mikeweil

That was my first McDuff album - I don't understand why this never was reissued on CD ... now playing another very groovy album: ... and continuing with another neglected Scott album: Ron Carter and Jimmy Cobb!

The song "People" Patterson recorded is he tune by Jule Styne & Bob Merrill.

Right now: Yesterday:

Got the new double CD today - as expected it does not drop a syllable about the half dozen tracks recorded for MGM and Clef that are marked unissued in the label discographies. Nor does it mention the two takes that, according to Lord, were different on an EP issue (not unusual with Granz). But the alternates on the second disc appear by "courtesy of the Gaillard family", whatever that means - did they just give their approval or did they provide the source material? There is somebody credited for tape research, so they should have known and made a remark. Oh well. Verve is not Mosaic. No master numbers, personnel listings are absent, only part of the players are mentioned in the notes in passing. There were times when Verve handled this in a more professional manner. But some of the tracks on these discs are simply hilarious!

JazzMesengers still has some - get it while you can.

I've loved this song ever since I heard it for the first time, on a Ray Bryant LP.

Harpsichord Suites by Charles Dieupart, played by Huguette Grémy-Chauliac. Her playing is a bit uneven, bit she impeccably finds the right character for each piece.

Tjader made three albums with strings, arranged by Jack Weeks, Claus Ogerman, and Frank Strazzeri, respectively, all are very good, and all are different.

That LP with Mickey Tucker on organ (IIRC) is on my wish list for a long time - hard to find.

Me, too! Shearing's actually was the first that came to my mind.

from this box:

..... from the Bill Evans Verve box set

"Little Niles" and "Hi-Fly" may well lead the list ... These are the performances of "Little Niles" I find in the Lord disco: Randy Weston, 1956, Riverside Donald Byrd, 1957, Columbia Herbie Mann, 1957, Epic Oscar Pettiford, 1957, ABC George Shearing, 1958, Capitol Abbey Lincoln, 1958,Riverside Randy Weston, 1958, United Artists Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross, 1959, World Pacific Emil Richards, 1960?, Del-Fi The Three-Out, 1960, Columbia (Australia) Paul Serrano, 1960, Riverside Jack Brokensha, 1963, Savoy Dollar Brand, 1966, BlackLion Eugen Cicero, 1965, MPS Phineas Newborn Jr., 1969, Contemporary Phil Woods, 1976, RCA Victor Gemeente Reinigungsorkest, 1980, BV Haast Horace Tapscott, 1982, Nimbus Mark Murphy, 1982, Muse Kenny Barron, 1982, Baybridge Alejandro Espinosa, 1984, AE (Chile) Phil Woods, 1984, Red Soesja Citoen, 1986, Timeless Urs Voerkel, 1987, Percaso Art Lande, 1987, Great American Music Hall etc. - a total of 82 peformances, Weston's included. True - that's why Rodney Kendrick's selections were so important - IIRC Weston was his mentor. Some label now should contract him to do a Randy Weston tribute. Hi Fly is listed 151 times (Weston's recordings included).

In memory of a great pianist and a wonderful human being, my favourite album of Randy Weston:

The Frankfurt gig at the Palmengarten concert series was with Rolf Lüttgens (piano), Günther Hermes (bass guitar, the model Paul MCartney used to play, of all things), and Ralf Hübner (drums). Pony was in good form and shape that day. If you can find that tape and digitalize it, that would be nice. If you remember the date and personnel I can incllude it in the discography.

Noting human beings make is for eternity, data included. We only can keep the essence in our minds and pass that on. Not even texts careved in stone are safe. As far as tape and other storage media are concerned, I was aware the timeswould come. When I think of the many great books that have vanished, or great musical moments that weren't even recorded. John Cage once said, people think, when they have the record, they have the music. But they only have the record. He was right. We always want to keep and collect things, but in the end .... my best friend had a large book and CD collection, but when he died, he had left no will, and most of it was dumped. Just one example ..... fires, warfare, earthquakes .... I'm in tears when I think about all the stuff that was destroyed. But that seems to be part of life. So much for the philosophical aspects. Not to talk abot the economical: who will pay for all that storage? When I think about all the problems libraries, archives, and museums have ...

All of Moody's Prestige. Argo etc. LPs are simply enjoyable music. Still have to get me some of them, but what I have is so nice ...

R.I.P., eternal thanks for the music, and enjoy the everlasting jam session in heaven I am sure you are going to call ..... Saw him once in a unique piano duo with Abdullah Ibrahim - he was such an impressive, sweet appearance ...... so was his music.

Gary McFarland arrangeents:

Thanks, ordered a copy!