WARNE MARSH & LEE KONITZ - Two Not One (2009) 4CD | BOX-SET | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Two Not One combines the contents of five previously issued Storyville CDs, including all three volumes of Warne Marsh and Lee Konitz leading a quintet at the Club Montmartre, plus trio and quartet sessions led by Marsh. With both saxophonists having studied with Lennie Tristano, his stamp is unmistakable, in their playing, compositions, and choice of repertoire. Among the quintet recordings, highlights include Tristano's "April" (an intricate reworking of "I'll Remember April") that features inspired solos by the co-leaders, Konitz's brilliant "Subconscious-Lee" (based on "What Is This Thing Called Love," it became a part of his lifelong repertoire), and a driving setting of Charlie Parker's "Au Privave." Pianist Ole Kock Hansen and bassist Niels Pedersen provide outstanding support, with drums alternating between Svend-Erik Nørregård and Al Levitt, though a different rhythm section is used on some tracks (bassist Peter Ind, guitarist Dave Cliff, and Levitt). For the trio sessions Marsh is joined by Pedersen and Levitt, with Cliff added for the quartet selections. Marsh's tasty "Blues in G Flat" showcases each member of the quartet, while his heartfelt interpretation of "You Don't Know What Love Is" features an inventive bassline by Pedersen. Since this four-CD set contains all of the music of five CDs, it is a very affordable and space-saving option. Ken Dryden  
Tracklist 1 :
1     Background Music 10:52
Warne Marsh
2     You Don't Know What Love Is 3:57
Gene DePaul
3     April 9:40
Lennie Tristano
4     Kary's Trance 4:06
Lee Konitz
5     Subconscious Lee 11:03
Lee Konitz
6     Back Home 10:55
Lee Konitz / Warne Marsh
7     Blues by Lester 7:46
Lester Young
8     You Stepped Out of a Dream 10:12
Nacio Herb Brown / Gus Kahn
9     Lennie Bird 8:27
Lennie Tristano
Tracklist 2 :
1     Just Friends 7:52
Klenner
2     Little Willie Leaps 7:59
Miles Davis
3     Old Folks 4:08
Willard Robison
4     Au Privave 10:51
Charlie Parker
5     Wow 6:32
Lennie Tristano
6     Kary's Trance 6:10
Lee Konitz
7     Foolin' Myself 5:52
 Lawrence, Tinturan
8     Sound-Lee 8:11
Lee Konitz
9     Chi-Chi 7:16
Charlie Parker    
10     Two Part Invention No. 1, Allegro 1:11
Johann Sebastian Bach
11     Two Not One 7:07
Lennie Tristano
12     Darn That Dream 5:02
Eddie DeLange / James Van Heusen
Tracklist 3 :
1     317 East 32nd Street 8:18
Lee Konitz
2     Two Part Invention No. 13 Allegro Tranquillo 1:20
Johann Sebastian Bach
3     April 9:14
Lennie Tristano
4     Everything Happens to Me 5:08
 Dennis, Adair   
5     Blues in G Flat 7:24
Warne Marsh
6     After You've Gone 3:30
Henry Creamer / Turner Layton
7     The Song Is You 6:07
Jerome Kern
8     Lennie Bird 5:47
Lennie Tristano
9     It's You or No One 6:01
Jule Styne
10     God Bless the Child 6:38
Billie Holiday / Arthur Herzog, Jr.
11     The Way You Look Tonight 5:46
Jerome Kern
12     Without a Song 6:22
Vincent Youmans
13     Be My Love 5:39
    Lee Konitz / Warne Marsh     
Tracklist 4 :    
1    You Don't Know What Love Is 6:21
Gene DePaul / Don Raye
2     Lennie Bird 5:01
Lennie Tristano
3     Confirmation 4:36
Charlie Parker
4    I Can't Give You Anything But Love 5:30
Jimmy McHugh
5     Without a Song 6:57
Vincent Youmans
6     Just One of Those Things 3:28
Cole Porter
7     All the Things You Are 5:08
Jerome Kern
8     I Should Care 4:24
Sammy Cahn / P. Weston
9     The More I See You 6:25     
H. Warren
10     When You're Smiling 2:57
J. Goodvin, L. Dhay, M. Fisher   
11     Taking a Chance on Love 3:39
Vernon Duke
12     Little Willie Leaps 4:48
Miles Davis
13     Everytime We Say Goodbye 4:11
Cole Porter
14     I Want to Be Happy 4:27
Vincent Youmans
Credits :    
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz (tracks: 1-1 to 3-4)
Bass – Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (tracks: 1-1 to 2-5, 3-5 to 4-14), Peter Ind (tracks: 2-6 to 3-04)
Drums – Alan Lewitt (tracks: 2-6 to 4-14), Alex Riel (tracks: 1-1, 1-2), Svend Erik Nørregard (tracks: 1-3 to 2-5)
Guitar – Dave Cliff (tracks: 2-6 to 4-2)
Piano – Ole Kock Hansen (tracks: 1-1 to 2-5)
Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh

ARCHIE SHEPP | LARS GULLIN QUINTET - The House I Live In (1963-1993) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This is a fascinating release. Tenor-saxophonist Archie Shepp would not burst upon the U.S. avant-garde scene until 1964-65 but here he is featured at a Danish concert with the great coolbop baritonist Lars Gullin and a top-notch straightahead rhythm section (pianist Tete Montoliu, bassist Niels Pedersen and drummer Alex Riel). The quintet stretches out on four lengthy standards (including "Sweet Georgia Brown" and a 19-minute rendition of "You Stepped out of a Dream") and it is particularly interesting to hear the reactions of the other musicians to Shepp's rather free flights; at a couple of points Gullin tries to copy him. An important historical release. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     You Stepped Out of a Dream 19'06
Nacio Herb Brown / Gus Kahn
2     I Should Care 9'00
Sammy Cahn / Axel Stordahl / Paul Weston
3     The House I Live In 9'09
Earl Robinson
4     Sweet Georgia Brown 11'22
Ben Bernie / Kenneth Casey / Maceo Pinkard
Credits :
Baritone Saxophone – Lars Gullin
Bass – Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Drums – Alex Riel
Piano – Tete Montoliu
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp

JOHNNY GRIFFIN - Johnny Griffin and the Great Danes (2003) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Tracklist :
1     Just Friends 12'02
John Klenner / Sam M. Lewis
2     All the Things You Are 13'30
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
3     When We Were One 15'59
Johnny Griffin
4     Blues Up and Down 12'44
Gene Ammons / Sonny Stitt
5     Body and Soul 5'27
Frank Eyton / Johnny Green / Edward Heyman / Robert Sour
6     Rhythm-A-Ning 9'26
Thelonious Monk
Credits :
Bass – Mads Vinding
Drums – Alex Riel
Piano – Thomas Clausen
Tenor Saxophone – Jesper Thilo, Johnny Griffin