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Donny Hathaway Live Atco 33-386 (released 1972) Donny Hathaway In Performance Atlantic SD 19278 (released 1980) The first was recorded half at the Troubadour in LA & at the Bitter End in New York (except for a bass solo from a Troubador gig edited in), the second had one more track from the Bitter End, one from Carnegie Hall, and four from the Troubadour. I never regretted keeping my LP copies. "To be young, gifted and black" from the 2nd LP is fantastic!!! Both are equally fine albums and indispensable, IMHO. Both seem to be available. Pics posted below. Seeems I have to get me the new live CD and the studio albums ...

Those reissued on hybrid SACDs - the OJC CDs could be deleted without missing anything.

..... that's exactly where the problem lies - I have plenty OJC, but there just as many I have yet to buy. Budd Johnson Don Sleet Hal Gaylor Jaki Byard Booker Ervin Jimmy Heath Johnny Griffin among those I already have: Blue Mitchell Nat Adderley too many to mention! ..... and not to mention the twofer CDs!

This is scheduled for SACD release on November 30, 2004 - I have pre-ordered this as the new Fantasy SACD remastering sound better in almost every case.

Thanks from me too - here's my rule # 1 item Glad I don't have to buy this very recommendable set! Considered a Prez track from this for my recent BFT ....

Maybe it gives him a hard time thinkin' this was once planned to be his 2nd BFT - and the election spoiled it for him.

Photo made at a gig in Poland with the Anthony Coleman Trio:

Roberto Juan Rodriguez To these ears, some of the most brilliant Cuban style music conceived in the last decades. Whaddya think?

The distributor of Water and other labels, Runt, lists some online shops they recommend on the links page.

Bruyninckx gives ca. 1966 as year of recording, which sounds reasonable, but hasn't any personnel either - sorry. I only have a compilation of tracks from his two "Bossa Nova" LPs for Capitol, and though it's extremely well played and the musicians are top pros, I wish they had gone a little less commercial. They were capable of much hotter playing than allowed.

Oh yes, your royal highness, you did, and it was the inspiration to include the Earl Hines track with Betty Roché on my BFT! Like this album very much, thanks again!

The first record player my parents gave me was a used one from my sister-in-law, mono, and when I had learned that they used needles to track the grooves in the early days, I took a pin and did just that! Held my ears close to the needle to hear something other than that biased mono, in fact it was some kind of weird stereo ..... I ruined a track on Cream's Disraeli Gears LP that way ...

Just received the Crown Hawk - a ***** affair!!!! Excellent sound, and even better playing by all involved - get this!!!

OPERA here, too, and looks smooth. Nice design!

Ironically, this drummer - who recorded with Sonny's Stitt and Rollins - was criticized even by Michael Cuscuna of not being up to par with the rest of the band. Strangely this is one of the Griffin's I never really warmed up with - even after several attempts.

Universal is handling the distribution - I don't know if that effects the catalogue as such. But considering the urgent tone of Steve Hofmann's warning, and the fact that so many Concord titles are unavailable, a much lower percentage of their catalogue is in print compared to Fantasy - well, I decided to buy the last Tjader and Don Patterson items missing in my collection months ago.

Here's a Reuters press release posted by Steve Hofman (see link in the initial post): Here's the Reuers message linked just above: The CCR recordings are included in this deal!

I once lent a copy of the first LP of a local band, Zyma, to a drummer friend - we both joined a later edition of that band, and I got the last copy they had. It was well played and even better recorded at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, which ECM used often during its early years. When I wanted to pick it up a few weeks later some roommate of his had tossed it around without an inner sleeve - it was ruined forever ...... I nearly killed that guy!

I have done exactly this more than once. Who is the trumpet player on this? Is it Freddie? Lee Morgan.

..... now that's what I can't get enough of .....

As long as this involves only distribution, not the catalogue, it might be positive, as the CDs are more easily accessible - Universal's distribution is worldwide. Don't know how this will affect ZYX' European distribution deal with Fantasy. Concord is currently handled in Europe by even another distributor - all these deals will have to be re-negotiated before they run out.

The argument/misunderstanding between Monk ands his producer at Columbia, Teo Macero (as seen in the Straight No Chaser documentary), lead me to thinking that their relationship was not ideal and Monk might not have felt respected enough with the label. Now we all know how reacted toward this ..... At the time of the Black Lion recordings he had been asked to take part in the Giants of Jazz tour, and to make these recordings, and as usual rewarded his producer with some inspired playing. Forget what any lukewarm reviews say - these are great! But also somewhat different from earlier Monk. Comparing the solos here with earlier versions is more than interesting.

Yeah, Bennie Green - smooth as silk and very melodic.

Cecil Payne is one of the pioneers, but still alive. Where are Leo Parker and Tate Houston? Sorry I can't choose - I love these two and Chaloff and Payne and Carney and .....