PRE-MODERN JAZZ - school me?

these sets were pretty revelatory for me
http://www.allenlowe.com//alpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/devilintune-comp.jpg
in some ways it sort of does away with the "great man" theory of jazz, instead highlighting regional scenes, weird movements, revivals etc. but also just a ton of great music.
http://www.allenlowe.com/for-sale/

One less heralded early jazz players I love is Don Byas. Check out how modern he sounds, but with a mellifluous tone and proximity to the melody that became more rarely heard after bop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsooysJ8KkU

There's a set of his expatriate recordings from Paris that is really marvelous.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ksqQjcxeL._SY355_.jpg

the Allen Lowe book that is the basis for those Devilin' Tune sets looks really interesting, I'm going to grab that from the library

Don't know if there's a better thread for this, but I've really been enjoying revisiting Erroll Garner lately:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMeMxhciMPk

I love that super-draggy phrasing and lush interior harmony over the very spare rhythm section, makes me want to make a film just to use it in the opening credits.

I just got a copy of The Complete Concert By the Sea. It is wonderful music. He plays with so much warmth.

I like Jimmy Lyons's introduction on the second disc: "If you enjoy being fractured, please be now fractured by Erroll Garner."