mikeweil

We can still fit that into the new edition of the Tjader bio during the last proofreading. I will send S. Duncan Reid a link to thi page. Is this a 12" 78 rpm disc?

Roy DuNann recording!

I need to hear the whole disc!!!! Barbara Ritchie is correct! She worked at NBC in San Francisco at the time; Dave and Iola Brubeck had remembered her name when asked about the singer's identity after James Harrod had found a test pressing with Brubeck cuts. http://jazzwestcoastresearch.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2012-11-15T16:19:00-08:00&max-results=7 Harrod found evidence that Frances Lynne also sang with the group, but this lacquer prooves that Ritchie did, too! I need to hear this to compare the voices, as there are no other recordings of her, and the few of Lynne are very hard to access. Please get in touch with James Harrod about this! This would be a great discovery for the Tjader discography as well. Tjader did tap dancing as a boy.

The Blue Note listings on jazzdisco.org are not complete, missing some alternates and tracks released on later issues. This is because they belong to those worshipping the "original LP", which was not always the optimal way of releasing the music nor listing the session's music. Blue Note LP fetishism .... The hodge podge started with the strange decision to use only part of the tracks from Mobley's three 1963 sessions and scatter them over two LPs, The Turnaround and No Room For Squares. When Cuscuna found the unissued tracks he released three of them on Straight No Filter with the three 1966 quintet tracks. The larger band tracks from A Slice Of The Top he had already issued in complete from in the LT series. That was replicated on a CD of the same title. Then there were the CDs which kept the 1963 quintet session intact, but added the three Straight No Filter quintet tracks and even used that title, which is somewhat misleading. I think these sessions sound best in recording order. That is why I will keep those CDs and probably skip the big box. With older music listening to a series of alternates can be boring, but with these sessions recording oder is best, IMHO. Blue Note LP fetishism can lead you to strange decisions.

No 2019 posts here??!? My excuse is that our phone and internet was off until a week ago, and I was too busy with other things until a few days ago. My Xmas jazz so far:

My postings in these threads were interrupted by some booking mistake of our phone and internet provider which left us disconnected for two weeks until a week before Christmas. Good thing was it inspired us to re-arrange our living room and move my good hi-fi there which is much more fun listening than in my small sleeping room. So today: The latter in memory of Don Alias, who would have turned 80 years on December 25. I miss him.

So he took the surface noise for applause .......

Looks good, but I found the Reprise and Warner material is tame in comparison to the Josie recordings. There was a double CD on Charly that is enough for me. The first two CDs of this box, that's the real thing.

Re: Musso's session with Cal Tjader: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: January 6, 1952 Location: probably Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, California Label: Galaxy Vido Musso Sextet Vido Musso (ldr), Don Dennis (t), Vido Musso (ts), Cal Tjader (vib), Gil Barrios (p), Jack Weeks (b), Bobby White (d) a. 1207 Cuttin' The Nut - 2:58(Vido Musso) Galaxy 78 10" 704 — Vido Musso Sextet Galaxy 45 704-X — Vido Musso Sextet b. 1209 Come Back To Sorrento - 3:13(Claude Aveling, Ernesto DeCurtis) Galaxy 78 10" 704 — Vido Musso Sextet Galaxy 45 704-X — Vido Musso Sextet c. Grunions A-Runnin' - 4:50(Vido Musso) All titles on: Fantasy EP 7" 4029 — Vido Musso Sextet There is no composer credit for a. & c. on the labels; the tunes are not registered, but probably were written by Vido Musso. Cal Tjader has a short solo in a.; c. is an extended drum feature for Bobby White. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copies of the single or EP are not that hard to find. I had a transfer made of them. For Tjader completists only. Re: the Brubeck lacquer - I would have to listen to it to say anything about it, before that all we can do is speculate. I do not have any Brubeck session with that date in my sources. The date could be when the test pressing was made. How does he know it is a live recording when he cannot play it back?!? There were recordings of the Brubeck Octet made at radio stations. Do you have a link to the ebay page so I can have a better look at the disc photo?

As if he knew it ...... Here's a look into his collection - I still have his book from 1972:

Sorry to hear this. He was a very nice guy and an excellent graphics artist.

From a facebook post by Richard Graham: "This is a tough one. Emil Richards, perhaps the most recorded percussionist of all time and a friend to all of us, has gone home. Emil Richards born Emilio Joseph Radocchia (September 2, 1932 - December 14, 2019) was an American vibraphonist and percussionist. His expansive career included tours with Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, and George Harrison. During a span of over 55 years, Emil has always been a renowned presence in Hollywood soundstages, recording studios, jazz clubs and international touring venues. He amassed a huge collection of world percussion instruments while touring with Sinatra in the early 60's. He visited the White House with his lifelong friends George Harrison and Ravi Shankar on their 1974 tour. Considered a supreme artist on the vibraphone, marimba and xylophone, as well as a master of his world-famous collection of percussion instruments, Emil's creative and precise musicianship is known throughout the world for his versatility. All of the great film composers, including Henry Mancini, Alex North, Jerry Goldsmith and John Williams, collaborated with Emil in finding just the right sounds at his warehouse before composing their famous scores. Salad bowls used in “Planet Of The Apes,” gongs lowered into fluid for space movies and many other unusual sonic effects flash you back to decades of your favorite movies. That's Emil playing bongos on the original Mission Impossible theme!! Emil was a sweet and kind man who thoughtfully answered all my letters when I was just out of high school, sending me books, suggestions, and great encouragement. May he rest in power!!" He was a great jazz vibist, too, and his and Don Ellis' albums helped me immensely learning odd time signatures. RIP and endless thanks for the Inspiration.

As I cannot be late to the party, I simply wish you a happy birthday!

The Dicky Wells session was Pres' only date for Signature.

R.I.P. - I always liked this playing not only on Tjader's but also Vince Guraldi's albums, and his own date on Fantasy. I have all the CDs he made with Madeleine but haven't listened to them in quite a while.

I know, but was there any other CD reissue of all tracks on one disc?

Just my thoughts. I have all of Morgan's albums that I like. I'll probably skip the Mobley set, too,as much as I love his music, cause I have everything except for a few alternates.

This morning, an excellent new release: https://www.aeolus-music.com/ae_en/All-Discs/AE10174-All-Lust-und-Freud

This afternoon:

Delicious!

mc This allstar tribute to McLean is a really fine effort - recommended!

Violinist Valerio Losito has a wonderful tone!