The Magnificent Goldberg

So why would my copy of "Birth sign" have the Esquire name and address on it? (I was a bit surprised back then, because I thought they'd gone to the wall, but... MG

Just checked the sleeve notes of "Night train" (Delmark reissue of his United material). Bob Koester, who I think must be reliable here, says, "he can also be heard as a sideman on numerous recordings by Harry Edison, Basie and Ellington." MG

I have only the 1978 reissue on Impulse IA-9343/2 (or Impulse 2-4147, as this double LP was renumbered after Impulse was sold to MCA) - it has the same fadeout as the CD. Okay, that's cool. Kinda like on Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti where "Kashmir" is listed as being more than 9:30, but it's actually like 8:45. I found an original vinyl at Forever Young today. That was quite a gatefold on that thing, right up there with some of those Limelight issues. Too bad it couldn't be transferred to the CD, but whattya gonna do? YMMV - I thought the front cover was horrid. Its absence would make me inclined to go for the CD. My UK original says 11:49, too. Never thought to time it. Bloody good album! MG

And Hog Cooper too! Trying to get into my first Ray Charles concert in 1961, huge crowd in the foyer of the Hammersmith Odeon, I was crushed up against this huge black man in evening dress. What a surprise later, to see him playing baritone in the band. What was he doing in the foyer? I don't know. A GREAT band baritone player. He didn't solo much, but what a firm yet soft bottom he provided! Particularly in Hank Crawford's band. RIP Hog. MG

It's a great album, Dan. It was meant to be a conceptual follow up to "The starting five", with the same personnel, but Rusty Bryant had died in the intervening decade, so Red took his place. MG

Oh! I'm shocked! I had no idea. David was the first jazz musician who really got through to me; I was a Ray Charles fan, but from getting his first LP in 1960, I was a David Newman fan. Damn near fifty years. I don't know what to say. I was thinking today that he ought to be getting a new album out. Just put on Don Patterson's "Mellow soul" with Fathead. RIP my man! MG

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MG MG, this information should be what you wanted. Mainstream Jazz - RCA 74321 21832 2 My copy is a CD made in Germany Track #1. Blueprint Andy Gibson and His Orchestra Includes musicians such as: Paul Gonsalves, Hilton Jefferson, Prince Robinson, George Dorsey, Vic Dickenson, Dickie Wells, Jimmy Nottingham, Emmett Berry, Jimmy Jones, Kenny Burrell, Milt Hinton, Jimmie Crawford N.Y.C. December 1, 1959 The Mainstream Sextet Tracks 2, 3 & 4 I Got Nothing But You, Bedroom Eyes, Give The Lady What She Wants Most Jimmy Forrest, Vic Dickenson, Harold "Shorty" Baker, Jimmy Greene (p), Francesco Skeets(b), Oliver Jackson N.Y.C. October 14, 1959 Thanks Peter. When I'm doing a search eg on Amazon, should I look for Andy Gibson? MG

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Borrow a 45 you've got on CD. If it's a bit slow, the belt's stretched - slightly more likely than that it's shrunk. MG

Nice album; no long trax. MG yup, forgot about that... how about this one: Hugh Masekela - Home Is Where the Music Is I'm lovin' it! Fabulous album. Looks like they've ditched that horrid front cover. MG

Do you know if it's too fast at all speeds? If so, you could just need a new drive belt. MG

No guv , just a bunch of choice , non-commercial , 70's , extended jazz-funk of the type Bev was asking about . Hm, here's the list again There's really not a lot there that I'd recognise as funk, though I confess that the only one I've heard is the Lee Morgan - but as my copy was fucked, I chucked it twenty years ago, so it's been a long time. That didn't sound like a funk record - we're talking here about James Brown influences, not Rock influences, yes? - to me, though. And I can't imagine Cecil Payne making that sort of album, or Woody Shaw, or Frank Strazzeri... etc etc. The only ones I CAN imagine in that context are McDuff and Connors (though I've never even HEARD of Cheatham, Yellin and Farrah). So, are we not seeing this the same way, or have I missed a load of Rusty Bryant-type stuff? MG

edited to add AMG review - source: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&a...10:kbfrxqukldse Nice album; no long trax. MG

The UK edition of Grover Washington Jr's "Soul box" (the actual boxed set, not the double LP set) is like that. Don't know if it's incomplete, but a couple of blocks of text are out of order. MG

Speaking from experience, if you have cats, leave the dust cover ON. Spinning vinyl apparently really looks like fun... Yeah. My landlady's cat ruined a Dakota Staton LP in 1962. Must get around to replacing it soon. Still, I did learn about cats and records. MG

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I didn't know that. Was Baby Face Willette's "Mo rock" recorded in the nicer room and "8 ball" in the not so good one? That's what it sounds like to me. MG

Not a lot of soul jazz in there, Chas The McDuff's one I've been looking for for a while, however. MG

Just been listening to George Freeman - Rebellion - Southport Von Freeman plays the entire session on piano - and it's bleedin' great!!!! MG

I don't know this one. Could you post some more details please? Oh yes, I have that, too. Still wish that B&B had issued both LPs complete. Oh, yes! Another I forgot about. Really nice swingin' session. MG

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My only UK Delmark is an Esquire job. But it's Esquire through and through - label as you've described it Clifford, but cover in normal British thin laminated board (which comes unglued) and bears the usual Esquire address - same as on Prestige LPs from a decade earlier. MG

Yeah! I forgot about those splendid albums with Bennie Green. Very worthwhile seeking out. MG