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Listening right now... I'll post a set list after. Bertrand.

This will probably never come out again due to some licensing cock-up. Highly recommended. Bertrand.

The check is in the mail. Bertrand.

I don't hear it in iTunes (I downloaded the box). I'll check out the physical CD later. Also on the Mosaic box is a little chirp at the beginning of 'Don't Get Too Hip' (around 1:05). Anyone else hear this? I have the TOCJ of Freddie Hubbard's Goin' Up and I had noticed something similar at the end of Freddie's solo on 'The Changing Scene'. I suspect we are looking at the same phenomenon. Bertrand.

Serious question, not that I would have the money: how much would it cost to buy the entire Blue Note catalog off these idiots? I have a hunch that someone competent could still break even selling Blue Note material if you combine CDs and downloads. Bertrand.

I ordered the Andrew Hill solo select set when Mosaic offered free shipping. I just finished going through it a couple of times - it's some really beautiful, peaceful music, and thinking about the stress Andrew was going through at the time knowing his wife was dying makes these performances all the more poignant. I have a couple of questions: 1) On the master take of 'California Tinge' (disc 2 #1) I hear a couple of squeaking/chirping sounds somewhere between 2:00 and 2:30 which could well be coming from the piano but sound a bit odd. Did anyone else notice this? I am hoping it is not a defect in the CD. 2) I noticed that some tunes are variations on each other but this is not mentioned in the notes. I believe 'California Tinge' and 'Reverend DuBop' are pretty much the same piece, and the last two tracks about Pittsburg, CA are essentially the same composition. Anyone else agree? Thanks, Bertrand.

Thanks to everyone for their kind wishes! ISODignity, I did get a free coffee from Borders! No pastry this time, which is just as well for my girth. I'm sorry I never did get back to you about getting together for lunch. Please send me a PM with your e-mail and we'll try to get together this summer. 'The place' we know and love has gotten totally insane. 'Suzy Creamcheese' in on a roll. Bertrand.

Brownie, Looking forward to the Butch concert on Saturday at 5:00 PM U.S. time. I'd like to hear the Stanley Cowell as well, but may have to skip it. So, to listen, I just use the 'ecouter le direct' option or do I have to click something else? I assume this station just streams 24 hours a day? I hope someone can 'capture' this stream... Bertrand.

Ray, Please accept my deepest condolences. Bertrand.

Definitely get that DVD - the only known film frootage of Tina. I agree that his compositions are great. Too bad we only know of 18 of them. Bertrand.

Does Kenny G-spot play anything but soprano (I did not say 'well')? That would be news to me. Ron Holloway is best-known for his stint with Dizzy. He's from D.C. although I haven't seen his name in a while. Bertrand.

Happy birthday! Bertrand.

Sorry this seemed to have gone under the radar screen of D.C. jazz fans, but it was a beautiful, memorable performance. Joel Frahm kicked ass - very imaginative solos. At one point he slipped in a quote of 'Bewitched, Bothered etc.' in such a sneaky way that it just cracked me up. Many great soloists in the band - a special mention needs to be made of drummer Tony Martucci who just was on top of every rhythmic trick in the arrangements. Mark Masters' arrangements are wonderful. His original piece for the project, 'Sitatunga' so cleverly captures Dewey's spirit that Joel was fooled and thought it was one of Dewey's tunes! I can think of no better testimonial to the genius of Dewey Redman than the following fact: some of the musicians in the orchestra were probably not that familiar with Dewey's work (although Tony did record a couple of tracks with him). Yet, by the end of the evening, clearly everyone was totally into it and really successful in capturing Dewey's spirit although they were playing his tunes as re-arranged in a far different setting than the originals. This was particularly obvious when they played two tunes over from the first set: 'I-Pimp' and "Boody'. The versions in the first set were excellent. The versions in the second set were even better. After playing them once, the members of the band showed that they had completely grasped what Dewey (and Mark) had in mind. One of the best gigs I have ever attended. A special thanks to whoever it was on this forum (Rooster?) who first hipped me to Mark's work (the Grachan record), leading me to get to know him and eventually hook him up with Brad. I am a human rolodex. Bertrand.

Was Gryce there as well? Definitely worth being grounded for a week. Bertrand.

I thought this was going to be about Joe Maini. Bertrand.

The unavailable LP has 6 tracks (plus a ringtone!): Redman 1 (Parts 1-6). There also seems to be a compilation called Riffmania 1 with two (other?) tracks by Dewey: Dewey Redman 7 and Dewey Redman 8. This one seems to be available. Bertrand.

Thanks for digging up the cover - love the look on Dewey's face! I bet they're something interesting going on on this record, regardless of what it is. Bertrand. P.S.: Oh wait, there's a phone number. What the hell - I'll try to call. Has anyone else already tried?

My friend Brad Linde is presenting a tribute to Dewey Redman this Thursday 6/3 at Bohemian Caverns in D.C. It's his large ensemble with Joel Frahm as guest tenor, playing Mark Masters' arrangements from his album Farewell Walter Dewey Redman. Hope some of you can make it. This will be very special to me - Dewey was one of my first musical heroes, even before Wayne Shorter and Jackie McLean who I discovered later (discovering Dewey first was kind of a fluke, but a happy one). I'm glad that I got to see him a number of times, but I still wish there could have been many more opportunities. Bertrand.

We discussed this obscure record a few years back but I can't find the thread. Does anyone have titles, date, etc.? Did anyone ever scare up a copy? Thanks, Bertrand.

I got it - it's excellent. Bertrand.

Sorry to hear about Mrs. Fuller. I met her once; she was a very nice lady. Bertrand.

It seems the tour went well based on the friends of Butch Warren page on FB. There's a 10-minute clip on youtube from Duc Des Lombards. Bertrand.

The specators looked bored to tears. I guess they are used to seeing a man get a bull's horn rammed down his throat every day. I think of bullfighting as a way of thinning the herd. Of stupid humans. Bertrand.

'Kelley implies that Clark did steal the tune, and that Monk didn't want to make an issue of it'. Kelley contradicts himself at that point in the book. He claims that Monk knew about it but decided not to tell anyone. But then how would Kelley know that Monk knew about it, unless he used a ouija board? My guess is that Monk never heard Fickle Sonance and therefore never knew. Butch Warren did not remember any question at the record date that the tune might not be Sonny's, so my guess is Jackie knew nothing about it until the T.S. Monk date. Don't know if anyone ever asked him about it. I'm with Kevin on this - I still have my doubts. The bridge sounds more like something Sonny would write than Monk. Bertrand.

A few years back, someone here (can't remember who - blame it on senioritis) called Joel Dorn's office and a secretary said they had sent the Left Bank Jazz Society tapes back. Did she say who they were sent back to? What number was called, assuming there is still a 'Joel Dorn's office' now that he is gone? Any help would be appreciated. Bertrand.