Chuck Nessa

Chuck, do you know if anything is missing on the five CDs, as compared to the Mosaic? Same question for Mingus (where I think nothing is missing, but don't know for sure)! IIRC the Taylors miss one take of Air. Not sure about the Mingus.

If all goes as planned, the 2nd Dameronia on Uptown "Look Stop and Listen" will be out later this year.

Are you dead yet?

Yes, it's part of a bizarre scientific event known as Amanuensis whiplash. [see: Markab, Saussure, and Caldwell (2002) Expressions of Collapse: The submaterial paradigm of reality. Oxford University Press] AKA rear view mirror. See: Chuck Nessa (2006) Diverted Reality.

FWIW, I always enjoyed Aric's spirit until the end of his tenure here when he wished bad things for many. He went "over the top" at the end but I'd welcome him back if he made amends. But that is really up to Jim.

Very nice.

Had a promo copy back in the day and dumped it. Wasn't a big Joe Hen fan anyway.

First - Okka and Atavistic have always swapped cds to sell on their respective sites. Second - the Okka site was working about a week ago when I last visited. Third - I received an email from Bruno on the 10th of April. Fourth - if you need some Okkas, I can supply them too. Rod, Bruno bought a bar in Milwaukee a couple years back and now lives there.

Bunch of them "needle drops" so I hear.

Did they really ship the "working" cover or was this an internet thing? Doesn't really matter to me since I live with a JRVG version but I'm curious.

Where do you get Insect Trust? Go to the friggin' doctor. This bugs me.

You are responsible for the outer sleeves?

OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There was more material from the X-75 sessions but not enough for a 2nd disc. Henry planned to do more later but the project was dropped. Not sure about the 12th St address but in the early '80s Air had a rehearsal studio at 336 East 13th, between First and Second Avenues.

Didn't recognize you in drag.

The five Taylor cds do not duplicate any performances but do contain multiple takes of some pieces.

I'm sorry that race is part of the picture. Let's suppose she was white. I don't think a stripper with that history should be able to ruin the reputations of college students. And that might be too bad. We just don't know.

Well?? How is it? Worthy of a reissue? ALL Ellington is worthy of reissue. You just don't need to buy them all.

So how do you like the music?

You should also try to pick up the 2 "Eminent Jay Jay" CDs on Blue Note: These recordings are a bit earlier than those on the Mosaic set, and also include some great sidemen, including Clifford Brown. While in school, a room mate called these "the Enema-ed JJ Johnson".

Ellington's Cosmic Scene. Had to listen since it is being reissued.

I thought this was a continuation of the Duke/stripper thread.

All Verve "needs" is an intelligent reissue producer. They should send the singers to others and leave interesting new stuff to others. Oh yeah, they are already doing the latter.

Conrad, please post to some music threads again. That would be nice.

The Arista/Novus was an early failure. The Columbia dates have to be taken in context between the About Time/RCA series and the following dates. The "relatively" commercial slant of the Columbias come into a sharper focus "in context". Fear not. Henry will not disappoint.