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Hmm. Hasn't Lonehill (or is it Gambit?) done a 'release' of this quite recently? Yes, Gambit. It came out just a year or so ago. Some will have picked up that Gambit version obviously, but on the other hand Blue Note's selling point will be that the official release has better sound. If the release dates had been reversed, the Andorrans could just have ripped the BN CD. Btw, I think Brass Shout has been out on a Japanese CD. I'm not aware of a previous CD reissue of Aztec Suite (other than the Gambit release).

Hopefully with that annoying shrill-ness taken out of the sound? Looking forward to those 3 bonus tracks on the 'Head On'. But it was only earlier copies of The Soothsayer that were affected, right? This was discussed many years ago, probably on the old BNBB. I know my copy doesn't have any sound problems. As for the Head On bonus tracks, I suppose they are the three unissued tracks from the same sessions: Bobby Hutcherson - Harold Land Band Oscar Brashear (tp, flh) George Bohanon, Louis Spears (tb) Fred Jackson (picc) Harold Land (ts, fl) Delbert Hill, Charles Owens, Herman Riley, Ernie Watts (reeds) Bobby Hutcherson (vib, mar) Todd Cochran (p, arr) James Leary III (b) Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Nesbert "Stix" Hooper, Woody Theus (d) Warren Bryant (cga, bgo) Robert Jenkins (unknown inst.) Donald Smith (vo) Poppi Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, July 2, 1971 Togo Land Blue Note unissued Jonathan - Bobby Hutcherson - Harold Land Band Oscar Brashear (tp, flh) George Bohanon, Louis Spears (tb) Fred Jackson (picc) Harold Land (ts, fl) Bobby Hutcherson (vib, mar) Todd Cochran (p, arr) Reggie Johnson (b) Nesbert "Stix" Hooper, Woody Theus (d) Warren Bryant (cga, bgo) Poppi Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, July 3, 1971 Hey Harold unissued but there are also unissued Hutcherson tracks from later that year: Bobby Hutcherson Band Blue Mitchell (tp) Thurman Green (tb) Harold Land (ts) Bobby Hutcherson (vib) Reggie Andrews, Clarence McDonald (key) Arthur Adams, Cornell Dupree (g) Chuck Rainey (el-b) Stix Hooper (d) King Errison (cga, bgo) A&R Studios, NYC, December 21, 1971 (tk.8) Wichita Lineman unissued (tk.6) Workin' On A Groovy Thing - (tk.3) Inner City Blues Blue Note CDP 7243 5 21152-2 * Various Artists - Deep Blue (Blue Note CDP 7243 5 21152-2) Bobby Hutcherson Band Mike Deasy (g) Arthur Lewis (unknown inst.) replaces Dupree, Rainey A&R Studios, NYC, December 22, 1971 (tk.6) Family Affair unissued (tk.4) Brother Rap Blue Note [E] B1 97158 (tk.8) Brown Eyed Woman unissued * Various Artists - Blue Juice, Vol. 2 (Blue Note [E] B1 97158) I wasn't even aware of these latter tracks. Maybe they will be bonus tracks to the ensuing album Natural Illusions, if it ever is reissued.

I'm going from memory here, but I think we were informed some time ago that unlike in the case of the Smalls' Paradise sessions, there is no surviving extra material from the Baby Grand gig. So what was originally released (which also has been out on TOCJs) is all we will get. Another case like that is Stanley Turrentine's Up At Minton's session with Grant Green. Lots of unissued material listed in the discographies, but no tapes to be found.

First RVG in a long while I've been interested in getting. I have the mono TOCJ without bonus tracks, and this is a given upgrade. Usually I already have what has been RVG'd and don't want to play the upgrade game. I'm all over the Connoisseurs, though. Smart move from Cuscuna to release both Louis Smiths months after the Silver Newport CD with Smith on trumpet has come out. That release will hopefully pique many listeners' interest in seeking out more recordings by this brilliant trumpeter. In any case: Thanks, Kevin, for posting the lists. With four non-BN albums among the Connoisseurs, this year's offerings seem a bit more varied than usual. If Cuscuna wants to, there should be quite a bit more non-BN material to release in future Connoisseur batches (if there will be any).

The article seems to suggest that the reason these artists are killed by gangs might be that their music has been used as soundtrack in videos posted on the Internet of gang members being tortured and executed by rivalling gangs. In other words, the musicians/singers themselves may have nothing to do with it whatsoever. What a cruel fate if so, to be tortured and murdered because some gang used your music in a video.

Amazon and CD Universe show a release date of 5 February 2008. And Blue Note as the label.

Here is a nice little CD lot. Among the artists are John Coltrane and Elvis Presley. Buy It Now price: US $19,599.99 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...s_promot_widget

Sell it to spammers, and donate the money to Organissimo!

And if a new aircheck is discovered that should have been included on a previous volume, they will have to restart it all!

After the record ban ended, Goodman continued to record for Columbia in 1944-46. He then went to Capitol for 1947-49, but was back on Columbia in 1950-53, during which time he recorded some big band recreations in hi-fi of older tunes, some with Helen Ward doing the vocals once again. After another Capitol stint in 1954-55, he once again went back to Columbia for the 1955-61 period. These years saw quite a few big band sessions too. From the 50s sessions there are several unissued tracks that should see their first release on the Mosaic set. Classics is at 1952 now, but even for the years they already have covered I'm sure the Mosaic will have superior sound.

You’re confusing the hell out of me, king ubu! The compilation The Best Of Chet Baker Sings includes all material from Chet Baker Sings, and all from Chet Baker Sings And Plays except the strings session which instead ended up on the Grey December CD. Since both Sings and Sings And Plays now have been reissued on CD with original cover art and track order, all relevant material can be found on those CDs. In other words, the strings session is back where it originally was, on Sings And Plays. Hope that clears it up. The The Route CD includes three non-Pepper tracks. One is a Baker feature, one is a Kamuca feature, and one is a trio performance featuring pianist Pete Jolly. You get the entire session on that CD. Then, as long as we are talking about the 1952-57 Pacific Jazz/World Pacific recordings, there are of course also Theme Music From ”The James Dean Story”, Embraceable You, and the three 1953-54 live CDs, the earliest of which includes the original Jazz At Ann Arbor album, but also another session. Yes, this was a way for Blue Note to sell the same material again, but at the same time I must say that I much prefer the new incarnations: original albums with bonus material at the end when available. I guess I'm one of those who simply prefer the original album feeling.

Ridiculous. Indeed. Thanks to Claude's link we can see that discs 1, 2 and 8 fall short of 20 minutes of music! Disc 8 falls short of 12 minutes! Who came up with this idea?

Ridiculous.

Or 'Bi Gal'

Wayne Shorter = Hear Wry Notes

Zeke Tolin comes to mind and a classic: Clint Eastwood = Old West Action

I don't remember this session ever having been discussed before. I would buy it. However, it's worth noting that this was recorded less than a month after Grant Green's unissued 'Green Acid' session, and in that case I think we have been informed that the tapes can't be located. Perhaps that's the case with this session too?

The 0-1 goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM_8kU1Tq2w

Now the Sven-Goran days with guaranteed quarter finals suddenly don't look so bad any more. Sweden managed to qualify yesterday, though. Yay!

For late comers: Yesterday the listing just said "Miles Davis JAPAN CD" and nothing else. It was more fun that way...

So how much would you be prepared to pay for this CD? http://cgi.ebay.com/Miles-Davis-JAPAN-CD_W...1QQcmdZViewItem

May I suggest a Rare Groove batch too? If not, I’ll take these from Water or some other label! Lou Donaldson - Cosmos Reuben Wilson - On Broadway Jack McDuff - To Seek A New Home Jimmy McGriff - Something To Listen To Gene Harris And The Three Sounds Are the tapes missing to Grant Green’s 'Green Acid'? Otherwise I’d add that one too.

Here are my Connoisseur 2008 suggestions: Louis Smith - Smithville (in stereo for the first time and with the two extra tracks) Kenny Burrell - Freedom Stanley Turrentine - (the follow-up to ’A Bluish Bag’) Larry Young - Contrasts Dexter Gordon - Landslide Sam Rivers - A New Conception Jack Wilson - Song For My Daughter (+ unissued 1969 tracks) OK, that was seven titles; one has to go, but I can't decide which one right now....

This was reissued on a 1996 Verve "threefer" called Swing Trumpet Kings This double CD may look like a compilation, but actually contains three complete Verve albums, in addition to the Allen also Harry Edison Swings Buck Clayton And Vice Versa (Verve MGV 8293) from 1958 and Roy Eldridge's Swing Goes Dixie (Verve MGV 1010) from 1956. And this was included on the twofer CD The Hot Trumpets Of Joe Newman & Henry "Red" Allen, which also includes Joe Newman's Joe's Hap'nin's (Swingville SVLP 2027) from 1961. Both CD sets are OOP now, but should not be impossible to find.

Thanks!