Imaginary Mosaics

[Late]

I love Pharoah's tenor playing, but ...

[colinmce]

Finally, all those great Tutu recordings in one place ...

[Joe]

2 hours ago, Rooster_Ties said:

So who wants to edumacate me on like 2 or 3 of the best Grover sideman dates on Prestige?

IMO, you can't go wrong with these:

https://www.allmusic.com/album/legends-of-acid-jazz-mw0000594871

https://www.allmusic.com/album/living-black!-mw0000593834

[medjuck]

42 minutes ago, Joe said:

Clarence Shaw Argo

Paul Knopf Playback

The Complete Atlantic Fire Sessions

I'm in for Clarence Shaw. 

[mjazzg]

1 minute ago, colinmce said:

Finally, all those great Tutu recordings in one place ...

With notes written by Pim

[mjzee]

41 minutes ago, Joe said:

IMO, you can't go wrong with these:

https://www.allmusic.com/album/living-black!-mw0000593834

This is the date that Bob Porter talks about in his book Soul Jazz:

THE KEY CLUB IN NEWARK, New Jersey, had a strange policy for its weeklong musical engagements. A band would open on Monday night and be off the following evening. They would then resume on Wednesday and work through Sunday. While unusual, it was not the sort of problem that a band could not, routinely, deal with. Yet the problem faced by Charles Earland in mid-September 1970 was a unique and vexing one: the tenor sax player he had opened with on Monday had disappeared by Wednesday, and he had a recording session scheduled to be taped live in the club on Thursday night! His solution was to bring in a young saxophonist who had been living in Philadelphia and supplementing his earnings as a musician by working during the day for a local record wholesaler. There was little time to get things together but the replacement turned out to be a big improvement; and the subsequent album, Living Black (Prestige), was not only a hit but also an introduction to the work of Grover Washington Jr. In short order, Washington Jr. became the “house” tenor player for Prestige and made sideman appearances on that label with Boogaloo Joe Jones, Melvin Sparks, Leon Spencer, and, most importantly, Johnny “Hammond” Smith.

[colinmce]

While we're re-compiling stuff that already came out on CD in the 90s, why not eh?

[kh1958]

22 minutes ago, mjzee said:

This is the date that Bob Porter talks about in his book Soul Jazz:

THE KEY CLUB IN NEWARK, New Jersey, had a strange policy for its weeklong musical engagements. A band would open on Monday night and be off the following evening. They would then resume on Wednesday and work through Sunday. While unusual, it was not the sort of problem that a band could not, routinely, deal with. Yet the problem faced by Charles Earland in mid-September 1970 was a unique and vexing one: the tenor sax player he had opened with on Monday had disappeared by Wednesday, and he had a recording session scheduled to be taped live in the club on Thursday night! His solution was to bring in a young saxophonist who had been living in Philadelphia and supplementing his earnings as a musician by working during the day for a local record wholesaler. There was little time to get things together but the replacement turned out to be a big improvement; and the subsequent album, Living Black (Prestige), was not only a hit but also an introduction to the work of Grover Washington Jr. In short order, Washington Jr. became the “house” tenor player for Prestige and made sideman appearances on that label with Boogaloo Joe Jones, Melvin Sparks, Leon Spencer, and, most importantly, Johnny “Hammond” Smith.

Not sure if this is the complete Grover Washington on Prestige but he is on at least 7 LPs:

With Charles Earland

• Living Black! (Prestige, 1970)

With Boogaloo Joe Jones

• No Way! (Prestige, 1970)
• What It Is (Prestige, 1971)

With Johnny "Hammond" Smith

• What's Going On (Prestige, 1971)

With Melvin Sparks

• Spark Plug (Prestige, 1971)

With Leon Spencer

• Sneak Preview! (Prestige, 1970)
• Louisiana Slim (Prestige, 1971)

 

[Rabshakeh]

What a great thread this is. 

[Joe]

Complete JCOA Records! https://www.discogs.com/label/41285-JCOA-Records 

[colinmce]

That RCA-Novus set everyone's been clamoring for ...

 

 

[gmonahan]

5 hours ago, Late said:

And if Mosaic would finally release the following set, all their financial uncertainties would vanish.

My favorite so far! They'd be rich beyond the dreams of avarice!

 

 

gregmo

[colinmce]

Roots & Folklore!

[Joe]

2 minutes ago, colinmce said:

Roots & Folklore!

yes yes yes yes yes!

[JSngry]

How about Complete Inez Andrews?

[colinmce]

Here's one I always wish coulda been 

Edited April 23, 2021 by colinmce

[kh1958]

The Complete Jazztone Original Sessions.

[mjazzg]

The Complete Company on Incus

[felser]

1 hour ago, Joe said:

Complete JCOA Records! https://www.discogs.com/label/41285-JCOA-Records 

That's actually a great idea.  You could limit it to the ones with guest leaders, since the first one and Escalator Over The Hill are easily obtainable on ECM.

[rostasi]

I'd like to see a better version of the ICP boxset.

[Late]

1 hour ago, colinmce said:

Roots & Folklore!

Pre-ordered.

PLUS ... you're now hired as executive creative consultant at Imaginary Mosaic Records. A fine line of Imaginary Mosaic Selects indeed. 

[JSngry]

Make us a Ran Blake, please?

[Late]

2 hours ago, Joe said:

Complete JCOA Records!

Up for pre-order ...

10 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Make us a Ran Blake, please?

(Or maybe Colin can make a better Select!)

[Late]

I want this set:

[Larry Kart]

3 hours ago, gmonahan said:

My favorite so far! They'd be rich beyond the dreams of avarice!

 

 

gregmo

Perhaps in line with Chuck's original suggestion of The Complete Bobo Stenson, there's The Complete Oregon.