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Duh ... If I'd checked here first ...

Where did you read this? (I'm not doubting, I'm just .)

Has Scorpio made it to disc? And, is it an Arthur Jones session, or Coursil's? Charly, Fuel, and Sunspots are now all reissuing BYG/Actuel titles, and it's difficult to keep things sorted out. The music's great ... but it's too bad about the shadiness of the proceedings, etc., and that the musicians seemed to have seen not a penny. If anyone can link a complete list of what's made it to disc, that would be great.

Yes, this is a fine disc, with the Gonsalves session especially (bitter)sweet. The track "Festival" was an attempt at a sort of studio re-creation of his famed live choruses with Duke. It actually comes off pretty nicely. And — gasp! — Keepnews didn't truncate this session. The whole thing's here ... with one bonus track! Definitely worth seeking out. The evil empire has it.

Me too. Sound samples here.

No kidding. Great looking mouthpiece. Did Bean have his own series (per the other pic)? Tony, I think you'll like that Impulse! title. I have the Japanese pressing, and the sound is very nice. Here's the American pressing. (Couldn't find the Japanese one online.) Now that I've revisited it, it's probably not "chalk full" of ballads, but that ballad is a highlight of the disc. The other tracks are equally as nice (with perhaps the exception of the "Scottish" tune).

Duh ... yes I have. I have the Charly/Jazz Actuel box, which has the track "Soon" on it. Man, that is some funked up shite. Linda's giving birth? I like it.

Could the album have been Today and Now? That one's chalk full of some sensuous ballads. One of my favorite later period Bean recordings. Happy 100 to one of the classiest of them all: Here is a picture of Bean's Otto Link, and another one.

I watched the recent Wal-Mart documentary on Frontline with my dad, whose never been to a Wal-Mart. Afterward, he had only one comment, which went something along the lines of " ... and Henry Ford actually decided to pay his employees more so that they could afford his cars." Isn't this, in some respect, also a form of efficiency?

Any thoughts on Sonny Sharrock's Monkey Pockie Boo? I like Sharrock's work, but have never heard Linda Sharrock.

Have this one on order now. Woo-hoo! Opium is actually Bill Dixon's For Franz paired with Koglmann's Flaps, both with Steve Lacy as sideman. Sound samples here.

That was a great series, briefly available in Japan: 1998-99 Blue Note TOCJ Early Jazz Series TOCJ 66006 Melancholy Boogie Woogie & Piano Classics: Meade Lux Lewis TOCJ 66007 Summertime: Sidney Bechet & Port of Harlem Jazzmen TOCJ 66008 St. Louis Blues: Sidney Bechet & Blue Note Jazzmen Vol. 1 TOCJ 66009 I Found A New Baby: Sidney Bechet & Blue Note Jazzmen Vol.2 TOCJ 66010 Profoundly Blue: Edmond Hall TOCJ 66011 High Society: Jamming in Jazz with Blue Note Jazzmen TOCJ 66012 Art Hodes: Low Down Blues - Out of the Back Room TOCJ 66013 Art Hodes Hot Fives & Sevens: Shine TOCJ 66014 Victory Stride-Swing Sessions featuring Ben Webster TOCJ 66015 Blue Harlem: Ike Quebec Quintets and Swingtets TOCJ 66016 Topsy: Ike Quebec Swing Seven TOCJ 66017 Tired: John Hardee Swingets

Thanks for clearing that up Ron. The latest Japanese SBJC remaster of Now He Sings, done by none other than Malcolm Addey, sounds amazing ...

What, not even one "Shazam"? C'mon Moe, show some emotion!

Listening to Lacy right now, and felt compelled to post this photo: From this site.

Exactly. You'll probably like both of them, Gary. I actually prefer Ghetto Music to Black Rhythm Happening, but both are definitely worth owning. Now, not to stir the pot too much, but I did hear the nastiest rumor ... that the pop artist Jewel was slated to cover Gale's "The Rain" for a future release. I don't actually believe it — perhaps an urban myth? — but that would be something.

Here's a link to a nice Brown discography, with photos of many album covers. What ... three "soundtracks" led by Bill Dixon?

Just read this thread for the first time today, and wanted to echo Bertrand's thoughts — all three of them. A lot of genuine compassion here ...

Got this in the mail yesterday, and spun the Dixon side four times in a row. (Haven't even listened to the Shepp tracks yet.) Despite some intonation difficulties in the ensemble passages, this is some engaging stuff. Very glad I picked it up. Dixon's solos are, to my ears, sometimes more "Don Cherry" than Cherry himself, if that makes any sense. Ben Young's liner notes point out that Dixon was going through an embouchre change at the time, but his ideas still come through. The other soloists make a good show too — George Barrow's tenor is always welcome to my ears, and I'd never heard Howard Johnson solo on baritone saxophone before. This recording was evidently his debut on wax — something to be proud of. McIntyre's oboe playing doesn't seem to have matured yet, but his alto work (only on the previously unissued alternate takes) is already making use of that keening altissimo range. Definitely music to revisit — an unusual blend of written harmony (made me think of Duane Tatro) and freer soloing. If you've slept on this one — like I did for so long — time to check it out! Now I really want to hear that Savoy quartet session ...

I can imagine it now: "Hi Tony ... Shazam! These tripped out sessions from France contain some of the most ground-breaking music we've ever heard! Take it from us! At times, the music from these recordings hits that modally searching angular spiritual groove that was so prevalent in the air in France during the late 60's, but it never goes too far out, like other albums from this time, and reaches down for plenty of off-kilter solos that never fail to create a vibe which is like nothing we've heard before! We don't know what was in the water in France at this time, but it sure made for some killer tracks — a sort of longing for sadness behind the clouds, but a sadness that always puts a smile on our face. Tracks include ... oh, did you want the price?"

Don't think it would fit in the RVG series.

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Another one to add to the list: With sound samples. Check out "Jitterbug Waltz."

I was thinking about Haynes this morning, and I couldn't think of another drummer that has played so convincingly, and so compatibly, in so many varied sessions. Bird, Vaughan, Monk, Coltrane, Hill, Corea, Sanders — these are only just a few names that Roy Haynes has graced performances with. When I think of my "favorite" drummers, names like Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Ed Blackwell, and Max Roach come to mind, but Roy Haynes might just be the quintessential drummer that fits into darn near any kind of setting. He really is an amazing talent. I've also read that Haynes is small in stature, and used to (or still does) favor small kits. Can't really tell from pictures. Anyone confirm this, or is this mistaken?

Listening to these two this morning. Great stuff for rainy weather. (Well, it was raining when I put them on. Now it's let up some.) Beautifully recorded and recommended.