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How many BN covers had an “etc.” billed instead of a musician’s name? — and were they *all* McCoy? And did any other labels do the same? (And were any of them McCoy too?)

Wonder whose name the 1966 live set on BN will be released under?? Who was the ‘leader’ on the gig, ostensibly? And/or who was still under contact to BN in 1966? — McCoy or Joe? (Would/could that still be a factor in how it’s released today? — in terms of the name it’s under?). I suppose the date of the show could be a factor too — do we have a date yet? — relative to who was under contract until when. My cursory Googling about this — the album title and “Blue Note” came up with absolutely nothing, besides references to this NYT article. Eagerly awaiting more details!!!!! Like… Two sets, or just one?? Just one cd, or two?? Set-list??

Just searched on my DVR for upcoming showings of anything with “Eddie Hen” — but no dice (here in DC). Hope I didn’t miss it!

Just looked up the fuel-mileage for a 2001 Prius (pre-hatchback, right?), and the mpg ratings for it were 52 city / 45 highway. How are you getting 66.7?? — when we didn’t even get quite that good on our 2006 Prius (which got about 60/52 iirc).

Can’t not post this one!

How much and about when? Just curiosity, as I got mine the month it came out with one of those crazy 40% off coupons on one item from Barnes and Nobel (in-store)— so I kinda got it for a song (might still have the receipt for it in the box, I’ll have to look). Got my Jack Johnson box the same way. One of them might have even been a 50% off coupon, come to think of it. Now that was essentially 40% (of 50%) off FULL-list-price — but that still brought it down to well less than $10/disc iirc.

Lotta these discs are sub 45-minutes each, if it’s 4+ hrs spread across 6 discs. Maybe that’s ok, because it’s one set per disc (with seemingly the one set that’s over 79 minutes split between two discs). I’ll probably break down and get it eventually, if I can ever find it for about $50/$55 (which might have to be used) — but I have to confess to not listening to my Seven Steps box a whole ton in the last 15 years. I passed on Vol 7, btw — but I do have all of the first 6 volumes.

Fun fact! Eno was commissioned to write (and did write) this little 3.25-second ditty… https://themusicnetwork.com/the-odd-story-of-how-brian-eno-composed-the-windows-95-startup-sound/

Wasn’t there a download-only option with one of Andrew’s albums from right around this same time (roughly), with 2-3 extra tracks of some sort? (Or am I now just conjuring that false memory?) Not necessarily this album, but I think(?) it was in this general time-frame. (Anybody know what I’m talking about, and have the details?) Is this that?

Why isn’t an artist like Jason Moran still recording for the label? Why wasn’t a band like The Cookers recruited onto the label? And, related, why hasn’t Billy Harper ever been on the label? That ship has sorta sailed now, but a dozen years ago it certainly hadn’t. Also related, Eddie Henderson? — who even has some history with the label, and is still vibrant and certainly has been the last dozen years. I could come up with a dozen other good and quite logical examples — and no not all of them necessarily coulda/woulda/shouda happened — but my point is, NONE of them did. Sincerely, I don’t think Don Was is doing a “bad” job — but there are definitely some things that could have happened to really continue the lineage of the label, in ways that could have picked up on developments since (after) the 60’s, and even dovetailed with a bit of the label’s post-1970 history. (And I’ll try to come up with some more ideas to flesh out that supposed list of “a dozen” of opportunities that I claim have been missed — so that’s not me just claiming that in some hyperbolic way, without backing it up.)

This link seems to have the entire track listing for both discs… https://shop.decca.com/products/blue-spirits-85-years-of-blue-note-records-2cd I feel about the same as felser, I’m afraid. There seems to be little continuity between the Don Was era of Blue Note, and what all preceded it (even immediately preceded it). They seem like entirely different labels.

Via Discogs, I just looked at the back covers for all the early issues/reissues of & Ten, and “Zeke Tolin” is first outed with the 1970 reissue — but all of 6 preceding issues do maintain the pseudonym (and always in quotes). So I wonder at what point — and how?? (meaning from a contractual standpoint) — how does it become ok to correct these personnel listings officially on jackets?? Or do the rights-holders (to the recording, meaning those doing the reissue) just say f-it, enough time has passed (whatever that means), let’s just name them. I mean, it’s not like there’s a statute of limitations on this stuff, or is there??

I just picked up a cd of Gil & Ten only a couple months ago — the very last of any of Gil’s pre-1975 leader-dates that I was missing, and a hole in my collection that I’d had for 20+ years. A very nice date, and I think I actually prefer it over both of his two ‘58-59 World Pacific albums. I’m normally hesitant about soprano (), but Lacy’s timbre here turned out to be interesting and a welcome new arrow in Gil’s quiver (new for me, at least).

I plan to by the end of the month — that’s not quite ASAP, but pretty close (as today is Sept 5).

Me too!!

Blue 7 / Blue Seven (Newk)

Still available from Mosaic, but for how much longer? Mosaic’s website for the product page says: Please note only a few copies left. Don’t miss out!

I feel the same way, on both counts. I hesitate to be overly critical — because what plays is great (exciting soloist, clearly full of ideas)… …but, I just cannot get with his tone. Or, rather — to me — he always sounds like he’s chewing on his mouthpiece as he plays. I know that can’t literally be true, but that’s the analogy I’ve used for 20 years when describing why I don’t like Lovano better than I do. And I have tried… I’ve owned at least 15 discs by or with him over the last 30 odd years — a few Paul Motian and John Scofield discs, and by others (Osby) — and 6-8 of his leader-dates. But, and I say this sheepishly, when I culled my collection a bunch a dozen years ago, I got rid of most everything I had that he was on. I don’t say he plays ‘badly’ — but his is a sound I just can’t get with, much as I’ve tried. I think the only things I have by him currently are Universal Language, and the disc he did with Gunther Schuller — and I think(?) I got rid of everything he was a sideman on. Though I do have a whole bunch of respect for him — he’s just not for me.

The original volume 4 (forget the specific name) was just 3 songs — barely 19+ minutes long iirc. It was the ‘bonus’ release after vols 1-3 first came out, and I think(?) it was only available if you bought all of 1-3, or you could get it free if you got 1-3 — I never figured out those details (I got mine used). I’m fairly sure they added the bonus stuff to vol 4 — since it was SO short to begin with.

I think(?) I saw them up in Iowa City 20+ years ago. Pretty high energy, as I recall, and definitely a good time (but definitely ‘good time’ music, fwiw). I don’t recall there being more meat on the bone than I was expecting, but they were definitely good within their oeuvre.

I got a copy from The Bastards several weeks ago, and it’s a real winner. The CD has a whole separate session, which is also wonderful (even “…Ipanema“, easily the best version of the tune I’ve ever heard). https://www.discogs.com/release/30623134-Clifford-Jordan-Beyond-Paradiso-1969-1970 The first session (which is all that’s on the LP version) contains 3/4ths of the tunes found on In The World — in versions stripped down for a simple quartet. As fine a document of Clifford Jordan around that time as you could ever hope for.

Has anyone heard this new release yet? I’d hoped to add it to a Dusty Groove order by now, but alas… they seem not to have had any sort of stock yet at all, best as I can tell.

Damn! I’m trying to remember ever seeing any(?) other Ornette footage that’s even half that compelling — in terms of line-up, footage and sound quality, compelling era, etc. Or what am I forgetting? Is there any footage of Ornette and Don Cherry for instance? (I’m not recalling. )

Now only $2.00 a disc, brand new and sealed, from Dusty. This is a really tremendous comp, imho. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/634774/Various:Feten-Rare-Jazz-Recordings-From-Spain-1961-to-1974 Carpe diem!!

Yeah, that Tolliver session has never be issued as a single release under his name (nor on CD) — both of which are crimes. Ditto on both for the Dusko session too. Both deserve complete releases on programmed in session order (or broadcast order, whatever) — and NOT chopped up across multiple vinyl-only releases.