Chuck Nessa

Thanks to you and the other guys. I wish we could all spend some time in my basement, playing tunes and having a good time. The meeting was second best and thanks to all. Good to put a face/personality on Spon and Hot.

I'm thinking it's a long drive to Philly.

I am seriously toying with the idea of driving to Philly for Roscoe's events. Maybe I can convince Skid to ride along.

Mr Ties, CN, Spontooneous, Eric and the kneeling Mr Ptah.

Was nurse death at his side?

I'll take $75 to take then off your hands.

and they get a masters for.... we just need to stop this crap.

true

Nice to see then grouped together. Simpler for the shooter.

Well then let's shoot 'em.

Just stop the whole deal and let the professional teams pay for "the minors".

Clifford Allen has a review of my Eddie Johnson reissue here.

I did get a check in the mail this week.

I had read both explanations, and I was too lazy to investigate whether or not Lewis & Co. were in the union at that point. Thanks for the clarification. The point is not if Lewis was in the union but if the recordings were made under a union contract. Big deal back then.

Lots of messy stuff in both genres.

FWIW, Blue Note did not create the Climax label because of the sound quality. They created it because they were not union recordings and it would be a violation of their labor agreement to issue them on BN.

I have the box and am happy to live with the masterings.

Moo tee.

While in high school I saw the Freshmen about once a year. It was always a treat when he stepped out and took a solo. G'bye Bob.

My favorites were the Prestige dates - solo, trio.

Said classes were a wonderful mix of stories and demonstrations - much better than real Master Classes. Nothing like seeing Two Ton Baker roll onto the stage when Duke invited him for a 2 piano demonstration. The emotional highlight for me involved Paul Gonsalves in one of Duke's afternoon sessions. Paul had missed the previous night concert in Milwaukee - for the usual reason. Midway through Duke's presentation the auditorium door opened and there was a small disruption. Gonsalves came down the aisle with tenor in hand - he had tears streaming down his face. I was sitting next to Stanley Dance, who said "oh shit". Paul kept saying "I'm sorry" and Duke invited him up to the stage for a version of "Happy Reunion". DAMN!

Yes. Mr. Ellington provided us with passes to all the concerts and "master classes". He also summoned us to chat.

What works for you works for you. You are not defined by your tastes, no matter what the middle school teacher says.

Saw a launch once from the beach at Daytona (I think). A local had advised us to go there to watch the arc. We had been sitting on the beach for about an hour (it was around 2:00 am) and the sky lit up. I said "I guess this is it" and my son said "if it isn't, we're all fucked".