bertrand

OK - I'm going nuts. Time to resort to my friends at organissimo to help me resolve this. I'm having a lot of trouble with Andrew Hill's new CD Time Lines. It seems to play OK on my CD player, but I hit some problems on my computer (both realplayer and iTunes). Near the end of track 7 and the beginning of track 8, I start getting pops and skips which are in different places at different times, just to make things more confusing. I'm on my third copy from Borders' already - they were the ones who recommended returning them, I was skeptical. I first assumed it was my CD-ROM drive, but I have been continuously uploading CDs to my iPod with almost no problems. Once or twice (very rarely), I've had a song skip, but when I download again, it works OK, so I was ascribing this to dust or something. Also, I had A LOT of problems with the Andrew Hill Mosaic - Discs 2 and 3 were not playing properly on my computer near the end of the discs (and even not always on my player). Mosaic replaced them and in both cases, it worked on the third try (i.e. they transferred OK to my iPod and played on my player - I haven't played them on the player in a while, but the versions on my iPod seem to work). Also, the defective copies had some visible bumps on them near the end. Not the Time Lines. So, what's the deal: 1) If it's my CD-ROM drive, how come it's only this CD that always acts up? I could replace it (it's the bottom one - the top drive has been screwed up for a while, so I need to replace that one anyway). But there's no guarantee that will work - I really have no reason to think this drive has a problem otherwise. 2) If it's the pressing, has anyone else had this problem? Should I send it to Blue Note? Who should I send it to? It seems stupid to bring it back to Borders' anymore. 3) Is this a secret copy protection thing? If it seems to work on my player, I guess I could keep it and spend $10 to buy it on iTunes if I really want it in the iPod. Seems stupid though. Any ideas, similar experience etc. etc? Thanks in advance, Bertrand.

There a couple of titles in this series that I don't have in any form yet, so I might check them out. Any hope they can show up at yourmusic.com? Out There is one title I'm tempted by, but I have to ask: how unberable is the cello? I've heard very bad things. I hate to sound picky, put I've had some problems with Ron Carter before, so this is making me hesitate. Thanks, Bertrand.

Sorry about the posting above being a bit curt. I will try to give more explanations. There is a treasure trove of recordings, video etc. in the Library's holdings, plus sheet music galore (including the thousands of copyright deposits I have been gathering over the years). Of course, the Library has to be strictly rigorous in releasing any of this. All the rights-holders have to give their approval. As a result, even though I have alerted some record company executives about the existence of this material (guess which), I think they are hesitant to take on the herculean task involved in getting the approvals. The Monk/Trane from last year was a glaring exception - I was amazed at how fast it came out. I know both T.S. Monk and Ravi Coltrane were very gung-ho, which helped, but I think there's more to the story but I haven't gotten to the bottom of it yet. Anyway, for the same reasons, I am very rigorous in observing the rules with respect to the sheet music collection. I only make copies if I have permissions. All this would be fine, EXCEPT I have good reason to suspect things have slipped out and I think I know the source(s), and this really galls me, because it could compromise my whole project. A certain board member (who hardly ever posts) chastized me in a PM when I said that I did not have a copy of some tape in the Library with some comment like 'everyone gets tapes out of the Library of Congress'. This pissed me off royally, considering how much effort I have made over the years to stay within the system, even though it has stifled me sometimes in my research efforts. So, to answer your question more fully, it is not possible to get a copy of this tape unless you have permission from all the stakeholders. This would be, at the minimum, the Lee Morgan and Freddie Waits estates, Billy Harper, Harold Mabern, Jymie Merritt and Bobbi Humphrey, and the producers and/or owners of the rights to the TV show Soul! (which probably included the estate of the late host, whose name escapes me at the moment). The same tape has a show on Horace Silver, so there's a whole new set of problems. Just getting permission from Horace is probably an insurmountable challenge. It seems ridiculous to have to go through all this just to have a copy, especially when it's obvious that a lot of us would gladly buy a DVD of this show (from CD Universe, of course ) if it were to be released. Of course, no one will go to all the trouble described above for something that will not sell all that well. Bertrand.

Absolutely not. Bertrand.

In the South Bank show on Blue Note records, RVG claims that splicing and overdubbing were required to get Bob Cranshaw's break on the head to 'The Sidewinder' just right. Bertrand.

Sure, just don't get her fired on my account!!! Bertrand. P.S. Ask her if she can get iTunes to carry 'Zero Gravity', the bonus track from Wayne Shorter's Beyond The Sound Barrier CD, available only in Japan or iTunes from MOST OTHER COUNTRIES

Add March 22: Strathmore Hall Arts Center, Rockville MD. Not mentioned on Renee Rosnes' website for some odd reason. Bertrand.

I wondered about that actually. Anyway, I'm going tomorrow not for Joshua or the SF name, but for Hutch and Renee. What Hancock tunes will be on the CD? I can't seem to find a track listing. Bertrand.

And yet, Hendrix put out TONS of records after his death. Bertrand.

I'll be glad to pitch in - I was just thinking the other day that it had been a while since my last contribution. Bertrand.

Here's an article from CNN: http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/21/technology...dex.htm?cnn=yes I'm not sure what it all means. I have a 40-gig which my wife was thinking of taking, and I was going to replace it with the 60-gig model. Personally, I don't really need the video - I just want more gigs. I was hoping they would come up with a 100-gig model, and was waiting a bit. But now, this article makes me think the 60-gig isn't doing so well, so they may not be shooting for more gigs because the demand isn't there. I'm not sure what is better about this alleged new model. How many gigs would it have? What is bluetooth? I suspect it's nothing I need. All I want is to be able to put most of my CDs in there. I don't need anything fancy. Should I just get the 60-gig now before it's too late, or do you guys think more gigs are still on the horizon? Thanks, Bertrand.

Yes, the music on the CD is the soundtrack to the show. Bertrand.

There is 20-25 minute episode of the TV show Soul with Morgan's last quintet plus Bobbi Humphrey, filmed just a few weeks before his death. They play 'Angela', 'I Remember Britt' and 'Sidewinder' (cut short at the end of the credits). Bertrand.

That cover looks strangely like another one - possibly Playing Possum by Carly Simon. Bertrand.

Yes, I think Cuscuna was working on it. There would be a box assembling some of the best live stuff from the second qunitet, so I guess '67 or maybe even '68. This would be a legit release of stuff that was out in Europe. There are rights issues to be worked out, hence the hold up. Bertrand.

I will eventually read this, but please tell us more about Tyrone Washington. I heard some bad stories, but they were much more recent. Bertrand.

Adam, Thanks for the set list. It's Mr. Jin - I think he was a Japanese promoter who brought the messengers over there. Sounds like some great music - I hope I can catch this one day by hook or by crook; too bad it's during the week How were the Pogues? Bertrand.

I disagree about the Mobley Savoy sessions - there's some very strong compositions on these dates, especially 'Madeline' and 'Spece Flight'. Besides, the tracks are way too short to be considered 'blowing tunes'. The solos end way before they get old. I haven't listened to the Prestige stuff that much. I never did buy the Fantasy CD since a tune was missing, and I was annoyed since they could have easily solved the problem by leaving out 'Au Privave' instead and making it a bonus track on Jackie McLean's 4.5 and 6 album. Johnny Griffin's A Blowing Session - now that's a Blowing Session! Bertrand.

So, which pieces were performed? Bertrand.

I am going to catch this band Wednesday 5 minutes from my house! Here's the personnel: Joshua Redman, Tenor Saxophone Bobby Hutcherson, Vibraphone Nicholas Payton, Trumpet Renee Rosnes, Piano Miguel Zenon, Alto Saxophone Eric Harland, Drums Matt Penman, Bass Andre Hayward, Trombone Bertrand.

There are rumors going around on the net that James P. Johnson's nephew (the one who played drums with him for a year before being fired because he couldn't keep time) who is now executor of the Johnson estate is trying to put the kibbosh on this project. Bertrand.

In the Lee Morgan folder at IJS, there is a copy of the flyer for Slug's showing that Keith Jarrett was scheduled to play there right after the infamous week that Lee never got to finish. It must have said quartet, because I remember thinking 'wow - Dewey Redman was scheduled to be at the club right after Lee was killed'. I always assumed the gig did not take place. I stand corrected. Bertrand.

You guys can laugh, but Vincent Wilburn just slipped me a cool million to write the screenplay for this biopic. Only problem is, it seems they are in a hurry to get this flick started: I have to finish it over the week-end. Any ideas on how to put a novel twist on the Miles Davis story? Bertrand.

Mike, Is this the Chained session that is 4/19/67? Bertrand.

Teddy Charles played at Blues Alley in D.C. last year. Bertrand.