king ubu Posted September 14, 2014 Report Posted September 14, 2014 discs 1 and 2 last night - good! And Gavin's liners as usual are a treat, too! now back to the Crusaders, made it to disc 3 yesterday, so it's discs 4-6 now. Quote
sidewinder Posted September 14, 2014 Report Posted September 14, 2014 CDs 5 and 6 now spinning. Those latter PJ albums are really good ! Quote
gmonahan Posted September 14, 2014 Report Posted September 14, 2014 Yes indeed! I don't think I've heard anything bad by Ellington anyways ... even the drabber sessions usually contain some hidden pleasures! Same goes for the box I've started listening last night and in the middle of by now: True, true, though I think the Reprise box has more interesting surprises on it than the Capitol box. Not that I'd part with that one, you understand! gregmo Quote
jlhoots Posted September 15, 2014 Report Posted September 15, 2014 Donald Byrd - love all of the Pepper Adams solos. Quote
king ubu Posted September 15, 2014 Report Posted September 15, 2014 CDs 5 and 6 now spinning. Those latter PJ albums are really good ! Yup, they even make "Hey Jude" sound like ... not 200% but only about 198% awkward Yes indeed! I don't think I've heard anything bad by Ellington anyways ... even the drabber sessions usually contain some hidden pleasures! Same goes for the box I've started listening last night and in the middle of by now: True, true, though I think the Reprise box has more interesting surprises on it than the Capitol box. Not that I'd part with that one, you understand! gregmo Yes, I'm all with you! But the Capitol has those lovely trio sessions! When I first got the box, small group Ellington to me was limited to "Back to Back" -- and trio Ellington to "Money Jungle" ... obviously none of his other trio dates is quite up there, so young me didn't really *get* those Capitol trios, but by now, I'm really fond ot 'em (same goes, I guess, for "Live at the Whitney" -- I think some enthusiast comment by Mr. Sangrey led me to check those out with newly adjusted ears ...) Just finished discs 1 and 2 of the other Mosaic I just got (the Clooney was really just a filler to make a bit more sense wrt to shipping costs): Quote
alankin Posted September 15, 2014 Report Posted September 15, 2014 (edited) The Jazz Crusaders – Unreleased Session , 5/62 [(C,D) in Pacific Jazz Mosaic] (Mosaic – Pacific Jazz) — With Wayne Henderson, Wilton Felder, Joe Sample, Jimmy Bond, Stix Hooper Edited September 15, 2014 by alankin Quote
BFrank Posted September 16, 2014 Report Posted September 16, 2014 Disk #4 (or #3) ...... they're all good! Quote
sidewinder Posted September 17, 2014 Report Posted September 17, 2014 (edited) The Jazz Crusaders – Unreleased Session , 5/62 [(C,D) in Pacific Jazz Mosaic] (Mosaic – Pacific Jazz) — With Wayne Henderson, Wilton Felder, Joe Sample, Jimmy Bond, Stix Hooper Now spinning disks 3 and 4. Edited September 17, 2014 by sidewinder Quote
king ubu Posted September 18, 2014 Report Posted September 18, 2014 Started yesterday with this ... one of my favourites! Not so sure about the Pass - the best of it is very fine, but actually I think I can kinda follow Cuscuna's aversion against Les McCann ... okay, dude brings good vibes a plenty, and he's after all on "Swiss Movement" (which is a personal favourite of mine, has been for many years), but after two or three tunes, I think I've heard the two or three grooves he's got goin' on and am ready to move on. Were it not for Pass, I'd not be interested in these dates at all. The sessions with second guitar instead of piano ... well, some of it is just a bit too cute for my likings. That sounds pretty negative, which is not how it should - it's just one set I'd rather give ***1/2 instead of *****. Quote
Justin V Posted September 18, 2014 Report Posted September 18, 2014 Disc 3. I purchased the set for $45.99 after shipping a year ago. Considering how much I paid and how much enjoyment I've gotten from this set, it has to be one of the greatest bargains ever. Quote
JohnJ Posted September 19, 2014 Report Posted September 19, 2014 Larry Young - disk #1 As it happens, me too! Quote
BFrank Posted September 19, 2014 Report Posted September 19, 2014 Larry Young - disk #1 As it happens, me too! Great minds ... Quote
alankin Posted September 19, 2014 Report Posted September 19, 2014 Nat King Cole Trio – The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio - CD 4 (Mosaic Records) Quote
Justin V Posted September 19, 2014 Report Posted September 19, 2014 The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings of Gerald Wilson and His Orchestra, Disc 5 Quote
king ubu Posted September 19, 2014 Report Posted September 19, 2014 just finished this (started yesterday): great! Quote
king ubu Posted September 19, 2014 Report Posted September 19, 2014 disc one - probably more tomorrow Quote
BFrank Posted September 20, 2014 Report Posted September 20, 2014 Ubu - I've also been working through the Lee Morgan and Hank Mobley sets lately. There's a lot of material there and I've never really listened to them that closely before. Quote
king ubu Posted September 20, 2014 Report Posted September 20, 2014 Alas I'm not listening closely these days, but I've had both since the late 90s. The Morgan wasn't exactly love at first sight, but the Mobley sure was! Into disc 3 of it by now. Thoroughly enjoying all those dates with the Messengers gang - Doug Watkins was so darn good! Quote
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