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Have we also perhaps discovered the early origins of the dreaded "duckface"??

Or "high-waters" - that's the term I heard most often.

Other than this, and the Trainwreck -- are there any other unreleased Blue Note studio sessions that have gotten leaked?? I heard sixth-hand that the entire "Unity" session is out there, including quite a few multiple takes of several tunes (I've not heard it myself, nor this Lee Morgan session).

Yeah, it's taken me years to even half-way get into all the bonus material from the Bitches Brew box -- and even then, I have to be in just the right mood. I haven't decided yet, though, if that's my fault -- or the material's. It might be both. The IaSW box, as well as the Jack Johnson and On The Corner boxes, have all provided me many hours of listening pleasure. The bonus material there is mighty fine.

Those of us who don't buy mp3's can still live in the past. I've been missing my copy of Billy Harper's "Capra Black" for a good 5 years. (They guy I loaned it to up and died -- and I never did follow-up with his wife, who I barely knew.) I could have replaced my copy with an electronic one in a heartbeat (and legally, even, and for only $5), but I never did. But I did jump at the chance to finally get a 'real' one when I stumbled on a Japanese CD of it in St. Louis last weekend. It set me back $30 (ouch!!!), and I could care less if it was Japanese or the previous issue I had before, but $30 later, it was mine again. I imagine I'll jump into downloading music on-line eventually, but I'm in no rush. And when I do, I'm sure I'll always try to get "real" copies of things later -- or at least the dates that I find I like most.

"Ghetto Walk" is da bomb. Seriously heavy stuff. "Early Minor" is nice too. My copy is 1,000 miles away at present, but aren't "Splash" and "Splashdown" pretty hip too??

A few, but not many. (re: "quite surprising how the jazz modern crowd hates singers.") Then who's cool? (Picking up somewhat on Jim's "Just dead ones.") Billie and Bessie, Abbey Lincoln, and Andy Bey come to mind. Bob Dorough perhaps (re: his 'School House Rock' cred). If anybody remembered Lou Rawls (not that anybody remembers Andy Bey), Rawls epitomized the notion of "cool", but I suspect it's probably not especially cool to be into him. A few were cool by their association with others, certainly June Tyson, for instance. Tony Bennett, I guess, but in lots of circles he wouldn't be considered 'cool' -- except perhaps by default, but mostly because of his longevity. Oh, and there's Esperanza Spalding of course -- who's probably polarizing, with as many thinking she's cool as those who don't. "Cool" is all relative, so I suspect most would consider her to certainly be 'more cool' than Norah Jones (maybe if Norah had a 'fro...), but not as cool as say, anyone in jazz who doesn't sing. Not that there aren't any good jazz singers -- but I'm having trouble thinking of many that would be widely considered "cool" among modern jazz cognoscenti. (I also looked through this list before posting, to make sure I wasn't forgetting anybody significant.) All wild speculation on my part, of course. Am I part of the "modern jazz crowd" myself? All depends on who's asking.

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Another interesting specialized sub-genre; looking forward to hearing this. Glad to see that "Hear, O Israel" with Herbie Hancock was included. Great article, and set of resource links too. Seeing this list: Sacred Jazz Discography, I'm of course wondering what titles folks here can recommend on their artistic merits, particularly some of the lesser known ones beyond the Ellingtons.

NYT story.

Here's Solo Ballads Two (click), and fairly cheap too. Welcome to the board!

Has anybody heard (seen) this Billy Harper DVD?? (Description courtesy of The Bastards™) Billy Harper In Concert – Live From Poland (DVD) DVD (Item 493845) Arkadia, 2007 — Condition: New Copy One of the most ambitious recordings we've ever heard from saxophonist Billy Harper – a beautifully spiritual set performed live in Poland with a large choir of voices backing him up! The sound really takes us back to some of Harper's recordings of this nature from the start of the 70s – and the Polish group does a surprisingly good job of getting the spirit right to match some of Billy's best musical impulses – on a set of tunes that includes "Cry Of Hunger", "The Awakening", "Quest", "Thy Will Be Done", "Speak To Me Of Love Speak To Me Of Truth", and "Light Within". Approximately 80 minutes, with bonus features. (DVD is NTSC coded.)

Another old thread I found searching for something else -- something I want to follow-up on when I get back to DC, and can listen to my own copy of "Blue Spirits".

So, about once a year I stumble across some request for a complete list of BN Conns, and I think this is it. Is this complete, and is it accurate?? Damn, nothing since 2008, and that's probably the last ones we'll ever see (at least with physical media).

This came up for me, searching for something else. Jim, did you ever got this?? Or anybody else? Sounds very interesting indeed (at least on paper).

I agree, Coleridge Perkinson is probably a big key to the success of "It's Time" (maybe THE key). Perkinson played piano and was also the "music director" on the Solomon Ilori BN session in three long cuts that make up the bonus material on the Conn CD issue of "African High Life" (October 30, 1964 - the one with w/ Donald Byrd & Hubert Laws - here's some previous discussion), which is also expertly arranged -- and technically, there's singing on it too (though not in the traditional 'choral' sense) -- but I think it qualifies here too (perhaps especially because Coleridge was involved). I guess given their complexity, I'm kind of surprised that Perkinson DIDN'T do the arrangements on Andrew Hill's two "Lift Every Voice" sessions, but rather those were both done by Lawrence Marshall, who also sang in the group on both dates. Anybody know anything about him?? Was he ever involved in anything else pertinent to this thread? For that matter, did any of these choral groups ever record outside of their respective involvement in these sessions??

From the article... That's fucked up. Perhaps not that such a device exists (though one could argue that), but that some police appear to be using these during regular traffic stops, without a search order or anything even remotely like 'probable cause', is pretty outrageous.

Some googling implies that the 1972 Yusef Lateef album "Hush 'N' Thunder" has the same vocal group on it as Max Roach's "Lift Every Voice and Sing". Anybody know if their contribution is on the entire album, or just one or two cuts?? And how is it?

Another brief source of discussion on this linked below. I discovered it searching on a combination of both "Andrew Hill" "Lift Every Voice" and "Max Roach" "It's Time" (within the same Google search) -- resulting in a review of a Strata-East album by Brother Ahh (which I've not heard). from Black World/Negro Digest Sep 1974 (pages 54 & 55) This review also mentions some unnamed Ellington contributions to the "jazz + chorus" concept, though I'm afraid I'm not aware of the specifics.

Previous thread HERE, including link to another article with more details. My understanding is that they were 'demos' (or perhaps 'early rehearsals' might be more accurate), recorded prior to the actual sessions -- and they may have previously been unknown to have existed. [moderator's note: threads merged]

Sound can wash clothes. - Sun Ra

Beauty in music is too often confused with something that lets the ear lie back in an easy chair. - Charles Ives

Just spare us Wynton.

Oh yeah, forgot about the Eddie Gales - both of which I have (and they're great!). I've sampled the Horace Silvers, and I've never had the nerve to take the plunge.