Chuck Nessa

Chance for a gig at the Public Theater. Musicians take work where they can find it.

I regret the use of the word 'fake', but I said I was tired. Like many others at the time I felt Murray had a promising future when he first appeared on the scene. It seems to me that after a year or two in the 'big leagues' he saw the writing on the wall and when he had to make a choice between public acclaim and music, he made the easy choice too many times. David is a serious musician and from my personal experience a 'nice guy'. BUT I hold 'artists' to a higher standard. This probably makes me an elitist, but that's ok. As a personal point of reference, when I dumped my lps I had about a dozen Murray sides. Now with around 3000 jazz cds, I don't have any. I probably would have a few if I had money, but I don't. He always hires good guys to play with. I have no problem with other people loving his music. It is not bad, just not what I wanted. Communication is a very personal thing.

Impusle was always a subsidiary of ABC Paramount, or ABC as they later changed it. Goldmine's differentiation concerns logos and label designs. At some point in the '70s the artwork changed to ABC Impulse. An "original" of Golden Flute will have a glossy laminated cover and an orange label with a black outer circle.

This is a very serious question, and one I'm not now willing to expend much energy on tonight. Sorry 'bout that, but if I don't come back tomorrow with a response, e-mail me at cnessa@earthlink.net. By the way, I think Murray is a fake.

I think plumbers in Cleveland know where Jimmy Hoffa resides.

Jim's ok. He's had some personal problems like a washing machine pipe breaking and flooding his house, etc. He has also taken a "day gig" which limits his time. He will be back.

I bought the 2 RVG remasters, and after listening dumped the previous versions. I think all Lundvalls eminate from Bruce and Milwaukee.

Mike, if you are researching '60s Gillespie stuff, I attended a concert at Grinnell College in the Fall of '62. The band was Moody, Schifrin, White and Collins. They were on the way to the West Coast, and Lalo told me he was leaving the group. I have some blurry photos somewhere. Diz was paid $2500 in cash. I watched the transaction. He sat on a bench in the gym dressing room counting the money. He looked up at me while counting and said "Even college boys will steal money, right".

Florence is one of those musicians who seduce me by a track every 10 years or so, and when I investigate further I recoil in horror.

Quoting the cd liners " Many of the musicians who recorded Gillespiana in November reconvened the following March to launch Schifrin's suite at Carnegie Hall." With the studio version safely in the can, it is easy to imagine Verve saving money by taking a pass on the suite. I know the author is John McDonough, but his editor was Peter Pullman. Maybe PP can help sort it out. I think I have a DownBeat with the concert review somewhere, but it would take a couple of months to locate it.

I think I was the guy behind the counter, playing the record when this happened.

That's maybe half of it. I sold over 10,000 lps to finance the Art Ensemble Box, so it seems kinda small to me.

You are welcome, and I look forward to some feedback about the music. B)

Yes. Check your email.

I think Liberty's day gig is in the BN office. All I've heard is the fine Threadgill recording.

Rather than artists, single tracks do it for me. A good example for me is Sheena Easton's "Morning Train" aka "9 to 5". This record does it for me every time.

Next time you talk to Pete, tell him to send a promo to Michigan and I'll send a copy of Snurdy McGurdy in return. B)

Whether you know "the funky drummer" from James Brown classics or from Public Radio's Michael Feldman show, he needs help. He has cancer and the details can be read at http://www.clyde.zabu.org/ . Thanks.

Not to interrupt this discussion, but back to the current topic. I have the final copy sold of "The complete BN recordings of Bobo Stenson". Bobo's BN date was one of those "rejected" dates, but Mosaic shows the session to have produced 3 cds of product. The first 2 and a half discs are filled with fascinating "false starts", none longer than 3 and a half bars, but its fascinating to hear these foreigners struggle with the 12 bar form. I love disc 2, track 54. My copy is set number 9.

If you like early Jordan, I think the best is on Cliff Craft and Horace's Further Explorations. For more like Glass Bead Games try the Muse/32Jazz/Savoy/? The Adventurer. It is a beautiful date with Tommy Flanagan, Bill Lee and Grady Tate.

Two are missing: Pepper Adams "The Adams Effect" with Frank Foster, Tommy Flanagan, Ron Carter and Billy Hart "An Uptown Christmas" - an anthology of holiday songs by Uptown artists.

Chu is not an easy artist to explore. Under his name he made 8 titles owned by Sony/Columbia and 8 for Commodore. These are all on the Classics Chu Berry disc. Other fine solos are spread across sessions with Fletcher Henderson, Cab Calloway and one with Hamp. I have all this stuff, but the Classics disc is the most concentrated exposure you can get.

I saw the topic and thought "chili".

Great! Much thanks for posting this.

Vincent - the Uptown catalog is listed at http://www.jazzloft.com/ . David - thanks for the tip about Chris Sheridan's review. Now to find a copy.