bertrand

He also was responsible for the pathetic 'Blue Note hits a new note' campaign in the 70s which resulted in the release of some unbelievably crummy records. 'Blue Note hits a low note' would have been a better slogan. Didn't he also produce some of the weakest mid-80s Miles albums? We should make a laundry list of all of the ills the good doctor has inflicted upon the Jazz world. What misguided institute of higher learning awarded him a doctorate, anyway? Bertrand.

A couple of quick comments for the discography after a rapid perusal: The Jackie McLean composition 'Minor Apprehension' from New Soil (5/2/59) is the same tune as 'Minor March'. Also, 'Formidable' originally appeared on the Vertigo LP in the LT-series to flesh out the Vertigo session which was a bit short. Bertrand.

Happy Birthday! Bertrand.

The first Old And New Dreams on Black Saint is fabulous; the last one called Tribute To Blackwell is 'only' very, very good. Bertrand.

Lundvall is right. 'Sweet And Lovely' with the long double-time 'Trane solo with Monk laying out is the highlight of this set. Bertrand.

I was being facetious, but actually it looks like it could be done! I forgot about PATH. Driving would be iffy - I assume parking would be hard. If Wayne starts at 8:00 (don't know yet), he'll be done at 9:10, which is cutting it close. I could try for it though. I'll need to quiz for more info, but it's worth thinking about (in another thread). As of now, I haven't even decided if I'm coming up yet. I'll have to make some calls. Thanks for giving me hope, though. Bertrand. Edit: The theater in Newark is not giving out any info because the contract for this event has not been signed yet. I wonder why it's been listed at wwww.imnworld.com for quite some time already.

10/7 Dewey Redman? I might be seeing Wayne in Newark that night. How quickly can I zoom over from Newark? I'd love to see those two the same night. Bertrand.

He's in his eighties, and last I heard, still playing strong. He kept a diary of all his gigs all through the years. I chatted with him between sets at a T.S. Monk gig. Real nice, down-to-earth guy. Bertrand.

Happy birthday! Bertrand.

Same thing I heard. His nephew Nasar Abadey is a drummer in D.C., and I've asked him a few times and he's always confirmed this story. Haven't asked him in a while, though. Bertrand.

If he said Albert Lion, he is indeed having a senior moment. Usually, he calls him Alfred Lions. Bertrand.

I had this one on my radar - Lon's review moves it up a notch or two on the ladder. Bertrand.

Printed at 1:50 PM EST. I was slow getting up! Thanks again to all who contributed. I hope our avatars don't scare anyone. Bertrand.

At this point, it's the Fantasy Orphan Box! Bertrand.

I will be printing out the thread referenced in the above post tomorrow morning and sending it off, so if you have any last minute thoughts or edits (remember this will be shown to the suits at Concord), this is your last chance! Thanks to everyone, Bertrand.

I don't have this set, but just a thought - could the master take have in fact been an amalgam of the two alternates? Keepnews does this a lot. Of course, you would hope the notes would mention this. I had a similar problem with the Monk Riverside box. There is a 3:09 version of 'Epistrophy' on Monk With Coltrane (which is actually from the Monk's Music sessions), but the box has a 1:46 fragment and a 10+ minute take - nothing in the 3:00 minute range. I know you must have resolved this for your Gryce book - was the 3:09 an excerpt from the long take? Bertrand.

There wouldn't be so many machinations in the Jazz world if people like him weren't so machinatin'. Bertrand.

David, Man, I had no idea you had all these health problems. No wonder I hadn't heard from you in a while. I'll call you soon. Take care, Bertrand.

What's a more efficient way of helping? I donated some money to the Red Cross, and intend to send more over the next few weeks. But are there places that will take food donations as well, and is that just as helpful as the cash donations? I wonder if there's anything more I can do in D.C. This is such an immense tragedy that I am pretty much speechless. Bertrand.

I have the complete Blue Note recordings of Sir John Godfrey. However, I DO NOT have the Complete Jackie McLean/Sir John Godfrey recordings; apparently, Godfrey is the drummer (no 'sir') on the Charlie Singleton side (Star 719) on which Jackie makes his recording debut (on baritone!): 'Camel Walking' and 'Hard Times Are Coming'. By the way, has anyone heard this? It looks like it may be out on some Charlie Singleton CD. Bertrand.

No conspiracy, I'm sure. Just someone low on the totem pole at Sony who fucked up and was caught. Bertrand.

Rick, First off, a big thumbs up for coming here an placing an explanation. That is what I call customer service. Plus, you are to be commended for your decision to honor the lower price - this is a very good decision. Based on this, I will make an effort to try to order some items from you in the future. I admit I have never done so, although I almost took the plunge with the last Wayne Shorter record. You had the Japanese version with the extra track much cheaper than anyone else. In the end, I decided not to get it so as not to cave in to Verve's ridiculous policy of leaving out tunes on the U.S. editions. Which is a good transition to my next point... I find it flabbergasting that Sony changed the list price. Also, if you look at other threads, there were heated discussions about their ridiculous policy of making the last batch of CDs copy-protected. These do not load into iTunes on a PC, making them useless to me. Million-dollar question: did you get any indication from Sony as to whether the Cellar Door set will be copy-protected? This is a main sticking point in my decision as to whether to order it or not. Thanks, Bertrand.

Chris, I hope we can hear the Frank Haynes one day. It's not like his stuff is crowding the bins. Bertrand.

Does Dodo Greene still 'sing' at the Anchor Bar? A Blue Note legend! Bertrand.

One of the many reasons I never go to AAJ. Bertrand.