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Isn't this part of the Funk in France collection?

I have heard it since I have the LP I got at a yard sale for $4. That is how I knew that something was missing when I got the CD. In this case, I believe Blue Note sold me a defective product, and getting an MP3 of the proper track is just compensation. I will not buy another CD. It is like the Monk Palo Alto deal. Do it right the first time.

Do you mean the private messenger here on Organissimo or Facebook Messenger? I use both.

Can someone hook me up with an MP3 of the track with the saw solo audible?

There were no edits for time purposes. The saw solo is there, just mixed way down and mostly what you hear is rather monotonous comping on the electric piano. It is obvious now that this was Belden's decision and a bad one at that, pity he did not ask for a second opinion. He had a tendency to overstep his role as a reissue producer, especially when it came to Miles Davis and Teo Macero. The most egregious example was his declaring there were no alternates of interest for Bitches' Brew. Later, an alternate of the song John McLaughlin surfaced with Miles and Wayne, who laid out on the issued take. How is that not 'of interest'?

How would Belden have known whether Lee liked it or not? If it was Belden who is responsible, it was his decision and his alone.

Is the CD limited edition or do I have a few weeks?

Gross cover though.

How much are they and did we establish it is NOT a needle drop?

Excellent question. We would need to establish a chronology of Andrew's gigs, something like the Art Blakey chronology at jazzmf.com. The Hill discography at jazzdiscography.com can help, but there are probably not a whole lot of gigs from the 60s listed. Ideally, one would need access to a database of jazz journals such as ripmjazz.com but you need some institutional affiliation. Alternatively, a person with a collection of downbeats from the 60s could look up all the gig listings.

Interesting. There have reports in the past that record labels have all agreed from now on that CD versions and LP versions must match exactly.

Doris from Theme for Doris was identified in the Mosaic booklet as his girlfriend, IIRC.

Is that one a needle drop?

I am friends on Facebook with the person who found the tapes. There was nothing in the logs indicating Sonny Clark was involved at all, so he is not getting credit. Supposedly Hampton Hawes in his book mentions Sonny Clark playing the ending for one tune. Do we know which piece and has anyone confirmed it?

Sitting in the room with the band, eh? Do you remember who the organist was

So how does this work legally - European copyright law, or did they clear everything with the Monk and Blakey estates for example, as well as Blue Note and Sony?

I always heard they did, perhaps there is mention in the Young Mosaic set. I certainly don't remember any specific dates but there are tools such as ripmjazz and newspapers.com that one can use. In the Iron City discussion a couple of months ago, some clever sleuths were able to find lots of documentation of Grant Green gigs with either Young or Patton, but this was the post-Elvin era. If a specific date is pinned down, the next question of course will be...

Not Mingus, but I always thought the first side of Jackie McLean and Co. Would be a great soundtrack for a spy movie.

I have the Andrew Hill and Freddie Redd shows which are wonderful.

Compare it to the Spiderman theme.

It was in the Talking Jazz interview. And yet I was at a gig the other day where they played Nardis and announced in all seriousness that it was written for Sidran.

Are people still hung up on this Nardis thing? The title has nothing to do with Ben Sidran.

This is so sad.

Dr. Lonnie Smith covered it on his last record with Iggy Pop on vocals. What did Thomas play and what year(s) did he play with Byrd? Nothing in the Lord disco.

This is a CD-R though, right?