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Happy birthday, Chuck!

Dear King Ubu, This session is included in the 3CD bootleg set in sale in Japan. It contains 2 CD from Copenhagen, April 1968 and 1 from Koln, September 1 or 10, 1968. All the best, Claude It runs several minutes longer than 160, so doesn't fit onto two discs. But more interesting: do they give timings and did the steal (I wouldn't use that word if they weren't making money of it) the fixed version of the Mobe/Griff? Except for the Left Bank gig with Wynton Kelly in 1967, this is the only live recording I know of Hank Mobley fronting a group in a club. To hear Hank stretch out - for a very long time - on his own tunes - (despite the obvious inebriation) is priceless. I hear Trane's influence more pronounced in Hank's later years as this tape clearly demonstrates, especially on Third Time Around. This is also some of the best Tootie Heath on tape foreshadowing his playing on The Prisoner. I played this for George Coleman a few weeks ago and he was particularly enamored with Tootie's playing on here. The sound might not be ideal but really, who gives a fuck? Maybe my dub is a little better than yours Kevin, but I hear Hank clearly throughout the tape. :tup

there's also this one ... the most complete version so far, yours truly had a (modest!) hand in putting it together: __________ Hank Mobley / Johnny Griffin - Quintet Jazz am Rhein 1968 Köln (DE), Rheinpark, Tanzbrunnen September 1, 1968 Hank Mobley - tenor sax Johnny Griffin - tenor sax Bora Rokovic - piano Jimmy Woode - bass Kenny Clare - drums 1. Stage Announcer Intro (0:51) 2. Sophisticated Lady (Ellington) [JG] > My Funny Valentine (Rodgers-Hart) [HM] (11:29) 3. Wee (Best-Gillespie) > Applause > Stage Announcer Outro [cut] (13:53) 4. Some Other Blues (Coltrane) 10:09 [italian voiceover 2:55-3:01] TT: 36:25 Source: radio broadcasts __________ It comes from (at least) two different sources ... the usual version misses #4. Not sure about the previously linked boot - it has the date, but I don't know if it just adds #1-3 to the third disc or if it has it all ... it was also badly in need of a speed correction, the above timings reflect the fixed versions, but include applause and all.

Sheesh, seeing such offers, I nostalgically think back to the days of "trees" ... if digital is an option, this stuff is around.

time was ...

Yep, Carney is usually given as singer plus conga player, so he probably was more of the star of the show and emcee and showmaster or whatever ... would certainly be fascinating to hear a glimpse of it!

furthermore, Don Was not exactly generous when he did that Dylan album ...

here's the Heath quote from that interview (link still IS good):

Then go clean your ears! It's almost entirely hit for me!

Wordless vocals? That's Keith ... I think it's a mighty fine set - but obviously you'll need a few more of his Blue Notes that aren't included. To me, these albums show him close to his finest (which would be, I think, his earliest Milestone albums), and I guess by now they're not that easy to find, indivdually.

late Feb/early March 1955: Bill Carney's Hi-Tones (Bill Carney, John Coltrane, Shirley Scott, Albert "Tootie" Heath) Coltrane in an interview with Björn Fremer (1960) - not sure why Coltrane refers to it as a trio: September 1955, gig in Philadelphia: Jimmy Smith Trio (John Coltrane, unknown drummer) Odean Pope was Coltrane's successor (when he left to join Miles, first gig was September 27 to October 2 at Club Las Vegas, Baltimore, MD). Not sure this link is still working (lots of stuff blocked on my work computer) - it's from an interview conducted in 2000 with Heath: http://web.archive.org/web/20070928041509/http://www.iaje.org/article.asp?ArticleID=125 Supposedly, there's indeed a tape of the Carney band, but "Coltrane Reference" suggests the authors don't know it (not sure if there's any updates there - no updates on the 1955 page on David Wild's site)

The recent Storyville "100 Years-Forever Young" included tracks from a December, 1953 Boston date, but that is with Gildo Mahones on piano, not Horace Silver. too bad this Storyville "100 Years-Forever Young" info wasn't posted in the 'new releases' section 3 years ago. Hu? Don't understand ... it was definitely discussed, starting here: Not a bad place to discuss Pres and his music, I guess ...

well, the good thing about Selects is they're no good to use as drawing boards for kids in the back of the car

Glad to be on the safe side for once ... time to grab all those Selects you still want, I assume.

Oh shit, that's very sad!

That reminds of me JG who mentioned in some interview how he practised in a cork-coated room ... until he got his HUUUUUUUUUGE sound right in that, uhm, narrowing surrounding. And then when he came out of there .... BOOOOOM in your face!

off topic: anyone knows what's up with Reel Recordings? on topic: I got to know Downes via the great Reel disc of his ... off topic: and I'd really hate to see that label go! on topic: this new one has me interested, for sure, thanks for spreading word!

Yes, a reissue of all the 1960's Fontana releases with the Marte Roling covers. Now, THAT would be something! That's just what I had in mind! But there must be a multitude of reasons why that stuff is so rare (rights back at the musicians' being one? which would make this much more nightmarish than the Bley trio box, I guess ...)

Monica Vitti Vittorio Gui Guinevere

speaking of which ... since they did/do tread avant territory a bit more often: a Fontana set would be da shiznits!

Great news! And no, to my knowledge, no Boston material was part of the "usual" boots!

Sheesh! Some yurpeen dailys have a weekly selection of NYTimes articles (in english,of course) added ... and that totally clueless article made the cut - I can't quite believe that! And --- ouch, Larry, that video hurts the eyes and ears! Some of you may remember I once accused Don Byron of lack of clarinet technique, but by comparison he's a grand master in any respect. This is extremely awkward - and yes, most corny, too.

I'll be in in the next few days, Jim!

Mats Gustafsson Ken Vandermark Illinois Jacquet (edited for typo)

gee!