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Live, of course, there were solos galore (Warne Marsh, Med Flory, Jay Migliori, Frank Rosolino, Conte Candoli etc., depending on the various incarnations). Med was also a very hip, witty MC.

You mean alternate takes? Aren't they valuable? And especially with Fats Navarro - If you haven't heard the rare alternative take of Fats on "Nostalgia" (issued Savoy SJL 2216), you have missed out on a valuable listening experience - and there are many other similar examples ....

A little late, but thanks, Freddie. This is a beautiful disc ... the horns are perfect, and the writing/ arrangements tie everything together, directed by Freddie...

Plus it's in Stereo!😮

1953-4. Arrangers: Bill Russo & Bill Holman. Soloists include Sam Noto, Dave Schildkraut, Frank Rosolino, Buddy Childers, Charlie Mariano, Bill Perkins, Lee Konitz (get the cd with the 3 extra Konitz tracks), plus Stan Levey on drums. The music speaks for itself ...

adh1907 and Steve - many thanks! Betty is/was one fascinating lady - gigged around, studied with LT, made a mysterious 78, played for Bird and then ... gone! Great information and photos from Bill Crow - (that cat had a life!).

Interesting - seems even earlier to me - maybe '47/'48 (?) ... I see she sings too - same site has her doing "Gone with the Wind" ... What did Bill Crow have to say about her? I couldn't find any reference ...

Lennie Tristano Quintet Live In Toronto - Matrix Data 1989: MADE BY DISCOVERY SYSTEMS - AN AMERICAN COMPANY 7LX0100A (Little hard to read but that should be it) ...

👍'The Stolen Moment' is a classic!

Great site. Thanks for turning me on to a fine musician - only played half a dozen tracks so far but he has his own sound and phrasing - still a lot more to enjoy!

Allen - according to the current (7/31/2023) Wikipedia article on JR Monterose, Dave was with Buddy Rich during 1951/52? (nothing about recording, unfortunately). "... he (JR) joined the Buddy Rich big band in late 1951.[1] Though the band had some excellent bop-oriented musicians (Rich, Dave Schildkraut, Allen Eager and Philly Joe Jones), Monterose soon left, citing the lack of soloing opportunities ..."

Beautiful ...

Highly recommended - put together with intelligence, insight and love ... None one of the music is from major labels, most of it hard to find, interspersed with comments from those who were there - Bird himself, Howard McGhee, Milt Jackson, Roy porter, Teddy Edwards, Earl Coleman, Max ...

Fine disc - if you like Lester/ Bird tenors, Larry is probably the best out there.

My feeling about Monk was that he was actually fairly conservative as to who he let on the bandstand. If they could play well through his changes he was happy. - if not, particularly the freer players, he was not interested.

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Does Mosaic still own this?

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Agree with Larry - just listening to his solo on "Laconia" from Clifford Jordan's 1957 Blue Note "Cliff Craft" - just beautiful - swinging, inventive, musical. And there is so much more out there. He deserves a Mosaic.

👍 Still waiting eagerly for Vol. 2 😶

#8 "Places Please" from the Ralph Burns "Free Forms" Clef LP from 1951. Lee Konitz cuts through the schmaltz. Ray Brown and Jo Jones are surprisingly in the mix.

I believe a lot of this material (15 volumes) was released on Mosaic CAPITOL JAZZ SESSIONS 12-CD set,

Some of the best Hawk to be heard - plus Tommy Flanagan is there.