Chuck Nessa

This reminds me of some conversations with RVG. At various times when talking about Dolphy, Coltrane and Desmond he said they were "special" with a wistful look on his face.

Much happiness Joe. If I'd known Thursday I'd have bought you a pitcher of to remember me by.

A 50 cent piece will give you much better sound, cheap-skate! Can't afford that one.

I've recently added the quarter on the tonearm option.

Legal there, not legal here. Their sound in the last few years has either been stolen or mediocre.

Thanks for that bit of wisdom. He didn't say they'd fail if they didn't attend. That was the end result.

Not what I was referring to. I think Dixon can be VERY interesting as a musician. I was talking about personal incidents.

Shit, that had fallen completely out of my head. I even talked to Jimmy about it.

That would be Mrs. Cheatham to you son.

Well, Fuqua!!

Based on that pic, I'd say avoid the Coltranes.

I believe the intended title was Change.

I always preferred the Flamingos to the Ringtones.

Think I met them at the food pantry last week.

Don't have a clue. Maybe Jimmy paid him money.

John Litweiler came to Madison to write a piece about Cecil in Madison and it was published in Down Beat. IIRC he attended some ensemble rehearsals and a concert. It would be worth digging out. When Cecil left for Oberlin, he recommended Bill Dixon as his replacement. When Dixon left, he recommended Jimmy Cheatham. I have stories to tell about all of 'em...............sometime when I have the time. Enough to say I ultimately have negative things to say about Bill and Jimmy, so maybe I won't share.

Not sure yet but you might get another take of it.

...and the lottery was in place by then. Not a "get out of jail" card but it limited the chances. IIRC, Cecil told the class to attend the concert and bring the ticket stubs in. He said something like if they couldn't be bothered to attend Miles in their back yard they failed.

The Impulse box has proven to be incomplete by more recent "discoveries" but the Vanguard box IS complete, so that is the direction I would go unless.....................you don't think you will spring for the individual discs with the "extras". Pardon the clumsy sentence. -_-

I lived in Madison at the time and had some contact with him during his tenure. IIRC he flunked all the students not attending a Miles Davis concert that year - not quite the entire class.

Thanks.

Yes, #17 has CSC on 12 tracks. I see Worlds still has the Classics 1933-34 listed. He's on all 23 tracks of this disc. I should add a couple of points. There are vocals on the majority of tracks on the 33/34 disc. This is also relatively late in the game for tuba in rhythm sections. Most recordings by this time have string bass but Cyrus is still swingin' the band. Check him out on "Jimmy Had A Nickel".

Just checked out the contents of #37 and not much Cyrus on that one. I'll check out some others and be back shortly.

Just to provide a little "context" for Mr. Goldstein's comments I wish to mention he was "Executive Director" at Antilles (about 25 years ago) when they recorded Ornette, Braxton and Air.

I'm not Brownie but I don't think it was reissued on cd. IIRC the 2 lp set had 3 sides of Johnson and one side by the Lloyd and Cecil Scott bands with Dickie Wells,etc. The Charlie Johnson material was issued on cd. I have it on Hot 'N Sweet FDC-5110.