mikeweil

Well, the family was Andy and the Bey Sisters - Geraldine and Salome, that is. You can hear them together on their two early Prestige LPs collected on the CD pictured below. Don't know about the bassist, but Chief Bey was a percussionist born in the US, although he told he was born in Dakar, Senegal, and well versed in African drums - he was a member of Olatunji's first troupe. He did not too long ago, IIRC. Do a search. I don't think he was related to the singer.

He tells some truth. But: remember how many of us started, and how we went along. Those really interested will search further info on the web, find discography sites, discussion forums tp lace dumb questions etc. It was a minority who really cared, and it will always be. Those just listening for fun are able to remember only one name and the song title, and that's it for them, but they are not jazz fans. Those won't stick with MP3s, unless they have absolutely no money to spend on the music.

Was that your annual stay in southern France? Oh how I envy you ...

So far I received neither PM nor e-mail from him. I suggest if he does not react until Monday at noon US eastern time, I step up and start a signup thread for my BT. Ironically, I asked him to switch positions as I was afraid I would be still on vacation when it was time for me to start ... things are back in order then.

Straight No Chaser is by no means an easy tune! Somebody remarked that probably nobody memorizes that tune correctly after first listen - the rhythmic variations are very intricate and oblique - and that should show in the way it is played, not just treated like a head on blues changes, which it is on the surface. Notice Monk never played it that fast!

... only tells me this didn't sound monkish at all. I dislike it when they use Monk's tunes as mere blowing vehicles without really playing the tune!

I thought it could be something like that. Thanks for the info. But tape ageing alone cannot be the reason: both categories of tape you mention should be about the same age. Must have something to do with tape transfer.

As I said: does the sound of the ride cymbal change, like a phasing effect, especially when the piano solo starts on the first track. The room ambience sounds strange to these ears, too. Like the sound in the high frequency range oscillates somewhat.

SteepleChase SCCD 31038 The Camel - Michael Carvin Sonny Fortune (alto sax, soprano sax) Calvin Hill (bass) Cecil Bridgewater (trumpet) Ron Burton (piano) Michael Carvin (drums)

This may be the one case where I regret selling my early 1970's LP when the first CD issue came out. The new one sounds somewhat better than the first CD, but the high frequencies are inconsistent: After the theme of the first track, at the start of the piano solo it can be heard in the ride cymbal. Was there any TOCJ issue? How does it compare. Tape defective, or some problem with the recording heads at the session that went unnoticed?

Here are the other jazzy reissues:

Most of these drummers' jokes are in circulation among Irish musicians - attributed to Bodhran players ..... One more: At the rehearsal, the guitar player asks the drummer: "Now could you play with more dynamics in that song?" Drummer replies: "What? I'm already playing as loud as I can!"

They pick the rarest and some of the best from the Warner/Atlantic vaults, and in very good sound: I have the beautiful Herbie Mann Stone Flute, and Miroslav Vitous' Magical Shepherd.

Hey, you should pass that one on to Bill Fenohr - AFAIK it is one of only two Blue Note items not in his collection. Or did you remedy that im the meantime?

With all respect to your feelings, and my own, at the same time I feel some relief there ain't no more - at least one collection that can be complete! Of course I know what we are talking about here - it's a sad thing. But wouldn't Hank turn us on to other players? So what is your least played Hank album - and unjustly so?

They provoked that among the French, watched what happened, and decided against it.

More than once, I reckon ...

where was that heard? BFT 1, track 12! B-)

Today I got this disc: (Amazon.com link) and track 7 turns out to be theone Jim Sangrey and myself suggested. A nice disc. There are used copies from $ 1, so don't hesitate!

Probably the fastest BT inspired purchase so far, while # 17 is still in the guessing stages:

"Ends Sep-27-04 14:32:29 PDT" I hope Mike Fitzgerald sees this in time!

I already sent him an e-mail reminder earlier today. In case ....... I could step up to keep things moving.