golfcrazy1984 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Posted January 26, 2011 I was sleeping...woke up, put on the Benny Goodman Small Groups 1944-1955. It's simple Goodman was a clarinet genius. I don't think there's a bad song in the entire 4 cds. Since getting the Mosaic Benny Goodman Orchestra set and the small groups set, I have totally changed my stance on mid-century clarinet "jazz." I enjoy the Artie Shaw Bluebird and Victor Sessions too! 5 years ago I would have NEVER owned any Shaw or Goodman but now, I love their music BACK TO BED Quote
mellowT Posted January 27, 2011 Report Posted January 27, 2011 Been playing the Johnny Smith set all day today. Still not finished. Note to tranemonk: though not nearly as good as the Joe Pass, the Smith far outranks the Farlow set IMO. (Farlow's going on my sell stack. ) Quote
kinuta Posted January 27, 2011 Report Posted January 27, 2011 Complete HRS Sessions 1st and 2nd cds Quote
golfcrazy1984 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Posted January 27, 2011 Listening to (devouring) my NEW Buddy Rich and Woody Herman Columbia sets!!! They are both fantastic AND the Woody Herman is SUCH a delight! Surprised with this one....GREAT set! Quote
sidewinder Posted January 30, 2011 Report Posted January 30, 2011 Oscar Peterson Trios Clef, CD3. Very nice ! Quote
king ubu Posted January 30, 2011 Report Posted January 30, 2011 Been playing the Johnny Smith set all day today. Still not finished. Note to tranemonk: though not nearly as good as the Joe Pass, the Smith far outranks the Farlow set IMO. (Farlow's going on my sell stack. ) That's a weird ranking... only know the Farlow yet, but his flow and swing are unmatched among other guitarists, in my humble opinion. What I heard of Pass' from that period (for instance in the Gerald Wilson Mosaic) has sounded great and I'm looking forward a lot to eventually getting that box, too... Anyway, I guess to me it's all apples and oranges, in the end. Quote
sidewinder Posted January 30, 2011 Report Posted January 30, 2011 The Pass, Smith and Farlow (Concert Band ) sets are all damn good. I wouldn't even try to rank them - they are such different stylists. Quote
king ubu Posted January 30, 2011 Report Posted January 30, 2011 Playing discs 3 and 4 (Point of Departure) (and more) of the Andrew Hill Mosaic today :tup Quote
brownie Posted January 30, 2011 Report Posted January 30, 2011 Roy Eldridge 'The Complete Verve Studio Sessions', disc 1 to be followed by disc 2! Quote
kh1958 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Posted January 30, 2011 This weekend, Henry Threadgill, discs 5 and 6. Quote
king ubu Posted January 30, 2011 Report Posted January 30, 2011 Been playing Hill all day - sessions D-H, all but the final two multiple times, and in between three runs through "Dialogue" Quote
colinmce Posted January 31, 2011 Report Posted January 31, 2011 Easily a top 5 Blue Note album for me. Hell, Black Fire might even be on that shortlist, too. Quote
golfcrazy1984 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Posted January 31, 2011 Listening to the Woody Herman Columbia Recordings Disk VII. I am SO glad I got this set The vocals (which are plenty) are good and do not sound dated . Woody's clarinet and saxophone sound very good in this set, I am not a fan of his 60s (Philips recordings included) playing---his band was GREAT though. I am sure most on this board that wanted this set already have it, since it came out 5+ years ago. BUT if anyone is sitting on the fence and love big band music and great arrangements----all I can say is get it Chubby Jackson is a revelation. WOW. He is extremely propulsive! This set has FANTASTIC sound, another for Malcolm Addey (though I bet the source material was pristine). Haven't gotten to the booklet yet, but I bet it will be enlightening and enjoyable. Quote
golfcrazy1984 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Posted January 31, 2011 Disk XI of the 1932-1940 Duke Ellington big band set. Finally doing some intensive listening to this disk. Wonderful. The sound quality on this disk is stunning! Quote
king ubu Posted January 31, 2011 Report Posted January 31, 2011 (edited) Chubby Jackson is a revelation. WOW. He is extremely propulsive! Look for some of his own sessions! There's the OJCCD pairing a date of his featuring Mulligan with the Fantasy Mulligan quartet tracks, for instance. Also lately some yurpeen boots... on topic: wrapping up my Hill 63-66 listen with two gos through the session for "Compulsion" and two (or three - I'm in the middle of the first now) to the not-so-great session with Sam Rivers. Edited January 31, 2011 by king ubu Quote
golfcrazy1984 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Posted January 31, 2011 (edited) Chubby Jackson is a revelation. WOW. He is extremely propulsive! Look for some of his own sessions! There's the OJCCD pairing a date of his featuring Mulligan with the Fantasy Mulligan quartet tracks, for instance. Also lately some yurpeen boots... on topic: wrapping up my Hill 63-66 listen with two gos through the session for "Compulsion" and two (or three - I'm in the middle of the first now) to the not-so-great session with Sam Rivers. SWEET! Thanks I will take a look around Amazon. Chubby Jackson with Gerry Mulligan??? Sounds great Edited January 31, 2011 by Jazz Nut Quote
king ubu Posted January 31, 2011 Report Posted January 31, 2011 Chubby Jackson is a revelation. WOW. He is extremely propulsive! Look for some of his own sessions! There's the OJCCD pairing a date of his featuring Mulligan with the Fantasy Mulligan quartet tracks, for instance. Also lately some yurpeen boots... on topic: wrapping up my Hill 63-66 listen with two gos through the session for "Compulsion" and two (or three - I'm in the middle of the first now) to the not-so-great session with Sam Rivers. SWEET! Thanks I will take a look around Amazon. Chubby Jackson with Gerry Mulligan??? Sounds great There's also a great Chubby Jackson track on BFT #82... check there for a first sample! Quote
colinmce Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 Got that one coming in the mail to me right now. I very much look forward to hearing it. Quote
golfcrazy1984 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 (edited) The Complete Verve Johnny Hodges Mosaic. This is BEAUTIFUL music Listening to Zag Zig, Hodges is such a soulful player. Just pure from the heart. Do people play like this anymore???? PLAY THE MELODY PEOPLE Ok, ok, I'm all for going "out there" but it's nice to hear Hodges. I think "Fatha" Hines said you can do a lot of things with water; you can make beer, lemonade, coffee, but sometimes pure, cold water is the best. That's what Hodges was. Not a direct quote, but that's the idea Edited February 1, 2011 by Jazz Nut Quote
kinuta Posted February 2, 2011 Report Posted February 2, 2011 The Complete CBS Studio Recordings of Woody Shaw Disc 3 Quote
golfcrazy1984 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Posted February 2, 2011 (edited) Lou Donaldson Mosaic Disk 4. I am groovin' to this! Edited February 2, 2011 by Jazz Nut Quote
mikelz777 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Posted February 2, 2011 That Lou Donaldson set is a fine one. I haven't dug it out in a while, I'll have to make a point of giving it a listen. Right now, The Complete Clef / Mercury Recordings Of Oscar Peterson Trio Quote
golfcrazy1984 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Posted February 2, 2011 That Lou Donaldson set is a fine one. I haven't dug it out in a while, I'll have to make a point of giving it a listen. Right now, The Complete Clef / Mercury Recordings Of Oscar Peterson Trio I have been on the fence about this one for a while....I have a lot of Oscar Peterson, and that's probably the reason I haven't gotten this. I'm sure when it goes to running low (if I haven't ordered it by then) I will get it. I do have the Ahmad Jamal set and love it, so time will tell about the Oscar Peterson set. Any thoughts on this set? (I'll check previous discussion). Enjoy listening to the set ! And the Lou Donaldson set is very enjoyable and Ray Barretto is quite the addition to the music Quote
mikelz777 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Posted February 2, 2011 (edited) That Lou Donaldson set is a fine one. I haven't dug it out in a while, I'll have to make a point of giving it a listen. Right now, The Complete Clef / Mercury Recordings Of Oscar Peterson Trio I have been on the fence about this one for a while....I have a lot of Oscar Peterson, and that's probably the reason I haven't gotten this. I'm sure when it goes to running low (if I haven't ordered it by then) I will get it. I do have the Ahmad Jamal set and love it, so time will tell about the Oscar Peterson set. Any thoughts on this set? (I'll check previous discussion). Enjoy listening to the set ! And the Lou Donaldson set is very enjoyable and Ray Barretto is quite the addition to the music The Mosaic doubled my OP collection from 7 to 14. (I'm not counting "sideman" recordings.) To be honest with you, the only reason I have the Mosaic is because I found a copy that was only $6.96 delivered. (all 7 discs but no box/no booklet) Having said that, the music contained in the set is excellent and I'm very much enjoying it. If you already own a lot of him, there's probably not much of a reason to be in any hurry to go after this. OP is almost always excellent so this is more or less more of the same. There's still a seller on Ebay offering this set new/delivered for about $60.00. While I like Oscar, I'm not sure I'd even go for it at that price. It's agreat deal and great news for a lot of fans but my love for OP isn't really compelling enough for me to want to seek out more than I already have. I'm pretty certain this added to the 7 discs I already have will be the extent of my OP collection. Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking the set in any way. The performances are excellent and his vocals (sounding much like Nat King Cole) are a very welcome addition and adds nice variety to the set. I was already happy with what I had but this was a fantastic addition I couldn't pass up for $1.00/disc. Edited February 2, 2011 by mikelz777 Quote
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