take5 Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Came across this one in the store. I think it's pretty new. I hadn't heard much of his music, at least not as a leader. He may be one of those over-looked greats, though. This is an interesting collection- not everything here is gold, but for 5 hrs of trio recordings it's impressively varied. Hope does these Monk bits and reminds of Ahmad Jamal in places. Frank Butler, on disc 3, gets a bit carried away with the drums at times, and the bass is way too low in the mix. The one downside of this comp is that it has pieces of some albums that might have been fun to hear in their entirety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Is that the Frank Butler/Jimmy Bond trio? I've always thought of that as something like the perfect trio album! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
six string Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 What label is this 4 cd set on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 What label is this 4 cd set on? Looks Lonehill/Fresh Sound-y. However, it's nice that the material is collected. Frank Butler is awesome. And he's from Kansas - doubly awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 It's a Gambit Records release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
take5 Posted March 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Is that the Frank Butler/Jimmy Bond trio? I've always thought of that as something like the perfect trio album! It's a career collection, and does include the album those three did together. It does happen to be my favorite material on the box as of now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Yes, that record was originally released on HiFi Jazz and reissued by Contemporary. It's a doozy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
João Santos Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 Here's the detailed info: http://www.jazzmessengers.com/ProductInfo.asp?ref=115227 I actually came across the 12" for 1955's Meditations yesterday and its a wonderful album as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 Meditations is my favorite of these. Just something special about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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