Bluesnik

You exactly mirror my thoughts about this series. I've always been intrigued why there wasn't more interest in this first part of the BN history, with the (for me) fantastic 7000 series. Maybe because it was about Dixieland revival and boogie woogie and not the stuff BN got famous for, like the latter series 1500. I have some of them. I don't remember how I got them. I only remember it was hard. I have numbers 7, 11, 13, 15, 16. And some of this material came out in a US series (no reissues of albums, just comps), celebrating BN's 60 anniversary, with some Bechets and the great Blue Note Swingtets in 98. So I thought for the 70th there was going to be another great special collection from BN. But nope. Maybe by that time times were so troubled for them they didn't even consider it.

Me too, but in Django's Peche a la Mouche. But I still don't get the meaning.

Inspired by another thread here I listened to this again and enjoyed it a lot. And it gives a good insight into what Central Avenue must have been in the 40s.

Oh, I didn't know that. Although the CD came out a long while ago, its good to have a thread like this running.

Though the material is very good, it contains a zillion alternates, which I'm not so fond of.

I have his big band album Bernt Rosengren Big Band from 1977, which I like a lot.

I finished ordering Mosaics around 2004 or so, but I'm still informed about their catalogue and their new sets and could decide to jump on one eventually. But this isn't too probable now. The sets I'd be most interested in are OOP. And the demise of the Selects is a big drawback.

A rather small set (just 2 CDs), that brings together many of the first LPs issued by Blue Note as ten inchers. The famous series 5000. There is also an early 1500 series album included here, of which I'm not sure if it's 10 or 12 inch. I would say the switch to 12 inch was made with the 1500 series, the first issues of which were reissues of 5000 series albums, but I'm not sure.

Just got it from NoBusiness. Good idea.

Nice video of Round Midnight. I had never seen him move his foot in such funny way as here...

Never no Lament - The Blanton-Webster Band - Duke Ellington

Yeah, it's very high on my wants list.

A good compilation to me is his Blue Note album, called George Lewis and his New Orleans Stompers, which was recorded in 55. It was part of a series of CDs put out by Blue Note in 98 about New Orleans jazz, which also included the excellent Blue Note Swingtets album.

Yes, I also like that Mosaic very much.

I must admit I am not so familiar with his latest efforts and don't know what he's been doin as of late. Maybe he's more inclined to dance sounds now. What I liked most was what he used to do, which was always like a mix between broken beat and fusion. By the way, he's of Australian-Japanese descent. What a curious and interesting mixture.

One of his better projects, where I think he was involved and which I am listening to now, is The Politik, with singer Bembe Segue.

I like Mark de Clive Lowe and have done so for more than ten years.

No, they're not connected. And other than some spiritual jazz compilations, Kindred Spirit release a different kind of music. More cutting edge and less jazz. Maybe they have some more compilations out now, like you say. I haven't followed them in some years.

And don't forget the Vee Jay sides of the young lions and others where he shines with Shorter. They were collegated into a Mosaic.

The Germans are known as very good vinyl (and any other media) manufacturers.

A wonderful set!

I saw it a couple of years ago and I liked it. I didn't like the puppet thing, which didn't quite fit the rest. But I liked the dramatisation of the story.

That was a very good album.