Essential; Blue Note Recordings

[Brad]

Essential? That's hard to define. A lot of those 10" Blue Notes from the 50s are essential and very overlooked, probably 'cause they're not in circulation. The George Wallington (part of the Frank Foster CD reissue) is essential as is the Maggies and Introducing Kenny Drew. For guitar enthusiasts (heck, for anybody), the Sal Salvador is damn overlooked and damn good.

[MartyJazz]

Andrew Hill - "Compulsion" BN 4217

Elvin Jones - "Genesis" BN 4369

Grant Green - "Visions" BN 4373

Blue Mitchell - "Bantu Village" BN 4324

Blue Mitchell - "Collision in Black" BN 4300

Kenny Cox - "Introducing" BN 4302

Kenny Cox - "Multidirection" BN 4339

Ronnie Foster - "Freap with Two Heads" BN 4382

and another vote for the Tyrone Washington "Natural Essence" BN 4274

All rare and deserving of REISSUE! B)

Yeah, I have both of those Kenny Cox LPs that feature Joe Henderson's younger brother, Leon. Both are in a late '60s Miles vein and are very good. I wouldn't hold out much hope for them ever appearing on CD however - the personnel consists of complete unknowns.

Elvin's "Genesis" is another fine LP.

The Andrew Hill that I'd love to see re-issued on CD is "Andrew!!!" , a great session with Hutcherson and Gilmore.

[Peter]

I presume Tyrone Wahington's Train Wreck is a joke? I've never heard of it and can't find a listing anywhere. Thanks.

[mike casinghino]

no doubt, the two leo parker recordings:

rollin with leo-(my all time favorite bn album)

let me tell you bout it

[MartyJazz]

Well, this one obviously...

A real classic, and yet very few have heard it.

Can this be obtained anywhere?

[Ed S]

Since the days of the Blue Note Bulletin Board and probably before, Blue Note fans have been hoping that the rejected Tyrone Washington session now known as "The Train Wreck" would be released. As you know, BN has been known to mine the vaults and issue things that had previously been deemed unsuitable for release.

When asked about this particular session, Michael Cuscuna said it was unreleasable and referred to it as "a train wreck of avante garde nothingness" or something like that. Despite his appraisal at the time - and knowing that he sometimes changes his mind about such things - Blue Note devotees still hope that someday we will get to hear this session.

The cover is one that one of the boardmembers skilled in photoshop or whatever program created for the benefit og boardmembers. So while the session was never released, the Train Wreck name has taken on a life of its own.

[RDK]

So while the session was never released, the Train Wreck name has taken on a life of its own.

Man, this is just calling out for an internet prank: a website devoted to the session, "reviews" of the session planted here and there (could we get one in AMG?), even an OOP listing on Amazon.

If it becomes "real" enough, maybe Michael would *have* to release it! B)

[Rooster_Ties]

So while the session was never released, the Train Wreck name has taken on a life of its own.

Man, this is just calling out for an internet prank: a website devoted to the session, "reviews" of the session planted here and there (could we get one in AMG?), even an OOP listing on Amazon.

If it becomes "real" enough, maybe Michael would *have* to release it! B)

I think we have ourselves a project in the making, ladies and gentlemen.

So, how should we proceed?? (But first, let's NOT clutter up this thread too much. So, if this idea gets legs, it really needs its own thread.)

More ideas: Get a fake review posted on AAJ (should be easy enough to pull off, either with or without Mike's knowledge).

Maybe, if we get this thing going strong enough, we could even Google bomb the phase "Blue Note" -- so that searches for that key turn up multiple reviews of the infamous Tyrone Washington "Trainwreck" sessions.

[JSngry]

The review should be written by Andy Kaufman

[Brandon Burke]

Perhaps as the rhythm section is not of the "classic" Blue Note variety (with the exception of Art Taylor), I nominate this Dizzy Reece session as one that is overlooked:

Some great Tubby Hayes on this one as well as the added, somewhat superfluous, presence of Donald Byrd. The title track is a real cooker!

[yul]

How about Wayne Shorter's Moto Grosso feio?

Just can't understand why it hasn't been available for ages.

[bertrand]

Somebody at Blue Note effed up and the licensing for Moto Grosso Feio was given to One Way records. Of course, it is now long OOP.

It was not clear to me if Blue Note will ever get the license back.

Moto Grosso Feio is a crucial album in Wayne's discography, and it's a shame so few people have heard it. The title cut is one of his greatest compositions, in my opinion.

Bertrand.

[sidewinder]

Johnny Coles 'Little Johnny C' is another overlooked classic from the early 60s - really a Duke Pearson session in disguise..

With regard to the Kenny Cox's, I was listening to 'Introducing Kenny Cox' just the other day and wondering why this one was so obscure - it's actually a very good late 60s date from the Liberty period. Some good originals from pianist Cox on this one.

Edited May 21, 2004 by sidewinder

[JSngry]

CIRRUS

HEAD ON

KNUCKLEBEAN

ACCENT ON THE BLUES

[ralphie_boy]

Here's a few:

Andrew!

Moon Rappin'

Soundin' Off

[connoisseur series500]

I nominate a couple of Duke Pearson cds:

"Wahoo" and

"Right Touch"

Both should be reissued as RVGs.

[AmirBagachelles]

BN treats the three Don Cherry sessions like they deserve obscurity, yet I think they are all essential. When is Where Is Brooklyn going to come out, anyway, and why not reprise back Symphony from its impossibly thin run/pressing in 1995?

Ditto the Sam Rivers sessions..

[Cali]

My pick would be ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT by Horace Parlan. This one features the Turrentine brothers in one of their rare parings.

[Soulstation1]

the 2 discs by monk are essential bns in my book

ss1

[BruceH]

Do you have all the Tina Brooks albums? All essential, not always easy to get.

Then there's -

DAVIS CUP

FLIGHT TO JORDAN

HERE TO STAY

OPEN SESAME

HERE COMES LOUIS SMITH

and anything by Herbie Nichols.