on Bethlehem with the same group as the Academy date, the RCA 'Twentieth Century Drawing Room' with a string quartet, the Coral Hal McKusick Quintet (with Art Farmer and Eddie Costa), the Prestige/New Jazz 'Triple Exposure' (with Billy Byers and Eddie Costa) and last but not least the Decca 'Cross Section Saxes', all original and perfectly conceived and executed dates. McKusick was one of the most original voices to emerge in an era where innovation was something of a common trademark, what with people like George Russell, Jimmy Giuffre, Gil Evans, Johnny Carisi all at their creative peak.

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The Chaloff 'Blue Serge' album was recorded in 1956. The DeFranco/Clark sessions were recorded up to 1955. Is Definitive trying to break the 50-year copyright limit?

About Moshi, not a fan of that one! Heard it a couple of times and never got into it. One Wilen I did not purchase.

Inside Nitty Gritty is one of Barney Wilen's best from his latter years. Highly recommended. Emmanuel Bex is a very interesting organ player.

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Got it out of the MartyJazz recent list. Very enjoyable date.

Exactement, Couw. A five-piece band could be introduced either as 'Miles Davis et son quintette' or as 'Miles Davis et son orchestre'.

Joyeux anniversaire Johnny

The Mahogany original LP had a different cover.

This is France taking care of French business B)

An unusual pairing that worked was Eddie Davis and Zoot Sims 'The Tenor Giants' on Pablo. Something like oil and vinnegar mixing well...

Mahogany was a French label that was based on the Riviera. Sort of similar to Black and Blue. They issued half a dozen LP albums in the mid-70s from musicians appearing at the jazz festivals along the Riviera. Then went out of business. Couple interesting dates they produceded were a Vic Dickenson LP 'Gentleman of the Trombone' with Johnny Guarneri, Bill Pemberton and Oliver Jackson and an album entitled 'Jive at Five' with Doc Cheatham, Vic Dickenson, Buddy Tate, Guarneri, George Duvivier, and Oliver Jackson. Couw, doubt very much the NY based Mahogany label had anything to do with the Riviera one.

Here is the album index (from the Mosaic booklet): - The Atomic Basie - Basie Plays Hefti - Basie - One More Time - Chairman of the Board - Everyday I Have the Blues (Basie-Williams) - Dance Along With Basie - Not Now, I'll Tell You When - The Most, vol. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (various artists) - Just the Blues (Basie-Williams) - Kansas City Suite - The Count Basie Story - The Best of Basie - The Legend - The Best of Basie, vol. 2 - Back to Basie and the Blues (Basie-Williams) - Easin' It - The World of Count Basie - Back With Basie - Big Band Scene '65 (Basie/Ferguson) - Roulette Jazz Sampler (British CD)

Henri Matisse 'Jazz' here

A marvelous Xanadu with Al Cohn is Earl Coleman's 'A Song For You'. Cohn plays only on half of the eight tunes but does a magnificient job of it. There is even a version of 'Dark Shadows', different from the Dial side with Charlie Parker. Cohn is also brilliant on the title tune and on 'The Very Thought of You'. The four other tracks without Cohn have just Coleman and the rhythm section (Hank Jones, George Duvivier, Leroy Williams). I must be in a minority but I love Earl Coleman! Great underrated singer...

The Basie Roulette Studio box was excellent but the real gem from Mosaic for Basie fans was the 'Complete Roulette Live Recordings' box. That one included tons of previously unreleased material and was a true revelation of the New Testament band. That band caught live was dynamite!

Really enjoyed that one when it came out on LP. It was nice to hear Tete Montoliu behind Dorham. Nothing against Allan Botschinsky, the other trumpet player on the session, but he takes solo space from KD. Will spin this later today. Can't have enough of the great Dorham. Isn't this out on CD? Think I saw a copy not too long ago. Since there were no additional material compared to the LP, left it for somebody else to enjoy!