Chuck Nessa

Lon, I'm curious about the titles on the Epic, not on Mosaic, you would not want to be without.

Welcome Michael. Glad you found your way here.

I saw Trane at the Plugged Nickel with the original quartet and with the band with Pharoah, Alice, Jimmy and Ali. I also saw the "quartet" + Archie Shepp at the DownBeat festival. I spoke to him at the Nickel for a whille and on the phone (from the DB office) when I discovered the 2nd version of Ascension. He was in the hospital at the time.

Garth's story reminds me of a collector (ans subsequent label owner) in Chicago named Jim Neumann. Jim owns and operated the BeeHive label with his lovely wife Susan. First Jim was a collector (I met him in 1966) and around 1977 he decided to start a label. He called me for info and when he had his first tapes, invited us to their home for a party to listen to the session tapes. At the time I had around 10,000 jazz lps and another 5000 classical. At Jim's house, during the party I took stock of the huge wall of lps in the living room. Later in the night I discovered the alphabet ended in the middle of the letter E. I asked about the rest and was led to the basement and rows of lps on shelves. He also said the duplicate copies were in storage above the garage AND at his mother's house. I'm sure SheldonM can confirm.

Thanks for the really fine "portrait of the time". It was wonderful. I hope you are really working on a book (or 2). I have one minor quibble. Coltrane WAS a big thing in 1965 - lines down the street at the Plugged Nickel in Chicago, etc. He was at the Nickel 'cause he'd outgrown the South Side clubs.

"We always pronounced it 'Abernathy'". - Ray Goulding to Bob Elliot circa 1970.

Muddying the waters with no real information and a faulty memory, I think the Epic set has a number of T's sideman sides not included in Mosaic. As I recall, the Epic box does not usually have "complete dates" and jumps around a bunch. Though it seemed "comprehensive" in the '60s, now it seems a 3 lp sampler.

The problem resulted when the pressing plants in question used the LaserDisc lacquer compound on cds instead ot the specified sealant. The compound in question slowly reacted to the acid from the paper used in booklets and traycards. This reaction allowed air to leak into the metal layer of the disc and corrode.

Geez, without knowing it my life has been guided by the upchuck principle.

Wasn't it "Engaland" (3 syllables)?

I don't think so. A couple of years back Harvey Pekar called to ask if it was ok to pass my number on to Leon. He was in the process of replacing his lps with cds and wanted to buy direct from me. IIRC, Harvey told me to make sure I got "full price" since Leavitt could afford it. He bought one of each title.

I suppose next you're gonna tell me I can't rollerskate in a buffalo herd.

At least one plant in Italy had the same problem at that time.

If these are "originals" from the '50s and '60s, any wear you give them in the next 30 years will be less than they got in the first year.

File the cdrs away as backup and play the damn records. Why die with an "unworn" collection? Enjoy!

I have great difficulty sympathizing with someone who does not profit from an entry error. I think this type of whining is disgraceful.

Just get it!

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Shit happened before I posted - nevermind.

What DrJ said but from the thread title, I smell an Andoran reissue. Is this the case?

Late in his career I tried to do a couple of Carisi projects but they came to naught. Not his fault, just the idiots I was working with. Carisi didn't know about my attempts.

Considering the players involved, I have been "bummed" by Handyland for about 40 years. Nothing wrong, but nothing great.

-After love- : Roscoe Mitchell (reeds) Alan Silva (el-cello,vln) Dave Burrell (p) Ron Miller (b,mand) Bertrand Gauthier, Don Moye (d) Paris, c. December 1972 After love : America (F)30AM6115 a) Questions and answers b) Random Michel Gladieux (b) replaces Miller and Gauthier out Paris, 1972 My march America (F)30AM6115

She was a lady in all the best ways. Sonny will miss her more than we know.

I used to have this interesting lp with Carisi arrangements. -All about Urbie Green and his big band- : Urbie Green and his Orchestra : John Carisi (tp,arr) Nick Travis, Joe Wilder (tp) Urbie Green, Jack Satterfield, Chauncey Welsh (tb) Bill Barber (tu) Hal McKusick, Ray Beckenstein (as) Al Cohn (ts) Sol Schlinger (bar) Dave McKenna (p) Jack Lesberg (b) Osie Johnson (d) New York, July 31, 1956 Sleep (jc arr) ABC-Para ABC137 Soft winds (jc arr) - With the wind and the rain in your hair (jc arr) - Jack Green (tb) replaces Satterfield, rest same New York, August 5, 1956 Home (jc arr) ABC-Para ABC137 I ain't got nobody (jc arr) - Little John (jc arr) - Stella by starlight (jc arr) - Doc Severinsen, Phil Sunkel (tp) John Carisi (tp,arr) Urbie Green, Lou McGarity, Rex Peer (tb) Bill Barber(tu) Ray Beckenstein, Hal McKusick (as) A1 Cohn (ts) Danny Bank (bar) Dave McKenna (p) Vinnie Burke (b) Osie Johnson (d) New York, August 23, 1956 Cherokee (jc arr) ABC-Para ABC137 Plain Bill from Bluesville (jc arr) - Springsville (jc arr) - 'Round midnight (ac arr) - While that record is hard to find, you should locate the following session for the absolutely gonzo Carisi piece called Lestorian Mode: Brew Moore All Stars : Jerry Lloyd Hurwitz (tp) Kai Winding (tb) Brew Moore (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bar) George Wallington (p) Curly Russell (b) Roy Haynes (d) New York, May 20, 1949 S36134-1 The mud bug (alt take) Savoy SJL2236 S36134-6 The mud bug Savoy 968, MG9028, XP8067, MG12105, SJL2236 S36135-1 Gold rush (alt take) Savoy SJL2236 S36135-5 Gold rush Savoy 968, XP8067, MG12105, SJL2236, S36136-4 Lestorian mode (alt take) Savoy SJL2236 S36136-5 Lestorian mode 953, XP8067, MG9028, MG12105,SJL2236 S36137-2 Kai's kid Savoy 953, XP8067, MG9028, MG21105,SJL2236 S36137-5 Kai's kid (alt take) Savoy SJL2236 Note : Savoy MG12105 = Realm (E)RM113 entitled "Lestorian mode", XP8067 as "Brew Moore Volume 2" and SJL2236 as "Brothers and other mothers Vol. 2".