Which Jazz box set are you grooving to right now?

[ghost of miles]

On 4/1/2022 at 5:53 PM, Bluesnik said:

I love this set. And I was really surprised today (but knew it from before )when I discovered Ray Coniff playing trombone there. In a session by the Art Hodes Chicagoans.

Conniff was in Artie Shaw’s big band in the early/mid 1940s as well—did some composing and arranging. There’s a Jasmine CD that gathers a number of Conniff-connected sides from the swing era. And yeah, Hot Jazz On Blue Note is a treasure trove! Great notes (as always) by Dan Morgenstern.

Speaking of notes... Listening right now to a 2014 reissue of JSP’s Eddie Condon set. Like a couple of other JSP reissues of sets that originally came out in the 1990s/early 00s, the booklet seems to have been severely truncated. There actually is no booklet, just skimped-down selections from it in the CD tray liners. Bit of a drag, but still a fine gathering of Condon recordings from the late 1920s into the 1940s.

Edited April 10, 2022 by ghost of miles

[Bluesnik]

On 4/1/2022 at 11:53 PM, Bluesnik said:

And I was really surprised today (but knew it from before )when I discovered Ray Coniff playing trombone there.

I didn't remember it when I listened to it, but when I discovered it I remembered I'd seen that before. So I was in fact surprised.

[ghost of miles]

Revisiting this warhorse from the Fantasy catalogue (speaking of which, I really miss the old print Fantasy catalogues that circulated in the 1990s and into the 2000s. I think I have one or two stashed in a box somewhere… used to love flipping through those and circling titles in which I was interested).

 

 

 

Edited April 15, 2022 by ghost of miles

[Ken Dryden]

11 hours ago, ghost of miles said:

Revisiting this warhorse from the Fantasy catalogue (speaking of which, I really miss the old print Fantasy catalogues that circulated in the 1990s and into the 2000s. I think I have one or two stashed in a box somewhere… used to love flipping through those and circling titles in which I was interested).

 

 

 

I did the same. It was great being able to buy back catalog CDs at $5 each, including shipping, though I didn’t fill all of my wish list prior to Concord’s purchase of Fantasy.

[porcy62]

19 hours ago, ghost of miles said:

Revisiting this warhorse from the Fantasy catalogue (speaking of which, I really miss the old print Fantasy catalogues that circulated in the 1990s and into the 2000s. I think I have one or two stashed in a box somewhere… used to love flipping through those and circling titles in which I was interested).

 

 

 

Love it, the first big set I bought with Monk's Riverside, I play it often.

[sidewinder]

3 hours ago, porcy62 said:

Love it, the first big set I bought with Monk's Riverside, I play it often.

Same here. The Monk Riverside and the Bill Evans Riverside and Fantasy sets too. Oh - and the wonderful Coltrane Prestige. Plethora of riches !

Edited April 16, 2022 by sidewinder

[Chuck Nessa]

23 hours ago, ghost of miles said:

Revisiting this warhorse from the Fantasy catalogue (speaking of which, I really miss the old print Fantasy catalogues that circulated in the 1990s and into the 2000s. I think I have one or two stashed in a box somewhere… used to love flipping through those and circling titles in which I was interested).

 

 

 

I have a PDF of a late (possibly last) Fantasy catalog, and refer to it often.

[ghost of miles]

Disc 1 of this lovely set from Rhino’s Handmade series—purchase inspired by a recent discussion here on the board:

 

[ghost of miles]

Disc 1 of this MJQ set:

 

[ghost of miles]

Storyville’s 1940s Ellington set:

 

[felser]

So well done.

[Chuck Nessa]

Revisiting a few of these

[romualdo]

Going through the whole set today - sound is sooooo good!!

[mikeweil]

[B. Goren.]

[mikeweil]

The Ben Webster session on disc 6:

[mikeweil]

[mikeweil]

[gmonahan]

3 hours ago, mikeweil said:

 One of the few Bear Family sets I own, and a very good one!

[mikeweil]

Continuing my listening through this set, two discs each day:

[Bluesnik]

Count Basie: The original American Decca recordings

[Eric]

On 8/4/2022 at 3:50 AM, mikeweil said:

Oh that’s a good one - received for my 50th birthday!

[mikeweil]

Disc 1

[ghost of miles]

On 9/12/2022 at 3:26 PM, mikeweil said:

Great set! Just hauled it out on Monday and played “Jack, You’re Dead” on my Halloween show.

Right now:

 

[mikeweil]

Decided to re-visit this set, one disc each day. Today it was disc 4. My recently bought Micromega CD-30 player really opens up a window into the studio and demonstrates how well these tracks were recorded. Never heard the sound of Miles, Cannonball, and Coltrane so clearly.