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Turned down low, this is a surprisingly good album to play at 6 in the morning. Red's voicings in 1962 seem a little different than in his 50's work. Ed Powell, an engineer whose name I don't notice often, is also to be commended for the excellent sound. Jazzland, not Prestige, but a fine fine album.

From the hathut website: "You have experienced our growing number of Revisited issues on ezz-thetics. We have more plans for this series, but need your support by donations in the existing difficult times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Your contribution is highly welcome and will be honored by more upcoming new CDs by new artists, but also from artists we have already presented but need to be completed by additional CDs. Please click on „Donate" to get connected with the PayPal system for your donation. We plan further CD releases of the series Revisited, for which we offer a participation that the CD of your choice will be personalized with your name. This could read like: A… B… made a financial contribution to the release of this CD. In addition, we offer you CDs free of charge to your address. If you'd like to follow this concept, please contact by revisited.ezz-thetics@bluewin.ch for further information about a possible realization." So it sounds like, with an ample enough donation, and with Werner's consent, you can get a producer credit for a reissue of your choice. Maybe hathut can be the label to reissue Bill Barron's Motivation! Seriously. What other titles would fit with the Revisited concept? If they're going to reissue Coltrane's 1961 Village Vanguard recordings (kind of a waste, in my opinion), they could dig deeper and reissue some of the unreleased Half Note recordings, or other previously bootlegged live work. And that's just Coltrane ...

I have that particular (U.S.) Evans disc, but haven't heard its German or Japanese counterparts. However, I think your assumption is probably on the mark judging by the sound of the U.S. disc. The same is true (I think) for the first U.S. edition of East Broadway Rundown. There was a short period of time (late 80's) where U.S. editions (in jewel cases) used the original cover art and Impulse! logo, and sounded very close to their Japanese counterpart.

Those are my two favorites as well. As for conductors for those symphonies, I like: • Symphony No. 2 - Klemperer • Symphony No. 9 - Bernstein (Columbia) I've actually never heard Boulez conduct Mahler, so I'm probably missing out there.

Agreed. Would have been great to be there in person.

Aha! And Zev Feldman claims he's the jazz detective!

Great album. My first Nelson purchase (before Blues And The Abstract Truth)! I like Nelson's elegance juxtaposed with Dolphy's abandon.

I haven't picked up this latest Japanese edition. Thoughts from those who have?

I hope you have this set on your radar, released this May ...

I'd buy that.

Finally got around to sleuthing out which live date I thought Morell sounded good on. It's this one from 1974: This was recorded live for CBC radio; it's an excellent recording, even if Gomez seems miked just a little too close at times. Morell is more aggressive than usual, which is why I took notice. When he trades fours with Evans on the opener "One For Helen," he has some good ideas, but I will say the execution feels a little stiff — he plays right on, and sometimes slightly ahead of, the beat. The album, which I think presents Evans at a highpoint in the 70's, won't change anyone's opinion of Morell. But he IS locked in with Gomez, which is nice, and Evans takes more chances than usual. Of those I've heard, I'd say this is one of Evans' best live recordings from the mid-70's. Oh, and the cover drawing is by Tony Bennett!

Listened to the tracks last night where Nelson is part of a quintet on Red Garland's Soul Burnin'. Recommended.

If this current reissue of Sun Ship uses the 2011 Japanese remastering, Coltrane fans will want to hear it. It's the best-sounding version to my ears — much better than the complete U.S. edition. It also follows Ed Michel's (minor and tasteful) edits, which tighten the album.

Very excited to hear this release. I wonder if Ravi will bring to light any of the "lost" recordings from 1967 (assuming there are tapes lying in boxes within boxes inside a trunk up in the attic behind Ray Draper's first tuba).

Bump ... for Coltrane's upcoming birthday party. What other tracks from the Half Note recordings didn't appear on the official release?

Totally agree. "Creation" is one of Coltrane's greatest recorded moments in my opinion. I can't imagine exactly who the target audience is for this current release on hat/ezz-thetics. I'm sure it's a nice reissue, but still.

Let me see if I can find the specific track where Morell's soloing stood out to me. Playing behind Evans, Morell is ... unobtrusive.

Uh? (Release the rest of the Half Note recordings instead!)

Yes. (Both shows are on YouTube, while not under those titles.) The 1979 concert in particular is very good. I look forward to how Resonance will present these concerts, and if there are any additional tracks. On the topic of drummers with Evans — that could probably be a thread to itself! Motian is near-perfect for the original trio, though I would like to have heard what he would've played with Evans in the 70's. I wasn't crazy about Morell when I first heard him, but his playing on some live sets (I think) is quite good; more interesting than Arnold Wise or Joe Hunt. Eliot Zigmund, for me, is the underrated Evans drummer. His triplets on brushes often remind me of Elvin Jones but with a much lighter touch. Joe LaBarbera was a great fit for the final trio, though I would like to have heard DeJohnette guest, say, in 1979.

I've been on a 70's/80 Evans kick lately, so I don't mind more releases. The recording that has really been clicking for me lately is The Sesjun Radio Shows. Some beautiful arco playing by Gomez there, which you don't always hear (usually pizzicato). I'm looking forward to the (official?) release of the Buenos Aires concerts. I just hope there will be CD issues. One thing about Evans concerts/broadcasts — some of them were really well-recorded.

This December, Resonance is apparently releasing the two Buenos Aires concerts on vinyl — 1973 with Gomez and Morell, and 1979 with Johson and LaBarbera. The concerts have been circulating for some time, but I'm guessing these new releases will be with the permission of the Evans estate. I've never owned the bootlegs, so it'll be nice to hear these new versions ... hopefully on CD as well.

Ha! If not the algorists, then it's the abacists ...

As far as I know, it's on CD only as part of the Mosaic. Discussion of DeFranco (on this thread) had me get out my what I have by him on compact disc. It turns out that I have far less than I thought — that is, if I don't count CDRs (vinyl rips, downloads etc.). One disc that I really like is Gone With The Wind, which is a collection of four sessions, all from 1952, on one compact disc, reissued in 1998 through the Japanese market. It has Kenny Drew throughout, and adds Jimmy Raney on quite a few tracks. Bassists are either Curly Russell or Teddy Kotick; drummers are Art Taylor or Art Blakey. The sessions were originally out on MGM. This is the disc in question: Superlative bebop-inflected playing by DeFranco here. Highly recommended. Have you listened to the album on YouTube? It's better than I thought it was going to be. I've bookmarked the upcoming CD reissue on CD Japan ...

Cool cover: Looks like a lot of original compositions on that record ...