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I had no idea this had been available in France at some point. I always comb the record stores when I'm there (once a year), but never came across this one. Bertrand.

Antiquity - an album of duets with Jackie McLean is very interesting (Steeplechase). Bertrand.

Mike, Is this interview online? Bertrand.

Dang - I could have had my mother pick it up in Paris. Is Jazz at the Opera House also available? That I would snap up in a minute - Shorter/Hutcherson collaborations are too rare. Bertrand.

Tonight: Drummer Allison Miller w/ Ingrid Jensen at Blues Alley. Bertrand.

That's the guy - not available in the U.S. Bertrand.

I think I remember that was the reason mentioned by the D.J. who announced the name change. Yeah, sorting 'em out will be tough. Too tough for Lord, that's for sure. Bertrand.

I remember that he used to gig in D.C. under the name Cohen. The name change may in fact have coincided with his departure from D.C. Never did catch him though - I was a poor graduate student at the time, and barely went to any gigs. Why the name change? I hope it's not for the reason that I think... Bertrand.

I think that a new Andrew Hill date on Blue Note would be easier for them to sell than the two long OOP sessions from '89 and '90. Among other things, Passing Ships got such strong reviews that they might be able to build on that, or at least a shrewd marketer would try to so so. Of course, I have no idea how well it sold. Bertrand.

Yes, a joke was intended but with an undercurrent of seriousness. For a recording of this importance, you would think there would be a bidding war. I doubt this is the case, however. Bertrand.

Damisi was out on CD but now long OOP. For what it's worth, it's available on iTunes, for those who will take any format just to hear the music. Bertrand.

I'll just go ahead and make space on my CD shelf right now. This would be Tolliver's first record in how many years? Frank, is this Blue Note, Palmetto, or Death Row records? Bertrand.

I think Mike is on the right track - there was probably never any Wayne Shorter composition, and the phone call to Wayne was about Alan's tune 'Mephistopheles'. Although it does not show up at www.loc.gov, I know the piece was copyrighted. I think it was in Wayne's publishing company (Miyako Music) which might explain the whole story: they called Wayne to ask if he would be willing to switch the publishing rights from Miyako Music to ESP. Of course, he said no (why would he say yes to something like that) and so the track was left off, initially. Don't know why it showed up later. The four Wayne compositions from All Seeing Eye were copyrighted 12/3/65; why the date is so close to the Marion Brown session may be a coincidence. I don't have the copyright date for Alan's tune handy. Alan copyrighted only one other song - 'Iditus', also from a Marion Brown date. Don't know the publisher off-hand. Bertrand.

Looking at the contents, there are a lot of tunes I don't know. Apart from 'Maiden Voyage', 'Eye Of The Hurricane', 'Red Clay', 'Diana' and 'Finger Painting', are there any tracks with Wayne Shorter? Thanks, Bertrand.

Great! I'll buy the 'Red Clay' too. At first, I was suspicious of this whole iTunes thing, but I gotta say, it's a cheap way of getting the oddball missing track. In this case, of getting an entire album not available on CD. I'll burn a copy of the whole thing, of course, and it's all very legal. To quote Anais Nin in the movie Henry and June (after she just finished fucking a guy other than her husband), 'I feel so pure'. Thanks guys, Bertrand.

Rosco, Thanks! So, if I have it right, the box contains both 'Maiden Voyage' and 'Eye Of The Hurricane' from the V.S.O.P. album (6/29/76). Was the introduction on the LP as well, or is that a new track? I vaguely remembered that when the box came out, there was some previously unissued stuff, and I thought 'Hurricane' was one of them. Guess I was wrong. So, here's what I'm getting at: If I buy these tracks from the box on iTunes, plust 'Nefertiti' which is on a best of CD also available on iTunes, I can actually put together the entire V.S.O.P. quintet portion of the 2-LP set. This has never been out on CD. Thanks again, Bertrand.

For those of you with the Herbie Hancock Sony box (or at least the booklet): Which version of 'Eye Of The Hurricane' is on this? Is is the one from 6/29/76 at Newport which was originally on the 2-LP V.S.O.P. album? If not, who is on it? Same question for 'Introduction To Maiden Voyage' and 'Maiden Voyage'. Thanks, Bertrand.

Harry Appleman and Janelle Gill, two DC-area players who just knock me out. Bertrand.

I'm confused: 1) Wasn't Take Aim recorded for Blue Note, albeit recorded in LA under the supervision of Leonard Feather? Here, it says World Pacific. 2) What's the 20 minute bonus track ('Straight, No Chaser)? Is it from the same studio session, or a live tune from around that time? Bertrand.

We don't know if they're using an alias. Bertrand.

Also, I'm curious about one thing: is the house located in what is considered a 'bad' part of town? I remember that someone once told me that it was only a few blocks from the MOVE house that the mayor 'wisely' firebombed in the 80s. Bertrand.

Fascinating article, and a beautiful picture. It sounds like the house is treasure trove. And someone needs to get a grant to preserve all this stuff, especially the unrecorded music. Are there any researchers who have tried to look at this music? I wonder how much overlaps with the unrecorded copyrights that one of the staff members at the Library of Congress dug up. I wish I had time to do this myself, but in any case, I'm no Sun Ra expert. It's a full-time job in itself. Bertrand.

If a person plugs an album that he/she produced (which is fine with me) in any of the forums on this board (not just recommendations), do we not all agree that in the interest of full disclosure, that person should mention that he/she produced the album in question? Just a thought. Bertrand.

If bad things don't come in threes, then how do you explain the three volumes of Wynton Marsalis' Soul Gestures In Southern Blue? Or the fact that Blood On The Fields is a 3-CD set? Bertrand.

Ghost, What did Herbie say? Bertrand.