Which Jazz box set are you grooving to right now?

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

So, that's a 36 CD set, Ubu?

Does it have everything he did? I mean, really?

MG

[king ubu]

It's 40 discs, was 20 doubles, repackaged (for the centennial) into three "seasons" of twice 7 and once 6 Vols., coming witb original booklets - some photos and lengthy notes in French and English. I think very little is missing - but some rather uninteresting stuff is included, too ... very early stuff (banjo!), whistlers, harmonicas of all sorts ... some of the vocals are pretty nice if you enjoy French chansons, others are by squealing and screeching cabaret ladies. But those are minor issues with such a fine achievement. And you do get the first essential tracks and QHCF recordings pretty early in the game, season one is already full of wonders (including that great date with Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter).

[king ubu]

Just went through this ... the 2011 box of Stan Getz' Columbia albums - wonder whether the US Legacy version uses the same masterings?

Info given here (in a summarial way, hence I guess it applies to all the albums included):

"Masterisé par Maria Triana, Mark Wilder et Vic Anesini aux Sony Studios et Battery Studios à New York."

Pretty nice bot, though not all of the albums are very good - "The Peacocks" is one of my favourites though, and "The Master" is very good as well. Of the latin albums, I prefer "The Best of Two Worlds" over "Captain Marvel" (everybody sounds a bit uninvolved there to my ears), "Another World" is surprisingly good and the synth sounds don't really do a lot of damage, but "Children of the World" comes in a sonic dress I can't stand. The closing "Forest Eyes" (with real strings instead of unimaginatively used pseudo dreck) is much better again, I found. But then other than "The Peacocks", these aren't albums I'm very familiar with yet.

[king ubu]

[jlhoots]

William Parker: Wood Flute Songs - disc 2

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

It's 40 discs, was 20 doubles, repackaged (for the centennial) into three "seasons" of twice 7 and once 6 Vols., coming witb original booklets - some photos and lengthy notes in French and English. I think very little is missing - but some rather uninteresting stuff is included, too ... very early stuff (banjo!), whistlers, harmonicas of all sorts ... some of the vocals are pretty nice if you enjoy French chansons, others are by squealing and screeching cabaret ladies. But those are minor issues with such a fine achievement. And you do get the first essential tracks and QHCF recordings pretty early in the game, season one is already full of wonders (including that great date with Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter).

Thank you.

MG

[king ubu]

Lotsa Duke and some Ella in between - Antibes Jazz Festival 1966

[king ubu]

discs 1-5 (all but the classic first quintet dates)

[ArtSalt]

Pretty nice bot, though not all of the albums are very good - "The Peacocks" is one of my favourites though, and "The Master" is very good as well. Of the latin albums, I prefer "The Best of Two Worlds" over "Captain Marvel" (everybody sounds a bit uninvolved there to my ears), "Another World" is surprisingly good and the synth sounds don't really do a lot of damage, but "Children of the World" comes in a sonic dress I can't stand. The closing "Forest Eyes" (with real strings instead of unimaginatively used pseudo dreck) is much better again, I found. But then other than "The Peacocks", these aren't albums I'm very familiar with yet.

Forest Eyes is amazing to my ears - it's that smooth "cool" Jazz FM friendly sound - only done correctly with luscious strings and production that is spot on.

[jeffcrom]

Charlie Parker - Complete Savoy Studio Recordings; the 1948 sessions on disc three.

The inclusion of incomplete takes on Bird sets has taken some heat here lately, but I find the fragments fascinating.

And despite a squeaky reed, the September 18, 1948 "Parker's Mood" session is one of Bird's absolute best.

[paul secor]

Charlie Parker - Complete Savoy Studio Recordings; the 1948 sessions on disc three.

The inclusion of incomplete takes on Bird sets has taken some heat here lately, but I find the fragments fascinating.

And despite a squeaky reed, the September 18, 1948 "Parker's Mood" session is one of Bird's absolute best.

When it's Bird, incomplete or alternate takes don't bother me a bit. There are a few others who fall into that category.

[mikelz777]

Art Pepper: The Hollywood All-Star Sessions

It's nice to have these "sideman" sessions together in one collection. I think the Japanese were largely responsible for Art's latter career resurgence and popularity. I gotta thank them for making these sessions possible.

[LouisvillePrez]

Complete Bill Evans on Verve. Currently in the run with Stan Getz and enjoying it a ton.

[StarThrower]

[jeffcrom]

Ornette Coleman - Beauty is a Rare Thing: Complete Atlantic Recordings; the October, 1959 sessions on discs one and two.

[jeffcrom]

Duke Ellington - Happy Birthday, Duke! (Laserlight); discs 1 & 2. This was an interesting period (1953-54) for Ellington, in my opinion, and it's nice to hear him and the band unfettered by Capitol's sometimes questionable production directions.

[Bluesnik]

[jeffcrom]

Complete Billie Holiday on Verve, disc one.

For years, I wasn't convinced that I need this, and I made do with bits and pieces of Holiday's Verve recordings. Well, a local record store had the this box for a ridiculously low price, so I couldn't pass it up. Disc one was beautiful; turns out that I did need this.

[jeffcrom]

After more Billie, the guy who doesn't listen to much vocal jazz is spinning: The Complete Helen Merrill on Mercury.

[JohnS]

DIscs 9, 10 and 11

[StarThrower]

[ghost of miles]

Joe Henderson, THE MILESTONE YEARS.

[jeffcrom]

Coltrane - Soutrane, from The Prestige Recordings

[Eric]

Joe Henderson, THE MILESTONE YEARS.

That's a fun one!

[JohnS]

Discs 1 and 2