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Geez, I don't even know Charlie Fowlkes. Recommended recordings? Draw between Jeru and Serge.

Does Jeff Barr live in Texas? Denton?

Just in case anyone would like a new book of poems to read ...

Dig. But thanks even more to David. Listened to the Rivers/Davis broadcast this morning.

Hmmm ... if it's got Mitchell on it, I may have to take the plunge. Alan Silva ... not on bass? Sounds interesting at least.

Damn. Rest peacefully, Lucille.

Does anyone know who's on Burrell's After Love? If it's like Echo, I can probably pass, though I do like that record.

You lucky varmint!

Already is, ratchere.

Listening to the Carisi tracks for the first time right now. Bookmarked! Check this stuff out (y'all).

Thanks David! I skipped right over that thread — but shouldn't have! I'm listening to your broadcast right now. Great stuff, and I'll be listening to Night Lights more often ... A big for Night Lights Archives.

More info on Jazz Concerto Grosso here.

All I really know about Carisi is that he composed "Israel." Here's Yanow's bio: Johnny Carisi is destined to be chiefly remembered for composing "Israel," a complex blues that was recorded by Miles Davis' Birth Of The Cool nonet. Otherwise his career was primarily spent in obscurity. Carisi, who was mostly self-taught on trumpet, played early on with little-known groups although he had a stint in 1943 with Glenn Miller's Army Air Force Band. Starting in the mid-40's, Carisi's writing was sophisticated and advanced enough for him to contribute arrangements to the books of Ray McKinley, Charlie Barnet and Claude Thornhill. Never a major soloist, Carisi played trumpet with Claude Thornhill's Orchestra a bit during 1949-50. Although he worked fairly steadily as a writer, Johnny Carisi recorded only a few albums under his own name. He had an opportunity to remake "Israel" in 1956 for a Bluebird set not released until the CD era, and he utilized a "Guitar Choir" in an unusual reworking of the music from Showboat (playing trumpet on "Nobody Else But Me"). In 1961, Carisi shared an Impulse Lp (Into The Hot) with Cecil Taylor, and in 1968 he wrote the arrangements for trumpeter Marvin Stamm's Machinations album. Otherwise, Johnny Carisi wrote for the studios, was involved part-time with classical music, and was a music educator. Can anyone here add a little more? Is that Bluebird disc still around anywhere?

Get it. OK.

OK, after listening to Three Phasis yesterday, I'm ready for this one. Especially interested in hearing the duos.

Opinions/impressions of this one? Have never heard Doyle.

Just one — David Baker's "Le Miroir Noir." One, two, one-two-three-four ... (And then your saxophone instructor says, "You started on a +4?")

You're right, and then when I get my credit card statement ... "... what happened to that guy? Oh, he had to take some time off from the board."

Up, to go with the current Discography thread on Dixon ...

Would be great to have a "tree" started for that first Dixon/Shepp Savoy session, as it seems that we won't be seeing it on compact disc ... ever? Anyone have it dubbed to CD-R? PM me, and I'll pay for cost and shipping!

I've never heard this one, so it'll be nice to have the hatology option. Opinions/recommendations as to a favorite recording by this particular unit? I have the New World stuff, but that's it.

I just got an e-mail from Hiroshi on Tuesday stating that he couldn't find this one for me. Did Hoffman ever take a crack at remastering this one?

Though I'm currently weaning myself of a case of upgrade-itis, this is one title I'd like to hear a fresher remastering of — though, truth be told, the OJC doesn't sound all that bad. Opinions on favorite editions? (Probably won't be doing vinyl, just as a note. Would like to, though.)

Fairly sure it's Mr. Aebersold. The track I heard had his count-off sampled, and it would enter in, stop-time, like some sort of backbeat rap track. If memory serves, Rufus Reid was on bass, Dan Haerle on piano, and Adam Nussbaum on drums. Or, at least those guys are on some of the Aebersold play-along's. Jamey came to North Texas in 1989 when I was there. He was a great guy, and played the hell out of the alto. More impressive than I had expected. Some of the Aebersold play-along tracks can be found on various compilations, like this one ...