Chuck Nessa

I agree with Georgia.

Nice to see Bobby getting some attention. He is a delightful man.

Many thanks. I will never forget going to his office to select a cover shot for the Lucky Thompson record I issued. He pulled out a huge folder of large format transparencies and let me go through the lot. I selected an image, he produced large scissors, cut it out of the strip and handed it to me. A gigantic Coltrane print hung on the wall - it later appeared on the cover of Stellar Regions.

Omm..

I agree. They dropped the ball years ago.

Indeed, RIP.

Jeez!! Please keep this going guys. As a witness/participant of the era in question, I find the discussion fascinating and it really makes me feel old. I was recently interviewed for a BBC show about Coltrane and wondered why I was contacted - the answer was "we wanted to speak with someone who actually saw the great man." As I described the era I am sure my answers were not understood. This made me feel like an intruder from another planet. They only used a partial of one answer.

My old friend. I have so many memories. He was a fine player.

It was probably the cheapest multi-track studio in NY at the time.

It was recorded about 100 days before Lester's Rope-a-Dope with many of the same folks. It is worth noting Michael Cuscuna was the middle man between Freedom and Arista at the time and he produced the Bowie date.

I think he bought Brownie's shoes on eBay.

"SQ" was a quad format in the '70s when Boulez was making records for Columbia.

Maybe a very personal choice but I say Accord. These early recordings introduced me to lots of new music and nostalgia might be in control. I later cooled to Boulez and believe that is his fault, but.......................... FWIW, I have the earlier 2 box set.

Looks like it might be worth avoiding.

I did the same thing.

A masterpiece.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-paul-serrano-obituary-met-20150125-story.html

Just received word of Paul's passing. He had suffered from Parkinson's for a number of years. http://hpherald.com/2015/01/21/services-to-be-held-for-hyde-park-trumpeter-paul-serrano/

Yup.

I was about to post the same thing.

Lovely.

It is his Muse recordings.

Donald and Keith were friends. It was not easy for him to post this.

Budd was often the highlight.