jazzbo Posted March 12, 2003 Report Posted March 12, 2003 Wow! I just got the Jazz Oracle three cd set of Jack Purvis's work! This is one class act. A SIXTY page booklet. J. R. T. Davies remastering. Pretty much the complete recordings of this oddball character but fine trumpeter. I'm really diggin' it. Jazz Oracle has NEVER disappointed me! By the way. . . Worlds Records is selling this for 38 dollars. A good deal! Quote
JSngry Posted March 12, 2003 Report Posted March 12, 2003 OK, I'll show my ass - who's Jack Purvis? Quote
jazzbo Posted March 12, 2003 Author Report Posted March 12, 2003 Jack Purvis was a hot dance and jazz trumpeter who recorded from 1928 to 1935 and never afterwords. He was a good player, sort of to my ears a cross between Bix and Bunny. He was also a maniac, a conman and drifter type who ended up spending a good five or six years in Huntsville in the forties, and who was never recorded in the last two or three decades of his life. This reissue compiles all his sideman sides and the eight titles he did as a leader. A nice mix of jazz and pop music from the period, with a number of great players around, including Goodman, Berigan, and a few others. Not essential stuff, but a nice batch of hot dance sides. Also, the sound is great. . .Jazz Oracle gets the best out of J. R. T. Davies I think, or their transfering of his transfers to digital is just a bit better somehow. The sound is really good! Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted March 12, 2003 Report Posted March 12, 2003 He led a nice session in 1930 with Hawk. It's in the first volume of Classics Hawkins series. Quote
jazzbo Posted March 12, 2003 Author Report Posted March 12, 2003 This set mentions that OKEH organizer Bob Stephens insists that it is not Hawk but Castor McCord of the Mills Blue Rhythm band. . . . They list it that way in the discography! Quote
cliffpeterson Posted March 20, 2003 Report Posted March 20, 2003 funny, I just finished reading sudhalter's book about white jazz players. sudhalter holds purvis in high esteem Quote
Roger Hiles Posted March 27, 2003 Report Posted March 27, 2003 I've been listening to this set all day. Sudhalter was right-- Purvis was a terrifc player. This set includes a lot of pretty lame pop and novelty stuff, but Purvis blasts out of the murk on a regular basis! Quote
jazzbo Posted April 29, 2003 Author Report Posted April 29, 2003 Since Ghost of Miles started a thread, I'll resurrect this one. He's right, this is a great release! www.worldsrecords.com has it at a good price too. Quote
Late Posted February 21, 2007 Report Posted February 21, 2007 I've had this one for about a year now. Spirited stuff. Purvis's character reminds one of Sean Penn in Sweet and Low Down. Sorta. A . Quote
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