Chuck Nessa

Ready for the afternoon -

"Sounds and Forms for Wind Quintet" is shortened by almost 9 minutes for the cd. The full version would have fit.

All this Sinatra talk reminded me of a purchase I made in 1965. I was at the University of Iowa, working at a Rexall Drug store. There was a Woolworths across the street and I happened to spot this "gem" in a wire rack near the check out - there is a card on the back signed by Sinatra, numbered 1598.

Talkin' 'bout this place - Edit to say my wife Ann took this shot as we entered the studio for a Roscoe Mitchell date in 1978. A couple of hours later she was on the scaffold snapping images of the scene below.

Was that the gig where Royko dissed your review?

LOL

Tickets at one of the 2 local "IMAX" options for tomorrow at 2:50 - will report back.

It is indeed.

My old friend Lois Gilbert (JazzCorner, etc) posted this on FB last night - "Around 1983 or '84, I was hanging out at the club, Lush Life. One night, Tony Bennett walked in, and I went over to him saying, "Don't I know you from SCTV?" (Tony had recently appeared on the tv show, as himself). He chuckled and complimented me on the clever introduction. He asked me my name and asked what I did. I told him, I had been on the air at WRVR and currently in-between jobs. He then took my hand, led me over to the bar at Lush Life and said, "Lois Gilbert meet Jim Lowe, program director of WNEW-AM. Jim, Lois would make an ideal addition to the station." I started on-air the following week. Fast forward to 2012 (about 30 years later), and I'm in the green room at the United Nations working for them conducting interviews for International Jazz Day (thanks to the Hancock Institute). I went over to Tony and said, "I'm sure you don't remember, but I want to thank you for getting me a job at WNEW-AM." To which he replied, "I didn't get you the job, you got it yourself by being talented, smart and witty. Don't let anyone take credit for who you are." Even so, I say thank you once more, Tony, with love and gratitude."

Ordered the cd version of Farewell Jaimie Branch.

Plas sent this to me about 30 years ago. Haven't been in touch for years.

Tempted to think of this as a Dolphy date.

Working my way through the Pearl (Delmark) reissue series from '89. A few more reasons I miss Bob Koester.

Ann is determined to drag me to an IMAX for this, but I am "Oppenheimered out" after the documentary and all the promos on tv. Oh, well.

Not unheard of - Miles started recording for Columbia before he had delivered all the material for his Prestige contract.

Interesting chronology: Africa Brass - session #1 - May 23, 1961 Ole - May 25, 1961 Africa Brass - session #2 - June 4, 1961 Village Gate - August 1961 Village Vanguard sessions - November 1, 2, 3 & 5, 1961