The Magnificent Goldberg Posted July 29, 2006 Report Posted July 29, 2006 Bennie Green Mosaic disc 1 MG Quote
BruceH Posted July 29, 2006 Report Posted July 29, 2006 The Morgan/Shorter Vee-Jay. (What else? ) Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted July 29, 2006 Report Posted July 29, 2006 Bennie Green select disc 2 MG Quote
BruceH Posted July 30, 2006 Report Posted July 30, 2006 As of last night: The Columbia Jazz Piano Moods Sessions. Quote
Matthew Posted August 2, 2006 Report Posted August 2, 2006 J.J. Johnson: Complete Columbia Small Group Recordings. Disk 2. Quote
Uncle Skid Posted August 2, 2006 Report Posted August 2, 2006 Andrew Hill (Complete Blue Note Sessions): Discs 1-4. Quote
mikelz777 Posted August 3, 2006 Report Posted August 3, 2006 Right now I'm thoroughly enjoying my first run-through of Horace Parlan's set, discs 1 & 2. This set is awesome so far and I haven't even gotten to the Turrentine brothers and Booker Ervin stuff yet! I had never heard of Parlan before I read a lot of positive comments about him and this box set on some jazz forums. Very highly recommended to those who are curious and don't already have this one. It would be a big shame to miss it before it goes out of print. Quote
jeffrey r Posted August 3, 2006 Report Posted August 3, 2006 Right now I'm thoroughly enjoying my first run-through of Horace Parlan's set, discs 1 & 2. This set is awesome so far and I haven't even gotten to the Turrentine brothers and Booker Ervin stuff yet! I had never heard of Parlan before I read a lot of positive comments about him and this box set on some jazz forums. Very highly recommended to those who are curious and don't already have this one. It would be a big shame to miss it before it goes out of print. I totally agree with your assessment of the Parlan boxset. I've been listening to it alot lately. As I posted in the 10% off thread, this boxset is killer. It doesn't seem to get the kudos some of the other boxes get, although I really have never seen a bad thing said about it. The trios on the first couple of discs are outstanding. And the boxset really picks up when the Turrentines and Booker Ervin get involved. Definitely one to pick up before it disappears. Quote
mrjazzman Posted August 3, 2006 Report Posted August 3, 2006 I LOVE the Parlan stuff with Turrentine and Ervin, but IMO his trio stuff is weaker by comparison..... Quote
mikelz777 Posted August 3, 2006 Report Posted August 3, 2006 (edited) Right now I'm thoroughly enjoying my first run-through of Horace Parlan's set, discs 1 & 2. This set is awesome so far and I haven't even gotten to the Turrentine brothers and Booker Ervin stuff yet! I had never heard of Parlan before I read a lot of positive comments about him and this box set on some jazz forums. Very highly recommended to those who are curious and don't already have this one. It would be a big shame to miss it before it goes out of print. I totally agree with your assessment of the Parlan boxset. I've been listening to it alot lately. As I posted in the 10% off thread, this boxset is killer. It doesn't seem to get the kudos some of the other boxes get, although I really have never seen a bad thing said about it. The trios on the first couple of discs are outstanding. And the boxset really picks up when the Turrentines and Booker Ervin get involved. Definitely one to pick up before it disappears. You're right, this one doesn't seem to get much attention and is definitely a sleeper. It would be a great one to spring on someone who likes jazz but who would say, "Who in the heck is Horace Parlan?" I've listened to the first two discs and there isn't a single "turd in the punchbowl", so to speak. They were 2(+) hours of trio music and I didn't even remotely come close to being bored or disinterested. I generally hate bowed bass solos and there was even one of those that I enjoyed on the 2nd disc. This one seems to be a winner and a definite keeper. Edited August 3, 2006 by mikelz777 Quote
mikelz777 Posted August 3, 2006 Report Posted August 3, 2006 I LOVE the Parlan stuff with Turrentine and Ervin, but IMO his trio stuff is weaker by comparison..... So far, I've only listened to the trio stuff. I have heard Parlan's trio with Stanley Turrentine on one of Mr. T's recordings so I'm really looking forward to hearing him with the Turrentines and Ervin. Isn't Grant Green in there somewhere as well? For me, I wouldn't say that the trio stuff is weaker by comparison, just different. Given a choice, I would probably listen to a quartet or quintet over a trio more often than not because it is a little more interesting with the added layers, interplay and exchanges. The trio has a little more work cut out for them to keep your attention and Parlan's trio passes that test with flying colors. When I'm in the mood for a trio recording, these are surely going to be among the ones I reach for first. Quote
jazzbo Posted August 4, 2006 Report Posted August 4, 2006 Complete Decca Recordings of Louis Armstrong. Quote
BruceH Posted August 5, 2006 Report Posted August 5, 2006 Lately I've been listening to the Horace Parlan box over and over, particularly discs 3,4, and 5. Wonderful stuff. Quote
BruceH Posted August 5, 2006 Report Posted August 5, 2006 Right now I'm thoroughly enjoying my first run-through of Horace Parlan's set, discs 1 & 2. This set is awesome so far and I haven't even gotten to the Turrentine brothers and Booker Ervin stuff yet! I had never heard of Parlan before I read a lot of positive comments about him and this box set on some jazz forums. Very highly recommended to those who are curious and don't already have this one. It would be a big shame to miss it before it goes out of print. I totally agree with your assessment of the Parlan boxset. I've been listening to it alot lately. As I posted in the 10% off thread, this boxset is killer. It doesn't seem to get the kudos some of the other boxes get, although I really have never seen a bad thing said about it. The trios on the first couple of discs are outstanding. And the boxset really picks up when the Turrentines and Booker Ervin get involved. Definitely one to pick up before it disappears. Nice to see some others are digging this box too. I let it sit on the shelf for a long while before recently "rediscovering" it so to speak. Great music. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted August 5, 2006 Report Posted August 5, 2006 Complete Decca Recordings of Louis Armstrong. Please give me the catalog number of that box. Quote
Big Al Posted August 6, 2006 Report Posted August 6, 2006 Complete Verve Teddy Wilson Trios. Mmmmm mmmmm!!!!! Quote
tranemonk Posted August 6, 2006 Report Posted August 6, 2006 (edited) Bud Shank Disc 5.... Haven't given this a spin in a while... I'm digging it again.... Nice stuff.... How come there's never much mention of this set on the board? I've always liked it... Edited August 6, 2006 by tranemonk Quote
mikelz777 Posted August 8, 2006 Report Posted August 8, 2006 I just finished up listening to the balance of the Horace Parlan set. I really dig the stuff with Booker Ervin and Grant Green. I can't wait to listen to the entire set again! Quote
BruceH Posted August 8, 2006 Report Posted August 8, 2006 I just finished up listening to the balance of the Horace Parlan set. I really dig the stuff with Booker Ervin and Grant Green. I can't wait to listen to the entire set again! I've been listening to it over and over for the last week-and-a-half. I find the alternates are just as good, and sometimes better, than the masters. Uncommon, to say the least. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted August 9, 2006 Report Posted August 9, 2006 Jazz Crusaders box MG Quote
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