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looks like all 4 are getting the CD treatment

great news, finally a CD release It's not yet listed on the Souffle Continu site, including SC Bandcamp, actually can't find it anywhere except Soundohm ATS

RIP Danny - versatile & wonderful bassist saw him play with Richard Thompson here in Brisbane, late 90s? Have been enjoying the recent Nick Drake 5LP "Making of 5 Leaves Left" set - quite a bit of unreleased Danny here (10 previously unreleased takes)

add 1969/11/2 London, UK - Ronnie Scott's - BBC TV broadcast - I have a 7 minute recording of "Fragments of a Dedication....."

enjoying this recent JIB release (#4 from the contemporary Jazz Now series) The Dark Days Quartet (named after a James Baldwin text of essays) perform James Baldwin inspired improv & composed material Pat Thomas from the group "Ahmed" on ivories with Cleveland Watkiss on loops & recitation/vocals (extracts from the Baldwin essays). Neil Charles (b) leads the quartet & also has composer credits plus Mark Sanders on drums Recorded live at Cafe Oto last October (2024) https://jazzviews.net/neil-charles-dark-days-quartet/

has anyone mentioned a Lester Young live Birdland set - there is the Boris Rose 6LP set "The President" as a starter & I'm sure there would be more - that material could be cleaned up & digitalised - some has in dribs & drabs

I was in the same situation as you & bought this set in dribs & drabs over 4 years (2001-2014) only missing out on disc 2 where an Organissimo member burnt me a CDr also back in 2014. That same year I also scored a booklet from Mosaic. Normally I would have photocopied this on an A4 scanner (do this for a jazz friend in Sydney, particularly the Mosaic sets). I came a cross an alternate method today ie use a scanner iPhone App ie Adobe Scanner - I've managed effectively to scan the whole booklet as a PDF file - it's 27.9MB - I could send this to you via Dropbox if you like?

RIP Mark - wonderful Turtles harmonies didn't realise he sang on T-Rex's "Bang A Gong" The "Mudshark" dialogue also came to mind

on my birthday list

Wonder if anyone has previously mentioned an Ahmed Abdul-Malik set - six original releases on various labels (Riverside, Prestige, New-Jazz, RCA-Victor, Status) - would have been a nice Mosaic Select IMHO. The UK Avid label have 4 of the releases on a twofer CD set. Won't happen now with the demise of Selects. The recent live (Stockholm, club residency over 5 nights) tribute 5CD set "Giant Beauty" by [Ahmed] (yes, the brackets are part of the name) is highly recommended IMHO.

agreed

Anyone for Art Clokey proto-Gumby jazz performed by the Mel Powell trio found this The jazz music on Art Clokey's short film Gumbasia was the drum-dominated instrumental "Don-Que-Dee" by The Mel Powell Trio. This 1954 recording by the trio accompanied the claymation film, helping Art Clokey secure the funding needed to produce the first Gumby short.

Here's the 5 LY 1952 Birdland sessions from current Lord Lester Young Quartet : Jesse Drakes (tp) Lester Young (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Aaron Bell (b) Lee Abrams (d) or Jo Jones (d-1) WNEW radio broadcast, "Birdland", New York, April 25, 1952 Neenah Ambrosia AMB-30 (I don't stand a) Ghost of a chance (with you) - In a little Spanish town - Destination moon (1) - Lester leaps in - Note: Ambrosia AMB-30 titled "Lester Young: The President, Vol. 3". All above titles also on Jazz View (Eu)COD-037 [CD] titled "Historical Masters : Lester Young - The President, Volume 3"; see May 2 & 3, 1952 for rest of CD. All above titles also on Prez Box (It)PB1-22, JUTB (It)CD-3028 [CD], Sound Hills (Jap)SSCD-8035/50 [CD]. [Y750]Add Lester Young Quartet : Jesse Drakes (tp) Lester Young (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Aaron Bell (b) Lee Abrams (d) NBC radio broadcast, "Birdland", New York, April 26, 1952 Tea for two (unissued) I cover the waterfront - Up 'n Adam - Three little words - Note: These items have proved untraceable and the tape is probably lost. [Y751]Add Lester Young Quintet : Jesse Drakes (tp) Lester Young (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Aaron Bell (b) Lee Abrams (d) NBC radio broadcast, "Birdland", New York, May 2, 1952 Up `n' Adam Ambrosia AMB-30 'Deed I do - , Curcio (It)GJ99 How high the moon - Pennies from Heaven - Note: All above titles also on Prez Box (It)PB1-22, JUTB (It)CD-3028 [CD], Jazz View (Eu)COD-037 [CD], Sound Hills (Jap)SSCD-8035/50 [CD]. [Y752]Add Lester Young Quintet : Jesse Drakes (tp) Lester Young (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Aaron Bell (b) Lee Abrams (d) NBC radio broadcast, "Birdland", New York, May 3, 1952 Up `n' Adam Ambrosia AMB-30, Jazz View (Eu)COD-037 [CD] 'Deed I do Ambrosia AMB-40, Jazz View (Eu)COD-038 [CD] Note: Ambrosia AMB-40 titled "Lester Young: The President, Vol. 4". Jazz View (Eu)COD-038 [CD] titled "Historical Masters - Lester Young - The President, Volume 4"; see May 3, 1952, August 27, 1952 & January 3, 1953 for rest of CD. Both above titles also on Prez Box (It)PB1-22, JUTB (It)CD-3028 [CD], Sound Hills (Jap)SSCD-8035/50 [CD]. [Y753]Add Lester Young Quintet : Jesse Drakes (tp) Lester Young (ts) Gil Coggins (p) Aaron Bell (b) Connie Kay (d) NBC radio broadcast, "Birdland", New York, August 2, 1952 Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (theme) (unissued) Up `n' Adam Ambrosia AMB-40, I Giganti del Jazz (It)GJ99 (I don't stand a) Ghost of a chance (with you) - , I Giganti del Jazz (It)GJ52 In a little Spanish town - , I Giganti del Jazz (It)GJ99 Too marvellous for words - , I Giganti del Jazz (It)GJ52 Neenah - , I Giganti del Jazz (It)GJ52 Note: I Giganti del Jazz (It)GJ52 titled "Lester Young, Dizzy Gillespie, Cal Tjader". All issued titles also on Prez Box (It)PB1-22, JUTB (It)CD-3029 [CD], Jazz View (Eu)COD-038 [CD], Sound Hills (Jap)SSCD-8035/50 [CD].

James to the rescue!!

one of my fav Lacy sets - when I met him after a concert here in Brisbane in the late 90s IIRC he actually brought up Irene & praised her performances - actually, I've never had an issue with her vocals.