bertrand

I was looking at the iTunes database to see how much I was missing by owning the older version of Criss Cross (Columbia) without the bonus tracks. I saw that there are three bonus cuts (including the seldom-played 'Coming On The Hudson'), but I noticed something else: the version of 'Think Of One' on my CD is 5:18, but the iTunes database claims that the track is 6:04 in the remastered version. Was there an edit in the previous version? Does the new CD say anything about this? Thanks in advance, Bertrand.

Mikeweil, Thanks for the recommendation on the Joe Chambers. I need to find a copy of this! Anyone know where to find a reasonably priced one? Bertrand.

Has anyone ever heard the Joe Chambers piano solo album on Denon? Bertrand.

Mingus Plays Piano is one of my favorites, as well as Alone In San Francisco. Bertrand.

Upping this today for two reasons: 1. I googled 'Fred Jackson jazz' and saw a posting on some web site by the R & B guy where he distinguishes himself from the Blue Note tenor. Both Fred Jacksons are listed in Cuscuna/Ruppli as two separate players; I'll bet $1 that Tom Lord lumped 'em together on his CD. 2. What recordings are there by the Blue Note Fred Jackson? I know of: - Face To Face - Hootin' And Tootin' - Unissued session later part of the Hootin' Connoisseur - 'Cowbell Boogie' (from Lost Sessions); 3 rejected tracks at this session - John Patton Along Came John - John Patton Way I Feel Anything else by the Fred Jackson who appeared on the sessions above? I really enjoy his playing style, and would be curious to see if there's anything else on other labels. Problem is, will any of the discographers other than Cuscuna/Ruppli know to distinguish him from the other guy? Bertrand.

It's an F.B.I. sting. They're trying to kill two birds with one stone: 1. Nab everyone trading in Who bootlegs 2. Find evidence that Townshend dabbles in kiddie porn. Don't fall for it! Bertrand.

Happy birthday Jim! Bertrand.

Tequila Sunrise. Bertrand.

Don't hold back, Jim, let us know how you really feel! Bertrand.

It's May 26. Blame Leonard Feather. Bertrand.

Yesternow is indeed the CD in question. I liked it a lot when I bought it and listened to it. It's been a few years, though... I saw the Orchestre National de Jazz just before Laurent's tenure was over. They played a rocking version of Zawinul's 'Dflat Waltz'. Brownie is right. The ONJ also does an electric Miles tune on the CD called In Tempo. I believe the companion CD, Reminiscing, also has one. If I remember right, one has 'Right Off' and one has 'Water On The Pond'. BTW, the Marsalis tune was the weakest thing at the gig. Laurent played it first, then announced it. I wasn't digging it as they played it without my knowing what it was (although I had a suspicion), and neither was my mother. So, you see, I don't have an a priori judgment on Wynton's stuff - I hear it first, dislike it, then find out it was one of his tunes. This is the ultimate acid test. Bertrand.

French arranger Laurent Cugny would be a natural for this. He did an album of electric Miles for big band which is great. He also did two albums with Gil Evans. Bertrand.

That was my first reaction as well... Bertrand.

Math post-docs can't understand Braxton's song titles because they're not math. Bertrand.

Wow - I didn't know that musicians had actually paid for her legal costs. Marty, any truth to the stories from both Ted Curson and Donald Byrd that they were there that night? I don't believe either of them. Bertrand.

My school is having a 50-year anniversary of the school celebration in June. Some people are trying to get me to go, but I have no desire to do so. It's a big formal party at the World Bank, for god's sake. Just the thought of Wolfowitz being in the vicinity gives me the willies. Fortunately, I found out there's a good gig that night. I'll take Jazz over a crummy reunion any time. Bertrand.

Don't need to tell you how proud of him his daddy is! Bertrand.

Ted Curson told me he was there the night Lee got killed as well!!! Bertrand.

Happy 74th birthday to Jackie McLean and Dewey Redman! They were born on this day in 1931. My son Matthew (5 years old) and I were discussing on the bus this morning about what a shame it was that they never recorded together. I told him someone would have to put together such a record, and he suggested 'maybe Michael Cuscuna' (he saw Michael's picture in the Richard Cook book, and I tried to explain to him what a producer does - clearly he understood some of what I told him). Neither artist is signed to a label right now - perhaps some indie could do it... Bertrand.

I haven't heard the song in years, but doesn't it mostly focus on the mathematical properties of 3? Bertrand.

David, I just sent you a PM. Arranger Mark Masters of the American Jazz Institute was looking for the Thad Jones Mosaic just last week. I will call him and see if he is still looking. Bertrand.

Are there any recordings of Dannie Richmond on sax? Bertrand.

The link does not seem to work, but you can find the page by googling the name Charles Sens. Bertrand.

One of the most frustrating things that ever happened in the course of my research on jazz copyrights was when a three-page request (about 50 tunes) went missing. The original request was in 1998. The Librarian who took the request was ill off and on after that, so I could never pin him down as to what had happened to this request. I would try requesting it again periodically, but no luck. A few years later, I found out my request had been mixed up with someone else's, so I assumed it had been sent back to the warehouse and never refiled. Again, periodic enquiries to the Librarian in question yielded nothing. Well, I go over there today and lo and behold, the music was added to my reserve pile! Apparently the Librarian retired (I knew that) and died last year (I did not know that), and they finally cleaned up his desk and tons of music was found. I guess he got really ill and never really straightened out his stuff before leaving. He's not just an anonymous desk clerk, by the way. Check this out: http://music.loyno.edu/encore/2004/sens.html Anyway, from a jazz viewpoint, I have now located some very interesting stuff including: Freddie Redd's original manuscripts for The Connection (plus the stuff from Redd's Blues) Pete LaRoca tunes (including the controversial 'Basra') 4 Moncur tunes (the two from One Step Beyond and the two jazztet tunes) Blue Mitchell tunes (including 'Fungii Mama') Some Frank Strozier (one piece, although checked off as found, is actually missing) I knew this stuff would appear one day. Seven years sounds like a long time, though. Bertrand.

I saw the first Star Wars when it came out in 1977. I hated every second of it. Bertrand.