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Sure! With Griff just need to cut the record on one of his good days... ubu

There's a quote by Mingus along the lines of: Earlier, when everybody played walking bass, he didn't, now, that no one plays walking bass, he does it... I know his health wasn't that good anymore. And it's clear that it shows in the music, or at least in what Mingus himself is playing. And I also know how highly regarded these Changes albums are among Mingus fans - however, I somehow can't chime in here. I can agree that they're (among) the best he did in his last decade, but with me they nevertheless are far from ranking close to his pre 1965 stuff. Maybe that's my fault. Need a pair of new ears or something... ubu

On the Hill-sax-connection (as opposed to the Hill-well, youknow): what do you guys think about Joel Frahm, who shows up with Hill from time to time? I heard him with Jane Monheit (a nice band, with Mike Kanan on piano) and he did some real killer solos on "That Old Black Magic" and "Lover Come Back to Me" - leaves you breathless. A very good sense for construction, then he seems to be in complete command whatever the tempo (and that Lover was REAL fast...), and playing no licks, building up to a very heated density and slowly coming down again... got me real impressed! On topic: I also think Horton is a good match for Hill, though: hearing some of those (european) guys play with him would be great, I guess (like Stanko, Wheeler, mayber Enrico Rava, or Paolo Fresu). ubu

Now you beat me, Joe! Was of course directed to Jim and Dan...

WHAT ?! so you better run fast and grab some great stuff, like the Complete Roost 3CD box released by Blue Note... ubu

Uh, and of course that Getz bossa stuff is just fine with me! ubu

Now that Mellé would have been nice! Could have coupled it with "Tome VI", his Verve album... Sure everyone OUGHT to have that! ubu

That cover sure is funny! But the record is great! A very good companion to the Shank Mosaic. Shank gets in some very good solos on "How about You" and particularly the extended "Ambassador Blues" and "Miles Sign Off". Then his version of "Lover Man" is sublime! Nothing lightweight, foot-patting, if you ask me. Rather, a master at work! And dig Chuck Flores - he has one solo (can't remember on which track) that's absolutely stunning, in my opinion. ubu

I do like the Changes albums, also Moves, but somehow Mingus seems muted to me. And the sound of the recordings clearly show of what decade they are - and I think not for the benefit of the music in any way! Anyone has similar feelings? I think the fire in Mingus, his atrocity, his ferocity or whatever, is not present anymore. Cumbia Jazz Fusion is good, too, although somehow I would like to hear the complete session (even if it consisted only of snippets edited together later). How 'bout a nice 2CD set, disc one containing nice remastered versions of the original album (and give us that liner notes! - they did not print them on the Rhino reissue!) and disc two having the complete session, chatter included. ubu

Once you get bitten by the infamous Mosaic-bug, you'll want to have as many of them as possible... (speaking from experience). If money is a point (and therefore. time), get the J.J. first - it was one of those sets which for me was a real surprise. I didn't know much by Johnson, except for some early bebop sides and the BlueNotes with Brownie and Miles. The Mosaic has hours of great music. Otherwise, I don't know the Hodges and the Stitt yet, but will sometimes get both of'em. ubu

I have several of these Dameron sides. Some featuring Fats Navarro, some Allen Eager and Kai Winding, some later ones are by the "Big Ten". Why does no one bring that stuff on CD? Such great music! Those Dameron bands are (as far as I know) otherwise only documented by their Blue Note sides (love that 2CD set!) and some more on Savoy. There can't be enough Dameron out there! And what's the deal about that Miles Davis CD to be reissued on Blue Note? Will that contain some of the 49/50 broadcasts featuring Konitz/Rollins/J.J./Big Nick/Lockjaw? Those same ones that were on two Charly/LeJazz discs? ubu

Thanks, Lon! I got "Bud! ... Vol. 3" out of a sales bin yesterday and made a quick comparison. You seem to be right. And yes, I noted that the sequencing on the RVGs is completely differing from the box. What's the reason for this? The TOCJ might be impossible to find (unless for horrendous prices...) so I'll have to keep the box. ubu

Love Kamuca too! The only recording of his as leader I have is "Richie Kamuca Quartet" (VSOP 17CD, reissue of Mode MOD-LP 102, rec. 1957). Great record, with a great band featuring unsung Carl Perkins on piano along with Leroy Vinnegar and Stan Levey. ubu

I never cared much about Michael Brecker either. But Jaco's "Birthday Concert" and that Silver album are two I like nevertheless. And Wynton cannot lessen the pleasure of Shirley Horn's "You Won't Forget Me". ubu

Forgot one: Benny Carter/Dizzy Gillespie/Quincy Jones - Journey to Next (Lightyear Entertainment) an interesting CD with several soundracks (5 by Carter, one each by Dizzy & Q.) made for animated short films. ubu

I found that one together with the Jazztet/John Lewis Argo (both those reissues with tha b/w covers) some months ago. Very nice one. Nice CD finds from today & yesterday (all between 4 and 8 $) include: - Chris Cheek, Vine (FSNT) - Horace Tapscott, The Tapscott Sessions / Volume 8 (Nimbus) - my very first Tapscott! - John Lewis, Evolution II (Atlantic) - Ornette Coleman, Sound Museum (Three Women) (Harmolodic/Verve) - Malachi Thompson, Freebop Now! (Delmark) - Fred Frith, Digital Wildlife (Winter & Winter) and then my first Probeper box, the Webster one. ubu

went with the Blakey as it is the single one I don't have yet. ubu

A real nice batch this is! I went for Mode for Joe, as I kept this on hold waiting for a better version. Never heard it so far! Lon: the Bud remasters by RVG - are they so good they make the 4CD box superfluous (except for the two - one very very good and one nice, I might say - Roost sessions and the nice liner notes)? Should I start replacing it by the RVGs? ubu

They could actually put Back at the Chicken Shack and Midnight Special together on one disc, even that one track which surfaced on the CD issue of Chicken Shack should fit in. Now that would be a hell of a disc! And Crazy Baby, yes! - but that music is so fucking good! I got it as my maybe tenth BN disc of Smith and it really was a revelation! That other one with Turrentine (can't remember the title) would be nice to have RVG'd, too, though it doesn't grab me as do Midnight Special and Chicken Shack. Then how about RVGs of the two Ornette and the two Cecil Taylor discs? I know they would probably rather show up as Conns (as should the third Don Cherry disc), but they would be nicer done by RVG, I think. Then anyway they should hire either Malcolm Addey or RVG as their "default" remasterer... ubu

Thanks for posting this GoM. Good news. Does the "core of the best performances recorded" mean it will include some (or even much) stuff already released? Anyone knows more? ubu

Nice idea, Matt. (But otherwise: we around here are alerted in time anyway when some Mosaic runs out.) Big Wheel: the Hamilton is very nice. His first quintet with Buddy Collette and Jim Hall was very very good, and quite a lot of the set is material with that line up, included some (partially unreleased) very good live sessions. The Katz/Pisano group got a little more mellow, but I like some of their stuff, too. And the originally release Ellington album (as opposed to the recently unearthed "Original Ellington Suite" feat. Eric Dolphy) has both Katz and Collette, and is good, too, in my opinion. vibes: great for you! That's the sort of set Mosaic does the best. And the music is very good, indeed! Was one of my first purchases of music of that era, and it's a good starting point to get you interested! ubu

Uh...there is sort of an "unwritten agreement" on this, isn't there??? I mean, if Mrs. Moose ever totals up my jazz bills... this would be DOOMSDAY indeed! although the actual ms. ubu is not half as horrible a wifey as the one found with help of the link in my signature... going undercover to do some further additions to my collection B) ubu

won't become superfluous - edith ain't part of the box! keep it for sure! ubu

thanks! will try to find some of these. ubu