jeffcrom Posted July 28, 2014 Report Posted July 28, 2014 Jelly Roll Morton - Complete Library of Congress Recordings (Rounder); disc 3 - including a spectacularly dirty version of "Whinin' Boy." Quote
jeffcrom Posted July 28, 2014 Report Posted July 28, 2014 Bill Evans - Complete Riverside Recordings; the Portrait in Jazz session. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted July 29, 2014 Report Posted July 29, 2014 Fletcher Henderson - The Fletcher Henderson Story/A Study in Frustration (Columbia); disc two The lp version was the second jazz box I obtained after this: Then the Ellington and Holiday boxes followed. Damn! Quote
paul secor Posted July 29, 2014 Report Posted July 29, 2014 Those were the days when reissue boxes meant a little more than they do today. Back then, there weren't many. Quote
jeffcrom Posted July 29, 2014 Report Posted July 29, 2014 Fletcher Henderson - The Fletcher Henderson Story/A Study in Frustration (Columbia); disc two The lp version was the second jazz box I obtained after this: Then the Ellington and Holiday boxes followed. Damn! The Thesaurus has some very interesting (and enjoyable) music on it. Quote
king ubu Posted July 30, 2014 Report Posted July 30, 2014 today, some of this: and late last night, I cracked this one open: discs 1 and 2 so far, guess I'll continue with it in the next days/weeks Quote
jeffcrom Posted August 8, 2014 Report Posted August 8, 2014 Louis Armstrong - The Okeh, Columbia & RCA Victor Recordings 1925-1933. Yeah, the Hot Fives & Sevens are badly botched here, but this is practically the only complete issue of the 1929-1932 Okeh big-band sides. Those sides, and the 1932-33 Victor big-band sides (also included here), are absolutely essential - in terms of Louis' playing, the best of them are as good or better than the Hot Fives, although they're very different. Disc eight this morning, with the previously-hard-to-find "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams," Stardust," and "Lord, You Made the Night Too Long," a personal favorite. Quote
jeffcrom Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 Louis Armstrong - The Okeh, Columbia & RCA Victor Recordings 1925-1933. Yeah, the Hot Fives & Sevens are badly botched here, but this is practically the only complete issue of the 1929-1932 Okeh big-band sides. Those sides, and the 1932-33 Victor big-band sides (also included here), are absolutely essential - in terms of Louis' playing, the best of them are as good or better than the Hot Fives, although they're very different. Disc eight this morning, with the previously-hard-to-find "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams," Stardust," and "Lord, You Made the Night Too Long," a personal favorite. Parts of discs nine and ten tonight - the early Victor recordings. Whew! As much as I love the Hot Fives and Sevens, I think that this is my favorite Armstrong. The best tracks, like "That's My Home" (especially the alternate take), "When It's Sleepytime Down South," and "I've Got the World on a String," are unlike anything else in jazz. They have a sweep, a lyrical majesty, an eloquence, that Louis only reached (to this extent, at least) during this 1932-33 period. The impact and effect remind me more of Beethoven than of other jazz. And that's with pedestrian arrangements and lackluster bands. It's been too long since I've listened to this stuff. The best tracks are breathtaking. Quote
jeffcrom Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 Later - I have always thought that Armstrong's playing is so magnificent on the alternate take of "That's My Home" that it puzzled me why it wasn't the master take. Well, I wasn't listening very well - the only other soloist is tenor saxophonist Skippy Williams, and he is pretty far off-mic on the alternate. That must be why that take wasn't used - but damn! That's some amazing improvising by Mr. Armstrong. It brings a lump to my throat every time. Quote
jeffcrom Posted August 10, 2014 Report Posted August 10, 2014 Charlie Christian - The Genius of the Electric Guitar; disc four Quote
jeffcrom Posted August 16, 2014 Report Posted August 16, 2014 Clifford Brown - Complete Emarcy Recordings, disc 1 Quote
jeffcrom Posted August 19, 2014 Report Posted August 19, 2014 Albert Ayler - Holy Ghost (Revenant); disc five, from the 1966 European tour. This set is monumental. I'm kind of amazed every time I play it. Quote
JohnS Posted August 24, 2014 Report Posted August 24, 2014 Another amazing set. Disc 3 yesterday, 1 and 2 today. And yes, the Ayler set is magnificent. Quote
Bluesnik Posted August 28, 2014 Report Posted August 28, 2014 Disc one That one is a very, very nice set. Quote
paul secor Posted August 31, 2014 Report Posted August 31, 2014 The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959 - disc 9 Quote
gmonahan Posted September 15, 2014 Report Posted September 15, 2014 Listening to disc 6 of the new Billy Strayhorn box, "Out of the Shadows," on Storyville. Some very nice Ken Peplowski. gregmo Quote
king ubu Posted September 21, 2014 Report Posted September 21, 2014 starting with Vol. 1 ... some weird stuff on the first discs, with slide whistles, french cabaret vocals, musette etc. - but there's this dude Jeangot or Jiango plucking away happily on a banjo ... and pretty soon, things will evolve that are still pretty miraculous to my ears! Quote
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