Chuck Nessa

You assume way too much.

Alexander Hawkins produced a thoughtful piece about the Braxton/McDonough recording HERE.

No payments to artists or owners for a bunch of them. Not much studio cost if you are copying previous issues. You should try this stuff and see how it works.

Hoping to gain control of this date - I still have the 24 track tapes with at least one great extra tune.

Dave obviously has too much free time.

None of the proposals make economic sense. My issues do not make economic sense. We do stuff because we want to, we can and our families have not stopped us. JLH has listed his priorities - pay attention to them and respond accordingly (with some sense of the possible).

The notes to the first volume make a claim for earlier recording dates than those previously published. The PJ catalog is a mess.

$275 HERE

Timings and sequence.

So, if something is somewhere on the internet it is free?

Not around here.

Sadly, still gathering historical information for that one. Keep your fingers crossed - the music has been mastered and sounds fine. I want the documentation to reflect the importance of the music.

Thanks Bill. Heal well.

Rango II.

Shwing?

Though it is listed as a June release on Amazon and elsewhere, I hope to have it in 3 or 4 weeks. I will let everyone know.

"Crisis" was initially going to be a 2 lp set.

Yes - here is the program: 1 Self Portrait (of the Bean) 5:06 2 Indian Summer 6:12 3 The Choice 6:00 4 Blue Star 5:28 5 Splanky 8:37 6 Misty Thursday 5:55 7 My Baby Just Cares For Me 6:37 8 I’m Old Fashioned (previously unissued) 5:33

Never heard Eddie Johnson before but I just went to amg and listened to some samples from his Delmark date. Sounds great. I will be getting this Nessa date for sure. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/eddie-johnson-p90981 For more info on EJ check out this.

Beautifully put. Thanks to Mr Tesser for that in the new note he wrote for the reissue.

On the way in a few weeks: Eddie Johnson died on April 7, 2010. In the three decades between then and the making of this album, he recorded sparsely - once more under his own name for Delmark, with appearances on only a few other discs. Until his health betrayed him, he played regularly with the group on this recording, in a style that carried an authentic blast from the past. He was among the last exemplars of the swing tenor sound, in which every note carries its own inflection, each phrase a distinct imagery, the whole solo rippling and cresting with the limitless nuance of human speech. For this recording Eddie assembled a stellar group of Chicago veterans; Paul Serrano - trumpet, John Young - piano, Eddie de Haas - bass and George Hughes - drums.

The cover on the right was a French reissue.

Chuck, Did you get a response from them yet? Here is the response: Dear Customer: You have reached the Online Customer Service Department for questions regarding internet orders and questions related to the online store. We are sorry but we do not have replacements for this this item. You will need to contact Amazon to arrange an exchange of your items. Sincerely, Online Customer Support

good call.