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Product Details

  • Audio CD (May 28, 2001)
  • Original Release Date: February 13, 2001
  • Number of Discs: 4
  • Format: Box set, Import
  • Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
  • Label: Proper Box UK
  • ASIN: B000051TPA
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #81,314 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Disc: 1
1. Air Mail Special
2. Don't Blame Me
3. Opus X
4. Love Me or Leave Me
5. Long, Long Journey
See all 22 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Just a Mystery
2. Red Pepper
3. Spinal
4. Hollerin' and Screamin'
5. Fat Girl
See all 23 tracks on this disc
Disc: 3
1. Half Step Down Please
2. Jumpin' Jane
3. Dextrose
4. Index
5. Dextivity
See all 20 tracks on this disc
Disc: 4
1. Skunk
2. Boperation
3. Double Talk
4. Guilty
5. Yardbird Suite
See all 22 tracks on this disc

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87 track, 4 CD box-set showcases the immense talent of BeBop's trumpeter extraordinaire. 40 page booklet tells the story of a genius still to be properly recognized. Rare photos and full track information are also included. Additional artist's include, Billy Eckstine, Coleman Hawkins, Illinois Jacquet, Tadd Dameron, Charlie Parker and Miles Davis. 2000 release. 4 standard jewel cases housed together in a deluxe slipcase.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Finally! A Career Retrospective of Fats Navarro, February 20, 2001
By Ron Frankl (Hendersonville, NC) - See all my reviews
  
Theodore "Fats" Navarro was only 26 years old when he died in 1950, but the jazz trumpeter accomplished much in a recording career that lasted just five years. Navarro was arguably the second great trumpeter to emerge from the bebop movement, whose controlled yet lyrical style was a marked alternative to the more flamboyant Dizzy Gillespie.

Most of Navarro's recordings have been available in the last few decades; he did the bulk of his recording for Blue Note and Savoy, both as a leader and a sideman. But there has never been a career-spanning retrospective, at least until now. Proper Records, an English label, has issued this fine four CD set, which features excellent sound and a terrific booklet.

What makes this set special is that it traces Navarro from his days with Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra to his early solo sides for Savoy, then on to his groundbreaking work with bandleader/composer/arranger Tadd Dameron, fiery trumpet duels with Kenny Dorham and, finally, to his final recordings with Charlie Parker, a mere week before his death from tuberculosis,apparently exacerbated by heroin use. Seldom has the development of a musician been better traced and, in particular, his work with Dameron sounds better than ever. Also included are a few rareand seldom reissued sessions that demonstrate Navarro's flair as an accompaniest for vocalists.

Fats Navarro's greatest legacy may be his influence on such later trumpeters as Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard; it is worth noting that these three major figures looked towrds Navarro rather than Gillespie for much of their style. "The Fats Navarro Story" is an essential purchasr for fans of bebop, and this box set should go far in getting Navarro the recognition he deserves.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A big bopper is always impressive..., August 5, 2002
By "bach3c" (Chambersburg, PA) - See all my reviews
There are many reasons one would not want to invest in a
reissue box set of an artist already in your collection. This
set overpowers all concerns and then some! The evidence here
indicates Fats Navarro was indeed a heavyweight in his chosen field of Bebop trumpet. Really, there is no filler on these
meaty sides. This set captures not only Fats but also numerous
Pre-Bop and Bop players in their prime-stunningly so. I will
let you discover each disc's delights on your own but am compelled to suggest that you get this set to hear how master improvisors work quotations into solos (My favorite so far:
Fats starts his "Fats Blows" solo with a hilarious Howdy Doody
reference). For music lovers, Jazz fans, or music students
worldwide...indulge your ears with this inexpensive but valuable
set. The second version of Move on Disc four is simply Bebop ecstacy- on par with the trumpet/percussion Gillespie version of
Caravan or the transcendant "Donna Lee"solo by Clifford Brown. A perfect gift for any trumpeter.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars You gotta get this!, December 19, 2001
By A.J. Wecker (Carmel, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This is one of the greatest deals I've come across for a long time.. I'm a professional trumpet player and I love Fats Navarro.. There are so many great musicians on this CD its insane! Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Coleman Hawkins, J.J. Johnson, Max Roach, Kenny Clarke, its incredible! And its all for [a great price]. I'd be willing to pay [a lot more] for this collection, its great!
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5.0 out of 5 stars If you only want to own one Fats Navarro album, this is it.
No less a person than Dizzy Gillespie said of Fats: "Fats was the best all round trumpeter of them all. Read more
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I agree with all of the above reviewers that the material is great. Navarro has always been one of my favorite trumpeters. Read more
Published on May 7, 2006 by L. Topper

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great One Lost...
Too bad ...what a trumpet and tone...and the greats he played with...this compilation is an important one and does justice to him and his short life... Read more
Published on December 20, 2005 by Original Mixed Up-Kid

5.0 out of 5 stars Off the Beaten Track -- and Worth it
Fats Navarro had a sweet, flawless technique which few trumpeters of his generation possessed. It is, on the one hand, unfortunate that
Navarro's discography is s0 small. Read more
Published on December 30, 2001 by Birdman

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