Granz Jams on Pablo

[Big Al]

After reading the notes to the Granz Jam Sessions on Verve box, I got the impression that Granz held similar jams on his Pablo label in the 70's. I know that a bunch are available on the OJC label, so are there any worth getting?

[BeBop]

If this includes the "Basie Jam"s, I'd answer "yes".

[wolff]

There are the 3 Basie Jams. Other than that, I do not know of any others except the Montreux '77 jams.

Edited January 5, 2005 by wolff

[JSngry]

Regardless of how they were billed, pretty much every Joe Turner Pablo album was a jam session.

This one might not be good, but it is definitely GREAT:

Call the plumber!!!

[wolff]

I thought of the Turner's, also. Joe Turner with The Trumpet Kings is also jam-like, but I do not think I'd recommend it.

Turner's Life Ain't Easy is a good one.

The Trumpet Summit(Hubbard/Terry/Gillespie) is a decent jam in the Verve tradition. I'd recommend it for a couple tunes.

Kick the front door in!

Edited January 5, 2005 by wolff

[BeBop]

I've got several of the Montreux 'jams': OP? Benny Carter? Joe Pass? (Sorry, they're not with me.) The Basie's the only one I remember fondly (non-Montreux, as I recall.)

[marcello]

This is a good one for the fireworks on Ali and Frazier!

Montreux '77: Oscar Peterson Jam (Pablo Live 2308 208)

Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry (tp) Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Bobby Durham (d)

'Montreux Jazz Festival', "Casino de Montreux", Switzerland, July 14, 1977

Ali and Frazier

If I Were a Bell

Things Ain't What They Used to Be

Just in Time

** also issued on Fantasy OJC 378.