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New release date -- August, 2006. We'll see. Where did you get this information ? Last week I called the publisher to inquire about the book's availability and found that the phone number was ' not in service ' . I then called the publisher's distributor and was given a different phone number , but that number was also ' not in service ' . I guess I should try and contact Jack Chambers directly , but the only email address I have for him is at the University of Toronto from which he recently retired I believe . Anyway , while we wait for the book to come out , I thought some of you might be interested in this piece which appeared on page 25 of the January 1956 issue of Metronome . Edit to add : If anyone would like a larger-text image of this page please let me know . Additional edit : Fixed dead image link .

That was the New York Daily Mirror . Tan Confessions , Bronze Thrills , Copper Romance ....yes we're all familiar with those ...especially 50 year-old copies Seriously , it sounds as though you've thoroughly researched this . I asked several somewhat esoteric Birdland questions in a recent thread that I hope will be answered in this forthcoming book .

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The five Don Martin covers for Prestige : Prestige 7022 >>>>> Prestige 7023 >>>>> Prestige 7024 >>>>> Prestige 7025 >>>>> Prestige 7031 >>>>> The covers are all wonderfully weird , my favorite being those lugubrious , Uncle Fester , trombone-playing monks on Prestige 7023 .

1931 Gil Melle USA 1926 Sol Schlinger USA 1922 Danny Bank USA

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Did you carry Jackie's Bag with you on your appointment in Ghana ??

Surprised to find that one of my favorite versions of this great song went unmentioned in this thread : a duet between Charles McPherson and Pat Martino found on this album : At eight minutes it is the longest , and I think , best track on the album . Beautifully lyrical playing from both men ; really lovely .

Not 80 , but rather , 74 ; Bob was born in Los Angeles in 1932 . I only have his Carlton side and would like to hear the Liberty session from the mid-Sixties . Lazaro's show does not stream live on the web , is that correct ?

Have A/B-ed the album: the same takes were used for both the mono and stereo versions. However, two tunes were edited only in the stereo version: one is missing a short solo piano intro, and another is missing a whole 32-bar chorus. Also, AFAIK, the mono version has never been reissued. F PS A copy of the mono LP went for $400+ on eBay recently (wasn't me). So , two very good reasons to hang on to my tape of the mono LP Thanks for clearing up the mono/stereo takes question Fernando . I suppose a bad mike could have necessitated the stereo edits . I know your forthcoming Costa discography will answer this , but the Japanese vinyl reissue(s) were all in stereo then ? And , the Lonehill CD , like the most recent Japanese CD , is in stereo ? I hope somebody who has the Lonehill will give us a report on the overall sound quality of the CD ; I hope Lonehill did a good job , as this is the way most people will be exposed to this most interesting piano jazz .

Larry Young- Unity Larry Young- Of Love and Peace Larry Young- Mothership Eddy Louiss- Our Kind of Sabi ( Louiss plays piano on one track with NHOP ) Eddy Louiss- HLP Eddy Louiss- Conference de Presse Eddy Louiss- Face To Face

Payton has been missing gigs on account of an , " injured lip " . Will Friedwald mentioned in his Sun column that Payton had been in an automobile accident .

Another one for all you phobics of the macrocephalic :

I am curious about the mute that Curtis Fuller is using in this photograph . Looks like something Curtis made himself by cutting holes in a chamois . I suppose you could modify a Softone neoprene mute to look like this , but to what end ? I mean , what timbral effect or tone quality does that particular pattern of holes provide ? Would this type of mute have less impact on pitch accuracy when compared with other mute types ? I would think that staying in tune while muted ( through lip control or slide position adjustment ) would be important in ensemble or section work , unless everyone is using the same mute . Would the kind of mute Curtis is using in this photograph be one that could be used when the score direction is " In Velvet " or " Cloth " ? EDIT : To fix dead image link .

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Booker Little with Max Roach 1958 " Minor Mode Blues " ( really poor video quality ; toggle to smallest screen size ) Booker Little with Max Roach 1958 " The Scene is Clean " ( really poor video quality ; toggle to smallest screen size ) Lee Morgan with Art Blakey 1959 " Night in Tunisia " Lee Morgan with Art Blakey 1959 " Are You Real ? " Lee Morgan with Art Blakey 1959 " Blues March " Miles Davis Germany 1967 " Footprints " Miles Davis Germany 1967 " Agitation " Kenny Burrell Trio 1990 " Jeannine "

You can hear samples and buy the Solo Guitar CD at : Art of Life Records The label has plans to issue all five of the Spitball albums ( a 1970's Florida label ) that feature Joe , which are: Spitball SB-1 Rapport ( with Wally Cirillo ) Spitball SB-2 Solo Guitar Spitball SB-3 SoloDuo ( with Wally Cirillo ) Spitball SB-5 Straight Ahead to the Light ( with Steve Bagby ) Spitball SB-7 Peaceful Journey The remaining Spitball albums ( without Joe ) are : Spitball SB-4 Mindscapes ( Charles Austin and Joe Gallivan ) Spitball SB-6 Expression to the Winds ( Charles Austin and Joe Gallivan ) I am particularly looking forward to hearing the two dates Joe did with pianist Wally Cirillo . Cirillo showed great promise in the Fifties , most especially with Charles Mingus , but was off the scene in the Sixties and these Spitball dates with Diorio would be his last work , as Wally died a few years later in 1977 at the age of 50 . Joe Diorio , who will be 70 this August , is still listed as a lecturer at the Thornton School of Music at USC , but I don't know of his present health . Other notable offerings worth exploring from Art of Life Records include some rare trio sides by British pianist Gordon Beck , as well as some previously unreleased Tubby Hayes in a quartet with Beck .

Okay , usual disclaimers apply , I don't know this seller or have any pecuniary interest here , however , I just want to say that I hope someone jumps on the Don Sleet CD . I used to write Ralph Kaffel ( President of Fantasy ) with my requests for some of the more obscure titles in the catalog , efforts , which for the most part , were not fruitful . The Sleet was among those requests . The Sleet reissue came about after I put Don's brother David in touch with Ralph . David then enlisted Mike Wofford ( who had played with Don for years ) , to join the lobbying effort , and Fantasy came through . Anyway , this is a fine album , with Sleet never overawed by his supporting cast . Wynton Kelly is his usual swinging and supportive self . Good sound courtesy of Ray Fowler as well .

Yeah, the performance on that Enja disc is killer...same group except Hal Galper replaces Stanley Cowell. And yes, there are a number of phenomenal performances of the group from Europe in 1969 and 1970. Most have Cowell, a couple have Galper on piano. The Enja Lp : And the Enja CD : The Land-Hutcherson track on the Enja disc is an 18 minute version of , " The Creators " from the June 1970 Ljubljana Festival , where the Land Quintet also performed an original of his entitled," Mana Mercury " which appeared on this Yugoslavian LP : I don't know whether this track ever made it to CD . I have wondered if there is more material from that concert . Anybody know ? Edit to replace broken image links

Does anyone have a discography for the Roost subsidiary Legende ? I know of only one title : Johnny Richards ---Annotations of the Muses Legende LP-1401 ( 10") 1955 . In June 1955 Birdland owner Morris Levy bought a 50% interest in Roost Records . The terms of the deal called for the name of the label to be changed to " Birdland Records " . In August of 1955 an ad in Metronome announced , " Birdland Records , formerly known as Roost , presents Johnny Smith Plays Jimmy Van Heusen on Birdland LP 2201 " ( the same catalog number as the Roost issue ) . The address given was the same Tenth Avenue one used by Roost . Now , Morris Levy was involved with Roulette Records from its inception in 1957 , and he did buy the Roost catalog in 1958 , and was responsible for the ' Birdland Series ' on Roulette , but to my knowledge there were no Birdland records released between 1955 and 1957 ; to borrow Roost's slogan of the time , Birdland records were , " music of the future "...literally . Given what is known about Morris " Godfather " Levy , one wonders whether Birdland Records was simply a vehicle for tax-fraud or money-laundering . After all , Levy , who at one time ran Topsy's Chicken Roost , The Cock Lounge and Birdland , only avoided becoming a jailbird by leaving the country ( flying the coop ) and dying ! Does anyone have more information about Birdland Records ? Finally , and tangentially , does anyone know the history of the Birdland nightclub that Levy and his " partners " , opened in Miami Beach in 1954 ?

Thanks for posting Flat5 . Apparently the orchestra was a vehicle for Gambrell to showcase both his composing and arranging skills , as well as his work on several of the instruments he played . Do you remember any of the regulars , or players who passed through the band ? I am familiar only with Gambrell's early piano work . Interesting player both rhythmically and harmonically . Good dynamic sense and very good time ; the kind of player who I imagine had little difficulty negotiating a solo recital . To get a sense of all this listen to the bravura performance of Yesterdays from his second World Pacific side . If we think of Tatum as sui generis then the Gambrells , Petersons and Newborns of the world are each in their own way , epigones , and yet this in no way diminishes our esteem or enjoyment , because what really matters is that the musician swings . Gambrell swung .

One album where A Child is Born fits the vibe of the record perfectly is Quintessence by Bill Evans : Great music for a Sunday morning in bed . While Philly Joe was certainly great at booting a band when necessary , he really shows his range here , with sensitive brushwork throughout . Oh , and you get Harold Land , Kenny Burrell and Ray Brown too .

As Tony himself said , ' Some Hip Drum Shit ' : Tony Williams drum solo with the Getz/Corea band Tony Williams Lifetime with Larry Young , Ted Dunbar et al. *Please note , these videos are very low resolution , so go to the bottom right of the frame and toggle to the smallest screen size .