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Joe Henderson - The Milstone Years - thanks to Newbury Comics - can't say I love all the music on this box, but Joe's playing is exceptional throughout, perhaps the strongest playing of his career, certainly better than the later Verve sessions.

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Joe Henderson - The Milstone Years - thanks to Newbury Comics - can't say I love all the music on this box, but Joe's playing is exceptional throughout, perhaps the strongest playing of his career, certainly better than the later Verve sessions.

A bit of noodling and excess of patchoulie oil wafting in the air in some of the later sessions but Joe's playing is never less than very good. I agree that the playing quality exceeds that on the Verve sessions and is only bettered by his Blue Notes.

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Joe Henderson - The Milstone Years - thanks to Newbury Comics - can't say I love all the music on this box, but Joe's playing is exceptional throughout, perhaps the strongest playing of his career, certainly better than the later Verve sessions.

A bit of noodling and excess of patchoulie oil wafting in the air in some of the later sessions but Joe's playing is never less than very good. I agree that the playing quality exceeds that on the Verve sessions and is only bettered by his Blue Notes.

I generally prefer the Milestones to the Blue Notes (except "Inner urge"). I never got "Power to the people" because it looked a bit too much like a standard BN session, but I bought "Problem/solution", "Multiple", "Canyon lady" and "Black miracle" and enjoy them all very much indeed. Not so keen on "Black narcissus", which is a bit too much like a Rock album for my limited taste in modern jazz, though I've kept the LP, so I don't hate it :) Is there much more on the "Milestone years" box that I've missed? (I know there are extra cuts from the ""Problem/solution" session.)

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Joe Henderson: The Milestone Years (Disc 1)

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It is the best $11 I've ever spent.

Absolutely, I feel the same way. I've heard a lot of the music before and have had 4 or 5 of the LP's. But I'm sure glad I have it in this format. The first four discs plus track one of Disc 5 (Japanese set) are really, really good; the rest of the set not so much IMO (some Ok tracks here and there). I will be revisitng the first four CD's again and again. The rest perhaps once more. But again I have to say that Joe's playing is excellent everywhere on this set (JH in Japan is on fire!)

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Was a helluva deal wasn't it! I jupmed on it. I have two sealed copies, possibly for gifts. . . and an open one I've been enjoying for quite some time.

Right now

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Absolutely, I feel the same way. I've heard a lot of the music before and have had 4 or 5 of the LP's. But I'm sure glad I have it in this format. The first four discs plus track one of Disc 5 (Japanese set) are really, really good; the rest of the set not so much IMO (some Ok tracks here and there). I will be revisitng the first four CD's again and again. The rest perhaps once more. But again I have to say that Joe's playing is excellent everywhere on this set (JH in Japan is on fire!)

but isn't Canyon Lady in the second half? :) I also like the album with Alice Coltrane a lot... these might be my favorite albums besides Power to the People, Tetragon and In Japan

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I just bought the Albert Ayler Holy Ghost box for a good price at Dusty Groove. I'm listening to that at the moment.

Unfortunately I'm one of the unlucky ones with a faulty Disc 6.

Beautiful package; I've a lot of music to suss out here, but so far it's very good.

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Absolutely, I feel the same way. I've heard a lot of the music before and have had 4 or 5 of the LP's. But I'm sure glad I have it in this format. The first four discs plus track one of Disc 5 (Japanese set) are really, really good; the rest of the set not so much IMO (some Ok tracks here and there). I will be revisitng the first four CD's again and again. The rest perhaps once more. But again I have to say that Joe's playing is excellent everywhere on this set (JH in Japan is on fire!)

but isn't Canyon Lady in the second half? :) I also like the album with Alice Coltrane a lot... these might be my favorite albums besides Power to the People, Tetragon and In Japan

Disk 6 of the Joe Handerson Box on at this very moment. :) Will follow up with disks 7 and 8. Count me in as a definite fan of 'Canyon Lady'.

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Absolutely, I feel the same way. I've heard a lot of the music before and have had 4 or 5 of the LP's. But I'm sure glad I have it in this format. The first four discs plus track one of Disc 5 (Japanese set) are really, really good; the rest of the set not so much IMO (some Ok tracks here and there). I will be revisitng the first four CD's again and again. The rest perhaps once more. But again I have to say that Joe's playing is excellent everywhere on this set (JH in Japan is on fire!)

but isn't Canyon Lady in the second half? :) I also like the album with Alice Coltrane a lot... these might be my favorite albums besides Power to the People, Tetragon and In Japan

Man, I need to dig this box out again. I like the second half of the box, has a very CTI feel to it, IMO, which I really enjoy!

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