Regarding "phono reels"... I had not heard that term before so I asked Ron McMaster what they were. He had this to say: Hi Kevin, No, I didn’t know about the Sinatra LP reissue but I’m not surprised. It’s a great album and probably not many LP’s left for purchase. Yes, the library has many phono reels. A phono reel is a combination of various artists and various tracks. Usually they are the single version of a popular song. The LP version remained on the LP master. I always enjoyed working with phono reels because they always contained songs that you never heard of or some obscure B side only released on that specific single. Inside the phono reel is a large card that contains the master number of each song and a section where you would put the date you cut it and the scribe number of the track. Also the master number of each song. Phono reels are usually the original track and not a duplicate copy unless the original version was ruined or not playable. Yes they usually sound amazing, especially the original Sinatra tracks. They captured a sound quality that was just unbelievable. Every time I got to work with a phono reel was a blast. I would see and hear songs I had never heard before. A collection of various songs on each phone reel. There are many of them in the library. Probably all transferred to digital years ago. I hope that answers your question and sheds some light on how they did things in the early days. Part of the Capitol history. Best, Ron So, from Ron's description, phono reels were made to cut singles. I assume that these particular phono reels from the "In The Wee Small Hours" sessions were created and used to cut the 4 volume, 4 song "singles" Capitol released back in 1955. It's likely to sound very good as a result.

I looked it up on google. Here is the response: The "Little Bird" moniker is a direct reference to the meaning of the name Ornette, which translates to "Little Eagle" or "Little Bird" in Old English This Todd Bishop release is GREAT.

I guess I never realized how bastardized the blue note label has become. 

I’m at Old Trafford now. (And day 3 and 4 too.)The sun is out. The covers are off. The toss will be at 11:30. Start of play at 12:00. I’m on stand E4.

I don't know.