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much appreciated for the link - great read with relevant paper clippings/pics covering SR's early musical years in Birmingham Just looked at my copy of Szwed - bought it in 1998 & it just seems like yesterday ("Time, he flexes like a whore")

saw Billy with Barney (he's an Australian) live here in Brisbane not that long after his return from the states - must have been round 2000 looks like it was originally released on the Australian independant label AIJA (Australian Independant Jazz Artists) in 1998 as CD only then rereleased in the mid 2000s on the Australian Jazzhead label.

Yep, four alternates now in toto - being fed in dribs & drabs - two in 1997, one in 2013 & the most recent in 2015

nope - it's part of the 60-61 sessions (Soul Station, Roll Call, Workout & Another Workout) that have been excluded from both Mobley Mosaics Just discovered that the previously unreleased alternate take (#7) of Blue Train has been reissued on a Blue Note Blu Ray only disc (UK, Europe & US) in 2015 - this also includes a further unreleased alternate take of Lazy Bird (tk #1) https://www.discogs.com/John-Coltrane-Blue-Train/release/7483613

here's a few more - not all alternates ie some Three Sounds titles were only first released in this series 1. Blakey - Moanin' "Blues March" (alt, tk # unknown) 6:01 2. Coltrane - Blue Train "Blue Train" (alt, tk #7) 7:12 3. Mobley - Workout "Three Coins In The Fountain" (alt, tk #19) 4:49 4. Three Sounds - Hey There "Billy Boy" 4:15 5. Three Sounds - Here We Come "The Girl Next Door" 4:36 6. Three Sounds - Here We Come "This Is The Way 'Tis" 4:26 7. Turrentine - Hustlin' "Trouble (No 2)" (alt, tk # unknown) 7:33 8. Turrentine - Jubilee Shout "Jubilee Shout" (alt, tk # unknown) 8:31

I almost picked up a copy (book & CDs, 2nd edition) in the '00s. IIRC Cadence (Klompfoot) music used to stock it. It wasn't cheap even then but nothing like the prices being asked for today.

Just finished reading this wonderful two part (Open Sky Jazz) in depth oral history interview with Bob Northern (Brother Ah/Aah) - what an amazing/fulfilling/giving life though some of his recollections regarding the racist behaviour he experienced in a number of the orchestras (classical) he played in or almost got to play in (other players walked off stage when he came on, refusing to play) is profoundly disturbing. https://www.openskyjazz.com/2018/05/a-life-in-music-from-robert-northern-to-brother-ah/ https://www.openskyjazz.com/2018/05/a-life-in-music-from-robert-northern-to-brother-ah-part-2/

I bought a few Black Jazz CDs (Carn, Bishop Jr, Franklin) round 2013/14 as Japanese releases licenced to Snowdog (2012 reissues)

have ordered the CD directly from the label

got the email this morning - wow!! that was a quick seller - was considering buying it later in the year but now can't hold off any longer - big hint will be going to my partner for my birthday in September

just checked mine - looks like I have all of them from #8 to #94 (was that the last one? - annual edition 2015 with Eddie Condon on cover) I have a few duplicates too (Mosaic did that for some reason) - used to cut out some of the pics & paste them onto heavier card & create birthday cards for people Thats a lot of scanning (86 booklets) to create PDF's - maybe I should slowly attempt that

Now available - got the email this morning & have ordered - excited 'bout this release

Unique Australian mono 10" cover design

Too young & too soon!!! will dearly miss you Keith Been playing King Crimson's "In The Wake of Poseidon" - "Cadence & Cascade" with Keith's piano has brought me to tears plus his performance on "Cat Food" is something else His Mujician FMP trilogy is stellar & his duo with Stan T (Supernova) are both favourites. Early on I had the Vertigo LP, "Dedicated To You......"

Night Dance (CD 71001) = Music for People, Birds...... (Choice LP 1001) The Train & The River (CD 71011) = River Chant (Choice LP 1011) both superb IMHO I picked up the Choice/Candid UK CD pressing a few years back

found my copy for $10Aus in a second hand record store here in Brisbane

I had always hoped for a Mosaic (big box or select) treatment of the Gene Norman concerts or maybe a Wardell Gray one - had even proposed those to Michael C way back in the past BTW, I have the UK Vogue 3LP set - it omits Be-Bop from April 47 & the 4 Witherspoon titles (cf Japanese 3LP equivalent) https://www.discogs.com/Gene-Norman-Gene-Normans-Just-Jazz-Concerts/release/5992485

Maxine Roach/Uptown String Quartet in the recent "A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood" - they are actually in the movie plus they contribute to the original soundtrack

I really feel for all of you, especially in the states, UK & Europe. We've been so lucky here in Australia, only 97 fatalities (6950 total positives COVID) from a population of 25 million. Just under a third have been from those dreaded cruise ships. We (and New Zealand) closed ourselves off from the rest of the world reasonably early on. Here in the state of Queensland (just over 5 million) where I live (Brisbane) there have only been 4 fatalities so far. Minimal pressure on our hospitals ATS & things are starting to open up again, at different stages in different states (New South Wales & Victoria are being more cautious as they have higher numbers of cases & had a more significant death rate. Hoping with all the upcoming relaxation we don't get a massive rebound second wave. It's been an absolute massive hit to our economy (hospitality, tourism, international students - mainly from China - third most important contributor to our GDP), unemployment for May/June will jump to 10% Stay safe in these uncertain/unknown times

I upgraded my early "Live in Japan" CD issues (two x2 CD sets) in 2011 with the 5CD Live In Japan SHM set (has an extra CD of interviews made in Japan at the time of the tour) https://www.discogs.com/John-Coltrane-Live-In-Japan/release/9469589

Will add this to my meagre jazz graphic novel collection

or Frank Zappa in 63 (maybe a bit late?)

No not yet, part of an email I received from Dark Tree recently - looking forward to this - already have one track (I think) on the CD that came with one of Steven's previous publications on Horace

RIP Lee - will miss you & your magic alto but your music will live on I was lucky enough to see Lee perform in September of 2017 at Kitano's (NYC) see pic - had a fantastic up front table Also saw him in the audience scatting along to the Barry Harris Trio at the Village Vanguard a few nights later Magic times in NYC