Tom 1960

Well if that's the worst this is a close second! Celine Dion - These Are Special Times

Another vote for the Kenny Burrell disc.

I'm a huge fan of Jackie Mclean and own both releases. It wasn't till recently I picked up "Jacknife" and I already owned at least a dozen or more recordings by him. I should have bought this one years ago. Gosh, you get Lee Morgan and Charles Tolliver on this date and one track "Soft Blue" you get both. Don't pass on either of these recordings up or you'll end up kicking yourself.

Happy thanksgiving, guys and gals.

Holy crap! I need this like I need a hole in my head. My wife is going to have me committed.

How do I get my hands on that?

I'll probably purchase at least one of the Silver releases. Stylings Of Silver has Hank Mobley and Art Farmer on the session. A plus for sure.

Thanks fellas for your thoughts on Mother Ship. Sounds like I made a good choice. I'll also check that thread out.

I just ordered Larry Young's "Mother Ship". Any thoughts on that one?

Thanks for the input fellas on Ray Crawford. I've seen the Candid release available for a pretty reasonable price through Amazon Marketplace. Perhaps on the next round of purchases?

Really enjoyed his playing on the Gil Evans date "Out Of The Cool". a recent purchase. I wish there was more of him on that album. Any other sessions of note worth looking into? One date he led for the Candid label looks interesting which features Johnny Coles, Cecil Payne and Junior Mance.

How do these guys sell these sets at such a low price as opposed to purchasing directly from Mosaic? Everything is intact? I'm definitely interested in knowing.

That really sucks, Paps. You probably brought so much pleasure to your buddy. It's never easy to say goodbye and I've been through it a few times. Keep your friend alive in your memories. When enough time has passed, get yourself a new friend. The world needs more people like yourself.

Thanks MG for mentioning the Bennie Green Select. Sounds like a great one after reading the writeup over at the Mosaic website. I have to admit I know little of Bennie with the exception of the above Quebec release.

Glad to help out! Out of curiousity since I've seen this in other threads, if one were to rank the 6 Volumes of the Dream Band material, how would YOU rank them?

Great to come across this thread. I hope folks here don't mind me reviving it? A fellow board member recommended me to check out Terry's big band performances. Especially since I've been getting into the West Coast thing in a major way as of late. Had the opportunity to sample some of the tracks over at AMG and already plan to purchase some of his Dream Band releases in the near future. Some fantastic lineups on these dates!

I'm not sure what I can say about this release except for WOW! The lineup is as follows: Ike Quebec - tenor sax Stanley Turrentine - tenor sax Bennie Green - trombone Sonny Clark - piano Milt Hinton - bass Art Blakey - drums Recorded January 20, 1962 This is a cd borrowed from a jazz friend of mine. The album opens with an incredibly bluesy "See See Rider". Wow was my initial reaction. The album continues with "Congo Lament", "Que's Pill's", "B.G.'s Groove Two", "I.Q. Shuffle" etc . This is a side of Ike Quebec I'm not familar with. The music really swings. I believe the fact why I'm really enjoying this album is because of THE LINEUP! Turrentine, Clark who's always great IMO and especially Bennie Green really adds something to this date. The first half of the album features the above musicians in a sextet, while the remaining tracks features Quebec with the rhythm section in a more balladly mood. I have to say I'm absolutely dumbfounded this album is out of print. This has immediately become my favorite Ike Quebec date, without question. Does anyone else own this album and wish to add a few thoughts? What a great date!

Happy birthday, Paul!

Happy birthday, GA! Hope you had a great day.

Don't own these at present, but now added to my wish list. Thanks Joe.

Thanks for mentioning the Pepper Adams session, Bill. With Carl Perkins also on the date, it sounds like a winner.

I'm really enjoying his playing on the Lennie Niehaus Volume 5: The Sextet release which arrived in the mail recently.Kind of surprised to see no discussion here when I did a search. Anyone else here also enjoy his work and willing to offer a few thoughts and perhaps make a few recommendations on recordings I should make note of? I already own a good number of Rumsey Lighthouse All-Star recordings.

Great record, you will love it. The book series gets all the praise as it should but That's It gets over looked. Agreed. I already own all the book series and being a big fan want to get ahold of his other sessions as well. It is good.

Arriving in the mail shortly: Lennie Niehaus - Volumes 3, 4 and 5 Booker Ervin - That's It Jerome Richardson - Midnight Oil Jackie McLean - Alto Madness Leroy Vinnegar - Leroy Walks! Mal Waldron - Impressions

Thanks Peter for the input and also to Bichos. It sounds like it would make a great addition to anyone's jazz library. I will be purchasing this.