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many thanks for the link, especially one that isn't just MP3 files - AIFF for me so I can burn to CDr & play on a decent HiFi, not a computer Unfortunately I can't play FLAC files

yep, everything digital - booklet & music (available from Feb 15) has anyone downloaded yet?

I also love Michael Giles drumming, especially on McDonald & Giles. "Light & Crisp" expresses it perfectly. Been a KC aficionado since the early 70s. My fav LPs are "Lark's Tongues" with Jamie Muir & The sparse metalish "Red" trio (Ian McDonald actually guests on alto). Even though I listen to/have a huge amount of avant/free jazz I still have trouble listening to the free section of Moonchild

Absolutely amazing recordings - I've managed to download from YouTube & separate the 1hr & 10mins of sublime Byas (also 5 minutes of John Mehegan solo piano) into separate tracks plus use a bit of declicking (via Audacity). What a find. Thanks so much Michael

according to Wild (JC Reference) the concert was in 1966 (Feb 19) - the John Coltrane Group was part of the "Titans of The Tenor" Show According to Wild there is a tape of the concert (he hadn't heard it)

thanks

isn't that Alex Von Schlippenbach playing piano? also is that a very young Paul Lovens on second drums Stanko, Schoof & Wheeler on tp Mangelsdorff? & Rutherford tb a very obvious Evan Parker who is playing bass - doesn't look like Kowald - maybe Barry Guy?

though I think the Hat release is missing the spoken intros by Peter Bergman

all material in the Revenant box

this is a comprehensive list of the Bird's Eyes CDs/CDrs - note that the later releases were CDrs http://birdparkerslegacy.com/CPCD/CD_miura/AlbumPhilology.html

September 9, 2009 We've all become accustomed to bad news for the past five years, both in the United States and globally and in the arts as well as the world economy. But what we just discovered is a first in bad news for Mosaic Records. Each of our sets is manufactured by the label that owns and licenses to us the masters contained in the set. One of our major licensors changed pressing plants for the tens of thousands of titles it manufactures. Unfortunately a number of Mosaic titles (mostly Selects) were deleted and all of the components and masters were destroyed in process. Mosaic Records cannot afford to remaster and remanufacture components for the remaining run of these titles and due to contractual issues there is no relief from the responsible parties. We have no choice but to prematurely retire these titles. For some, we still have some inventory. But for others, we are forced to tell you without warning that we are out of stock and these titles will never be available again. As champions of the completist concept, we know how important collecting a complete set of releases is and heartfully apologize for this set of circumstances. Limited Inventory Available The Complete Blue Note Lou Donaldson Sessions (#215) "Hear Donaldson in such an orgiastic feast as this, and he becomes something of a monster player - gorgeous sound, capable of playing in all manners of contexts and always dripping with such blues-based earthiness..." - Jeff Simon, Buffalo News 6 CDs - $96 The Complete Roulette Dinah Washington Recordings (#227) "No matter what she sang, Dinah operated by a simple philosophy: 'When you get inside of a tune, the soul in you should just come out. You should just be able to step back and let that soul come right out.'" - Nadine Cohodas, liner notes 5 CDs - $85 Mosaic Select: Bennie Green (MS-003) "His execution is clearly defined, non-exhibitionistic and liberally impregnated with the devices and characteristic phrasing of the be-bop style, yet he always manages to retain something of the real jam session atmosphere." - Raymond Horricks 3 CDs - $44 Mosaic Select: John Patton (MS-006) "This set came into being as a result of a desire to celebrate and make available the first three John Patton albums that Blue Note released: Along Came John, The Way I Feel and Oh Baby! These were a pretty heady triumvirate with which to launch a solo career." - Michael Cuscuna, liner notes 3 CDs - $44 Mosaic Select: Curtis Amy (MS-007) Texas tenorman Curtis Amy had a long and distinguished career as a jazz artist, studio musician and record executive. During his years with Pacific Jazz, he recorded six superb albums that revealed an artist who constantly challenged himself as an improviser and as a composer. 3 CDs - $44 Mosaic Select: Duke Pearson (MS-008) Duke Pearson's watermark runs through Blue Note's output in the '60s. As a recording artist, he led lyrical trios, soulful sextets and a roaring big band. But his final Blue Note sessions showed his palate expanding to embrace Brazilian rhythms and melodies and impressionistic harmonies. 3 CDs - $44 Mosaic Select: Bud Shank/Bob Cooper (MS-010) "...the cool tag can be pretty safely applied to Bud Shank and Bob Cooper. Both were West-Coasters who served apprenticeships with Stan Kenton and both employed lightly swinging rhythm sections and all kinds of arranging devices." - Christopher Loudon, JazzTimes 3 CDs - $44 Mosaic Select: Pacific Jazz Piano Trios (MS-019) "The six tracks that represent virtually the entire legacy of Richard Twardzik as leader are of special interest, but the set succeeds on the strength of the contributions of Freeman and Fischer." - Duck Baker, Coda 3 CDs - $44 The following titles are no longer available: Mosaic Select: Bob Brookmeyer (MS-009) Mosaic Select: Don Pullen (MS-013) Mosaic Select: Dexter Gordon (MS-014) Mosaic Select: Art Pepper (MS-015) Mosaic Select: Johnny Richards (MS-017) Mosaic Select: Freddie Select (MS-018) Freddie Select!!!???????

Steve, I have watched that episode, but not the whole series (my partner has though) - I found the series generally over the top, corny, light & fluffy (lots of overacting) though Esse Davis is a fine actor (fantastic in the Australian movie "The Babadook"). Yes, I remember the music feeling out of sync ie later period material. The book is a fantastic read from a sociopolitical (and popular culture) angle with what was happening in Australia at that time. I've had the Sonny Clay Frog CD for quite a few years now so was aware of this historic encounter of Australia with African American culture/music/theatre and the spin offs from our retrograde White Australia Policy (WAP).

Great new text on the Sonny Clay Orchestra fiasco back in 1928 (Australian Tour) & the White Australia Policy - things were really stacked up against them going up to very senior levels of Government. Author is a historian so the text is backed up with a multitude of references - Reminded me of Robyn Kelley's tome on Monk.

fantastic!!! Rick has been working on his online discography/sessionography for years - been following it Finally it'll be in hard copy

totally agree with the section on CD Box sets (plus extensive/informative booklets in many cases, though the print was often miniscule) - CD is the best medium for listening to artists /various artists larger outputs. So suited to Mosaic's mission/game plan. I remember the early Mosaic catalogues only advertised vinyl & as CDs emerged the catalogues had addenda exhibiting the CD versions. Turning a vinyl disc every 20 minutes or so can get tedious eg the Keynote, Commodore massive sets - pity they were never given a proper CD Rx. I know that Fresh Sound did a digital job (basically bootleg) on the Keynote set - no alts though.

RIP Emil

thanks J.A.W. that's right it was Cindy BTW, I bought my Tina Brooks set in October '93, 8 years after it was initially released - the Mosaic sets weren't fast sellers back then but they were also released in larger numbers

just read it & a truly fascinating (& thorough) article - still difficult to say if she really was a fabulist (an impressive one at that, if so) or how much truth lies in her amazing anecdotes

RIP Fred Wonder if the Relative Pitch CD (The Corner) at Cafe Oto in 2015 with Roger Turner was his last recorded music? I'll play it today as a tribute. Fred Van Hove was a Belgian jazz musician and a pioneer of European free jazz. He was a pianist, accordionist, church organist, and carillonist, an improviser and a composer.

That's awful - RIP Charles I was communicating with Dennis only last month (December 2021) & mentioned Charles - here's his response Another musician whom you’ve collaborated with & I am very fond of is Charles Brackeen - do you still keep in touch with him. I presume he’s still with us though due to his health issues (mental) he has not been able to play for some time now. He was declared dead by one of the owners of Silkheart Records, Lars-Olof Gustafsson maybe 15 years ago. After I had mourned his death, one evening my phone rang, and a familiar voice said, "You thought I was dead, didn't you?". I jumped out of my skin! So anyway, after that I tried to keep up with him, but his life was a mess and I could not keep up. I don't think anyone, except maybe the L.A. County coroner knows if he is still alive, which I doubt he is. One day I'll write about him and about his state of mind, which was a really different kind of mind than I've ever encountered. Let's just say that he was interesting and magical.

The three tracks are also on the RLR disc "Lennie Tristano All Stars Live At The Cafe Bohemia"

Wow!!! just watched - any live footage of Warne (for me) is gold "Produced in Cooperation with the National Council of Churches of Christ" !!!

Gheorghe, same thing has happened to me here in Australia but in reverse. My brother's partner, who is German used to wear a cap advertising Austria with a kangaroo logo & a line through it plus the script "Austria - No Kangaroos" BTW, I received my Bird in LA double disc a couple of days ago - I'm pleasantly surprised by the SQ - the source materials (acetates, AFRS Jubilee pristine discs, second gen tape for the ranch sessions etc) make these versions far superior to any previous releases. I also have a good idea what would have been on the flexi/7" that came with the Bird in LA graphic novel - I'd say it was the three (or two) tracks from the previously unreleased JATP Shrine Auditorium 48 set where CP is playing stoned/pissed & quite out of it. The LP version (don't know why anyone would want this version except maybe for the larger & readable booklet - the CD version is tiny) is receiving multiple complaints on discogs 16 Dec 2021 My first copy had a vinyl dimple on record, which made my needle bounce I work in a record store where we had a few copies. I returned it got a second copy. The second is the dirtiest new record I have ever seen. There is a lot of terrible junk all over these records. cleaned it, sounds good .... but this is awful Quality Control !!! It’s a mixed bag. Given these recordings started at 1945 it’s impressive to say the least. Just don’t go in thinking this a Audiophile Jazz recording. Some sections sound great, others not so much. The vinyl itself was dirty, after a cleaning it played fine with the normal amount of pops and clicks throughout. The box is pretty nice. Sounds good and a nice package but every LP was dirty/discolored and full of fingerprints. I was surprised it sounded as good as it does. Not sure where it was pressed (not on the shrink so it’s definitely not somewhere worth mentioning). Quality control is lacking

not sure if this has already been mentioned but I've just come across a "colour" version (YouTube) of the Earl Wilson Show featuring Leonard Feather & Charlie/Dizzy both receiving Downbeat awards then the quintet playing Hot House. I've been aware of the B&W version for years & actually have it on DVD. Has this been artificially colourised or is it original? Seeing comments purporting both versions dick hyman was a giant. huge respect from all the other giants of the day. this is amazing early dumont rca color test, kine-scope.... Please don't colorize this. It looks ridiculous and is an incredible distraction.