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Rooster, I talk to David Weiss periodically (he's helping Charles put everything together). Believe me, they're trying their best to record and get more gigs. Bertrand.

Checking the Verve site, it is now due 6/14. Any idea what compositions will be on this record? Bertrand.

A new Wayne record due May 17th! And I knew nothing about it! Thanks for making my day! Bertrand.

Jack Casady is definitely my favorite electric bassist in any style of music. I much prefer him to Jaco. Bertrand.

Gentlemen, your challenge for today: a cover for Grant Green's Iron City with the correct personnel listing. Bertrand.

I was in S.F. in 1995 and tried to take the same picture, but it fucked up: my wife had forgotten to change the film, so all my pictures of San Francisco were superimposed on pictures of Paris! Isn't the intersection is in the Chinatown district? At least that's what I dimly recall. Who is credited for the photo on the Blue Note album? I doubt Frank Wolff flew all the way out there just to take the picture. Bertrand.

Jackie would indeed be a great subject. I know someone who had a shot at perhaps doing this (he did Jackie's interview for the Smithsonian Oral History Project), but I don't think he has pursued this idea. Bertrand.

So who was at the Showcase? Bertrand.

Grachan Moncur III: Exploration. I just picked this up. This is a FABULOUS record. The arrangements are just right and really do justice to Grachan's music. Talk about a comeback album. Bertrand.

Good one, Larry! I was at the third and last Miles Davis conference in St. Louis in May 1997. Keepnews was on the panel (also Dan Morgenstern, A.B. Spellman, Jackie Mac, Billy Higgins, Randy Weston, Richard Davis and Sonny Fortune). At some point, Orrin said he was Jewish. This took A.B. Spellman by surprise, and he said that it had never occurred to him that Keepnews was a Jewish name. Bertrand.

Dusty groove has it listed and mentions 'The Chief', so I guess the titles were fixed. Bertrand.

Rooster, Is this a new cover for the Fresh Sound set? Mine has a different cover, but I know that that particular pressing was OOP. I was told that there was going to be a new pressing with the correct track listing. A little birdie told me that Fresh Sound finally got a hold of the correct tune titles. Whether they intend to pay royalties to Mabern, Maupin etc. is a whole 'nother story... Bertrand.

The first Hot Tuna album is indeed a great record. Bertrand.

Congratulations! Bertrand.

Brownie, The article alludes to a train strike - was this strike the result of the terrible incident you describe, or was it just 'business as usual'? Marmande seems to be repeating the old story (now discredited) that Andrew was born elsewhere than Chicago (Haiti is usually mentioned). My understanding is he was born in Chicago, but does have Haitian ancestry. Andrew did a solo concert in Baltimre on 1/15 (rescheduled from November). He did two sets: set one from written music, set two totally improvised (although he did play 'What's New'). The same venue will host a Henry Grimes/Marshall Allen duet in March. Bertrand.

Herbie, Brecker and Hargrove will be at the Warner Theatre in D.C. on 2/18 (bass and drums not listed). It's apparently a tribute to Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, and Ray Charles. Interesting mix: someone I love, someone I don't really care for too much, and someone I am rather indifferent to (in that order). Don't know if I'll go yet - I may be in NYC instead for the Tolliver big band. Bertrand.

I've been charging my iPod in the car while driving using a charger I bought at Radio Shack. This is about 50% of the time I am using the iPod; the other 50% is in the subway or at work, where I am running it on the battery. I hope this does not use up the battery prematurely. Bertrand.

Concerning Marty's tape from 6/9/75: If the 26-minute performance is really just one tune, I suspect it's 'Divine Revelation', which the very same group recorded the very next day. Also, I'm annoyed that two tracks from 'Beautiful Day' were truncated on the CD, and only complete on the website. Are the complete tracks still there? If not, I'll have no qualms about asking someone to burn them for me, since I did buy the damn CD with my hard earned money. Bertrand. P.S.: Just checked, the downloads are 'temporarily suspended' from the Palmetto site.

Somewhat tangentially related to this thread, but anyway: I finally resolved something that was nagging at me for a while (I'm at home sick today). The Andrew Hill composition 'Bobby's Tune' from Eternal Spirit is a different piece from the Hutcherson composition of the same name on Stanley Cowell's Brilliant Circles. Yet another 'Bobby's Tune' (retitled 'For Duke P.') appears on the Hutcherson Blue Note CD The Kicker. Since these are two different Hutcherson compositions, I can see why one was retitled when The Kicker was finally released. As to the 'Resolution'/'Absolution' title change, Andrew copyrighted six pieces on the same day: 'Nine At The Bottom', 'Six At The Top', 'Chained', 'Resolution', 'Interfusion', and 'MOMA'. Since the other five are all from the 5/17/67 BN session, it must have been determined that 'Resolution' was the correct tile for the sixth piece, rather than 'Absolution' (a title he did not use elsewhere, according to the discography). Bertrand.

B3-er, expect a 'friendly' e-mail from Gary Larson anytime soon. Sorry I got you in this. I forgot about Berigan. Alternatively, you could just delete his post. Bertrand.

Claude, Let us know if you have time to get together during your short trip to Washington. Bertrand.

I'm only half-kidding, by the way. Try posting a Far Side cartoon on the web and see what happens. Bertrand.

I hope you don't get into any copyright disputes with Franquin or his estate(?) Welcome aboard. Bertrand.

A minor point, but I think the 6/10/00 concert with McLean, Hutcherson and Higgins was a joint concert with no leader. I remember this concert was listed as Departures and Destinations, and a number of us from board Krypton met up over there (as did Tom Evered - Michael Cuscuna was attending a graduation). We naively thought they would play pieces from Destination Out and Point of Departure! There was even talk of trying to enlist Grachan Moncur III. I remember meeting Kevin Bresnahan, Dmitry, and someone who went by Miles Davis on the old board. Two board Krypton members were there who are not members here: Rob (Vitti or Zitti?) and the legendary hardbop, who quietly slipped into the night without a word. Bertrand.

Wow! I can't believe the family was finally located. And we have an actual date of death. Lady Byron mentioned in the article was a D.C. legend who just passed away two weeks ago. I never even saw her play Bertrand.