Rooster_Ties Posted October 31 Report Share Posted October 31 I’ve had the Dolphy box for 20+ probably closer to 25 years now. And EVERY time go to listen to any of it, especially if I haven’t pulled the thing off the shelf in the last 6-8 months — it’s nigh on IMPOSSIBLE to tell where each album/session begins and ends. The backs of the jewel boxes are no help at all (song titles only) — and the inserts are literally blank inside. And the booklet is even more frustrating. Pages 4-5: Song titles only, but NO album titles (or anything about where each session begins/ends) Page 7: Personnel, yes — and track/disc #’s, yes — but the album titles don’t indicate the leader (except the leader is listed up as a credit next to their name, with no leader-name next to each album title). Pages 26-33: Notes on each session, with each session ONLY labeled by session # (1-13) — not one session is identified by album title!! — nor is there any list of album titles and session numbers together, anywhere in the booklet at all (session 5 is this, session 8 is this, etc…) Page 38: “Discography” to show what tunes have appeared where on LP, or as part of 2LP twofers, or on CD. But again, NO album titles listed at all, everything is grouped by session #. Half the pages don’t even have page numbers on them either. The layout of this set is infuriating — which I always seem to forget if I haven’t spun any of it in a good while, resulting in guaranteed re-infuriation every time. Has there been ANY boxset less easy to make heads and tails out of?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 31 Report Share Posted October 31 Maybe the LP Verve Bird box? But maybe not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted October 31 Report Share Posted October 31 This should have all the info you're seeking: https://www.jazzdisco.org/eric-dolphy/discography/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted October 31 Report Share Posted October 31 6 hours ago, mjzee said: This should have all the info you're seeking: https://www.jazzdisco.org/eric-dolphy/discography/ It is interesting that the famous John Coltrane sextet with Eric Dolphy and Wes Montgomery set at Monterey in 1961 is listed as rejected. Did tapes ever exist? Zev Feldman has long been trying to find them, though he isn’t sure that this set was recorded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted October 31 Author Report Share Posted October 31 (edited) Ok, now THIS seems to divide everything up in a way that’s actually useful. No personnel, but this Discogs entry in conjunction with the liner-booklet should help me a bunch. https://www.discogs.com/release/5315683-Eric-Dolphy-The-Complete-Prestige-Recordings Literally for years I looked for a Wikipedia page for the set (still isn’t one — I know, quit my bitchin’ and make one myself). But in all this time, I never thought to check Discogs. AND, whoever did the Discogs entries for this set VERY KINDLY put the album titles at the top of each session, finally and CLEARLY showing what’s what, and where sessions cross CD’s, etc. (Wish I’d thought to check Discogs a decade ago.) Edited October 31 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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