So today is the official release date of the Sullivan and Russell cds and Amazon says they are out of stock. I guess this means they sold their initial order and need more. Sadly, they only order once a week and it may be a while before they start shipping again.
Lauren Deutsch - she said this conversation began 48 years ago.
I should have credited her earlier - she posted this shot on Facebook and I copied it from there. She is a wonderful photographer and person.
Not tonight but in the morning I drive to Chicago to catch Roscoe Mitchell and Mike Reed on Saturday and Muhal Richard Abrams on Sunday. Mucho thanks to Carla Nessa for providing a place to sleep.
Ignore the links - I copied the message from facebook.
Yes, you're right - that should have thrown up several red flags.
I am sure "the Cecil Taylor Foundation" was only mentioned to Cecil and the folks supplying the funds - the transfers would be to an account number, not an account name.
this is a slippery slope. I owned a number of masters and didn't have the funds to reissue them on cd (largely because I paid all involved). Lucky for me, my father died and I got some money.
Be careful of your moral standards.