Chuck Nessa

Sam and Orrin Keepnews did reissues the same way - sadly.

In 1966 Sam Charters showed up in the Jazz Record Mart (aka Delmark) and he told me I should give him Bob Koester's phone book to copy some numbers. I declined, but he went ahead with his project.

Too old.

Garner recorded those 4 for Victor on 4/22/47.

You mean only the knuckleheads, right?

The Man I Love (take 1) from the Miles box (8:02), from the Monk set (8:28).

The Dec 24, '54 session is complete as the final disc of

Yup.

Thanks. I like it too.

I have a story about that date, told Cuscuna, he repeated it in print and Leo had to issue a retraction for ECM. I will tell you in person.

DAMN!!! I had the pleasure of attending his gigs from 1964 on.... Thanks to Bob Koester for introducing me to Otis. Not sure any of his recordings give a decent picture of the power of his South & West Side gigs back then. Grateful for what we have.

Yeah, and then we can do that with all the cool girls and maybe we can all get what we want.

Bruyninckx says "possibly Dexter Gordon" and on the previous session Chauncey Graham was listed on tenor.

Four days of unpacking and the music room is starting to have shape. Furniture and computers arrive tomorrow.