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Nat Pierce Orchestra “The Ballad of Jazz Street” HEP cd Pulled this one off the shelf where it has sat a while. Nice. . . Basie-esque, in great sound. Some great players in this band! Alto Saxophone – Keith Zaharia Baritone Saxophone – Marty Flax Bass – Sonny Dallas Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Dick Meldonian Drums – Mousey Alexander Engineer [Remix] – Gerry Macdonald Guitar – Turk Van Lake Piano – Nat Pierce Tenor Saxophone – Dick Hafer, Paul Gonsalves, Paul Quinichette Trombone – Bill Elton, Eddie Bert, Jim Dahl, Jimmy Cleveland Trumpet – Burt Collins, Clark Terry, Danny Stiles, Jerry Kail  

There was a long history with Bley/Mantler and Eicher. Their New Music Distribution Service provided ECM with their first real American outlet, and Eicher never forgot the favor. NMDS was a wonderful thing for so much music and musicians. Check it out: https://insheepsclothinghifi.com/carla-bley-new-music-distribution-service/

$5 download on Bandcamp  https://craftrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/after-hours-remastered-2025  

Craft Records put out a remastered lp of this a few weeks ago.  Today I noticed that presto now has the craft remaster as a cd quality download for $12.50.  Went for it!  

Last Chance To Help Us Reach Our Goal First of all, a huge thank you to those who have already made their year-end donation.  I will be sending out the official thank you letters soon which you can use for tax purposes. If you haven't made your donation yet there is still time to get it in prior to the end of the calendar year.   Activity We’ve been busier than ever but had to put our yearly festivals on hold because we are in the process of moving the entire archive to a better location. It's been more involved and more expensive than expected and has affected revenue in a major way. It's vital that we  make up for it with a year end fundraising campaign. HOW YOU CAN HELP We’ve had a huge amount of expenses this year and very little revenue. We can’t possibly get all of this done without your help. We feel what we are doing is very important and I hope you agree. Please consider making an end of year donation.  It will go towards the move of the archive, the shelving, the web-site and important preservation materials. It will also help make a 2026 event possible. We are a 501 (C) (3) non profit corporation and donations are tax deductible. It’s important to get your donation in before the end of the calendar year.  It will benefit us and it will benefit you when it’s time to do your taxes. Please donate what you can. Everything helps and it all adds up. HOW TO DONATE There are four easy options. 1. You can use your credit card through PayPal using our PayPal account which is sound_collections@yahoo.com  (there is an underscore _ between sound and collections.   2.     You can use Zelle with phone number (562)743-8427   3.     You can call with credit card (562)743-8427   4.     Mail a check to  Los Angeles Jazz Institute  403 N. Escondido Blvd.  #454 Escondido, CA 92033   I hope to hear from you soon.   Sincerely,   Ken Poston P.S.  We have just a handful of the new Members Only 5 Disc set:  Music recorded live at Zardi's Jazz Club in 1955-56 featuring Stan Kenton, Shorty Rogers and Stan Getz.  Those are available at the $125 membership level.