Chuck Nessa

I bought the European Windows lp when released and thought it sounded like clever mood music. The record is long gone.

Von addresses this with typical modesty in the Pekar piece Paps mentions above: When I asked Freeman about his influence on younger Chicago tenormen, such as Griffin, Gilmore and Jordan, he mentioned that their similarity probably had to do with all studying under Dyett. “Captain Dyett was one of a kind. He was everyone’s surrogate father".

He does not seem to know Olé was recorded in the middle of sessions for the first Impulse record (Africa/Brass) and this was seven months after his previous Atlantic sessions.

They are also on Young and Foolish, originally on Daybreak vinyl and now on Challenge.

For what album(s)? He wrote notes for the recently reissued Spirit Catcher by Wadada Leo Smith.

Sinatra!

Yes, John did a fine job. I do wish to mention before the New Apartment Lounge, Von worked a similar weekly gig at the Enterprise Lounge. I spent nearly every Monday night there for years. Steve Coleman was studying with him then and occasionally sat in.

I had really fine sources to work with courtesy of Jazzfest Berlin and Sender Freies Berlin. We just tweaked it a bit. Thanks for the compliment. Now go back and listen to friggin' Earl Lavon Freeman. That is what this is all about. One of the finest people and greatest musicians I've met.

I just knew Al would eventually sell all of his good stuff.

He was a very interesting and troubled guy. He wrote some liner notes for me.

I'd look at some Shirley Horn cds for material.

It has all been available - the 3 Warne/Lee Live at the Montmartre, and 2 dates Warne made in the studio, one trio and one quartet issued with the title(s) The Unissued Copenhagen Studio Recordings.

Great finds.

It is the corrected version.

I'm watching 14 French speaking sherpas hiding Easter eggs in Rhodesia. Or not. Maybe there are only 12 - they move so fast.

One of our local shops in Cardiff - a real non-jazz market, if ever there was one - even stocked "Have no fear" on LP in the 70s. I now regret not buying it then, though they did sell me the Atlantic LP. MG By the way, I had to bring legal action against your local supplier to get my money. I do want to mention our member Jeff Crompton has posted a positive review on his very interesting blog at HIS PLACE. . Please read his other postings as well. He's a very bright guy and a good guide through the decades of "jazz".

She's probably "got it", lots of teens do. It can be fixed with cheap meds.

The Jazz Classics version has 40 tracks.

Not sure Von has heard this music yet.

Many thanks for the update. We been wondering.

I'll never forget when we (the Jazz Institute of Chicago) had Lee Konitz bring in his nonet for a festival gig. I met them at the airport with a car and a van for the band. The car had room for me, Lee and "another". Lee and Dick Katz followed me to the car and Jimmy Knepper elbowed me out of the way to take my seat! I rode to the hotel with the other guys.

I think the reason(s) for Von's lack of recognition is all of the above and more. His best recordings are on shitty little labels (mine and Southport) or expensive imports (SteepleChase). IMHO, everybody else made the mistake of taking him out of his comfort zone and paired him with "recognized" musicians and these recordings are most responsible for his public image beyond Chicago. I hope my new cd helps his reputation as I hoped my earlier recordings have. Von has told me he thinks my early discs really started his "worldwide" career and that is why he consented to my issuance of Vonski Speaks without even listening. I don't mean this to pat myself on the back but to show what kind of man Mister Freeman is.

sure.

Geez, I missed the first friggin' sentence. Forget anything I post!