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I hope to be there Saturday. Anyone else from organissimo going? I agree with Valerie. Bertrand.

Didn't the story on the other thread have Concord claiming they were not doing a wholesale delection of the Fantasy Catalog? It seems Chuck could list a bunch of titles that are gone. I can only spend so much on music; I can't try to grab all the Fantasy Titles I could possibly want in my life now because Concord is dumping them. Right now, I have zero interest in Lennie Niehaus. Will I feel differently in 10 years? Maybe. I know there will be times when I will look at the catalog and think 'man, I wish I'd gotten this back then', but I can't buy everything today because of that. We all know that the sale to Concord was going to lead to titles disappearing en masse. Don't need a crystal ball for that. At least, through the blow-out sale, I was able to grab a few things that had not previously come under my radar screen. If I find something else in the catalog and I can't get it through the normal channels, I know I can hear the music somehow by hook or by crook. Bertrand.

Will they be playing the unrecorded Monk tune 'Harlem Is Awful Messy'? How about 'A Merrier Christmas'? I won't even ask about 'Two Timer/Five Will Get You Ten'. Bertrand.

The grammar alone tips you off that it's an Andorran production! Bertrand.

I had just decided to go and Tom's recommendation sealed the deal. I was being facetious - I can tell he's no idiot like Coulter, although articles I found while googling show that he is very opinionated. Coulter is a special case of psychosis. I'm off in a minute - I'll report back. Bertrand.

There's a whole section in One Fat Englishman where the title character is going from one jazz club to the next in NYC looking for some 'authentic' jazz. At one point he winds up in a club where one of the musicians (unnamed) keeps saying 'Vootie' and such, and announces 'John Colvootie'. I'm mostly concerned I would get in a fight with Hitchens. He's not, like, Ann Coulter with a penis, right? Bertrand.

What I also like about it is how 'relaxed' it sounds without being too laid back. It's a quality I find in another of my favorite records, Jackie's Destination...Out!!! I love intense hard bop (like many of Jackie's other records) but the 'relaxed' feel is a nice change of pace. Bertrand.

That Gryce half-session with Monk is a masterpiece. Three of the four tracks were new Monk tunes that he almost never played again. Bertrand.

Christopher Hitchens is interviewing the author of a mammoth new bio of Kingsley Amis (at a bookstore five minutes away). Amis is one of my favorite writers (despite his politics and mild bigotry), and Lucky Jim is probably my favorite book of all time. I only know of Hitchens by reputation. Could this be interesting, or will I be wasting my time? If an opportunity arises, I will squeeze in a question about how in almost every Amis novel, there is a scene where a character is listening to a 'new' Miles Davis album and wincing in pain. Bertrand.

'Stanley is great on "Vera Cruz", which Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau have been playing live'. Is this the Nascimento tune that Wayne Shorter also covered? Bertrand.

Those of us 8-track purists don't care if it is out on CD. Bertrand.

They're from the 'Danny D'Imperio collection'. Bertrand.

Let's not bury him quite yet Bertrand.

You have been misinformed. Revenant is planning a Dookie Coleman box. His financial requirements are somewhat more modest than Ornette's. Bertrand.

Which Steig album(s) does Joe Chambers appear on? Thanks, Bertrand.

Do me a favor and please edit that grotesque nickname in the above posting. Let's see how you fare when you're 68 and have prostate problems Bertrand.

So I was right, the CD has the following bonus tracks: Recorda Me - Shade Of Jade - Isotope I wonder if there was a 2 LP set with the same name later, which had the 9 tunes I listed plus 'Gazelle' and 'Invitation'. Anyone? Bertrand.

Expect the wrath of Chuck Nessa to come down upon you! You can prevent this unfortunate outcome. There was a thread on the Mosaic Forum a few months a go. Some of use were concerned about this offshoot. I don't have time to search right now. Good luck! Bertrand.

Something is odd. I went to the Henderson discography at jazzdiscography.com, and they seemed to be saying that ALL the tracks on the Lighthouse CD were on the If You're Not Part... LP. Is this correct? So, if you have the original vinyl of If You're Not Part..., could you please answer the the following: 1) Which of these tracks on the CD were also on the LP (we know 'Invitation' was not, so I'm leaving it out): Recorda Me Carribean Fire Dance A Shade Of Jade Isotope 'Round Midnight Mode For Joe If You're Not Part Of The Solution, You're Part Of The Problem Blue Bossa Isotope (theme) 2) What was the original LP sequence? Also, it seems the 3 tracks that were on the bootleg Everest LP 'Jazz Patterns' are from the same residency at the Lighthouse, but are not on the CD, probably because Fantasy did not own them. Too bad. Bertrand. P.S. Could there have been TWO albums with this title - the original single LP, and a two-fer with bonus tracks including 'Gazelle'?

Yeah, putting a picture of Keepnews is a joke. 'Gazelle' is available on the two-fer In Pursuit of Blackness, hopefully not OOP. This is the LP it was on originally. Here's what their action plan seems to have been: 1) Reissue In Pursuit Of Blackness and Black Is The Color as a two-fer. The two records are complete on the two-fer, I think. Two tracks from the Lighthouse gigs are on the first record, 'Gazelle' and 'Invitation'. 2) The Lighthouse CD is the whole If You're Not... album, plus bonus tracks that were only in the box. They also tossed in 'Invitation', but 'Gazelle' did not fit. So if you want the whole Lighthouse material, you need both CDs. At least 'Gazelle' is somewhere, not like the missing Mobley tune. Bertrand.

Leroy Williams is an established drummer, and hardly some schmo off the streets. Andrew Hill, Hank Mobley, etc. etc. Screw Charlie Hunter Bertrand.

I had a chance to get to know Andrew a little bit over the past few years. He made the world a better place with his music. His courage in the face of his terrible illness is an inspiration. I am very surprised to find out he was older than always has been published. Goodbye, Andrew. Bertrand.

When I heard Wynton had started rappin', I knew the terrorists had won. Bertrand.

1) He said he was going to boil his description of the limitations of iTunes down to a paragraph or less, then uses 10 or so. 2) I bet my playlists are way cooler. Bertrand.

Thanks for reminding me about Osborne. I saw a video a few years back of her playing 'The Man I Love' with Billie Holiday watching awe-struck. It was amazing. Are there any CDs of hers currently available? Bertrand.