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I haven't been able to eat butter since Last Tango In Paris. Bertrand.

Tommy Williams is a fabulous trumpet player and a good friend of mine. He does get gigs locally, but not nearly as much as I would like! (he has a day job). He plays with the Smithsonian Masterworks Orchestra as well, and is usually with them when they have a concert (which is less and less frequently). I saw him at the Benny Carter tribute in April, and his playing was outstanding as always. In addition to his two dates on Criss Cross, he has two self-produced albums with his group Interplay - he plays more drums than trumpet on these, another instrument he is excellent on. He should be signed to Blue Note, rather than those much-less talented trumpet players of theirs. Bertrand.

In his 'fake' stage announcements on the Candid set Mingus presents Mingus, Mingus announces a slew of intruments for Dolphy, including bassoon. Is there any evidence that Dolphy ever did record on bassoon? Bertrand.

Hmmm... I'm pretty sure the Mosaic booklet is stating that the Roach performance was filmed. If I'm reading it correctly (which I may well not be), the author of the essay in question (either Ben Young or Burt Korrall) actually saw the footage. I'll check again tonight. I'm still plowing through the Max set, which I got with the free shipping offer two weeks ago. Booker Little was a motherfucker - those arrangements on Many Sides of Max are just astounding. Bertrand.

Don't get me started on 'Big Train'. I was talking to a well-known saxophonist once (who will rename nameless) about Wynton and we were agreeing on how lame this piece was. This person said something like: 'It's like he's never taken the train in his life'! Bertrand.

I can't wait for next week's new album by McCoy. Bertrand.

That's an expensive set of coasters you bought yourself! Bertrand.

And the Max Roach set is in the Mosaic box! I like Claude's idea - they reissue the film with a lot of extra footage. But I want the complete Max set, not just one or two tracks (as Blue Note did with the One Night DVD). Bertrand.

Didn't think of looking there - I sure use that site a lot. I was hoping it was Wayne, because he did Newport with Horace, but it must have been 1956. Bertrand.

Brandon - I got your PM. I'll call you next week. Bertrand.

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According to the notes in the Max Roach Mosaic booklet, the entire festival (or most of it) was filmed but most of it ended up on the cutting room floor. This includes the Max Roach quintet with Booker Little, and a Horace Silver quintet set. Does anyone now who was with Horace at Newport in 1958? I would love to see the Roach and Silver sets. DVD anyone? Bertrand.

I am thanked in the 2nd edition of the Blue Note discography (I sent Michael a few comments), and in a couple of PhD and Masters' thesis' (on jazz, of course) by a few students that I gave some info to (mostly copyright info). Bertrand.

Will most of this material be out on separate CDs as they usually are? 4 and 5 would be a 2-CD set, and 6 and 7 could be available each on their own. 1-3 might be tricky; they would probably have to leave out some tracks from Seven Steps, and make Europe a 2-CD set. I really don't like the boxes (price and packaging). I really am mostly interested in Tokyo and Berlin, and if they come out as stand-alone CDs, I could get 'em at Tower or Borders' for $8-$9. I would consider the others later. I don't need every rehearsal take out there. I would be upset if the extra track from Berlin is AWOL, however - it should not have to be. Bertrand.

Today is the day. Happy Birthday, Stefan! Bertrand.

I was thinking about Wonsey - do you know who's playing with him? Also, Armacost at Fat Cat is an option - who's with him? The other three don't really tempt me. Thanks, Bertrand.

I will be in NYC this week-end for the Shorter/Hancock/Holland/Blade show. I didn't see anything really exciting in the main clubs otherwise going on. Anyone know of anything in some lesser-known place? Anything that starts early so I can bring my 4-year old? How's the jam session at Cleopatra's Needle? Thanks, Bertrand.

Alternate take to what Chuck posted above: it now looks like it is from the Lighthouse (the first days of the week-long engagement). The sound is iffy, but the performances are very good, and the material is quite different. Word on the street is it will be reissued. Bertrand.

Ghost, Congratulations! Brandon, When do you arrive in D.C.? Bertrand.

Frank, welcome to the forum! Bertrand.

Through some fluke, I will be seeing them in NYC this Friday. I'm going up with my wife and son. A friend of ours will also be there with her son, and somehow she will pick up our son to watch him while we go to the concert. I can see it now: we'll be trading kids in front of Carnegie Hall ten minutes before showtime! If it all works out, I'll have seen my two favorite musicians, Wayne and Jackie, within three weks of each other!

I've been told it's actually a quintet with a young guitarist on board, Lionel ?, who was one of the students at the Monk Institute school. This cat is awesome. I wonder what material they'll play? They're in NYC next Friday, but I don't think I'll go. Bertrand.

Do they explain in the film how Tom Hanks was able to track down Gigi Gryce and get his autograph between 1958 (date of the photo) and 1963 (date of Gigi Gryce's dropping out from the music business). I very much doubt that he tracked him down during his 'post-jazz' career. Bertrand.

Kevin, Best wishes to you and your father in this difficult time. Bertrand.

Norwegian Wood is by Buddy Rich. Lee never covered this tune. Bertrand.