Clueless,
You were actually kind. The Time-Life stuff is mostly dreadful. Not only for content but also for production qaulity....or lack thereof. Doug, the suggestions of Chelillingworth were very good. Actually, many of the great jazz labels, Verve, Blue Note, CTI for example have excellent samplers themselves and offer superb production and liner notes for educating oneself.
You were actually kind. The Time-Life stuff is mostly dreadful. Not only for content but also for production qaulity....or lack thereof. Doug, the suggestions of Chelillingworth were very good. Actually, many of the great jazz labels, Verve, Blue Note, CTI for example have excellent samplers themselves and offer superb production and liner notes for educating oneself.