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That Mingus box has brought between 76-178 USD over the past two years on Ebay . When pricing your rare vinyl , I suggest you start HERE.

Yes the Fuller is still in print on a Collectables CD along with the other Fuller Epic date , South American Cookin : I got my copy of Magnificent Trombone a few years ago when some bootlegger ( ? ) put out a bunch of Epics on vinyl for six bucks. It's a pretty sleepy date with lots of ballads ; would have fit right in with Prestige's Moodsville imprint . I like it , but I reach for the Bluenotes , the Warwick and his first Impulse record ( Soul Trombone , Japanese CD only ) more often .

I wish Sony/BMG would give us a Legacy edition of Mingus' Let My Children Hear Music . Alas , the old 1992 CD is apparently still in print , so the wait will probably continue . It would also be nice to see the four Denny Zeitlin Columbias receive a full reissue ( one and a half album's worth is out on Collectables ) . Add Zeitlin's work on Jeremy Steig's Columbia LP , Flute Fever , and you have a possible Mosaic Select . A couple more that I wish Sony/BMG had gotten around too , but won't , now that Fresh Sound has reissues on the market : The 1959 Columbia LP , Something New , Something Blue ( featuring the work of Albam , Macero , Charles and Russo ) . The Fresh Sound vinyl reissue of this had poor sound and I'm guessing the CD isn't much better . Anybody heard this CD ? A couple of Epics ( Columbia subsidiary ) , The Rhythm Section , and The Rhythm Section Plus One , which have Hank Jones with Barry Galbraith , Milt Hinton and Osie Johnson with Jimmy Cleveland or Seldon Powell . The Fresh Sound CD is called , The N.Y. Rhythm Section , but I don't know if it has all the material from both Epic LPs or what the sonics are like . Anybody know ?

Audio Lab 1538 was issued in 1959 . Most of this material first appeared on a 1954 10" LP called ' Progressive Sounds ' ( Federal 295-93 ) . Both Audio Lab and Federal were subsidiaries of King Records out of Cincinnati . Here is the cover of the Audio Lab LP : Now who wants to post a picture of that Federal 10" cover ? EDIT : Fixed dead image link .

As discussed here , it is available as a digital-download only .

New release date -- August, 2006. We'll see. Where did you get this information ? Last week I called the publisher to inquire about the book's availability and found that the phone number was ' not in service ' . I then called the publisher's distributor and was given a different phone number , but that number was also ' not in service ' . I guess I should try and contact Jack Chambers directly , but the only email address I have for him is at the University of Toronto from which he recently retired I believe . Anyway , while we wait for the book to come out , I thought some of you might be interested in this piece which appeared on page 25 of the January 1956 issue of Metronome . Edit to add : If anyone would like a larger-text image of this page please let me know . Additional edit : Fixed dead image link .

That was the New York Daily Mirror . Tan Confessions , Bronze Thrills , Copper Romance ....yes we're all familiar with those ...especially 50 year-old copies Seriously , it sounds as though you've thoroughly researched this . I asked several somewhat esoteric Birdland questions in a recent thread that I hope will be answered in this forthcoming book .

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The five Don Martin covers for Prestige : Prestige 7022 >>>>> Prestige 7023 >>>>> Prestige 7024 >>>>> Prestige 7025 >>>>> Prestige 7031 >>>>> The covers are all wonderfully weird , my favorite being those lugubrious , Uncle Fester , trombone-playing monks on Prestige 7023 .

1931 Gil Melle USA 1926 Sol Schlinger USA 1922 Danny Bank USA

Earlier Thread History of the Grafton Acrylic Saxophone

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Did you carry Jackie's Bag with you on your appointment in Ghana ??

Surprised to find that one of my favorite versions of this great song went unmentioned in this thread : a duet between Charles McPherson and Pat Martino found on this album : At eight minutes it is the longest , and I think , best track on the album . Beautifully lyrical playing from both men ; really lovely .

Not 80 , but rather , 74 ; Bob was born in Los Angeles in 1932 . I only have his Carlton side and would like to hear the Liberty session from the mid-Sixties . Lazaro's show does not stream live on the web , is that correct ?

Have A/B-ed the album: the same takes were used for both the mono and stereo versions. However, two tunes were edited only in the stereo version: one is missing a short solo piano intro, and another is missing a whole 32-bar chorus. Also, AFAIK, the mono version has never been reissued. F PS A copy of the mono LP went for $400+ on eBay recently (wasn't me). So , two very good reasons to hang on to my tape of the mono LP Thanks for clearing up the mono/stereo takes question Fernando . I suppose a bad mike could have necessitated the stereo edits . I know your forthcoming Costa discography will answer this , but the Japanese vinyl reissue(s) were all in stereo then ? And , the Lonehill CD , like the most recent Japanese CD , is in stereo ? I hope somebody who has the Lonehill will give us a report on the overall sound quality of the CD ; I hope Lonehill did a good job , as this is the way most people will be exposed to this most interesting piano jazz .

Larry Young- Unity Larry Young- Of Love and Peace Larry Young- Mothership Eddy Louiss- Our Kind of Sabi ( Louiss plays piano on one track with NHOP ) Eddy Louiss- HLP Eddy Louiss- Conference de Presse Eddy Louiss- Face To Face

Payton has been missing gigs on account of an , " injured lip " . Will Friedwald mentioned in his Sun column that Payton had been in an automobile accident .

Another one for all you phobics of the macrocephalic :

I am curious about the mute that Curtis Fuller is using in this photograph . Looks like something Curtis made himself by cutting holes in a chamois . I suppose you could modify a Softone neoprene mute to look like this , but to what end ? I mean , what timbral effect or tone quality does that particular pattern of holes provide ? Would this type of mute have less impact on pitch accuracy when compared with other mute types ? I would think that staying in tune while muted ( through lip control or slide position adjustment ) would be important in ensemble or section work , unless everyone is using the same mute . Would the kind of mute Curtis is using in this photograph be one that could be used when the score direction is " In Velvet " or " Cloth " ? EDIT : To fix dead image link .

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Booker Little with Max Roach 1958 " Minor Mode Blues " ( really poor video quality ; toggle to smallest screen size ) Booker Little with Max Roach 1958 " The Scene is Clean " ( really poor video quality ; toggle to smallest screen size ) Lee Morgan with Art Blakey 1959 " Night in Tunisia " Lee Morgan with Art Blakey 1959 " Are You Real ? " Lee Morgan with Art Blakey 1959 " Blues March " Miles Davis Germany 1967 " Footprints " Miles Davis Germany 1967 " Agitation " Kenny Burrell Trio 1990 " Jeannine "

You can hear samples and buy the Solo Guitar CD at : Art of Life Records The label has plans to issue all five of the Spitball albums ( a 1970's Florida label ) that feature Joe , which are: Spitball SB-1 Rapport ( with Wally Cirillo ) Spitball SB-2 Solo Guitar Spitball SB-3 SoloDuo ( with Wally Cirillo ) Spitball SB-5 Straight Ahead to the Light ( with Steve Bagby ) Spitball SB-7 Peaceful Journey The remaining Spitball albums ( without Joe ) are : Spitball SB-4 Mindscapes ( Charles Austin and Joe Gallivan ) Spitball SB-6 Expression to the Winds ( Charles Austin and Joe Gallivan ) I am particularly looking forward to hearing the two dates Joe did with pianist Wally Cirillo . Cirillo showed great promise in the Fifties , most especially with Charles Mingus , but was off the scene in the Sixties and these Spitball dates with Diorio would be his last work , as Wally died a few years later in 1977 at the age of 50 . Joe Diorio , who will be 70 this August , is still listed as a lecturer at the Thornton School of Music at USC , but I don't know of his present health . Other notable offerings worth exploring from Art of Life Records include some rare trio sides by British pianist Gordon Beck , as well as some previously unreleased Tubby Hayes in a quartet with Beck .

Okay , usual disclaimers apply , I don't know this seller or have any pecuniary interest here , however , I just want to say that I hope someone jumps on the Don Sleet CD . I used to write Ralph Kaffel ( President of Fantasy ) with my requests for some of the more obscure titles in the catalog , efforts , which for the most part , were not fruitful . The Sleet was among those requests . The Sleet reissue came about after I put Don's brother David in touch with Ralph . David then enlisted Mike Wofford ( who had played with Don for years ) , to join the lobbying effort , and Fantasy came through . Anyway , this is a fine album , with Sleet never overawed by his supporting cast . Wynton Kelly is his usual swinging and supportive self . Good sound courtesy of Ray Fowler as well .