BruceH Posted May 11, 2003 Report Posted May 11, 2003 Perhaps I'm not the only one who doesn't own any of these. I own three of them, the McGhee Vol. 1, Foster/Wallington, and Gil Melle, all of which are great. For sheer ear-opening uniqueness I'd vote for the Melle. I was tempted to vote for the one I want the most, Howard McGhee Vol 2/Tal Farlow Quartet. I ended up voting for the one I listen to the most: Frank Foster/George Wallington Showcase. Others have said this, but I'll reiterate---I wish Blue Note would keep these valuable re-issues in print a little longer. Quote
marcoliv Posted May 13, 2003 Report Posted May 13, 2003 Hi! i have a special feeling about this particular series since it´s the only one i´ve completed here in Rio, thoses discs never sold well so it wasn´t so hard to get'em. my vote is for Julius Watkins. loved that french horn sound peace Marcus Oliveira Quote
Morganized Posted May 13, 2003 Report Posted May 13, 2003 Just picked up the Gil Melle'. I may have to change my vote. This is a really good session. I think it really has that 50's feel. It really captures the period. I was surprised how inventive the music is however. A really nice, mellow, set. I voted for the Howard Mcghee/ Tal Falow because it was my first introduction to the amazing Tal Farlow. This would be a hard choice for me. Both are really great sessions. This was a good thread and a fun poll. Quote
Ed S Posted May 13, 2003 Report Posted May 13, 2003 I'm really glad to see all of the positive remarks about this group of releases. I've mentioned on this thread and elsewhere that these are my favorite Conns - for many of the same reasons cited above - the unique sounds, first exposures to these artists etc. BN really did a great job with these. Quote
AndrewHill Posted September 14, 2007 Report Posted September 14, 2007 Looking for a thread on Urbie Green and found this. Voted for Watkins. I own/heard all except the Melle and the Foster/Wallington. As others have said about Watkins, its astonishing to hear someone swing so hard on an unwieldy instrument such as a french horn. I like the tunes, Mobley is in fine form and Watkins is ON. Great disk. Runner up would have to be the Tal Farlow side on the flip side of Howard McGhee. Would really like to hear the Melle set. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted September 14, 2007 Report Posted September 14, 2007 My vote was for the Melle. Quote
Swinging Swede Posted September 14, 2007 Report Posted September 14, 2007 (edited) In case some of you missed it, the Urbie Green was recently reissued on this Fresh Sound CD: In addition to the Blue Note 10-incher, it also contains his Vanguard 10-incher, as well as all but one track from his Bethlehem 12" album. Love Locked Out seems to be missing from the latter. Oh well, that album has been reissued in full on its own anyway, so the Fresh Sound in any case at least combines two complete 10" albums. With this I believe all Blue Note 10" albums (not counting leased material) have come out on CD. Edited September 14, 2007 by Swinging Swede Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted September 14, 2007 Report Posted September 14, 2007 Just for info: Is it because of who owned this material originally (or only leased it on BN) that the FATS SADI 10" BN Lp has escaped most (if not all) of those reissue programs? Quote
mikeweil Posted September 14, 2007 Report Posted September 14, 2007 I'm delighted to see the Julius Watkins top the poll! Quote
mikeweil Posted September 14, 2007 Report Posted September 14, 2007 In case some of you missed it, the Urbie Green was recently reissued on this Fresh Sound CD: I was sure the Barcelona amigos would take care of it some day ... Quote
mikeweil Posted September 14, 2007 Report Posted September 14, 2007 Just for info: Is it because of who owned this material originally (or only leased it on BN) that the FATS SADI 10" BN Lp has escaped most (if not all) of those reissue programs? Yes - it originally was a Vogue 10" LP. Vogue is now owned by the BMG group. There was/is a Japanese LP sleeve reissue. Quote
Big Al Posted September 14, 2007 Report Posted September 14, 2007 As much as I loved the concept of this series of issues, I never originally got into any of them. Of course, now that they're OOP, I wanna get 'em back again and listen to them with new ears. Happens every time. Quote
BruceH Posted September 14, 2007 Report Posted September 14, 2007 Since my previous post I'd have to say that the one I listen to the most is the Sal Salvador. Love that disc. Quote
AndrewHill Posted September 14, 2007 Report Posted September 14, 2007 Like the WCC, the 10inch Conns seemed to have never caught on until it was too late. I think I blinked and they were already gone. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted September 14, 2007 Report Posted September 14, 2007 Had most of them on vinyl. Bought all the US cd reissues too. Lots of nice stuff. Quote
Peter Friedman Posted September 15, 2007 Report Posted September 15, 2007 At one time I had a few on 10 inch LPs. Then picked up the Japanese 12 inch LPs that combined many of them. Now have the complete CD series. I very much enjoy all of them. I don't recall mention of the Wynton Kelly Trio session that was out as a 10 inch Lp. That material was later issued on a Blue Note CD which I am pleased to have in my collection. Quote
Kalo Posted September 15, 2007 Report Posted September 15, 2007 Thanks for the reminder of this great series. I'm going to listen to them all tonight. Seriously! Quote
Kalo Posted September 15, 2007 Report Posted September 15, 2007 Since my previous post I'd have to say that the one I listen to the most is the Sal Salvador. Love that disc. Eddie Costa! Quote
BruceH Posted September 15, 2007 Report Posted September 15, 2007 Since my previous post I'd have to say that the one I listen to the most is the Sal Salvador. Love that disc. Eddie Costa! As usual, you hit the nail on the head. Quote
Kalo Posted September 16, 2007 Report Posted September 16, 2007 Since my previous post I'd have to say that the one I listen to the most is the Sal Salvador. Love that disc. Eddie Costa! As usual, you hit the nail on the head. A while back I got a Japanese CD version of a 1956 Sal Salvador Quartet session on Bethlehem called Frivolous Sal. The personnel is almost identical to the bands on the Connoisseur: Salvador, Costa, George Roumanis on bass, and Jimmy Campbell on drums. Nice stuff! Quote
Kalo Posted September 16, 2007 Report Posted September 16, 2007 When I saw the results of the poll, I was a bit surprised that the Watkins was so far ahead of the others. But after listening to them all in a row tonight (well, I'm still in the middle of the Melle, so I haven't quite finished yet) I'm no longer surprised. Great session there. But these are all top-notch as far as I'm concerned. Thanks to all for inspiring me to listen to these again. Quote
Alexander Posted September 16, 2007 Report Posted September 16, 2007 The first one I bought (in fact, I think it was the only one I bought when they first came out) was the Watkins, primarily because Mobley was on it. At the time, I was more into sixties jazz and found a lot of fifties stuff I'd heard to be too stiff. Several years later, I started getting into jazz recorded during the fifties and before and I picked up the Melle. Then I got a note from True Blue that this batch of Conns was being deleted, so I ordered the McGhee discs. By this point, the discs had largely become OOP, and I was frustrated because I was finally getting into the ones I owned. I obsessively searched for the others in the series (this was before I was buying things online). Finally, I came upon a used record store that had the entire series...new! It seemed that they had gotten them in when the came out, and nobody had bought them! I was able to get the rest, and I'm very fond of all of them. I listened to them all recently. Hard to pick a favorite! Have to say that I really like that Frank Foster date... Quote
BruceH Posted September 19, 2007 Report Posted September 19, 2007 Since my previous post I'd have to say that the one I listen to the most is the Sal Salvador. Love that disc. Eddie Costa! As usual, you hit the nail on the head. A while back I got a Japanese CD version of a 1956 Sal Salvador Quartet session on Bethlehem called Frivolous Sal. The personnel is almost identical to the bands on the Connoisseur: Salvador, Costa, George Roumanis on bass, and Jimmy Campbell on drums. Nice stuff! He's anything but frivolous. The combination of Salvador and Costa is magic. Quote
J.A.W. Posted September 19, 2007 Report Posted September 19, 2007 Lots of nice stuff. I agree. What a pity this series didn't sell. Quote
mikeweil Posted September 19, 2007 Report Posted September 19, 2007 Well, it was for Connoisseurs, and those are few ..... Quote
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