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Mundell Lowe! Picked up this nice one in a sale recently:

Oh holy crap! I have "The Swinger" & "Mr. Swing" twofer! It's on the pile of stuff that needs closer listening... so that was Jimmy Forrest of course! A very nice 2CD set! At least I guessed right as far as the origin of the Vice Prez track is concerned... ubu

wtf? I said I consider... oh hell

get it and send it my way! that's the one I miss!

The one I forgot is Masada Jerusalem 1995, a 2CD live set. Pretty nice, at 10 CHF (8$, currently). Today found used and cheap: Benny Carter: Americans Swinging in Paris Stefano Di Battista: Parker's Mood (copycrap disc, but I won't complain at the price I payed) ubu

Now I feel so relieved.... Sorry for making you feel bad! I am relieved, as well!

thanks! take as long as you need!

Guess I have that track too, don´t I? Glad to know I'm not alone then... I guess I also had and didn't identify the Goodman track (though I'm not sure, only have the two old Columbia CDs), the Lester KC6, and probably a few more

Thanks again Milan, a wonderful disc! And sorry I didn't find out about the last track, need to listen to that disc many many more times, there's some very nice music on it, for sure!

Winter sales here, too... Cuong Vu's 2001 Knit disc (after having heard a very nice 2004 concert on the air) Bloomdaddies, Mosh for Lovers Dickie Wells' & James Moody's "Americans Swinging in Paris" discs (my first from that series) Al Hibbler, Chronogical Jazz Classics 46-? (don't have it at hand) Jubilee Shows 55 & 200 (first one has Basie & Teddy Wilson, second doesn't really interest me) Eddie Harris, The Lost Album & the Better Half Basie, Pleyel 72 feat. Cleanhead Vinson (part 1 only) Michael Blake, Drift Michel Legrand, After the Rain, Horace Silver, Serenade of a Soul Sister (copycrap version) and one which I forgot...

Listening to Groove Holmes' "On Basie's Bandstand" right now. This one's much better than the bad Downbeat review wanted us the think!

[sorry, posted in the wrong thread]

Exactly. This set is an example of terrible programming. The music is fantastic. But you need to either program your CD player or burn the music in a different sequence to hear it as it should be heard. I only realize that now! Much too long since I listened to this one, need to give it a spin soon. ubu

How many albums are there? I have both Conns and love them! The Grant Green album of the Willette-Green-Dixon trio would have to be in there as well, what else? Good idea! Why not we drop them some mails? ubu

Oh yes, don't give up on "Face to Face"!

Love this set! Sound, well... but I can live with that, the music is so good! You'll need at least the first Pleyel concert in addition to this one, to get an impression of what this orchestra was capable of in a live setting!

I gathered it may be available from deus? wink wink (although I voted for it, I missed some of the to and fro when it was offered, it seems) @deus: wink! wink! I think I missed out on voting back then, but x-mas music never was something I was fond of, and I guess disc2 will have to wait a year now, anyway... maybe I can still post guesses in December '05? Can you wait with the answers till then? ubu

Tommy Turrentine does deserve special attention. Especially his work on "The Natural Soul" w/Lou Donaldson. That is another example of trumpet/sax/organ masterwork. Yes indeed! He could be a very fine player (not always, but when he was "on", he was great, check him on Booker Ervin's Bethlehem album, for some clearly inspired playing). Also, Soul Stream, I'm with you as far as the Donaldson's are concerned: a winning formula indeed, and having four or five of these albums is nice. There are others by Lou which are quite different, in my opinion ("Natural Soul" is one, the live set "The Scorpion" is another). And scottb: you NEED "Steppin' Out" badly, I assure you!

That was a one-sided 12 inch LP, if I remember right!

"Midnight Creeper" is fantastic, Soul Stream! Gave it a first listen last weekend, and Benson is very nice there (not his biggest fan, but then I don't really know him). Also gave "Mr. Shing-A-Ling" a listen (prior to the creeper), and it's a good one, too, though I prefer "Midnight Creeper" - probably it's Benson who makes the difference for me. The Benson Columbias I only listened in stores, and never really liked them (though the bands on paper do look fantastic). As you said, they're probably directed at too large an audience to be really successful, artistically. Also I don't need Benson singing, no sir!

How about Pierre Dorge? Got one of his Steeplechases and really like his playing and writing.

Oh, now I remember having read about "Wages of Fear", but I missed its screening, a couple of months ago. Quite a rarity, it seems. As for "M", I saw a restored version somewhen last year, and it's a masterpiece, for sure. I suppose Criterion uses this restored version (which is from 2000, 2001, or maybe 2002, and most certainly done by some German institute or "Filmmuseum").

M is a stone-classic (talking Fritz Lang, yes?)

Haven't relistened, but from the few things by/with Jones that I've heard, I guess it could be him, would make sense.

Jimmy Jones? If it's him, I knew he could do the Duke, but not that he could do the Count, but if you track is an example for him doing the Count I consider it debatable if he can or cannot do the Count...