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  4. swing stars in the '50s & 60s

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    Paul Quinichete made an exceptionally nice album for UA in 1959--Al Grey, and 3 trumpets: Shad Collins, Sweets, and Snooky Young, and Nat Pierce, Freddie Green, Eddie Jones and Jo Jones(?)--very nice Basie feel. I'm waiting for it to appear on CD.

    In this case, you gotta hear the "Kid From Denver" disc! Perfectly fits the Basie bill! Nat Pierce does the Count, Joe Newman, Thad & Renauld (sp?) Jones, Henry Coker, Gene Roland John Carisi are among the other horns, Freddie Green, Eddie Jones, Sonny Payne, Wendell Marshall, Oscar Pettiford and Osie Johnson among the rhythm players. four dates in all, recorded 1956/57. Some tracks feature Sylvia Pierce (yes, they were married - quoting the liner notes, originally on "New Voices", Dawn DLP-1125, "She first met Nat Pierce, her husband-to-be, when she was fourteen. (. . .) when Sylvia was seventeen they started going together. In 1953 they were married.") I like her alright. Never heard anything else of her.

    ubu

  5. Complete Jack Johnson Sessions?

    in Mosaic and other box sets...

    Posted

    The "Seven Steps To Berlin" box will be OK, but I'm sure it can't possibly haven anything even 1/4 as interesting as most of the Jack Johnson set (at least for me, anyway).

    I may have to disagree with you, my friend. Have you heard this material?

    It's some amazing stuff- I think a lot of the the pre-Wayne Miles recordings get overlooked and underrated. I personally am a fan of George Coleman, plus you've got some very interesting Sam Rivers here, too. I do think the quintet really came into its own w/Wayne, but don't sell this one short. Some of the most amazing rhythm section work you'll EVER hear. Maybe not the most radical or innovative period, but one worth checking out without a doubt. Tony is amazing. Herbie is amazing. Ron Carter is a rock. Excellent music. :tup:tup

    Absolutely agree!

    Love the My Funny Valentine/Four & More concert and the Antibes set!

    Will Miles in Berlin be included in that box, too? Should be, no? That's a beautiful SOUNDING album! You get the idea you could hear a feather falling to the floor on that one! (I've got it on a japanese Sony or CBS or whatever CD, sounds marvellous).

    And I never ever heard the Rivers album (and as I might not be the only one who needs this *problem* fixed, the set might hold at least one surprise...)

    ubu

  6. swing stars in the '50s & 60s

    in Artists

    Posted · Edited by king ubu

    Maybe I need new ears.  ;)

    Word of advice: I've tried these. They suck.

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    Send me a pair of these, too :wacko:

    No need to feel sorry, anyone. Larry, I'll have to give the disc another listen, but won't be able to do so right ahead. (Working on an exercise for university - see my Hans Baron thread...)

    I guess I loved the horns that much, that I have not yet REALLY listened to the rhythm section on that one - which would also indicate that I did not take note of their marring the whole date... But it's been quite some time since I last heard it, anyway.

    Another favorite: PAUL QUINICHETTE!

    I LOVE his record with Coltrane (though that's not one for this thread), and his Complete Dawn sessions (available from Freshsound/Blue Moon, see link posted above by PDEE), as well as his "Vice Pres" album. I have the later one in its VEE incarnation. Did the double LP include any tunes not on the VEE? I recently saw it in a store, here, but had no possibility to compare it with the VEE.

    Here come the covers:

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    How are these two?

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    OJC076-2.jpg

    (LOVE that cover!)

    ubu

  7. Blindfold Test #5

    in Blindfold Test

    Posted

    i can imagine another brilliant creation from couw for his blindfold cover :P

    I guess most of his work will go into creating an animated CD-case... :lol:

    cool, John! Hope for some unusal, to say the least, choices! (Will it be one, two or three discs? :g )

    ubu

  9. What is your Faith???? (or lack thereof)

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

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    1. Nontheist (100%)

    2. Secular Humanism (93%)

    3. Unitarian Universalism (88%)

    4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (80%)

    5. Bahá'í Faith (78%)

    6. Theravada Buddhism (78%)

    7. Liberal Quakers (75%)

    8. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (65%)

    9. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (63%)

    10. Neo-Pagan (63%)

    11. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (45%)

    12. New Age (43%)

    13. Taoism (43%)

    14. Orthodox Quaker (42%)

    15. Eastern Orthodox (40%)

    16. Islam (40%)

    17. Jainism (40%)

    18. Orthodox Judaism (40%)

    19. Reform Judaism (40%)

    20. Roman Catholic (40%)

    21. Sikhism (40%)

    22. Jehovah's Witness (38%)

    23. Mahayana Buddhism (38%)

    24. Seventh Day Adventist (33%)

    25. New Thought (28%)

    26. Hinduism (26%)

    27. Scientology (20%)

    Now that's a funny list! I share 20% of my thinking with Tom Cruise? Cool! Jehova's witnesses have given up ringing our bell, and yet I share 38% of their ideas?! :wacko:

    And could someone please explain what no. 5 "Bahá'í Faith (78%)" means? Maybe this is an option?

    • Belief in Deity

    One personal God Almighty, creator, omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent--incorporeal spirit.

    • Incarnations

    The prophets of many religions, e.g. Jesus Christ, Moses, Muhammad, Buddha, are revered as Manifestations and Messengers of God, pre-existent spirits (with individual souls) sent to reveal God's message. Each of the Manifestations is considered equal in stature as the perfect reflection, the infallible word, and the divine spirit of God. Bahá'u'lláh was the latest but not final Messenger, bringing God’s revelation to the modern world, and is considered to be the fulfillment of the promised return of Christ. The Messengers are not worshipped as equal or identical to God but are considered an intermediate level of existence between human and God.

    • Origin of Universe and Life

    God created all from nothing and controls all phenomena that modern science reveals about the origins of the universe and life. They support scientific study and education, as they believe science serves to reveal rather than dispute God's awesome creative powers.

    • After Death

    Literal interpretations of resurrection, heaven, and hell are regarded as figments of imagination. Resurrection is the spiritual awakening that occurs upon the appearance of a new Manifestation. Heaven is the indescribable bliss of closeness to God, harmony with God's will as revealed by the Manifestations--eternal spiritual life. The closer one is to knowing and loving God, the greater the joy of paradise. “Hell” is the self-made torture of isolation from God--spiritual death. Unlimited spiritual growth toward perfection continues after death.

    • Why Evil?

    No original sin or Satan. The human nature that God created is all good, including both animal and spiritual aspects. God also gave people free will, and some will choose to express their inherently good nature in imperfect ways. The concept of Satan in the scriptures is symbolic for humans' choice to express the lower or animal side of their nature in ways that separate them from God. Those farthest from God are most prone to wrongdoing.

    • Salvation

    Salvation lies in the search for truth as revealed by the Manifestations of God--the achievement of spiritual perfection and closeness to God, deliverance from one's imperfection or base nature. This is achieved by faith in God and strict obedience to the commands of God; turning to the latest Manifestation of God, Bahá'u'lláh, for spiritual guidance; study of the scriptures of the Manifestations; required daily private prayer; meditation; active participation in service work (tantamount to worship). No sacraments, e.g., baptism.

    • Undeserved Suffering

    All suffering, including that caused by natural disasters, are God's will as a punitive, educational, or remedial response to individual or to humanity's denial of God and disobedience to the Divine Commands. All of humanity suffer when one commits wrong, and all benefit when one does good. The best often suffer the most for humanity's misdeeds. Nonpunitive suffering is part of God's plan to challenge the soul with adversity. Suffering educates the sufferer and aids spiritual growth toward perfection. Suffering helps people to remember God in their grief. The suffering of innocents will be greatly rewarded in the world to come.

    • Contemporary Issues

    Devoted to world unity--one world government and religion, peaceful conflict resolution (but opposes disobedience to one's government), gender equality and women's rights (which does not include promotion of abortion rights), anti-poverty, and anti-discrimination. Service to others is considered a form of worship. Discourages divorce but doesn’t punish or condemn; disapproves of homosexuality.

    Hell, I guess NOT! Help! What would *I* need salvation for? Uh, oh! :eye:

    I guess I am a hopeless case,

    ubu :w

  10. Bob Weinstock and Me

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    - why are there practically no alternate tracks of some of the great Prestige sessions?

    That's an interesting question, and one I did wonder about many times, too!

    Another thing might be the jam sessions. How did they come to happen? All organized ahead? Or just some cats hanging around in the studio?

    Maybe ask him about the late Mal Waldron, who seemed to play a quite important role in many of these jam session albums.

    Ask him about his "house" musicians, such as Waldron, Art Taylor, P.C. etc (well, I know they recorded for what label they could, but there were some appearing more often on Prestige, some more often on Blue Note etc. Sonny Clark, for instance, never made a date for one of the nowadays Fantasy-owned labels, except for that Sonny Rollins one, did he? How came?)

    And of course, Dan, let me express my heartily congratulations!

    (Can you tell us already where this interview will be printed? Any chance to read it here in Europe, too?)

    ubu

  14. swing stars in the '50s & 60s

    in Artists

    Posted · Edited by king ubu

    Well, it's definitively not from the 50s or 60s, but it COULD be (and ubu LOVE it!):

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    The Mosaic is a great one, too! And musically, there is not that huge a difference.

    While I'm not very strong on the question asked here, some favorites have been mentioned already:

    - the Buck Clayton Jam sessions (gotta Mosaic, love it!)

    - Jazz Reunion (Hawk, Pee Wee, Brookmeyer, Emmett Berry

    Then Clark Terry might fit the category, too (although maybe he's a little bit too young?), but both of my recommendations are maybe too modern for this thread:

    - his Candid date is great

    - his Emarcy debut LP (reissued in the VEE series)

    Harry Edison "Swinger" & "Mr Swing" - the only leader dates of his I've got, but two very good albums (also in the VEE series).

    Hawk made many albums that fit the category. Favorites might be the "Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive!" and "Hawkins and Eldridge at the Opera House" albums:

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    The Verve catalogue certainly holds dozens of great records to fit in here. All the Hodges and Webster recordings, the Benny Carter stuff, Eldridge etc. Oh, yes, the Hawkins encounters Webster is another perrennial favorite of mine!

    Two more:

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    ubu

  16. How is the Sonny Red twofer?

    in Recommendations

    Posted

    Sonny Red – Red, Blue & Green

    That's what you get exactly on the disc:

    (A) May 29, 1961

    Sonny Red (as), Cedar Walton (p), George Tucker (B), Jimmy Cobb (d).

    CD-Track-Number

    I Like The Likes Of You Duke-Harburg 4.19 2

    Bye, Bye Blues Red 4.30 4

    Never, Never Land Comden-Green-Styne 6.31 6

    Ko-Kee Red 4.12 7

    (B) June 25, 1961

    Blue Mitchell (t), Sonny Red (as), Barry Harris (p), George Tucker (B), Lex Humphries (d).

    Images Red 6.25 8

    Blues For Donna Red 4.44 9

    Dodge City Red 5.16 10

    © December 14, 1961

    Sonny Red (as), Barry Harris (p), Grant Green (g, out on 6), George Tucker (B), Jimmy Cobb (d).

    Moon River Mancini-Mercer 6.08 1

    Super-20 Red 5.32 3

    The Mode Red 8.51 5

    Blue Sonny Red 8.29 11

    The Rhythm Thing Red 5.06 12

    Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered Rodgers-Hart 5.41 13

    Tracks 1-7 originally issued as The Mode (Jazzland 959)

    Tracks 8-13 originally issued as Images (Jazzland 974)

    I like it very much. Then there's an even better (in my opinion, of course) Cliff Jordan twofer, called "Mosaic", which holds a very good Jordan date, coupled with an album Red and Jordan co-led.

    ubu

  17. Serge Chaloff

    in Artists

    Posted · Edited by king ubu

    I'm a big fan of this one:

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    ubu

    Thats one beaten up cover. You must have played that a lot.

    PDEE, I regret to inform you that this is not a scan of my cover. I have in on CD, but this is a nice and large reproduction of the cover...

    I've taken it from an incredible site that has been mentioned here somewhere already: here (click "Jazz Record" on the left and let the fun begin...)

    ubu B)

  18. Sidewinder/Rumproller question

    in Re-issues

    Posted

    . . . the song was too long for a single side so it was broken in half, half on Side A and half on Side B? How did this work?

    It sure did work that way (me being only 24, but having a little tiny bit of knowledge on other BN singles holing one tune of similar lenght).

    Never knew about the car publicity use!

    ubu

  21. So what's so bad about the German ...

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    Does this also apply to things like the Bill Evans "Last Walz", "Complete Fantasy Recordings" etc. boxes, the Art Pepper "Complete Galaxy Recordings", and so on and so forth? I bought a whole bunch of these (also Art Tatum etc.) sets from 2001 (Zweitausendeins) in Germany.

    I bought so much stuff these past 12 months or so that I haven't really been able to listen to more than 10% of it all.

    deus, as has been said before, the boxes used US-remasterings. I bought some of them, too, and have not come to listen to all of them, either.

    Generally, it seems that all Fantasy reissues distributed here (Switzerland, in my case), are produced by ZYX, but all - except for the erratic 20bit remasters series - use US-remasterings. You can see that easily, as it says on the back cover of the discs, "Remastering 200X, Kirk Felton (or whoever) (Fantasy Studios, Berkeley)".

    On the bottom of the back of the CD, it says "Manufactured under License for Distribution by ZYX-Music".

    Nothing wrong with these!

    ubu

  24. Saxophone-bass-drums

    in Recommendations

    Posted

    And going back to the 1960's, there's . . . Ornette-Izenzon-Moffett, "At The Golden Circle", magnificent sax trio music. Also recommended: Charles Gayle, "Touchin' On Trane", with William Parker and Rashied Ali.

    Yeah, that Gayle disc is GREAT!

    The Ornettes are part of the daily bread, of course. Add the Town Hall disc, too!

    ubu

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