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Of course I am not one of the lucky ones who owns Dial LP 217, but at any rate this is very odd indeed. That title would have been remembered if more widely known. For the record (literally ), "Night In Abyssinia" with matrix no. D1130-A is not listed in the JEPSEN discography, neither is it listed in BRUYNINCKX (neither in the printed edition nor in the updated pdf version). So its discogrpahical non-existence goes back a long way. But since it was on that 50s LP it cannot be a "late discovery" if it is listed on the jazzdisco site now. I wonder where the jazzdisco fellers got that matrix number from? If it wasn't just some clever guesswork this info must have come from somewhere (Not LP 217, so ...?). Amazing nobody ever has come across this track before to reissue it, neither the people at Spotlite (usually very thorough, aren't they?) nor the Jazz Club Basel that compiled the thoughtfully programmed gap-filling "McGhee Special" LP (JCB-20) in 1981.   I just re-read the liner notes on Spotlite SPJ131 (written by Ross Russell, none less), and it is stated specifically that NINE tunes were recorded at that session on 3 December 1947. A total that does not leave room for something called "Night In Abyssinia". Somehow this "Abyssinia" sounds almost like some mistitling à la Crown Records.    P.S.: According to Discogs, that "Abyssinia" track is not even on Spotlite SPJ-CD131 (which is an expanded version of LP SPJ131 and is supposed to feature the "Complete" Dial sessions, including many alternates). I wonder if the booklet to this CD mentions anything about "Night In Abyssinia" (mistitling of an alternate? Which alternate?). If there's any place where something about this track ought to have been written (if it existed as a separate entity) it is there (or on its U.S. CD clone on the Jazz Classics label). 

I've just noticed an anomaly regarding Dial 10" LP 217 "Night Music" pertaining to the track Night In Abyssinia (D1130-A) - it's listed in the Jazz Discography (see below) but not in Lord. Is it a version of A Night in Tunisia? There is no track by that name listed in Lord also when a search is performed. The LP is listed as Various Artists but it's primarily Howard McGhee's material. The track is listed as a McGhee/Edwards composition on the original LP label plus it does exist on the LP (I've seen an image of the 4 tracks on side 2 of the LP, coinciding with the 4 label titles). I have a list of all (I presume) the Dial (78/10") releases & D1130-A is not there. Maybe it's an alternate of another track but given this new title which did occur with certain Dial alternates. https://www.78discography.com/Dial.htm This track is not listed or present on any of my Dial releases (LPs & CDs, including the Dial Mosaic) Can anyone shed more light on this? Someone could listen to the track on the original 10" (if anyone has it).   Howard McGhee Sextet Howard McGhee, trumpet; James Moody, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Ray Brown, bass; J.C. Heard, drums. NYC, December 3, 1947 D1121-A Dorothy Dial 1027, LP 209; Spotlite (E) SPJ 131 D1122-A Night Mist Dial LP 209; Spotlite (E) SPJ 131 D1122-B - Dial 1027, LP 217; Spotlite (E) SPJ 131 D1123-C Coolie-Rini Dial 1039, 1039 (alt.), LP 209; Spotlite (E) SPJ 131 D1124-B Night Music Dial 1037, LP 217; Spotlite (E) SPJ 131 D1125-A Turnip Blood Dial LP 209; Spotlite (E) SPJ 131 D1125-B - Dial 1047; Spotlite (E) SPJ 131 D1126-C Surrender Dial 1039, LP 209; Spotlite (E) SPJ 131 D1127-A Sleep Walker Boogie Dial 1039 (alt.), 1047, LP 209; Spotlite (E) SPJ 131 D1128-A Stop Time Blues Dial LP 209; Spotlite (E) SPJ 131 D1129-A You - D1130-A Night In Abyssinia Dial LP 217 * Spotlite (E) SPJ 131   Howard McGhee - Trumpet At Tempo   1976 * Dial LP 209   James Moody His Saxophone And His Band   1950 * Dial LP 217   Various Artists - Night Music * Dial 1027   Howard McGhee - Night Mist / Dorothy   1948 * Dial 1039   James Moody - Surrender / Coolie-Rini   1949 * Dial 1039 (alt.)   James Moody - Coolie-Rini / Sleep Walker Boogie   1949 * Dial 1037   Hank Jones - Night Music / Jean Germain - The Chase   1949 * Dial 1047   James Moody - Sleep Walker Boogie / Turnip Blood   1950

I will order this.  I enjoy OP.

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