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  8. greatest jazz lp of all time found today!!

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    As a long time Hawkins fanatic, I agree that "The Hawk In Paris" is his best strings album, on which he really plays, and that the "Gilded Hawk" and "The Hawk and the Hunter" are rather light by comparison. However, the juxtaposition of Hawk's big sound against the strings is very pleasing to these ears, and he does some nice tunes on "Gilded".

    Btw, here's the original cover to "The Hawk & the Hunter":

  14. Count Basie/Benny Carter "The Trot"

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    Thanks for that. I've tried looking on Amazon and what I have come up with is:

    Audio CD (September 23, 1992)

    Label: Capitol

    ASIN: B000008AAR

    Catalogue Number: 7590382567

    The item is dscontinued, but if you are able to confirm that that is the correct album, I can ask them to search for it for me, or I can try to track it down elsewhere (any ideas where?). That would be a great help, thanks.

    Stephen

    This is probably the right album. Capitol currently owns the Roulette catalog.

  16. Count Basie/Benny Carter "The Trot"

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    Can anyone on this site help me locate a recording of a wonderful piece that features in the Woody Allen film "Hannah and her Sisters"? According to the credits at the end, the title is "The Trot" by Benny Carter Performed by Count Basie & His Orchestra Courtesy of Roulette Records. I have searched the internet in vain for a CD (or indeed LP, I'd be happy with that) of this piece, and unfortunately, the soundtrack of "Hannah and her Sisters" is long since deleted from the catalogue.

    "The Trot" was originally on the Basie album "The Legend", released on the Roulette label in 1961. There was an early CD release - doubt if it's still in print.

  22. Arnett Cobb, any thoughts?

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    Arnett Cobb is one of the great strong men of the tenor sax. I got to see him several times back in the 1970's, and he never disappointed. After recording the fine series for Prestige (all worth checking out) he returned to Texas and was pretty much off the radar for the rest of the 60's and most of the 70's. When I first saw him it was as part of an all star band that Lionel Hampton put together for the Boston Globe Jazz Festival in 1977. Cobb came out for his feature "The Nearness of You" on crutches, the result of more than one ( I believe) automobile accident. While he may have been physically disabled, he played his ass off, and this tune was the highlight of the evening. I became an instant fan, and began to track down his Prestige albums, one by one, most of which were out of print.

    The following year he was part of an all star band that played a full week at Sandy's in Beverly, MA - Arnett Cobb, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Buddy Tate, Ray Bryant, George Duvivier, and Alan Dawson. There was plenty of buzz about this gig around Boston, and I went opening night to a packed house. The music was divine! Muse Records recorded two nights later in the week, one of which I attended, which ultimately yielded six (!) fine LP's, two each under each of the saxophonists' names.

    A few months later Arnett played a week at Lulu White's in Boston with a local rhythm section: Ray Santisi (piano), Whit Brown (bass), Alan Dawson (drums). Again, despite his physical frailties, his playing was strong and exciting.

    Fortunately for us fans, he recorded regularly in his comeback years, with releases on Black & Blue, Progressive, and Beehive. As far as I know, only one CD has come out of the Sandy's sessions - "Arnett Cobb and the Muse All Stars Live at Sandy's" (Muse 5558), which contains all of one LP and three tunes from the second. The same disc may have also been issued on 32Jazz. Wouldn't this be a nice Mosaic Select - the complete Sandy's sessions? :cool:

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