Chuck Nessa

I think I have most of the stuff on the nessa label. Can't afford much more.

Wonderful set, so underestimated as a chronicle of improvisation at it's best.

I still have the Eftsoons lp in stock and will reissue it on cd (hopefully with more if Mars makes up his mind) next year.

I would like to know which issues folks are missing in their collections. We might be able to help as a group. ? should that last sentence been in the "politics" thread? LOL.

What does humanity gain by being the fastest, fattest, leanest, tallest, etc., and why would anyone cheat to gain an advantage? Seems just to be ego. Worldwide more folks know of Lance than Jonas Salk or a thousand others.

It's an aircheck from one of Duke's Treasury broadcasts. Sonny Burke wrote some songs with Ellington - I wonder if he recorded this at Ellington's request. Anyway, it's interesting, but probably not that rare or valuable - the recording has been issued several times, and is presumably on one of the Storyville Treasury CDs. It looks like it might be an acetate, not a pressed record.

It has always irritated me that the BN tray info says tracks 9-14 are previously unissued. This material came to light on lp in 1983 on the VGM label. I still have my record. Pretty sure they either dubbed from the VGM lp or at least used the same source.

but the small group sides are better.

Track 6 is the one with Jaki on alto. Richard Williams and Booker play on 7.

The horns only play on tracks 3, 4, 7 and 8.

Have not read it but I hope this is taken to be more about Iyer than Hill.

From my very personal Beethoven experience - number 1 Schnabel (by a long distance) - number 2 '50s Kempff (for an intelligent alt view) and finally the Vox Brendels (for a brash first go by a bright guy - I hate his later stuff). Individual sonatas by others are liked, especially Fischer. Much to discuss.

Do Swiss radios have holes and a subtle but sharp oder? The title "Swiss Radio Days" has a sense of the past to it. Do they still have radios?

A creamy nougat center.

Why on earth would anyone be impressed by "centering"?

And many of them are related to friends of Robert E Lee.

Much like some recent Chicago Tribune headlines: "Motorcyclist killed after being struck by semi on I-290" "Man killed after being struck by Metra train on South Side" These post-mishap killings must stop!

Thanks for sharing.

Probably not. Those things are expensive.

I can accept anything used in a creative way. Still waiting on a number of things.

He was shooting shoes???!!!

It is really easy to paint operators like Mills and Lester Melrose as bad guys. The reality is much more complex. These cd collections are worth searching for:

He's been gone since early July. I miss him. Anyone know what happened?

Third place would be a nice start.

Go Cubs!