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I guess the Randy Weston Select would belong on that list, too! (I don't have it yet) Then the recent Jimmy Lyons box (eagerly awaiting delivery...) The Holland is a good one, but I don't think it would made it on my best list. ubu

Thanks for this recommendation! Love Priester! Hell, 25 years since he made an album as a leader... This will surely not turn up on this side of the water. That's the sort of record you just don't hear anything about were it not for places as this! ubu

Yes! That record's a marvel! ubu

... and some Julian Priester! ubu

How 'bout an album (or two) with the following band: Woody Shaw Eric Dolphy Bobby Hutcherson Richard Davis Freddie Waits I'd certainly love it! then add Sam Rivers and Eddie Khan for some more... ubu

Well, after doing the google thing and looking up the record I though he was on, I saw I was wrong. Was going from memory, sorry! Edited out above. -_- Thanks for your wake-up call, Brandon, it's still quite early (and snowy) here. ubu

Just picked up this little puppy yesterday: And Jarvis is stunning here, too! ubu (edited out my - mistaken - remarks about Charlie Persip's presence on a Ra album... sorry -_- )

HELLYEAH! That was one of my first 32jazz discs, and still among my favorites! Out Front is a great record, too - as might be almost any record where Julian Priester shows up. How about the Hancock Mwandishi band? Charles Davis' also great on Hank Mobley & Cedar Walton's Breakthrough. ubu

Does Sun Ra himself count, too? If so, my choice would be that Dickerson date recently reissued in the VEE series! ubu

As I've taken the pains, see the complete (chronological) listing of the LPRs here. I like the series quite well, as I don't have any of the music on these discs. Recommendations for the first four batches would be the sublime Desmond/Brubeck disc, Ella's Whisper Not, the nice Getz, Gillespie, Basie discs, the Mulligan if you don't go for the Mosaic, the Bobo and Tormé if you like that kind of stuff, also the Gilberto if you're into bossa. The McRae is my favorite vocal album of these, but the Vaughan comes close. And then the Woody Herman is a real winner (begging for a Mosaic of his Phillips stuff!!). Re: Montgomery (I've got it), I'd rather pick up the 2CD comp. of his Verve Jazz Sides (called Impressions, if I remember right). It contains the same music (and more, in fact, the complete sessions with the Wyn Kelly trio), without any string overdubs (they're not too bad, but I rather take the music as it was recorded...) ubu

Thanks for the news, brownie! Got to look for this. Yesterday they did not have it here, but they're usually half a year in retard concerning new releases anyway... (though they did have the f**king copy-protected Larry Young Conn... but not the Hill, which I might have otherwise bought right away.) ubu

Among the very few things by Quill I own, there is a very good session he co-led with Dick Sherman recorded for Dawn. I don't know the date, but it might be 1956. Line up is Quill as, Sherman t, Dick Katz p, Teddy Kotick b, Art Taylor d. This date (5 tunes, around 20 minutes) was released as the A side of "Jazzville '56". It's currently available from freshsoundrecords.com on a 2CD sampler featuring most of the four Jazzville albums (what's not on this one is some Quinichette stuff included on Quinichette's own Dawn/Blue Moon/Freshsound CD). Recommended! ubu

DISC ONE: FLYING HOME Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Karl George, Ernie Royal, Joe Newman, tp; Fred Beckett, Sonny Craven, Harry Sloan, tb; Marshall Royal, cl, as; Ray Perry, as; Dexter Gordon, ILLINOIS JACQUET, ts; Jack McVea, bs; Lionel Hampton, vib; arr ; Milt Buckner, p; Irving Ashby, g; Vernon Alley, b; George Jenkins, d. New York, May 26, 1942 70773 FLYING HOME Decca 18394 Jazz at the Philharmonic : J.J. Johnson, tb; ILLINOIS JACQUET, Jack McVea, ts; Nat King Cole, p; Les Paul, g; Johnny Mller, b; Lee Young, d. Philharmonic Hall, Los Angeles, July 2, 1944 V17, V18, V19 BLUES Verve MGV 1013 Jim Wynn’s Bobalibans : Stanley Casey, tp; David Graham, as; Freddie Simon, ts; BIG JIM WYNN, ts, bs; Theodore Shirley, b; Robert Sims, d; Pee Wee Wiley, voc. Los Angeles, 1945 V-160-ME ROCK WOOGIE Gilt Edge GE 528 Jim Wynn & his Band : "Goo Goo" Hutcherson, tp; Ed Hale, as; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, ts; BIG JIM WYNN, bs; Zell Kindred, p; Chuck Norris, g; Buddy Woodson, d. Los Angeles, February 15, 1951 3857 WEST COAST LOVER Mercury 314528 297-2 The Beale Street Gang : PAZZUZA SIMON, ts; Milt Buckner, p; Curley Russell, b; Art Herbert, d. New York, October 28, 1946 S 3365-B RAISIN’ THE ROOF Savoy 653 David Page, tp; Michael "Booty" Wood, tb; ARNETT COBB, ts; George Rhodes, p; Walter Buchanan, b; George Jones, d. New York, August, 1947 R1256-2B COBB’S CORNER Apollo 792 R1267-3D1 GO, RED, GO Apollo 778 David Page, tp; "Booty" Wood, tb; ARNETT COBB, ts; Charles Fowlkes, bs; George Rhodes, p; Walter Buchanan, b; George "Butch" Ballard, d. New York, September 12, 1950 CD 44335 SMOOTH SAILING Columbia 39040 Ed "Tiger" Lewis, tp; Dickie Harris, tb; ARNETT COBB, ts; Willard Brown, ts, bs; George Rhodes, p; Gene Wright, b; George Duvivier, arr. New York, November 20, 1951 CO 47174 OPEN HOUSE Okeh 6887 Morris Lane, Tenor Sax Section : MORRIS LANE, ts; Edwin Swanston, p; George Baker, g; Franklin Skeete, b; Bob Aviles, d. New York, January 24, 1947 S-3382 DOWN THE LANE Savoy 646 Morris Lane & his Orchestra : MORRIS LANE, ts with unknown, tp; bs; p; b; d. New York, March 13, 1951 R-1451 BLUE JEANS Apollo 808 Morris Lane & Band : MORRIS LANE, ts with unknown, tp; bs; p; b; d. New York, 1951 R-101-7 BOBBY’S BOOGIE Robin 101 Dick Davis Orchestra : Dick Davis, ts; Sonny Thompson, p; Lefty Bates, g; Eddie Calhoun, b; Buddy Smith, d. Chicago, circa, 1947 UB 21048 SCREAMING BOOGIE Miracle M 108 Phil Guilbeau, tp; WILD BILL MOORE, ts; Paul Williams, as, bs; T.J. Fowler, p; Herman Hopkins, b; Reetham Mallett, d. Detroit, December 18, 1947 D 823 WE’RE GONNA ROCK, WE’RE GONNA ROLL Savoy 666 Same personnel as above, but Floyd Taylor, p replaces T.J. Fowler. Detroit, November 21, 1948 D 816 BUBBLES Savoy 662 John Hunt, tp; WILD BILL MOORE, Paul Quinichette, ts; Bill Graham, bs; Milt Buckner, org, p; Franklin Skeete, b; Joe Harris, d. New York, March 3, 1950 K 5862 BALANCING WITH BILL King 4383 K 5864 HEY SPO-DEE-O-DEE King 4383 Paul Williams Sextet : John Lawton, tp; Walter Cox, as, ts; PAUL WILLIAMS, as, bs; T.G. Fowler, p; Hank Ivory, b; Clarence Stamps, d. Detroit, October 6, 1947 D 808 35-30 (THIRTY-FIVE-THIRTY) Savoy 661 Paul Williams, as, bs; Floyd Taylor, p; Herman Hopkins, b; Reetham Mallett, d. Detroit, November 20, 1947 D 811 WALKIN’ AROUND Savoy 680 Paul Williams Sextet : Phil Gilbeau, tp; Sam Miller, ts; PAUL WILLIAMS, as, bs; Floyd Taylor, p; Herman Hopkins, b; Reetham Mallett, d. Detroit, December 15, 1948 23011 THE HUCKLEBUCK Savoy 799 Paul Williams & his Hucklebuckers : James "King Porter" Pope, tp; Billy Mitchell, Louis Barrett, ts; PAUL WILLIAMS, bs; Floyd Taylor, p; John Holiday, b; Bill Benjamin, d; Joan Shaw, voc. Detroit, January 13, 1949 D 0007 HE KNOWS HOW TO HUCKLEBUCK Savoy 702 D0008 BACK BENDER Savoy SJL 2234 Jack McVea and his All Stars : Sammy Yates, tp; JACK McVEA, ts; Tommy Kahn, p; Gene Phillips, g; Frank Clarke, b; Rabon Tarrant, d. Los Angeles, December 1947 1228 JACK FROST Exclusive 266 Cootie Williams and his Orchestra : Cootie Williams, tp; Rupert Cole, as; WEASEL PARKER, ts; Arnold Jarvis, p; Mundell Lowe, g; Leonard Swain, b; Sylvester Payne, d. New York, late 1947 1586-2 TYPHOON Mercury 8083 DISC TWO: BLOW YOUR BRAINS OUT Wynonie Harris : Hot Lips Page, tp (-1); Joe Britton, tb; Vincent Bair-Bey, as; HAL SINGER, TOM ARCHIA, ts; Joe Knight, p; Carl Wilson, b; Clarence Donaldson, d; Wynonie Harris, voc. Cincinnati, December 23, 1947 K 5325 BLOW YOUR BRAINS OUT King 4226 K 5326 BLOWIN’ TO CALIFORNIA (-1) King 4252 Same per sonnel as above, but Wynonie Harris out Cincinnati, December 27, 1947 K 5400 BOODIE BOODIE Blue Boar CDBB 1010 HAL SINGER SEXTETTE : Milton Larkins, tb; HAL SINGER, ts, Wynton Kelly, p; Franklin Skeete, b; Heywood Jackson, d. New York, June, 1948 S35-127 CORNBREAD Savoy 671 Willie Moore, tp; Chippy Outcalt, tb; HAL SINGER, ts; George Rhodes, p; Walter Page, b; Bobby Donaldson, d. New York, December 10, 1948 S23006 BEEFSTEW Savoy 686 Tiny Grimes Quintet : JOHN HARDEE, ts; George Kelly, p; Tiny Grimes, g; Lucille Dixon, b; Sonny Payne, d. New York, December 20, 1947 114 BOOGIE WOOGIE BARBECUE Atlantic 854 Tiny Grimes and his Rocking Highlanders : JOHN HARDEE, ts; Ray Bryant or Freddie Redd, p; Tiny Grimes, g; Ike Isaacs, b; unknown, d. New York, 1950 TG 15 - ROCKIN’ AND SOCKIN’ Gotham 278 Little Willie Jackson & the Original Honeydrippers : LITTLE WILLIE JACKSON, ss, as, bs; James Jackson, ts; probably Joe Liggins, p; Frank Pasley, g; Eddie Davis, b; Peppy Prince, d. Los Angeles, November 1, 1947 MM702-3 JACKSON’S BOOGIE Modern 566 Same personnel as above Los Angeles, December, 6, 1947 MM 744-2 LET’S JUMP Modern 613 Sonny Thompson with the Sharps and Flats : EDDIE CHAMBLEE, ts; Sonny Thompson, p; Arvin Garrett, g; Leroy Morrison, b; Thurman "Red" Cooper, d. Chicago, late 1947 LONG GONE, PT 2 Miracle M 126 John "Streamline" Ewing, tb; EDDIE CHAMBLEE, ts; Andrew "Goon" Gardner, bs; James Craig, p; unknown, g; Ernie Shepard, b; Chuck Williams, d. Chicago, 1948 UB 9195 BACK STREET Miracle M 133 EDDIE CHAMBLEE, ts; Walter Scott, g; unknown, tp; bs; b, d. Chicago, 1952 82117 SOUTHERN COMFORT Coral 65080 Tiny Grimes Quintet : Wilbur "RED" PRYSOCK, ts; Jimmy Saunders, p; Tiny Grimes, gl; Ike Isaacs, b; Jerry Potter, d. New York, August 1, 1948 131 HOT IN HARLEM Atlantic 869 Tiny Grimes and his Rocking Highlanders : BENNY GOLSON, RED PRYSOCK, ts; Freddie Redd, p; Tiny Grimes, g; Ike Isaacs, b; unknown, d. Philadelphia, circa September 1950 TG 11 BATTLE OF THE MASS Gotham ?? Red Prysock and his House Rockers : RED PRYSOCK, ts; unknown, tp; tb; as, bs; p; g (-1): b; d. New York, circa January 1952 R 2001 WIGGLES Red Robin 107 R 4005 THE HAMMER (-1) Red Robin 139 R 4004 JACKPOT Red Robin 139 Tiny Bradshaw and his Orchestra : Lester Bass, tp; RED PRYSOCK, Rufus Gore, ts; Jimmy Robinson, p; Clarence Mack, b; Philip Paul, d. Cincinnati, October 6, 1952 K 9175-1 SOFT King 4577 EARL BOSTIC, as; George Parker, p; Vernon King, b; Shep Shepherd, d. New York, 1948 S243 8:45 STOMP Gotham 155 S247 DISC JOCKEY NIGHTMARE Gotham 168 Roger Jones, tp; EARL BOSTIC, as; Count Hastings, ts; Jaki Byard, p; Vernon King, b; Shep Shepherd, d. Cincinnati, January 12, 1949 K5661 EARL BLOWS A FUSE EP202 EARL BOSTIC, as; Count Hastings, ts; Clifton Smalls, p; Gene Redd, vib; Rene Hall, g; Keeter Betts, b; Jimmy Cobb, d. New York, January 10, 1951 K 9007-1 FLAMINGO King 4475 Blue Mitchell, tp; EARL BOSTIC, as; Ray Felder, ts; Joe Knight, p; Mickey Baker, g; Ike Isaacs, b; George Brown, d; Gene Redd, vib. New York, December 17, 1952 K 9225 STEAM WHISTLE JUMP King 4603 Todd Rhodes and his Orchestra : Howard Thompson, tp; Holley Dismukes, as; JOE THOMAS, Louis Barnett, ts; George Favors, bs; Todd Rhodes, p; Joe Williams, b; Huestall Tally, d. Cincinnati, January 25, 1949 B 7094 PAGE BOY SHUFFLE Sensation 16 Joe Thomas and his Orchestra : Ernest V. Perry, Johnny Grimes, tp; Dickie Harris, tb; Ben Kynard, as, bs; JOE THOMAS, ts; George Rhodes, p; George Duvivier , b; Joe Marshall, d. Linden, N.J., May 21, 1949 K 5727 BACKSTAGE AT THE APOLLO King 4926 Joe Thomas and his Orchestra : Ernie Devilles, tp; Dickie Harris, tb; JOE THOMAS, Fred Williams, ts; George Rhodes, p; Laverne Baker, b; Bazley Perry, d. New York, April 26, 1951 K 8015-1 JUMPIN’ JOE King 4460 Harold Land All Stars : Froebel Brigham, tp; Russell Campbell, tb; William Doby, as; HAROLD LAND, ts; Freddie Jackson, p; Dave Dyson, b; Leon Petties, d. Los Angeles, April 25, 1949 SLA 524 OUTLANDISH Savoy SJL 2215 DISC THREE: BOOGIE’S THE THING John Anderson, tp; Britt Woodman, tb; BIG JAY McNEELY, ts; Jimmy O’Brien, p; Ted Shirley, b; William Streetser, d. Hollywood, December 15, 1948 SLA 502-1 DEACON’S HOP Savoy 685 John Anderson, tp; Jesse "Streamline" Ewing, tb; BIG JAY MCNEELY, ts, Bob McNeely, bs; Jimmy O’Brien, p; Prinze "Candy" Stanzel, g; Leonard "Tight" Hardiman, d; Charles McNiles, bgos. Hollywood, February 1949 1375-2 BLOW BIG JAY Exclusive 90X Probably same personnel as above but Bob McNeely, as (-1); Ted Shirley, voc (-2) Hollywood, April 1949 1392-2 ROAD HOUSE BOOGIE (-2) Exclusive 96X 1399-2 TONDALAYO (-1) Exclusive 108X Probably same personnel as above, but omit Candy Stanzel Los Angeles, January/February 1950 JAY’S FRANTIC Aladdin 3050 BIG JAY McNEELY, ts; Bob McNeely, bs; Jimmy O’Brien, p; "Porky" Harris, g; William "Buddy" Woodson, b; Wayne Robinson, d. Hollywood, August 26, 1952 F 280 THE GOOF FEDERAL 12102 FRANK "FLOOR SHOW" CULLEY, ts; Harry Van Walls, p; Tiny Grimes, g; unknown, b; d. New York, January 17, 1949 A-176 FLOORSHOW ATLANTIC 880 A-177 COLE SLAW ATLANTIC 874 A-178 CENTRAL AVENUE BREAKDOWN Wallace Wilson, tp; Walter "Phatz" Morris, tb; FRANK CULLEY, ts; Randy Weston, p; Count Edmondson, b; Connie Kay, d. New York, February 27, 1951 A-573 CULLEY FLOWER ATLANTIC 935 EDDIE "LOCKJAW" DAVIS, tp; Bill Doggett, org; John Simmons, b; Jo Jones, d, unknown, tp; 2nd ts; bs; voc. New York, August 16, 1949 K5767 MOUNTAIN OYSTERS KING 4321 Freddie Mitchell and his Orchestra : Unknown, tp; probably Alton "Slim" Moore, tb; FREDDIE MITCHELL, ts; Bill Graham, as, bs; probably Joe Black, p; unknown, b; d. New York, June 1949 D 107 SLIDER DERBY711 Freddy Mitchell and his Orchestra : Probable pers : Joe Ball or William Sciow, tp; Slim Moore, tb; FREDDIE MITCHELL, ts; Pinky Williams, bs; Art Sims, p; Butch Barrett, b; Jerry Smith, d; Sarah Dean, voc. New York, 1951 D 709 I GOT YOUR BOOGIE DERBY 765 Freddie Mitchell and his Orchestra : Frank Hollins, tp; Walter "Phatz" Morris, tb; FREDDIE MITCHELL, ts; Pinky Williams, bs; George Holmes, p; Lee Atkins, b; Herman Bradley, d. New York, 1952 D825 MOON DOG BOOGIE DERBY 793 Paul Gayten & his Band : Wallace Davenport, tp; Frank Campbell, as; bs; LEE ALLEN, ts; Paul Gayten, p; Jack Scott, g; George Pryor, b; Robert Green, d. New Orleans, 1949 R-1030 BACKTRACKIN’ (DR. DADDY - O) REGAL 3230 Alma "The Lollypop Mama" Mondy with George Miller’s Mid-Driffs : Alma Mondy, voc; Dave Bartholomew, tp; LEE ALLEN, LEROY "BATMAN" RANKIN, ts; Alex "Duke" Burrell, p; Jack Scott, g; George Miller, b; Lester "Boots" Alexis, d. New Orleans, August 18, 1949 7800 MISS LOLLIPOP’S CONFESSION MERCURY M 8190 George Miller & his Mid-Driffs : Dave Bartholomew, tp; LEE ALLEN, LEROY "BATMAN" RANKIN, ts; Alex "Duke" Burrell, p; Jack Scott, g; George Miller, b; Lester "Boots" Alexis, d; Theard Johnson, voc. New Orleans, August 22, 1949 7810 BOOGIE’S THE THING MERCURY M 8183 Joe Turner with Dave Bartholomew’s Orchestra : Dave Bartholomew, unknown, tp; Waldron "Frog" Joseph, tb; Joe Harris, as; Clarence Hall, HERB HARDESTY, ts; Fats Domino, p; Ernest McLean, g; Peter Badie, b; Thomas Moore, d; Joe turner, voc. New Orleans, April 1950 IM 191 JUMPIN’ TONIGHT IMPERIAL 5090 Tiny Davis & her Orchestra : BERT ETTA "BIRDIE" DAVIS, as; MARGARET BACKSTROM, ts; Tiny Davis, p, voc; Eileen Chance, b; Helen Cole, d. New York, October 24, 1949 W 75438 RACE HORSE DECCA 48220 Clyde Bernhardt and his Kansas City Buddies : Clyde Bernhardt, tb; SAM "THE MAN" TAYLOR, ts; Dave Small, bs; Earl Knight, p; Rene Hall, g; Gene Ramey, b; Gus Johnson, d. New York, October 6, 1949 BN 366 CRACKLIN’ BREAD BLUE NOTE BN 1202 Bull Moose Jackson & his Buffalo Bearcats : Harold "Money" Johnson, tp; Eugene Adams, Snooky Hulbert, as; Bull Moose Jackson, ts, voc; SAM "THE MAN" TAYLOR, ts; Irving Greene, p; Eddie Smith, b; Kelly Martin, d. Cincinnati, September 27, 1950 K 5966-5 BIG FAT MAMAS ARE BACK IN STYLE AGAIN KING 4412 Bull Moose Jackson & his Buffalo Bearcats : Frank Galbraith, tp; Bernie Peacock, Snooky Hulbert, as; Bull Moose Jackson, SAM "THE MAN" TAYLOR, ts; Bill Doggett, p; Carl Pruitt, b; Jerry Potter, d. New York, May 4, 1951 K 8019-1 CHEROKEE BOOGIE CD CHARLY 274 Irving Stokes, tp; Bruce Kinkson, ts; CECIL PAYNE, bs; Billy Kyle, p; Franklin Skeete, b; Hayward Johnson, d. New York, June 21, 1949 75004 EGG HEAD DECCA 48109 Teddy Brannon & his Orchestra : RAY ABRAMS, ts; Teddy Brannon, p; Dickie Thompson, g, voc; Aaron Bell, b; Denzil Best, d. Linden, N.J. October 1949 1103-2 EVERYBODY GET TOGETHER REGAL 3241 Johnny Otis & his Orchestra : Don Johnson, tp; George Washington, tb; Lorenzo Holden, JAMES VON STREETER, ts; Walter Henry, bs; Devonia Williams, p; Johnny Otis, vib; Pete Lewis, g; Mario Delagarde, b; Leard Bell, d. Los Angeles, December 23, 1949 SLA 4457-2 HEAD HUNTER SAVOY 774 Doc Sausage & his Band : EARL JOHNSON, ts; Charles Harris, p; Charlie Jenkins, g; Doc Sausage (Lucius Tyson), d; voc. Linden, N.J., January 2, 1950 1144-2 SAUSAGE ROCK REGAL 3256 Calvin Boze, tp, voc; MAXWELL DAVIS, ts; unknown, p; g; b; d. Los Angeles, January 13, 1950 RR-1512-2 SAFRONIA B DISC FOUR: MORE BOUNCE TO THE OUNCE Willis Jackson & his Orchestra : Andrew "Fats" Ford, tp; Booty Wood, tb; WILLIS JACKSON, ts; Ben Kynard, bs; Bill Doggett, p; Leonard "Heavy" Swain, b; David "Panama" Francis, d. New York, 1950 R 1404 ON MY OWN Apollo 801 R 1407 DANCE OF THE LADY BUG Apollo 801 Willis Jackson and his Orchestra : Andrew Ford, tp; Booty Wood, tp; WILLIS JACKSON, ts; Reuben Phillips, bs; Arnold Jarvis, p; Leonard Swain, b; Panama Francis, d. New York, 1950 R 1431 LATER FOR THE GATOR Apollo 806 Willis Jackson and his Orchestra : John H. Russell, tp; Walter "Phatz" Morris, tb; WILLIS JACKSON, ts; Otis Sutton, as, bs; Jimmy Evans, p; Leonard Swain, b; Emmanuel Simms, d. New York, July 3, 1951 A 624 WINE-O-WINE Atlantic 957 WILLIS JACKSON & Unknown others New York, November 27, 1951 A 706 GOOD GLIDING Atlantic 957 WILLIS JACKSON, ts & unknown others New York, May 23, 1952 A 844 GATOR’S GROOVE Atlantic 975 Charlie Singleton & his Orchestra : Ray Copeland, tp; CHARLIE SINGLETON, as; Lucky Thompson, ts; Eddie Barefield, bs; Herbie Nichols, p; Peck Morrison, b; Sticks Evans, d New York,December 6, 1950 80257 ELEPHANT ROCK Decca 48193 Charlie Singleton & his Orchestra : Earl Alexander, tb; Lou Donaldson, as, bs; CHARLIE SINGLETON, Moe Jarman, ts; Gildo Mahones, p; unknown, g; Martin Rivera, b; John Godfrey,d. New York, 1951 CS 503 EARTHQUAKE Red Robin 103 Fred Jackson & his Orchestra : FRED JACKSON, ts, rest unknown Atlanta, late 1950 1401-2 BUCK FEVER Regal 3323 Lynn Hope Quintet : LYNN HOPE, ts; Robert "Fox" Martin, vib; Mary Hope, p; Billy Davis, g; Ray Coulter, b; Billy Hope, d. Chicago, April 1950 UB 50 - 226 SONG OF THE WANDERERPremium 851 UB 50 - 227 TENDERLY Premium 851 Same personnel as above, but add unknown ts and bass sax. Chicago, circa 1950 U 7420 MORE BOUNCE TO THE OUNCE Chess 1499 Julian Dash and his Orchestra : Julian DASH, ts; Haywood Henry, bs; Freddy Jefferson, p; Leroy Kirkland, g; Lee Stanfield, b; Sonny Payne, d; Sammy Lowe, arr. New York, March 17, 1951 2307 OPEN UP THEM PEARLY GATES Sittin’ in with SIW 649 2309 HOT ROCK Sittin’ in With SIW 600 Rene Hall Sextet : Reunald Jones, tp; Bobby Green, BUDDY TATE, ts; Edwin Swanston, p; Rene Hall, g; Bill Swanston, b; Bobby Donaldson, d. New York, 1950 BLOWIN’ AWHILE Jubilee 5020 BLUE CREEK HOP Jubilee 5013 Ike Lloyd, lead voc; Art Farmer, George Orendorff, tp; Earl Brown, as; PLAS JOHNSON, ts; Lloyd Glenn, p; Pee Wee Crayton or Chuck Norris, g; Billy Hadnott, b; Bob Harvey, d. Los Angeles, June 14, 1951 3895 WORRYING BLUES Mercury M 8241 Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra : Emmett Berry, tp; Lawrence Brown, tb; Johnny Hodges, as; AL SEARS, ts; Leroy Lovett, p; Lloyd Trotman, b; Sonny Greer, d. New York, March 3, 1951 515-2 CASTLE ROCK Clef 8944 Al Sears and hs Orchestra : Emett Berry, tp; Lawrence Brown, tb; Charlie Holmes, Johnny Hodges, as; AL SEARS, ts; Leroy Lovett, p; Lloyd Trotman, b; Joe Marshall, d. New York, September 21, 1951 K 8064 MARSHALL PLAN King 4520 ORVILLE "FATS" NOEL, ts, voc : Bill Spooner, p; Alfred Matthews, b; John Tucker, d. Cincinnati, September 6, 1951 D 1549 RIDE, DADDY RIDE De Luxe 3321 ORVILLE "FATS" NOEL, acc. by unknown, tp; tb; p; b; d. New York, August 26, 1952 HR 1003 DUCK SOUP Herald 402 Jimmy Jackson All Stars : JIMMY JACKSON, ts; Devonia Williams, p; Mitchell Webb, g; Billy Hadnott, b; Al "Cake" Wichard, d. Los Angeles, 1952 MM 1765 HONKIN’ RPM 349 Paul Bascomb & his Orchestra : Ed Lewis, tp; Frank Porter, Tommy Waters, as; PAUL BASCOMB ts, voc; Harold Wallace, bs; Duke Jordan, p; James McCrary, b; George Dettart d. New York, March 3, 1952 1089-4 PINK CADILLAC Delmark DL 431 Same personnel as above, but Tommy Waters out New York, August 25, 1952 9490 MUMBLES BLUES Mercury 8299 Joe Houston & his Orchestra : JOE HOUSTON, ts; unknown, p; b; d. ACA-1800 Los Angeles, 1951 CORNBREAD AND CABBAGE GREEN Recorded inHollywood 426 JAY’S BOOGIE Recorded in Hollywood 426 JIMMY FORREST, ts; Bunky Parker, p; Johnny Mixon, b; Oscar Oldham, d; Percy James, cga, bgo Chicago, November 27, 1951 1034-6 NIGHT TRAIN United 110 Sonny Thompson & his Orchestra : Dennis Brooks, as; DAVID BROOKS, ts; Sonny Thompson, p; Bill Jackson, g; Cliff McGray, b; Bill English.d. Cincinnati, June 30, 1952 FLYING HOME Sequel NEM CD 900

Hellyeah! As I missed many earlier Mosaics (due to my youth and ignorance), I don't have any of the Blue Note hot jazz sets. Only have those CDs that came out for the 60th anniversary of Blue Note and the 4CD box. So naturally, I'd love to see nice reissues (but this might be a job rather for Mr. Addey than RVG?) of at least some of this music. Also some more of the swingtet kind of stuff would not make me mad at all... Then, how about a Complete Blue Note New Faces New Sounds Mosaic? I would sure buy it! ubu

That's a marvel! You won't regret it! ubu

Real good news! Let's hope this WILL come out next year! Live-Evil is my favorite electric Miles album. ubu

I am very interested in the Pettiford (Vienna Blues) and Amy CDs. PM did not go through! Please try to PM me, or I'll try again later. ubu

The Zurich concert is highly recommended (and I did so here at least once - or maybe it was over on AAJ - in some Jeru-threads). It's a TCB release. TCB's a small and still young swiss label with quite a good catalogue. They should be distributed statesides, as far as I know. Also some of their productions are done in NYC (Buster Williams, Steve Nelson and Louis Hayes are among those recorded for TCB in the US). TCB Homepage One of the best features of TCB is their "Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series" (I have recommended these earlier, too): Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series They have 13 CDs out now, by Mulligan (CJB & Quartet), Blakey (the Morgan-Shorter Messengers, two separate volumes), Cannonball, Dexter/Ben Webster (each alone for two tracks, then two they did together), Louis Hayes/Woody Shaw, Jones-Lewis BB, Buck Clayton all stars, Quincy Jones, Don Redman Orchestra (1946, very cool disc!), Clark Terry-Chris Woods, and Coleman Hawkins. Here you find some more information about the Mulligan CJB release. The personnel is the same as on the Paris discs (which I do not have), and I like this concert very much, indeed! (Other favorites from the series are the Jones-Lewis, Redman, and Hayes/Shaw discs, by the way) These recordings are neither Granz nor bootleg things. They were produced by Swiss Radio (and thus probably -partly- broadcasted sometimes). TCB has acquired them from Swiss Radio, and this seems to be a perfectly legal deal. ubu

Ascenseur in its Jazz in Paris reincarnation seems to be quite rare, too. At least in my JiP catalogue this one is not listed (together with vol. 8, Chet Baker's wonderful "Broken Wing"). There is a french release (with some ??-bit remastering sticker on it) widely available here. I only have the 80ies CD so far. Maybe it would be time to update. Though I would have to keep the booklet. Would be hard to live without the photos! (Is the one with Miles & Jeanne M. also in the booklet? That's my favorite) ubu

Another for the Brownie box! I'm with Jim as far as the first three on your list are concerned. Do not have any of the others except for the HatArts with Shepp. I think they already are OOP, maybe relatively easy to find, though. They're good, too. Enja had a nice 2CD set out featuring Roach in various settings (quintet, m'boom, with voices, solo), which is a very nice portrait of the man and his abilities (I recently got mine from Amazon Germany), called "To The Max". ubu

Oh, no worry, I had some Hal Russell with me to relax And some Dave Holland (the new one), Mingus' Revenge, some hot jazz on Blue Note stuff... Sweets is a favorite of mine, too, but somehow, that date just does not bring results as good as the others - maybe the two previously unreleased takes of "What Is This Thing Called Love" are my favorites. Who does the singing on the long opening track by the way? The DeFranco sides are very good, too. Have to listen again to the Eldridge stuff. Only been through it once. And Webster's pyrothechnics, they're right there: no one else could ever get that sound! ubu

I'm a HUGE fan! The discographical information (with some mistakes, maybe) to all these (and one other) Camden release are listed in the Kippie Moeketsi thread (here) Those are all great albums. Voice of Africa and particularly African Sun are among my favorite Ibrahim albums. African Horns is a very good one, too. A compilation featuring some of the best south african musicians of that time. Zimbabwe, is together with the other Enjas featuring Carlos Ward (Montreux, South Africa), among the first Ibrahim albums I have heard, and still one of my favorites. Then, African Marketplace (Warner) is a true masterpiece. There you get the typical, slightly polyphonic, horns paired with african beats, and good solos mainly from Ward and Ibrahim himself. A stunningly beautiful album! African River is a very good group date, featuring, among others Robin Eubanks, John Stubblefield and Howard Johnson. His two duo albums with Johnny Dyani (sp?) are beautiful, too. As is some of his solo stuff - African Piano (ECM), and his two Sackville albums come to mind, as well as some Enja stuff. Africa - Tears & Laughter is a rather sparse album, but it grew to become one of my favorites. If his more recent stuff, Yarona is a marvel. One of my favorite piano trio records (and I really mean that)! Marcus McLaurine is on bass, and George Johnson on drums. Recorded live in a club in NYC, this is a very moody, sometimes happy, often rather dark, beautiful album. I saw him live in Zurich (where he was discovered by Duke Ellington many years ago) three times. Solo in a small church, an intimate and very strong concert, in duo with Max Roach (rather disappointing, but not really a bad concert, only, they did not live up to expectations), and in trio in a small jazz club. He is still going strong! Hope he will give us much more great music! (And hope Enja comes around reissuing some stuff currently lost) ubu

Well, among the 20 CDs I took with me for my two weeks vacation (which had to end, alas, yesterday), were the Tatum solo, group (both recently acquired via 2001 and unlistened till then), the Capitol and the 20th century piano genius sets.Sounds like an overdose, and, indeed, I was overwhelmed more than once. I started with the Capitol sides, then went on to the Verve stuff, then the solos, and finally the group masterpieces. The Solo Masterpieces is certainly one of the very most impressing sets I ever heard! Yes, you got to take it in small doses, but after having heard the Capitol and Verve stuff, I was familiar with quite a few tunes (& their arrangements), which made it much easier for me to listen to those 7 discs of piano genius. I have had similar feelings about some (actually about all) of the Group Masterpieces sessions as EKE. Tatum needs no drummer (hardly ever the drummers start a tune, or establish a tempo - Tatum usually handles this on his own, the others - the drummer being among them - enter later on), neither does he need a bass player (and, sorry, but Red Callender is just a little bit too stiff, cuts his notes short without letting them really sound. He certainly was no bad player, but he's just not one of my favorites). The drummers are great, and do a good job, too (nice to hear Bellson and Rich for once not showing their pyro-technical skills), but, hell, Tatum could do all this himself! Then regarding the horns (and Barney Kessel), it does quite often seem like they do just sort of "play along", yet there are so many delightful and beautiful tunes in that collection (my favorites would probably be the Webster sides, my least preferred the Edison/Kessel date, but they're all very close and all at least good, and all include stunning Tatum solos, of course...). I find the liner notes to be quite helpful regarding the problem of interaction (or rather of the difficulty of it) with Tatum, by the way. ubu