Ken Dryden

Open Strings was reissued on Promising Music in Europe, which was licensing MPS titles for a short period. Some of the Trio HLP music from this LP was not included on the Dreyfus 2 CD set. I bought a copy during a visit to London in 1983. Neither "Cantaloupe Island" nor "3+2=1" from this LP appear on the Dreyfus release. I wonder if "Garters" Grady is a pseudonym for Dick Hyman? He made similar records as Knuckles O'Toole.

A friend on the west coast recently told me that John Handy is almost totally blind and not really active.

B. Bopstein - Dizzy Gillespie Rollo Phlecks (photographer) - Hank O’Neal (Chiaroscuro owner)

Yes, for 1962… built on a concrete slab with cinder block walls.

I am saddened by this unnecessary loss of life and damage. I grew up in South Florida and there are sections of Dade and Broward County that were reclaimed by digging canals. The single story home my parents built in 1962 was about 5 to 6 feet above the water line. It seems insane that anyone would build a high rise condo building on reclaimed marsh land, or that building codes allowed it to happen.

Thanks, Chuck!

Since ASCAP and BMI revamped their web search engines, they no longer seem as thorough as in the past. Given that the data is either incorrect or incomplete on so many releases, what are some reliable alternatives when trying to verify song titles, composers or lyricists? An example, I found this listing on a Cory Weeds CD I was playing today: Nancy With A Laughing Face, credited to Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke Someone obviously didn't do any research...

The performances, audio and packaging are all excellent. One thing is odd is having several ballads back to back, I wonder if they were played that way or someone decided to resequence the set list, omitting some songs?

Wasn't there also a problem with Columbia releasing recordings without his approval that caused him to leave the label? I would imagine that his estate probably would honor his wishes and block the reissuing of any of the music that he didn't authorize for release.

Who in the hell wants a cassette in a pricey boxed set? A strong pass…

Must be a different version since the instrument is listed as recorder, pretty sloppy for Fred. You can bet it was shipped to Japan.

May 20, 1962 John Coltrane, Wes Montgomery & Eric Dolphy at the Jazz Workshop, San Francisco Presumably with McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones. Dolphy joined the band for their last day of performances, unknown if a tape even exists.

I am surprised that the obit I read omitted his role in the early seasons of Homicide: Life On The Streets. He will be missed.

Dan: You've put a lot of work into this website tribute. I will have to admit that Percy France was not familiar to me, probably because the recordings I own with him haven't gotten that many spins. But I will have to search your discography and sample a few of them to see what I have overlooked in his work.

I will be retired for six years at the end of this month and I have had no problems being bored, I will be 67 in a few months. There is always stuff to do around the house, music that hasn't been heard, books that haven't been read, movies and concerts that haven't been seen. I don't care if i don't leave home all day, though I typically make at least one trip out for lunch. Glad that you got a decent severance package and hope you find plenty to do in retirement or set yourself up as a paid consultant.

On 6/6/2021 at 11:42 AM, mikeweil said: As it turns out I rarely play downloaded music. I also have little use for downloaded music, especially when offered for review. That means I have to burn a disc to hear it somewhere other than a computer and that automatically makes it a low priority for either casual listening or my radio program.

A rather underwhelming lineup so far...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 3, 2021 BLUE NOTE ANNOUNCES JULY 30 RELEASE FOR LEE MORGAN THE COMPLETE LIVE AT THE LIGHTHOUSE AN EXPANSIVE COLLECTION OF THE LEGENDARY TRUMPETER’S EPIC 1970 ENGAGEMENT AT THE HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA VENUE PRESENTING ALL 12 SETS OF MUSIC HIS QUINTET RECORDED OVER 3 NIGHTS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER AS 8-CD & LIMITED-EDITION 12-LP ALL-ANALOG 180g VINYL SETS LISTEN TO A PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED VERSION OF “THE BEEHIVE” WATCH THE UNBOXING VIDEO Blue Note Records has announced a July 30 release date for Lee Morgan The Complete Live at the Lighthouse, an expansive collection that presents for the very first time all 12 sets of music the legendary trumpeter’s quintet with saxophonist Bennie Maupin, pianist Harold Mabern, bassist Jymie Merritt, and drummer Mickey Roker recorded during their historic engagement at The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, California from July 10-12, 1970. Originally released 50 years ago in 1971 as a 2-LP set, and later expanded to a 3-CD set in 1996, this definitive edition produced by Zev Feldman and David Weiss will be available as an 8-CD set and a limited-edition 12-LP all-analog 180g vinyl set that encompasses 33 performances including more than 4 hours of previously unreleased music that lets the listener relive the experience of being in the club for every exhilarating moment. Watch the unboxing video here. A previously unreleased version of Mabern’s composition “The Beehive” from the 2nd set on Saturday, July 11 is available now to stream or download. Both physical formats are accompanied by an enlightening booklet featuring new interviews with Bennie Maupin and the last extensive interview with Jymie Merritt before his passing last year; essays by Jeffery McMillan (author or Delightfulee: The Life and Music of Lee Morgan) and Michael Cuscuna; statements from Jack DeJohnette, Wallace Roney, Nicholas Payton, Charles Tolliver, Eddie Henderson, Dave Douglas, and others; previously unpublished photos by Joel Franklin and Lee Tanner; as well as a statement from Morgan’s family. The audio was mixed from the original ½” 4-track tapes by Steve Genewick at Capitol Studios with LP mastering by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and 180g vinyl manufactured at Record Technology Inc. (RTI) in Camarillo, California. CD mastering was done by Robert Vosgien at Capitol Studios. Bennie Maupin, saxophonist “Right from the beginning, we developed such a heart-to-heart connection with each other. I think that’s really reflected in what we did. It was just about being in the moment and capturing the moment, and we did that.” Jymie Merritt, bassist “In a sense, it is holy music. And that was the thing I felt throughout the performances at The Lighthouse, this was totally uncompromised music in terms of the way it went down.” Don Was, President, Blue Note Records “’Live at the Lighthouse’ probably gives us the clearest picture of where Lee Morgan was headed and, as such, is a record of monumental importance.” Zev Feldman, producer “‘Live at the Lighthouse’ is an all-time desert island disc for me and to be ushering in a complete edition of this magnitude—each set, night-by-night just like if you were at the club witnessing it live—is nothing short of a dream come true. This was one of the very first projects I wanted to pursue when I came to Blue Note. I had prior knowledge that there was 4-plus hours of unissued material sitting on the shelves, but I didn't realize how great it was until hearing it all. Just as these musicians worked to create a recording that would stand the test of time, we made every effort to create a package that would serve that legacy.” PERSONNEL: Lee Morgan – trumpet, flugelhorn Bennie Maupin – tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet Harold Mabern – piano Jymie Merritt – Ampeg bass Mickey Roker – drums Jack DeJohnette – drums (on "Speedball" from Friday, July 10, Set 4) Original recordings produced by Francis Wolff TRACK LISTING: *previously unissued Friday, July 10, 1970 Set 1 Introduction by Lee Morgan (2:06) The Beehive (12:51) * Introduction (0:20) Something Like This (12:43) Yunjana (14:28) * Speedball (4:34) * Set 2 I Remember Britt (16:45) * Introduction (0:19) Absolutions (21:55) * Speedball (3:46) * Set 3 Introduction (0:33) Neophilia (18:52) * Introduction (0:47) 416 East 10th Street (11:46) The Sidewinder (12:49) Speedball (0:53) Set 4 Introduction (0:30) Peyote (13:23) * Speedball (11:55) Saturday, July 11, 1970 Set 1 Aon (13:47) Introduction (0:21) Yunjana (17:32) * Set 2 Introduction (0:14) Something Like This (11:46) * Introduction (0:28) I Remember Britt (14:25) Introduction (0:47) The Beehive (15:23) * Speedball (7:00) * Set 3 Neophilia (19:18) * Nommo (17:44) Set 4 Peyote (11:24) * Absolutions (22:28) Sunday, July 12, 1970 Set 1 Introduction (1:37) Something Like This (15:39) * Introduction (0:29) Yunjana (16:07) Set 2 I Remember Britt (16:19) * Absolutions (19:35) * Speedball (0:27) Set 3 Introduction (1:19) Neophilia (18:59) Introduction (0:46) The Beehive (15:11) Speedball (1:59) Set 4 Peyote (9:27) Nommo (19:19) * * * * Edward Lee Morgan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 10, 1938. He got his first trumpet at age 13 and began his rise to prominence when he joined the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band at age 18. Nearly the entirety of Morgan’s remarkable recorded output over the course of his tragically short 15-year recording career was documented by Blue Note Records from his 1956 debut Lee Morgan Indeed!, recorded when he was 18 years old, to The Last Session in 1971, his final album recorded just months before his death. In between came two dozen dynamic albums as a leader including The Cooker, Lee-Way, The Sidewinder, Search for the New Land, The Rumproller, Cornbread, The Gigolo, and Live at the Lighthouse—not to mention Morgan’s explosive sideman appearances on other timeless classics of the Blue Note catalog like John Coltrane’s Blue Train and Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers’ Moanin’. His life is the subject of the acclaimed, award-winning documentary I Called Him Morgan directed by Kasper Collin. For more information contact: Cem Kurosman at Blue Note Records (p) 212.786.8634 (e) cem.kurosman@umusic.com

Sanford Josephson’s book is excellent, Klinkowitz's, not so much. I discussed the shortcomings of the latter with Mulligan in a phone interview, he was not happy about the book. The author made some dumb assumptions without bothering to get in touch with Mulligan.

Although it was never issued on CD, Art Hodes’ appearance on Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz was posted on her website archive at one time for listening.

Several TV themes appear on this keyboardist's CD .

Of course, Kokopelli Records had a rather short run, too...

I did shows on TV themes during the first run of my program, though I no longer have the setlists. There's a wealth of material out there, though much of it may be out of print. Here's a real obscurity, written by Branislaw Kaper for an early 1960s drama that didn't last all that long: Theme From Arrest and Trial (track 3)

I've downloaded a about twenty or so sets and I'm just beginning to hear them. Maybe I need to start sharing some of the live broadcasts that I recorded over the years there.