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Lawrence Brown 'Slide Trombone' (Verve reissue)
Bernd Konrad-Hans Koller 'Phonolith' (Hatology)
plus lots of piano solos albums:
Martial Solal/Steve Kuhn/Alain Jean-Marie/Stephan Oliva/Paul Bley 'Jazz'n (e)motion, a 6CD BMG-France box
Hank Jones 'Handful of Keys' (Gitanes/EmArcy)
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Well, they actually want to get paid for telling me if they have the rights or not.
Screw them. And Bill gates.
This sounds like some of the dealings I have had with the Corbis people! What a surprise! A Bill Gates venture out to make money! Would never have imagined this.
And Deus! Happy Birthday
You'll be a grown-up pretty soon 
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Jackie McLean 'Nature Boy'
Bob Dorough 'Who's On First'
Mose Allison 'The Moses Chronicles, vol. 1'
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Deus, I think the Carole Reiff photos are now with Corbis-Bettman. Corbis is one of Bill Gates' ventures.
And if the German publisher you mention is Taschen, that would be fine. They produce excellent books. Their William Claxton book was beautiful!
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I've not heard that one in quite a long time. Got is mostly because of Lee Morgan's presence.
Thanks, Connaisseur, for the remainder. Will listen to this very soon. And the drummer throughout is Billy Cobham.
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This is one of the worst job on jazz photography I have ever seen. I have the same 1987 edition. This was produced as an homage to Carol Reiff, a very good photographer who was present at a number of interesting jazz events.
But the print job! Just awful. Why didn't they go to a better printer with quality prints. Most of the photos published look like second or third generation reproductions. Bad contrasts, very thin definitions.
And whoever did the captions should have been dismissed pronto along with whoever did the darkroom printing!
A few errors: the musician identified as Al Cohn (page 13) is Lee Konitz,
musician on page 4O is Charlie Rouse (John Coltrane page 41), 'unidentified' saxophonist on page 52 is Leo Wright, 'unidentified' musician with Bill Evans on page 66 is Hal McKusick, 'unidentified' musician on page 89 is Warne Marsh. Even a easily recognisable Harry Carney remains 'unidentified' (page 106), Elvin Jones on page 118 turns out to be Art Blakey. And there are many, many more.
Carol Reiff deserves better. Much better. Her photos of Bud Powell and Chet Baker are quite unique.
I'm still waiting for a quality job on her photos.
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By the way, what is the reason that the 44-49 box includes a 52 concert?
ubu
As a dear now retired colleague of mine used to say: 'That's another case of RFM'
The Contents Note inside the JATP box booklet indicates that the Gene Krupa portion was part of a LP that included a Leonard-Feather promoted 1947 concert.
The Gene Krupa portion which was actually from a 1952 concert was included in the JATP box to present that LP in its entirety.
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Yes, that's Chick Webb on drums, And Artie Shaw on clarinet! Why didn't I get invited to this
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I would not mind having this recycled again by Verve provided they include ALL the material that was recorded at the Basie evening at Newport that day.
In addition to the four unissued titles that have already been mentioned, the invaluable Chris Sheridan Count Basie Bio-Discography lists:
- Every Day, with the Joe Williams vocal,
- Teach Me Tonight, with Joe Williams and Sarah Vaughan vocals.
Wish we could have a listen to those...
But the material already released is magnificient.
This also was the last Norman Granz produced Basie album and - correct me if I'm wrong - the final appearance of Lester Young with the Basie band.
I rarely get emotional but the first notes of Lester getting into 'Polka Dots and Moonbeams' just about brings tears by its pure simplicity and beauty!
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This is the Royal Jazz CD which came out in 1990. One of the most interesting albums released by the French bootleggers who were issuing those unissued sides. They also released CDs with rare music from Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Kenny Dorham and others.
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I really like the date from 1950 with Roy and Pres that Verve released on LP in the 1980s as "Norgran Blues." Pres on Ghost of a Chance is a knockout. I assume that this still unavailable on CD?
John, yes looks like that concert did not make it on CD. Just to correct: the trumpet player is Harry 'Sweets' Edison, not Eldridge.
This thread calls for the need of a second JATP box covering the concerts from the year 1950 on. Lots of great material that is being kept unavailable.
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Not familiar with that 'Stuffy' or with a couple of JATP All Stars sides from another 1957 concert which have Stitt, Lester, Jacquet, Phillips, Peterson et al playing 'The Slow Blues' and 'Merry Go Round'. Came out on Verve.
But on one of the JATP Verve reissue albums that came out in 1985, there is one LP entitled 'Lester Young, Carnegie Blues'. This one has sides that were not issued before. From the October 19, 1957 concert at the Chicago Civic Opera House.
A ballad medley has Illinois Jacquet playing 'Robbins' Nest', Lester Young playing 'Polka Dots and Moonbeams' and Flip Phillips playing 'Can't We Be Friends'.
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Got recently vol. 1 and 2 of the King Jazz 'Muggsy, Tesch, Eddie and the Chicagoans'.
The transfers were credited to John R.T. Davies.
Sound is good. Better than some other King Jazz CDs I heard (the Ma Raney series for instance).
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Milan, fact is that Benny Goodman was a huge fan of Lester Young. They played together at various jam sessions and Lester was among the musicians invited at the January 1938 Goodman concert at Carnegie Hall.
There were several internal problems within the Goodman band at the time of that concert. Gene Krupa left the band shortly after the concert. He was replaced by Lionel Hampton (and Jo Jones for several broadcasts).
And BG invited Lester Young (plus Freddy Green and Walter Page) for the March 1938 session that produced 'Ti Pi Tin' and five other tunes.
In typical Goodman fashion, Lester was invited for the full session but allowed only a brief solo on 'Ti Pi Tin'.
The fact that BG invited Lester (and Basie musicians) enraged saxophonist Art Rollini but Rollini stayed in the band. Guitarist Allan Reuss quit the BG band after the session.
Goodman later hired saxophonists who were inspired by the Prez. Like Stan Getz and Wardell Gray.
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Then there is the Jimmy Rowles 'Our Delight', 1968 trio sides which came out on VSOP a while back. Wonderful album by a Master!
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Couw, yes Reid Miles from the old BN gang is really missed!
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Don Rendell and Gordon Beck are among the British musicians listed as having taken part in the soundtrack music. Not to speak of The Yardbirds...
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Brad, as far as official and bootleg records go, this is a FIRST appearance for that February 17, 1951 broadcast. And it's worth getting this CD just for that session. Great blowing. This makes about 26 minutes of new music by Miles Davis.
And people, please try to show a little respect for Francis Wolff who took the cover photo of Miles on that new CD. Not his best and very far from it but not THAT bad!
Obviously the BN people wanted Wolff photos for that CD which is right as far as I am concerned and they obviously looked for new material but the goldmine is running thin...
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Nice collection of Mosaic sets on the fourth row at left!
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EKE BBB, the Lord also lists the following alternates:
- Four or Five Times the Classics has take B. There is a take C alternate,
- Apex Blues, the Classics has take B. There is an alternate take A,
- Sweet Lorraine, the Classics has take A. There is an alternate take B.
Love that Noone music, too!
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The Miles Davis Birdland 1951 CD is out! Bought my copy today.
I had the two issued sessions on a Beppo LP. The sound on the CD is slightly improved. At least the back cover blurb is accurate. It says 'The source for this material was discs cut from the original broadcasts and the fidelity is primitive'.
Very true but the music is splendid so we will live with that.
Favorite track is the 'Tempus Fugit' from the unreleased session with a remarkable solo by Miles Davis. Jay Jay Johnson also has one of his best solo on that one.
Art Blakey propels the three sessions in his dynamite way.
The CD available at the store where I got it is one of those 'Copy Controlled' item.
For once I will store my LP away and listen to that CD remaster even if it is primitive.
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That Hodges Mosaic is one to get. Lot of good music there. But this is music that can be savored in small doses if you do not want to take it in in one sitting.
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The full Mingus at Bohemia material was on the 'Charles Mingus, the Complete Debut Recordings' box. It's good stuff. Recommended.
Rooster, back in the saddle again!! <smile>
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Rooster, lots of people here will be on yours and your family's side. Will be thinking of you. Hope we will hear good news from you very soon...