Chuck Nessa

No, Dana Point.

Warne was in one of Buddy's bands in the late '40s.

The Roach box was assembled/produced by Verve and they were going to release it. When the project was shitcanned by Universal, Mosaic stepped in and licensed it.

You need to remember Rudy was an employed by the labels. Producers tastes must be considered. Producers must consider musician requests. Fashion changes. All these things must be considered. In the '50s and early '60s RVGs on Savoy, Prestige, BN and Impulse had different qualities.

What is strange about the list of interview subjects?

Ya' gotta stop this crap. I read the header and will have dreams for a few days. I thought you might have photos.

Happy birthday and best wishes for your family - if you were born here. B-)

Where was this guy born? Where does he live? Not idle questions for a country under attack. B-) Hope all is well. Happy Birthday.

I heard this track on the radio this weekend. Before I knew the players I commented to Ann, "Boy this sucks".

Geez, another foreigner. Has anyone checked his papers to see if he's here legally? Have a great day Chris.

Spinlps, you can find Percy France on some '50s Bill Doggett sides, with Oliver Jackson on Black & Blue and with Sir Charles Thompson on Columbia. The Smith sides have all made it to cd as bonus cuts.

Around this time those sleeves with the rounded corners were introduced. The rational for these was to let dirt, dust, etc fall out of the sleeve. They also aided insertion.

Just an "art director" warming up for Verve.

I bought the lp on the day it was issued. I was so taken by Coltrane's solo entry, I could not really get into the 2nd version with the same passion. I think on balance the 2nd version has slightly more interesting solos by the sidemen but Trane on 1 still seals the deal for me.

Lou, if you like Scenes In the City you should check out the "first draft' called A Colloquial Dream. This is on the recent 2 disc edition(s) of Tijuana Moods.

Easier to insert into jacket.

What are the comments about Rivers' playing? Do they also offer any explanation as to why they left off the other two concerts with Rivers in Japan that were recorded by Columbia? To quote Bob Blumenthal: "The Tokyo performance, which may not give a fair sampling of what Rivers brought to the band, was among the last of his tenure" (p.78). - italics are mine. also "Chambers [Miles' biographer, Jack] also suggests that the music was toned down for the Japanese" (76). -Perhaps Miles told Rivers to refrain from playing too "out". I'm not sure why they left the other two concerts off of the set; maybe because they were not "official" releases at the time. Did Columbia record these concerts, and do they "own" them?

Great to have you back Simon. I look forward to reading this after lunch. Good luck with the health issues.

Couple of you will love this - I'm Old Fool Rhino Banga.

I spent one summer working on a turkey farm. These are stupid, dirty, hateful birds. A couple of examples of the stupidity - when it thunders they run to a shelter and pile on top of one another (dozens suffocate), then when it rains they look up to see what hit them on the head (dozens more drown).

I have little patience with idiots. If this offends any of you.............

If the price is decent (you should have said), buy the sucker. I will not replace my box and my "estate" can sell it. The music is not mis-represented by the mastering.

Sorry I didn't 'splain. "Live from the Pan-African Festival". Jeanne is WONDERFUL on this, as is PJJ.

http://forums.allaboutjazz.com/showthread.php?t=6441

I've been slowly replacing lps I sold with cd reissues for the last decade. Today I received the current Fuel 2000 reissue of this from Dusty Groove (they currently have some "distressed merchandise") for $9.99. This issue is a 2 disc set - the 2nd disc is "crap" for me, but Blase is DANDY! Healthy Shepp, Lester Bowie, Dave Burrell, Malachi Favors AND Philly Joe Jones. Great stuff. YMMV