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It would be a real shame if Shorter had opposed the release. In fact, at least part of the so-called “Because” session had already leaked as bootlegs, and from what I understand, it's quite good. Barbara Burton's vibes are surprisingly good, and McCoy Tyner is good too. I can understand why Shorter “at the time” was reluctant to release it. It feels more like a prequel than a sequel to Odyssey of Iska (or Weather Report), and it's “jazzier.” But listening to it now, it's at least a valuable relic of the past.

https://notat.io/download/file.php?id=3399 Facsimile of Monk's Mood. Chord symbols written in black, squeezed in afterwards, likely by someone else.

There is a scene from a Columbia recording session in the Straight No Chaser documentary where Rouse asks whether the chords he just makes up are correct. So obviously there were no chord symbols on the sheet. I must have some facsimile of a Monk sheet somewhere without chords. I will look for it. To me it makes sense. Monk wanted improvisation on the tune, not the chord changes, and he himself played just like that. If so, he wouldn't have needed to notate changes.

According to the liner notes from the Mosaic box, the problems with the "Meet Me At The Jazz Corner Of The World" tapes are baked in: Although all of the sessions in this collection were recorded by the extraordinary Rudy Van Gelder, there are sonic problems on two sessions. The drums were recorded very ‘hot’ on the March 14, 1961 session and sound at times on the threshold of distortion. On the live Birdland date, there is a vibrating, fluttering distortion that takes place intermittently in the horns and sometimes the entire ensemble. These problems exist on the original master tapes. They have been corrected as much as possible, but are still aurally present.

Much love for Power to the People. I need to dig deeper in Joe's Milestone catologue.

Time keeps on slipping into the future, forgot how much I really like this record! 👍 😁 Haven't heard it (nor knew of its existence) but now I want to!

Jeffrey Shurtleff - State Farm https://archive.org/details/lp_state-farm_jeffrey-shurtleff

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Brandi Carlisle: Returning To Myself

Prompted by the JoeHen thread.

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“Dick Cary & his Tuesday Night Friends playing Dick Cary Originals” Arbor Jazz cd I haven’t played this one in a long time and that’s a shame. I’ve always been a fan of whatever Mr. Cary played on either piano or horn, and this one where he has a lot of input is a joy to hear.

If you see this 2-disc set, snatch it up! Definitely not a HIP approach, but played with zest and clarity. This particular compact disc issue is exceedingly hard to find. I wish the Quatuor Zaïde compact disc wasn't so expensive (at least in the U.S.). I'd snatch that up too.

My first two Joe records — Mode for Joe and Power to the People (along with KOB and Nefertiti) — were THE very FIRST jazz albums I ever owned (circa 1990, summer before my junior year of college). Got ‘em all at the very same time. And I played all four constantly for 2 or 3 months straight, right after I got ‘em — and those particular two by Joe remain my favorites of his.

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Bump just to say: I love the version of "Close Your Eyes" on the 1959 At The Jazz Corner of The World. Morgan and Mobley are so tight on this record.

Great story, Peter! I wish that Joe had recorded even more for Blue Note, but—can't change history, and can't get greedy!😁 In 1990, I was in Los Angeles and visited The Record Collector. I asked the (knowledgeable though very cranky) owner "where the Joe Henderson section" was. He kind of smirked, and then led me to a section of the shop with a tall ladder. "Up there," he said. I climbed the ladder and found what I was looking for—a first pressing of Power To The People. I can't remember what I paid, though I do remember I only had two $20 bills on me. (So, under $40, I guess.) That summer, I only played that record, over and over. I still had a horrible job in food service, and that record kept me going.

This set seems almost a matter of inevitability. I'm a little surprised it hasn't happened yet. I wonder if the Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Sonny Clark, and Bobby Hutcherson Mosaic sets are selling well? The Kevin Gray remaster of Etcetera, reissued on compact disc in Japan, sounds really good—much better to my ears than the earlier Connoisseur release. The Soothsayer would likely benefit from a similar reissue. I bet members of this board—who likely have all, or nearly all, of Shorter's Blue Note recordings—would be tempted to purchase this set IF it contained the unissued Because session. (But didn't Wayne say that he never wanted that recording made available to the public? If so, a shame.) This set seems do-able too. I'd purchase it, even though I tend to listen to Lateef's pre-Impulse work more. That said, two of my favorite Lateef Impulse! records have never (I think) seen a digital reissue:

It is truly extraordinary. Been a while.

I'd be in on that!

Buddy DeFranco & Tommy Gumina Quintet (3 LPs on Mercury, 1962-64, and one on Decca, 1961). As Johnny Carson might say, "That's some wild, wild stuff."

Nice list love the Sven discs madly gonna check out a few of these I have not heard yet. About to order the AMM plus Sachiko M. I usually far prefer AMM with Keith Rowe. fwiw I just saw Bill Nace with Nava Dunkelman & William Winant last week. Genius. saw Sakina Abdou a couple of times in 2024. big Sandy Ewen fan, I’ll listen to that trio discs. I’ve been listening to her solo recordings from this years southern tour. seeing Ahmed again end of February in Brooklyn 2-3 nights.