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Absolutely. Mickey Baker!

Can't forget the motor city...

YouTube has a number of tracks from the Savoy twofer "Savoy Jam Party;" you can listen to those to get a taste. I believe all of the "Savoy Jam Party" twofer is on the Mosaic box. One interesting aspect of the Mosaic box is that a good part of Byas's output was in 3-minute sides; the Mosaic box gives you an opportunity to hear him stretch out.

Riccardo Muti - The Complete Warner Symphonic Recordings, disc 9.

I’d say that Byas hits that sweet middle spot between Hawkins and Webster - forceful like Hawkins but can modulate his tone and be more tender like Webster. He’s also more flexible, not as rhythmically dogmatic as Hawkins. I find him a more interesting player than Hawk.

Ownership is a tricky thing. X1 owned the Vanguard rights before Concord. It could be they retained some rights, including deciding who can reissue material.

Roy does very nice work on this:

Just saw this on Dusty Groove: A fantastic never-heard 70s performance from alto genius Arthur Blythe – one captured a few years before his rise to fame on a major label, and with a vibe that's very different than those well-known classics! Blythe here is working in the free, open space of the loft jazz generation – spinning out these stunning long solos on alto sax, in a spare lineup that features Juni Booth on bass, Steve Reid on drums, and Muhammad Abdullah on conga – no piano or other horns at all, which means that Blythe gets plenty of room to step out and solo! And in fact, the first track on the set is a solo alto number of brilliance – and things only get better as the other players come into the mix, especially Booth, who's got a very melodic way of handling the bass, creating these tones that are almost as if there's a secret keyboardist hanging there at times. The music moves beautifully from spiritual to freer modes – and titles include "Lower Nile", "Miss Nancy", "Spirits In The Field", and a "Medley Of Unidentified Titles"

Bracha Eden and Alexander Tamir - The Complete Decca Recordings, disc 4.

I've wondered whether there's a Morris Levy connection, "The Jazz Corner Of The World" being another name for Birdland, which Levy owned. Another intriguing question is why these weren't simply called "Live At Birdland."

The one time I saw him was participating in a panel discussion on Mingus, sitting next to Nat Hentoff. Spiffy dresser.

Each symphony is 15 - 20 minutes long, so it's pretty easy. They're gorgeous to listen to, and are very upbeat and sprightly. I have the Dennis Russell Davies box.

Riccardo Muti - The Complete Warner Symphonic Recordings, disc 8.

How could I forget his killer recordings with Grant Green and BJP? I couldn't.