Ken Dryden

Well, I think that the label folded quickly, though some of the titles seem to hang around for a good while. I actually saw a sealed copy of the Terry Gibbs LP in the past few days. These sessions were taken from a television series that evidently aired on the west coast in the 1950s. Too bad the video wasn't preserved as well, as no supporting musicians are listed on any of the LPs.

I looked at Discogs and saw CAL 3032 available, though it may seem pricey. https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/8758099?ev=rb It seemed like Calliope was around for a very short time in the mid-1970s. I saw a smattering of their catalog in a used record store while I was in grad school in 1976-1977. I was fortunate as I picked up a number of them then and a lot more around 2000. But I am missing a few, too, including 3021 and 3025.

Nothing jazz wise is in my area until April: Judy Carmichael with Harry Allen and Chris Flory Fred Hersch solo (a 2 + hour drive) Hopefully there will be more local booking of interest next month but the rest of the acts haven't been announced.

I remember seeing snippets of "In Search Of..." but I can't say I ever made a point of watching an entire show. Since Dan mentioned Mel Brooks, does anyone remember Mel Brooks' short-lived sitcom "The Nutt House," which starred Harvey Korman and Cloris Leachman? It was set in a Manhattan hotel that had seen better days. One of the running gags is that the elevator didn't always stop evenly with the floor, another was the huge prop rear end affixed to Leachman's character. It ran about 5-7 episodes before NBC cancelled it.

I was able to get a review copy of one Newvelle LP by Don Friedman. Great music, nice pressing and audio, but odd packaging. Who wants a poem in the album jacket while having to download the liner notes and musician credits? I hope their subscription system ends up working, though I feel that not everyone wants to pay a premium for all six to seven LPs in a series, they might just want one or two. I wish them the best of luck.

I haven't seen a publicity announcement. I was sent the download link for volume 2.

Beasley's interpretations were devoid of the emotion, dissonance, anguish or playfulness that Monk incorporated into his music. I think only one of the senior DB writers really trashed the CD.

I started playing the John Beasley Monkestra CD and was rather unimpressed. As soon as I heard a little bit of his dreadful smooth jazz treatment of "'Round Midnight," I promptly removed it from my CD player and trashed it. In my view it was one of the worst new releases of 2016 and not worthy of a Grammy nomination. I prefer George Russell's arrangement of "'Round Midnight" showcasing Eric Dolphy or any other worthwhile arrangements of this jazz standard that have been released over the years.

I can't say I saw the Gary Burton is retiring thread. He told me a few years ago that he was no longer touring during winter and cutting back some. I used to live close to Nova University, though it didn't exist at the time, just the experimental high school, junior high and elementary. Burton is well worth seeing with Makoto Ozone. i heard their Virtuosi set at IAJE prior to the CD release and also heard them in Burton's quartet and the Eddie Daniels-Gary Burton tribute to Benny Goodman tour, with Ozone taking Mulgrew Miller's place.

Don't overlook Willie Ruff, who recorded a number of albums in a duo with pianist Dwike Mitchell. Many of them are out of print, but a few have been issued on Collectables at a very reasonable price. His autobiography, A Call to Assembly, is also great reading and I've seen it priced very inexpensively on line, though I think it was published 15-20 years ago.

Ask Zev Feldman, he might have been given a list to review. Resonance issued a Jazz Alive! show featuring Sarah Vaughan in New Orleans at Rosy's, including extra material that was not aired. I recorded a few of them in the late 1970s but it aired on a night in my city that frequently conflicted with my work schedule. One thing that frustrated me is when Concord issued the Jazz Alive! broadcast which featured Mel Torme, George Shearing and Gerry Mulligan, they omitted all three of Mulligan's big band instrumentals. Fortunately I recorded the full broadcast and I knew the music well long before I was assigned to write liner notes years later. I think some of the Jazz Alive! broadcasts may be on Concert Vault.

I just reviewed a CD by a band interpreting his work. Parlan had lost his wife a few years ago and was living in a nursing home, but he generously gave his remaining royalties to help fund the recording. He left an impressive legacy.

I am looking forward to hearing more unissued or rare Duke Ellington. I can't say that I've ever been a fan of Tony Watkins' vocals. I've read that Ellington abruptly ended a concert in Europe when the audience reacted negatively to Watkins. "One More Time (For the People)" is easily my least favorite Ellington composition.

It was amusing to see my AMG review of the CD as a footnote.

Time to update my long dormant CD sale/trade list. A lot of new things are included, duplicate purchases, things from my mother's estate, etc.: Please note that all Venus CDs are from Japan, not South Korea or Russian bootlegs. Most open CDs are Near Mint, though I will review condition before confirming. New items are factory sealed and unmarked unless indicated. I also have jazz LPs if you would like a list, though i haven't seen as many posts about them on this board in awhile. I mail to US addresses only. Postage: $3.50 for the first CD, $.25 for each additional title. All packages sent with a tracking number. I will be happy to review any trade offers. Please PM me and post a reply to the forum with your requests. Payment via PayPal, any mailing will be to the PayPal confirmed address. SOLD: Toshiko Akiyoshi: Toshiko And Her International Jazz Sextet - United Notions (CD, Album, RE) (Fresh Sound Records) FSR 1636 $15 > $13 > $11 new Louis Armstrong All Star - Live In Zurich, Switzerland 18.10.1949 TCB 43072 $12 > $10 new SOLD: Svend Asmussen Embraceable Storyville new $14 > $12 Bill Coleman / Don Byas Swiss Radio Days Vol. 23 TCB $12 > $10 Bob Dorough Duets COTA Jazz $10 new Dave Frishberg Quality Time Bloomdido $5 punched upc Eddie Higgins w/Kevin Eubanks & Rufus Reid I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (jewel box) Venus TKCV-35352 new $20 Dick Hyman - Dick Hyman Plays Variations On Richard Rodgers (Rodgers & Hart) (Jazz Heritage) 5186061 $5 Ali Ryerson et al: Broadway Music From West Side Story Stanza USA $4 a few marks that don't affect play Loren Stillman Quartet How Sweet It Is Nagel Heyer new/unopened $5 > $4 Ed Thigpen Rhythm Features w/Joe Lovano, Carsten Dahl & Jasper Bodilsen The Element of Swing Stunt $12 (duplicate purchase, played once) The Billy Taylor Trio* - Custom Taylored (Fresh Sound) $12 > $10 Toots Thielemans Airegin Jazz Hour $5 > $4has a few marks that don't affect play SOLD Cedar Walton Seasoned Wood HIghNote $12 new/unopened Classical: William Bolcom: Darius Milhaud Piano Music Elektra/Nonesuch $6

There are hundreds more I want!

I count around 421 SteepleChase CDs in my collection, which doesn't include the LPs. All of Joe Locke's sessions are great, as are those by Lee Konitz, Andy LaVerne, Richie Beirach, Bent Axen George Cables, etc. The label has a high standard. Listening to Gregory Tardy's new SteepleChase CD Chasing After the Wind as I found this discussion.

I contributed to AAJ and its forum, though I haven't been active in the forum for years and I quit writing for them around a decade ago, aside from a few April Fool's reviews.

Please hold the following CDs for me: Alexander ,Eric/Generations – Tough Guys (ICA) Belgrave/Ronnie Mathews $5 Collette ,Buddy/Affinity – A Tribute to Eric Dolphy (Music & Arts) $7 Costa ,Eddie/Vinny Burke – Trio (Jubilee/Fresh Sound) $7 Geller ,Herb – That Geller Feller (Fresh Sound) $9 Jacquet ,Illinois – Banned in Boston (Portrait) Charles Thompson/K.Burrell $4 Jones ,Elvin – Familiar Ground (Quicksilver/P&C) LaBarbara/Kirkland/Workman $8 Kessel ,Barney/Manne/R. Brown – Poll Winners Three! (Contemporary/OJC) $5 Mance ,Junior – Junior’s Blues (Riverside/OJC) $6 Mingus Big Band – Live at the TBB Paris Vols. 1/2 (Soul Note) 2CD $14 Moody ,James – Hi-Fi Party (Prestige/OJC LE) $10 Moody ,James – Moody’s Mood For Blues (Prestige/OJC LE) $7 Paich ,Marty – Quartet Featuring Art Pepper (Tampa/VSOP) $6 Red ,Sonny/Art Pepper – Two Altos (Savoy) $7

Lazaro: It is great to hear the music without Alan Grant talking over the performances.

PM sent with list

Set aside these for me: O’Farrill ,Chico – Pure Emotion (Milestone) $4

There's still a lot of Columbia stuff that either hasn't been reissued on CD or lurking forgotten in Columbia's vault.

The CD arrived a few days ago and it's a nice set, with detailed liner notes from multiple contributors. I attempted to see Shirley Horn on one occasion, but illness cancelled the entire concert, as she was the headliner. My wife and I finally saw her on a double bill with the Dave Brubeck Quartet after she underwent surgery to amputate her leg, so I think George Mesterhazy took her place at the piano. What puzzled me was because Brubeck played the first set (due to an upstate booking the next day), about 40-50% of the audience departed before Horn took the stage. Those folks missed a masterful performance. I hope that Resonance continues to search through various live radio broadcast collections to find performances worthy of being issued. KNPR donated its 4 Queens Jazz Night From Las Vegas tapes to the University of Nevada Las Vegas library. I taped a number of shows and whenever possible I edited out the annoying host Alan Grant.

The ZFT is selling the house and the studio, too.