Blue Note Recordings

[Peter]

Personal opinions are a large part of what this bulletin board is all about. Out in the "world" people often don't give rat's ass what you think, but here people do (at least as so far as jazz is concerned)! So please offer your opinion on the best/worst blue notes for the following categories. Feel free to add your own categories as well. My nominations follow each category:

Best Recording not released until long after the fact: Hard to believe that Wayne Shorter's Etc. sat in the can for a decade or two before being released! Honorable mention for Tina Brooks' Back to the Tracks.

Worst Recording from the Alfred Lions Era: Freddie Hubbard's Night of the Cookers. Just got this one and was VERY dissappointed. In fact, it inspired this posting.

Worst Recording from the post Lions era: This category should atract lots of nominations, so I'll pass for now.

Fre

[ASNL77]

The night of the Cookers is for me the worst Blue Note CD in my Blue Note collection, and by far! Apart from the sleeve there is nothing I like about this album!

Edited February 22, 2005 by ASNL77

[etherbored]

...but you probably like trompeta toccata?

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-e-

ps: as for me, my favorite pseudo-obscure titles are two grant green gems originally released via the king label in japan (but now available in the complete sonny clark quartet sessions domestically): nigeria and remembering grant green.

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[Chuck Nessa]

...but you probably like trompeta toccata?

,

-e-

ps: as for me, my favorite pseudo-obscure titles are two grant green gems originally released via the king label in japan (but now available in the complete sonny clark quartet sessions domestically): nigeria and remembering grant green.

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Since Mr Clark does not play on Remembering, it is not in the quartet set. It was released as Standards. The other (first on) King releases with Clark were Gooden's Corner and Oleo.

I also want to point out Alfred Lion did not produce Night of the Cookers, though he did release the material.

[ASNL77]

...but you probably like trompeta toccata?

,

-e-

ps: as for me, my favorite pseudo-obscure titles are two grant green gems originally released via the king label in japan (but now available in the complete sonny clark quartet sessions domestically): nigeria and remembering grant green.

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Since Mr Clark does not play on Remembering, it is not in the quartet set. It was released as Standards. The other (first on) King releases with Clark were Gooden's Corner and Oleo.

I also want to point out Alfred Lion did not produce Night of the Cookers, though he did release the material.

Trompeta Toccata is a gem. Thanks for the info on the Sonny Clark albums. I did not know where to find these Grant Green recordings. Some more money spent very soon!

[etherbored]

Since Mr Clark does not play on Remembering, it is not in the quartet set. It was released as Standards. The other (first on) King releases with Clark were Gooden's Corner and Oleo.

I also want to point out Alfred Lion did not produce Night of the Cookers, though he did release the material.

you are indeed correct, sir.

thankyousomuch!

-e-

[ejp626]

2 more nominees for sitting in the can too long (you know what I mean):

Andrew Hill Passing Ships

Lee Morgan Sonic Boom

I'd give Passing Ships the edge, since it is an amazing album, and its success spurred MC to release the Andrew Hill Select (something I certainly never thought would occur).