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Storyville Records has released a new Ben Webster CD from 1970 containing brand-new material that has never been issued before. http://www.storyvillerecords.com/products/in-norway-1018433 In the U.S., Allegro Music usually gets these Storyville CDs in stock first: http://www.allegro-music.com/online_catalog.asp?sku_tag=STC31018433

Disc 7 tracks 1-4 are the contents of the LP I believe.

The four songs on this LP have been issued on CD, just not on a legit label. The songs are available on Disc 7 of a 10CD JATP box set (I won't link to it on Amazon but it's very easy to find). I would love to see them issued on CD by Verve.

http://www.thamesandhudson.com/Verve/9780500517147 The story of Verve Records is the story of jazz. Verve signed practically every major jazz artist of the fifties and sixties and is home to some of the greatest music ever recorded. Norman Granz, the record label’s founder, also organised hugely influential, high-profile, racially integrated jam sessions, first at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and then at venues around the world. This volume, published in anticipation of the 70th anniversary of the first Jazz at the Philharmonic concert, is the ultimate guide to the artists and the music that made Verve great and jazz cool. Verve have opened up their archive and provided access to some of their rarest material. Features on the label’s key artists and key albums are guaranteed to interest both curious newcomers and dedicated fans – illustrated with both iconic and unseen photographs from some of the finest jazz photographers, classic cover art and ephemera, and insightful timelines. Coming in November according to Amazon.

Congratulations Indeed! So many great jazz and blues albums on Delmark! Bob has always had a fondness for "trad jazz" which is why their catalog contains so many gem New Orleans sessions (Jim Robinson, Percy Humphrey, George Lewis, Bunk Johnson) not to mention the Chicago guys like Art Hodes (who has a new CD coming out soon!). Bob Koester has done so much for music (especially his tireless blues work) and I can tell you from a recent conversation with him that Delmark Records has wonderful things in store for the future! Hope there's 60 more years of Delmark ahead!

Any idea of the sound quality of this release? It looks fascinating.

"New Orleans, The Revival" by Tom Stagg and Charlie Crump also give the date of this session as May 16, 1962. Personnel listed by them are Alvin Alcorn, Frog Joseph, Joe Thomas, Jeanette Kimball, Albert French, Stewart Davis and Louis Barbarin. However, it also states that Albert Waters replaces Alcorn and Wendell Eugene joins in on one track: 'It's You I Love'. According to the book the trumpet on that song is Albert Waters.

For those of you who can't wait both the CD and LP are now available and 'in-stock' at: http://www.allegro-music.com I just got my copy in the mail today.

I have listed on eBay some rather hard to find items including Hot Lips Page 1938-1940 on the Classics label, the very rare Tiny Parham 2CD set on Timeless and Bengt Olsson's 'Memphis Blues & Jug Bands' book. Auctions end Saturday. http://www.ebay.com/sch/jazzguy15/m.html?item=300856026187&ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&_sop=1 Thanks!

No, the International postage is done by the eBay calculator and those rates are way too high. If anyone is interested in overseas shipping just contact me and I'll quote a price that's more on the mark.

Hi! Not sure if anyone here might be interested but I put up a selection of 45 jazz sets in their original cardboard boxes on eBay including Charlie Parker with Strings, JATP Vol 12, George Shearing, two sets of Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman and Stan Kenton. http://www.ebay.com/...=p2047675.l2562 Auctions end Sunday. Thanks!

I thought some people here might be interested in this one: http://www.jazzedit....zz-puzzles.html I just ordered 'Jazz Puzzles' today so I can't comment on the quality, but if it's as good as the Tommy Ladnier book (the authors previous work) I'll be very happy.

I have 6 CDs worth of George Lewis on Storyville. Sounds of New Orleans Vol. 7 With Papa Bue's Viking Jazz Band Jazz at the Ohio Union (2CDs) Live at Club Hangover I and II I don't know what could account for the remaining two CDs in the upcoming set but I've sent an e-mail to Storyville asking for details. I'll post if I find anything out.

It's a beautiful quartet recording. I'm sure there are others here that know the history of the session better than I do. It's on the "Somethin' Else Classics" label and was recorded at the Radio Tangier International Studio. Michael Cuscuna is listed on the back cover as a "series director." The booklet (in English although there is also a Japanese insert) gives a rundown of how the session happened but no history of where else this session may have appeared (if anywhere). I think this might be one of those odd, little recording sessions that occurred and then slipped through the cracks.

Hi! Just wanted to mention that I'm selling a pretty rare CD on eBay that someone here might be interested in. The auction ends Sunday. It's THE LEGENDARY OSCAR DENNARD, a rare session from 1958. Here's the details: This session features Oscar Dennard (piano), Idrees Sulieman (trumpet), Jamil Nasser (bass) and Buster Smith (drums) and was recorded in July 1958. This Japan CD features 7 tracks and runs about an hour. Tracks: 1 - All Of You (6:51) 2 - Visa (11:21) 3 - Pinky (4:26) 4 - Stella By Starlight (12:24) 5 - Confirmation (9:55) 6 - Tour De Force (4:26) 7 - Tangier Blues (12:05) The CD and booklet are both in like-new condition! Pristine! http://www.ebay.com/itm/300800754479?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Thanks for looking!

Dameronia is the first authoritative biography of Tadd Dameron, an important and widely influential figure in jazz history as one of the most significant composers and arrangers of jazz, swing, bebop, and big band. He arranged for names like Count Basie, Artie Shaw, Jimmie Lunceford, and Dizzy Gillespie and played with Bull Moose Jackson and Benny Golson. This book sets out to clarify Dameron’s place in the development of jazz in the post-WWII era. It also attempts to shed light on the tragedy of his retreat from the center of jazz activity in the 1950s. By tracing Dameron’s career, one finds that until 1958, when he was incarcerated for drug related offenses, he was at the forefront of developments in jazz, sometimes anticipating trends that would not develop fully for several years. Dameron was also an important influence on several high-profile musicians, including Miles Davis, Benny Golson, and Frank Foster. Dameron was a very private man, and while in some aspects of his life he will probably remain an enigma, this book manages to give an intimate portrait of his life at a couple of key stages: the height of his career in 1949 and the brief but productive period between his release from prison and his death. Amazon has a release date listed of late December. http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do;jsessionid=3AC8D1634367A0ECF24A488E2F55EDA1?id=22963 http://www.amazon.com/Dameronia-Life-Music-Dameron-Perspectives/dp/0472114131/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349145395&sr=1-1&keywords=dameronia

On October 16, 2012 Yazoo Records (a division of Shanachie Entertainment), will release the ultimate collection of early country and blues recordings, with the illustrious 2-CD set, 'The Return Of The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of'. This Dead Sea Scroll of record collecting will delight both the connoisseur and neophyte who are sure to relish this goldmine of rare and lost treasures presented in one remarkable undertaking. The highly anticipated, rare and impeccably packaged collection is a follow up to Yazoo’s lauded 2006 recording, 'The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of,' which was likened to the ‘holy grail’ for record collectors by everyone from Rolling Stone to NPR. Set in a beautifully packaged oversized DVD digipack and adorned by a wildly eye-catching caricature cover (pictured below) by award-winning illustrator Drew Friedman, 'The Return Of The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of' highlights 46 tracks culled from the 1920s. The music captured in the set features astounding performances from iconic Delta bluesmen like Charley Patton, Bukka White and Ishman Bracey, cajun fiddler Dennis McGee, country fiddler Eck Robertson, ‘The Dixie Dewdrop’ banjo player Dave Macon, North Carolinian banjo legend Charlie Poole and numerous others. Audiophiles will take notice of the stellar sound quality presented in the tracks as many re-mastered selections have an incredibly modern sound to them. 'The Return Of The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of' includes an extensive 54-page booklet with rare photographs and notes that chronicle the history of collecting old 78 records from beginning in the 1920s through the 1960s. The Dead Sea Scrolls of record collecting detailed in these pages mark the first time that this early history has been annotated so thoroughly with first time revelations from pioneer collectors themselves. The release of 'The Return Of The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of' is a major event for record collectors, enthusiasts and fans interested in the roots of blues and country music. THE RETURN OF THE STUFF THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF Various Artists CD1 1. Alex Hood & His Railroad Boys “L And N Rag” 2. Hambone Willie Newbern “Roll And Tumble Blues” 3. Appalachia Vagabond (Hayes Shepherd) “Hard For To Love” 4. Washington (Bukka) White “The Panama Limited” 5. Earl Johnson & His Dixie Entertainers “John Henry Blues” 6. Geeshie Wiley “Last Kind Words Blues” 7. Carter Brothers & Son “Old Jaw Bone” 8. B. F. Shelton “Oh Molly Dear” 9. Charley Patton “High Water Everywhere – Part 1” 10. Ernest Stoneman & Kahle Brewer “Lonesome Road Blues” 11. Ishman Bracey “Woman Woman Blues” 12. Fiddlin Powers & Family “Old Molly Hair” 13. Ashley’s Melody Men “Bath House Blues” 14. Dennis McGee & Sady Courville “Mon Chéri Bébé Créole” 15. Willie Walker “Dupree Blues” 16. Packie Dolan & His Boys “Irish Girl / Blue Breeches” 17. Cartwright Brothers “Texas Ranger” 18. L.O. Birkhead & A. E. Ward “Robinson County” 19. Robert Wilkins “That’s No Way To Get Along” 20. Lewis Brothers “Bull At The Wagon” 21. Karola Stocha & S. Bachleda “Koscieliska” 22. Fruit Jar Guzzlers “Stack-O-Lee” 23. Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers “Sail Away Ladies” CD2 1. Mississippi Possum Hunters “The Last Shot Got Him” 2. George Edgin’s Corn Dodgers “My Ozark Mountain Home” 3. Henry Thomas “Charmin Betsey” 4. Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers “Milwaukee Blues” 5. Eck Robertson & Family “Texas Wagoner” 6. Joe Evans & Arthur McClain “Two White Horses” 7. Leo Soileau & Mayeus LaFleur “Basile Waltz” 8. Lottie Kimbrough “Rolling Log Blues” 9. Luke Hignight “Fort Smith Breakdown” 10. Carver Boys “Tim Brook” 11. Blind Willie Johnson “Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed” 12. Furry Lewis “Billy Lyons And Stack O’Lee” 13. J. P. Nester & Norman Edmonds “Train On The Island” 14. Tommy Johnson “Lonesome Home Blues” 15. Orkiestra Majkuta “Wściekla Polka” 16. Lulu Jackson “Little Rosewood Casket” 17. E. Mullaney & P. Stack “Maid In A Cherry Tree” 18. Elder Golden P. Harris “I’ll Lead A Christian Life” 19. Fiddling Sam Long “Seneca Square Dance” 20. Blind Blake “Sun To Sun Blues” 21. Blue Ridge Mountain Singers “The Letter That Never Came” 22. Charley Patton “Some These Days I’ll Be Gone” 23. Allison’s Sacred Harp Singers “I’m A Long Time Traveling Away From Home” Released by: Yazoo Records Release date: Oct 16, 2012

'Louie Bluie' is an absolutely amazing film. Owned it on VHS and picked up the Criterion Collection version the day it came out. http://www.criterion.com/films/27509-louie-bluie

BeBop, I'd love that copy if the offer is still available! I sent you a PM.

The new American Music label release is here! I just got it in the mail and it's delightful. It's entitled 'Crescent City Piano Players' and features three relatively unknown New Orleans, old-time pianists playing solo: Earl Roach, Duke Burrell and Louis Gallaud. I'd never heard of Earl Roach before and these are his only recordings (made in 1972). Duke Burrell should be known to most New Orleans jazz fans and his recordings here are from 1975. Louis Gallaud is a more obscure figure but he's been represented on the American Music label before most notably with Punch Miller (AMCD-68). Louis describes himself as a "way old stylist" and he contributes two tracks here from 1970. A very engaging and fun CD showcasing these (mostly) neglected piano men in their later years. Highly recommended! http://www.jazzology.com/item_detail.php?id=AMCD-132

It's coming in August! The news is direct from Laurie's blog: Time for another listen. BELOW find an exceptionally relaxed and swinging version of Art's Y.I. Blues (also sometimes called Untitled #34). It will be on my next release, "Unreleased Art Pepper Vol. VII, Osaka 1980." Featuring George Cables, Tony Dumas, Carl Burnett. (pictured: George & Art in Japan). I promise I will upload a free download soon, next month, in fact. Meanwhile some &^%$#@ has released a bootleg version of my planned next release: The Aforementioned Osaka '80 concert PLEASE WAIT FOR MINE! My double cd will be cheaper, my liner notes more extensive and revealing, and there will be at least a dozen great photos, maybe more. And of course the audio quality will be incomparably superior, thanks to the incomparable Wayne Peet. My Widow's Taste release will be in August. I don't want to rush it because I want it to be as perfect as I can make it. So listen to this lovely (not-yet-remastered) track and please please wait for the rest. P.S. This set will include a gorgeous solo by George Cables and the only recorded live performance of Art playing "Winter Moon." http://artpeppermusic.blogspot.com/

Not sure if this has been mentioned anywhere here but the book is now available and I just ordered my copy today from Barnes & Noble. Here's the publisher's description of the 722 page book: Jazz trombonist Jack Teagarden once referred to Ruby Braff as the “Ivy League's Louis Armstrong.” That legacy of great trumpet performance and recording is brought to readers in Thomas Hustad’s Born to Play: The Ruby Braff Discography and Directory of Performances. Braff’s uncompromising standards, musical taste, and creative imagination informed his consummate artistry in creating music beautifully played. He achieved swiftly what few musicians accomplish in a lifetime by developing a unique and immediately recognizable style. For a reminder of that we need but play any of the more than 150 released recordings on which he appears. These records span a total of 54 years, from 1949 to 2002, a feat almost unmatched in jazz recording. This was five years longer than even Louis Armstrong. Although prepared in discographical style, capturing information about both commercial recordings and previously undocumented performances, Born to Play serves as a biography of the artist, detailing the path he paved as a performer and featuring personal recollections of his musical career with commentary from other figures. Images over the course of his half century of playing fill out this comprehensive survey of Braff's performing and recording career. This bio-discography of the man who jazz drumming legend Buddy Rich declared “one of my favorite trumpeters” and singing giant Tony Bennett described as “my great friend who now holds the reigning position of the best cornet player in the world” is sure to be of interest to jazz fans and scholars alike.

I thought that some people here might like to know that Allegro Music is listing both the new Wes Montgomery CD and LP as 'in-stock'. http://www.allegro-music.com/online_catalog.asp?sku_tag=RES32011