Chuck Nessa

Yeah, early jazz is where guys like Stravinsky and Milhaud went for inspiration.

I was speaking of this discussion - http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?/topic/26472-cyrus-st-clair/#comment-496849

This made me go hunting in the stacks - unfortunately Gorilla must have been culled when we made the move to Buffalo. I miss it.

Is that important?

This might not be the best place to say this but I hate the narrowing of focus here - rarely any discussions of recordings before "hard bop" and its children. Back a couple of years we even had discussions about Clarence Williams, his tuba player and his bands.

Old Farts https://youtu.be/pHjOuS-rABU

Fritz Kasten, the drummer and sax player is a college chum and was in our wedding. He's the guy wearing a llama.

No Oliver, no Armstrong. Game over.

Now playing a project I worked on a few years back. Worth checking out before it disappears.

I thought you already had one.

Fondly remembering the night Miles slapped me on the butt.

That is terrible. Best wishes.

Shame they didn't keep the same art for the cd release.

Something reminded me to listen to this!!

Chant is wonderful.

Later that night this happened - Thelonious Monk Orchestra Reunion Don Sickler, musical co-ordinator/ Hall Overton, arranger; Don Sickler, Tom Harrell, trumpets; Eddie Bert, trombone; Steve Lacy, Phil Woods, Charlie Rouse, Howard Johnson, saxophones; Mal Waldron, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Ben Riley, drums

Cover made me think of

Who is Stanford and why does he have unreleased Tristano?

The Discovery cd of Moanin' couples the 2 Warner lps from 1959.

Not to be confused with Freddy Fender.

I have this