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Hark! - the Heralds!!

Video??!! I had no idea! No way to easily access it, but maybe someday.

Yeah, really puzzling this has never come out. As a double-disc (both dates), they could easily entice everyone who already has the single-disc version to upgrade. The track-listing of the second date is interesting too, with very little overlap in tunes played on both dates, and one of the VERY few live versions of 'Nefertiti' ever recorded. Together, both dates form a compelling document of a VERY under-documented band. From Miles Ahead - 1969-July-26, unreleased (but circulates)... 1 Introduction 0:35 2 Directions (J. Zawinul) 6:17 -- Theme stated at 0:47. 3 Spanish Key (M. Davis) 10:36 -- From 7:40-8:17 Corea plays with the "Milestones" theme. 4 I Fall in Love Too Easily (S. Cahn-J. Styne) 2:54 5 Masqualero (W. Shorter) 8:28 6 Miles Runs the Voodoo Down (M. Davis) 8:45 7 No Blues (M. Davis) 13:33 8 Nefertiti (W. Shorter) 8:49 9 Sanctuary (W. Shorter-M. Davis) 3:32 -- Incomplete (1:34) on Stardust CDR, where there is a splice at 0:06, and a voiceover announcement 0:48-1:01. 10 The Theme (with applause) (M. Davis) From Miles Ahead - 1969-July-25, Sony SRCS 6843... 1 Directions (J. Zawinul) 6:00 -- Theme stated at 0:40. 2 Miles Runs the Voodoo Down (M. Davis) 9:16 3 Milestones (M. Davis) 13:45 4 Footprints (W. Shorter) 11:35 5 'Round Midnight (B. Hanighen-C. Williams-T. Monk) 8:58 6 It's About That Time (M. Davis) 9:30 7 Sanctuary (W. Shorter-M. Davis) 4:15 8 The Theme (M. Davis) 0:33 Pretty sure the second date has NOT come out anywhere on any silver-disc (at least not that I'm aware of). The grey-market Euro-boot "Jazz Door" issue is the same date as the Japanese Sony.

Ah, yes, sweet Jazzmatazz. I morn, both for its loss, and the loss of a need for such a site.

Which, for clarity, is not the same thing. The complete "Miles Juan Les Pins 1969" has been on lists of things Columbia's been working on for eons, going back to whatever that "upcoming releases" blog was that we all used to frequent (the hyper-detailed one that went on for PAGE after PAGE after PAGE). Boy, I sure do miss that thing. What was it called?? (And can anybody bring it up on the way-back-machine??) In any case, it's been talked about for, what?, going on 6 or 8 years now, maybe 10. I'm sure it would be out already, if the market for physical media hadn't gone in the crapper.

Wow, that really opens things up. Wikipedia entry, his papers are at Columbia, there's even a Facebook page on him (of all things).

I don't know what you guys are worried about. Nobody uses Bing. It's a joke.

Media Mail can, occasionally, take forever.

"The Man Who Sold The World" -- an entire generation thinks this was written by Nirvana/Cobain. Pretty sure I've read where Bowie has even been asked in interviews about covering "that Nirvana tune" (much to his frustration).

Are these new covers by Patrick Roques? I've generally really liked most of Patrick's "homage to classic BN covers", but I'll confess I'm finding these a little 'meh'. Certainly not "bad" to the point of offense, but what must surely be a reorientation of the source pic on the new Matador cover seems a little not true to form -- and I'm not much of a fan of pics of people blowing smoke (i.e. the new Solid). I guess the Tom Cat is OK, but maybe the colors seem a little stronger than usual for BN. Or maybe I got up on the wrong side of the bed today, who knows.

Closer? Closer? Closer?

Best I could do. Can anybody get closer??

Alternate source for the exact same info in your second link (which doesn't appear to be able to made a link with all those commas in the url).

FWIW, the 2001 edition of the Cuscuna/Ruppli BN discography (page 191) says it's "celeste" on the Hill/Rivers date -- which has since been corrected to say harpsichord on the single-disc issue of that same date (now called "Change"). But, funny, the 1995 discography in the Hill complete 63-66 Mosaic says harpsichord. In any case, it's clearly harpsichord, and somebody along the way has clearly gotten their instruments mixed up.

Wait, isn't there at least one instance of an instrument being identified as being a celeste, and it clearly sounding like a harpsichord (or was it vice verse?) Just listened, and the Freddie 'March 5th' date with Herbie is CLEARLY a harpsichord, and NOT celeste. Celeste is more bell-like, though not with the sustain that handbells (or tubular bells) have. Not sure if a Celeste has a sustain pedal or not, be regardless, I'm hearing the distinct 'plucked string' sound of a harpsichord on that Freddie date. SO, what ELSE might Rudy have been recording around that time with harpsichord on it?? What's the story on this instrument being there that particular week??

Wait, isn't there at least one instance of an instrument being identified as being a celeste, and it clearly sounding like a harpsichord (or was it vice verse?) And now that I'm thinking of it, wasn't there a McCoy BN session from later (1968 or after) that used either harpsichord or celeste (and maybe THAT'S the one that got them mixed up in the credits). Edit: Or maybe it was something with Chick?? I'm pretty sure it WASN'T a Herbie session. The plot thickens!! Were there any Rudy sessions (for BN or otherwise) that actually used celeste???

Was that recorded at Rudy's place, by chance? One of the obvious questions is, did Rudy have a harpsichord on-site on a regular basis?? - at least during some period of time.

Google isn't coming up with anything, save for a couple individuals I'm not familiar with: Tony Kadleck (trumpet), and Jay Brandford (alto).

Can anybody remember/name any other Rudy sessions with Harpsichord? I can't think of anything else on BN -- but maybe for another label, perhaps Impulse? Somebody remind me what all labels Rudy recorded for (at least in the 60's).

You know, I had the very same though earlier about a couple of those.

I too think Maupin is critical to the success of the BB tracks. I'm instantly recalling he plays to similar great effect on the "Jack Johnson"-era tune "Duran". He's also on several takes of "Willie Nelson" (though I'm not recalling his contributions there as specifically).

What a great analogy, much appreciated reading that.

I have really wondered this too. HUGE "hit" in the jazz sense, and yet a tough nut to crack for quite a few (many of whom are used to quite thorny music). BB was about the last Miles album I feel like I really ever "got", and it took longer to "get" than literally dozens of other arguably thornier stuff. Even "On The Corner" I feel like I "got" long before BB. What did it for me, finally, was 3-4 gray-market boots of the 2nd quintet performing the BB material live. That opened things up for me. I find the more I have BB on in the background while doing other things, the more I like it. Especially menial stuff, like sorting paperwork, or folding laundry - when I'm often thinking about other things besides what my hands are doing. I find it's great music to THINK to. It's thornier music to think ABOUT.