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Whoa! Another fine collection of great jazz on the French disques Vogue (sic) label. Similar to the first collection, "Jazz On disques Vogue", this latest set, which I just now finished listening to, is superb. The 48 page booklet is fantastic--similar to the previous set, with complete recording information (but left off the singer's name on the tune "Dark Shadows" by the Charlie Parker Quartet, and lists a nonexistent track on another disc--a small quibble), small color reproductions of album jackets, and an essay in both French and English that gives some foundation for all this fantastic music. Each disc comes packaged in a thick cardboard, original looking period album jacket. The quality packaging was done in great detail with crisp period graphics and is well done--befitting music of this caliber. The cleaned up sound is very good considering how many albums/EPs are included. But there's some tracks (like the Pettiford stuff from 1950) that audiophiles will definitely not be too enamored of because of muffled/distorted sound. But even then the music is simply great. And certainly don't let that small caveat get you off this collection.
This collection is just so good, so full of great jazz (some live) from the 1940's into the 1950's, I had to write something--even though it's already been reviewed--I hate to waste people's time with possible redundancy. Included are good things from the Billy Strayhorn Trio (with Duke Ellington also on piano), Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Dave Brubeck, Errol Garner Trio, James Moody, Howard McGhee, Oscar Pettiford Quartet, Stan Getz Quartet, Wynonie Harris, Art Tatum, Bud Powell, Monk, Albert Ammons, Mahalia Jackson, Chet Baker, Charlie Christian, Jelly Roll Morton, Hot Lips Page, recordings from Gene Norman's Just Jazz Concert, Earl Bostic, and a lot of other great period jazz along with a couple of tracks of some blues from John Lee Hooker, Dixieland from Lu Watters, some boogie woogie piano by Ammons, Lewis, and Davis (solo and one duet with Lewis and Ammons), and some gospel that's the real deal, released on many record labels--some you'll recognize--while others will be new to you. Even Blind John Davis is here.
And wait until you see the sidemen on these jazz sets--wow. But in another genre, tough R&B, check out the tunes and sidemen on disc No. 12, with tracks by Wynonie Harris, Slim Gaillard, Tiny Bradshaw, Little Esther, The Dominoes, and Earl Bostic. Harris is here with several smokin' bands with tunes like "Bloodshot Eyes", a moody "Luscious Woman", and "Good Rockin' Tonight", with people like Joe Wilder, Hot Lips Page, and Hal Singer. Gaillard's bands include Howard McGhee, Preston Love, Lucky Thompson, Teddy Edwards, and Bam Brown. Bradshaw's band includes Red Prysock and a great small group on "I'm A High-Ballin' Daddy". Esther's bands have Ben Webster, Preston Love, and Pete Lewis. The Dominoes feature the great Clyde McPhatter in front of a honkin' band. Bostic's outfits have players like Lowell "Count" Hastings, Gene Redd, Rene Hall, Keter Betts, Jimmy Cobb, John Coltrane, Al Casey, and Clifton Smalls. These were some hot singles in their day. Whew!
I've been listening to jazz for a long, long time and thought I might've become a bit jaded. But I found myself listening to and enjoying one disc while peeking in the booklet to see who's playing on the next disc or two. One of my favorites is disc No. 07--with the Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen, Charlie Parker Quintet, Fats Navarro, Red Norvo And His Selected Sextet, Hank Jones Quintet, Howard McGhee, James Moody Sextet, Buck Clayton, and Hot Lips Page--and all the music recorded in the '40s, and again, check the sidemen.
Bottom line--jazz fans/collectors will have a field-day with this collection. Are there any more collections like this coming? Hopefully so.
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