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There's a one-night (club) multi-set date (couple discs's worth, if I recall) that circulates -- from around the time of the Miles tribute album. Can't remember if it was Joe and Scofield plus his regular working rhythm section (no piano), or if it was the actual Miles trib line-up (Sco, Holland, Foster). Either way, Scofield's on it: just ts, g, b, d. And I don't think they cover even one tune from the Miles project -- it's ALL Joe's regular book, but with a few more of Joe's tunes than was usual (at least from what I've heard) -- perhaps at Scofield's suggestion/influence. VERY nice to hear Joe backed by a guitar trio. Four or five Joe tunes in there that I don't think I've ever heard Joe play live otherwise.

Beatrice is always welcome (a smart choice to lead the set off with, and maybe the best track from the whole proceedings), but I always find myself wishing there were more (a LOT more) of Joe's own tunes on it. That's MY deepest disappointment with these recordings, and a real missed opportunity if one's looking back on Joe's entire catalog (since this is the only 'official' entry in just the piano-less trio format). Then again, I wouldn't be surprised if others thought that was the biggest strength of this set; material that isn't just the same old Joe. 1. "Beatrice" (Sam Rivers) - 5:48 2. "Friday the 13th" (Thelonius Monk) - 8:25 3. "Happy Reunion" (Duke Ellington) - 8:39 4. "Loose Change" (Ron Carter) - 7:04 5. "Ask Me Now" (Monk) - 6:06 6. "Isotope" (Joe Henderson) - 10:01 7. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young) - 10:18 8. "Boo Boo's Birthday" (Monk) - 7:19 9. "Cheryl" (Charlie Parker) - 7:41 10. "Y Ya la Quiero" (Henderson) - 6:43 11. "Soulville" (Horace Silver) - 5:38 12. "Portrait" (Charles Mingus, Silver) - 7:05 13. "The Bead Game" (Henderson, Lee Konitz) - 9:45 14. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 9:00 Isn't "The Bead Game" just a free tune? (My copy isn't handy.) Where's "Black Narcissus" (maybe my favorite Joe tune), or at least a few more of any of a dozen tunes I wish he might have done. Might have liked it a little more with Haden (or perhaps even Holland), but Ron isn't any kind of problem here.

Gosh, I'm really not sure now about that Hill photo, since it's all upside-down like that. Actually, I think I'm going to pass on the Hill, just cuz I have to confess that's not a particular favorite of mine. I should probably pass on the others, since in a bit more in cash-conservation mode of late. Thanks for scanning them, though.

First real live jazz concert I ever heard was the Either/Orchestra, circa 1989/90 iirc -- probably with John Medeski and Matt Wilson in the group at the time. Almost anything Russ Gershon is involved in is worth hearing, IMHO.

Cherry's very best leader date, IMHO.

I'm tempted by the Hill photo (surprise), and wondering which shot it is. If you could either scan it, or link to somebody else's .jpg of the same image, that'd be great. Same with the Herbie too, what the heck (can't seem to find an image of Herbie from that session, though I probably have it around here somewhere in something). Is the Dolphy the same as the cover of the Illinois Concert CD booklet? (Or if not, scan or link to somebody else's .jpg, gracias). Please hold the Hill for me, if you would, I'm temped. Edit: Shame there's no Sam Rivers, Larry Young, or Joe Henderson.

That would almost have the be the only plausible explanation.

One wonders if perhaps Tyrone Washington ever appeared at the Left Bank -- certainly not as a leader, but perhaps as a sideman (he was in the Messengers in early '69 for maybe a couple months, SOURCE, scroll down to April '69), or perhaps with Horace Silver and the Jody Grind band. That post-'67 list would be interesting to see, especially if it included sidemen. Maybe Tyrone appeared with Stanley Cowell? FWIW, that same source I linked to above, has Blakey at the Left Bank thusly... June 25, 1967: Bill Hardman-tpt; Billy Harper-tsx; Slide Hampton-tbn; McCoy Tyner-p; Juni Booth-b - Left Bank Jazz Society, Baltimore, MD (June 25, 1967) [db 7/27/67 p.42, db 8/10/67 p.43] 1970: Woody Shaw-tpt; Ramon Morris-tsx; Albert Dailey-p; Mickey Bass-b [RFJ 9/79 p.17] * Left Bank Jazz Society, Baltimore, MD (September 13, 1970) [db 11/12/70 p.46] Left Bank Jazz Society, Baltimore, MD (January 21, 1973) [db 5/29/73 p.37] [lineup unknown] December 12, 1976: Frank Gordon-tpt; David Schnitter-tsx; Walter Davis, Jr.-p; Cameron Brown-b * Left Bank Jazz Society, Famous Ballroom, Baltimore, MD (December 12, 1976) [Coda 2/77 p.35, -GC] And one or two after that in the 80's.

Good date, especially nice to hear Woody Shaw in a pianoless quartet.

According to the article, you can still get white pages printed on demand, so what's the problem here? You and 400 (OK, maybe 4000) other people in Texas still want 'em -- and there's a provision for you to still get them -- and the other 25 million other Texans DON'T really need 'em. Not picking on Texas -- the same can be said of every other state. You're not being "forced" into anything. As it stands now, hundreds of millions of people are being "forced" into getting telephone directories they don't particularly want, and don't appear to even be using much at all.

As good a place as any to ask this... Has anybody ever seen the Sondheim musical Assassins. (I have not (nor have I ever heard the soundtrack), but it's always seemed at least curious on paper.) Basically, it's a musical about all the persons who have ever killed or had some serious attempt on the life of The President. I imagine the lead characters must be John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald, but I understand that Squeaky Fromme is even included. Might be good, might be horribly bad -- but either way, I always figured it was probably at least interesting.

What's not to like?? From the article... Win-win all the way around, if you ask me. Now, if we could only get the Yellow Pages to be the same way -- and only printed on demand.

Most of Reach Out is pretty good (and almost any Woody Shaw is worth hearing, IMHO). The two pop tunes (#1 & #4 below) are not as interesting as one might like (some days I like 'em less than others), but there's otherwise 24 minutes of solid material here. Don't spend a mint on it, but don't pass it up if you see it reasonable. 1. "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" (Dozier, Holland) - 6:49 2. "Up, Over, And Out" - 5:52 3. "Lookin' East" - 5:19 4. "Goin' Out of My Head" (Randazzo, Weinstein) - 7:25 5. "Good Pickin's" - 5:30 6. "Beverly" (Johnson) - 7:01 Oddly, The Flip is the one Hank BN date I don't own (yet), and I really should fix that someday -- if for no other reason than the presence of Dizzy Reece. I've had every Hank BN date for over 5 years, save for this one.

Morrisey's last 2 or 3 solo albums have been great. Saw him live in concert twice in recent years, fantastic both times. Had no idea what to expect the first time I went, and it turned out to be one of the best rock/alt shows I'd ever been to.

I've got that (well, at least 'really good' relative pitch), but definitely not "perfect pitch" as you describe it, Jim. The only way I can tell what key I'm in (and this is just to even get me in the neighborhood), I have to remember this high Eb I had to sing solo when I was 14 (in a production of Menotti's Christmas operetta "Amahl and the Night Visitors"). The entrance had nothing in the score to even begin to suggest the note, so I had to do it from memory. To this day, I can usually get it within about a half step or less. Then I have to work my way around an imaginary keyboard in my head, to figure out what some other note is. Imperfect, sure, but it's all I got, since somehow I've lost every pitch-pipe I've ever owned.

Strange Hello Kitty Tattoos (one of them is mildy NSFW).

I don't remember it being out of tune (if so, it must not have been too bad). Strong date, as I recall -- right up there with the BN material.

The full-length, track-for-track reconstruction of an alternate version of "Miles Ahead" on disc #1 -- is worth it's weight in gold. (Should have been included as bonus tracks for the single-disc version -- needs to be heard more!!)

Oh yes. How could I, of all people, forget him with Hill. Tolliver's also all over disc #1 of the Hill BN Select (half of which was first released on Hills "One for One" 2LP set). And Horace Silver's "Serenade to a Soul Sister". THAT'S his complete classic-era BN output, best as I can tell.

Let me set the scene: the group was in the living room, and the recorder was in the 2nd bedroom down the hall. And the only tape that survives is a 40th generation copy of the original. (And THAT'S putting it politely too.) On second thought, how's about we say it's "just about the worst sounding thing I've ever heard in my entire life". At least 100x worse than THE absolute worst Hendrix bootleg I've ever heard (and I've heard plenty).

Almost my first Mosaic as well -- maybe my 2nd or 3rd. Lots of GREAT Charles Tolliver; if you've got this, you've got his complete BN-sideman output as I recall. Everyone I've ever played this material for has suggested something to the effect that Tolliver almost steals the show.

There's a track on Jack Walrath's 1988 BN leader date ("Neohippus") -- the track's called "Fright Night" -- that is just about THE scariest jazz I think I've ever heard. Anybody else have this album, and can you confirm?

PM on the way...

Hmmmm..... Tempting. Tempting....