Chuck Nessa

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

Batch.

It is my understanding Bob Cummins (an old friend) left the masters to the respective artists.

Possibly a quicker turnaround at the pressing plant 'cause of slowing demand.

Saturday at Constellation, Chicago.

As I was attempting to point out, AAA only means "all analogue" - source could be session tapes, production masters, safeties, reference copies, even cassettes. The number of generations from the session tapes makes a big difference.

A fair amount of "smoke & mirrors" in the "audio sourcing". No mention of original masters, production masters, safeties, etc.

Couple of mavericks pulled for tomorrow listening -