Head Man

Does anyone have an update on when or whether these Horo albums will be released?

Does anyone know whether any of Richie Kamuca's three albums on Concord have ever been re-issued on CD? I've managed to put a big scratch on my vinyl copy of 'Drop me off in Harlem' and I'm looking for a replacement!

I've just ordered 'Faith' from Hiroshi so I can't comment on that particular release, but the other two are excellent. 'Autumn Colors' has him in a trio whilst 'Song of the Unsung' has him playing solo.

The UK CD versions WERE the same as the Japanese versions - I bought them both! I think there is very little chance they will ever be remastered and re-released so if you want to hear this excellent music then I'd go with whatever you can find at a reasonable price

I don't think so, I've always paid him that way. Why not e-mail him and ask.

Thanks for the heads-up, I've just put my order in for Open Music. I already own a copy of Electric City which I bought from Hiroshi some time ago. BTW does anyone know where I can source a copy of his Flashback album from a UK website. His German website looks a bit flaky!

King Sunny Ade - Ju-Ju Music I can't believe I first heard this in 1982. A lifetime ago!

Yes, I too often woke up in the middle of the night listening to his sounds on the BBC's World Service. I knew he had not been well for a while but this is still very sad news.

Good news. I was sweating there for a while!

I wonder if this means there's a doubt about the upcoming Henry Threadgill release. I hope not because I've sold off several of my CDs that are included in the set. Damn - that's what happens when I try to be clever!

This one looks interesting: Horace tapscott with Roberto Miranda (b),Everett Brown Jr (ds), Louis Spears (cello), Melvin Moore (vln). Any idea when this was recorded, Bentsy?

A really terrific evening. I especially enjoyed the Northumbrian Sketches part of the performance and have been playing the CD at home today (In fact, I found the live version better than the CD version). Also bought a copy of his new CD - 'Live at The Union, 1966' - at the performance and it's excellent. Well done to everyone concerned!

According to Amazon, the CD version from Reel Recordings will be available on 6 March. I guess it won't be available 'on the night', next tuesday. What a shame! Still, I'm looking forward to what should be a terrific evening of jazz at The Southbank

Warne Marsh & Lee Konitz - Two Not One Warne Marsh & Red Mitchell - Big Two ...and very nice they are too!

Yes, I'm sure it is too. I've been listening to my copy of this over the weekend and it's a knockout. Strongly recommended to everyone who likes 'this sort of thing'!

A couple of his late albums that I really like are: 'Lonesome Boulevard' (recently reissued as a 'Verve Original') and 'Age Of Steam' (originally on A&M but hard-to-find now. It may be available on e-music) Also the 'Gerry Mulligan meets Ben Webster' album is excellent - I'm not so keen on the 'Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz. In fact I find that there's virtually no Mulligan that's not interesting and most of the music he's produced is outstanding. Good hunting!

Hopefully it will be available 'on the night'!

Thanks for the update, Jetman. What a disappointment, I'd been really looking forward to getting this set soonest. Ah well, such is life!

Has anyone got any inside info on when the new Threadgill boxset will actually be issued. It's 'early 2010' now!

Thanks for the 'heads-up'. It's available at amazon.co.uk for £7.98. Too good to miss - my order's in!

Thanks MG, I think you've sorted it! I have an LP of his on Discovery called 'Jessica' which I've been looking to replace by CD for many years. However the only three CDs I've ever seen of his are 'Love You Madly', 'Calafia' & 'Jenna'. Looking closely at the tracks in your discography and comparing them with those on my LP, I see that half of 'Jessica' is on the CD 'Love You Madly' and the other half is on 'Calafia'. Problem solved - many thanks!

Does anyone know where I could access a decent discography for the Discovery/Trend Record label? I'm trying to find out which of The Gerald Wilson Big Band albums actually got reissued on CD, so if anyone knows that I'd be grateful.

Yep, there's four of us going. The tickets arrived this morning.

The Warne Marsh/Lee Konitz 4xCD boxset is currently available at Amazon.co.uk for £15.99! Looks too good to miss...my order's in!

Thanks Chuck. I've just checked and found out that Bob Cummins died in 2000 - I wonder why Chico's taken so long to make the recordings available, assuming that these ARE the ones about to come out?