The Birth of Voll session is often credited as the the led by Miles and Gil but in fact if you read about it it was a three leader project with Jeru (he got his nickname from the tune he penned for that date).The re-issue CD is very good in that the band plays the LP at the Royal Roost in extra tracks.Haven't see vinyl re-issue.The Mosaic set (though sold out) is worth getting on Mosaic at Ebay etc because it gives great documentation but you can find the individual wax without much trouble,It is right up there with other modern big bands like Clark Bolland and Thad Jones Mel Lewis.Great seta coording to freind but I have a number of LP's so there are other sets I want like Woody Herman on Colombia (have two CD and the 2nd and 3rd Hers were killer).If your into small group west coast the Baker/Mulligan sets are great.I have first Mulligan/Baker 10" on Fantasy.Great stuff.Have lot's of West Coast like Howard Ramsey,Kamuca,Perkins etc but remember the "Four Brothers" were all from Kento band and all the Mosaic sets of his stuff are great and well worth getting from (I think these are dates) "Capitol '43-'47" and the small group "Kenton Presents were arranged by his Kentos's aces Russon and Holman.I have hundreds of Weest Coast and "No Coast" jazz (my term for West Coast recorded jazz done by eastern transplants or sessions that are less arranged and more of an east Coast feel".Do you have the Jazz West Jack Sheldon sessions (LP's are $1K mint) released on Pacific Capitol CD?Great.Howard Rumsey "Muisc For Light House Keeping"?,"West Coast Jazz In Hi Fi"? with Perkins and Kamuca?.Also if you like cool school check Gil Evans "The Individualism Of Gil Evans" with Johnny Coles (his fave Miles stand in)or his Pacific "Old Bottles New Wine" or I think other is called (I have LP but also early onset alzheimer's) "Great Jazz Standards which are hard to find on CD but can be found on LP (I have both.Sigh.I am poor but can pull out crazy music and duplicates).Get in touch if you need more since some friends are even more knowledgeable than I am.
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Chazz
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