Eric

From the Eastwind web site: "A discovery of the century! Never-before-released live recording by Bud Powell from Birdland in 1957! Very good sound quality engineered by the Bell Sound Systems! Individually numbered limited edition - only 999 copies pressed! This live recording by Bud Powell with his quintet featuring Donald Byrd, Phil Woods, Paul Chambers and Art Taylor was not only never released before, but never even mentioned in any discography or documents, thus completely unknown to us. Powell was in a so-called "stable" period in October 1957, and with the stellar, younger musicians, performed superbly. Everyone gets to stretch as each of the four tunes here lasts at least nine minutes and as long as 15 minutes. In addition to the great performance and the rare combination of musicians, the quality of the recorded sound, although monaural, is pretty good. According to Symphony Sid, who emceed the concert, this session was recorded by the Bell Sound Systems and intended to be released by the Roulette label. Nobody knows why it did not happen and this tape was left undiscovered for 56 years. In addition, as far as we know, this release contains the only "Lover Man" ever recorded by Powell. This is undoubtedly the most highly anticipated historical release of the year! A must-have item for all jazz enthusiasts! Recorded live at Birdland, New York City, in October 1957. Mono."

just received this email from Eastwind ... Hello, The Bud Powell CD is now in stock. Please order at our website: www.eastwindimport.com Thank you, Hajime Sato Eastwind Import hajime@eastwindimport.com 714-334-0759 (California time) www.eastwindimport.com EDIT - Ordered a copy which shipped today - nice service! FWIW, their description notes only 999 CDs were pressed.

Happy Birthday John!!

looks very cool ... thanks for the heads up

Just ordered ...

I have always thought his core Columbia recordings would make a great Mosaic Select. I don't know if he would see any of the money or whether it would be significant.

4830 ... pretty sure I received for Christmas 1984 - still remember the UPS guy showing up ... saw it advertised in Downbeat I believe ... I was 23, right out of college

My first was the very first - the Monk Blue Note set. Christmas 1984 (or was it 1985).

Huh - honestly, I don't see much of a difference (I have an iMac that is a couple years old).

I alway pitch them. I find it cathartic

Wes Montgomery - Small Group Recordings (two lps of his Verve sides with Wynton Kelly and Jimmy Smith)

Thanks for letting us know. Just became a "backer" of the project.

there is enough flakiness in the fine print to make you pretty suspicious for example: concerns over copyright infringement? send them to our address in Kiev in their Terms & Conditions, they list an address in Cyprus

I lurk over there and it is a great place to do "research" on the rock side of things - much in the way this place is on the jazz side one of the challenges however is the length of some of the threads - say the upcoming Paul McCartney album (yes there is one) currently they are on page 2 or 3 of "part 4" ... and parts 1-3 had ~ 40 pages each now granted it is Paul McCartney, but that is a ton of content to sort through

this version sounds great http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/77091/John_Coltrane-Coltrane_Prestige-200_Gram_Vinyl_Record (I've got it - it really does)

I emailed the guys at EastWind Import and received this reply: We will stock the CD after it is released in Japan in November. Please visit our website www.eastwindimport.com around that time and order through the website.

same here, DG and CDJapan, occasionally amazon

for new vinyl, this place is hard to beat: http://store.acousticsounds.com/ a fair amount of pricey stuff, but deep selection

Put another log on the fire. Cook me up some bacon and some beans. And go out to the car and change the tire. Wash my socks and sew my old blue jeans. Come on, baby, you can fill my pipe, And then go fetch my slippers. And boil me up another pot of tea. Then put another log on the fire, babe, And come and tell me why you're leaving me. Now don't I let you wash the car on Sunday? Don't I warn you when you're gettin fat? Ain't I a-gonna take you fishin' with me someday? Well, a man can't love a woman more than that. Ain't I always nice to your kid sister? Don't I take her driving every night? So, sit here at my feet 'cos I like you when you're sweet, And you know it ain't feminine to fight. So, put another log on the fire. Cook me up some bacon and some beans. Go out to the car and lift it up and change the tire. Wash my socks and sew my old blue jeans. Come on, baby, you can fill my pipe, And then go fetch my slippers. And boil me up another pot of tea. Then put another log on the fire, babe, And come and tell me why you're leaving me.

Thanks - all the KC board members should check this out!!

could not find his site - do you have a link? thanks

It's gone ...

I wound up with an extra copy of the Young CD - still sealed - yours for the postage, PM me if interested. Out of town for a few days, will reply Sunday.