jazzbo

Damn straight!

He just said he would look in to it. . . it may be for example Quartet lps only, which would be a manageable size, and is great stuff! Or it may never happen.

MC must be answering emails today; I got a response that he would look in to a set of Gary Burton's RCA lps. . . .

Hmmm . . . figures. . . they'll cook up a big overview box set and throw in a few tracks I'd be interested in hearing and haven't bought already several times!

I need to dig this up and spin it again. At the time of its release, I had seen WR several times and I was INTO them. Shortly after this one my interest flagged, and it seems now that I really don't "get into" the work that follows this as much as the work that preceded this. . . . So in a way this being a dividing line makes some sense in my own situation. Also though there is the fact that this and the following lps sound much better on vinyl than on cd, and I haven't heard the vinyl in a long time. In reflection on the most recent hearings I had of this I sort of agree with Jim. Could have been better, they did better things on stage around this time, but then again they also had a lot of fog machines and a lot of just groovin' on stage going on too. My expectations of "GREAT MUSIC" from WR are not great these days, but when I'm in the mood I can enjoy a good "non critical" listen. Sure wish they would release a big box set of "Live in Tokyo" and concerts around that date! I would critically listen and enjoy that stuff!

Yesterday I ordered from yourmusic.com the March RVGs. . . .

Not sure what was the deal with this label in the nineties; they put out this Monk of TV performances in Japan, AND Blakey TV performances in Japan, a Derek Smith Trio lp, a Teddy Wilson that I think was a transcription date, and some other items that I never did pick up that seemed to fall in those three camps of recordings. Probably a bootleg label in general.

Herman's Columbia Mosaic will be in rotation here at work today.

There is an lp, "Solo Piano", that is combined with another on one OJC cd. Excellent date! I also love a Muse solo date I have called "Empirical" which on cd (1990) from Muse was a retitled version of "There'll be Some Changes Made" from Muse, 1972.

Al Cohn "No Problem" on Xanadu. (via cdr). Barry Harris. .. ah how I love his piano playing!

The Collectables cd reissue is stereo. Sounds very nice. KLOOK!

RVG mentions experimenting with techniques and equipment with other labels and then bringing that over to Blue Note recordings also in the "Perfect Takes" dvd interview.

You're right, Visions has only been out on TOCJ cd, nice session indeed. Thanks for the info!

So is there anything here that has not been out on cd before? I have all the cds.

"Heavy Love"! Not on cd as far as I know.

Well here's three favorites of mine where he makes very important contributions: Two Zoot Sims: Passion Flower For Lady Carmen McRae: Great American Song Book (the original lp and the Japanese two cd set is better as it has all the "banter" but this is great stuff where Jimmy is musical director and plays so well). I really like the trio session he did for Nocturne, but I don't think it's available outside of the three cd complete box set on Fresh Sound (?)

Bertrand, no I never have heard that one, love the Monk and the Mingus you cite. (The Mingus is one of those rare cds I have in the living room, in my listening room, and at work!) Another favorite solo piano release of mine is Gasline Plays Ayler.

Well, I've been listening to those Verve Billie Holiday sessions with Sweets and Brute and Jimmy Rowles, and it is just making me believe that Jimmy is one of my very favorite pianists. We talk about him here a little but there isn't a lot of blather about him, which may be a shame. I notice over the last few years how he's on some of the sessions of artists that I reach out for more than others. And it boils down to his being such a wonderful accompanist. But he's so much more than that. Still he's at the keys for my favorite Verve Holiday, my favorite McRae, maybe even my favorite Getz and Zoot. That says a LOT to me. I need to explore his work as a leader more because the little that I have is great! Rowles has that elegant touch and technique to burn, but like Earl Hines. . . it's always JAZZ. He's just jazz through and through. And I sort of view him as I do Mobley: he's so hip, he's always just giving the thought out cool thing that is just right. A thinker, a swinger, and a painter. Anyone else a big fan?

Someone should take advantage of this to stop his annoying pleading. I don't agree with him I think. . . I used to have the Stash cds, a/b'd them with the JCS cds and sold them. Then bought the Storyville and compared those to the JVC and gave the JVCs to my dad. And in the notes to the Storyville Towers seems happy with the results. I personally think that the Cedar was not heavily-handed and the set sounds great. And there are much better liner notes than on any other cd edition. Someone go for it before he changes his mind.

Why would I like a Duke of Hazards feature? You're right Jim, prison would be on the list. Hey, I like Opera Man and several other Sandler shticks. .. but I've cringed at his movie work and admit I haven't given him a chance to show me that he's improved or changed because I just can't bear to put money on one of his films.

Thank goodness he lets us use the darned thng! I'm tempted to order the eight cd EMI box of Deubssy and Ravel symphonies. . . .I'll probably do so next month.

"The Gnosis or Ancient Wisdom in the Christian Scriptures," by William Kingsland. (A Theosophist work).

Earl Hines playing Duke Ellington on Master Jazz. The Monk Vogue recordings. Lots of Tatum possibilities.

Okay, if there are two very American things I really don't have time for. . .it's football and Adam Sandler! That's just me, the first part largely due to my spending my adolescence in Africa. Not feeling the slightest inclination to see THIS one.

My copy of this shows that the tunes with just Byas are from the same concert as If I Had You, Take the A Train, Ergo and Lester Leaps In. That is they are recorded live at the Scala concert halol in Arhous Denmark "circa 1959". . . . Says the r-section is Bent Axen, NHOP, and William Schoiffe. . . so different spelling for the drummer and obviously NHOP credited on bass. The Topsy and My Funny Valentine tracks are credited with an r-section of Paul Godske, NHOP and Alex Reil, from "a TV broadcast circa 1961." Both sections could well have NHOP within according to my ears, for what that's worth. I have a custom made cdr that purports to be from Jazz Mark 101. I like the TV broadcast tracks the best myself. It's interesting to hear the two horns with the same section though, Brew being more Presidential, and Byas being more Bean-like. . . .