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Someone on another list has just mentioned he/she has heard the rumour that the Classics label has been sold. Could this be true? Any further information?

The Diminuendo In Blue And Crescendo In Blue from Fairfield (1956) was issued on The Happening / Paul Gonsalves (Musica Jazz MJCD 1153). See my compilation of all the recorded versions of DiBaCiB issued on CD in our Ellington special at Tomajazz: http://www.tomajazz.com/perfiles/ellington..._diminuendo.htm

----------------------------------------------------------- 27 Jun 1959 Playhouse Taminent-In-The-Poconos, Pa. Duke Ellington and his Orchestra Clark Terry, Harold Baker, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance; Booty Woodman, Quentin Jackson, John Sanders; Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney; Duke Ellington; Joe Benjamin, James Johnson; Lil Greenwood, Ozzy Bailey. (...) Haupê Flirtibird (...)

----------------------------------------------------------- 28 Jul 1956 University Stadium Fairfield, Conn. Duke Ellington and his Orchestra Clark Terry, Willie Cook, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance; Booty Woodman, Quentin Jackson, John Sanders; Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney; Duke Ellington; Jimmy Woode Benjamin, Sam Woodyard; Jimmy Grissom. (...) Diminuendo In Blue and Crescendo In Blue (...)

At the 4&5 March, 1958 Mather AFB, Sacramento (Cal) date, none of the titles I listed in my previous post with bold letters were played, neither were Polly or Flirty Bird. At the 22 July, 1960 Mather AFB, Sacramento (Cal) date, none of the titles I listed in my previous post with bold letters were played, but there's another version of Diminuendo in Blue and Crescendo in Blue. Oops, now I see Pete B's post. So, no need to keep on perusing Timner and Lambert.

Look what Timner, 4th edition, lists: ----------------------------------------------------------- 1 Jun 1957 Sunset Ballroom Carrolltown, Pa. Duke Ellington and his Orchestra Clark Terry, Willie Cook, Harold Baker, Ray Nance; Booty Woodman, Quentin Jackson, John Sanders; Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney; Duke Ellington; Joe Benjamin, Sam Woodyard; Jimmy Grissom. 14 previous tunes not in your disc but then: Cop Out Frustration Take The A Train The Hawk Talks Three Little Words As Time Goes By The Happy One Caravan Diminuendo In Blue And Crescendo In Blue Things Ain't What They Used To Be I Got It Bad On The Sunny Side Of The Street I Let A Song... / Don't Get Around... ----------------------------------------------------------- So we're still missing Polly's Tune/Flirty Bird.

To my knowledge, Koala was an Australian/American label which issued some live Ellington dates, partially. At least I can remember the dance date at Carrolltown, Pennsylvania in June 1957; the March 4&5 1958 dance dates at the Travis Air Force Base; and the Mather Air Force Base date on July 22, 1960. Probably your disc contains selections from one or two of them. I will try to add some discographical information later.

I haven't received it either.

Can someone explain what the "DETS volumes" are? I'm especially interested in 30s/40s Ellington live recordings, radio transcriptions, etc., but I'm not especially knowledgeable about esoteric labels that might be reissuing that sort of thing. TIA for your help. DETS stands for Duke Ellington Treasury Shows. And, to my knowledge, Storyville Records has no relation to esoterism.

February 22, 1983 concert

FWIW: Ad for the February 5&6, 1982 concerts of the Woody Shaw Quintet at the CMU San Juan Evangelista, Madrid

That's good news! Thanks a lot for this information, David.

Chano Domínguez (piano solo) - Homenaje a Tete Montoliu at the club "Clamores" (Madrid) If you like Chano's playing, using flamenco and other traditional Spanish music and mixing it with jazz, you could have enjoyed this concert (though I am a bit fed up with his mannerisms). As a hommage to Tete Montoliu it was poor, very poor, absolutely disappointing. He played just a few Tete compositions, mostly blues... and Chano couldn't even name a tune (what kind of preparation for a hommage to the great Tete is this?). His trying to emulate Tete's phrasing was sad, his left hand obstructive, his touch didn't didn't even resemble the wonderful sound of Tete's notes. Funnily (or should I say sadly?) enough, the only Tete Montoliu theme that he played in the second part of the concert was.... Coltrane's "Some Other Blues", which Chano presented as a "one of Tete's blues".

FYI: Previous thread on this set

And no doubt this set will be "on the pricey side of the street" (use Armstrong's intonation)

And yes, I also want the 1938 Cotton Club broadcasts first [see previous thread], but I am afraid they are postponed due to this new box set.

I also have two copies of the Fargo concert -among them the Storyville special edition- and agree that it's not a good decission for us Ellington collectors to include it in this set but, apart from this and the Hurricane (1943) and Hollywood Empire (1949) concerts, which other 40s live sets have been issued on Storyville/Jazz Unlimited... not counting the DETS discs and the Radio Years 40-45 Jazz Unlimited disc? If that's all, this would make 4 CDs worth of new material.

From Lord discography: I have only managed to find those two tunes by using the multisearch "Pee Wee Russell" + "Viking"

Just got these amazing news from the duke-lym list (bold letters are mine):

Previous thread

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/obituar...17cheatham.html

Electric recording started in 1925. The Louis Armstrong Hot Five sessions were among the first to benefit from electrical recordings. ... I believe electric recording may have begun with the invention of the microphone. ... FYI: http://www.mainspringpress.com/marsh_electric.html

Yep, and there's a thread somewhere around here about it too. Benny Goodman's 1938 Carnegie Hall concert thread

From the Norvic Philatelics website [GB New Stamps and Special Postmarks] Sounds of Britain (Europa) - 3 October 2006 The 2006 Europa series has the theme 'Cultural Diversity' with particular emphasis on youth. Royal Mail have chosen a musical aspect for this theme, entitling their set 'Sounds of Britain'. 1st class - Asian, Sitar. "Bollywood and Bhangra" 42p - Caribbean, Bass guitar. "Africa and the Caribbean" 50p - Irish, Fiddle. "Celtic" 72p - Black American, Blues*. "Jazz and Blues" [44p] £1.19 - Latin America, Maracas.

2/2 Le Trompettiste, 1958 Mingus, 1960 Jazz, 1963 Duke