Daniel A

When you think of it today, isn't it remarkable that the old BNBB with all its software bugs and lousy maintenance actually managed to stay online almost all of the time?

The huge Friedrich Gulda LP set "Musician Of Our Time: Midlife Harvest", originally released on 9 LPs by MPS in the 70s, is said to be reissued on CD later this year. I've tried to find information about this set on the web, but without success, and a look in (an old) Bruyninckx at the library was not helpful. Does anyone here know if it's made up from Gulda's MPS albums, or if it does include other material as well? I'm not too enthusiastic about Gulda's small group work, but the little I've heard of his Eurojazz Orchestra has been more interesting.

How are the writing credits distributed on the Moon release?

How about these two sessions? They are listed among "Unreleased recordings" at Dusko Gojkovic's web site. The track timings do not match any of the tracks on "Art Worker", but that doesn't necessarily mean anything when it comes to unreleased and bootleg recordings I guess. The 1969 session is listed as the Gojkovic & Kleinschuster Sextet, but lists seven people, none of which is Kleinschuster. The instrumentation on "Art Worker" seems to consist of either trumpet/trombone/alto sax, trumpet/trombone/tenor sax, or on one or two tracks possibly two trumpets/trombone/unidentified saxophone. The timings for "Art Worker" is: Delphine (4:23) Stars (4:13) Erwägung (4:39) Orientierung (4:02) Eau Sovage (5:00) Gratuliere (4:31) Ala Nova (4:36)

Universal does. There is some useful information in this thread at AAJ: http://forums.allaboutjazz.com/showthread.php?t=540 and possibly even in some older threads over here.

Does anyone have a rough view on their overseas shipping charges? The "Shipping calculator" link on their FAQ page is broken.

I just listened to an illegitimate copy of the Moon album. I was thinking that I should try to find the real source, but I realize that may prove difficult after a glance at this thread. I'm also uncertain Art Farmer is even present at the session, since the trumpet soloist does not exactly sound like him. The dubbed-in applause (quite evindently from a poorly recorded pre-war concert) is not even faded in, but created by someone lazily starting a reel-to-reel tape, or even an LP, during the final chord of each tune. [Edit for syntax]

Actually the "Three Originals" 2CD set was all MPS, it included: I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry (MPS 15459), 1974 The Aura Will Prevail (MPS 15448), 1975 Liberated Fantasies (MPS 15474), 1976 Unfortunately, it has been OOP for some time. Someone's offering it on amazon for the ridiculous price of $236.99, but there are sound clips for those interested: * Link to amazon.com *

Hutcherson with Chick Corea. A pity there were not more collaborations between them.

Atlantic (1968) Music significally better than cover.

The AL 1002 release says: (P) & © 1975 Arista Records Inc Distrubuted by Arista Records Inc. N.Y. N.Y. owner of the trademark Arista Record Licenced from Black Lion Ltd. owner of the trademark Freedom.

Thanks for the heads-up! Incidentally, the recent programs listed on the "Archives" page have 2004 instead of 2005 given as the date.

I asked pretty much the same question on another board, a long time ago. I had just found a sealed first pressing of Duke Pearson's "Sweet Honey Bee". Along with a few hearty congratulations, the general attitude was that I should play the record. If I didn't, was it really the music I was interested in, or...? Well, I played it. It sounded great. And a few years later Kevin B lets it be known that if someone, somewhere in the world could present an unplayed first pressing of "Sweet Honey Bee" to be used as the source for the new RVG remaster (the master tapes were long gone) that would be great. Since the Waldo Williams album has been out on CD, apparently from a tape source, I'd say that it should be safe to break the seal from that point of view. But, on the other hand, perhaps there are extra-musical arguments for keeping it sealed, no? I believe the risk for record warp depends on the vinyl quality, and how tight the shrink wrap is. The LPs from the 50s were quite sturdy, and the shrink wraps not yet as tight as they would be, so it might be that you could keep it sealed.

Terrific story, Marcello! I realize I've been away from Organissimo for too long...

Thanks! To stand a chance against Lord it appears as if Bruyninckx could perhaps do with some more exposure on the web.

How does one actually order the Bruyninckx CD-Rom? Despite fervent use of Google I can't find any good resource.

Newbie, are you sure you're spinning your records at the right speed?

You're probably right. Anyway I'll try to hide a sound sample somewhere on the web. Or is it even possible to attach a two second MP3 file to a post on the board? (It says "You may attach a file to this message. Maximum file size: 100k") I suspect Jim may get into trouble then, though.

Thanks for confirming, rc! I'm now determined I must keep my VHS player forever to be able to view the film in its original version!

Was watching Hitchcock's classic 'North by Northwest' on TCM with my parents yesterday; I've seen the film many times, but when I happened to switch on the TV just as it began I was again too absorbed to do anything else. When it aired on Swedish television a few years ago I noticed that a line by Cary Grant appeared to have been completely erased. I wasn't too sure about it, but since my parents have it taped from an early 80s broadcast I could do a comparsion this time. It's the scene where Cary Grant is in the hospital after the fake shooting. He lures "the professor" away so that he can sneak out to save Eva Marie Saint from the villains. He tries to get out through the door, but discovers that he's been locked in. After having tried to open the door with force, but without success, he mumbles something that sounds like "What the ehhrm...!" - this is quite audible in the old taped version. However, in the recent broadcasts there's just the background score and nothing else. You can even see Grant's mouth moving, but his words are edited out. Is someone with the recent (well, actually late 90s) DVD edition able to confirm if Cary Grant's voice is missing from that version as well? No big deal, but I find this intance of censorship completely unneccessary. Are lines like that considered harmful in the US?

Bad news indeed. A man who decided to spend his inherited fortune on producing jazz records deserved a better fate.

Thanks, guys! I'm doing raher fine these days; back in Stockholm for a few weeks on a job which demands some legal knowledge for once. And with cable connection available at home in December, I will hardly be able to resist making a comeback here at the forums... For a few months now I've been largely off the web alltoghether. Refreshing in some ways, but I also miss the contact with people I only know though message boards. Me and Karolina had a wonderful trip through 11 European countries in September, during which we found enough time to stop by Luxembourg and let Claude (of the Organissimo forums) give us a quick tour of the city. Thanks for a great evening, Claude! Since then different kinds of professional work have taken up most of my time. Now I feel I'm beginning to get things together, and I'm very happy that I've once again time for playing and listening to music. And soon talking about it too, it seems!

I think there will always be some private collector willing to pay a fortune for every session reel. If the master tapes for just about any jazz session were put up on eBay I can imagine some collector with deep pockets (probably from Japan) would spend considerable money. Then the tapes would most probably be stored in a suitable manner. The result would unfortunately be the same: almost noone would ever see those ttapes again. Regarding "major" or "important" artists, I don't think the record companies would dream of letting go of the tapes. Improbable headline: "Concord trashes Miles Davis' legendary Prestige sessions, 'They just take up too much space' says comapny spokesman"...

But then most jazz labels are currently owned by media companies which are more or less obliged to offer their shareholders maximum profit. One thing I'm curious about though: are there any reissues at all of 50+ year old albums from the original rightgholders? There appears to be at least some, which would speak against the claim that the recorded material would be completely worthless.

Yes, thanks for posting this, Claude!