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The remaining question is... why does a search for this guy still work perfectly normally?

Which ones were missing when you looked? I just browsed through a couple of artists, and it appeared as if all titles from the old Fantasy catalog were still there. Allthough, I must admit that I stopped searching after assuring me that this essential Riverside album is still in the Concord catalog...:

The sound clips seem to be working again: *Salut (2000)* *The Soul of Jonas Kullhammar (2001)* *Plays Loud for the People (2002)* Scroll down on this page for a couple of complete live tracks: http://www.moserobie.com/misc.html (There's also a video of "Bebopalulia", though you should be warned that it shows someone impersonating Jonas Kullhammar, rather than Jonas himself... ) A few collaborative project in a somewhat different vein: *Forum Nacka (2002)* *Kullrusk (2004)* (with the excellent alto saxophonist Per "Ruskträsk" Johansson, allthough I prefer both him and Kullhammar non-amplified) *Leve Nacka Forum (2005)*

My connection went down as well. Seems like a serious database problem. Consider yourself lucky to have gotten a quality name! When I searched for Barry Guy, the AMG would rather suggest I was looking for William Bland...

Right now the AMG has gone nuts. Try to search for an artist of your choice: * Link to The All Music Guide *

Well, statistics is statistics.... Allthough I've heard somewhere that mortality among very small children is measuably higher during the autumn, which supposedly will make the percentage of individuals more likely to suffer from poor health lower among those born during that period; the weakest are already gone... *cough*

How many albums titled "Jay & Kai" are there? HMV Japan lists a release from Japanese Columbia for November 23, but it has the following track list: 1 Bernies Tune 2 Lament 3 Blues For Trombones 4 The Major 5 Yesterdays 6 Co-op 7 Reflections 8 Blues In Twos 9 What Is This Thing Called Love 10 The Boy Next Door Cat no: COCB53459

Just realized that the poll said U.S. board members when I had already voted. Sorry! That's my vote at $11... Guess I was confused by the "U.S. dollar values for poll choices" and promptly calculated what 90 Swedish crowns would be in dollars. Unfortunately there's no way of un-voting I guess. It's like in the presidential election...

The Fresh Sound website has the following info about that Lone Hill release:

Thanks, brownie! One day I hope to get my hands on some copies of those originals... Now on the turntable:

The Martial Solal Trio (Milestone MSP 9002) Solal (p); Guy Pedersen (b); Daniel Humair (dr) Tracks: Let's Waltz, Under Paris Skies, Little Doll, Billie's Bounce, Jordu, Aigue-Marine, Vice Versa Very good and challenging stuff from my favorite Solal period! US issue of an early 60s French Columbia album, unsure of the title... Brownie?

Have both Leeway and Dmitry stopped posting here, BTW?

Oh, yes, Jazzshrink - that was the reissue I was thinking of! Sorry for confusing things a bit! And thanks, Jim, for the input! I think I need to try that "New York Rhythm Section" CD after all. And buy a discography...

I believe this reissue is made up from the two Hank Jones albums Here's Love (Argo, 1963) and Swings Gigi (was it on Golden Crest?). 'Here's Love' with Kenny Burrell is splendid, but I've heard some less enthusiastic opinions regarding the other half. Do you think it measures up with the session with Burrell, Jim? On a sidenote, is there any substance in the talk about Fresh Sound reissues being not legit? I've seen the reissue above referred to as a "boot" here on the forums. If they don't have cleared the rights, I can't understand why they're not sued out of business.

Hope you'll have a good time! I went to see him at the jazz festival here in Stockholm a few years ago; a fantastic performance! Allthough there was a very awkward moment when he had to end a solo early to throw a clueless guy who was tuning guitars for the next band off the stage...

I believe Electric Byrd was recorded in between the two sessions that make up Kofi.

I wouldn't expect this to come back soon; not much of Byrd's other 60s output is in print, or seems to attract much attention. I'm not sure Blue Note would get their money back with a new run of "Kofi". A pity, as I think Byrd himself and the album in general is rather more interesting than most of his other later Blue Notes. One of the last instances of Duke Pearson at the piano chair (Rhodes bench?) too.

It wasn't released at the time of the recording, but in the 1990s as a part of the "Rare Grooves" series, and then went out of print after a while. That might have contributed to its obscurity. It's quite a nice album, though.

Do you mean the album which has been issued both as Bernstein Plays Brubeck Plays Bernstein and Plays Music from West Side Story? It was some time since I heard it. One side of the LP features just the quartet (and which may still be available on that early 90s Columbia CD), which I think is - forgive me the the Scott Yanow-ism - nice, but not particularly memorable... Will have to listen to the symphonic session again. From what I remember, it didn't struck me as too interesting. I guess it would have been more fun if Bernstein had written that part as well.

Thanks, Bev, wasn't aware of Trio Records!

I heard someone talk about Stan Tracey's "Genesis" the other day, but my attempts to find more about it on the Web has not come up with much. How's it like? Is it available on CD? A post at AAJ indicates that, but I haven't found a source online. Tthere seems to be an LP copy available at a shop I know, allthough I don't know the price. I now put my trust in the British members of the Forums...

http://www.ricksvideo.com/data/details.cfm?ID=4854

The Stitt CD has Turn It On! (Prestige 10012, recorded on January 4, 1971) and Black Vibrations (prestige 10032, July 9, 1971) on it. Surprisingly, it's not just one-chord grooves. Leon Spencer's compositions are actually somewhat more interesting than what usually can be expected from this kind of stuff. Stitt himself plays good, but is perhaps heard to better advantage elsewhere.

By no means essential, but could you dislike an album with a cover like this?: