mikeweil

If Tender Moments sounds better than the previous issued, I might go outa my way and upgrade - unless there is any confirmation for a Tyner Mosaic. The Dexter Gordon suffers from a strange recording configuration: The drums were recorded in a booth with very direct sound, like standing where your speakers are, while the horns were recorded with the room ambience of that famous Paris studio - it was a large room, and Dexter and Donald Byrd sound like they were too distant from the mics. Too bad, as the music is excellent.

Then why were the other LPs all under Pearson's name and for other labels? Good question, and I probably don't have a good answer. ....... Admittedly, sheer speculation, but it is interesting to try to figure out why BN did not continue to support the Coles/Pearson arrangement. Maybe a good question to ask Michael Cuscuna?

You better do .... The first issued Blue Note Blue Mitchell was the Mitchell/Cook frontline with Gene Taylor from the Silver Quintet and Chick Corea and Al Foster filling in. The first session recorded remained unissued at the time, and was a studio band with Mitchell, Henderson, Hancock, Leo Wright, and Taylor and Roy Brooks from the Silver Quintet. Alfred Lion decided to leave this in the vault after Silver disbanded the Quintet and rather support the new working group with Mitchell and Cook. The first album was no more the Silver quintet than the second: 3 musicians in each case. But the second was a working band, the first was not.

I have only about half a dozen of them, and only on one of them the glued-on paperwork starts peeling off. I generally prefer packing where individual parts can be replaced. Same problem with digpaks or other fancies.

Got it today via couw (thanks!). A tough one - don't know a single track, and I am sure about only one musician. Doh!

Hell yeah!!!

My thoughts exactly! I heard them live and found them much more exiting than on CD. A more rough and direct sound would be suited better.

These are the CDs with soprano solos: Candid CCD 79035 Lucky Thompson - Lord, Lord, Am I Ever Gonna Know? ensayo ENY-CD-3471 Lucky Thompson - Soul's Nite Out Fresh Sound FSR-CD 199 Lucky Thompson - Lucky Meets Tommy And Friends HighNote HCD 7045 Lucky Thompson - Lucky In Paris Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-194-2 Lucky Thompson - Lucky Strikes Prestige PRCD-24144-2 Lucky Thompson - Happy Days *Vogue 74321 55950 2 Lucky Thompson - The Complete Vogue Recordings Vol. 2 and his last sessions on Groovre Merchant. If anything proves to be OOP, drop me a PM! He indeed recorded on soprano before Coltrane. Very unique conception. Steve Lacy, Pony Poindexter and Lucky were the first to record modern jazz on soprano sax, before Trane.

This makes the release date even less plausible - or he wanted to make the best of it even if Lee was absent from the scene. As I said, never attempt to read the mind of ....

Yeah, Happy Birthday! Stay in the groove!

What it means? Never even attempt to read the mind of a jazz producer (i.e. Orrin Keepnews) ! I dare say Keepnews took his time as Morgan was absent from the scene for some time (for known reasons) after the session: The Take Twelve session (January 24, 1962) was framed by others for VeeJay (October 13, 1960) and Blue Note (December 21, 1963) with rather long breaks between them. If a musician cannot promote his album .....

Maybe comparing release dates of other Jazzland releases will help. Click here for a label listing. Of course this is no proof, but I think it suggests it was released pretty soon after recording; The Johnny Lytle Jazzland 81 was recorded July 1962 and its release probably not delayed.

... and they sell my favourite Elvin photo as a poster:

The whole P.M. Records catalogue is available as custom CDs or MP3 from the label's website. That trio album is great - fascinating to hear how Elvin copes with the rocky rhythms of some tunes!

No, it just lures out the dirty thoughts hidden deep down in the attics of your mind ....

He was reported playing alto on one of his last Japanese tours, or was that the electrified Varitone sax? But I think you have listed all of them. David Wild should know!

Noone to comment on Zeus Otto the one and only?

.... or by the ladies, that is. So whose opinion is really represented by these posts?!?

They are not only about beer, but by the beer ....

That's enough out of you. I always wonder how the guy can type straight with all that beer in his tummy and all the bottles strewn about his keyboard. Amazing! He has all those women to type for him, you know... You mean to tell me Catesta is actually sitting with his feet up on a desk, quaffing down beers, and dictating all of his posts to a bevy of beautiful women who dutifully type his every word into the computer, all the while gazing at him with looks of reverence and adoration? What a life! Maybe the fact that I drink only non-alcoholic beer makes me think about other things to do with the ladies then having them type my posts ...

In 35+ years I have not seen John in a tie - maybe he puts one on for a job interview. I too swore I NEVER will wear a tie - and then I got two (beautiful ones) as birthday presents ..... But John's example encourages me to stick to my ideals. I'll wear dark glasses with the ties so nobody's recognizes me. If anybody needs to borrow a tie, I guess Rooster Ties will gladly help you out ..... Welcome to the board, Mr. Litweiler, always enjoyed your articles!

This is what I find so irritating about this track - not only the trumept, the whole band sounds like it was an unreleased take from the Blue In Green session ... Don't worry that you're late - you'll be the first one I will ship a disc to when it's my turn.

Mosaic just announced the LP version for October, so the Columbia CD should be available this fall.

The only add I opt for is one for CD Baby!!!