Ken Dryden

Not Scofield or Lovano...

There were a number of unreleased Art Tatum performances in Arnold Laubich’s possession and I hope they will eventually be issued. No word on what happened to them after his death.

Mosaic Select was focused on 3 CD sets, period. I guess that the series was abandoned after licensing became either too difficult or too expensive, or the sales didn't reach the volume that the label hoped. One thing that I did get ahold of was some unissued material that never saw the light of day from Jaki Byard's gig at Lennie's On The Turnpike. When I was working on the liner notes and ran into a problem (tryiing to figure out the meaniing behind the title "St. Mark's Place Among The Sewers"), i contacted the CD producer. He told me that Byard's spoken intro to the song, omitted from the CD advance and subsequent CD, explained it. He then sent me reference copies of all remaining unissued material from the date. I guess that I ought to back it up and send a copy to his daughter Diane, who may not have it. I remember that both the Paul Desmond and Erroll Garner estates blocked the release of unissued material. After the crap that Columbia pulled by issuing material by Garner without his approval, one can understand his estate's protectiveness, but the Desmond estate attorney blocked the Toronto tapes for decades, without good reason. The longer these estates wait, the less value this music may have in potential physical sales, while the source materials are always in danger of deterioration or loss from fire, flooding or other disasters.

Over the course of one or more interviews with Denny Zeiltin, I learned of some unissued music. He said there was another CD of unissued tracks from the Live at the Trident sessions. Also, I sent him a dub of an audience recording of a duo concert with David Grisman from Arcata, CA on 11-27-2001. After he received it, he said that Grisman had the concert recorded, but he is not interested in releasing it, though Denny would love to see it available. Set I Brazilian Street Dance Dawg Funk On the March unknown title unknown title Nuages Fanny Hill Set II New River Blue Midnite unknown Bill Monroe composition Waltz For Gigi Anouman Greensleeves Fourteen Miles to Barstow Limehouse Blues The set list is what I have been able to identify.

I am aware of the book, I've got it, but haven't made my way all the way through it. It was almost like Calliope Records went out of their way to list any meaningful data as a means of trying to avoid paying royalties with their lack of credits and cheapskate cover designs, like they would fly under the radar.

Art Pepper and Lou Levy appear together in this album: This LP was reissued in this Galaxy CD boxed set:

If you want to go insane, try to collect all of David Liebman's vast discography. Typically he seems to release several projects every year and there's as big a challenge keeping up with his guest appearances. One of the toughest to find may be this private issue, sent only to a small group of friends, journalists and broadcasters: https://www.discogs.com/Dave-Liebman-To-My-Masters/release/12975780 I imagine there is at least one other board member who has a copy.

Thanks for the info, Chuck. I would have snapped up the 3 CD years ago if I had known that.

I think the contents can also be found on the five individual CDs Live at the Golden Circle, which I believe are still in print.

The funny thing is that I was living in the Atlanta area when this concert took place, though I don't remember hearing anything about it. I never made it to EJ's during my two plus years living there as well. From Laurie Pepper's description of the unnamed venue, I believe it was likely Center Stage Theatre, where I attended a couple of concerts in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

I was briefly a member of AARP but left after the initial two years. Too bad this kind of writing wasn't present in their magazine back then. I can't imagine what families with a member suffering from Alzheimer's experience, though this excellent article gave some idea.

The wrong track was loaded from the CD I selected (my fault, obviously), so yes, it is "Handful of Keys," penned by Fats Waller. I can't figure what happened as the track intended was not even adjacent to it.

Correct.

I can't think of any of my outlets that paid me by the word. I would have been more wordy than Thom Jurek... Of course, "Things Ain't What They Used To Be," when it comes to free lance paying opportunities.

I think that is part of the fun, being able to figure out the song or the artist, yet having to wrack your brain to figure out the remaining information. I compare it to recognizing every song on a live set, except the one piece that the artist never introduces by its title. I know that I know it, but it drives me crazy trying to recall the song title

I submitted the tracks with 0 in front of the single digit tracks, did something change? Track 1 is not "Handful of Keys." Track 1 is not Erroll Garner. Track 3 is not Sonny Rollins. Track 4 is not the Jones/Lewis band. Track 7 was not written or arranged by Quincy Jones, nor did he have anything to do with this recording. Track 8 is not a CTI record, it doesn't involve Don Sebesky, nor is George Benson present. Track 9 is not Charlie Haden. Track 10 is not by Coleman Hawkins. Track 11 doesn't include Herbie Mann, Felser already identified it. Track 13 is a Bobby Hutcherson song, but Milt Jackson isn't on vibes. Track 14 does not feature Ralph Towner or Oregon. Track 15 is not McCoy Tyner.

Bill F: Track 1 is not "Carolina Shout." Felser: Track 3 is not Clifford Jordan. Track 6 is indeed "Along Came Betty" performed by the Uptown String Quartet. Track 7 is "Jitterbug Waltz." Track 11 is Ahmed Abdul-Malik's take of "Song of Delilah," by Victor Young & Ray Evans. Featuring: Ahmed Abdul-Malik: bass; Ray Nance: violin; Paul Neves: piano; Seldon Powell: flute; Walter Perkins: drums Spellbound (Real Gone Music/Status) Track 16 is "Yesterdays."

BFT 203 can be downloaded at the following link: http://thomkeith.net/index.php/blindfold-tests/ I look forward to your comments and guesses...

I am still concerned about some of the possible side effects, though I am at risk for my age and a couple of health factors. So far, the general public in Tennessee in our county has to be 75+ years of age to be eligible. Since I spend a lot of time at home, being retired, I am not as concerned as some people who are out in public much more often.

Considering that Pete Sims sued when Turkish Women at the Bath was reissued under Chick Corea’s name, it seems unlikely that he would have approved if he were still alive.

I thought that I had loaded that AB Fable CD image, but I guess that I forgot to do so...

Ray Nance was a joy every time he was featured with Duke Ellington. The Fourth Edition of W.E. Timmer's Ellingtonia discography only show recordings being made between November 6 and December 28, 1948, none with the setting JSngry mentioned. I have long wondered about this mini-tour myself. I just stumbled on this CD listing, I wasn't familiar with it at all : I have had this LP for years, another gem: Another one that I picked up some time ago: Another release I just ran across, recorded in 1946. Now the challenge is to find a US seller...