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I see that Amazon UK has several Spotlite CD reissuing Dial sessions.

I do own the Spotlite Complete Dial set by Bird, which is in very fine sound, and good documentation (I still had to get the Savoy 8CD set, as I only had the Savoy stuff on LP and never had the famous Gillespie sides etc).

Then I also have a nice Dexter Gordon disc. Both of these are also still available from Amazon UK.

Some questions regarding these:

Red Norvo - On Dial

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What does this include? The Comet session with Bird also in the Savoy 8CD set?

And what more?

Dodo Marmarosa - Dial Masters

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Again, what does this include? I know some Marmarosa trio tracks (alternates, I guess) with Babasin, and they're fine.

This is the one which interests me the most:

Gillespie, Navarro, Berman - Complete Dial Sessions 1946-1948

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What's the contents of this one?

Erroll Garner - On Dial

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This has the Parker date with Garner, but I guess there must be some more on this CD?

any help appreciated!

ubu

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Red Norvo - On Dial

B000024HUR.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

What does this include? The Comet session with Bird also in the Savoy 8CD set?

And what more?

I have almost all of the Dial LPs - the Norvo LP has

Hallelujah 3 takes

get happy 2 takes

Slam Slam Blues 2 takes

Congo Blues 5 takes

No idea wether the CD has more.

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Dodo Marmarosa - Dial Masters

B0000080CV.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Again, what does this include? I know some Marmarosa trio tracks (alternates, I guess) with Babasin, and they're fine.

The Marmarosa LP has the complete session with Babasin on cello (!) and Jackie Mills on drums of December 3, 1947, 11 takes in all, two test takes of "Tone Painting" and two AFRS Jubilee performances.

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Erroll Garner - On Dial

B0000255DF.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

This has the Parker date with Garner, but I guess there must be some more on this CD?

The Garner LP does NOT include the tracks with Parker but the trio tracks recorded at the same session (3 takes), and 10 piano solos recorded for Dial on June 10, 1947, all very nice.

Posted

Erroll Garner - On Dial

B0000255DF.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

This has the Parker date with Garner, but I guess there must be some more on this CD?

The Garner LP does NOT include the tracks with Parker but the trio tracks recorded at the same session (3 takes), and 10 piano solos recorded for Dial on June 10, 1947, all very nice.

So the CD will include what you listed plus the Parker takes, most probably.

Thanks! One to get!

ubu

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This is the one which interests me the most:

Gillespie, Navarro, Berman - Complete Dial Sessions 1946-1948

B000007Z5A.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

What's the contents of this one?

The Gillespie LP has the session of February 6, 1946 that Parker missed, with Lucky Thompson, Milt jackson, Ray Brown, Al Haig and Stan Levey (8 takes), and 8 takes from the Harmanites session of September 21, 1946 with Bill Harris, Serge Chaloff, Sonny Berman, and Ralph Burns.

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This is the one which interests me the most:

Gillespie, Navarro, Berman - Complete Dial Sessions 1946-1948

B000007Z5A.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

What's the contents of this one?

The Gillespie LP has the session of February 6, 1946 that Parker missed, with Lucky Thompson, Milt jackson, Ray Brown, Al Haig and Stan Levey (8 takes), and 8 takes from the Harmanites session of September 21, 1946 with Bill Harris, Serge Chaloff, Sonny Berman, and Ralph Burns.

Another cool one, it seems! :tup

ubu

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Red Norvo - On Dial

B000024HUR.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

What does this include? The Comet session with Bird also in the Savoy 8CD set?

And what more?

I have almost all of the Dial LPs - the Norvo LP has

Hallelujah 3 takes

get happy 2 takes

Slam Slam Blues 2 takes

Congo Blues 5 takes

No idea wether the CD has more.

So this is all the material with Diz & Bird! There has to be something else on the CD, no? Otherwise I (and my bank account) could gladly NOT get this as well...

ubu

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Dodo Marmarosa - Dial Masters

B0000080CV.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Again, what does this include? I know some Marmarosa trio tracks (alternates, I guess) with Babasin, and they're fine.

The Marmarosa LP has the complete session with Babasin on cello (!) and Jackie Mills on drums of December 3, 1947, 11 takes in all, two test takes of "Tone Painting" and two AFRS Jubilee performances.

That session with the cello is pretty interesting! (And it might be one of the earliest using cello in place of bass, I suppose). Will have to get it...

ubu

Posted

And Edwards/McGhee always arouse my interest, so the additional material (not on your LP) might be worth getting it, too. Could this be the McGhee Dial date? I have that on one of those dreaded Definitive CDs I picked up for nothing some time ago, but don't have it at hand. I am not sure Marmarosa is on piano there, but could well be.

ubu

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Just had a look at the site Brownie linked: if their listings are correct, the Gillespie/Berman/Navarro incudes only the master takes of the former two and adds the five master takes from the Don Lanphere session with Fats Navarro. Great music, but far from a complete issue!

Posted (edited)

Spotlite Records phone and fax numbers (UK) - they don't have a website.

GILLESPIE / BERMAN / NAVARRO ON DIAL - Spotlite SPJ-(CD)-132

Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet

Charlie Parker - alto saxophone

Lucky Thompson - tenor saxophone

George Handy - piano

Arvin Garrison - guitar

Ray Brown - bass

Roy Porter - drums

Diggin' Diz

Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet

Lucky Thompson - tenor saxophone

Milt Jackson - vibraphone

Al Haig - piano

Ray Brown - bass

Stan Levey - drums

The Three Angels - vocal*

Confirmation

Diggin' for Diz

Dynamo A

Dynamo B

*When I Grown Too Old to Dream

'Round About Midnight

'Round About Midnight

Sonny Berman - trumpet

Bill Harris - trombone (not on all tracks)

Flip Phillips - tenor saxophone (not on all tracks)

Serge Chaloff - baritone saxophone (not on all tracks)

Ralph Burns - piano

Chuck Wayne - guitar

Artie Bernstein - bass

Don Lamond - drums

Curbstone Scuffle (with FP, SC)

Curbstone Scuffle (with FP, SC)

Nocturne (with FP, SC)

Woodchopper's Holiday (with FP, SC)

Woodchopper's Holiday (with FP, SC)

Somebody Loves Me (quintet only)

Somebody Loves Me (quintet only)

Blue Serge (with BH, SC)

Blue Serge (with BH, SC)

Fats Navarro - trumpet

Don Lanphere - tenor saxophone

Linton Garner - piano, celeste

Al Casey - guitar (out on *)

Jimmy Johnson - bass

Max Roach - drums

Earl Coleman - vocal (out on *)

Guilty

Yardbird Suite

A Stranger in Town

As Time Goes By

*Move

*Move

Recorded at:

Electro Broadcast Studios, Glendale, CA on February 5 and 6, 1946

C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, CA on September 21, 1946

WOR Studios, New York City on November 29, 1948

DODO'S DANCE - DODO MARMAROSA ON DIAL - Spotlite SPJ-(CD)-128

Dodo Marmarosa - piano

Deep Purple

Tea for Two

Miles Davis - trumpet

Charlie Parker - alto saxophone

Lucky Thompson - tenor saxophone

Dodo Marmarosa - piano

Arvin Garrison - guitar

Vic MacMillan - bass

Roy Porter - drums

Bird Lore

Howard McGhee - trumpet

Teddy Edwards - tenor saxophone

Dodo Marmarosa - piano

Arvin Garrison - guitar

Bob Kesterson - bass

Roy Porter - drums

Dialated Pupils

Dialated Pupils

Midnight at Minton's

Up in Dodo's Room

Up in Dodo's Room

High Wind in Hollywood

Dodo Marmarosa - piano

Tone Paintings I

Tone Paintings II

Dodo Marmarosa - piano

Harry Babasin - cello

Jackie Mills - drums

Bopmatism

Bopmatism

Dodo's Dance

Dodo's Dance

Trade Winds

Trade Winds

Dary Departs

Dary Departs

Dary Departs

Cosmo Street

Cosmo Street

Recorded at:

Unknown studios, Los Angeles, CA, early 1946

Radio Recorders Studio, Hollywood, CA on March 28, 1946

C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, CA on October 18, 1946

Unknown studios, probably Los Angeles, CA, early/mid 1947

C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, CA on October 18, 1946

All the usual disclaimers apply

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I don't have any details on the other albums.

Edited by J.A.W.
Posted

I have these on Spotlite LPs and can't help much. For CD details, you can have a look at this site:

http://music.onino.co.uk/music-shrink/6749.html

They seem to list all Spotlite CD releases including the Dial ones you're looking for!

Thanks, brownie! Browsing around there now.

They don't really list details ("soon", they say), and the prize comparison doesn't work either. But Amazon UK has them for 7 or 8 £ and that's alright anyway.

This one looks rather interesting, too:

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Really interesting, I think!

ubu

Posted

Spotlite Records phone and fax numbers (UK) - they don't have a website.

GILLESPIE / BERMAN / NAVARRO ON DIAL - Spotlite SPJ-(CD)-132

Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet

Charlie Parker - alto saxophone

Lucky Thompson - tenor saxophone

George Handy - piano

Arvin Garrison - guitar

Ray Brown - bass

Roy Porter - drums

Diggin' Diz

Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet

Lucky Thompson - tenor saxophone

Milt Jackson - vibraphone

Al Haig - piano

Ray Brown - bass

Stan Levey - drums

The Three Angels - vocal*

Confirmation

Diggin' for Diz

Dynamo A

Dynamo B

*When I Grown Too Old to Dream

'Round About Midnight

'Round About Midnight

Sonny Berman - trumpet

Bill Harris - trombone (not on all tracks)

Flip Phillips - tenor saxophone (not on all tracks)

Serge Chaloff - baritone saxophone (not on all tracks)

Ralph Burns - piano

Chuck Wayne - guitar

Artie Bernstein - bass

Don Lamond - drums

Curbstone Scuffle (with FP, SC)

Curbstone Scuffle (with FP, SC)

Nocturne (with FP, SC)

Woodchopper's Holiday (with FP, SC)

Woodchopper's Holiday (with FP, SC)

Somebody Loves Me (quintet only)

Somebody Loves Me (quintet only)

Blue Serge (with BH, SC)

Blue Serge (with BH, SC)

Fats Navarro - trumpet

Don Lanphere - tenor saxophone

Linton Garner - piano, celeste

Al Casey - guitar (out on *)

Jimmy Johnson - bass

Max Roach - drums

Earl Coleman - vocal (out on *)

Guilty

Yardbird Suite

A Stranger in Town

As Time Goes By

*Move

*Move

Recorded at:

Electro Broadcast Studios, Glendale, CA on February 5 and 6, 1946

C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, CA on September 21, 1946

WOR Studios, New York City on November 29, 1948

DODO'S DANCE - DODO MARMAROSA ON DIAL - Spotlite SPJ-(CD)-128

Dodo Marmarosa - piano

Deep Purple

Tea for Two

Miles Davis - trumpet

Charlie Parker - alto saxophone

Lucky Thompson - tenor saxophone

Dodo Marmarosa - piano

Arvin Garrison - guitar

Vic MacMillan - bass

Roy Porter - drums

Bird Lore

Howard McGhee - trumpet

Teddy Edwards - tenor saxophone

Dodo Marmarosa - piano

Arvin Garrison - guitar

Bob Kesterson - bass

Roy Porter - drums

Dialated Pupils

Dialated Pupils

Midnight at Minton's

Up in Dodo's Room

Up in Dodo's Room

High Wind in Hollywood

Dodo Marmarosa - piano

Tone Paintings I

Tone Paintings II

Dodo Marmarosa - piano

Harry Babasin - cello

Jackie Mills - drums

Bopmatism

Bopmatism

Dodo's Dance

Dodo's Dance

Trade Winds

Trade Winds

Dary Departs

Dary Departs

Dary Departs

Cosmo Street

Cosmo Street

Recorded at:

Unknown studios, Los Angeles, CA, early 1946

Radio Recorders Studio, Hollywood, CA on March 28, 1946

C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, CA on October 18, 1946

Unknown studios, probably Los Angeles, CA, early/mid 1947

C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, CA on October 18, 1946

All the usual disclaimers apply

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I don't have any details on the other albums.

Thanks a lot, Hans!

The McGhee/Edwards on the Marmarosa disc is indeed the date I know. Great stuff!

ubu

Posted (edited)

If J.A.W. has correct listings that site Brownie linked omitts the alternate takes in the listings. I just wanted to start bragging about these incomplete CDs, but it looks like they added related sessions.

These three pieces, e.g. are not on the Marmarosa LP:

2. Bird lore

3. Midnight at Mintons

4. High wind in Hollywood

The Gillespie includes a second take of 'Round Midnight not on the LP!

Oh Geez - more for the ever growing want list :rolleyes:

Edited by mikeweil
Posted

If J.A.W. has correct listings that site omitts the alternate takes in the listings. I just wanted to start bragging about these incomplete CDs, but it looks like they added related sessions.

These three pieces, e.g. are not on the Marmarosa LP:

2. Bird lore

3. Midnight at Mintons

4. High wind in Hollywood

Mike, these CDs in their oveview in the booklets only list each tune once, no matter if there are two, three or four tracks - it's rather an overview of compositions, than of contents of the disc. All information can be found in a small (smaller than CD-size) booklet included inside the (CD-sized) booklet. They're done quite lovingly, judging from the ones I saw or have. This all might be the reason for the incomplete listings on that site brownie linked.

ubu

Posted

If J.A.W. has correct listings that site omitts the alternate takes in the listings. I just wanted to start bragging about these incomplete CDs, but it looks like they added related sessions.

These three pieces, e.g. are not on the Marmarosa LP:

2. Bird lore

3. Midnight at Mintons

4. High wind in Hollywood

I have the two CDs I listed, and took the info from the booklets.

Posted (edited)

As I see others are reading here, too, let me put in a very very good word for this one:

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Some of the best early Dexter to be heard!

"The Chase", his duel with Wardell Gray is included.

ubu

Edited by king ubu
Posted

If J.A.W. has correct listings that site omitts the alternate takes in the listings. I just wanted to start bragging about these incomplete CDs, but it looks like they added related sessions.

These three pieces, e.g. are not on the Marmarosa LP:

2. Bird lore

3. Midnight at Mintons

4. High wind in Hollywood

I have the two CDs I listed, and took the info from the booklets.

Thanks a lot for taking the pains to type it out for me, Hans!

ubu :tup

Posted

Now if there's one to get from that series, it is this:

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This is the ONLY recording of the Eckstine band giving an idea of the sound and the impact that band really had, believe me, indispensable stuff if you don't have it! Much better than the studio recordings!

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