Chuck Nessa

At my income level, I welcome anything the "majors" do to promote their "product" as long as it is within their contracts with the artists. I would not make the deal with them, but I will take advantage.

FWIW, I placed an order today for 12 cds. The "per disc cost" is just under $6.20 per disc including shipping.

That's what is left of a collection of lps totaling around 20,000. I sold a big bunch to a Japanese dealer for "mucho bucks" and then sold a ton of others since the "remainders" didn't seem so important. That is how I financed the Art Ensemble box. Less than 300 left, for anyone waiting for the end. They will be gone by Fall if the current sales rate keeps up.

Mike Weil misses the Roulette Nonet record which is probably my favorite. Don't press me for reasons. I'd be hard-pressed for an answer - just a reaction. Prestige has never reissued on lp or cd an alternate of Yesterdays from the Konitz date with Miles. I have the 78. It is very different. Fantasy could issue all of their Konitz holdings in a smart package. Don't hold your breath. There are bunches of great "Leak Onitz" from all eras from the late '40s 'til today. I am sitting on some more tapes from Storyville in the early '50s and they are wonderful. Just trying to make up a cd worth for Uptown. Lee is a complicated player/individual, just like Warne. We are blessed.

Mine included a 10 x 10 blow up of the liners. Nothing else.

Please explain this to me in the simplist language possible, so I might understand.

Welcome to the music of "your life", not someone else's.

Blakey/Lion Louis/RM Jones Duke/Kapp Art Pepper/Les Koenig Mobley/Lion Al Cohn/Schlitten Monk/Lion and Keepnews Coltrane/Thiele Eldridge/Granz Ornette/Nesuhi Miles/Weinstock and Avakian and Townsend and Teo Jug/Weinstock Nichols/Lion etc.

One thing to understand. In the record/cd biz, Diz don't sell - has not for a long time. Maybe too many weak titles, but they do not sell in quantities you think.

Today I finally broke down and ordered Cecil Taylor's Feel Trio - 2 Ts For A Lovely T. I already know how good it is. I finished my taxes (owed $2600), paid the pressing plant bill ($1900) and said WTF.

Keith "Tractor" Traylor

A few Braxtons I have not seen on cd - though I may have missed 'em. Recital Paris '71 on Futura Complete AB on Freedom (2 lps) Donna Lee on America Saxophone Improvisations - Series F on America (2 lps) Creative Music Orchestra on Ring/Moers (3 lps) Quartet Live on Ring/Moers (2 lps) Four Compositions 1973 on PCM/Columbia and the live performance of Composition 98 on Hat

I was out of line - I should have sent a PM instead of posting here. Apologies to all concerned.

Here is what I know. Last week I exchanged a cd for a customer. That disc has a visible flaw (probably a bubble) at the outer edge. It mistracks on my machines. Yesterday someone else contacted me about tracking problems on the final track and I sent a replacement. I should have the "defective" copy back in a couple of days to check. Since then I have pulled 10 discs, at random, from my stock and played the final track on 4 different machines - my regular player, my Sony portable, my computer and the player in my wife's car. None of the 10 discs gave me a problem on any of the machines. At his point I don't know what to think. I may know more when the disc in transit reaches me. Hans and Skid, do your discs have visible flaws near the edge?

Yeah, that's a big mistake us "old farts" make sometimes; since we were intimidated by "out" stuff at first, we assume they will be as well, and end up avoiding the very stuff that would pull them in! Nope, it's you guys in the middle missing the point. "Old farts" got it a long time ago.

Heard some earlier and later dates. I never "considered" any of 'em.

Roost, you have taken your "idolitry" too far. I will stop looking at your AH threads. Sorry.

First thought was Albert Ayler. Guess I'll go with "Bells".

Sorry to bring this thread back but I have now had 2 complaints about the last track "not tracking". If you have this problem, let me know now.

Roscoe Mitchell/Lester Bowie Roscoe Mitchell/Malachi Favors Roscoe Mitchell/Phillip Wilson Bird/Diz Herbie Nichols/Max Roach (Max made Herbie happy, but I preferred Bu. What do I know.) Chet Baker/Russ Freeman I may have more to follow, but am hung up on these at the moment.

Just a warning for anyone looking to pick up a cheap pre-RVG version: This is the third US version of this cd - the first had no alternate, the 2nd had the alt of "With (Exit)" added. Now we have an RVG with the alternate included. Bill Dixon had mentioned to me (in the early '70s) a great alternate to the issued music. He preferred an unissued take. After the first cd was issued Michael called me to ask if I remembered which "tune" had Dixon's preferred alt and I said I no longer remembered. Then the 2nd cd version was issued. I'm happy to have any extra material from this date but feel compelled to say I prefer "Unit Structures" by a small bit. Both are very fine dates. I have not heard the RVG yet but will buy it soon.

3 new releases from Okkadisk! All out now! OD12047 The Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet "Images" OD12048 The Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet "Signs" 2 new discs of live and studio material from '02 & '03 with new compositions by Brötzmann (both title pieces), Ken Vandermark, Mats Gustafsson and Fred Longberg-Holm. OD12049 Atomic/School Days "Nuclear Assembly Hall" the 3rd release by Ken Vandermark's School Days is a double cd of studio material recorded with the Oslo quintet Atomic. both bands have the same rhythm section of Paal Nilssen-Love on drums and Ingebrigt Håker Flaten on bass. the group includes Magnus Broo:trumpet, Jeb Bishop:trombone, Fredrik Liungkvist:reeds, Ken Vandermark:reeds, Hävard Wiik:piano & Kjell Nordeson:vibraphone. 9 new compositions 1 each by all the members (2 by Mr. Liungkvist)

Yes, it came in what is called a "chubby double". Yours has been repackaged.

Laz is a wonderful friend for 20 years. I had the honor of acting as "best man" at the wedding. Now he has 2 very finel babies. Go and corrupt their minds Lazaro! All the best from the both of us.

Maybe their server was overloaded 'cause they finally listed "All Music" in the new release section.