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I was at that concert - fabulous (no tape, alas). Bertrand.

'Sara's Dance' is a great composition. Tommy Turrentine's compositional skills are never trumpeted enough (no pun intended). Bertrand.

Have they found the missing tracks from the Herbie Nichols session? If so, I'm buying! Bertrand.

Does anyone know if Miles In Berlin and Miles In Tokyo will be available as separate CDs? Bertrand.

nmorin, Since you live in D.C., you can see Andy Bey for free tonight Thursday 9/9 at the DC convention Center (at seven, I think). He's part of the Congressional Black Caucus jazz panel/concert, and will play along with James Moody and Ron Carter. Last year, it was Elvin and Hank. I showed up there and no one working there knew if the event was open to the public or not. I was able somehow to get a badge downstairs then went up the escalator, where I saw several posters announcing that the event was free and open to the public. When I got to the ballroom, I was able to get in without any hitch, but they did want the badge (some people later got in without a badge). In short: if you are interested, you will have to scuffle a bit to get in. You can call the office of congressman John Conyers and they might be able to tell you what to do to get in. Essentially, show up at the Center around 5:30 (but before 6 - that's when they stopped giving badges). Every employee at the info booth will give you a different story - some will not know there is a concert, some will claim you have to have paid the registration fee. Be forceful, and just say that you know that the concert is free and open to the public and that you have attended last year. Tell them that all you had to do was get a visitor's badge and go up the escalator. Sorry to make it seem so hard, but I was really given the business last year. Things were a lot easier in years before when it was at the old Convention Center. You just walked into the building and stood in line. Warning: to hear the music, you have to sit through a panel discussion, which would be OK in theory, but last year was really tedious. Hope it works out for you. Bertrand.

Didn't she have a hit called 'Creatures Of The Night'? I don't see it on the discography page. I remember this tune because I was sitting at home in Paris in the early 80s when I got a call from a radio station - if I could identify the singer, I would win some bread. Thinking it was a joke, I cursed in response, which was probably heard on the air. Funny thing, I knew it was Laura Branigan. I wonder how much money I blew. Bertrand.

I didn't say he had to EAT at Hamburger Hamlet, just check out Frances Davis (you can't miss Francis Davis either - he will be the one staring longingly at Frances from the other side of the room). Bertrand.

Jim, How would you rate is as bathroom reading There is a self-published book in French on Weather Report by Christophe Delbrouck. It is chock-full of errors, but still a very interesting read. Barbara Burton's memory is hazy. She does not play on Super Nova, she plays on the rejected last session (October 1970). Bertrand.

I believe Jackie also plays cowbell on 'Night In Tunisia' and 'Ritual'. As was pointed out on another thread on another topic, you can never have too much cowbell! Bertrand.

Also, check out the Hamburger Hamlet where Frances Davis works! In any case, make sure the customs man doesn't touch your bags when you come into Los Angeles. Bertrand.

What's the song title that ends with 'EM' and whose first letters are masked by the OBI strip? Bertrand.

Introducing Wayne Shorter on Vee-Jay: Morgan/Kelly/Chambers/Cobb (i.e. Lee Morgan + Miles rhythm section). Bertrand.

Is 'Study In Rhythm' a drum solo, or a quintet track (in which case I'll have to add it to my list of missing McLean tracks)? Thanks, Bertrand.

Thanks guys! Bertrand.

I had a listing from a reliable database of the original LP track order for the 4 albums from the Andrew Hill Mosaic box which have yet to appear on CD (even in Japan???). Yet those luminaries at AMG contradict this listing in some cases, leaving me confused. I would appreciate confirmation of what I have. Thanks in advance, Bertrand. Andrew!!! The Griots Black Monday Duplicity Le Serpent Qui Danse No Doubt Symmetry Compulsion Compulsion Legacy Premonition Limbo Unissued quartet date Violence Pain Illusion Hope Lust Desire Unissued quintet date Euterpe Erato Pax Eris Calliope (note: all these tracks were later retitled)

Rooster, Did Michael C. confirm that this is exactly what will be on the Mosaic select? It seems like there is more than 3 CDs worth of material. Thanks, Bertrand.

How is the Dave Matthews band dumping a load of shit all that different from what happens when they put out a record? Can I sue 'em for that as well? Bertrand.

You can derive the answer using the formula for conditional probability: P (A given B) = P (A and B)/P (B). If this still doesn't help, I'll explain more later. Gotta go read the cat in the hat to someone now. Bertrand.

Jim, How many cuts have Lee Morgan? Someone at Fantasy told me that there were several tracks with Lee, even though the Intensity CD from a few years back was supposed to be a complete Morgan/Earland disc. Obviously, the alternate to 'Speedball' is one, but there are one or two others, apparently. Thanks, Bertrand.

It would probably be best to ask Michael Cuscuna what evidence he had to use the titles that he did when the LP came out in 1986. My guess is he will say that those were the titles on the tape box; I'm pretty sure no one pulled the copyright deposits until I did about 7-8 years ago. So, here is the evidence we have: 1. On the one hand, the tune labeled 'Chain Reaction' sounds like it is derived from 'Impressions'. However, it is hardly 'soft', so the title 'Soft Impressions' doesn't really fit either. 2. On the other hand, the lead sheet for both the tunes (probably written out by Pearson) are consistent with the record titles, which most likely came from the tape box (probably written on the box by Pearson, Lion or RVG). I guess it is possible that Pearson created the cofusion by using wrong titles on both the tape box and the lead sheets, but that would mean he had to make the same error twice, probably at two different times. This doesn't really help us solve anything. In addition, there is another red herring: on the Fresh Sound Lee Morgan Live in Baltimore 1968, Lee announces a Hank Mobley tune called 'The Vamp', but they proceed to play 'Chain Reaction' ('The Vamp' is a different piece from Mobley's Dippin')! There is another example of Pearson mixing up song titles: the copyright deposits for Jackie McLean's 'It's Time' and 'Snuff' are inverted with respect to the It's Time LP. Here, I would be tempted to rely on titles and go with the LP: the third tune on the LP sounds more like something that should be called 'It's Time'. The fifth track is the same tune as 1962's 'Iddy Bitty', by the way. I may try to ask Jackie (perhaps through Rene) to help us clear this up. On the subject of Mobley title confusions, Mike also confirmed that the copyright deposits for the tunes '18th Hole' and 'Early Morning Stroll' from the Flip are consistent with the titles on the album. In other words, 'Early Morning Stroll' on the Breakthrough should be called '18th Hole'. I have a little bit of trouble believing that Mobley would bring a piece of his to a recording session that he had already recorded about two years before and use the wrong title; it seems more likely that the titles on The Flip (and the copyright deposits) were inverted. Duke Pearson had nothing to do with this; the handwriting is different. Bertrand.

Any James Newton samples on this? Bertrand.

'Escape Velocity' is by Clint Houston, and appeared on Woody III. I made myself a little CD of Steppin' Stones + Escape Velocity. Bertrand.

Thanks guys! Bertrand.

My favorite Godard is 'Le Petit Soldat'. I found 'Alphaville' very tedious, but perhaps I missed something. I even saw some real obscure ones at the Cinematheque de Chaillot, back in the early 80s when the student discount allowed me to see movies for 5 or 6 francs (a buck fifty or so). There was one called 'One American Movie', filmed in New York, where the Jefferson Airplane performed on the roof of a building until the police showed up. The Beatles later stole this idea for Let It Be. Bertrand.

The AMG (and other sites) has the track listing garbled on this - the tune 'New York' is missing, and 'Bells And Chimes' is on there twice. What's the correct track listing? Thanks, Bertrand.