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Les Strand plays Duke Ellington on the Hammond Organ (Fantasy 3256) Red Vinyl

Thanks Soulstation!

RE: Any difference between these and their previously issued Mosaics? I just noticed this thread: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=21646 I understand now--duh, The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark obviously does not include the quintets or sextets of March 1, 1962, June 18, 1962, or September 7, 1962. Edit: Although, it does seem to include the quintet date of December 23, 1961 but not the quartet date of October 27, 1961 with different bass and drums. Hmmn. Clearly, the Mosaic is more comprehensive, as is usually the case.

More questions for you ever-informative sources of knowledge: Any difference between these and their previously issued Mosaics?

Does anyone have the discography for the Monk Black Lion/Vogue Mosaic? Or any of the rest of the information provided with the set? I have the LP set but lack the booklet. Thanks, Jay Same goes for Jimmy Smith February 1957 Sessions Mosaic

Does anyone have the discography for the Monk Black Lion/Vogue Mosaic? Or any of the rest of the information provided with the set? I have the LP set but lack the booklet. Thanks, Jay

A few questions for you ever-informative sources of knowledge: My father gave me this Monk 10cd box set a few months ago. It's a good deal with a lot of music, but not the best sound, but hey I can't complain about a gift. Does anyone know the lineups, what these recordings were for, or any of that information? I think at least a lot of it in the beginning is from his blue note recordings because I have that box, and there is definitely some overlapping. Here is the tracklisting: CD 1 Recollections (W. Thomas) 2:41 Flyin’ Hawk (W. Thomas) 2:49 Drifting On A Reed (W. Thomas) 3:04 On The Bean (W. Thomas) 2:53 Thelonious (Monk) 3:01 Evonce (Quebec) 3:05 Monk’s Mood (Monk) 3:08 Humph (Monk) 2:55 Who Knows (Monk) 2:42 April In Paris (Duke – Harburg) 3:22 Introspection (Monk) 3:14 Evidence (Monk) 2:35 Total Time: 35:34 CD 2 Mysterioso (Monk) 2:45 Off Minor (Monk) 3:01 Epistrophy (Monk – Clarke) 3:07 Ruby My Dear (Monk - Swisher) 3:09 Nice Work If You Can Get It (I.Gershwin – G. Gershwin) 3:03 Well, You Needn’t (Monk) 3:00 Who Knows (Monk) 2:41 In Walked Bud (Monk) 2:58 Nice Work If You Can Get It (I.Gershwin – G. Gershwin) 3:01 Round Midnight (Monk – Williams – Hanighen) 3:10 Suburban Eyes (Quebec) 3:01 All The Things You Are (Hammerstein – Kern) 2:59 Total Time: 36:03 CD 3 I Should Care (Cahn – Stordhal – Weston) 3:02 Evidence (T. Monk) 2:35 Misterioso (T. Monk) 3:22 Epistrophy (T. Monk) 3:08 I Mean You (T. Monk) 2:47 Leap Frog (C. Parker) 2:30 Bloomdido (C. Parker) 3:26 An Oscar For Treadwell (C. Parker) 3:24 My Melancholy Baby (E. M. Burnett – Norton) 3:25 Mohawk (C. Parker) 3:36 Relaxin’ With Lee (C. Parker) 3:57 Ask Me Now (Alternate Take) (Monk) 4:27 Total Time: 39:43 CD 4 Four In One (Alternate Take) (Monk) 3:28 Ask Me Now (Monk) 3:17 Criss Cross (Monk) 2:57 Criss Cross (Alternate Take) (Monk) 2:49 Eronel (Monk) 3:03 Four In One (Monk) 3:29 Straight No Chaser (Monk) 2:27 Willow Weep For Me (Ronell) 3:02 Hornin’ In (Monk) 3:08 Let’s Cool One (Monk) 3:47 Skippy (Alternate Take) (Monk) 3:09 Total Time: 35:09 CD 5 Skippy (Monk) 3:00 Sixteen (Monk) 3:29 Carolina Moon (Davis – Burke) 3:27 I’ll Follow You (Turk – Ahlert) 3:46 Sixteen (First Take) (Monk) 3:30 Sixteen (Second Take) (Monk) 3:38 Little Rootie Tootie (Monk) 3:06 Monk’s Dream (Monk) 3:06 Bemesha Swing (Monk) 3:11 Reflections (Monk) 2:48 Total Time: 33:05 CD 6 We See (Monk) 5:15 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Harbach – Kern) 4:30 Let’s Call This (Monk) 5:07 Think Of One (Take 1) (Monk) 5:38 Think Of One (Take 2) (Monk) 5:44 Friday The 13th (Monk) 10:34 Locomotive (Monk) 6:22 Total Time: 43:15 CD 7 Hackensack (Monk) 5:10 Think Of One (Take 1) (Monk) 5:39 Think Of One (Take 1) (Monk) 5:44 Eronel (Monk) 2:33 Evidence (Monk) 3:06 Hackensack (Monk) 3:03 Off Minor (Monk) 2:34 Round About Midnight (Monk) 5:15 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Monk) 3:26 Well You Needn’t (Monk) 3:27 Total Time: 40:01 CD 8 Wee See (Monk) 2:36 Nutty (Monk) 5:15 Work (Monk) 5:17 I Want To Be Happy (Caesar – Youmans – Harbach) 7:42 The Way You Look Tonight (Fields – Kern) 5:11 More Than You Know (Youmans – Rose) 6:25 There Are Such Things (S. Rollins) 9:29 Total Time: 41:49 CD 9 Bag’s Groove (Jackson) 9:21 Bemsha Swing (Monk – Best) 9:28 Swing Spring (Davis) 9:06 The Man I Love (Gershwin – Gershwin) 7:57 Bags’ Groove (Jackson) 11:13 Total Time: 47:07 CD 10 Friends play Monk Round About Midnight (Monk) 2:56 Rhythm - N - Ning (Monk) 3:50 (Monk)’s Dream (Monk) 6:06 Well You Needn‘t (Monk) 5:22 52nd Street Theme (Monk) 3:07 Hornin’ In (Monk) 7:16 `Round Midnight (Monk – Williams – Hanighen) 7:05 Total Time: 35:45

Thanks trane. I'll try to be there to check that out.

http://www.museumstuff.com/zg.cgi?ln=Braithwaite

Hmm. That third link there in reference to the 2002 concert says, "The idea for the show began after the 1961 celebration where Elombe Brath, Kwame Brathwaite, and members of AJASS witnessed the event and decided to create the conditions for Black women to feel proud of their natural beauty." It looks like Kwame Brathwaite was one of the photographers--is that the one you referred to, Soul Stream? "Elombe Brath has been a selfless, learned and loyal educator in our community for more than fifty years. We first became aware of his activism as a very young founder/organizer of African Jazz Art Society and Studio (AJAZZ) progenitors of the ‘Black is Beautiful’ movement that spawned the Grandassa Models in the early 1960's. In addition to chairing the Patrice Lumumba Coalition, Elombe is the long time host for the weekly program ‘Afrikaleidoscope’ which airs on WBAI Pacifica Radio. Elombe has certainly enriched our lives with his valuable contributions to our cultural enlightenment." http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/421534/ Unsure of their relations to George Braith All these name changes have me out of Breaith!

If you are interested in some of this art, you may appreciate the art of Emory Douglas, the former minister of culture for the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. http://www.itsabouttimebpp.com/Emory_Art/E...ouglas_Art.html A book just came out about a year ago that collects most of his work. I highly recommend it: http://www.amazon.com/Black-Panther-Revolu...s/dp/0847829413 Here is a sample:

My thought as well. I do not know. From the NCA New York article: "AJAS produced its first jazz concert on December 24, 1956 at Small’s Paradise, with Lou Donaldson and the Bill English Quartet and a group of young budding jazz artists, George Braith, Bobby Capers, Vinnie McEwen, Oliver Beener, Pete LaRoca, Ray Draper and others."

Not sure if you're trying to be clever, but I think he is saying that issues of the magazine sold out due to the popularity of Lenny White, who is on the cover, and excitement for his reunion with RTF. It doesn't say that Lenny White sold out. If you think that is the case, that is something else entirely.

Yes. And brave--he could barely stand for that recording, so close to death. I liken writers like Penman knocking his classical pursuits and Varese-inspired work to fools knocking Bird for Stravinsky inspired more "serious" ideas. Just because Zappa had profane lyrics about poop and sex doesn't mean there isn't something more to his music, and just because Parker got head from random white women while high and sucking on chicken bones in the back of a taxi obviously doesn't mean that there isn't something more to his music.

The Baby Snakes DVD is testament to that too. Also, I saw his son Dweizel play his father's music pretty well a couple years ago with a lot of his old bandmates--Terry Bozio, Napoleon Murphy Brock, etc. Dweizel was accurate, though not nearly as charismatic as Frank.

Wow, sir!--show some respect, the man has been dead for a decade and a half! He was a legendary guitarist/composer. Some lyrics and themes are overly provocative for the sake of defying censorship. But if that gets to you, besides the significant work with the Mothers of Invention, like We're Just in it for the Money, listen to Hot Rats, Waka/Jawaka, the Grand Wazoo, or Uncle Meat and then tell me his music stank. Some of the 80s stuff where he experimented with drum machines and synthesizers is not my bag, but for the most part it is really creative stuff that predated and influenced a lot of wonderful music that has gotten more praise than it should have. Your opinion and mine differ, & that's ok. That's true Paul, it's all good. If you ever do spark an interest in Zappa, I recommend the Barry Miles bio from a few years back--great read.

Wow, sir!--show some respect, the man has been dead for a decade and a half! He was a legendary guitarist/composer. Some lyrics and themes are overly provocative for the sake of defying censorship. But if that gets to you, besides the significant work with the Mothers of Invention, like We're Just in it for the Money, listen to Hot Rats, Waka/Jawaka, the Grand Wazoo, or Uncle Meat and then tell me his music stank. Some of the 80s stuff where he experimented with drum machines and synthesizers is not my bag, but for the most part it is really creative stuff that predated and influenced a lot of wonderful music that has gotten more praise than it should have.

CD1 of Jimmy Smith--February 1957 Sessions

PM on the way for these!

Art Tatum--The Greatest Piano of Them All (Verve)

At Home: Commuting:

It is the home of Tatum. I thought he was dead... MG Thus spoke Zarathustra

It is the home of Tatum.

Charles Tolliver--Paper Man (Black Lion/Freedom) Arista reissue