Dan Gould Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 I imagine there are others who got the same email, but those Definitive Black & Blue Sessions CDs are becoming increasingly tough to track down and apparently they got a quantity in and are looking to blow through them. $11.83 for US folks, 9.95 for Yurpeans. Linky to the full catalog page From the email: The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions BB989 Guy Lafitte - Happy! BB988 Buddy Tate, Wild Bill Davis - Broadway BB987 Hal Singer, Milt Buckner - Milt & Hal BB986 Irvin Stokes - Broadway BB984 Johnny Letman - A Funky Day In Paris BB981 Tiny Grimes - Food For Thought BB978 Andre Persiani - The Real Me BB976 Panama Francis - Gettin' In The Groove BB975 Jo Jones - Smiles BB973 Guy Lafitte, Wild Bill Davis - Three Men On A Beat BB972 Illinois Jacquet - Jacquet's Street BB971 Cat Anderson - Cat Speaks BB970 Joe Newman - I Love My Woman BB968 Eddie Davis, Wild Bill Davis - Live In Château Neuf du Pape BB967 Earl Hines - Live In Orange BB965 Jay Mcshann, Milt Buckner - Kansas City Memories BB958 Arnett Cobb, Guy Lafitte - Tenor Abrupt BB957 Richard 'groove' Holmes, Willis Jackson - Live On Stage BB955 Curtis Fuller, Kai Winding - Bone Appetit BB954 Al Grey, Arnett Cobb - Ain't That Funk For You BB953 Milt Buckner - Block Chords Parade BB950 Helen Humes - Sneakin' Around BB948 Jimmy Witherspoon - And Panama Francis' Savoy Sultans BB947 Hank Jones - I Remember You BB946 Jimmy Rowles - Shade And Light BB941 Illinois Jacquet - God Bless My Solo BB940 Arnett Cobb - Jumpin' At The Woodside BB939 Buddy Tate - And His Celebrity Club Orchestra BB938 Bill Harris - Down In The Alley BB932 Harold Ashby - Scufflin' BB930 Chris Woods - From Here To Eternity BB929 Milt Buckner - Green Onions BB928 Alvin Queen, Lonnie Smith - Lenox And Seventh BB927 Roger Ram Ramirez - Live In Harlem BB925 John Hardee - A Little Blue BB924 Budd Johnson - Ya ! Ya ! BB922 Sir Charles Thompson - Hey There BB920 Jonah Jones - Confessin' BB919 Charlie Shavers - The Last Session BB915 Guy Lafitte - Corps Et Ame BB912 Al Grey - Grey's Mood BB910 Wild Bill Davis - All Right, Ok, You Win BB891 Eddie Chamblee - Blowing In Paris BB885 Earl Hines, Harry Edison - Just You, Just Me BB884 Candy Johnson - Candy's Mood BB883 Eddie 'lockjaw' Davis - Light And Lovely BB878 Eddie Vinson - Kidney Ste BB877 Sonny Stitt - Back To MyOwn Home Town BB872 Sy Oliver - Yes Indee BB865 Illinois Jacquet - Th Man I Love I can highly recommend the Lockjaw, the Earl Hines-Sweets duo is sublime, and you grease-heads should grab Groove Holmes + Willis Jackson, and the Lonnie Smith-Alvin Queen, too. Candy Johnson and Al Grey discs are solid, too. Quote
brownie Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 Thanks for the info, Dan! Lots of interesting albums there at very reasonable prices. The Hank Jones, Jimmy Rowles, Sonny Stitt, Budd Johnson are some that I would recommend. I'll need to have some of these shipped back to France where they come from! Quote
Dan Gould Posted October 26, 2006 Author Report Posted October 26, 2006 Thanks for the info, Dan! Lots of interesting albums there at very reasonable prices. The Hank Jones, Jimmy Rowles, Sonny Stitt, Budd Johnson are some that I would recommend. I'll need to have some of these shipped back to France where they come from! Is the Stitt something more than run of the mill, then? Quote
brownie Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 Is the Stitt something more than run of the mill, then? Not Stitt at the top but he was in a playing mood on that session! Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 I'll put in a plug for the Lafitte titles, especially Three Men On a Beat. Quote
Dan Gould Posted October 26, 2006 Author Report Posted October 26, 2006 I'll put in a plug for the Lafitte titles, especially Three Men On a Beat. Thanks Chuck, I went looking for the previous Black & Blue recommendations thread but couldn't find it. Quote
EKE BBB Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 Thanks for the hint, Dan. Just ordered: Broadway (Irvin Stokes) Sneakin' Around (Helen Humes) Scufflin' (Harold Ashby) Kansas City Memories ( Jay McShann, Milt Buckner) Cat Speaks (Cat Anderson) Gettin' In The Groove (Panama Francis) Tenor Abrupt (Arnett Cobb, Guy Lafitte) Just You, Just Me. (Earl Hines, Harry Edison) Quote
Dan Gould Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Posted October 27, 2006 Thanks for the hint, Dan. Just ordered: Broadway (Irvin Stokes) Sneakin' Around (Helen Humes) Scufflin' (Harold Ashby) Kansas City Memories ( Jay McShann, Milt Buckner) Cat Speaks (Cat Anderson) Gettin' In The Groove (Panama Francis) Tenor Abrupt (Arnett Cobb, Guy Lafitte) Just You, Just Me. (Earl Hines, Harry Edison) Man, I hope they have more than single copies, cuz you've named a few I am very much thinking about! I guarantee you'll love the Hines-Edison. Quote
EKE BBB Posted October 27, 2006 Report Posted October 27, 2006 (edited) Hey Dan, fastest trigger gets it all! Other very recommended Black&Blue titles, though not in this offer, are the Joe Turners ("Joe´s back in town" and "Poor butterfly") and the Johnny Guarnieri . Edited October 27, 2006 by EKE BBB Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 27, 2006 Report Posted October 27, 2006 (edited) There is some REAL STUFF in this label. What I've got (if not all, part) and can unhesitatingly recommend is BB988 Buddy Tate, Wild Bill Davis - Broadway BB981 Tiny Grimes - Food For Thought BB972 Illinois Jacquet - Jacquet's Street BB957 Richard 'groove' Holmes, Willis Jackson - Live On Stage (ed: issued in US on Muse as "Y'understand me") BB954 Al Grey, Arnett Cobb - Ain't That Funk For You BB940 Arnett Cobb - Jumpin' At The Woodside BB929 Milt Buckner - Green Onions BB928 Alvin Queen, Lonnie Smith - Lenox And Seventh BB927 Roger Ram Ramirez - Live In Harlem BB912 Al Grey - Grey's Mood BB910 Wild Bill Davis - All Right, Ok, You Win BB891 Eddie Chamblee - Blowing In Paris BB884 Candy Johnson - Candy's Mood BB865 Illinois Jacquet - Th Man I Love In particular, the Ram Ramirez is just incredible! Ram on organ, Ronnie Coles on drums. Can two men play "Robbins' nest" live for 25 minutes without being boring? Er, yes, they can and do. This album was originally issued on UK Columbia in the Lansdowne series and was produced by Stanley Dance at Frank's Steak House. Milt Buckner's "Green onions" is also a classic GREEEAAAASSSEEE album. Roy Gaines, a well known Texas bluesman, often heard on Bobby Bland records, is on guitar. "Green onions, makes your belly stick right out", as Milt sings! Others I will have to queue up for are BB987 Hal Singer, Milt Buckner - Milt & Hal BB984 Johnny Letman - A Funky Day In Paris BB973 Guy Lafitte, Wild Bill Davis - Three Men On A Beat BB958 Arnett Cobb, Guy Lafitte - Tenor Abrupt BB941 Illinois Jacquet - God Bless My Solo BB939 Buddy Tate - And His Celebrity Club Orchestra BB932 Harold Ashby - Scufflin' BB930 Chris Woods - From Here To Eternity BB925 John Hardee - A Little Blue BB924 Budd Johnson - Ya ! Ya ! BB922 Sir Charles Thompson - Hey There BB920 Jonah Jones - Confessin' BB919 Charlie Shavers - The Last Session BB915 Guy Lafitte - Corps Et Ame BB883 Eddie 'lockjaw' Davis - Light And Lovely BB878 Eddie Vinson - Kidney Ste BB877 Sonny Stitt - Back To MyOwn Home Town (This is, perhaps, a little ambitious of me ) I wish they'd issue a box set of the 10 "Midnight slows" LPs. MG Edited October 27, 2006 by The Magnificent Goldberg Quote
Dan Gould Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Posted October 27, 2006 I'm curious about the John Hardee. I only know him from the BN sides, and I'm curious if he still had it thirty years later ... Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 27, 2006 Report Posted October 27, 2006 I'm curious about the John Hardee. I only know him from the BN sides, and I'm curious if he still had it thirty years later ... I haven't heard it but I should think so. Most of those other guys who recorded for B&B did - and then some. I reckon B&B knew what they were up to. MG Quote
JSngry Posted October 27, 2006 Report Posted October 27, 2006 Joe Milaazzo hipped me to the Hardee B&B session, and it's most worthy. I've yet to hear a side on this label that was less than pretty damn good. It's times like this when I wish I had big bucks (or no conscience about running up credit card debt), because I would buy every one of these puppies. Quote
brownie Posted October 27, 2006 Report Posted October 27, 2006 Was about to purchase an item when I found out they were charging nearly €7 for shipping the disc! Dropped the deal. Can get these cheaper in Paris. Quote
Dan Gould Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Posted October 27, 2006 Was about to purchase an item when I found out they were charging nearly €7 for shipping the disc! Dropped the deal. Can get these cheaper in Paris. That got me wondering so I threw four items in the cart, to see what shipping would be. Came to €18.09 or, according to the xe.com website, about $23 for airmail. And my overseas buying experience is that the rate they'll cite will be a little less favorable. Bottom line is $18.42 per item, and I just checked Amazon and found that one disc is available for $7 from a Marketplace seller, and two others are in stock at $19.98 with free shipping if I order them together. Only the fourth one wasn't listed (the Joe Newman). Even the Guy Lafitte titles are available through Amazon Marketplace. I think the bottom line is that I can do better overall placing separate orders through Amazon. Quote
Dan Gould Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Posted October 27, 2006 I've yet to hear a side on this label that was less than pretty damn good. Well, I'm not as much of a fan of those Midnight Slows albums as MG, but I get your point. The label did a fine job of documenting a lot of older players who still had it, a latter day Verve label. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 27, 2006 Report Posted October 27, 2006 I think the bottom line is that I can do better overall placing separate orders through Amazon. I am definitely finding that on some items. MG Quote
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