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Is Eric Dolphy on "West Coast Bibes?" I thought was on "United Artists," but that's all part of the Pacific Jazz/Blue Note/Captitol conglomerate these days.

"Stoned Soul Picnic," from the same period, is also good. Parts of "Daddy Bug" were released on LP without the "sweetening" - that version has never made it to CD. (And catch Ayers on the Curtis Amy "Mosaiic Select.")

Isn't "Art Deco" on A&M?

Not sure I've ever made it to the end. And on the CD there's no break.

I have one of those 12" disco singles of a cut from the "RCA" "Monuments - wonder how much play THAT got in the clubs.

Have you heard his "RCA" album?

Wait a minute - the first Blue Mitchell LP was "directed by Joe Henderson?" Wasn't that one pretty much the recently broken up Horace Silver group? (With henderson taking over for Junior Cook...) I better pull out the Mosaic book.

Not sure if Hubbard and Turrentine's best work is on "CTI," but it was far superior to their subsequent material on (respectively) "Columbia" and "Fantasy."

Quincy - Thanks. I guess if I really want to hear Murray, I should buy one of his albums. (Are there any successful appearances by jazz musicians sitting in with a rock band? Besides Sonny Rollins and Wayne Shorter?) (And Chet Baker?) (Wait a minute - now that I think about it, there are plenty.)

Is David Murray on any of those live sets?

I always thought the original CD release of the two albums showed the promise of the (then) new format - a chance tp put things in some kind of order and fill out original albums with worthwhile additional material. On the other hand, the "RVG" editions sound as good as anything in that seriies - a noticeable improvement in sound. I've kept all of them.

Don't think it's been reissued ("French Riviera" - a similar session has been), but the best cut - a smoking "No More Blues" - is on one of those "Verve" budget compillations.

I'm lukewarm on "Sister Salvation," but the "Exodus" title is very good. My favorite - and a good deal - is the "Collectables" "two-fer" of "Jazz With a Twist" and "Explosion" - similar set-up to "Salvation"' but (to my ears) livelier.

I've always thought of Rudolph Johnson's "Second Coming" as just about as good a jazz album as you'll find. The playing (by musicians who you might not be familiar with) is first-rate, and the album as a whole is sequenced so it all builds and really hangs together. Don't miss it. No kidding.

"On May Way & Shoutin'..." has always been one of my favorites - I'd put it at the top of my list. (Some of the arrangements have a slightly more "modern" bent than the Basie albums of that period.) (Key word: "slightly.")

Never noticed any problems with this - I'll give it a listen again, though. By the way - isn't there a more recent reissue of this? One of those "Original Sound" Warner deals?

How about the recent "Fantasy" SACD hybrid of the Massey Hall concert?

My opinion is that the Gil Evans is the pick of the lot, in any of the layers. Apparently original stereo tapes were discovered, amd used for the first time.

Mannekind"'s been out a couple of times on CD. Also - that Art Farmer and strings session has been out , but it's not in the same league as the Mercury strings session. Another nice feature of the label - in addition to the headphones noted above - lots of chains and necklaces!

Besides the 2 excellent "Impulse" titles, the same line-up recorded for "Reprise" (recently reissued on "Collectables") and "Columbia." But the "Impulse" albums are the ones to get - and a real departure from the Buddy Collette/Jim Hall/Fred Katz "chamber" jazz style Hamilton made his reputation with. (Lloyd was the "musical director" for that particular edition of the Hamilton group.)

Doris Duke married to Joe Castro??

If you're interested in Art Blakey, I can't imagine NOT picking it up. (And, given the climate in the music industry, who knows how long it will even be available?) But it's not "Free For All."

Aren't jazz recordings routinely edited? Is this a surprise? (Editing jazz albums is always an interesting topic.) Anyway, it's a good album (sort-of peters out near the end), and there's plenty of Gilmore. For me, buying the album when it first came out, the elaborate "Limelight" packaging was part of the deal. The Japanese CD issue duplicated the original cover, fold-outs, etc. (I know, the music is what's important, but those "Limelight" covers were something!) Can't imagine the new release will be this detailed.

The more I think about the Kessel "Reprise" stuff... It's similar to those Laurindo Almeida "and the Bossa Nova All-Stars" LP's on "Capitol" - short tracks, many of the day's pop hits (remember all the titles emblazoned on the covers in large type?), minimal jazz content, and absolutely nothing to do with bossa nova. Still, they were hard to resist...

The "Reprise" albums - sorry to say, not that good. For the most part a real period piece. Maybe a couple good tracks with Paul Horn. (Now, the Shorty Rogers "Reprise" material that's out on "Collectables" - THAT'S a good deal!)