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Which one of the bidders is most likely to reissue te Argo/Cadet catalog? Bertrand.

Another idea - maybe Chris Sheridan would know. I believe he is at work on a bio-disco of Milt similar to his Basie, Adderley, and Monk bio-discos. Vincent, do you have his e-mail? If not, I will try to dig it up. Bertrand.

This is a very tricky question. We either need to find an exhaustive discography of Milt Jackson, or, if he never recorded it himself, then find a way to search the Lord by song title. Is that what you already tried, John, or did you just search the Milt Jackson portion of the Lord? Bertrand.

Moto Grosso Feio and Odyssey of Iska were *not* recorded on the same day, no matter what the liner notes to Moto Grosso say. When they dug this session up, Wayne remembered the date as being 8/26/70, but I think he was confusing it with Odyssey. I believe the BN bible gives a date of April 1970 for Moto Grosso Feio. Bertrand.

Soul Stream, When you buy it, make sure you have all 3 CDs. I bought it upon release, but there were two CD # 3 and no CD # 2. Tom Evered promptly sent me a replacement CD, however. Bertrand.

Red, I have the TOCJ of this album. I love it - one of my favorite Blue Notes. Does the rare groove have any bonus cuts (hopefully not)? The TOCJ has five tracks: The Yodel Soul Woman Ain't That Peculiar The Shake Amanda Thanks, Bertrand.

Yeah, Albert Ayler is really 'big' these days! Bertrand.

Hard to choose, but I went with Wayne just because he KICKED ASS in Bethlehem, PA last night. What does this poll really prove? How brilliant a musician Lee was. I can't think of a trumpet player who fit in more hand-in-glove with so many incredibly different sax players, including some not even mentioned in the poll. Not even Miles, nor Brownie, nor Freddie could sneak in to the skin of some many great altos and tenors. And even baritones - his pairing with Pepper Adams on The Cooker just floors me every time. Flame away... Bertrand.

John, An unrelated topic - but I'm experiencing technical difficulties! I did get your e-mail two days ago, but before I could reply, my connection was lost. We are in middle of changing providers, so there is some down-time. I will e-mail you as soon as I'm back up (I can't easily e-mail from work), although it could take a while. They sent us the new software on a CD, but my CD-ROM drive has also been acting up! I may have to get a new computer (and a second job to pay for it). Bertrand.

Kevin, Great job. I started thinking about contacting the author when I read about the missing headstone, but you beat me to it. I still need to contact him for another reason. Do you know how long they intend to collect money? I know something similar was done for Fats Navarro a couple of years ago - I wonder how long it took them to gather the funds needed. I remember on the 'previous board' that there were discussions about the Larry Young estate and how all the royalty money was in escrow. Did Guy say that he was going to get in touch with Blue Note about this? Between Althea and the kids from different mothers, this could get real hairy... If any tribute/benefit takes place, I will really try to be there. Bertrand.

Hmmm... Now you guys have me wondering if I got my information wrong. I thought for along time that the Fresh Sound stuff was from S.F., and then I could have sworn someone told me it was really from the Lighthouse. I can't remember who told me this or how reliable a source he/she was. What did Belden say? That no dates before the BN ones were ever recorded? That would contradict what I was told. But then Maupin was there, so you think he would remember. Bertrand.

'The Hearing' from Expoobident is another outstanding composition. My local Tower has an import of a Vortex session called Soul Fountain, with Big John Patton on half of it. Is this any good? I might pick it up if it ever goes on sale (it's $25.99 right now - way too much for me). It's been sitting there for two years. Bertrand.

If you want more material from the Lighthouse in the meantime, there is also the set on Fresh Sound (Live At The Lighthouse '70) which features some of the same tunes, but also some different ones. The sound quality is nowhere as good as the BN set, but the music is of the same high level. Among the tunes not on the BN set: two versions of 'Ceora', 'Willow Weep For me', and a track mislabeled 'Meofelia', which is really Mabern's 'The Chief', one of the three tracks from the 10/68 Morgan session with Frank Mitchell, Harold Mabern, Mickey Bass, and Billy Higgins that were deemed unfit for release (the other three are bonus cuts on the U.S. CD of Sixth Sense). 'The Chief' also shows up on Frank Strozier's What's Going On on Steeplechase. There was a lot of back and forth as to whether the Fresh Sound stuff was from the Lighthouse or from the Both/And, but it seems now that it is from the Lighthouse, albeit from earlier dates than the BN set - it is not bootleg versions of the tracks BN did not issue. Fresh Sound has done some things that could be called underhanded in the past, but they have yet to raid the BN vaults! Bertrand.

Jim, Have you heard the new record yet? It's absolutely lovely. We are truly lucky to have such an inspiring musician among us, still in his prime. I am driving up to Bethlehem, PA on Saturday from DC to see him. It's something to keep me going during a busy work week. Bertrand.

Jim, The explanation is simple - shrewd marketing instincts on the part of EMI, the same instincts that led them to shut down a chat room full of their best customers with nary an explanation. Bertrand.

Ordered that Deep Note compilation - I asked them to send it in a brown paper wrapper.

'The Hereafter' from Heaven And Earth. Larry does that eerie organ thing near the end that just sends chills down my spine. And of course, his playing on Iron City Bertrand.

I don't believe there are any rejected tracks from Schizophrenia, but I'll double check tonight at home. The copyrights won't help either. Wayne would not copyright tunes from an album until it was actually issued. Hence, all the pieces from Schizophrenia were copyrighted together in 1969 (when the record came out), except for 'Tom Thumb' which first appeared on a kick-ass 1966 Timmons album. 'Rio' was not copyrighted along with these. In fact, by the time Procrastinator came out, the law had changed - one could submit a recording for copyright in lieu of a lead sheet. Hence, 'Rio' is only copyrighted as part of the entire album, no lead sheet exists for this piece at the Library of Congress. Unfortunately, this is also true for all the tunes from Etcetera and The Soothsayer. Speaking of Bobby Hutcherson, I'm off to see him tonight in laurel, MD, with a local rhythm section led by Keeter Betts. Toodle-oo! Bertrand.

Does anyone know what tunes they play? I'll probably pick this up, but I may hesitate if it's all standards. I sure miss Joe - it'll be nice to hear some 'new' material. Bertrand.

Rooster_Ties, Wayne never recorded 'Rio' or 'Dear Sir' again. Both have been covered by other artists, however. I know Billy Pierce did 'Dear Sir', and 'Rio' was covered by several artists: Louis Hayes, Kent Jordan... Joe Chambers also does 'Rio' on his 1976 album for Finite called New World. However, he calls it 'Wayne Shorter's Bossa Nova'. I have a theory behind this (yet to be proved or disproved): Wayne brought the tune to one of his own sessions for Blue Note, a session on which Joe played. The piece was not used at that session, but Joe liked it and remembered it. When he recorded it in 1976, he didn't know the title (The Procrastinator came out a bit later, I believe), and so made up his own. How else would Joe had known the tune since it had never been issued - he must have learned it from Wayne directly. Bertrand.

Thanks guys - I picked it up tonight and listened once so far. Every track is totally different from the next (possibly because it's been recorded over the last few years). Wayne is trying something different and very interesting with his tenor playing - his solo on 'Orbits' hovers between R & B and free jazz, and he's trying that singing through the horn thing that Dewey Redman does. It's going to be another one of those Shorter albums where something new pops up everytime I listen to it. Bertrand.

The Swainson is a steal at $3.99. Woody is killing on the track without Joe (forget the title). I love late Woody Shaw because his sound is so relaxed - a great contrast from his harder-edged work in the 60's and 70's. It's a shame he died so tragically - he seemed to be at peace in those years. Bertrand.

I'm not sure the contract length is the same number of albums for every artist. Javon Jackson was gone after five albums, for example. Bertrand.

Before I rush out and buy the new Shorter CD - does the Japanese version of this have any bonus tracks like Footprints Live did? A quick search of the web found several vendors who had an import and the track listing was the same as the U.S. CD. Of course, the European version of High Life had two extra minutes on 'Midnight In Carlotta's Hair'... I actually was at Tower and remembered this conundrum on my way to the register. I put it on hold knowing that my friends at Organissimo would no doubt have an answer for me. I tried to find an e-mail for Verve on their site but didn't see one. I want to buy this ASAP as I'm going to see him in Bethlehem, PA on 4/5 and I'd like to 'absorb' this record by then. Thnaks in advance, Bertrand.