Cliff Englewood

It's hard to tell as he's not wearing a hat, Kelly always wore a hat, even indoors. I'll give it a very, very, very close look later tonight.

No worries Late, it looks like the Classics edition covers all but one of the sessions, the last one, as per the discog. above; Los Angeles, CA, November 9, 1954 2036-1 Give Me the Simple Life 2037-1 Oh, Jane Suavely 2040-1 I'll Remember April ** also issued on Verve MGV 8122. So it misses out on 3 tunes. As many people have pointed out there is a great Mosaic Select in the making here, there must be a few more sessions they could put in there to fill up 3 discs???

PM sent on the SONNY ROLLINS PRESTIGE BOX.

Yea, the sound quality on the Classics CD I have of this material is quite dull, no real life to it at all, however the music, while not my favorite from this period, makes up for it.

Yeah, from what I understand, some folks have heard of him. No shit Sherlock. Thanks for the contribution.

Considering they did the Red Garland at the Prelude 2 disc set, which is hardly ever going to be a huge seller, the Complete Dolphy/Little Five Spot recordings seem a bit of a no brainer. Also, Blue Note did make a point of putting Dolphy's name on the cover of the recent Mingus Live at Cornell set, so clearly his name has some currency.

PM on the way re. New York, New York.

Check out the last post in this thread, I don't think it has everything but it has most of it. Previous Getz discussion... I absolutely adore this period of his career, his consistency, and always at such a high level, was pretty much amazing, he always came to play. This has been reissued fairly recently and is well worth checking out.

Received the Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions yesterday, thanks very much.

Yes there are some good photo's of Sonny, Wilbur Ware and Elvin at the V.V. and a great one of Rudy and Al Lion at the gig in front of that huge, mad looking recording console. Also a few from the "Newk's Time" session, as Late mentioned. I hadn't seen most of the photos before though. The banter before "Woody 'N You" and "Old Devil Moon" is pretty cool. He was and indeed still is, such a hipster.

I would agree with this, I actually bought it twice, one regular version and the Japanese version, it has a larger booklet with some pretty groovy extra photos. This is the cover;

It's gone... Last chance.

Al Cohn & Zoot Sims in 1968 with Stan Tracey on piano, Dave Green on bass & Phil Seamen on drums.

I finally got around to reading the notes last night, excellent stuff. I know the Emmy's are a load of bollox, but Old Hat really do deserve some sort of award for this release.

All Movie Guide Blog.

Yea, but they're not always his balls.

PM sent re. Count Basie, Complete Decca Recordings (three disc set) $12.

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I had the pleasure of seeing him live a good few years ago in a small club here in Dublin, he was absolutly amazing, unique in the true sense of the word.

PM sent on Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions (Mosaic 170) (Never Played, Still Sealed, Out of Print) -- $200

Front and back covers;

Water re-issued this within the last few years, that's how I got my copy. I have to admit that I went looking for this one because of Joe Henderson, as I was going throught a major J H phase, and wanted to get every Blue Note session that he was on. I like this one a lot but as usual, don't play it enough.

Well I bought this on Sunday and gave it a spin. First impressions are that the Canadian stuff is actually the best sounding. It's actually a live radio broadcast, not a live concert in front of a audiance. Getz is very relaxed and in a good mood. He introduces each track and is quite funny a few times, especially after "Froggie Went A-Courtin'", where he kinda implies he's had some sort of relationship with Joe Hunt's Grandmother. The Newport stuff is OK sound quality wise, you can only really hear Scott LaFaro when he solos, which is a pity considering he died within days of the gig. The other 2 tracks are poor, they kinda sound like you are listening to the radio from another room. The Canadian Concert is definitely worth having though if you're a Getz nut, which I am fast becoming. I found a review of a previous release of it on AMG. AMG Review. Review by Dave Nathan It was 1964 and Stan Getz was having a problem finding a pianist for his newly constituted quartet. Someone (reportedly Lou Levy) suggested that instead of a piano player, Getz hire young vibraphone player Gary Burton. It was a fortuitous choice as this pianoless quartet was one of Getz's more interesting and musically enterprising groups. The event this LP captures, the Brilliant Canadian Concert in Vancouver of 1965, was a prime example of Burton's work during his two-year sojourn with the quartet. His skill with the four mallet vibraphone technique reaches its zenith on "My Funny Valentine." Getz was at the peak of his form. He could make his saxophone sound tender and biting at the same time creating a sound that was instantly recognizable, which no sax player would ever duplicate. Also during this period, his tone was so light and airy that it often sounded as if he was on alto. One of the compelling features about this album is that Getz introduces each tune and on a couple of occasions showed his sardonic wit. In introducing Burton's "A Singing Song," Getz informs the audience that "instead of a 4/4 time signature, we will be using a 6/8 time signature, which means absolutely nothing." This must have driven jazz technocrats up the wall. Gene Cherico's bass and Joe Hunt's drums excel in rhythmic support with the bass player getting significant solo time on "Morning of the Carnival." The quartet's concert in Vancouver is in a series of five. The others featured Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, and Dave Brubeck/Paul Desmond. And, like this event, all were of the highest caliber and were issued on LPs. What a magnificent boxed CD set this would make.