Ken Dryden

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.

25 cents plus tax...

By all means, post a list. You may have some things not readily found that some of us in the US may pay the extra postage to buy. I use Discogs, but their shipping policy that they instituted last year causes some confusion. Be sure to get someone to make a test order without sending it of four or five titles to make sure the shipping charges match what you want to add. I had a recent order that calculated $3 for insured media mail for four discs, I told the buyer that I couldn't send them for that and he was willing to pay the extra money to get them. I have since revamped my shipping calculator and the Discogs people say it should work the way I want.

The artwork on the LP looks typical for a Boris Rose LP, though I have no clue if Enigma is one of the many labels that he created for his radio broadcasts that he taped.

It is doubtful. Squatty Roo is a rotten bootleg label which specializes in bootleg reissues that are typically audience recordings. I remember buying a Duke Ellington LP on the original bootleg label and saw that it is among the titles Squatty Roo has reissued on CDRs. The only two Squatty Roo CDRs I have purchased have crappy homemade packaging and terrible sound, complete with the taper coughing and jostling around the microphone of his sureptitious recorder. Obviously this clown isn't paying royalties to anyone and keeps his expenses to a minimum, probably making a higher percentage profit than Boris Rose ever did.

Thanks for the reminder about Hamilton Books. I used to get their catalog in the mail but I found it so poorly laid out that I never did buy anything. Daedalus rarely interests me anymore since they dropped music after focusing on all the European P.D. sets instead of offering bargains of US CDs and boxed sets. Hamilton's book selection is far better than what Daedalus has offered over the past year or so. I just placed my first order.

From publicist Jim Eigo: Jazz Pianist Sarney Norman Simmons Has Passed October 6, 1929—May 13, 2021 The Great Sarney Norman Simmons Chicago born Jazz pianist, composer, accompanist, arranger, educator, author, thought provocateur and icon has transitioned at the age of 91. We who love and cherish Norman Simmons gather in a consciousness of gratitude to have known this great man who lived his life by his own terms as an artist. As a bandleader, Norman made significant recordings and started Milljac Publishing Company. His recordings as a leader are: Norman Simmons Trio (Argo, 1956), Ramira The Dancer (Spotlite, 1976), Midnight Creeper (Milljac, 1979), I’m The Blues (Milljac 1981), 13TH Moon (Milljac 1986), The Heat and The Sweet (Milljac, 1987), The Art of Norman Simmons (Savant, 2000), and with Eric Alexander, Manha De Carnaval (Soundhills, Japan) 2002. Norman accompanied Jazz icons Betty Carter, Carmen McRae, Ernestine Anderson (who raised him on the road), Anita O’Day (who gave him marquee billing) and Joe Williams (who elevated Norman’s status), Etta Jones, Carrie Smith among many others. Among the last musicians to have performed with Charlie Parker at the famed Beehive Jazz Club in Chicago, Norman mentored, played piano, arranged, accompanied and guided several bands and musicians. They include Houston Person, Henry Johnson, Johnny Griffin’s Big Soul Band, Winard Harper & Jeli Posse, Joe Farnsworth, The Duke Ellington Legacy Band under the direction of Edward Ellington and Virginia Mayhew and The Norman Simmons Group which included his longtime loyal partners Paul West and domestic partner Sheila Earley, Lisle Atkinson, Al Harewood and Vernel Fournier, whom with Norman worked out amazing rhythms later used in Vernel’s recording of Poinciana. Some of Norman’s music is held with Don Sickler’s Jazzleadsheets.com by Second Floor Music, BMI, and other publishing houses. Current vocalists who perform, record, and sing from Norman Simmons vast Songbook include Cynthia Scott, Melissa Walker, Kate Baker, Antoinette Montague, Karen Frances, Nancy Reed, Kameelah Harper, Gillian Margot and Shoko Amano. They proudly pick up Norman’s musical spear and speak his name reverently as they continue in the artistic life. As Norman would encourage each of us at the end of a lengthy, complex conversation, “Straight Ahead.” During this incredible season, may we all be uplifted and blessed. Submitted with light and love on behalf of Norman Simmons family of choice, friends, musicians, singers, fans, community of Jazz, neighbors, and the sparkling universe. We pray that Norman’s spirit will realize his beliefs about the next chapter. Norman Simmons lives in our hearts. We urge you to check out his rich musical inheritance. We honor his powerful request for no funeral or memorials. However, consider a collective moment of silence on Sunday, May 16 at noon wherever you may be. Contributions in Norman Simmons’ honor may be made to the Norman Simmons Foundation, near to Normans heart, Jazz House Kids, Jazzmobile and or The Jazz Foundation of America. https://jazzleadsheets.com/composers/norman-simmons.htm

I finally got a delivery confirmation for the 5 CDs that I returned. It only took 43 days for the box to get from Chattanooga, TN to Myrtle Beach, SC. It tracked a total of once, four days after I mailed it.

The reissues I've seen listed given 1967 as the recording year.

Nigel Kennedy Yehudi Menuhin Itzak Perlman

Just missed a copy posted to SwapaCD.