Chuck Nessa

Anyone looking for the Arnizzle recording Jim has been listening to contact me. I'll sell mine cheap. I think it sucks. B)

Birfland was my favorite club - back in the day.

Looks like a Konitz/Horo night - quartet first (w/Dave Cliff, Peter Ind & Al Levitt), then the 2 lp set with Solal. For some reason Lee's overdubbing on Blues Sketch really bugs me tonight. Very fine date though.

Geez....a friend of my former roomie said a buddy heard them there in May. He says his friend has a tape and says he'll send me a copy. I'll get back to you.

It may well be a dandy book. I don't know 'cause I ain't seen it - I do have to admit the word complete (in the title) is a red flag for me. If it looks good to you, buy it. Please understand my perspective - electrical equipment is dandy, but I am haunted by those for whom this is obsessive. Same for the fanatic record collectors - "I have 92,000 jazz lps and will pay a fortune for the 3 I don't have". But you need to understand that in these instances it is "mostly" people knowing nothing about the reality of their subject. Music first, reproduced decently. I KNOW WHAT GREAT SOUND IS! Professionally, I have worked in both the analogue and digital domain for 38 a total of years. When I work on a project I am dealing with equipment beyond your dreams. When I started the state of the art was the 3 track machine - Ampexes all. My main point is that "collectors, audiophiles" and other experts set standards and rules having nothing to do with reality. AND some of the "lore" is bogus.

Hmmmm...., interesting. Then what the hell is this all about? Care to revise your statement? Does Clifton live above the garage on the left?

Yup, I knew that. Brain fart.

I first bought this in '62 and still play it. I wish it included the Columbia recording of All About Rosie (most of the same players 6 months later). After listened to the Jazz Workshop disc I usually go on a '50s Russell kick and dig out "Rosie" and the Hal McKusicks.

Mr Richardson? If he had to go "splat" anywhere, I glad it was in my home state. B)

It was issued in the Connoisseur series a few years ago. AND the domestic Conn issue had 2 bonus alternates.

Are we talking about corn chips?

Dang, I thought some really hip poster was on a Von Freeman/John Young trip.......BUT NO............! I don't hear the Coltrane connection. I thought the closest "sound" comparo was with Johnny Griffin. Back in the olden days of the '70s Von loaned me some tapes and acetates from the late'40s/early '50s. He started out on tenor and sounded like a Prez clone. He switched to alto and sounded just like Bird. He then switched back to the tenor and sounds like Von does now. Griffin went through the same sequence and they grew up in the same neighborhood. 20 years later Griffin said he heard a tune from one of my Freeman records on the radio (in his car, in France) and wondered when he recorded "Mr Lucky", only to realise it was Von. Sorry you don't like it Moose. The reason I thought of John Young at first is because I just listened to my Freeman cds to check out the "playability" and sound quality of a repressing. I was struck by the "routines" obvious on a number of tunes. With the exception of the intro to "Serenade In Blue", nothing was set up in advance - everything was directed by Von's hand signals during the recording. We made no 2nd takes.

Can they open and load the new AMG?

Isn't Dan the guy asking how all these posters could afford all the stuff they post in the "buying" threads?

As someone on the bottom of this game, I might be able to give something that looks like insight. As a "mom and pop" operation, I can control the numbers - the next AE box sold will be #2223. There are a few higher numbers gone since some people ordered their sets based on their address or whatever and I obliged. A company as large as Mosaic probably send around 1000 booklets to the plant and received a packaged product in random order. When they repress, they send numbers 1001- 1300. You takes your chances.

Coleman Hawkins "Night Hawk" on Swingville 2016.

I was amused when I noticed my copy of Mosaic Select 6 (John Patton) is Set No. 0006.

I tried it this morning and it locked up. I rebooted and gave up after "timing out" twice.

Most Riverside sessions sound like (unless the artist was "audio intelligent") a large empty room with a band in it, or a flat sounding small studio. I discovered this in the late '50s as I started really exploring the "recorded music world".

Don't hold your breath. Lots of projects in the works but they seem to reach the market at a rate of one a year. Don't yell at me - all I do is set priorities and work from there - all for "the love of the music".

I don't recall the label, but I had a red vinyl "Smooth as the Wind" and it played from the center out (not a problem with my AR turntable). It was packaged in a laminated gatefold jacket with different artwork.

I think it was that sweet baby face contrasting with the message that concerned me. Sorry if I overreacted.

SHIT!!!!!!!!!

Being interested in music and sound, I put music first. Sound is the servant. This reminds me of high school when I had a couple hundred lps and a portable from Sears. My best friend's father had a "state of the art" setup and one Ella, a Brubeck and a few pieces of crap. By my estimation, I won that (undeclared)contest and "heard" more. If you have enough money to put electronics above music, be my guest. In my "professional life" I will put my skills and "sonics" against anyone at any time. The point I want to make is "electronics should be used in the service of music"! It is too easy for some to reverse this order and lose perspective. If you have not recently won the lottery, or scammed unbelievable bucks from elsewhere, buy more music.

Well.........those words scared the shit out of me. edit to say I sent jim and email as soon as the message showed up, but I guess this feature ain't working.