Rooster_Ties

Incredibly sorry for your loss, Rolf. Keeping you and your family in our thoughts.

Which date is the one that there were technical problems with the Rhodes?? - and Chick plays acoustic piano(!) for the entire first set. Answering my own question, there appear to be TWO such dates, July 27, 1969 (4 items, including an acoustic "Miles Runs the Voodoo Down"; TT = 19:57), and November 5, 1969 (15 items, including "Bitches Brew" as possibly being acoustic, and "Paraphernalia" most certainly is acoustic; TT = 103:25) So I've always been curious to hear what is essentially acoustic "Bitches Brew"-era Miles. Can anybody speak to these? Has anybody heard the "recent re-broadcasts" of the two shows from 5-NOV-69??

Wow. I know my Hendrix, and I thought this new set was worth every penny, and then some. If my copy got lost, I'd replace it in a heartbeat. Here's an pretty impartial assessment of just the quality of the material (at to what degree it's "new") from someone over at the Steve Hoffman board (source) -- someone who HAS mined practically everything that's out there. This (below) starts with Disc #2, because the first disc is the pre-JHE sideman work that Jimi did.

Just saw this in the "multiple images of the artist" thread, and I definitely went "Uhhh...."

Yes, this was the only track with Larry Young from this set (unless I overlooked something, but I've read the complete liners twice thus far), and I think it may be the only track thus far released with Jimi and Larry (of any sort). According to the liner notes, the earlier version (from Nine to the Universe) was an edit of this new track (clocking in at roughly 10 minutes in the edited version).

Is the name of this album just "Action"?

Pianoless, interesting. Would love to hear a sample of this, anybody got one?

4 discs total (plus a 90-minute DVD) -- and out of the 4-hour audio portion, at least 2 hours of truly revelatory material. For those on the fence about this, who don't mind a fair number of all-instrumental demos and early takes (of greatly 'lesser-known' material), I can highly recommend it. The first disc is all pre-JHE material (sideman work for various R&B artists), but/and the other 3 discs are chocked full of interesting stuff. Perhaps 30 to 45 minutes of lesser interest (alternate mixes of already released material), but otherwise - there's a LOT to like if you're already steeped in Hendrix. One nugget for organ fans: the jam with Larry Young (previously released in a 10-minute edit), is now a bit over 20 minutes long. Even the 3 previously unreleased BOG tracks from New Years Eve are decidedly NOT the "same old, same old" -- all three easily rival or best much of the other material already released from those shows (I know, hard to believe, I couldn't believe it either). In many ways, nearly this entire set also tops the recent "Valley's of Neptune" release, which was also all previously unreleased. Little of the new box is commercial enough to include in a "regular" (mainstream) Hendrix release, and therein lies the strength of this set. A number of acoustic (apartment) demos as well; really valuable stuff and not mere throw-away recordings. Anybody else pick this up yesterday?

I often identify Joe as my all-time favorite tenor player (though sometimes I might say Wayne) -- but I can sympathize with those for whom Joe doesn't float their boat as much. I'm the same with Coltrane(!), or at least his Atlantic and Impulse years. I only just recently got most of his Prestige sides (the first two of the recent 3 boxes), and do dig them, but for the most part - I've never gotten the Trane bug even one quarter as much as I did and do Joe.

"Myers-Briggs"-wise, I'm an INTP, but I'm not a really strong "I".

Is that any relation to Curtis Mayfield's Superfly?

The one I've never heard, with Tyrone Washington and Woody Shaw (this line-up existed briefly for a few months (maybe even less) around April 1969). All kidding aside, my two favorite Jazz Messenger albums are these (and they're different, though recorded within the same year, '68 I think)-- both with Billy Harper... The second date is also a live recording (probably recorded in Europe, or so I've read here and there) -- different recordings/tunes too (with slightly different line-ups) -- and both recordings are from 1968. Good sound quality on both too, IMHO. These are my all-time favorite Blakey JM recordings, hands-down.

Saw Joe here in Kansas City with George Mraz and Al Foster here in KC on Feb. 2nd, 1997 (at the Station Casino), on a double bill with the band from Robert Altman's film "Kansas City". Joe was also here again in KC, but I can't remember when (and Google isn't helping) probably a year or two before that (I think). He played at the Folly Theater, and I have it on good authority that he wanted to bring his regular piano-less trio - but the director of the Folly jazz series wouldn't let him play without a pianist. I'm sure two or three people here can help me find an approximate date for this, as well as the line-up (it was Joe, plus a piano trio, plus trombone). I think pianoless trios were a very common format for Joe to perform in all through the 90's (or maybe "not uncommon" is more accurate).

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.