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    There's a feature in Jazz Times on Basra and Steve Swallow gives his recollections. He also accuses Alfred Lion of stealing the publishing for Eiderdown.
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    Michael did not say which record it was. The main issue here, I think is that this is an LP which had been released at some point. There are many factors that would make an LP hard to find, and how 'good' the record is is rather a minor factor in the equation, IMHO. Is Kind Of Blue the best jazz record ever made, and that is why it is easy to find? Now unissued sessions or live tapes is another matter. But they were talking about a released session.
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    Did they ask Wayne if he was OK with them pulling a 'Turkish Women At The Bath' on him? It is not even a photo from the same era (see Pet Peeves thread). What they should have done instead of messing with the cover is try to find the bonus track, Remembrance. It still existed when Stuart Kremsky was the archivist. It is a piano solo.
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    Michael Cuscuna shared his personal recollections somewhere. This intrigued me: I mentioned to Bob that I had finally found one of the rare LPs on my want list and it was very disappointing. With a strong stare in my direction, he intoned, "you know, most rare records are rare for very good reason." I somewhat disagree with this statement. Discuss.
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    There is an incredible resource called RIPMjazz which has digital holdings of many jazz periodicals. Alas, it is only available to those with an academic affiliation to a university that subscribed to it. My understanding is that once the DC Jazz Archives are reopened, I can access it in person. Sounds like a great retirement project, if I can ever retire.
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    The music he is holding is the project in question, Iphigenia. I thought the Kennedy Center was at least partially funding it. Maybe not. I hope there is a livestream option...
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    Yes, they play a few excepts. LOVE what I am hearing. Can't wait until the Library of Congress reopens so I can go listen to that solo piano set in the Max Roach collection.
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    Great presentation. who else was there? I still don't understand something - the tape was in the Atlantic/Warner/Rhino vaults all along and was located in under two hours. So my questions: 1) Why was this reference acetate made at all? I always heard that Rahsaan Roland Kirk was trying to get it released. If so, then why would it be in the vaults of the very label that lost the original? The vaults are the FIRST place I would have looked for the original, and the LAST place I would have looked for the safety copy. 2) What other reference acetates of lost Atlantic sessions are sitting in the vaults, just waiting to be located in under two hours? Hasaan Ibn Ali: Lost Album Found, New Chapter Opened - JazzTimes
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    Tina Brooks

    bertrand replied to 1ngram's topic in Artists

    I wonder if technical issues such as this were sometimes the reason dates were not issued. Maybe Alfred annotated the logs with this type of info, maybe not. If there was tension in the studio because the veterans were trying to put the newbie in his place, Alfred might well have held back the session because of that. He would have been present to witness it, but I was not of course. The only session for which we know why it was not issued is Redd's Blues. Freddie and Alfred had a big fight in the studio, partially as a result of the last minute addition of Benny Bailey without proper rehearsal time. Freddie is the source of information for this.
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    Remind me where the backup tape was actually sitting? I understand its existence, I just don't know where it was all these years.
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    Interesting - the Weather Report in Berlin 1975 is from the same concert that was released on CD/DVD, but there are some tracks here not on the CD and vice versa.
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    Thank you so much!!!
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    Artemis

    bertrand replied to GA Russell's topic in New Releases

    It is a very good record! I believe Melissa Aldana has ben replaced by Nicole Glover. At first it was kind of a rumor, but I read an official statement somewhere.
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    And I as well. I am assuming I will be wearing a mask in public at least until New Year 2022.
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    Tina Brooks

    bertrand replied to 1ngram's topic in Artists

    I thought it did not come out at the time due to phasing problems with the drums, same as Witch Doctor. RVG had a little trouble with getting Blakey's drums right. Anyone else heard this story? I doubt I am making it up. Phasing is perhaps not the right word.
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    Tina Brooks

    bertrand replied to 1ngram's topic in Artists

    Thank you! He speculates that the veteran players may have tried to protect their turf but certainly does not give specific examples and I don't hear it. Would love some examples. Lee does seem to have taken credit for Nutville on the Monday Night at Birdland date, although it is not clear that Brooks is the composer (no copyright). Curtis Fuller was asked, and he seemed to think it was a take-off on Sonny Red's Bluesville. Hmm...
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    Tina Brooks

    bertrand replied to 1ngram's topic in Artists

    Can you elaborate on this?
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    How do I find his YouTube channel?
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    None of the above. I just know he has it and got it digitized. Which I wanted to make sure he did before sending the tape to anyone. What is going to happen next, I don't know.
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    I am discovering so much more music has been recorded than we realize, that at this point all bets are off. In fact, a guy I know just coughed up a 1970 Mobley tape and got it digitized. He had been sitting on it for years. With Bill Hardman and Stanley Cowell.
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    The bootleg had some solos that were edited out on the official record.
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    Presumed unrecorded.
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    I am in, thanks! Please tell UCLA how much this is appreciated!
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    There are so many private tapes out there. So glad Gene went this route for all jazz fans to enjoy! I would do this for Left Bank if it were up to me. A lot of those are sub-par audio quality, by design. The artists were told that the recordings were 'for the archives'. This site is an 'archive'. Someone's basement or a record label vault - not an archive. Stanford has a Monterey jazz archive. I love the principle of this, but you can only audition on-site, which I totally understand but am of course frustrated by. I plan to drop in if I ever do go back to California. Bertrand.
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    Thanks. So one less reason to get the box instead of the downloads.
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