Lukewarm for Eldridge?

[jazzbo]

It's so cool how everyone loves different stuff. The Farlow would not be in my love category, nor would the O'Day. The Shank and the Elvin would be, as well as the Hodges (on TOP, either one!) and the Mobley.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Glad to see this thread; Roy Eldridge is someone I have hardly anything of. And sound matters to me much more than notes.

SO, do I go for this before the Farmer/Golson? (Decisions, decisions...)

MG

[JSngry]

Oh hell yeah.

[jazzbo]

Yes. Especially since you already have part of the Farmer/Golson material I'd bet.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Yes. Especially since you already have part of the Farmer/Golson material I'd bet.

Not much - 1 compilation. But that's something. And I do have a fair bit of other Farmer, Golson and Jazztet stuff. Well, Roy next purchase, then.

Thanks folks.

MG

[Chuck Nessa]

Roy is a "major artist" in my book. If you don't dig him that is ok too.

Whatever.

[montg]

One of the first jazz CDs I ever purchased was a Basie Verve compilation--it had the Newport One O'Clock Jump cut where Eldridge goes way over the top... I loved it, such excitement, and I've been an Eldridge fan ever since.

This is a nice set, Eldridge is never less than exciting.

I'm not as enthused about the jam sessions as others appear to be, but overall I'd recommend this set--given Verve's current sad state, it seems unlikely this stuff will be available once the Mosaic goes out of print. I wish Mosaic would release the Eldridge material on Keynote that Verve owns.