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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.

What's your councilman's name? He may be Tadd Dameron's son. Bertrand.

Who is Freddie Slack? Bertrand.

A very happy birthday to a musician who has been an inspiration to me for many years. Bertrand.

How about the Starship's Knee Deep In The Hoopla ?

How about Olympic CD-shrink wrap removal? Kevin Bresnahan is a shoo-in with his patented technique. Olympic Poker? Would Ben Affleck represent the U.S.? Bertrand.

1. Blue Note typos 2. Blue Notes going out of print 3. This co-worker of mine who I wish would just go away. Bertrand.

I would have included (just to name five): 1. Charlie Haden - Ballad Of The Fallen 2. Dewey Redman - The Struggle Continues 3. Wayne Shorter - Atlantis 4. Weather Report - Night Passage 5. Old And New Dreams - Playing Phew... At least no Wynton Marsalis album made the list. Bertrand.

I never heard them, but I used to listen to Horslips a lot - in fact, I have most of their records (how did that happen?). I actually liked the ones that veered away from the Irish stuff the best, after they broke in the U.S. (and were marketed as a Jethro Tull-like band because of the flute!). Alien was probably the best - I associate it with very painful memories of my past. I have not a drop of Irish blood in me. However, since my mother is from Brittany, I do have that Celtic thing going. Bertrand.

If you want a book just like Milestones, pick up the Miles autobiography - a lot of quotes attributed to Miles are actually lifted verbatim from Chambers' narrative (i.e., Miles did not actually say things like 'Wayne was the catalyst, the idea man'). I flipped through jazz 101 once but was turned off by statements such as 'the standard organ trio is organ, bass and drums'. That's not the standard trio - that's a Shirley-Scottesque fluke. Bertrand.

I was surprised to see that Eric Gravatt will be playing drums with McCoy Tyner at Blues Alley in early November. I thought he was a corrections officer in Pennsylvania. When did he come back on the scene? I may just have to shell out for this. Bertrand.

My favorite is from Gilbert Shelton's stoner comic book, The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers: 'Does the pope shit in the woods? Does a bear live in Rome'. Bertrand.

Jazz trivia: Riddick Bowe's mother was a cousin of Lee Morgan's. Bertrand.

You can also go to www.daedalusbooks.com - same store. I'm bummed - I go there about once a month and I've been keeping my eye out for a cheap copy of this (flawed, but still worth having) book. When it came out in paperback, I caved and got a copy at Borders' for 20% off. Now I see I could have gotten the hard back for cheaper. I've found some great bargains at daedalus over the years. But recently, as ejp626 said, they have been flooded with Past Perfect crap. Bertrand.

I got the Jefferson Airplane reissue and I think that 'Where Flamingos Fly' was indeed the inspiration for 'Bear Melt'. I'm not convinced about 'Jambangle'/'Light My Fire'. Bertrand.

I hope Blue Note will reissue Golden Boy soon. Anyone know the recording date Bertrand.