Hey Dan, you are such a great resource of information, and what a great collection. I'd love to see a video of how you've procured your collection over the years. Hope all is well with you and your family!
Great Class today Professor Dan 😊I Learning about the early generation jazz cats! Charlie Parker playing is unreal, it’s cra cra! & Clifford Brown 2 Jazz Masters!
Bish bash bosh! Another winner! Without trying to sound too vacuous......the glorious music that you have brought to our attention here is secreted inside album covers that are aesthetically eye catching and super cool; many I have never seen before, but they are classy and don’t have any sexy babes draped over cars or in compromising positions........leave that to the 60’s methinks. Marvellous photos.
I love Ben Webster's tone of his sax! He is definitely one of the great overlooked artists. Love Stan Getz too! Lookin' forward to more on him from you.
There’s a great documentary about Ben living in Denmark, that is worth watching. It hurts that such a talented musician, one of the big tenors, didn’t get his fair share of the royalties, like a lot of the jazz cats, heroes for a lot of us, didn’t get paid what they earned. They should have been multi-millionaires, like the average trap artist nowadays. A lot of those cats left the US to live in Paris, Amsterdam and Copenhagen, like Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke, Don Byas, Johnny Griffin, Kenny Drew and of course ‘ome Ben’, how they called Webster in Amsterdam. Check out: ua-cam.com/video/i2rEXNfDquw/v-deo.html
Well done Dan. Your outstanding knowledge and good taste are very helpful to me in putting a collection together. You are a funny guy and I love the tenor Mack truck analogy!
Why does he abondon Clef n Norgran tho? He takes it with him, but why the big change?? I have done a little research and their is no easy to find answers about this era!! aPPRECIATE YOUR INPUT MAN!!
@@TheJazzShepherd He had problems about distributions and promotions, then reprint stuff. When Ella's contract with Deccas was over in 1956 with Decca, he did what he said : built a new label just for Ella. So he did Verve. But then he decided to reprint and reissue all of his previous catalogs, Norgran and Clef, with some new covers, new masterings for many of them and new distributors almost all around the world. That's how he was sooo successfull every where on the planet. My father and many friends of his generation told me that was much more easy to buy Verve Records then Clef or Norgran. Many LPS of Norgran or Clef, they never saw saw them before Verve appeared and mentionned that. A few were known but couldn't get them.
I'm learning so much about Jazz from you as I just bought a new turntable/getting into vinyl less than 3weeks ago (CD GUY).I picked up a couple of Veruve records at the Goodwill Anita O'Day V-8486,OP with Milt Jackson V6-8429 and Herbie Mann VSPS-8 and Woody Herman VSP-1,what is so special or not about the vsp/vsps series?? Yak,fireplace and a sacrifice bunt,dude that's spot on.
Hey Dan, great episode. I’m glad you spent some time discussing Billie Holiday. For me she really epitomises the whole art reflects life narrative to the Nth degree. I don’t think we need to dwell on her life story as it’s well known. But to me she “emotes” her life and hard times in everything she sings and you can’t distinguish the two. I struggle to separate her music from the frankly appalling life she had because it simply oozes out of every note. If ever there was a singer that wore their heart on their sleeve so candidly its Billie. All of these strong black men and women had to endure more than I can ever imagine but despite the adversity they rose above it with their music and said Fuck You! Brings a tear to my eye and a smile to my face in equal measure. Appreciate the recognition you show these legends, keep it real brother.
U nailed it brutha.. That is what is to be treasured.. This is the African war mask... This music was the great protector.. A place where they all felt safe. I feel so many people today think these guys were revered in America... Truth is..they were just N words to many.. It was the world that heard them!! Many Americans do not want toreflect on the real tyranny and terror we rained on humanity. Only from a great suffering can a great art arise
JTS have you considered doing a show on jazz books? I have about 50 jazz books in my library and there aren't many more. There are some, however, that are essential reading.
More of a liner note and wikipedia reader... authors often embellish or have preconceived opinions!! I always want to have my OWN impression on a player.... Ken Burns doc was a game changer for me!!
Well said man!!! To me Verve is also one of the top labels. I prefer it over Blue Note for the music and style but that's just me, I'm old school. I know you like Blue Note the best for some great reasons that are exemplified in the demand of modern jazz fans today. It started out as Mercury then Norgran then Clef then Verve then MGM. Thanks for shouting out Sonny Stitt, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Pres, Bird, Stan Getz and Ray Brown! I have a question did Benny Carter ever record for this label? If he did or didn't, he is my Ellington. No disrespect to Duke he is a very important figure in jazz period.
@@TheJazzShepherd Ok I'm remembering now yeah he made some trio records and small group sessions n jam sessions an philharmonic work. His early stuff from the swing era is some of the best pioneering alto sax against orchestrations along with Basie, Ellington and Don Redman .
Talking about "cats" all the time with such beautiful reverence until a cat actually comes up to you and it's "always fucking around" with you! C'mon man! Your video series should be considered by universities as an addendum to their text for history of jazz classes especially if you could slide longer music clips in. My eyes are such wider now while flipping through the bins. Thanks Dan!
@@TheJazzShepherd you do a lot really well but one of your strengths on these "12 albums of" is setting up a context for the label, how it fits in to the overall scene, why it's important, where it fits on the "tree", e.t.c. Jazz was a always hard for me to get into because I couldn't see how it all connected or didn't. My brain likes the "analytics" of it all.
This episode was so much fun, thank you. Love catching your new stuff, and love this deep catalog you’ve developed
Hey Dan, you are such a great resource of information, and what a great collection. I'd love to see a video of how you've procured your collection over the years. Hope all is well with you and your family!
thnx my friend for the kind wishes.... Do u mean like where I bought it???
I agree. An absolute amazing collection!
Great Class today Professor Dan 😊I Learning about the early generation jazz cats! Charlie Parker playing is unreal, it’s cra cra! & Clifford Brown 2 Jazz Masters!
those are 2 of the baddest to ever do dis!!!
Brilliant Dan, again you leave me shaking my head in amazement...
thnx my brutha!!!!
Love your interpretations of not just the music but the stories and the philosophy behind the notes. Cheers!
If TJS stays with it, he will have 3000 subscribers in no time.
Bish bash bosh! Another winner! Without trying to sound too vacuous......the glorious music that you have brought to our attention here is secreted inside album covers that are aesthetically eye catching and super cool; many I have never seen before, but they are classy and don’t have any sexy babes draped over cars or in compromising positions........leave that to the 60’s methinks. Marvellous photos.
yeah That was never Norman Granz style...
Thnx again for watching my friend!
It is glorious music!!!
Brilliant Dan, that Hawkins was my 1st Analogue Productions pressing, nothing better to chill to.
yup thats great stuff!!!
I love Ben Webster's tone of his sax! He is definitely one of the great overlooked artists. Love Stan Getz too! Lookin' forward to more on him from you.
Webster is so wonderful ou are right about that!!!!
Ben played tenor sax. Don’t think he ever played baritone.
@@jean-paulpeek7823 That was my thought too, but was gonna look it up to make sure he never played it for a while!!
Sounded like baritone on the needle drop but yes he played tenor.
There’s a great documentary about Ben living in Denmark, that is worth watching. It hurts that such a talented musician, one of the big tenors, didn’t get his fair share of the royalties, like a lot of the jazz cats, heroes for a lot of us, didn’t get paid what they earned. They should have been multi-millionaires, like the average trap artist nowadays. A lot of those cats left the US to live in Paris, Amsterdam and Copenhagen, like Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke, Don Byas, Johnny Griffin, Kenny Drew and of course ‘ome Ben’, how they called Webster in Amsterdam. Check out: ua-cam.com/video/i2rEXNfDquw/v-deo.html
Well done Dan. Your outstanding knowledge and good taste are very helpful to me in putting a collection together. You are a funny guy and I love the tenor Mack truck analogy!
hahaha..I mean if music is a soundtrack to life... shouldn't it match the scene??
Happy to help and spread the word!!
Daisy cracked me up, pulling a Forest Gump photo bomb.
She will do that!!!!~
Watching this video right now.
Love you brother!
You always give me an education in jazz!
Love does right back atcha!!
In fact love in this community is a great place to start!! the world is better with love n empathy!
Love the assist getting to first base!
LOL A nice analogy!!
Excellent video on the Verve early history & artist. Most of my first Jazz pickups were on Verve. Enjoyed this very much. Well done.
Thnx my man!!
Jolly Roger was my first band back in 1990!!LOL
@@TheJazzShepherd LOL... nice band name.
Parker, Young,Hawkins! Ellington, Holiday,Getz,Brown etc. I am wiped out man!
Giant after giant after GIANT!!!
@@TheJazzShepherd indeed my friend,and how lucky are we to appreciate it all!
Norman started Verve because of Ella only, because of nobody else ! People should know that. Fantastic video !!!!
Why does he abondon Clef n Norgran tho?
He takes it with him, but why the big change??
I have done a little research and their is no easy to find answers about this era!!
aPPRECIATE YOUR INPUT MAN!!
@@TheJazzShepherd Have you read Norman Granz' book yet? I really enjoyed it. He was very supporting of the jazz cats back in the day.
@@ejtonefan u recall what its name is??
@@TheJazzShepherd
Norman Granz: The Man Who Used Jazz For Justice by Tad Hershorn
@@TheJazzShepherd He had problems about distributions and promotions, then reprint stuff. When Ella's contract with Deccas was over in 1956 with Decca, he did what he said : built a new label just for Ella. So he did Verve. But then he decided to reprint and reissue all of his previous catalogs, Norgran and Clef, with some new covers, new masterings for many of them and new distributors almost all around the world. That's how he was sooo successfull every where on the planet. My father and many friends of his generation told me that was much more easy to buy Verve Records then Clef or Norgran. Many LPS of Norgran or Clef, they never saw saw them before Verve appeared and mentionned that. A few were known but couldn't get them.
I'm learning so much about Jazz from you as I just bought a new turntable/getting into vinyl less than 3weeks ago (CD GUY).I picked up a couple of Veruve records at the Goodwill Anita O'Day V-8486,OP with Milt Jackson V6-8429 and Herbie Mann VSPS-8 and Woody Herman VSP-1,what is so special or not about the vsp/vsps series?? Yak,fireplace and a sacrifice bunt,dude that's spot on.
Lol..i enjoy verbage.. Words are fun.
The VSP series was a later prob 70s era re issue imprint.
Hey Dan, great episode. I’m glad you spent some time discussing Billie Holiday. For me she really epitomises the whole art reflects life narrative to the Nth degree. I don’t think we need to dwell on her life story as it’s well known. But to me she “emotes” her life and hard times in everything she sings and you can’t distinguish the two. I struggle to separate her music from the frankly appalling life she had because it simply oozes out of every note. If ever there was a singer that wore their heart on their sleeve so candidly its Billie. All of these strong black men and women had to endure more than I can ever imagine but despite the adversity they rose above it with their music and said Fuck You! Brings a tear to my eye and a smile to my face in equal measure. Appreciate the recognition you show these legends, keep it real brother.
U nailed it brutha..
That is what is to be treasured..
This is the African war mask... This music was the great protector.. A place where they all felt safe.
I feel so many people today think these guys were revered in America... Truth is..they were just N words to many.. It was the world that heard them!!
Many Americans do not want toreflect on the real tyranny and terror we rained on humanity.
Only from a great suffering can a great art arise
fantastic !!!!!!!!
wow tHNX MY FRIEND!!! i REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT!!
Thnx for watching man!! U know your stuff, so its nice to hear you enjoyed this!!
@@TheJazzShepherd I loved this so much@@!!!!!!
Love early Stan Getz stuff on clef. As always great video
Thnx my brutha!!!!!
Amazing vid, dankeschön!
JTS have you considered doing a show on jazz books? I have about 50 jazz books in my library and there aren't many more. There are some, however, that are essential reading.
I have some jazz books... not a ton....
More of a liner note and wikipedia reader... authors often embellish or have preconceived opinions!!
I always want to have my OWN impression on a player....
Ken Burns doc was a game changer for me!!
Bro, correct me if I'm wrong,there is bad 'hum' coming from the speakers. Am I right?
nope... no hum here...
I found a Garland of Red Mono
Prestige at Savers thrift store. (edited)
Prestige you mean!!?? NO Way!!!
@@TheJazzShepherd My Bad. I mean Prestige.
Well said man!!! To me Verve is also one of the top labels. I prefer it over Blue Note for the music and style but that's just me, I'm old school. I know you like Blue Note the best for some great reasons that are exemplified in the demand of modern jazz fans today. It started out as Mercury then Norgran then Clef then Verve then MGM. Thanks for shouting out Sonny Stitt, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Pres, Bird, Stan Getz and Ray Brown! I have a question did Benny Carter ever record for this label? If he did or didn't, he is my Ellington. No disrespect to Duke he is a very important figure in jazz period.
yes he recored quite a bit at Clef Nrogran in early 50s
@@TheJazzShepherd Ok I'm remembering now yeah he made some trio records and small group sessions n jam sessions an philharmonic work. His early stuff from the swing era is some of the best pioneering alto sax against orchestrations along with Basie, Ellington and Don Redman
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Maybe it's your cabling.
Talking about "cats" all the time with such beautiful reverence until a cat actually comes up to you and it's "always fucking around" with you! C'mon man!
Your video series should be considered by universities as an addendum to their text for history of jazz classes especially if you could slide longer music clips in. My eyes are such wider now while flipping through the bins. Thanks Dan!
wow Thats aweome !!
Bin flipping is a great time especially with wide open eyes!
Flattered you think this stuff is college ready!!
@@TheJazzShepherd you do a lot really well but one of your strengths on these "12 albums of" is setting up a context for the label, how it fits in to the overall scene, why it's important, where it fits on the "tree", e.t.c. Jazz was a always hard for me to get into because I couldn't see how it all connected or didn't. My brain likes the "analytics" of it all.
The analytics interests me too....
Thnx for the compliment. I enjoy making these