The REAL Illinois Jacquet corner

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I think it’s time Illinois Jacquet had a thread, so here it is.

I had a little search around the board for Illinois and found lots of threads about his Mosaic box and not a lot about his later work.

I thought I’d start by listing his albums (those I know about) as a leader or co-leader, including the original compilations of his early singles (ie the LPs on which those singles first appeared). Here we go.

01 JATP first concert – Mercury MG35005, 35006 & 35008 (7/1944)

02 Illinois Jacquet & his tenor sax – Aladdin 803 (7/1945,1,4,9&11/1947)

03 Jam session with Illinois Jacquet – Apollo LAP104 (8/1945,8/1946&5/1947)

04 The tenor sax of Illinois Jacquet – Savoy 15024 (1/1946)

05 The black velvet band – Bluebird 6571 (12/1947,4&12/1949,5/1950)

06 Jacquet collates – Mercury MGC112 (1&5/1951)

07 Jacquet collates #2 – Mercury MGC129 (1&5/1951, 3&7/1952)

08 Jazz by Jacquet – Clef MGC167 (1/1951&12/1953)

09 Jazz moode by Jacquet Clef MGC622 (1&5/1951 & 3&12/1952)

10 The cool rage – Verve VE-2-2544 (1&5/1951, 3,7&12/1952, 12/1953, 12/1954 & 4/1958)

11 The kid and the brute – Clef MGC680 (12/1954)

12 Groovin’ with Jacquet – Clef MGC676 (11/1955)

13 Swing’s the thing – Clef MGC750 (10/1956)

14 Illinois Jacquet flies again – Roulette 52035 (11/1959)

15 Illinois Jacquet – Epic LA16033 (2,3&5/1962)

16 The message – Argo 722 (5/1963)

17 Desert winds – Argo 735 (2/1964)

18 Bosses of the ballad – Argo 746 (10/1964)

19 Spectrum – Cadet 754 (4/1965)

20 Go power – Cadet 773 (3/1966)

21 Bottoms up – Prestige 7575 (3/1968)

22 The king – Prestige 7597 (8/1968)

23 The soul explosion – Prestige 7629 (3/1969)

24 Blues: that’s me – Prestige 7731 (9/1969)

25 Genius at work - Black Lion 30118 (4/1971)

26 Illinois Jacquet with Wild Bill vols 1 & 2 - Black & Blue 33044 & 33082 (1/1973)

27 Jazz at Town Hall – JRC 11433 (7/1973)

28 Illinois Jacquet's birthday party – JRC 11434 (10/1973)

29 Illinois Jacquet with Milt & Jo - Black & Blue 33070 (1/1974)

30 Bottoms up - Black & Blue 33710 (1/1974)

31 Illinois Jacquet - Rotary Club of Minden KE500 (8/1974)

32 The last blues album (with Rich & McGriff) - Groove Merchant 3303 (10/1974)

33 Jacquet’s street - Black & Blue 33112 (7/1976)

34 Texas tenors (with Buddy Tate) – Riff (Dutch) 658006 (10/1976)

35 Illinois Jacquet – Riff 658001 (10/1976)

36 Live at Schaffhausen – Storyville 8357 (3/1978)

37 Midnight slows vol 8 - Black & Blue 33135 (3/1978)

38 God bless my solo - Black & Blue 33167 (3/1978)

39 Illinois Jacquet in swinging Europe - Skarby International (Swe) SLP00001 (8/1978)

40 Illinois Jacquet all stars – JSP 1014 (6/1980)

41 Battle of the horns - East World (Jap) 80189 (9/1980)

42 Jacquet’s got it – Atlantic 81816 (8/1987)

Of course, Illinois wasn’t the leader of that first JATP concert – no one was. But it really made his name, so I’ve included it. Because his Verve discography is so complex, I’m also attaching a list of his Mercury/Clef/Verve LPs, identifying which tracks were reissues from which prior LPs.

ILLINOIS_JACQUET_CLEF___VERVE_LIST_REISSUES_IDENTIFIED.doc

Actually, this is a pretty short list for such an important player and one who had such a long career. Surely there must have been more after the Atlantic session?

Reissues

01 has been reissued on CD and is available.

02-5 were included in a Mosaic box. Proper and Quadromania also have 4 CD sets covering this period. There are also Chronological Classics covering this period.

03 has also been reissued on Delmark – available.

06-13 material has been reissued on CD – often in sessions rather than the equivalents of the early LPs.

11 and most of 8 have been reissued on one CD (The kid & the brute, deleted).

12 has also been reissued on one CD (but it’s only a 10” LP) called “IJ & his orchestra”.

14 has been reissued on CD but is deleted.

15 has been reissued on CD but is deleted.

16 has been reissued on a Lonehill twofer with 17

18 has been reissued on CD in Japan. Also on Lonehill coupled with 19.

20 has been reissued by Lonehill on CD coupled with alt takes from the Epic LP.

21-24 are all available on OJC CDs

26 has been reissued (twice) on CD. The latest version is available. The two are slightly different.

28 & maybe 27 have been reissued on CD but are deleted.

33 has been reissued (twice) on CD. The latest version is available.

35 & part of 34 (with unissued tracks) have been reissued on CD on Progressive. Still available.

40 has been reissued (with a Junior Mance JSP session) as a 2 CD set and is available.

42 has been reissued on CD and isn’t too hard to get hold of 2nd hand copies.

I don’t think the Mosaic included the Verve material – someone tell me. I’d say the 58 studio tracks done for Verve would make a decent Mosaic Select.

I’ve got about half of Jacquet’s recordings I think, though only one sampler from the 1951-56 period. I was surprised, when I looked into this, at how much more I had to get. And pleased that several I haven’t got are gettable.

Two HEAVY recommendations:

“Go power” – an awesome session recorded live with Milt Buckner and Alan Dawson. Illinois is majestic on this. There is about a ton of unissued material from the gig; perhaps enough to make the album a two CD set! And the trio was ON IT! There can’t be any duff tracks among the unreleased material.

“The soul explosion” – another with Milt Buckner, this time with a not quite full big band, with arrangements by Milt and Jimmy Mundy. Joe Newman takes the trumpet solos. Wally Richardson the guitar solos. But the meat of the album is Illinois (of course) and Milt, and their playing on the three main cuts: the title track, “After hours” and “I’m a fool to want you”, which to my mind is the most incredible ballad performance Jacquet has ever recorded – it drips blood by the end.

Discuss.

MG

[sidewinder]

I don’t think the Mosaic included the Verve material – someone tell me.

Correct. It covers the period 45-50 and includes Savoy, Apollo, Alladin, Imperial and Victor material.

[NaturalSoul]

Out of the Jacquet's i have i'd say that "Go Power" and "The Message" are my favorites. He sounds so fuckin' badass with an organist backing him! I think i'll go for Soul Explosion next. Great thread MG. I've been listening to him alot lately.

[Chuck Nessa]

I wish Black & Blue would reissue the Midnight Slows date. It is wonderful.

[paul secor]

Swing's the Thing is a very fine album, with a GREAT version of "Harlem Nocturne".

[king ubu]

I have the Mosaic and like it a lot. After that I only got one of the Prestige in last year's zweitausendeins ZYX/Fantasy sale (I think it's the explosive one, but I didn't love it that much) and the Verve Elite reissue of the album with Ben Webster (actually two 10 inchers, I think).

I'd love to have all of the Verve stuff compiled somehow!

Lonehill has a series of Jacquet twofers, I think it's more than the two you indicate, MG! I'll look for the one with "Go Power" first, then... but not right now!

[king ubu]

info for the Lonehill discs, taken from the Fresh Sound Records page:

Swing's The Thing

Illinois Jacquet

Featuring: Illinois Jacquet, Roy Eldridge, Jimmy Jones, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Jo Jones, Kenny Burrell, Wild Bill Davis, Johnny Williams

REFERENCE: LHJ10228

BAR CODE: 8436019582282

PRICE: 13.45 €

The Illinois Jacquet Project: The Complete 1956-1966 Recordings

Volume #1

Contains The Complete Albums:

Clef’s October 1956 LP Swing’s The Thing

Verve’s April 21, 1958 The Cool Rage Session

The first CD of this collection of five includes Jacquet’s complete October 16, 1956 album Swing’s The Thing, with Roy Eldridge, Jimmy Jones, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown and Jo Jones as well as all of the tracks recorded on April 21, 1958, that were later released on the album The Cool Rage featuring Wild Bill Davis, Kenny Burrell and Johnny Williams. This CD also includes a version of Robbin’s Nest, recorded on August 11, 1959, as the only alternate take of the session Illinois Jacquet Flies Again, which we’ve included on this edition due to a lack of disc space on the collection’s second CD.

Tracklisting:

1. Las Vegas Blues

2. Harlem Nocturne

3. Can’t we be friends

4. Achtung

5. Have you met Miss Jones?

6. Lullaby of the leaves

7. No sweat

8. Flying home

9. The fluke

10. Nite out

11. Robbin’s Nest (alt take)

Personnel:

#1-6: Illinois Jacquet (ts), Roy Eldridge (tp), Jimmy Jones (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Jo Jones (d).

Los Angeles, October 16, 1956.

#7-10: Illinois Jacquet (ts), Kenny Burrell (g), Wild Bill Davis (org), Johnny Williams (d).

NYC, April 21, 1958.

Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra

Illinois Jacquet

Featuring: Illinois Jacquet, Leo Parker, Sir Charles Thompson, Kenny Burrell, George Duvivier, Jo Jones, Russell Jacquet, Budd Johnson, Haywood Henry, Jimmy Jones, Al Lucas, Oliver Jackson, Barry Galbraith

REFERENCE: LHJ10229

BAR CODE: 8436019582299

PRICE: 13.45 €

The Illinois Jacquet Project: The Complete 1956-1966 Recordings

Volume #2

Contains The Complete Albums:

Epic’s 1962 LP Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra

Roulette’s 1959 LP Illinois Jacquet Flies Again

The second CD of our collection contains the complete master takes from the Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra sessions, recorded between February and May 1962, featuring Roy Eldridge, Leo Parker, Sir Charles Thompson, Kenny Burrell, George Duvivier, Jo Jones and with arrangements by Jimmy Mundy & Ernie Wilkins. This edition also includes all of the master takes from the August 11, 1959, Illinois Jacquet Flies Again album featuring Russell Jacquet, Budd Johnson, Haywood Henry, Jimmy Jones, Barry Galbraith, Al Lucas and Oliver Jackson.

Tracklisting:

1. Satin Doll

2. Pucker up

3. banned in Boston

4. Indiana

5. Ydeen-O

6. Reverie

7. Frantic Fanny

8. Stella by Starlight

9. Imagination

10. How now?

11. Sleeping Susan

12. Robbin's nest

13. Lean baby

14. Bottom's up

15. That's my desire

16. Black velvet

17. Teddy bear

18. Pleasingly plump

19. I don't stand a ghost of a chance

20. Potpourri

21. The King

Personnel:

#1-10: Illinois Jacquet, Leo Parker, Sir Charles Thompson, Kenny Burrell, George Duvivier, Jo Jones.

Arrgts: Jimmy Mundy and Ernie Wilkins.

NYC, February-May 1962.

#11-21: Illinois Jacquet, Russell Jacquet, Budd Johnson, Haywood Henry, Jimmy Jones, Al Lucas, Oliver Jackson, Barry Galbraith

NYC, August 1959.

The Message - With Kenny Burrell

Illinois Jacquet

Featuring: Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Wally Richardson, Wendell Marshall, Ben Tucker, Ray Lucas, Willie Rodriguez

REFERENCE: LHJ10230

BAR CODE: -

PRICE: 13.45 €

The Illinois Jacquet Project: The Complete 1956-1966 Recordings

Volume #3

Contains the complete albums:

- "The Message" (Argo LP, 1963) Featuring Kenny Burrell, Wally Richardson, Ben Tucker, Ray Lucas and Willie Rodriguez. Recorded on May 7 & 8, 1963. (Tracks 1-7)

- "Desert Winds" (Argo LP, 1964) Featuring Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Wendell Marshall, Ray Lucas and Rodriguez. Recorded on February 13, 1964. (Tracks 8-14)

Tracklisting:

1. The message

2. Wild man

3. Bassoon blues

4. On Broadway

5. Like young

6. Turnpike

7. Bonita

8. When my dreamboat comes home

9. Desert winds

10. Star eyes

11. Blues for the early bird

12. Lester leaps in

13. You're my thrill

14. Canadian sunset

Bosses Of The Ballad & Strings Play Cole Porter

Illinois Jacquet

Featuring: Patti Brown, Billy Buttler, Eric Gale, George Duvivier, Grady Tate, Candido Camero

REFERENCE: LHJ10231

BAR CODE: -

PRICE: 13.45 €

The Illinois Jacquet Project: The Complete 1956-1966 Recordings

Volume #4

Contains the complete albums:

- "The Bosses Of The Ballad" (Argo LP, 1964) Featuring a 19-piece orchestra with arrangements by Tom McIntosh and Benny Golson. Recorded on October 29 & 30, 1964. (tracks 1-12)

- "Spectrum" (Cadet LP, 1965) Featuring Patti Bown, Billy Butler, Eric Gale, George Duvivier, Grady Tate and Candido Camero. Recorded on April 29 & 30, 1965. (tracks 13-21)

Tracklisting:

1. I love you

2. Get out of town

3. So in love

4. I concentrate on you

5. You do something to me

6. Everytime we say goodbye

7. Use your imagination

8. All through the night

9. Begin the beguine

10. It's all right with me

11. Do I love you

12. I've got you under my skin

13. Blues for Bunny

14. Black foot

15. Big music

16. Blue horizon

17. Goin' out of my head

18. Spanish boots

19. Elise

20. I remember her so well

21. Now and then

Go Power!

Illinois Jacquet

Featuring: Illinois Jacquet, Milt Buckner, Alan Dawson, Leo Parker, Sir Charles Thompson, Kenny Burrell, George Duvivier, Jo Jones....

REFERENCE: LHJ10232

BAR CODE: 8436019582329

PRICE: 13.45 €

The Illinois Jacquet Project: The Complete 1956-1966 Recordings

Volume #5

Contains the complete album:

"Go Power!" (Cadet LP, 1966). Live trio performances with Milt Buckner and Alan Dawson at Lennie's On The Turnpike, in West Peabody, MA.

"The distinctive tenor roars...and is heard throughout in prime form. Buckner's heavy organ sound pushes Jacquet to some fiery playing." - AMG

Also includes: All five alternate takes from "Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra" (Epic LP, 1962), included here due to a lack of space on the first CD in this collection.

Tracklisting:

1. On a clear day

2. Illinois Jacquet flies again

3. Robin's nest

4. Watermelon man

5. I want a little girl

6. Pamela's blues

7. Jan

8. Satin doll (alt. take)

9. Ydeen-O (alt. take)

10. How now? (alt. take)

11. Frantic Fanny (alt. take)

12. Stella by starlight (alt. take)

Personnel:

#1-10: Illinois Jacquet (ts), Milt Buckner (org,p), Alan Dawson (d).

West Peabody, Mass., March 1966.

#8-12: Illinois Jacquet, Leo Parker, Sir Charles Thompson, Kenny Burrell, George Duvivier, Jo Jones.

Arrgts: Jimmy Mundy and Ernie Wilkins.

NYC, February-May 1962.

I know their reputation here isn't too great, but this kind of project to me makes them a worthwhile thing for me... it does seem to pay off to put out this stuff in such rather thorough compiled forms, so I still wonder why those who keep the masters and own the rights don't see the least bit of interest in releaseasing it themselves.

[brownie]

I wish Black & Blue would reissue the Midnight Slows date. It is wonderful.

Agree, problem with the Black & Blue label these days is that there are no longer distributed by Night and Day. The company went down some time ago.

Black & Blue are now in the hands of Nocturne which is obviously more busy with other labels.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

info for the Lonehill discs, taken from the Fresh Sound Records page:

Swing's The Thing

Illinois Jacquet

Featuring: Illinois Jacquet, Roy Eldridge, Jimmy Jones, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Jo Jones, Kenny Burrell, Wild Bill Davis, Johnny Williams

REFERENCE: LHJ10228

BAR CODE: 8436019582282

PRICE: 13.45 €

The Illinois Jacquet Project: The Complete 1956-1966 Recordings

Volume #1

Contains The Complete Albums:

Clef’s October 1956 LP Swing’s The Thing

Verve’s April 21, 1958 The Cool Rage Session

The first CD of this collection of five includes Jacquet’s complete October 16, 1956 album Swing’s The Thing, with Roy Eldridge, Jimmy Jones, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown and Jo Jones as well as all of the tracks recorded on April 21, 1958, that were later released on the album The Cool Rage featuring Wild Bill Davis, Kenny Burrell and Johnny Williams. This CD also includes a version of Robbin’s Nest, recorded on August 11, 1959, as the only alternate take of the session Illinois Jacquet Flies Again, which we’ve included on this edition due to a lack of disc space on the collection’s second CD.

Tracklisting:

1. Las Vegas Blues

2. Harlem Nocturne

3. Can’t we be friends

4. Achtung

5. Have you met Miss Jones?

6. Lullaby of the leaves

7. No sweat

8. Flying home

9. The fluke

10. Nite out

11. Robbin’s Nest (alt take)

Personnel:

#1-6: Illinois Jacquet (ts), Roy Eldridge (tp), Jimmy Jones (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Jo Jones (d).

Los Angeles, October 16, 1956.

#7-10: Illinois Jacquet (ts), Kenny Burrell (g), Wild Bill Davis (org), Johnny Williams (d).

NYC, April 21, 1958.

Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra

Illinois Jacquet

Featuring: Illinois Jacquet, Leo Parker, Sir Charles Thompson, Kenny Burrell, George Duvivier, Jo Jones, Russell Jacquet, Budd Johnson, Haywood Henry, Jimmy Jones, Al Lucas, Oliver Jackson, Barry Galbraith

REFERENCE: LHJ10229

BAR CODE: 8436019582299

PRICE: 13.45 €

The Illinois Jacquet Project: The Complete 1956-1966 Recordings

Volume #2

Contains The Complete Albums:

Epic’s 1962 LP Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra

Roulette’s 1959 LP Illinois Jacquet Flies Again

The second CD of our collection contains the complete master takes from the Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra sessions, recorded between February and May 1962, featuring Roy Eldridge, Leo Parker, Sir Charles Thompson, Kenny Burrell, George Duvivier, Jo Jones and with arrangements by Jimmy Mundy & Ernie Wilkins. This edition also includes all of the master takes from the August 11, 1959, Illinois Jacquet Flies Again album featuring Russell Jacquet, Budd Johnson, Haywood Henry, Jimmy Jones, Barry Galbraith, Al Lucas and Oliver Jackson.

Tracklisting:

1. Satin Doll

2. Pucker up

3. banned in Boston

4. Indiana

5. Ydeen-O

6. Reverie

7. Frantic Fanny

8. Stella by Starlight

9. Imagination

10. How now?

11. Sleeping Susan

12. Robbin's nest

13. Lean baby

14. Bottom's up

15. That's my desire

16. Black velvet

17. Teddy bear

18. Pleasingly plump

19. I don't stand a ghost of a chance

20. Potpourri

21. The King

Personnel:

#1-10: Illinois Jacquet, Leo Parker, Sir Charles Thompson, Kenny Burrell, George Duvivier, Jo Jones.

Arrgts: Jimmy Mundy and Ernie Wilkins.

NYC, February-May 1962.

#11-21: Illinois Jacquet, Russell Jacquet, Budd Johnson, Haywood Henry, Jimmy Jones, Al Lucas, Oliver Jackson, Barry Galbraith

NYC, August 1959.

The Message - With Kenny Burrell

Illinois Jacquet

Featuring: Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Wally Richardson, Wendell Marshall, Ben Tucker, Ray Lucas, Willie Rodriguez

REFERENCE: LHJ10230

BAR CODE: -

PRICE: 13.45 €

The Illinois Jacquet Project: The Complete 1956-1966 Recordings

Volume #3

Contains the complete albums:

- "The Message" (Argo LP, 1963) Featuring Kenny Burrell, Wally Richardson, Ben Tucker, Ray Lucas and Willie Rodriguez. Recorded on May 7 & 8, 1963. (Tracks 1-7)

- "Desert Winds" (Argo LP, 1964) Featuring Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Wendell Marshall, Ray Lucas and Rodriguez. Recorded on February 13, 1964. (Tracks 8-14)

Tracklisting:

1. The message

2. Wild man

3. Bassoon blues

4. On Broadway

5. Like young

6. Turnpike

7. Bonita

8. When my dreamboat comes home

9. Desert winds

10. Star eyes

11. Blues for the early bird

12. Lester leaps in

13. You're my thrill

14. Canadian sunset

Bosses Of The Ballad & Strings Play Cole Porter

Illinois Jacquet

Featuring: Patti Brown, Billy Buttler, Eric Gale, George Duvivier, Grady Tate, Candido Camero

REFERENCE: LHJ10231

BAR CODE: -

PRICE: 13.45 €

The Illinois Jacquet Project: The Complete 1956-1966 Recordings

Volume #4

Contains the complete albums:

- "The Bosses Of The Ballad" (Argo LP, 1964) Featuring a 19-piece orchestra with arrangements by Tom McIntosh and Benny Golson. Recorded on October 29 & 30, 1964. (tracks 1-12)

- "Spectrum" (Cadet LP, 1965) Featuring Patti Bown, Billy Butler, Eric Gale, George Duvivier, Grady Tate and Candido Camero. Recorded on April 29 & 30, 1965. (tracks 13-21)

Tracklisting:

1. I love you

2. Get out of town

3. So in love

4. I concentrate on you

5. You do something to me

6. Everytime we say goodbye

7. Use your imagination

8. All through the night

9. Begin the beguine

10. It's all right with me

11. Do I love you

12. I've got you under my skin

13. Blues for Bunny

14. Black foot

15. Big music

16. Blue horizon

17. Goin' out of my head

18. Spanish boots

19. Elise

20. I remember her so well

21. Now and then

Go Power!

Illinois Jacquet

Featuring: Illinois Jacquet, Milt Buckner, Alan Dawson, Leo Parker, Sir Charles Thompson, Kenny Burrell, George Duvivier, Jo Jones....

REFERENCE: LHJ10232

BAR CODE: 8436019582329

PRICE: 13.45 €

The Illinois Jacquet Project: The Complete 1956-1966 Recordings

Volume #5

Contains the complete album:

"Go Power!" (Cadet LP, 1966). Live trio performances with Milt Buckner and Alan Dawson at Lennie's On The Turnpike, in West Peabody, MA.

"The distinctive tenor roars...and is heard throughout in prime form. Buckner's heavy organ sound pushes Jacquet to some fiery playing." - AMG

Also includes: All five alternate takes from "Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra" (Epic LP, 1962), included here due to a lack of space on the first CD in this collection.

Tracklisting:

1. On a clear day

2. Illinois Jacquet flies again

3. Robin's nest

4. Watermelon man

5. I want a little girl

6. Pamela's blues

7. Jan

8. Satin doll (alt. take)

9. Ydeen-O (alt. take)

10. How now? (alt. take)

11. Frantic Fanny (alt. take)

12. Stella by starlight (alt. take)

Personnel:

#1-10: Illinois Jacquet (ts), Milt Buckner (org,p), Alan Dawson (d).

West Peabody, Mass., March 1966.

#8-12: Illinois Jacquet, Leo Parker, Sir Charles Thompson, Kenny Burrell, George Duvivier, Jo Jones.

Arrgts: Jimmy Mundy and Ernie Wilkins.

NYC, February-May 1962.

I know their reputation here isn't too great, but this kind of project to me makes them a worthwhile thing for me... it does seem to pay off to put out this stuff in such rather thorough compiled forms, so I still wonder why those who keep the masters and own the rights don't see the least bit of interest in releaseasing it themselves.

Thanks for this Ubu. I didn't know the Roulette had been reissued. Another I'll have to get soon. And I guess it's time I upgraded my LPs to CD.

MG

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I wish Black & Blue would reissue the Midnight Slows date. It is wonderful.

I'd like ALL the "Midnight slows" to be reissued. It'd make a nice 5 disc Mosaic set. Or maybe 6, because there's some unissued material.

MG

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

that dawson/buckner trio stuff has recently been reissued by a less reputable company with some bonus material, no?

i was eye-ing it.

how is "the blues that's me"? that's an OJC.

Pretty good. Funny band: Wynton Kelly; Tiny Grimes; Buster Williams; Oliver Jackson. Who thought that one up? But they play together beautifully

And Jacquet plays "Round midnight" on bassoon; yeah!

MG

[NaturalSoul]

that dawson/buckner trio stuff has recently been reissued by a less reputable company with some bonus material, no?

i was eye-ing it.

how is "the blues that's me"? that's an OJC.

Yeah, they put out a 5 disc thing on Jacquet, as KingUbu posted above.

[Peter Friedman]

I keep waiting for Black & Blue to re-issue the Illinois Jacquet recording with Hank Jones titled GOD BLESS THE CHILD.

My favorite recordings by Illinois Jacquet as leader include:

Bottoms Up - Prestige

The Blues, That's Me - Prestige

and the Mosaic set.

[sidewinder]

I wish Black & Blue would reissue the Midnight Slows date. It is wonderful.

I'd like ALL the "Midnight slows" to be reissued. It'd make a nice 5 disc Mosaic set. Or maybe 6, because there's some unissued material.

MG

The cover art was pretty hot, I seem to recall...

[king ubu]

I found this one yesterday while looking for an Arnett Cobb cover:

It's by far the largest scan I found.

[king ubu]

some more:

Can't find Vol. 2, sorry.

Now back on topic, please

[4%XB]

And What About Spectrum?

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Here's the sleeve for vol 2

I posted them all on the Clifford Scott thread (because it got slightly derailed )

http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...35884&st=41

MG

I see - you have to quote the post before the one you want...

Edited October 12, 2007 by The Magnificent Goldberg

[brownie]

Most of the album covers from the 'Midnight Slows' series were taken by David Hamilton who specialized in erotic images of nubile girls.

The covers obviously boosted the success of this Black & Blue series!

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Most of the album covers from the 'Midnight Slows' series were taken by David Hamilton who specialized in erotic images of nubile girls.

The covers obviously boosted the success of this Black & Blue series!

I bet the Illinois Jacquet sleeve wasn't by the same guy!

WAS it a successful series, Brownie?

MG

[brownie]

I bet the Illinois Jacquet sleeve wasn't by the same guy!

WAS it a successful series, Brownie?

MG

No, Black & Blue did not use Hamilton photos on all their Midnight Slows series.

The series WAS successful. It appealed to the non-harcore jazz fans who were pretty numerous when the albums were released.

Which is why their used so many similar albums with the same tenor/piano/organ combination.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I bet the Illinois Jacquet sleeve wasn't by the same guy!

WAS it a successful series, Brownie?

MG

No, Black & Blue did not use Hamilton photos on all their Midnight Slows series.

The series WAS successful. It appealed to the non-harcore jazz fans who were pretty numerous when the albums were released.

Which is why their used so many similar albums with the same tenor/piano/organ combination.

Thanks Brownie; it's hard to get a handle on what's successful or not in France from over here.

I always had the feeling that B&B's core audience was quite a bit older than, say, me (I was in my thirties at the time); and had fond memories of the swing era. Quite a lot of their releases seemed to follow the Prestige Swingville style, while the "Midnight slows" followed Moodsville.

MG

[NaturalSoul]

What's covered on the proper box?

[Chuck Nessa]

What's covered on the proper box?

That's easily discovered online at Amazon, etc.

[NaturalSoul]

Or here.

this is what i found on amazon.

Product Description

Jacquet was the tenor saxophonist who informed the world that something new in tenor sax stylings had been forged with his famous solo on Lionel Hampton's 'Flying Home' in 1942. The master of the Texas tenor style proves his versatility & command of the horn in this four CD set that ranges from stomping swingers to romantic ballads & hown-home blues performances. Among the supporting cast on this essential 79 track set are, Charles Mingus, Sir Charles Thompson, Johnny Otis, Shadow Wilson, Bill Doggett & Art Blakey. Includes 40 page illustrated booklet. Four standard jewel cases housed in a slip-box. Proper. 2002.

Doesn't answer my question,

So anyone care to?

edit: to make it more clear, my questions are: what albums? what labels? etc.

Edited October 28, 2007 by NaturalSoul