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That Cecil was recently seeded elsewhere...

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September 19 1966, Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Here Comes the Whistle Man (Atlantic) 1974, Dizzy Gillespie - Big Four (Pablo) September 22, 1959, Shelly Manne & his Men at the Blackhawk Vol. 4 (Contemporary), ctd thru Sept. 24 September 23, 1957, Kenny Clarke records for Disques Swing (Kenny Clarke in Paris)

very late, but:

even more amusing is that the complete article can be found online here

Malodorous Monk

what about vertical paper holders? Front left or front right?

it's the cover of the booklet of the VME digipac

5, 7, 9, and 19 May 1955, according to this ebay auction

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I went back to this thread (damn! that's still beautiful!) and saw your question on the takes. Here's a run down on the 2002 CD issue: ORDER OF RECORDING FOR THE MONEY JUNGLE SESSION TAKE 1 ......................................................VERY SPECIAL* TAKE 6 ........................................A LITTLE MAX (PARFAIT) TAKE 14 ..........A LITTLE MAX (PARFAIT) - ALTERNATE TAKE TAKE 2 ........ FLEURETTE AFRICAIN (aka AFRICAN FLOWER)* TAKE 1 ...............................REM BLUES - ALTERNATE TAKE ** TAKE 3 ...........................................................REM BLUES TAKE 1 .............................................................WIG WISE* TAKE 2 ......................................................SWITCH BLADE TAKE 4 ..........................SWITCH BLADE - ALTERNATE TAKE** TAKE 1 ..............................................................CARAVAN TAKE 2 ......................................................MONEY JUNGLE* TAKE 3 .................................SOLITUDE - ALTERNATE TAKE TAKE 4 .............................................................SOLITUDE* TAKE 3 ........................................................WARM VALLEY* TAKE 1 ....BACKWARD COUNTRY BOY BLUES - FALSE START** TAKE 2 ...........................BACKWARD COUNTRY BOY BLUES * on original United Artists LP ** issued on this CD for the first time

Cuscuna piece below, excuses for the mistakes made by the text recognition. I read through it and corrected some, but I am half blind and lazy today... This album was made during a rather unique period in the 38th year of Ellington's long recording career. A series of unusual first-time encounters began on August 18, 1962 when he recorded Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins, an exceptional album by an octet filled out by ringers from the orchestra. On September 17 came this summit with Mingus and Roach. Nine days later Duke Ellington And John Coltrane was made with bassists Jimmy Garrison and Aaron Bell and drummers Elvin Jones and Sam Woodyard in various combinations to complete the quartet. Sadly, session tapes of the Hawkins and Coltrane encounters have not survived. The complete results of the "Money Jungle" date, however, have. Now, all of the releasable music is here, newly remastered in 24-bit for vastly improved sound. The seven tracks that graced the original album were either older well-known Ellington classics or new forward-thinking compositions by the master. Listening to the title tune and "Wig Wise," both unique in the Ellington canon, it is hard to imagine that Duke was not aware of contemporary pianist/composers like Herbie Nichols and Cecil Taylor. Of the four originals introduced here, two have had an extended life. “Fleurette Africaine“ (also known as “Les Fleurs Africaines and “African Flower“) has been recorded by a variety of modern artists like Gary Burton, James Newton and Michel Petrucciani. Jason Moran recently explored “Wig Wise“ on his Facing Left (Blue Note B2-23884). Both tunes appear on Bill Mays‘s Concord album An Ellington Affair and the Palmetto CD entitled The Other Side Of Ellington, by a quintet consisting of saxophonist Joel Frahm, pianist David Berkman, guitarist Pete McCann, bassist Ben Allison and drummer Matt Wilson. Of the four titles left in the vaults, all were new Ellington titles and three were traditional blues. They were neither time-honored nor groundbreaking. lt easy to see why these would be the easiest to eliminate from the finished album. Nonetheless there is some gorgeous playing by all three men on every selection here. reevaluating the session tapes, I have added previousiy unissued alternate takes of “REM Blues“ and “Switch Blade“ as well as the false Start that precedes the master take of “Backward Country Boy Blues.“ On it, Mingus plays the introduction only to be interrupted by producer Alan Dougias, at which point Duke says, “Ah, that was so good...that was sweet“ before they launch into the tune again. It creates a mental picture of this session that is a far cry from all the rumored friction and disagreements among these giants.

there is a short piece by Cuscuna in the 2002 issue. Nothing much revealing, though.

up for this rare nugget. Buddy Collette (alto, flute), Oscar Valdambrini (trumpet), Gianni Basso (tenor sax), Renato Sellani (piano), Giorgio Azzolini (bass), Gianni Cazzola (drums). Collette is great, but those Italians ain't nothing to sneeze at either. Azzolini is a beautiful bass player.

1952, session for Debut with Jackie Paris, Paige Brook, John Mehegan, Jackson Wiley, Charles Mingus and Max Roach (Autobiography in Jazz) 1954, Hans Koller (w/ Joe Zawinul) records for Austroton (These, Koller's Idea, Zero, MSK) 1956, Lee Konitz - Inside HiFi (Atlantic), ctd 1o days later 1957, June Richmond & Quincy Jones Orchestra record for Barclay (reissued in JiP series) 1964, Roland Kirk - I Talk With the Spirits (Limelight), ctd the next day 1966, Don Cherry - Symphony for Improvisers (Blue Note)

My wife likes this album a lot. She tends to put it on on a Sunday morning every now and then. Excellent music for that time of the week. Nice and relaxed and no stress. Have a long breakfast with a nice cup of coffee, read the paper...

1938, Billie Holiday records for Vocalion 1976, Dizzy Gillespie records for Pablo (Dizzy's Party), ctd the next day

I had some tracking problems with the disk skipping through some parts and the track index not being fully functional, but I managed to hear most of it anyway, so here goes een: nice old fun stuff. not a clue as to the players, but this is friendly and spreads good vibes. that bassist is slapping hard! twee: big broad grinning smile and rolling eyes betty boop music. more fun and more good vibes and more of that slapping it around. drie: very nice smooth swinging tune with a lot of restraint and decency. very well suited for dances and for listens. these guys are smoking pillars, but their dinner jackets hide it all. which is not necessarily a bad thing really. vier: typical kind of swing with an unmistakeable rhythm and w/ Prez to boot (or is it Evans? nah) vijf: heheheh. pretty recent recording with lots of grins and funniness. fits with a doopey face and silly dance steps with the knees bend. good trumpet. zes. caffeine! Slam on bass. Pianist may be Tatum, but then again it's a bit tame for him. unless he only had tea for breakfizz. zeven: nice and easy, no clue, no guesses. acht: that's Duke with Blanton, right? admittedly, it was Duke I recognised... absolutely fantastic bass playing negen: klengelengelengkleng with tasty tenor recorded in the hallway behind the kitchen. strange balance on this recording, plus it keeps skipping ... tien: dunno, some plucks remind me of Mingus, some certainly not. sounds like Hamp at the door. let him in! elf: Lou! Bu! with Curley, Horace and GOD on trumpet live at Birdland. Donaldson is on FIRE here, Clifford burns down the house. Horace does his patented theme weaving. Amazing stuff. twaalf: and it doesn't stop for here we have the high priest on the ivories tickling them till they laugh his funny tales. dertien: ah, it's Slime! drip, drip. some of his stuff I can actually stand veertien: nice trumpet stuffs. second horn sounds like the notes are sucked instead of blown. what device is this? the theme is a bit silly, but let's just like it because of that. vijftien: early bop with plenty of swing. the ice seems a bit too slippery for the tenor. the bass walks like one of those mad and fast walking guys at the olympics with the shaking hips, cool sunglasses and foaming mouths. zestien: some spiffy playing here, but it leaves me a bit chilly, sounds too much like it is supposed to sound somehow. zeventien: nice piano! this valve trombone? nice light tune that didn't grab me much, but ey. achttien: PC and a great tenor. Who dis? Byrd on trumpet, ja? Good stuff if turning a deaf ear on PC's pitch. negentien: oy! this is great! what is this? pity the guy at the door is humming louder than the door creaks. trumpet sounds like Thad Jones. not sure if I can fit in a listen to the second disk, which I only gave a cursory listen thus far, but thanks a bunch for this disk one, it was a great ride!

what happended to the afro hairdo?

September 13: 1937, Billie Holiday records for Vocalion 1948, Tadd Dameron records for Blue Note (feat. Fats Navarro) 1950, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn record for Riverside (Piano Duets, Great Times!) 1953, Chet Baker and the Lighthouse All Stars - Witch Doctor (Contemporary) 1953, Miles Davis and the Lighthouse All Stars - At Last! (Contemporary) 1955, Shelly Manne and his Men Vol. 1 (Contemporary) 1956, Louis Prima records for Capitol 1959, Horace Silver Trio records for Blue Note (Blowin' The Blues Away) 1959, Ben Webster records for Black Lion (The Jeep is Jumping) 1967, Booker Ervin records for Pacific Jazz (Booker 'n' Brass) 1968, Lee Morgan records for Blue Note (rejected session, three tunes included on the CD issue of The Sixth Sense) September 14 1956, Sonny Stitt - New York Jazz (Verve) 1967, Booker Ervin records for Pacific Jazz (Booker 'n' Brass)

1940, Billie Hilday records for OKeh (I'm all for you, I hear music, The same old story, Practice makes perfect) 1955, Barney Kessel records for Contemporary (Kessel Plays Standards) 1958, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Shirley Scott record for Prestige (various issues) 1961, Frank Strozier - Long Night (Jazzland) 1961, Stan Getz & Bob Brookmeyer - Recorded Fall 1961 (Verve), ctd the next day 1967, Booker Ervin records for Pacific Jazz (Booker 'n Brass) 1969, Lee Morgan records for Blue Note (Lee Morgan Sextet, issued c/w The Procrastinator and c/w Sonic Boom [CD]) 1988, Helmut "Joe" Sachse - Solo (Amiga), ctd thru 15 Sept.