Stereojack

There is a stereo edition, but the stereo is not so good - her voice comes out from one channel only. It took a little while for some of the engineers to figure out how to create a stereo sound stage. The earliest stereo records sometimes differed from their mono counterparts. This was due to a couple of reasons: 1. Mono and stereo recordings were actually made on separate machines, and sometimes one of the machine malfunctioned. 2. The variable cutting lathe had yet to be developed. Since stereo grooves were slightly larger, sometimes it was necessary to eliminate a track or two.

This is a big one. Horace Silver is one of my favorite musicians. Luckily I got to see him many times over the years. He always had top notch bands, well-rehearsed and intricately arranged. And, of course, swinging their asses off!

I was fortunate to see him several times over the years. He was a true original, never afraid to adopt new technologies, to the dismay of some of his fans :-) He's on many great sides with Chico Hamilton, Art Farmer, Jimmy Giuffre, Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans, Paul Desmond, Ron Carter, and the list goes on and on. RIP, Jim.

I was a big fan of his 60's groups with Chas Lloyd and Gabor Szabo. Eventually discovered the "chamber jazz" bands he led in the 1950's. A marvelous musician, and a long and fruitful career. RIP, thank you for all the wonderful music.

Happiest of birthdays, Paul!

I wonder if you might be confusing this with the Mainstream LP entitled Daahoud, I think. It purports to be an audition tape presented to Bob Shad before he recorded them. In fact, it contains outtakes from the Emarcy sessions, all later included on the CD box. The GNP album was first issued on 10" LP, possibly before Brownie's death.

All three albums are worthwhile. Morgan is one of those guys who was known locally (in this case, Washington DC) but never pursued a career on the national level.

A marvelous musician - sometimes taken for granted because he was so busy and so very dependable. I got to see him with Basie and later with the New York Jazz Quartet. RIP, Frank.

Billie Holiday Verve boxed set John Coltrane in Stockholm (Dragon)

According to Kooper, the Bloomfield set is soon to be released.

I read this a few years ago. It's an entertaining, informative, and candid account of Al's experiences in the music biz. I recommend it highly.

Happy birthday, Dan!!!

Ballard wrote the song - made a bundle off of Checker's record.

Sad news - a great artist.

Samba de Orfeu, aka Theme From Black Orpheus

A large percentage of overpriced "collectables" on Ebay never actually sell - they just clutter the market, and confuse the novices. If I had a nickel for ever time a potential seller told me that "they're getting ($$ fill in the blank) for this on Ebay", I'd be rich.

This story has been around for a couple of years. As a record dealer, I question many of the "facts" he states. First, who says this collection is worth fifty million? No experienced dealer would. Looking at the specifics, he quotes $36,000 for a set of Elvis on Sun. Ridiculous! Every variation worldwide of certain single releases? Who cares? Also, the only way to make money from a collection like this is to break it up. He wants some rich sucker to come along and shell out millions, so that Mr. Mawhinney can take the money and run. Never gonna happen.

Marian was a marvelous musician and a great ambassador for jazz. RIP.

I first saw Cedar with Art Farmer around 1966, next with Freddie Hubbard around 1970. Since that time got to see him many times with a number of different groups, including the great Walton/Jones/Higgins trio and later versions with David Williams. It's no exaggeration to say that he is one of my top all time favorite musicians - a marvelous pianist and a brilliant composer. I really feel like I've lost an old friend.

Probably - 5 bucks? Good find!

French CBS did complete sets on Ellington, Basie, and Lunceford. Can't recall ever seeing one on Goodman.

Thank you, everybody!

Focus was owned by Mort Fega. Listing can be found here: http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/focus.htm No connection to Prestige that I can tell.

A fantastic musician, a real virtuoso. RIP.

Actually, the Hodges stuff was available for a time on a Boris Rose LP issued under Hodges' name. I haven't listened to it in years, but I recall that the sound was pretty good. Trane is actually pictured on the back of one of Hodges' Norgran LP's, but does not solo at all. The live sides offer a fine glimpse of how this band sounded live, and Trane sounds really good. One or two of the Navy tracks were on a Rhino 2-CD set some years ago which presented an overview of Trane's career. I agree that this 1945 stuff is strictly of historical interest.