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RIP. I watched "Conversation" last week.

#010 (!) just arrived.

R.I.P. A legend.

Label: Arista – AL 1012, Freedom – AL 1012 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing Country: US Released: 1975 Side A recorded on January 29,1975 at C.I. Studios, New York City. Side B recorded in February 1972 at Archway Studios, St. Louis, Missouri. 'The Hard Blues' is a previously unreleased track from the recording sessions for Hemphill's "Dogon A.D." album. https://www.discogs.com/release/1775960-Julius-Hemphill-Coon-Bidness

The liner notes as offered by the label https://nwr-site-liner-notes.s3.amazonaws.com/80850.pdf

A photo from the event. Chris Cacavas (Green on Red original member) on the keyboards.

The first set had recent songs. At the 2nd set they played the whole Medicine Show album.

By the way, two days ago the legendary 80s group "Dream Syndicate" with Steve Wynn played in Athens - they closed their set with their John Coltrane Stereo Blues with quotes of the 'A Love Supreme'. Very nice.

Sure. Send me a PM.

It is mentioned in this film that Blue Note sent her in 2001 a check of $40,000.-- against royalties. We can see also Mingus praising her wishing to work with her.

A marvelous 2025 production on Jutta Hipp. Very nice. German : Being Hipp - First Lady of European Jazz - Die ganze Doku | ARTE French: Being Hipp : la première dame du jazz européen - Regarder le documentaire complet | ARTE

I just received it and I am watching it right now. Really nice. Thank you for notifying us about this Criterion release.

soon on cd too: https://thelostrecordings.store/en/collections/tous-nos-produits/products/john-coltrane-live-in-finland-1961-1962-double-uhqcd

I have the CD that offers 2 tracks where Jim Hall is added, Mulligan leaves the baritone sax to Desmond and plays the piano.

After reading your message, I played both the 1991/Schaap CD and the 1997 Verve later issue. The Schaap CD is so compressed lacking dynamics. The 1997 (original mix) one plays far better in my system.

Looks great. But not available at my location

Thank you, such amazing treasures, indeed. For some reason I listened yesterday to the Gunther Schuller interview around Louis Armstrong. Exceptional. And having Schuller saying that after the end of his evening job at the MET orchestra as horninst in the 40s, he went ahead to the 52 street etc. to see the Bird, Gillespie, Monk et al. ignoring *then* Satchmo who was so hostile to the new music.

This morning before going to work, I played the last SACD from the recent japanese set. I loved it in terms of performance ans sound quality. Hopefully I will compare soon with the 1995 US set and then let you know of any material differences.

https://www.plosin.com/milesahead/PluggedNickel.aspx "At first the producers of the domestic project -- executive producer Michael Cuscuna, Bob Belden, and Steve Berkowitz and Kevin Gore from Columbia -- worked with masters provided by Sony Japan. The project was suspended, however, when archivists in Columbia's Manhattan storage facility came upon a cache of twenty-five 1/2" three-track "B reels," recorded on a second deck as backups for those times when the reels on the master deck were being changed. These new reels included more than twenty minutes of music that was missing from the supposedly complete Japanese set! All the tunes that were issued in edited form on the Sony Japan set could be restored to their full length. (For details on the restored passages, what was restored and where, see the notes to the December 22 and December 23 sessions elsewhere on this site.)"

https://vinyl.sonymusic.com/products/miles-davis-the-complete-plugged-nickel-live-1965-10lp-box-set Ship Date: January 30, 2026 A 10LP reissue of Miles Davis's legendary 1965 "Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel" performances, featuring Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams, is being released for the jazz legend's centennial, featuring high-resolution masters, individually designed LP jackets, and an extensive booklet. These recordings, considered among the greatest live jazz albums ever made, capture the Second Great Quintet in a moment of peak improvisation, dismantling and rebuilding tunes on the fly. The new set, cut from Mosaic's high-res masters, offers fans access to one of jazz's most mythologized live events after the original release was relegated to pricey secondary markets in the early 90s. Format: 10 LPs, pressed on 140-gram black vinyl. Content: The full 7+ hours of music from the seven sets recorded on December 22-23, 1965, at Chicago's Plugged Nickel Café. Masters: Cut from high-resolution Mosaic masters. Packaging: Each LP has a newly designed jacket, and the set is housed in a gold foil-embossed slipcase box. Booklet: A 44-page, 12"x12" Smyth-sewn book with rare Plugged Nickel photos and extensive new liner notes by Syd Schwartz and Bob Blumenthal

Ember box: 14 Feb 1950, Birdland: I Can't Get Started 1:07 Fremaux Vol.8: NYC mid 1950: I Can't Get Started 4:53 (Bernie Leighton p., Ray Brown b., Buddy Rich dr.) - prob. radio transcription around the With Strings session incl. thus same group (acc. the liner notes)

Regarding EU orders, CDjapan offers the option the import taxes either to be charged at paid by the buyer at check out, or *not* to be charged at check out (and in this case the package will/may be subject to customs clearance). I always choose the latter and shipping with the Japanese Postal services, because in this way the customs clearance and delivery will be done by the Greek postal services, while DHL/UPS et al. charge crazy handling fees on top of the legal import tax. Wouldn't this work with shipments to USA as well?

https://jazzinbritain1.bandcamp.com/album/impressions-of-new-york?cart_redirected=1 I just bought it, and have listened to the first two tracks. A great band. Wonderful compositions, sound, arrangements and performance. "The flyer for the October 1980 Camden Jazz Week announced a first commission for Geoff Castle, describing him as one of Britain’s most talented keyboard players. It went on… “Geoff, like many of his contemporaries, was first involved in the jazz scene as a member of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, and subsequently through Graham Collier Music. He is currently a member of Nucleus, leads his own group, Strange Fruit, and occasionally surfaces with Paz and the Morrissey/Mullen Band, and with the Musicians Union’s travelling jazz/rock workshop team. It is, however, Geoff's individual ability as a leader/composer that is featured here: he has, in the past, contributed material to both Strange Fruit and Nucleus, and, indeed, performed solo. Impressions of New York, inspired by a recent visit to that city, is his first larger-scale work, and will traverse both acoustic and electric areas of jazz - the ten-piece group includes tuned and LA percussion and synthesisers alongside an impressive line-up of soloists. Impressions of New York has been commissioned by the Jazz Centre Society for the Camden Jazz Week with funds provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain.” The Impressions of New York suite was performed by a Geoff Castle ten-piece group called Geoff Castle’s Impressions Orchestra, either in full or in part, on four occasions between 1980 and 1983. Three of those concerts are included on this release. Although it was never recorded for album release, we believe Geoff did plan this. It definitely should have been and so Jazz In Britain is claiming this as another ‘lost album’ discovery. " released August 15, 2025 Ian Carr - trumpet & flugelhorn Guy Barker – trumpet & flugelhorn Paul Nieman – trombone Brian Smith – saxes & flute Tim Whitehead – saxes, clarinet & flute Glenn Cartlidge – guitar Geoff Castle - keyboards Ron Mathewson – bass & bass guitar Roger Sellers – drums Frank Ricotti – vibraphone & percussion Recorded live at the Camden Jazz Week, The Roundhouse, Camden, 30 October 1980 1. Manhattan Dawn 7:25 2. Village Vanguard 6:00 3. 7th Avenue South 6:43 4. Streets at Night 7:00 Ian Carr - trumpet & flugelhorn Dick Pearce – trumpet & flugelhorn Paul Nieman – trombone Tim Whitehead – saxes & flute Phil Todd – saxes & flute Geoff Castle - keyboards Ed Speight – guitar Chucho Merchán – bass & bass guitar Nic France – drums Frank Ricotti – vibraphone & percussion Recorded live in session in London, 17 April 1983 5. Riding High 8:05 6. Waltz For Bill 9:10 7. Demon Dance 11:10 Guy Barker – trumpet & flugelhorn Dick Pearce – trumpet & flugelhorn Paul Nieman – trombone Tim Whitehead – saxes & flute Phil Todd – saxes & flute Geoff Castle - keyboards Ed Speight – guitar Chucho Merchán – bass Nic France – drums Frank Ricotti – vibraphone & percussion Recorded live at the Ealing Jazz Festival, Questors Theatre, Ealing, 25 February 1983 The Complete Impressions Of New York Suite: 1. Manhattan Dawn 12:01 2. Village Vanguard 15:02 3. Waltz For Bill 7:55 4. 7th Avenue South 10:55 5. Streets At Night 12:03 These recordings were transferred from reel tapes in Geoff Castle’s archives, kindly loaned to Jazz In Britain by Caroline Castle. The transfers were made by Dr Malcolm Wilson who also mastered the album. The cover art was drawn by Alban Low. The booklet and sleeve were designed by Pete Woodman. Thanks to the following members of Geoff Castle’s Impressions Orchestra who consented to the release of this album: Selina Carr on behalf of her father Ian, Guy Barker, Dick Pearce, Tim Whitehead, Phil Todd, Paul Nieman, Ed Speight, Frank Ricotti, Brian Smith, Nic France and Glenn Cartlidge who sadly passed away while we were producing this album. Special thanks go to Caroline Castle and Brian Smith. Produced by Dr. Malcolm Wilson and John Thurlow for Jazz In Britain. ℗ & © Jazz in Britain Ltd. 2025 www.jazzinbritain.org

Thanks. ...since the original was not in-stock at the record store nearby 🙂, I will check with the CD after I receive my package...

It is mentioned at the sh forum that these Mike Taylor reissues are cut quite low.