ghost of miles

Today--more Lou Donaldson Mosaic and Count Basie's APRIL IN PARIS (VME issue, with new liner notes by one Chris Albertson).

I picked this one up years ago because it had some of the live Birth of the Cool material; EMI's subsequent Complete Birth of the Cool has made all of that material available, and in somewhat better sound. The Tristano cuts, however, have not shown up on anything else I've found, and so I've hung onto the disc--they were all-star dates, as I recall, and radio broadcasts, as Lon correctly notes.

Woods was on a CD I was listening to earlier today--Teddy Edwards' BACK TO AVALON. He also shows up on the Gerald Wilson Pacific Mosaic.

Some of the Black Lion titles were re-issued with improved sound by 1201 Music, and those are starting to turn up here & there for $5.99 or $6.99--I've recently picked up Donald Byrd's GROOVIN' FOR NAT, Lee Konitz's AT STORYVILLE, and Albert Ayler's WITCHES AND DEVILS. Go here & browse under "jazz": Daedalus (Holy smokes! Just noticed they have Andrew Hill's LIFT EVERY VOICE for $6.98--y'all might really want to check this site out!)

This board and AAJ both set those records in the week when the BNBB was falling to earth in a shower of flaming pieces. You had literally several hundred posters suddenly casting about for a new home... hence the high traffic on both sites around that time.

Man, this set looks amazing... I'm about budgeted out, though, so it may end up on my Christmas wish list. Let me know what you guys think after you've given some of it a listen.

Thanks as always, gents. I'll prob. check out Piano Solos 1928-40 for some of Hines' keyboard work as well.

I just picked up EASTERN MAN ALONE myself. (Some benevolent financial institution needs to float Chuck Nessa whatever he needs to re-issue SAGA OF THE OUTLAWS.) In addition to the Aylers and the Grimes, I also enjoy a series of 1953 Bud Powell Birdland radio broadcasts that ESP put out in the early 1990's. They're short but capture Powell still in his prime--wonderful stuff. (This material was also issued by Fresh Sounds, I believe.)

As one ol' fuddy-duddy to another, I hear ya, Berigan. I keep checking the website every day for the discography--but in the meantime, why not sit back, relax, and enjoy this great baseball season that we're having?

Teddy Edwards, AVALON (an octet date) Lou Donaldson, LIGHTFOOT/MIDNIGHT SUN (from the Mosaic) Johnny Hodges, EVERYBODY KNOWS JOHNNY HODGES Una Mae Carlisle, 1941-1944

Damn, that is an interesting batch of records! Thanks for posting this.

Threes, I believe, goes the folklore.

I've read that too, which is one reason why I'm intrigued. I will definitely pony up for the Classics, since it seems to be the only disc available.

Are the Classics the best way to go on picking up the work of Hines' orchestra 1939-42? Or is there a better-sounding set or series that's fairly comprehensive?

I love BULLS EYE, and BEBOP REVISITED has been on my to-get-list for some time now. He did a CD a few years ago that I liked as well, entitled MANHATTAN NOCTURNE, I believe.

Is this the one that mentions the demise of the Blue Note board?

I've been getting increasingly interested lately in bandleader Blanche Calloway, Cab's sister, esp. since I started listening to the Cab JSP set THE EARLY YEARS. AMG lists only one compilation of her work: but there's no review or biographical information. Has anybody else heard her music?

This was a drag as well, coming on top of Teddy Edwards' passing. An amazing singer whose work I've always enjoyed--she crossed many boundaries in both style and choice of material.

Cab Calloway, THE EARLY YEARS (JSP) (great stuff, hope they do a mid/late 30's set too) Brew Moore, QUINTET (man, he's quite the Lester acolyte, isn't he?) Freddie Hubbard, BLACK ANGEL (I don't know why, but I enjoy Hubbard's late 60's/early 70's hardbop/fusion sound best in mid-afternoon as I'm getting ready to go to work. Don't care for it most of the rest of the time.)

And with a key player (Jim Sangrey) temporarily on the DL, too!

YEAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! I've wanted to hear this record ever since reading about it in David Rosenthal's HARD BOP. It's been hell holding off on the Japanese import, but as Mr. Parker once said, Now's the time.

How 'bout a light, BNBB? What a bunch of hot heads!

I'm sure there was discussion of this set on The Board Formerly Known As Blue Note... But there's no way that I'm aware of to search for threads there. I'll admit I'm thinking of picking this one up more for the Krupa sides than the James recreations, but I'm wondering what others who have it think. I haven't yet determined whether there's overlap with the Proper Krupa or not, but knowing me, I'll get 'em both eventually.

Damn, damn, damn. I loved Edwards' playing, and everything I ever read about him made him sound like a genuinely nice guy. Thanks for posting the discography, Jim... A couple of months ago I was enjoying AVALON & SUNSET EYES--maybe I'll give them a listen again tonight when I get home from work, along with Dexter & "The Duel."

Ronald Morris' WAIT UNTIL DARK: JAZZ AND THE UNDERWORLD 1880-1940. Morris, so far, seems to be positing that gangsterism was actually a positive force in the development of early jazz. Interesting thesis! I'll probably start a thread on that topic after I finish the book.