paul secor

Amen.

I'm not a Ben Sidran fan, but it might almost be worth getting this to hear what Roscoe Mitchell does. Well, I did say "almost".

That Pepper Select is a great box.

Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers: In the Beginning (Specialty/Ace) Check out Sam Cooke's breathing technique on "Jesus, I'll Never Forget". Amazing.

The Young Big Bill Broonzy 1928-1936 (Yazoo)

Horace Parlan Trio: Hi-Fly

They look very serious and severe in the photos I've seen. Is their music like that? Or perhaps I've just seen the wrong photos.

Good one, Jeff!

Big Bill Broonzy: Do That Guitar Rag (Yazoo)

One of the first records that introduced me to the music.

George Russell: Stratusphunk (Riverside)

! Still have fond memories of hearing them live - great night. I believe that it was Jerry Lawson's last concert with the group - though I didn't know that at the time.

Lee Dorsy: Ya Ya (Fury/Relic)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/arts/music/kurt-weill-composer-of-the-threepenny-opera-how-germany-finally-unearthed-a-national-treasure.html

As I've listened to that one over the years, I've come to like it more and more.

Minus one now: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/12/arts/music/joni-sledge-singer-in-the-we-are-family-group-sister-sledge-dies-at-60.html?_r=0 I assume that's why you listened to and posted this.

Or sometimes it's a good thing to leave the past behind - not forget it, but just leave it behind - and begin something new.

OK. I'll help move things along: Monk's Dream

Does anyone else here share my appreciation for Kirk Felton's remastering work on Fantasy/OJC/etc. reissues? I'm not one to obsess over various remasterings, but I find that he did some excellent work. Does anyone know what he's doing these days?

Lee Konitz & Red Mitchell: I Concentrate on You (Steeplechase)

Sheb Wooley Sam the Sham John Lamb

Mingus: Let My Children Hear Music (Columbia)

I have to admit that I'm not big on boxes these days - I just don't listen to them much, which is completely my fault - but I'll second the recs of Bird on Savoy and Dial, and Billie on Columbia. A few other favorites: Louis - Hot 5's and 7's (either Columbia or JSP); Bud - Complete Verve; Django - the JSP sets mastered by Ted Kendall. If I'm allowed to stretch it to non-jazz sets: the Muddy, Wolf, and Walter sets on Chess/Hip-O Select; Elmore James - Flair/Virgin/Ace (Flair/Modern/Meteor/etc. sides) and Capricorn (Bobby Robinson sides); Budapest String Quartet - Beethoven String Quartets - United Archives.

Happy Birthday!