Chuck Nessa

Hmmmm. First sentence of the piece "Late Jazz legend Thelonious Monk is known across the world as a musician, bandleader, composer and vocalist."

All Ra freaks should motor to Chicago for the New Year Celebration at Constellation - Marshall Allen and the band will usher in 2015 and your ticket price is $35 in advance as I understand it.

This cd set caught me by surprise - I remembered a single Dover lp but had no idea there was a complete series on 6 discs.

I'm not.

Blue by Mostly Other People Do the Killing.

Back in the day I was told the second volume wasn't issued since one of the bass players couldn't play in tune.

Say good night Gracie.

So that's what Clem looks like.

I think it is fun but am not sure the "model" is the author.

No worries.

Thanks. Sorry if I was too excited.

Chuck, I imagine you've had a pretty amazing career. I've noticed you've recorded Mr. Bowie a few times. I intend to check those out. I was pretty pleased to see this one sitting in a used bin this afternoon, clean as a whistle. I don't think it's ever been issued on cd. I very much enjoyed Side 1 . . . Career be damned. Lester was a friend.

A bunch of friends in that image. I miss Lester.

All the best!!

Or a "poor man's Gaudi".

All the best from the Nessa household.

Hum Dono.

and reeds would be cheaper.

The post office might have had a bunch more hip deliverymen.

Back in the late '70s I wanted to use him for some projects but he was wary and asked for an "audition interview". I agreed, flew East and attended a Willis Jackson date for Muse. During the date he seemed to spend attention equally between Willis and me. He had recently lost the CTI account 'cause they were failing and Muse was the primary customer. His first wife was loosing her battle with cancer and he really didn't want new customers and new worries. Rudy and I "jousted" throughout the Willis date and Rudy let me know he wasn't too keen on the "outside" dates he'd done, but at the end of the Jackson session he reached into a drawer and pulled out his appointment book and asked when I wanted to record. My first session there was Roscoe Mitchell's "L-R-G" with Leo Smith and George Lewis. During the first take, Rudy looked over at me and said "This is beautiful, just like classical music" with a big smile.

Rudy did some amazing work for me. Many thanks to RVG.