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  1. from my old files: New York July 26, 1952 Studio Session (Clef) Paul Campbell, Joe Newman, Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones (tp, out-1) Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Jimmy Wilkins (tb, out-1) Marshal Royal (cl,as, out-1) Ernie Wilkins (as,ts, out-1) Paul Quinichette, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts, out-4) Charlie Fowlkes (bs, out-1) Count Basie (p, org-1, out-3) Oscar Peterson (p-1) Freddie Green (g) Jimmy Lewis (b, out-2) Ray Brown (b-1) Gus Johnson (ds) 835-7 Blues for the Count and Oscar (Count Basie-Oscar Peterson) -1, -2 Clef EPC252, MGC633, MGC729, Verve VE2-2542, V3HB-8850, (E)VLP9074, (F)74085, 2304.410, (Eu)511.022, (Jap)70MJ3235, 513 630-2 [CD] 836-5 Be my guest (Ernie Wilkins, arr. Ernie Wilkins) -2, -3 Clef EPC252, MGC633, MGC729, V3HB-8850, (F)2304.410 837-2 You're not the kind (Nat Pierce) Clef EPC251, MGC647, MGC723, Verve VE2-2542, VSP13/14, (F)2304.410, (Jap)70MJ3235, Columbia (E)LB10085 838-2 Extended blues -1, -4 Clef EPC252, MGC633, MGC706, Verve VE2-2542, V3HB-8850, (E)VLP9074, (F)74084, (Eu)511.022, 2632.006, (Jap)70MJ3235 via jazzdisco.org: July 26, 1974 Vancouver, Canada Count Basie, Oscar Peterson (piano) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass) Louis Bellson (drums) Easy Does It Pablo 2310-925 October 28, 1974 "Lucerna Hall", Prague, Czechoslovakia Count Basie, Oscar Peterson (piano) Freddie Green (guitar) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass) Jake Hanna (drums) Royal Garden Blues Pablo 2310-925 Pablo 2310-925, PACD 2310-925-2 Count Basie - Basie And Friends that album also contains "She's Funny That Way" from the "Satch and Josh" date (Los Angeles, CA, December 2, 1974) - seems it was NOT added to the single CD reissue (same, btw, for two more each of "Basie & Zoot" and "For the Second Time" - guess I've got to look for that one!)
  2. There are a few tracks early on the Verve Mosaic set of Basie's ... don't have details at hand, but I think all small group tracks.
  3. Some wonderful Snooky Young there! All too rare to really hear him, but here you do get the chance!
  4. Just went through this ... the 2011 box of Stan Getz' Columbia albums - wonder whether the US Legacy version uses the same masterings? Info given here (in a summarial way, hence I guess it applies to all the albums included): "Masterisé par Maria Triana, Mark Wilder et Vic Anesini aux Sony Studios et Battery Studios à New York." Pretty nice bot, though not all of the albums are very good - "The Peacocks" is one of my favourites though, and "The Master" is very good as well. Of the latin albums, I prefer "The Best of Two Worlds" over "Captain Marvel" (everybody sounds a bit uninvolved there to my ears), "Another World" is surprisingly good and the synth sounds don't really do a lot of damage, but "Children of the World" comes in a sonic dress I can't stand. The closing "Forest Eyes" (with real strings instead of unimaginatively used pseudo dreck) is much better again, I found. But then other than "The Peacocks", these aren't albums I'm very familiar with yet.
  5. It's 40 discs, was 20 doubles, repackaged (for the centennial) into three "seasons" of twice 7 and once 6 Vols., coming witb original booklets - some photos and lengthy notes in French and English. I think very little is missing - but some rather uninteresting stuff is included, too ... very early stuff (banjo!), whistlers, harmonicas of all sorts ... some of the vocals are pretty nice if you enjoy French chansons, others are by squealing and screeching cabaret ladies. But those are minor issues with such a fine achievement. And you do get the first essential tracks and QHCF recordings pretty early in the game, season one is already full of wonders (including that great date with Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter).
  6. maybe he ought to have circumcision on his brain ...
  7. ooh, more reading than I can do right now - but thanks, will look at it in a few weeks! ... and nice to see I'm not the only nutcase around
  8. I've heard this and that, but what really grabbed me most so far is the wonderful box with his recordings of Mozart's symphonies - very sad news.
  9. Happy Birthday, Ronald!
  10. Just stumbled over this giant plug that gives some detail: http://operafresh.blogspot.ch/2014/08/decca-veteran-charged-with-remastering.html Guess it will be a while before any detailed reviews come along.
  11. What do you mean? The older box has been out for a while and EMI was/is notorious only to remaster those portions that they hadn't previously released on CD ...
  12. I've got the old box, but hell, I think I've got to get this! uhm, the new box that is ... I think many (all?) operas have also been released separately as remasters.
  13. Yeah ... guess I will wait and see (and then buy the Mosaic )
  14. king ubu

    Uptown

    Mingus was indeed pretty commercial (hey, I know it's not you who said that!). Always interesting for a late-born to see contemporary viewpoints. Obviously the connection (or is that just in my head?) between early Mingus (pre "Pithecantropus" or maybe pre Bohemia) and the Tristano orbit escaped this writer completely. But yeah, Willie Dennis and Ted Brown ought to be heard!
  15. I have the Marmarosa trio recordings but not the few with a larger group ...
  16. There's a recent article about Dial's classical recordings - but I don't have access via my university log-in, just tried various ways ... if anyone can, drop me a not privately please! HOEK, D. J.: Beyond Bebop: Dial Records and the Library of Contemporary Classics, in: ARSC Journal (Association for Recorded Sound Collections). 2013;44(1): pp. 70-98. Abstract: Renowned for its recordings of Charlie Parker and other bebop artists, Dial Records holds a prominent place in jazz history. But upon Parker's departure from the label in 1948, Ross Russell, Dial's owner, took the company in another direction by turning from jazz to modern classical music. At a time when few classical labels were presenting contemporary repertoire, Dial's Library of Contemporary Classics, a series of eighteen long-playing albums issued from 1949 to 1951, featured works by Arnold Schoenberg and other twentieth-century composers, introducing listeners to an array of striking new sounds. While today Dial's bebop recordings are prized by collectors and studied by must- cians and scholars, the classical series is largely forgotten, though it constitutes another important part of Dial's history and legacy. An abbreviated version of this article was presented at the ARSC Annual Conference in Rochester, New York, on 19 May 2012.
  17. I have the Buck Clayton session (rec. on Oct. 10, 1949, BTW) on THREE vinyl reissues: 1) Part of it on "Buck" (Jazz Selection LDM 30.021) 2) All of it on "Buck's Mood" (Vogue DP.73 double album), and 3) All of it again on "Buck Clayton / "Jazz Tracks" (Bellaphon BJS 40181) If you are desperate for this session you han have #3 cheaply (its contents are all on #2 too so it is in my duplicates/sale/trade bin). No doubt there are more reissues. I also have the entire Dec. 8-10, 1947 sessions by Rex Stewart on "Rex in Paris 1947-1948" (Barclay 80.972/80.973 2-LP set) as well as part of it on the Jazz Legend label (Jazz Legend No. 6) - surplus to me too, so you can have that Jazz Legend LP too if you want to. Thx, but I'm not really looking for those right now (and would prefer CD). Have enough Buck Clayton (including the Mosaic - vinyl btw - which is pretty wonderful) and am not really conviced by all of Stewart's leader sessions I've heard so far (though I think he's got some on the H.R.S. label which should be fine - and obviously I enjoy his contributions to Ellington's band).
  18. Re: "Jazz in Paris", yes, seems so (Byas, Tyree Glenn, Moody, Django...) - not sure about the Rex Stewart dates (Dec 8-10, 1947) Not sure about the Vogue date by Buck Clayton (Oct 10, 1949) either - hasn't been part of any of the Original Vogue Masters discs - was it included on one of the earlier generations of Vogue reissues? Same for the Hines (Nov 4 & 6, 1949) and Willie "The Lion" Smith (Jan 29, 1950) - don't know those recordings, I think. (date for Clayton session fixed - thx Steve!)
  19. The Norvo's that date with Diz and Bird, right? Or is there more? Guess then the Marmarosa tracks are the only ones that escape me in their entirety ... (the Garner as well, but I'm definitely not a Garner completist). Hm. Let's wait and see. Seing this get the Mosaic treatment may indeed be a treat, but then.
  20. king ubu

    Uptown

    Okay, thx - it also says in bold print "All tracks previously unreleased" and since Carol T. and Popkin were involved, I guess that's correct ... so DOH! (And that should have been "Mosca" of course, not "Mosac" - sorry). I've not yet been able to grab all those Jazz Records (quite an imaginative way to name a label, isn't it?) by Tristano, guess I should. "Birdland '49" (with some lacky info, if I remember right?) is the only one I have. Looks pretty darn good though!
  21. king ubu

    Uptown

    Wow! Can't quite keep up with their release schedule of late though ... still don't have the Chubby Jackson or Gryce or Christian or their Dexter disc, nor the Coles/Wess ... had to get the Jacquet/Parker and Pres as they were released. Guess I have some shopping to do there! Also still missing the McGhee ... here's the back-cover w/details: Has this been out previously? On that old Tristano/Mosac/whatever label? What's it called again?
  22. starting with Vol. 1 ... some weird stuff on the first discs, with slide whistles, french cabaret vocals, musette etc. - but there's this dude Jeangot or Jiango plucking away happily on a banjo ... and pretty soon, things will evolve that are still pretty miraculous to my ears!
  23. I'm not necessarily buying that "close to the source equals authoritative" argument, but hey ... this indeed looks good - here's a review: http://www.musicweb-international.com/classRev/2003/Oct03/InHonor_of_Rudolf_Kolisch.htm
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