ghost of miles

Roughly discs 7/8-11, I’d say.

Ouch--those are some painful omissions. Agree with the hope for a future set covering them, especially since I'm not sure how much of that material ever emerged on legit CD releases in the 1990s and 2000s.

Man, I was so thrilled to pick up that compilation when it came out in 1995. I’ve hung on to it even after getting the Lester Young Mosaic that makes it redundant (iirc).

That was my 1990s introduction, via the CD version. I remember being thrilled to find a Kind Of Blue "prequel" session, as it were.

... and in memory. Snap, Crackle and Swing: Young Roy Haynes

Ah, I see what you mean. You have to jump from the center of pg 19 (where the previous Eldridge session notes are supposed to end) to where the Norvo notes begin on pg 20, then double back to continue. A hopscotch perversion of the linear narrative! That aside, gawd is there a lot of fine music on this set. I’m enjoying it even more as I progress through the later discs. Dodo Marmarosa’s presence on one of the Krupa sessions was a happy surprise… I’d forgotten that he had a stint with GK.

Man, it’s been a sad autumn. Otoh glad that these cats all lived such long lives and enriched ours so much in the process.

Disc 1, which opens with the session co-billed with Lou Donaldson:

I sure did love the Rare Groove series.

Up for Veterans Day (Powell served as a member of Glenn Miller's World War II military band, which is touched upon in the program) and because we re-aired it last week: Jazz Mission: Mel Powell in the 1940s ...and eagerly anticipating the eventual Mosaic set of 1950s Vanguard pianists, which will include a good deal of Powell material.

The Sunny Side Up part of disc 6:

I recollect you’re correct, fellow old-timer! Many a sammich ago. Just pulled out the Mosaic box for an evening dive.

This Herman session on disc 9 is completely new to me. Going to pause when it’s over for a blue Lou Donaldson interlude, but Ben Webster, Marjorie Hyams and Bill Harris all making the date a blast for me.

One of the last of the old-school class of greasy bebop. He made a lot of records that I’ve enjoyed and I’m going to put one of them on right now.

Beginning to dig into the Woody Herman combo sides on disc 9. So many little session nuggets in this set—the Teddy Wilson on disc 8, for example. I’m always glad to encounter any additional recordings of his early-1940s Cafe Society group.

On disc 5 as well, in the middle of the Martha Tilton/Jack Leonard session and almost to the Tatum sides. As others have said, the sound on this set is immaculate… and what a wealth of 1940s jazz that I’ve never heard before. Can’t wait for the big band box that will complement this one.

Here’s a tribute I posted on the Night Lights site that incorporates his visit to Bloomington in 2010 to accept an honorary degree from IU: Quincy Jones Brought Us Together

Up in memory. I'll have a tribute post on the Night Lights site later today. Q Is For Jazz: Quincy Jones

Joe McPhee’s Nation Time:

Looking forward to that material. Just resumed listening to disc 2… really enjoying the Muggsy Spanier session with Bud Freeman and Peanuts Hucko. (And I see there’s some Peanuts-led material coming up on disc 4.)

New music from Indiana pianist Steve Allee:

Yes, congratulations to L.A., clearly the better team. I had voted for the Dodgers-in-six option on Pinstripe Alley’s pre-series poll, but even that proved to be overly optimistic. The Dodgers have set themselves up nicely for a potential stretch of dominance, what with Glasnow and Ohtani both in the rotation next year and all of their key players still in their prime. Glad that I got to hear John Sterling making his last Yankee calls in the postseason, that I got to follow Judge having one of the most spectacular offensive seasons I’ve ever seen, that Soto fit in so well in the Bronx (it’ll take a truckload of money and he won’t be handing out any hometown discounts, but I think he ultimately stays with New York), and glad to have enjoyed another season of baseball. In this most volatile of election years, it was a more welcome diversion than ever. In the meantime, fire up the hot stove!

Great performance of “After You’ve Gone” by Sidney Bechet and Vic Dickenson on disc 1! Listening to disc 2 right now.