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VDMK? David Ware, Matt Shipp? To define there has to be kind of a dateline - who has played already by 19XX is not a revivalist but the real thing, or something like that. But then David Murray (vs. Albert Ayler) was mentioned in the other thread, so I guess the above three all qualify (vs. Ayler and Taylor, but who cares anyway).

BTW great movie, it might seems a bit dated today, only because you're used to that camera's work and editing style. Lot of believers and followers, but only ONE John Cassavetes. Very impressive film, even to me who only caught it on TV once (in original version luckily, with subtitles). Wasn't aware Macero was involved!

Yup, you're right, Lonehill it is - they're all out of stock on the Fresh Sound site at this moment, here's the info (and the cover of the first, they all look likely): J. Hodges / W.b. Davis Project Vol. 1 (2 Cds Set) Johnny Hodges Featuring: Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis, Lawrence Brown, Jimmy Hamilton, Kenny Burrell, Mundell Lowe, George Duvivier, Osie Johnson REFERENCE: LHJ10283 BAR CODE: 8436019582831 PRICE: 19.45 € INCLUDES THE COMPLETE LPs: "Con-Soul & Jazz", "Wild Bill Davis & Johnny Hodges in Atlantic City" AND ALSO "Blue Pyramid" PLUS BONUS TRACKS! Tracklisting: CD 1: 1. On The Sunny Side Of Th e Street 2. On Green Dolphin Street 3. Lil' Darlin' 4. Con Soul And Sax 5. The Jeep Is Jumpin,' 6. I'm Beginning To See Th e Light 7. Sophisticated Lady 8. Drop Me Off In Harlem 9. No One 10. Johnny Come Lately 11. Just Squeeze Me 12. It's Only A Paper Moon 13. Taff y 14. Good Queen Bess 15. L.B. Blues 16. In A Mellow Tone 17. Rockville Total time: 70:22 mins. CD 2: 1. I'll Always Love You 2. It Don't Mean A Thing 3. Belle Of The Belmont 4. Blues For Madeleine 5. When I'm Feeling Kinda Blue 6. Pyramid 7. Nonchalance 8. At Dawn 9. Th e Brown-Skin Gal In The Calico Gown 10. Stormy Weather 11. Rabbit Out Of Th e Hat 12. Hash Brown 13. Blue Notes* 14. Say It Again* 15. I Can't Believe Th at You're In Love With Me* 16. Broad Walk* 17. L.B. Blues*, 18. Sandy's Gone* 19. Candy's Theme* 20. The Caretakers Theme* 21. Again* * Bonus Tracks Total time: 73:53 mins. CD 1, #1-10: "CON-SOUL & SAX": New York, Jan 7, 1965. CD 1, #11-17 & CD 2, #1-3: "IN ATLANTIC CITY": Grace's Little Belmont, Atlantic City, Aug 10 & 11, 1966. CD 2, #4-12: "BLUE PYRAMID": New York, Nov/Dec, 1965 & Jan 17, 1966. CD 2, #13-17: From "BLUE NOTES": New York, Aug 15 & 19, 1966. CD 2, #18-21: From "SANDY'S GONE": New York, Sept 3, 1963. Vol.1, the only 2-CD set of the series, comprises the only two albums in which Wild Bill Davis was the primary session leader, and in which his name preceded that of Hodges in the original cover art (Con-Soul & Jazz and Wild Bill Davis & Johnny Hodges in Atlantic City). These albums usually appear on jazz discographies under Wild Bill's name. In addition, we also have the album Blue Pyramid, in which Hodges' name is, as usual, the first one mentioned. The three albums, recorded in '65 and '66, were the last small group albums by this amazing team. As fillers at the end of Disc Two are 5 songs from the Hodges album Blue Notes and the four tracks featuring both Hodges and Davis from the album "Sandy's Gone". Personnel: JOHNNY HODGES (alto sax), WILD BILL DAVIS (organ) plus collective personnel: Lawrence Brown (tb), Jimmy Hamilton (cl), Kenny Burrell & Mundell Lowe (g), George Duvivier (b) & Osie Johnson (d), among others. J. Hodges / W.b. Davis Project Vol. 2 Johnny Hodges Featuring: Johnny Hodges (as), Wild Bill Davis (org), Grant Green (g) .... REFERENCE: LHJ10284 BAR CODE: 8436019582848 PRICE: 13.45 € INCLUDES THE TWO COMPLETE LPs: "Joe's Blues" and "Wings & Things", in which guitarist Grant Green plays with the two masters! Tracklisting: 1. Joe's Blues 2. I'll Walk Alone 3. Harmony In Harlem 4. Warm Valley 5. Wild Bill Blues 6. Somebody Loves Me 7. Solitude 8. Clementine 9. Wings And Things 10. Spotted Dog 11. Casanova 12. Dow De Dow Dow Dow 13. Peg O' My Heart 14. The Nearness Of You* 15. Imbo* 16. Take The "A" Train*. * Bonus Tracks, where Hank Jones (p) replaces Wild Bill Davis Total time: 72:41 mins. Personnel: Johnny Hodges (as), Wild Bill Davis (org), Grant Green (g) on all tracks, with: #1-8: "JOE'S BLUES": Lawrence Brown (tb), Bob Bushnell (Fender bass) or Bob Cranshaw (b), Grady Tate (d). Recorded in New Jersey, January 6, 1965. #9-16: "WINGS AND THINGS": Lawrence Brown (tb), Hank Jones (p, replaces Wild Bill Davis on 14-16), Richard Davis (b), Ben Dixon(d). Recorded in New Jersey, July 27, 1965. J. Hodges / W.b. Davis Project Vol. 3 Johnny Hodges Featuring: Johnny Hodges (as), Wild Bill Davis (org), Kenny Burrell (g) .... REFERENCE: LHJ10285 BAR CODE: 8436019582855 PRICE: 13.45 € INCLUDES THE RECORDINGS IN WHICH GUITARIST KENNY BURRELL PLAYED WITH WILD BILL AND JOHNNY HODES: the complete LP "Mess of Blues" and three tracks from the LP "Blue Rabbit". As a bonus, this CD contains the complete 1966 Johnny Hodges/Earl Hines LP "Stride Right", also featuring Kenny Burrell. Tracklisting: 1. Jones 2. I Cried For You 3. Love You Madly 4. Little John, Little John 5. Stolen Sweets 6. A & R Blues 7. Lost In Meditation 8. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart 9. Tangerine 10. Creole Love Call 11. Caution Blues (Blues In Thirds)* 12. Stride Right* 13. Rosetta* 14. Perdido* 15. Fantastic, That's You* 16. Tale Of The Fox* 17. I'm Beginning To See Th e Light* 18. C Jam Blues* 19. Tippin' In* * Bonus Tracks Total time: 74:26 mins. Personnel: JOHNNY HODGES (alto sax), WILD BILL DAVIS (organ), KENNY BURRELL (guitar) on all tracks except where otherwise indicated, with: #1-7: "MESS OF BLUES": Joe Wilder (tp), Osie Johnson & Ed Shaughnessy (d). Recorded in New York, Sept 3 & 4, 1963. #8-10: Taken from "BLUE RABBIT": Ray Jackson (organ) replaces Wild Bill Davis, Jack Lesberg (b on #8 & 9), Wendell Marshall (b on 10), Bobby Donaldson (d). Recorded in New York, May 15 (#8 & 9) & May 17 (#10), 1963. #11-19: "STRIDE RIGHT": Wild Bill Davis out. Earl Hines (organ and piano), Richard Davis (b), Joe Marshall (d). Recorded in New Jersey, January 14, 1966. J. Hodges / W.b. Davis Project Vol. 4 Johnny Hodges Featuring: Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis, Les Spann, Mundell Lowe REFERENCE: LHJ10286 BAR CODE: 8436019582862 PRICE: 13.45 € Tracklisting: 1. And Then Some 2. I Wonder Why 3. Azure Te 4. Blue Hodge 5. Hodge Podge 6. It Shouldn't Happen To A Dream 7. Why Are You Blue? 8. Knuckles 9. Stand By Blues 10. There Is No Greater Love 11. Blues O'Mighty 12. Fiddler's Fancy 13. Things Ain't What They Used To Be 14. Wisteria 15. Satin Doll 16. Mud Pie 17. Rent City* 18. Sometimes I'm Happy* 19. The Midnight Sun Will Never Set* 20. Sneakin' Up On You* * Bonus Tracks: Wild Bill Davis Out Total Time: 79:28 mins. PARTNERSHIP: the complete LP "Blue Hodge" (their first collaboration) and the remaining tracks from "Blue Rabbit" (without Kenny Burrell). As bonus tracks at the end of this volume are the four remaining tracks from Hodges' LP "Blue Notes". Personnel: JOHNNY HODGES (alto sax), WILD BILL DAVIS (organ) on all tracks, with: #1-10: "BLUE HODGE": Les Spann (g & fl ), Sam Jones (b), Louis Hayes (d). Recorded in New Jersey, Aug 23 & 24, 1961. #11-16: From "BLUE RABBIT": Mundell Lowe (g), Richard Davis (b), Osie Johnson (d). Recorded in New York, April 28 & 30, 1964. #17-20: From "BLUE NOTES": Wild Bill Davis out. Recorded in New York, October 24, 1966. This special one-off project contains 10 complete original albums, spread over 5 CDs (three single CDs and one double CD set): "Blue Hodge" (1961), "Mess Of Blues" (1963), "Blue Rabbit" (1964), "Joe's Blues" (1965), "Wings And Th ings" (1965), "Con-Soul & Sax" (1965), "Blue Pyramid" (1965), "In Atlantic City" (1966). Two of these ten albums are included as a bonus: two complete 1966 Johnny Hodges' albums (without Wild Bill Davis): "Blue Notes" & "Stride Right" (the latter with Earl Hines) and also four tracks featuring Johnny Hodges and Wild Bill Davis from the rare 1963 big band album "Sandy's Gone". Celebrated jazzmen with deep blues roots, Johnny Hodges (1906-1970) and Wild Bill Davis (1918-1995) formed a prolific musical team with exquisite chemistry that was apparent from their first recording together (the 1961 album Blue Hodge) and would continue for nearly a decade. Hodges and Davis recorded a total of eight albums as co-leaders. The majority of these recordings, however, remained lost in obscurity after their original release and, with a few exceptions, have never been released on CD until now. All of these LPs are presented in their entirety on this project, which also includes numerous bonus tracks! THE COMPLETE SMALL GROUP RECORDINGS OF A SPLENDID BLUES TEAM. Celebrated jazz musicians with deep blues roots, Johnny Hodges (1906-1970) and Wild Bill Davis (1918-1995) formed a prolific musical team with exquisite chemistry that was apparent from their first recording together (the 1961 album Blue Hodge) and would continue for nearly a decade. Apart from making various albums as co-leaders with small groups, they were both members of Duke Ellington's orchestra (Hodges was, of course, an Ellington veteran) in the late Sixties, with whom they toured Europe in 1969. Will Bill was even present of the April 27, 1970 New York session (issued on the Ellington album New Orleans Suite), which turned out to be Johnny's last session ever: he died of a heart attack on May 11, 1970, while at his dentist's office. Hodges and Davis recorded a total of eight albums as co-leaders. A few numbers from some of these sessions (mostly ballads where a piano was better suited than the organ) featured pianist Hank Jones replacing Will Bill Davis. Their albums were met with great success and constitute a solid body of recordings, which combined standard songs and Ellington-related tunes with highly-spirited blues, mostly composed by Hodges and Davis. The majority of these recordings, however, remained lost in obscurity after their original release and, with a few exceptions, have never been released on CD until now. Chronologically, their collective albums are as follows: 1. Blue Hodge (1961) 2. Mess Of Blues (1963) 3. Blue Rabbit (1964) 4. Joe's Blues (1965) 5. Wings And Th ings (1965) 6. Con-Soul & Sax (1965) 7. Blue Pyramid (1965) 8. In Atlantic City (1966) All of these LPs are presented in their entirety in this project, which also includes numerous bonus tracks! Although this four-volume set includes all of their collective albums, the producers decided not to issue them in chronological order. Instead, the original LPs were grouped according to diverse musical criteria: Vol. 1, the only 2-CD set of the series, comprises the only two albums in which Will Bill Davis was the primary session leader, and in which his name preceded that of Hodges in the original cover art, plus Blue Pyramid. Vol. 2, includes the two albums in which guitarist Grant Green plays with the two masters. Vol. 3, includes the recording in which guitarist Kenny Burrell played with Hodges and Davis, plus three tracks from the Blue Rabbit LP. THE BONUS TRACKS: Hodges and Davis also participated on a ninth project, a Claus Ogerman big band LP titled Sandy's Gone fronted by Hodges. This project includes the four tracks which also feature Will Bill Davis, as a bonus at the end of Vol 1. The only other known recordings by Hodges and Davis together were as members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra. ADDITIONAL CONTENT: To fill up the discs in the project, the producers have also included two complete Johnny Hodges albums (without Wild Bill Davis) from the same period: Blue Notes (1966) and Stride Right (1966).

Aw, shit, lots of catching up for me there... still need all of those, also the live sets, Bremen to Bridgewater and the other one, also the Harry Miller Isipingo live set - got that as boot, but I feel like I have to replace that with the real thing, same for the recent 1971 BoB show... it's so good to see some labels actually releasing this that they shall have my full support! (Well, as soon as the bank account permits, anyway... first I'll have to grab the Hodges Mosaic and maybe the Prima/Manone, too...)

The Hodges/Wild Bill Davis recordings have been compiled recently by Definitive (I think two doubles and two singles). That probably nixes the chance of a Mosaic...

Hm, thanks. Still too much to buy. MG Oh yes, whom are you telling!!! But I gladly see you found the Grey/Sweets/Jaws 1983 set by now, and even happier to hear you like it!

Good one, with Tony Scott!

same sudden smile here - hi! sad news about Macero - interesting observation about the Miles boxes vs. the original albums... I guess the whole point is that these boxes are sort of historical/critical editions, and as such also include the originally edited music (though placing that at the end - as on the IASW and JJ boxes - might have been a bit of a weird move).

I have these two albums from the second Verve period: "Basie Land" and "Lil' Ol' Groovemaker", the first being a Japanese reissue of a fine 1963 album featuring Billy Byers arrangements, the latter also from 1963 with charts by Quincy Jones. From this same period stems "Ella & Basie", a superb collaboration between the First Lady of Song and the Count which also benefits from great arrangements by Quincy Jones. Then there is "At the Sands", a live Reprise album from 1966, "Basie Straight Ahead", recorded 1968 and reissued on GRP Chessmates, and "Standing Ovation" (Dot), recorded 1969 live at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, presenting the Basie Band in top form featuring Harry Edison, Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis and Harold Jones. All these albums are worthwhile. Yes, I have about half of what you mention, plus the Beatles one (the Verve by Request, it seems the one reissued on CD by Ocium is better?). Some of it is indeed very good. The Chessmates I never came around buying. The "Sands" one without Sinatra neither... the one with Sinatra has some good songs, but too many fillers (I like some Sinatra, just in case, and this is not one of my favourites), and I actually like the studio album "Sinatra/Basie" a bit better, I think. I guess that after 55 or 56, Basie just kept going, without changing much or adding a lot to what made the NT band what it was. That may lead to many fine performances in their own right (the Roulette years are full of them, and in later years there certainly were many of them, too), but still it's a bit of a pity. On the other hand, he just had his formula and kept going on that, which is fine with me - if he'd been looking for change, he might have lost what made him so special. (Still in that respect I think there's more discover in the late work of Ellington... but then I guess that's like apples and oranges after all.)

That one is beyond cool. I picked up a great original vinyl of that one for about £8 last year on UA. Worth it for the cover alone. The music is also much better than one would probably expect at frst glance. [drool] I'd love a vinyl sleeve of this one! [drool]

It's the great "Hum Dono" by Joe Harriott/Amancio d'Silva - hell, bring on a reissue of that, you effoffs at UMG, or otherwise let someone like Dutton do it!!! As for Basie on TV in the 90s... he died in 1984, so maybe it was 1984, rather than 1994? I'm not sure how long he kept peforming, but I think until a few months before his death. I have never felt an urge to check out his Pablo session, or much at all after 1961/62 (the second LaserLight Paris date is the last thing, then only a few stray items in my collection so far, though I repeat again how much I like "Basie Meets Bond"!) Anyway, I have the "Golden Years" Pablo 4CD compilation (a disc of small groups, a disc with singers, a disc with big band studio and one live, I think), it's nice, has appearances by lots of greats (in the jams - Vinson, Griffin, Davis etc) and is probably just about as much as I need from the last two decades (though I would salute some reissues from the later Verve period, which started just after the Roulette ended, I think, around 62/63, I have a few CDRs and there are a few more excellent Hefti sides and some other goodies to be found there...) Oyy, look at all these parenthes(what's the ending there? that's greek, I am only an able or disabled latinist, greek beats me, and aglifizied greek is even worse!) - and are parents supposed to be some sort of parenthesis, then?

Hm, actually I very much enjoy some of the Verve - like the first album with Joe Williams (the "Greatest" I always found rather a letdown, though), and also the early sessions with Quinichette. But in general, I do find the Clef/Verve sessions an enjoyable bunch - I realized that all the more when I listened to the whole 8CD set in one go!

Happy Birthday, Mike! Alles gute zum Geburtstag! And if you still want to unload your CD player, I'm still interested... we could visit the Hannah Höch exhibition here: http://www.tinguely.ch/ (running until May 4) And I'd invite you for a beer to celebrate, too, of course!

Oh well, that Wilson I missed... too bad. But then I have the Mosaic plus some of his earlier sessions (Classics, cheapo comps, plus all the sides with Billie Holiday). The Jordan has a rather sad/ironic title, no? He did a loooooong series of albums (most were on Steeplechase, no? I only have one or two, including a nice trio one with Wilbur Little and Roy Haynes), and who was going to buy the all, except some libraries with too much $$ to spend?

picked up my package at the post office this morning: Willie "The Lion" Smith - Live Zurich, Switzerland (2CD) Benny Goodman - Live Swing Sessions 1943-1949 (2CD) Artie Shaw -1945 Spotlight Bands (2CD, hum, that's just one CD of course... too bad, though!) Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five Louis Jordan - World Transcriptions The Continental Sessions, Vol. 1 The Continental Sessions, Vol. 3 The Wax Label Sessions A Jumpin' Jubilee - The Jam Sessions, 1945-46 Warne Marsh-Lee Konitz Quintet, Vol. 1 Warne Marsh-Lee Konitz Quintet, Vol. 2 Johnny Griffin/Art Taylor - In Copenhagen Howard McGhee/Teddy Edwards - Wise in Time plus the Aretha Franklin 2CD Rhino set Wow! This will be some great listening! Thanks a lot for starting this thread and thanks everyone for the recommendations!

Hm, took me quite some time to appreciate "April in Paris", and I still don't rate it just that high... my first big impression of NT Basie was the Roulette live Mosaic box, and comparing to that, the studio sessions from those years (roughly 56-60 or so) seem to pale a bit by comparison, to my ears. That's already true to me for the last years of the Clef/Verve sessions (in another great Mosaic box), while I like the Dance Sessions (I assume partly covered in the latest Classics disc pictured above by jostein) a lot - Gus Johnson! There are some Roulette studio sessions that I like quite a bit better than "April in Paris" (including the "Atomic" album - Lockjaw!)

I love her "Piano Jazz" show, I've collected quite a few of them by now... yes, she indeed seems like a sweet lady, and the way she's able to deal with the most different settings is im rpessive (CT has been mentioned, another fun one is the Chick Corea session done in Chick's home studio, with him on various keys and synths). She did one show (I think in the late 90s) that reunited the Hickory House trio - good fun!

I thought I read after the release of the small group box set that Steve Lasker was working on a Mosaic box of this material (Or is it no all owned by SonyBMG?) Wow, that would be great! I've never heard about that! Where did you read this? Anyone knows more about it?

Happy Birthday, John! :party:

Yes, the Merrill/Katz sessions are among her finest! I mentioned these reissues in the Merrill corner... time to dig that stuff up again and play it!

good news: Mosaic will release three of Merrill's best albums (on two Mosaic Single discs, the first is a twofer): Mosaic Single: The Helen Merrill- Dick Katz Sessions In the mid '60s Helen Merrill and Dick Katz collaborated on two magnificent albums, "The Feeling Is Mutual" and "A Shade Of Difference", both originally issued on the Milestone label. These were the greatest example of Merrill's artistry since her collaborations with Gil Evans and Clifford Brown. The repertoire fits her like a glove and sidemen include Thad Jones, Gary Bartz, Jim Hall, Katz, Ron Carter and Elvin Jones. Both albums are on one CD for the first time. Mosaic Single: Helen Merrill - Casa Forte This 1980 album beautifully orchestrated by Merrill's husband Torrie Zito features her in a variety of settings interpreting mostly the great Brazilian songwriters (Jobim, Caymmi, Nascimento etc). The exceptional supporting cast includes Sal Nistico, Bucky Pizzarelli, George Mraz, Grady Tate and Dom Um Romao. Theser were, I think, originally on Milestone, but their last incarnations were done by Universal. Magnificient music on the first one, and the second isn't exactly bad, either!

he he, I wouldn't know what to do with a car (unless a driver was included...)

Let us know - I cut out a tiny review from a daily paper, wanted to check it out ever since (in December, I think) but haven't come around...

Ah, ok, never saw that one! I assume sound is similar as on the other of these black reissues? Some think it sucks... it never bothered me that much (I have the Dizzy, Norvo and Prez sets).

So that's a big load of new music then... have to wait till the next payday though, before I can order.