Chuck Nessa

It seems to have spawned an interview with Bob Sunenblick scheduled to appear in the July 31 issue. We await. ← Do you mean in the NYT magazine or else where in the paper that day? ← I don't have a clue.

Why not try Google? More raw data there.

I might pay to see that.

Reginald?

Not me.

No, its in a chapter written by Ben Young about each session thats included in the box. ← I like and respect Ben but I really doubt his statement and regret no sources.. This is how history (and attitudes) get fucked up. Charles' first date as a leader (recorded about the time he left Ayler) included a "white" player.

I've always gained comfort knowing these guys were contained in one small recording.

well the auction still has a few days to run - no bids as yet but plenty of interest, I set the price at £60 as a minimum... KD ← I suggest you pound 'em.

I neglected to say that was about 12 years ago. Imagine the compounded interest.

urmm.. yes - as in Japanese Blue Note - King Record Co. Ltd - GXF 3061 KD ← I got $200 for my promo, how 'bout you?

It seems to have spawned an interview with Bob Sunenblick scheduled to appear in the July 31 issue. We await.

So, was your "original" a King lp?

Do they site a source for this version? It does not fit with my knowlege of Tyler and is in conflict with the personnel of Charles' first ESP date recorded about that time.

Don't have the box - what does it say?

One other thing (I know I've mentioned this elsewhere), Charles mentioned he and the Ayler brothers had an apartment together in NY and Coltrane would come by and pay the rent. Charles always referred to the saxophonist as Al.

Autobiography is a 3 disc set.

If you have a strong heart, deaf neighbors and a decent stereo - get it, put it on, turn it up and clean all the shit out of your ears. If you survive, I'll suggest more. Otherwise, buy headphones and make an appointment with the doc for later. I like this recording a bunch - I have it in the original "direct-to-disc" vinyl format.

Cheer up. Charles has more replies. ← I liked him alot. It was an emotional journey for me to recall the stories I posted above (and some I didn't post). Fuck Star Trek.

I am not a fan of the Silkheart. If you can get it, try the Bleu Regard reissue of Voyage From Jericho.

Really depressing to see Scotty got more hits than Charles.

I like his tenor playing a huge bunch but Monoceros trumps all that.

Happy memories of Charles: Charles came to the recording of Roscoe's The Maze at the Columbia 30th St studio. This was my first "in person" meeting after a bunch of letters and phone conversations. A couple of months later Roscoe gave a concert at the Public Theater. I was in town for the event and stayed at Cuscuna's apartment. When Michael and I walked into the Public we were greeted by Charles saying "Well, here we have number (x) and number (y) reflecting our placement in the recent Down Beat poll. I don't have the time or inclination to look up the numbers, but rest assured MC was ahead of me. I'm pretty sure Norman Granz came in first. His stay at our apartment in August of '78 - 3 weeks after the Maze recording session. Ann took lots of pictures and a couple of Charles with our 4 year old Carla are great. We all attended an AACM concert at the U of C one night to hear the George Lewis/Douglas Ewart group play. Driving in Charles' clunky Olds from Manhattan to RVG's to mix Saga in September of '78. It was an adventure and Charles acted as a tour guide through Harlem. Rudy had to rent a 1" 8 track machine for the job - he was delighted to have a crack at the machine he rented. Driving in my clunky Audi to deliver Charles (late at night) to an aunt's house in Lansing, IL - my car's wiring went screwy and we wound up searching for the house without headlights. Not sure how I made the drive home. Introducing him to Hal Russell and the NRG guys at the first rehearsal for the Generation date in Sept. of '82. The rehearsal was a hoot and CT played his ass off at the recording session. I did not see him after that.

and mimes.

This is a bit confused. Charles is on one of Khan Jamal's SteepleChase dates but does not have one of his own. The two volumes of Definite (Storyville) have not been issued on cd. These are very fine and worth seaching out. Saga of the Outlaws has never been on cd unless someone booted it below my radar. The two Ak-Ba records were reissued on cd by Bleu Regard.

Not yet, but anticipation makes life worth living.