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Title: Some Great Stuff, Some Not
Review: Obviously there's a wealth of material on here - too much to categorize in the space of a singular review.If you have the money to spend on this, or can borrow a copy - there's some wonderful stuff on it. The parts that have jumped out at me - The Elmo Hope session on Disc 1. The 17-minute version of Mal Waldron's "Soul Eyes" with one-of-a-kind late night atmosphere. Some of the other Waldron sessions with their sense of space and vibe. Some of the slick playing with Red Garland, Paul Chambers and other musicians on the later discs.If you don't have that much money - you might want to hold off. I mean, lots of this music is far from indispensible. I believe John developed into something more special than what he is on these recordings, subsequently, and I would recommend those subsequent recordings first.
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