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May I join as "newbie" to the "I like Kenton family" if there is one. I have the Sparke book and also the complete Capitol recordings book. I would divide the Kento Era in 3 periods: the early Kenton up to the late 1940s, the middle Kenton up to the end of 1960s and the rest. He was called "The restless searcher" but obviously never found what he was searching. When he started the "Neophonic thing" he lost me. Have about 110 of his recordings and like most the middle part starting with his 1952 "Kenton Presents" up to the a bit commercial "The stage door swings". Inbetween we have the real jewels "New Concepts Of Artistry in Rhythm" , "Cuban Fire" & "Contemporary Concepts". Also "Kenton in Sweden" from 1956 belongs to that period I prefer from his complete work. Other members may haver different preferences. One of the real highlights i listened recently is the track Art Pepper on "Kenton presents". Can also recomment the PAUSA LP PR 9016: "Shorty Rogers" - 14 historic arrangements & performances with Stan Kenton / June Christy/ The Giants featuring Art Pepper. Much of the color and sound of the Kenton Orchestra was heavy influenced by the arrangers as Rugulo, Holman,Russo, Stan himself and later Dee Barton. An interesting series on his own Creative World label is the series "By Request!" which compiles a lot of tracks which never appeared on the LP's.

That could be a task for all the members here with some Information from their own recording. I think there will be a lot to list. Thanks

Agreed this is a good one. Have it for quite some time. FYI Here is my Al Cohn collection sorted by year of rec. or isuue: Cohn,Al You `n`me The Al Cohn & Zoot Sims 5tet" 1950 Trip(MERCURY) 5548 Cohn,Al The progressive Al Cohn 1953 Savoy (FS) 70508 Cohn,Al Mr. Music 1954 RCA(Masters) 42043 Cohn,Al The Brothers(Cohn/Perkins/Kamuca) 1955 RCA Jazzline 43240 Cohn,Al That Old Feeling (with strings) 1955 RCA(jap) 1207 Cohn,Al The natural seven 1955/84 RCA Jazzline 89278 Cohn,Al Be Loose 1956 Biograph 12063 Cohn,Al ...feat. Bob Brookmeyer Jazz Lab Vol 5 1956 MCA Coral 7181 Cohn,Al Al Cohn/Zoot Sims "From A to Z" 1956 RCA Jazzline 89644 Cohn,Al The Birdland Stars on Tour 1956 RCA Jazzline(2) 45725 Cohn,Al Body & Soul (feat. Zoot Sims) 1973 Muse 5016 Cohn,Al Heavy Love 1977 Xanadu 145 Cohn,Al Concord Allstars at North Sea Festival 1983 Concord Jazz 205 Cohn,Al Rifftide 1987 Timeless 259

Have most of their releases. Can send pictures. Some on vinyl and some on CD/CD-r incl. unofficial releases.

I doubt that very much. Same is with the "DOXY" vinylyls of russian origin. Havent seen a copyright or a license printed on any of their reissues. They dont have even an own logo (SCR) printed on the disc labels but only the original labels. Thats quite irritating. The pressings are fine but I dont think they do pay a cent for using the content. Its obviouslyx public domain material acc the european copyrights. Heaven knows where their source for the reissued material is. Have tried to start a thread at Discogs to clear the matter. IMO the "iron is too hot" so noone dit bite.

Yes you are correct. Have a Jasmin vinyl reissue myself which has very good playback sound. Have also looked up at Discogs but they do list only LP's. Here is my copy.

Thanks for the Info. Have several nonet albums by lee Konitz. Have to find out if this is available in Europe

Update for the Bill Potts versions of "The Jazz Soul of Porgy & Bess" Here are all 4 existing versions I have a) CD Lonehilljazz LHJ 10170 - Bill Potts "Porgy & Bess" + "Bye Bye Birdie" b) CD CAPITOL CDP 7 95132 2 (original United Artists) - Series "Capitol Jazz c) LP Original United Artists (Limited Edition) UAS 5032 Stereo "The Jazz Soul of Porgy & Bess" [gatefold edition] d) LP King reissue (Japan) "Legs" cover "The Jazz Soul of Porgy & Bess" Cat# GFX 3038

Thanks. That was very helpfull. I am also a Down Beat collector and some other magazines (jazz only) too. So I posted there a request.

I'm living in Germany and have collected Down Beat from 1957 to 2013 (missing about 5 to 7 single copies). Have also some duplicated for trading. Woud like to get in touch with other collectors for the missing copies. Have got some from ebay but the prices + postager are really a pain in the...... W.B.

Thanks for your Informations. Yes it is correct to argue this book is not a cover art book per se. But to create a new thread for books just on the border line (jazz & other topics dealing with jazz) looks a bit bueraucratic to me. I dont know how the toleration here is. Is there a special thread for such Items here in the forums? BTW I have most of my cover art books from OLMS, Switzerland and some pocket editions from Beck, Munich (Jazz is Beck) so you might know this source.

Yes can agree to that b) the 2 volumes Not mentioned yet the biggest volume from Taschen-Verlag "Jazzlife" a huge coffetable book by William Claxton & the late german jazzcritic J.E. Berend. Cant do scans on a normal scanner so I have to try to do some fotos for displaying here. Here are 2 pictures:

Beside collecting records I am also a fan of cover art books. This started with the discovery cover art of David Stone Martin on Down Beat Magazine & on JATP & Norman Granz LP's and step by step I discovered other great artists as Jim Flora and/or some photographers as Claxton. These books can be very expensive but al least you can find the covers of some long oop vinyls. There exists also a great book about movie posters and sound track records. Any fans here in that forum?

Its on my recent order list. See above my complete Getz collection is listed as Getz fan # 1!

Thanks !! For all the cover pix look here: https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/bob-florence-limited-edition-big-band-orchestra.828073/ Would be interesting to work on a compilation of his arrangements but thats a complete other project and takes time.

OK here is the list CD Florence,Bob Bongos/Rees/Brass 1958 Essential Media Group 1001 CD Florence,Bob Bob Florence Trio 1958 Fresh Sound 303 Florence,Bob Name Band 1959 1959 Carlton(FS) 12/115 Florence,Bob Bold,Swinging Bigband Ideas 1964 Liberty(FS) 7380 Florence,Bob Here And Now 1964 Liberty(FSR) 3380 Florence,Bob The Bob Florence Bigband plays "Pet Project" 1968 World Pacific (Lib) 21860 CD Florence,Bob "Live" at Concerts by the Sea (CD) 1979 Trend 523 Florence,Bob "Live" at Concerts by the Sea (LP) 1979 Trend dig 523 CD Florence,Bob Westlake 1981 Discovery 832 Florence,Bob Westlake - The Bob Florence Bigband (LP) 1981 Discovery 832 Florence,Bob Soaring The Bob Florence Limited Edition 1983 Bosco(dig) 3 Florence,Bob Magic Time" The Limited Edition" 1983 Trend dig 536 CD Florence,Bob Trash Can City 1986 Trend 545 CD Florence,Bob ...& Limited Edition "State of the Art" 1989 C5 Records 533 CD Florence,Bob "Treasure Chest" 1990 USA Music Group 680 CD Florence,Bob Funupmanship 1993 MAMA Foundation 1006 CD Florence,Bob With All The Bells And Whistles 1995 MAMA Foundation 1011 CD Florence,Bob The Bob Florence Limited Edition "Earth" 1997 Mama Foundation 1016 CD Florence,Bob Serendipity 18 Bob Florence Limited Edition 1998 MAMA Foundation 1025 CD Florence,Bob Whatever bubbles up 2003 Summit Records 360 CD Florence,Bob Eternal Licks & Grooves -The BF Limited Edition 2006 MAMA 1030 CD Florence,Bob Legendary - The Bob Florence Limited Edition 2009 MAMA Records 1037 That is hard to accomplish because I do not have listed him as arranger.

Nice to read that someone likes the coverart of Jim Flora. I have bought all 4 of his coverart books . His drawings are as good as the music and SF ist just exact the topic for his drawings. Here is my humble collection: CD Sauter-Finegan Directions in Music 1952-58 Bluebird 886406 CD Sauter-Finegan The Doodle Town Fifers "live" 1953-57 Dawe 80 Sauter-Finegan Inside Sauter-Finegan 1955 RCA 1003 Sauter-Finegan The Sons of Sauter - Finegan (Octet) 1955 RCA 1101 Sauter-Finegan Memories of Goodman and Miller 1958 RCA 1634 Sauter-Finegan Return of the Doodletown Fifers 1960 United Artists 2607691 Sauter-Finegan Lullabye Of The Leaves 1961 United Artists 3281 Sauter-Finegan POPS - Sauter- Finegan 1961 United Artists 8516

I like it. Here are my two LPs: Brown,Marion Soul Eyes 1978 Baystate(jap) 6036 Brown,Marion November Cotton Flower 1979 Baystate(jap) 6066

Let me know if you want a list of Bob's official recordings. Have them all and more Can also supply a list of my Holman's ;-]]

Well I'm a newbie her and look for interesting topics. The >Bob Florence Limited Edition is one of them Another one is Stan Getz. Probably it is not well known that Bob had a collaboration with a german Radio Big Band (= the HR Big Band ) and the studio productions were broadcasted and I did record these among others for my own collection. Was also in touch via mail with Bob ad tried to get him a gig at the german Radio station WDR. Bud this did not succed because they were heavy involved with Bill Holman at that time as temporary leader of the WDR Big Band playing & rehearshin Bill's own projects.

Agreed however as a Getz fan I need this one too. My Getz Collection here (sorted by year of recording). BTW like Coltrane and Mobley too! Getz,Stan Brothers & other Mothers 1947-50 Savoy 2210 Getz,Stan Groovin`with Getz 1947/06 United Records 7709 CD Getz,Stan Look At Yesterday(P.Quinichett/W.Gray) 1948-50 Mainstream 722 Getz,Stan Stan Getz Quartets 1949-50 Prestige(jap) 7002 Getz,Stan Tenor Saxes (Stan Getz and others) 1949-53 Norgran(jap) DSM 1034 Getz,Stan The Brothers 1949/52 Prestige(OJC) 7022 Getz,Stan Early Getz 1949/53 Prestige 7255 Getz,Stan The Getz Age 1950-52 Roost 2258 Getz,Stan Split Kick-Complete Roost Sessions 1950-52 Roost(jap) 7504-5 Getz,Stan Echoes of an Era (Johnny Smith) 1950-62 Roulette(2 LP) 106 Getz,Stan Here are Stan Getz & Miles Davis 1950/02 Kings of Jazz 20013 Getz,Stan The modern world of... 1950`s Roost 2255 Getz,Stan ...at Storyville Vol I 1951 Roost 2209 Getz,Stan ...at Storyville Vol II 1951 Roost 2225 CD Getz,Stan Birdland Sessions 1952 Fresh Sound 149 CD Getz,Stan Stan Getz Quintet at Carnegie Hall 1952 Fresh Sound 1003 Getz,Stan Stan Getz plays (Raney / Jordan a.o) 1952 Verve(jap) 2627 Getz,Stan Hooray for Stan Getz(bootleg) 1952/08 Session 108 Getz,Stan Interpretations by Stan Getz 5 Vol 3 - Brookmeyer 1953 Norgran(jap) DSM 1029 Getz,Stan More West Coast Jazz - Brookmeyer 1953 Verve(jap) 3180 Getz,Stan ...and the cool sounds - Brookmeyer 1953-55 Verve(jap) 2681 CD Getz,Stan Live At The Hi-Hat Vol. 1 - Brookmeyer 1953/03 Fresh Sound 1014 CD Getz,Stan Live At The Hi-Hat Vol. 2 - Brookmeyer 1953/03 Fresh Sound 1018 Getz,Stan Stan Getz Special Vol 2 1953/58 Raretone 5012 Getz,Stan Stan in Retrospect 1954 Dale 21 CD Getz,Stan Stan Getz with the Lighthouse Allstars 1954 Interplay(jap) 525 Getz,Stan Stan Getz at the Shrine Auditorium - Brookmeyer 1954 Verve(jap) (2) 9501-02 Getz,Stan Eloquence 1954/55 VSPS 002 Getz,Stan Hamp And Getz 1955 Verve 2332091 Getz,Stan The modern jazz society presents 1955 Verve 8131 Getz,Stan Stan Getz in Stockholm 1955 Verve(jap) 2614 Getz,Stan The Steamer 1956 Verve(jap) 3092 Getz,Stan West Coast Jazz 1956 Verve(jap) DSM 2593 Getz,Stan ...live at the Village Vanguard 1957 Ingo 1 CD Getz,Stan ... meets Mulligan in HiFi(+ add.track) 1957 Verve 849 392-2 Getz,Stan ...and J.J. Johnson at the Opera House 1957 Verve(jap) 3085 Getz,Stan ...and the O.Peterson Trio Vol 2 1957 Verve(jap) 2661 Getz,Stan ...and the Oscar Peterson Trio 1957 Verve(jap) 2665 Getz,Stan ...meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi 1957 Verve(jap) 2657 Getz,Stan Award Winner Stan Getz 1957 Verve(jap) 2669 Getz,Stan Stan Getz 57 Brookmeyer 1957 Verve(jap) 3181 Getz,Stan Getz & J.J. Johnson live"" 1957-60 Verve(2) 2610021 Getz,Stan Il Giganti Del Jazz Vol 20 1958 Curcio 20 Getz,Stan Stockholm Sessions 1958 Dragon(2) 157/158 Getz,Stan Europa Jazz 1958 Europa Jazz 1017 Getz,Stan Live in Europe 1958 Jazz Anthology 5244 Getz,Stan Great English Concert(Hawkins/Eldridge) 1958 Jazz Groove 007 Getz,Stan Import from Europe 1958 Verve 2615 Getz,Stan Jazz Giants 58 1958 Verve(jap) 2540 CD Getz,Stan Stan Getz in Denmark 1958-59 Olufsen Records 6011 Getz,Stan ...in Scandinavia early days" Vol 1" 1958-59 Rarities 53 Getz,Stan In Paris 1958-59 Royal(FS) 4002 Getz,Stan with European Friends 1958/59 LRC(jap) 7360 Getz,Stan ... in Europe early years" vol 3" 1959 Rarities 65 Getz,Stan ...in Scandinavia Vol 2 1959-60 Rarities 64 CD Getz,Stan born to be blue 1960 Bandstand 1533 CD Getz,Stan Stan Getz Quartet Zürich - Swiss Radio Days #29 1960 TCB 02229 Getz,Stan Stan Getz & Bill Evans 1960 Verve(jap) 2087 CD Getz,Stan Cool Velvet Stan Getz And Strings 1960/66 Verve 527773-2 Getz,Stan The best of... 1960`s Verve 8719 Getz,Stan Return Engagement 1960`s Verve(2) 8844 Getz,Stan FOCUS(arr. by Eddie Sauter) 1961 Verve 2304159 Getz,Stan Stan Getz / Bob Brookmeyer rec. fall 1961 1961 Verve 813359-1 CD Getz,Stan Getz At The Gate 1961/11 Verve 6020577428 Getz,Stan Jazz Samba(feat. Charlie Byrd) 1962 Verve 8432 Getz,Stan Big Band Bossa Nova cond. Gary McFarland 1962 Verve (jap) MV-3006 Getz,Stan The History of Stan Getz 1962-64 Verve(2) 8815 Getz,Stan Stan Getz with Cal Tjader 1963 Fantasy(OJC) 8348 Getz,Stan Getz/Gilberto Vol 1 1963 Verve 8545 CD Getz,Stan Jazz Samba Encore 1963 Verve 823 613-2 Getz,Stan Reflections(orchestra by Ogerman) 1963 Verve 8554 Getz,Stan Getz - Gilberto Vol 2 1964 Verve 8623 Getz,Stan Getz au GoGo 1964 Verve 8600 CD Getz,Stan Music from the Soundtrack "Mickey One" (E.Sauter) 1965 Verve (Master) 531 232-2 CD Getz,Stan ... with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida 1966 Verve 832 149-2 Getz,Stan The Stan Getz Quartet in Paris 1966 Verve 2304044 Getz,Stan Sweet Rain 1967 Verve 8693 Getz,Stan The Special Magic of... 1967 Verve 2317062 Getz,Stan Marakesch Express 1969 MGM 4696 Getz,Stan Dynasty 1971 Verve(2) 8802-2 Getz,Stan Captain Marvel 1972 Columbia 32706 Getz,Stan Portrait 1972 Joker(jap) 2052 CD Getz,Stan Loverman(live in Italy) 1974 Moon(radiobroadcast) 020-2 Getz,Stan Jazz Jamboree Vol 2 1974 Muza 1181 Getz,Stan Stan Getz - The Master 1975 Columbia 38272 CD Getz,Stan My Foolish Herat "live" at the Left Bank 1975 Label M 5702 Getz,Stan the best of two worlds (Jao Gilberto) 1976 Columbia 33703 Getz,Stan The Peacocks feat. Jimmy Rowles 1977 CBS 21138 Getz,Stan Stan Getz Gold- Happy 50th,Stan- 1977 Inner City(2 LP) 1040 Getz,Stan ...Quartet at Montreux 1977 Polydor 2310549 Getz,Stan Another world 1978 CBS(2 LP) 88315 CD Getz,Stan Live in Stockholm 1978 Gambit 69312 Getz,Stan Academy of Jazz 1978 Poljazz 0681 CD Getz,Stan Stan Getz Sextet at Jazzbuehne Berlin 1978 Repertoire(DDR) 4915 Getz,Stan Forest Eyes 1979 Jazzman 5014 Getz,Stan Good Friends-Jazz Gala Vol 2 1980 Legends of Music(jap 6091 Getz,Stan Jazz Gala 3 feat.Paul Horn/Joe Farrell 1980 Legends of Music(jap 6093 Getz,Stan White Heat 1980 Legends of Music(jap 6085 CD Getz,Stan Stan Getz live Cannes, France 1980 Who`s Who 21034 Getz,Stan Aurex live Special/Hubbard/Hannah a.o. 1981 Aurex(jap) 80354 Getz,Stan The Dolphin 1981 Concord Jazz 158 CD Getz,Stan Billy High Street Samba 1981 EMARCY 838771-2 CD Getz,Stan Blue Skies 1982 Concord Jazz 4676 Getz,Stan Pure Getz 1982 Concord Jazz 188 Getz,Stan Poetry feat Albert Dailey 1983 Elektra Musician 960370-1 CD Getz,Stan Line for Lyons 1983 Polydor(jap) 20116 CD Getz,Stan Stan Getz/Chet Baker - The Stockholm Years 1983 Verve 537 555-2 Getz,Stan Voyage 1986 Black Hawk 51101 CD Getz,Stan Anniversary 1987 EMARCY 838 769 2 CD Getz,Stan Serenity 1987/07 EMARCY 838770-2 CD Getz,Stan The Paris Allstars-Hommage a Ch.Parker 1989 A & M Records 395 300-2 CD Getz,Stan APASIONADO 1990 A & M Records 395297-2 CD Getz,Stan People Time feat. Kenny Barron 1991 EMARCY (7 CD) 0753 21016 CD Getz,Stan People Time feat. Kenny Barron 1991 EMARCY(2 CD) 510 134-2

Im a "newbie" & big band fan and therefore I do have also these McFarland's on vinyl and enjoy them very much. McFarland,Gary Bigband Bossa Nova feat. Stan Getz 1962 Verve(jap) 3006 McFarland,Gary Point of Departure 1963 Impulse 46 McFarland,Gary Soft Samba Strings 1964 Verve 8682 McFarland,Gary The In Sound 1965 Verve(jap) 3161 McFarland,Gary Profile (live recording) 1966 Impulse 9112