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Well, depending on rights issues not everything can be shared online -- for example, when I worked for an artist's foundation in NYC, the photographers of the pieces (which were mostly performances) held reproduction rights, which is pretty common. Some of the photographers gave us carte blanche to do with images what we wanted, others were very careful about how their photos were distributed and worked with third parties to handle access and royalties. Depending on the contracts the Shorter family has with both photographers and the NYPL, the public availability online of certain things will vary. Regardless, I think it's a good thing the archives are at NYPL and will be curious to see what unfolds. As I mentioned to Hank, 138LF of original manuscripts and images will take time to catalog, and there'll be a lot of treasures to (hopefully) examine in the future.

Continuing an exploration of the "B's" on my shelf: Richard Beirach & George Mraz - Rendezvous (International Phonograph, Inc., 1981)

The only circulating live recorded version of I Can't Get Started by Charlie Parker that discographies state clearly as being from Birdland that of the February 14, 1950 concert. But that one would seem to have only been preserved at 1.5 minutes long. So the one on Bird's Eye 9 would seem to be a highly likely candidate. Of course, Kenny Washington could have something that is not yet circulating.

Joe Bonner - The Lifesaver (Muse, 1975)

Mingus Big Band “Blues and Politics” Dreyfus Jazz cd 300×297 9.63 KB One of my favorite of the Mingus Big Band releases. I’ve been thinking aobut both politics and blues . . . so it seems an appropriate listen.

Stan Getz “At Large” Verve Japan 2 cd set, disc 1 Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden 1960. Getz in fine form, with an excellent Swedish trio backing him.

Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy - Twilight Dreams (Venture/Virgin, 1987)

Planning on checking out Out of Sight tomorrow, and then Naked Lunch a few weeks after that. And should squeeze in Kajillionaire in between. Of the three, I've only seen Naked Lunch before.

😁 👍 Now on the TT Verve MV 2087 (Japan 1974) - Stan Getz & Bill Evans "More Previously Unreleased Recordings" - rec. 1963 - Engineer: Dennis Sands

Verve/ CLEF Series MGV-8023 (Japan 1992) - Illinois Jaquet " Swing's The Thing" - rec. 1956

Some of the final work of the great James Moody. Featuring the fine piano work of Kenny Barron. James Moody “Moody 4B” IPO cd

Very curious about the photos in the archive ... and whether any of it will be available online or is it all to be held in NYC to only be seen by those who show up during business hours with specific requests? The latter doesn't exactly embody "everyone to see his archives".

Now, Something quite different! Gregory Groover, Jr. “Negro Spiritual Songbook, Vol. 2–The Message” Jazz Urbane cd

Excellent. Thanks for sharing this article.

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My thoughts exactly. I almost stopped buying CDs from US sellers due to high shipping rates many years ago, and always paid duty or VAT. Same for CDs from UK and Switzerland. Only discs that I really want.

A warmer morning. I couldn’t wait to turn the stereo on and listen. I love this time of the day, and the stereo has been sounding oh so good these mornings. Starting off with a disc I love: late Jobim, some of his final recordings. collecting his contributions to the Lumiar Records “Songbook” series of cds. Rich, beautiful recordings. Tom Jobim “Minha Alma Canta – My Soul Sings–the Great Brazilian Songbook”. I have become a huge fan of Jobim’s work, and his final works are full of a depth that always moves me.

https://www.novantiqua.net/prodotto/Jubel-Schein-Bedeutung Very interesting new recording, questioning the obsession with speed in most modern performances. One has to give up any preconceptions while listening. Losito definitely has the means to project the melodic and harmonic flow at these rather slow tempi, and is living proof you can achieve a beautiful tone on a violin with minimal use of vibrato. My only complaint regards the harpsichord used, a copy of a 1769 Taskin model, something Bach never had used or even heard. Although it has a beautiful elegant sound, it lacks the gravity and fullness Thuringian and Saxonian instruments had.

Just a brief look at the reverse side of this coin that will might be "food for thought" for EU forum members: Now that there is the EU-USA customs duties agreement whereby EU exports to the USA will be subject to 15% customs duties for the time being (until further notice, or should I say "until further whims"? ) but USA exports to EU countries are for the most part at 0 (zero)% duties, I for one wouldn't hold my breath that we as private buyers will now be able receive any shipments of records, CDs or similar all duty-free to our doorsteps. It just does not seem likely, given the general regulatory climate. Not to mention that duty-exemption thresholds applicable until now have been ridiculously low for some time, and prohibitive mailing rates by US shippers have probably killed most transactions anyway.

Don Patterson - Genius of the B3