Chuck Nessa

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Since Jim opened up Shepp territory I suggest Fire Music and/or Mama Too Tight.

PS; shitloads of bad reissues have been made from "best obtainable sources".

In Sweden. They don't have anything resembling the masters. The real answer to Dmitry's question is complicated - that's why I made light of it, since I don't have the time to sort out the details. I'm sure the Ambassador series is nice but "best obtainable sources" ain't the best possible source.

Add Mingus, Mongus, Mangus, Mungus, Mengus. You get the idea - if you want that thick ensemble sound. Two more slots to fill.

You must be talking about players in NY. How provincial.

It was good advice.

All of 'em.

Brown is no different than current players. That's why I don't care about the NBA anymore. Bunch of money grubbing chumps.

Buy 'em.

Barry still sounds fantastic. I wish he was more visible on the current scene.

You didn't ask for that. Here is the info on the Roulette recordings: -In the vernacular- : John Handy's Quintet : Richard Williams (tp) John Handy (as,ts) Roland Hanna (p) George Tucker (b) Roy Haynes (d) New York, c. late 1959 I'll never smile again Roulette (S)R52042, 52124, (F)RE132 I'll close my eyes - , - , - First time - , - , - Suggested line - , - , - Problem too - , - , - Quote, unquote - , - , - Blues in the vernacular - , - , - Dance to the lady - , - , - I'll never smile again - , - , - Note : Roulette 52124 entitled "Quote, unquote". Roulette (F)RE132 is a double album, see also 1960 for rest of this album. Bobby Fuhlrodt (d) replaces Haynes, poss same date First time Roulette (S)R52042, 52124, (F)RE132 Note : All titles on Roulette (S)R52042 also on Roulette (Jap)YS2620. -No coast jazz- : John Handy Quartet : John Handy (as,ts) Don Friedman (p) Bill Lee (b) Lex Humphries (d) New York, summer 1960 To Randy Roulette (S)R52058, (F)RE132 Tales of paradise - , - Boo's ups and downs - , - Hi number - , - No coast - , - Prettyside Avenue - , - -Jazz- : John Handy (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Julian T. Euell (b) Edgar L. Bateman Jr. (d) New York, 1962 From Bird Roulette (S)R52121, (F)RE131 Blues for M.F. - , - East of the sun (west of the moon) - , - No smiles please - , - Strugglin' - , - Afternoon outing - , - Note : Roulette (F)RE131 is a double LP, other LP by Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers entitled "Messages".

'Bout time.

Richard Williams.

Get a listen to the Curtis Counce albums that were recorded on Contemporary! Butler is beyond Cobb... ← What Brownie said. Also listen to Harold Land's The Fox and Elmo Hope's Trio - two Contemporary dates from 1959. Cobb could only dream of playing this. As I understand it, Butler's career was stunted by his "klepto" tendencies. One story I heard had him booted from the Ellington band. Whatever, he was a very good drummer.

This was my first Zoot record 40+ years ago. I was intrigued by the cover. Damn, I must be getting old.

Those tracks were added to the Latin Bit cd, so you can buy everything.

-Zoot Sims in Paris- : Zoot Sims Quartet : Zoot Sims (ts) Henri Renaud (p) Bob Whitlock (b) Jean-Louis Viale (d) Live, "Blue Note", Paris, December 1961 Zoot's blues Un. Artists UAL14013 Spring can really hang you up the most - Once in a while - These foolish things - On the Alamo - Too close for comfort - A flat blues - You go to my head - Stompin' at the Savoy - Note : Entire session also on United Artists UAS15013, (E)ULP1044, UA82017, (Jap)K18P-9224, (Jap)LBJ- 60067 and (Jap)TOCJ-5408 (CD)

Currently playing Art Farmer/Evening in Casablanca. This is a '60s New Jazz reissue of Prestige 7017. Farmer and Gryce with Duke Jordan, Addison Farmer and Philly Joe. Very solid stuff.

If you are talking about US pressings, they were manufactured by Columbia in the NJ and Indiana plants.

Only on holidays.

No telling what I might have forced Leroy Jenkins into.

Louis Armstrong's Hot 5 on Columbia - over 45 years ago. I bought it early in my "jazz life" 'cause it was the most interesting lp cover in the bins. I'd seen Pops all over tv in the '50s but this looked different. Within 6 years I was recording Roscoe Mitchell and Lester Bowie.

I'm still trying to rid myself of the image of Dan being "all over this". It's been hanging around all day.

mr. nessa...i am curious... so you seem to enjoy a lot of high quality jazz. why are you unsure of this album? do you like your avante more AACM-ish? not that this is so avante an album but i guess it is a challenging listen... to me, "turn it over" is a challenging listen too! or do you just find this album possibly compsitionally or technically weak? ← Nothing wrong with the date and lots of things good. These are some of my favorite players of that era. For some reason I just don't "connect" with it. Not the fault of the date - just one of those things.