When I operated the US office of SteepleChase, I negotiated a deal with a daughter or granddaughter of Brew Moore for the issuance of a couple of records from the archives. Monies were paid.
Just back from a concert by Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble. Wonderful, and a chance to reconnect with old friends including Pheeroan akLaff. We swapped stories about recording at RVG's.
In 1983 Verve issued a 14 lp series of JATP material. It was produced by my old friend Bob Porter and it included some previously unissued material. About 75% of it was from the period in question. The cover format looked like this -
edit to note the last 4 titles were added in 1985.
Krupa & Rich – The Drum Battle
The Ella Fitzgerald Set
The Coleman Hawkins Set
The Rarest Concerts
Bird & Pres – Carnegie Hall 11949
Norgran Blues 1950
The Trumpet Battle 1952
One O’Clock Jump 1953
The Challenges 1954
Blues In Chicago 1955
Ella Fitzgerald – Lady Be Good
The Oscar Peterson Trio Set
Lester Young – Carnegie Hall Blues
The Stan Getz & J J Johnson Set 1957
Haven't pulled this one out in years and was surprised by the bands - Farmer & Gryce I remembered, but Jug, Cecil Payne, Henderson Chambers & my old friend George Brown had faded into the cobwebs.