Bought that a couple of weeks ago -- It's pretty mellow throughout, but has some good stuff on it, including "Don't tell a man about his woman" which I really dig.main_stem wrote:Verve has just reissued his Mis'ry and the Blues on CD for the first time. I haven't heard it yet so I can't coment.
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How best to spend $100?
So I'm bragging a little here - a good friend of mine gave me a $100 gift certificate for Christmas to Silver Platters. So if you were me how would you best spend your money?
I have Jack Teagarden and Fats Waller on the buy list, but I'm looking for other suggestions - thanks!
I have Jack Teagarden and Fats Waller on the buy list, but I'm looking for other suggestions - thanks!
Re: How best to spend $100?
I'll give you a couple:djstarr wrote:So I'm bragging a little here - a good friend of mine gave me a $100 gift certificate for Christmas to Silver Platters. So if you were me how would you best spend your money?
I have Jack Teagarden and Fats Waller on the buy list, but I'm looking for other suggestions - thanks!
Henry Red Allen--World on a String (out of print but they might have it): One of my favorite albums I picked up last year. I listened to it for 5 days straight. I've been playing something off it almost every night I spin.
The Sound of Jazz: Mostly for listening.
Gerry Muligan meets Johnny Hodges: I about pissed myself when I saw this one. It's been out of print for 40 years even thouh Back Beat was available on a Hodge's comp for years. It's definitely more blues and ballads with a few dance tracks.
"We called it music."
— Eddie Condon
— Eddie Condon
Here are my latest purchases - thanks to everyone who has given me recommendations on the forum - I think there is only one item from the list below that wasn't discussed here!
With the Silver Platters gift certificate:
Pee Wee Russell - Ask Me Now
Jimmie Lunceford - Lunceford Special
Milt Jackson/Count Basie Vol. 2
Pearl Django - Swing 48
Henry Red Allen - Ride, Red, Ride
The Very Best of Fats Waller RCA
Jack Teagarden - 1931/1934 Vol. 2 (Jazz Archives)
Ellington's Small Units
Slam Stewart - Bowin' Singin' Slam (ok, what's Slam's birth name?)
I also ordered:
Ernestine Anderson - Love Makes the Changes (Her new album released in October, at 75 she can still sing!)
Henry Red Allen - World on a String
Earl Hines/Jimmy Rushing - Blues and Things
Slim and Slam - The Complete Columbia Master Takes
and online a couple of days ago:
Jack Teagarden - That's a Serious Thing
Maxine Sullivan - Tribute to Andy Razaf
That should keep me busy until I go shopping with Julius and Reuben at the binge!
With the Silver Platters gift certificate:
Pee Wee Russell - Ask Me Now
Jimmie Lunceford - Lunceford Special
Milt Jackson/Count Basie Vol. 2
Pearl Django - Swing 48
Henry Red Allen - Ride, Red, Ride
The Very Best of Fats Waller RCA
Jack Teagarden - 1931/1934 Vol. 2 (Jazz Archives)
Ellington's Small Units
Slam Stewart - Bowin' Singin' Slam (ok, what's Slam's birth name?)
I also ordered:
Ernestine Anderson - Love Makes the Changes (Her new album released in October, at 75 she can still sing!)
Henry Red Allen - World on a String
Earl Hines/Jimmy Rushing - Blues and Things
Slim and Slam - The Complete Columbia Master Takes
and online a couple of days ago:
Jack Teagarden - That's a Serious Thing
Maxine Sullivan - Tribute to Andy Razaf
That should keep me busy until I go shopping with Julius and Reuben at the binge!
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I think you'll quite enjoy the Ellington Small Groups stuff, I know I have been.
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Ok, after listening to these, here is what I like/don't like:
Pee Wee Russell - Ask Me Now - as some folks already said good to listen, some stuff is probably danceable.
Jimmie Lunceford - Lunceford Special - Go out and buy this if you don't have it - every track is a hit
Milt Jackson/Count Basie Vol. 2 - don't like it too much
Pearl Django - Swing 48 - if you like Balboa, you'll like this - also has a couple of waltzes and cha chas, excellent CD.
Henry Red Allen - Ride, Red, Ride - Fun, covers late 20's, 30's and early 40's - nice album
The Very Best of Fats Waller RCA - fun to listen to, but his vocals are annoying - and this is from someone who likes vocals.
Jack Teagarden - 1931/1934 Vol. 2 (Jazz Archives) - excellent
Ellington's Small Units - excellent
Slam Stewart - Bowin' Singin' Slam - half of this is ok, some of the stuff is a little out there and the quality isn't too good
Ernestine Anderson - Love Makes the Changes - great for blues!
Earl Hines/Jimmy Rushing - Blues and Things - nice;
Jack Teagarden - That's a Serious Thing - excellent - the stuff with Louis Armstrong is great - Jack-Armstrong Blues is one of my new favorite songs
Maxine Sullivan - Tribute to Andy Razaf - nice mellow CD, a little overplayed in Seattle I think, but worth getting.
Pee Wee Russell - Ask Me Now - as some folks already said good to listen, some stuff is probably danceable.
Jimmie Lunceford - Lunceford Special - Go out and buy this if you don't have it - every track is a hit
Milt Jackson/Count Basie Vol. 2 - don't like it too much
Pearl Django - Swing 48 - if you like Balboa, you'll like this - also has a couple of waltzes and cha chas, excellent CD.
Henry Red Allen - Ride, Red, Ride - Fun, covers late 20's, 30's and early 40's - nice album
The Very Best of Fats Waller RCA - fun to listen to, but his vocals are annoying - and this is from someone who likes vocals.
Jack Teagarden - 1931/1934 Vol. 2 (Jazz Archives) - excellent
Ellington's Small Units - excellent
Slam Stewart - Bowin' Singin' Slam - half of this is ok, some of the stuff is a little out there and the quality isn't too good
Ernestine Anderson - Love Makes the Changes - great for blues!
Earl Hines/Jimmy Rushing - Blues and Things - nice;
Jack Teagarden - That's a Serious Thing - excellent - the stuff with Louis Armstrong is great - Jack-Armstrong Blues is one of my new favorite songs
Maxine Sullivan - Tribute to Andy Razaf - nice mellow CD, a little overplayed in Seattle I think, but worth getting.
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My latest additions
Loch Lomond - Maxine Sullivan
Thinking of you, Joe Barbara Morrison
I KNow How To Do It - Barbara Morrison
Live Down Under - Barbara Morrison
Visit Me - Barbara Morrison (She was I Melbourne and I went to the gig (I Love her so much!
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Now You Has Jazz - Louis Armstrong
1937 Artie Shaw
Live @ ChaChas - Yvette Johannson and Jazz Avenue, Yvette is a local singer (and dancer) who is a great friend and this is her first cd. Some of it is really nice for dancing other for just listening
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Loch Lomond - Maxine Sullivan
Thinking of you, Joe Barbara Morrison
I KNow How To Do It - Barbara Morrison
Live Down Under - Barbara Morrison
Visit Me - Barbara Morrison (She was I Melbourne and I went to the gig (I Love her so much!
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Now You Has Jazz - Louis Armstrong
1937 Artie Shaw
Live @ ChaChas - Yvette Johannson and Jazz Avenue, Yvette is a local singer (and dancer) who is a great friend and this is her first cd. Some of it is really nice for dancing other for just listening
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obviously you and Swifty have beat me to it...........maybe I've been smoking *crack* instead of pot, but I felt the vocals obscured the beat more so than any vocals I've listened to.falty411 wrote:you need to smoke more potdjstarr wrote:The Very Best of Fats Waller RCA - fun to listen to, but his vocals are annoying - and this is from someone who likes vocals.
But wtf, I haven't spun that many songs off of it, so I'll try it out and see what the response is.
1934-1937 - Earl Hines (Love it, love it, love it!)
Steppin' On the Blues - Tommy Ladnier (Very fun.)
The Golden Years, Vol. 2 (1938) - Basie (Also very fun.)
Just One of Those Things: Lionel Hampton Featuring Oscar Peterson on Verve ("Hamp's Boogie-Woogie" is the reason I got it, and is easily reason enough.)
Peggy Lee: The Best of the Singles Collection (Remix of the well-worn song.)
The Classic Early Recordings in Chronological Order - Django (Packed with fun stuff.)
Verve Jazz Masters 2 - Basie (My intro to New Testament Basie. I prefer the old stuff. Fun CD, though.)
Dixieland and Swing - Various (El Cheapo boxed set. Some fun stuff, though.)
Township Jazz 'n Jive - Various (I love it, but I have to send it back because I got it used and it skips. Plus, the seller's been a royal pain.)
Breakfast Dance and Barbecue - Basie (Fun, but skips. Borders will get it back. Not sure whether or not I'll get another copy.)
Steppin' On the Blues - Tommy Ladnier (Very fun.)
The Golden Years, Vol. 2 (1938) - Basie (Also very fun.)
Just One of Those Things: Lionel Hampton Featuring Oscar Peterson on Verve ("Hamp's Boogie-Woogie" is the reason I got it, and is easily reason enough.)
Peggy Lee: The Best of the Singles Collection (Remix of the well-worn song.)
The Classic Early Recordings in Chronological Order - Django (Packed with fun stuff.)
Verve Jazz Masters 2 - Basie (My intro to New Testament Basie. I prefer the old stuff. Fun CD, though.)
Dixieland and Swing - Various (El Cheapo boxed set. Some fun stuff, though.)
Township Jazz 'n Jive - Various (I love it, but I have to send it back because I got it used and it skips. Plus, the seller's been a royal pain.)
Breakfast Dance and Barbecue - Basie (Fun, but skips. Borders will get it back. Not sure whether or not I'll get another copy.)
Just say no!falty411 wrote:you need to smoke more pot
Seriously, drugs not required to dig on Fats. His "Honeysuckle Rose" rules.djstarr wrote:obviously you and Swifty have beat me to it...........maybe I've been smoking *crack* instead of pot, but I felt the vocals obscured the beat more so than any vocals I've listened to.
But wtf, I haven't spun that many songs off of it, so I'll try it out and see what the response is.
oh yeah, I agree - I should have been a little bit more detailed with my review - Honeysuckle Rose is awesome, Sheik of Araby, All that Meat and No Potatoes - and the last three vocals I like [Two Sleepy People, Good Man is Hard to Find, Your Feet's Too Big]. I also dig the solo piano stuff.Swifty wrote: Seriously, drugs not required to dig on Fats. His "Honeysuckle Rose" rules.
However, I really like Louis' version of I'm Crazy 'Bout my Baby on Satch Play Fats better; and where the vocals really annoy me is on Somebody Stole My Gal.
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I think the next VRX should be dubbed "Fats Waller Night"
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