[78-L] Length of jazz recordings

[Julian Vein]

On 10/07/13 17:46, Michael Biel wrote:

> This was discussed in the jazz  magazines in the 40s when 12-inch jazz
 > releases became more common. Remember Victor's 12-inch album
 > "Symposium of Swing" and Decca's "Five feet of Swing". Blue Note and
 > Commodore issued many 12-inch discs beyond the 2-part 10-inch discs
 > already mentioned. The post-war vinyl 12-inch discs on American Music
 > got a lot of publicity at the time. And there WAS discussion in the
 > jazz press when the LP came along and some of the longer sets were
 > issued. (I can't look them up right now.)

 > Mike Biel mbiel at mbiel.com
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Did anyone ever ask jazz musicians whether they felt constrained by the 
three-minute (or five, if it was a 12-incher) limit? Wardell Gray was 
one of those musicians who took a little while to warm up in his solos, 
so his best work was live. His studio work was usually less impressive, 
where his solo would be over before it began.

      Julian Vein