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I wish Evidence would pair these two Ra recordings on one cd — it could be their first cd issue!

Date: April 4, 1957 Location: New York City Label: Atlantic J. R. Monterose (ts), Jerry Lloyd (t), George Wallington (p), Teddy Kotick (b), Nick Stabulas (d) a. 2461 Promised Land - 05:40 (Mose Allison) b. 2462 Composin' At The Composer - 05:37 (George Wallington) c. 2463 Rural Route - 04:25 (Mose Allison) All titles on: East-West LP 12": 4004 - The Prestidigitator ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: April 5, 1957 Location: New York City Label: Atlantic J. R. Monterose (ts), George Wallington (p), Teddy Kotick (b), Nick Stabulas (d) a. 2464 Rural Route (Mose Allison) b. 2465 In Salah - 04:55 (Mose Allison) East-West LP 12": 4004 - The Prestidigitator c. 2466 Nuna d. 2467 Jouons - 05:58 (J.R. Monterose) East-West LP 12": 4004 - The Prestidigitator ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: April 6, 1957 Location: New York City Label: Atlantic J. R. Monterose (ts), Jerry Lloyd (t), George Wallington (p), Teddy Kotick (b), Nick Stabulas (d) a. 2468 August Moon - 04:48 (Jerry Lloyd) b. 2469 The Prestidigitator - 06:32 (J.R. Monterose) Both titles on: East-West LP 12": 4004 - The Prestidigitator Omit Monterose (ts) on a. One additional unissued selection with Lloyd: 2470 listed as "Blues - Tell Me The Truth" - composer unknown. Yes, oh yes ...

The last time the Japanese market reissued titles on Atlantic was 1998 — those had the AMCY prefix, and they sounded terrific ... much, much better than the "deluxe" American editions. I'm actually pretty excited about this new WPCR batch. It includes some new titles for reissue (Ornette's Change ... yeah!) but also omits some titles (Warne Marsh's eponymous album ... damn). Still, I'll be picking up probably too many. How are the Roland Hannas?

News from Atavistic regarding a series of unissued Lacy concerts: Steve Lacy Quintet, 1975: Esteem The first in a series of recordings from Steve Lacy's cassette archive — authorized by Irene Aebi. "When Steve Lacy passed away in June, 2004, he left behind an archive of more than 300 private recordings – mostly cassette tapes of concerts dating from the 1970s up until his final months. Many feature his longtime quintet and subsequent sextet, as well as trio, duo and solo performances; some revisit old friendships, some present unique collaborations, while others document special projects that never quite found their way to the recording studio. In all of these, the same adventurous spirit prevails, the same calm integrity. This series, The Leap: Steve Lacy Cassette Archives, aims to make available significant performances in a remarkably fertile career. It will showcase Lacy with his regular associates as well as others, playing music heard elsewhere in different contexts and also music only heard just once. By so doing, may it deepen the listener’s sense of a singular body of work." -Jason Weiss, editor, STEVE LACY: CONVERSATIONS Esteem features Lacy’s working quintet one lively night at La Cour des Miracles, a Paris club the group frequented at the time. The musicians were in residence there for most of February, 1975, and again through much of December- featuring Lacy (soprano sax), Steve Potts (alto/soprano saxes), Aebi (cello/violin), Kent Carter (bass), and Kenneth Tyler (percussion). 300 recordings? I don't know whether to use or . As for further recommendations — I'd say (to anyone) keep plugging away at Lacy's Hat Art catalog. That group puts forth a consistent high quality of work, live or studio. I'm still hoping a cd issue of Ballets can come out while Werner X. has subsidies. Right now, strangely enough, I have everything that saw cd issue on Hat except Flim Flam.

Figgers. Now I'm on the hunt for those ...

Thanks, Florin. I'd forgotten all about that one. (Reads thread.) Damn, your AOTW ended with the dreaded "ho-ho" comment. Always a thread killer.

Now I wonder if a legit issue will ever show up ... Probably not, I suppose. (It would be great if that Savoy session could be paired with Cherry's Atlantic trio session.)

Almost two years have passed — time for another stab at this idea. How do you all feel about the "strain" (mentioned above) in Cherry's playing? Sometimes (for me), it's just the ticket, and at other times it sounds like Don's chops are just falling apart. Another question — do you hear trumpet players such as Bill Dixon and Alan Shorter in league with Cherry? Technically, or just conceptually? Or neither?

Just a heads-up — Tower online currently is stocking a new copy of Worshippers Come Nigh (for $14.99). They're listing it as "Out of Print." The other two Silkhearts aren't listed at all. I don't think Brackeen's Silkheart recordings are out-of-print, but after a quick internet search, they're not all that easy to come by (— Amazon has a few listings), at least in the States. I also discovered that Silkheart is now distributed by Ayler Records out of Sweden. Purchased directly, discs are $20 + shipping to the U.S. Was Paul Motian's ECM recording with Brackeen on it ever available on compact disc? I can only find the track "Dance" from Motian's Rarum compilation.

I've slept far too long on Russell's music. Everything I've heard, so far, I like ... but I don't actually own any Russell in my collection. Yet. How would you prioritize a Hal Russell purchase spree? Any titles to especially look out for?

Thanks for the note on Addey's role, Kevin. I'm assuming this was also the case (mixing mult-track) for the Randy Weston Mosaic Select?

Judging by the content smile, I'd guess it's actually:

Is this the quintet album you guys are talking about? If so, just from sound samples alone, it sounds good. It definitely goes down on "the list."

Yep, those new Candids don't sound as good (to me) as the original cd issues — especially some of the Cecil Taylors. I'd still buy copies of the Richard Williams and Don Ellis Candids though ... can't find those! Anyone else like the Dollar Brand Black Lions? The Penguin Guide is generally unenthusiastic about them. I think they're pretty fine. Love Reflections.

If Mosaic can lease RCA material for Mosaic Singles, I don't see why the Levitt material couldn't actually be a legitimate enterprise. Time to fill out the "Product Suggestions" box over at mosaicrecords.com again ...

I think Worshippers Come Nigh might be my favorite of the Silkhearts. Check out the line-up: Charles Brackeen: tenor saxophone Olu Dara: trumpet Fred Hopkins: bass Andrew Cyrille: drums Looks great on paper ... and fulfills the promise out of the speakers. Anyone interested would do well to pick up a copy. Maybe the purchase would help Dennis Gonzalez be able to help Charles Brackeen. Before it gets too late, I hope Charles can record again. I'd love to hear him with Henry Grimes!

From Bud Powell to Frank Lowe, Rashied Ali has played with many greats in many contexts. Outside of his work with Coltrane, what do you recommend? What are your favorites — as leader or sideman?

I've been reinvestigating this reissue label a lot recently. Some discs sound great, some don't, lots are remastered from vinyl. Still, the quality of music overall is quite high. I agree with Hans — I prefer the original cd issues over the newer 24-bit reissues. The latter often sound overly scrubbed to me. I'm still trying to find Mal Waldron's Blues for Lady Day. Any leads? Oh yeah — Randy Weston's Berkshire Blues is wonderful ...

Up for reading again, and to give another for Brackeen's Silkhearts. I think that Rhythm X did make it onto cd, though briefly, on the German Bellaphon label. If anyone out there has a copy, please contact me! * I'd love to just hear it ... * latoncarter@hotmail.com I hope Brackeen's at least getting by in L.A.? Anyone heard any new news?

A heads-up for those interested: Brilliant Circles is available (though in limited quantities) from www.selections.com. The disc is OOP, but apparently this place still has some copies.

Nope. Only one track — "Brother B" — has made it to compact disc. It's a damn, damn fine track. It's available on this box set, which is well worth picking up: It's also the only way you can get Kenneth Terroade on cd.

American Masters put out a 6-DVD box set titled "The Artists: Portraits of Creativity" — a (somewhat arbitrary) selection of artists of the 20th century. The artists are: 1. Richard Avedon 2. Alexander Calder 3. Robert Rauschenberg 4. Man Ray 5. Norman Rockwell 6. Alfred Stieglitz So far, I've only seen the first two. The Avedon was well-made, but I guess I'm just not the biggest fan of Avedon. The Calder, however, was excellent. I really liked it — but, again, that's probably because I like Calder. This set is worth checking out. I'm guessing most libraries would have it.

1. Vienna 2. Doug's Prelude 3. Ouagoudougou 4. 872 Clifford Jordan: tenor saxophone Julian Priester: trombone Don Cherry or Kenny Dorham: trumpet Wynton Kelly: piano Wilbur Ware or Richard Davis: bass Al Heath or Roy Haynes or Ed Blackwell: drums Recorded Spring 1969 Headman — I actually haven't heard this session, but have always wanted to. If it's anything like Jordan's other Strata East sessions, we're in for a treat.

Nearly impossible to list the "best," but I'll have some fun and list my favorites (two each) from each decade: 1940's • Bud Powell and His Jazz Modernists (Blue Note) • Babs Gonzales and His Orchestra (Capitol) 1950's • Way Out West • Tenor Madness 1960's • Sonny Meets Hawk • Now's the Time 1970's • In Japan • The Cutting Edge 1980's • G-Man • Falling in Love with Jazz 1990's • Old Flames • This Is What I Do 2000's Too early to tell!

PCD 23842 Jordan,Clifford/In The World 2415 Woo-hoo! The wait is over. Now if only Charles Brackeen's Rhythm X had been in that batch.