Chuck Nessa

So Japan has joined the EU!

I spent the weekend listening to my stack of Tommy Johnson Paramounts. Disc 3 jammed in the automatic changer and cracked. No biggie.

John has been a trusted friend and guide from 1966.

Marketing, marketing, marketing....

I quite like this set. Roscoe sounds to my untutored ear much more aggressive than on the various AEC or Nessa sessions. He's even less interested in melody than previously. I don't recall knowing these were 45 rpm.

No time to listen right now but this arrived in the mail today:

Strata-East wasn't really a label in the regular sense. Many/most of the titles were owned by the artist(s) so it isn't like the rights (and masters) live in one location. The package being discussed here is made of materials owned by Clifford Jordan. As a matter of fact, Clifford offered this group of masters to me around 1980. I couldn't afford it.

Don't worry - and there should be alternate takes as well.

Maybe they freaked out when the gazillion dollar Tommy Johnson 78 popped up.

Looks like the site has changed. I was able to download the 2 books and a tracklist as PDFs.

The Berry/Ventura tracks are listed as 1941 without further info on the Chu Berry Classics disc. Sittin' In With 502 is Get Lost parts 1 & 2, also on the Classics cd.

Thanks to all. For interested parties, the islands we will visit, in order: Elba, Corsica, Sardinia & Majorca.

1978 Japanese pressing, courtesy of a good friend:

The 800 tracks are listed in a PDF available on the site.

If this set popped up on iTunes for $.99 a track it would cost more than $469 or whatever. Consider the box, the lps, the notes, the research and the discography a bonus. I am only speaking of $ value, nothing else.

True. She is a wonderful artist and lovely woman. typo edit

Horrible cover for my taste.

So, on October 31, Ann and I leave on a 50th anniversary trip. We fly to Rome for 3 days/2 nights and then cruise thru the Islands of the Western Mediterranean for a while and end up with 3 days/2 nights in Barcelona before flying home. Any advice would be appreciated. If anyone wants details please email at cnessa@charter.net .

Lovely. Wish we were able to attend.

There is a decent version in the recent Sony box.

All I wish to add is Fresh Sounds issues (and their ilk) stop issues from original sources. I am aware of this happening in a number of cases. "Fan boys" can love them and (some) professionals can see them as the enemy.

How long have the Coffees been imprisoned and what are the charges?

Wonder if this is included - http://www.ebay.com/...=p2047675.l2557 ?

The Giuffre cornet concert.

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