Chuck Nessa

Sound engineers with the greatest loss of high frequencies were working in the '70s and '80s - heavy coke use dulled the auditory nerves. Most of them were under 40.

Jim, try lifting the lid on your system. That's where I found my turntable - 3 speeds and everything you need. Be sure to wipe off the needle after 100 plays.

JR Monterose told me they did record a second date, and it was better than the first (musicians often claim their unissued work is better than the material you can hear ). Cuscuna is a HUGE KD fan and the second date was high on his priority list when he got in the ABC vaults over 25 years ago, but he assured me it was lost. Mike is such a fan he hired KD to play his high school prom. If he says the stuff is rejected (an unissuable), I'd take his word for it. KD had chops problems around this time and Charles Davis's intonation is always a "sometime thing". Everyone else in the band had personality/substance problems - looks like a recipe for a bummer to me. Sometimes producers protect artists' reputations by not releasing the stuff in spite of fans "right to make their own decisions". I respect this. I understand why writers burn manuscripts.

The '51 listing is a 78 by vocalist Frankie Passions. Rouse didn't think it was him. Rouse said he didn't play with Monk 'til years later.

Don't think anyone mentioned Motion by Leek Onitz.

I have neither the Japanese cd nor a scanner. I do have a domestic cd and will loan it to you if needed.

Does this disc now really have 3 alternates? The cms site repeats 3 titles giving a total of 9 tracks. This must be an error.

Last October I was contacted by Patrick Roques (BN cover artist) about licensing my catalog. He was working for this outfit.

Yup, that'd be my priorities.

Bob's his uncle?! That explains a bunch.

For 45 years of listening (really listening) only Duke.

Thanks. I'll see what they have that I need. Interesting series.

Having to listen to licks you'd heard over and over and over.............sorta like my relationship with my 86 year old dad.

At the time he first appeared, my attention was elsewhere. About 5 years later when he was "thrust" into my world, his Joan Crawford hair put me off. I hear he's a nice guy. Probably my loss.

Sorry I'm so damn late, but Happy Birthday Lonski!

Cancer. He recorded Adam's Effect in a wheel chair - shadows of Serge.

Check out Randy's tune Gingerbread. I was working away while the disc was playing and this track made me stop - I thought it was an unknown (to me) Herbie Nichols recording.

A few interesting musicians I don't recall anyone listing ( if I'm in error, sorry): Sammy Benskin Gene (Clarence) Shaw Wilbur Ware Vi Redd Frank Chace Jabbo Smith Louis Metcalf George Braith Lester Lashley Charles Tyler Allen Eager Turk Murphy Sonny Greer JR Monterose Louis Smith Shirley Horn Truck Parham Franz Jackson Eddie Harris Bobby Bradford John Carter Bob Skiver aka Rufus Brown - for CA Gene Barge Jump Jackson

This is an NPR show I listen to on Saturday afternoons. It is really a series of monologues/short stories built around a theme. A few months ago they did a program called Music Lessons. Parts made me laugh 'til I cried. Please take a listen. It is available online at http://www.thislife.org/ . Look for episode #104 from June 5, 1998.

I remember one night Doc introduced him as Geppetto. The whole band fell out. He looked the part. Arno Marsh is starting to look like a sole survivor. Go Arno!

But I do have the recording. There were two cylinders? I suppose Karl has the other one.

But I do have the recording.

Thanks JUSTINE. PS My wife named her PT Cruiser after you.

Shit, for a minute I thought you be saying YOU get up in the morning and do exercises..........

As an old fart, I'm with David on this one. 'cept I never saw "Pops" live. I did see him on TV tons of times, but never in the same room. I also missed Ayler. I be one lucky MF!