Ken Dryden

The only reason that I suggested that completists would be the ones interested in this Dolphy/Brown CD is due to the condition of its sources. The tapes have dropouts, fidelity is so-so, the tape may be stretched in some places and there is a fair amount of noise. Don't say that you haven't been warned. That said, I bought a copy and don't regret it, though I never have invested in the various recordings of Charlie Parker that feature only his solos from live gigs.

I have the Simosko bio of Eric Dolphy and I don't remember it mentioning these rehearsals with Clifford Brown. Here is the link to my All Music Gudie review of the CD: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:6au67ui050j0 I would caution that the audio quality and level of performances will make this CD appeal mostly to hard core completist collectors of Clifford Brown and Eric Dolphy.

Piano Duets are one thing I love to hear... Dick Hyman and Dick Wellstood Dick Hyman and Ralph Sutton Marian McPartland and practically everyone Earl Hines and Jaki Byard Jaki Byard and Ran Blake John Lewis and Hank Jones are among the many titles represented in my collection. Byard told me about an unreleased session he did with Tommy Flanagan, but Fantasy/Concord says it isn't in their Prestige holdings.

I guess you mean "That Old Feeling..." No extra copy, sorry!

I have the Columbia LP reissues that came out awhile back, plus the earlier Koch CD version of One Foot in the Gutter. This music is well worth investigating, though this new bootleg compilation is probably the most practical way to acquire all three sessions.

I saw all three volumes at Jazz Record Center for around $2500 in early 2004; $4800 sounds excessive. I also don't remember Mosaic shipping any of the Commodore boxed sets wrapped in plastic and I bought all three volumes new directly from them. So it must have been done by someone other than the label.

David at SCETV (which produces McPartland's Piano Jazz) has been very helpful with providing dates to me in the past. If you don't post a response in a few days, I'll get in touch with him directly. I think it was first aired during the 1987 season, but I'm not 100% sure.

Sorry for my goof, the shipping cost was omitted from the ebay search page and I looked no further...

Cadence (www.cadencebuilding.com) still carries Dragon releases. They add a surcharge to orders by non-subscribers.

I think a lot of folks are hesitant to respond when shipping charges aren't specified in advance by ebay sellers. Often I've spotted an interesting item near the close of an auction, but the failure for a seller to list shipping charges often doesn't allow time for an email response to an inquiry from a would-be buyer.

Toast of the Nation aired the following shows on New Year's Eve, 2005, which some stations aired the following day: Sanibel Island, Florida for a taste of BBQ: the Brubeck Brothers Quartet New York for the Chico O'Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra directed by Arturo O'Farrill Columbia, Missouri for the divine singing of René Marie the James Moody 80th Birthday Celebration from the Kennedy Center I have loads of broadcast material to trade on CDR if you have any/all of the above shows. PM me with your list and email address so I can return a copy of mine to you.

Tom Lord Jazz Discography CDRoms still available (used) Version 4.4 released 12/2003 $150 + insurance/shipping Version 5.0 released 12/ 2004 $180 + insurance/shipping PM me if you are interested in either one. I'm also open to trade offers of CDs or combined cash/CD deals. Enclose your list of available commercially issued CDs (no CDRs or bootlegs).

More information, please... Private lp made of a concert at Grinnell College on Jan. 10, 1957. Grinnell student Herbie Hancock is listed as one of the folks involved in a jam session the following day. Sounds interesting and hard to find... I'm enjoying Buddy DeFranco & His Orchestra: Closed Seession right now.

I recently reviewed Frank Hewitt's Four Hundred Saturdays, the third posthumous collection of his work for All Music Guide and enjoyed it immensely. It makes me wonder how many other talented musicians aren't being recorded.

I have a number of jazz CDs, LPs and several different earlier editions of the Tom Lord Jazz Discography CDRoms available for sale or trade. Since this list is constantly changing, please pm me if you are interested, along with any trade bait of your own.

I have my music insured as a part of the contents of my home.

Anyone else invest in the latest edition of Tom Lord's Jazz Discography? I'm in the process of taking it for a test drive to see what new sessions have been added and if the corrections/additions I sent him (or in some cases, meant to send him) have been added. It's on sale through the end of 2005 at a lower price. I have earlier editions for sale if anyone is interested. PM me.

Insure your music, handle it with care and enjoy it. Consider adding a burglar/fire alarm system, after installation costs, monitoring usually only runs between $20-$30 per month. I would bet that the office is no safer than home (maybe even less so!) for storing valuable items. Backing up my Mosaic collection is simply not feasible, as I have far too many of them (88 + all 20 Mosaic Selects), including the massive three volume Commodore LP collection and the Nat King Cole Trio sets.

$75 to $100 is probably a bit high for a copy of Jim Hall's Jazz Guitar LP (not the later edited or overdubbed versions), but I am pretty sure that NM or better copies will likely command at least $40 to $50 from most sellers. I don't think it is all that common a record in better shape. Prior to the internet, pricing of out of print jazz LPs was far more erratic.

Personally, I think Mosaic does a damned fine job at holding the line on price increases. With many labels offering $18.98 list priced CDs of mediocre music (often 40 minutes or less), Mosaic has done there best to make available long out of print recordings to serious collectors. It is interesting that they are eliminating the numbered boxes in the Mosaic Select series. They did away with hand numbering of the regular Mosaic boxes for a time, then returned to it.

I have quite a few Tom Harrell CDs and LPs, love his work with Jim Hall, Art Farmer and especially Phil Woods. One thing I treasure is a broadcast from the old Four Queens Jazz Night From Las Vegas in the band he briefly co-led with Swiss alto saxophonist George Robert. Here's the information: 1. One For Thad (Robert) 2. It Always (Harrell) 3. Mr. Timing (Robert)...also introduced as Mr. Lucky Timing 4. unidentified title (Harrell) 5. I Love You (Porter) Geroge Robert/alto sax Tom Harrell/trumept/flugelhorn Dado Moroni/piano Reggie Johnson/bass Bill Goodwin/drums recorded Oct. 2, 1989

Actually, I found the Steely Dan Piano Jazz far superior to Elvis Costello's appearance and I'm not even a fan of the band. Costello has long been a joke to me, especially after seeing his inept guest vocal with Chet Baker on a DVD, where he sight-read the lyrics to a couple of tunes. The vastly overinflated Van Morrison appeared on another song. BTW, there are supposedly two separate Cecil Taylor shows and I failed to record the second, thinking it was a rerun. Now I check the recording date and songs on-line before skipping a show. Speaking of Piano Jazz, how many of you saw the one edition of the program that was videotaped for PBS? I attended the taping (along with my wife) and received a copy of the VHS from the SCETV folks (they supposedly only made about 50). It was aired in some markets (not ours of course, which offers Yanni, John Tesh, Jim Brickman and other musical jokes).

Ken Dryden (All Music Guide, All About Jazz, Coda, All About Jazz-New York, Hot House) + member of the Jazz Journalist Association and a contributor to Jazz Notes on occasion...) My top ten list, combining new issues, reissues, boxed sets and historical discoveries (a banner year for the latter!): Top ten of 2005 (in no particular order) Denny Zeitlin: Solo Voyage (Maxjazz) Dizzy Gillespie/Charlie Parker: Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945 (Uptown) Thelonious Monk/John Coltrane: At Carnegie Hall (Blue Note) Lorraine Feather: Dooji Wooji (Sanctuary) Gene Bertoncini: Quiet Now (Ambient) Jelly Roll Morton: The Complete Library of Congress Recordings by Alan Lomax (Rounder) Dave Brubeck: London Flat, London Sharp (Telarc) Mark O’Connor’s Hot Swing Trio: Live in New York (Omac) Mel Torme/Gerry Mulligan/George Shearing: The Classic Concert Live (Concord) Count Basie: The Complete Clef/Verve Count Basie Fifties Studio Recordings (Mosaic) Since every organization requested a top ten list, that's what I provided, though I would have preferred to do separate ones for new releases vs. reissues/historical discoveries.

The pieces for Andrew Hill's Piano Jazz show are listed as they were posted on the Piano Jazz website. The last track definitely isn't "As," which I know through Jean-Luc Ponty's version (I don't collect Stevie Wonder's recordings). Frequently there are mistakes in the song titles or composer credits as posted there. I won't have the time for a few days to make the other comparison, though I do own the Adnrew Hill Blue Black CD reissue.

I'll have to agree that just because something has been bootlegged in whole or in part shouldn't prevent it from being omitted from anyone's best of the year release list. It was a very tough year to choose just ten because of the historic discoveries and terrific reissues, though I finally ended up picking 5 new releases and 5 historic or reissue titles. It's posted at the Jazz Journalist Association web site, jazzhouse.org (if anyone cares), along with a number of other writers' lists.