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30 Frying Dutchman Titles Reissued In Japan

This was issued just last month evidently. Listening to it on YouTube right now.

What are Pascoal's "old albums," and which ones are recommended?

Haven't made a CD Japan order in a while, but seven titles will be en route after the 6th: • Reggie Moore: Wishbone • Reggie Moore: Furioso • Mike Longo: Matrix • Hal Galper: Inner Journey • Hadley Caliman: Hadley Caliman • Hadley Caliman: Iapetus • George Coleman: Amsterdam After Dark Four piano dates, and three tenor dates. I know the Coleman session, but have never owned it. Nice to have the original cover:

Whenever I play Quinichette, I think: "Why don't I play this guy more?" Though apparently he didn't mind the "Vice Pres" tag, I think ultimately it takes away from his own inventiveness as a soloist. He's no clone, that's for sure. Anyone know Quinichette's set-up from that photo? Is that a King or Conn tenor? And is that a Buscher mouthpiece?

Definitely the music — thanks for posting that link! The album's being reissued in Japan on December 6th.

Ten years later ...

Strange — I don't really care for Shihab's alto work (he always sounds out-of-tune to me), but I like his baritone playing a lot. His solos on Coltrane's first record for Prestige are a highlight (even with that one loud squeak).

I don't think the omission was intentional, but rather simply not part of the film's focus (i.e. his relationship with Helen). But who knows? I kept waiting for mention of the album, and perhaps a clip of the car ad that the title track was used for in the day. To Blue Note fans, The Sidewinder is generally seen as a pivotal album (musically and financially), but the film didn't linger too long on Blue Note itself — though Wolff's photos, as mentioned above, were a gorgeous addition; many of them I'd never seen. I particularly liked the outdoor photo of the Cliff Jordan session with the whole ensemble + Alfred Lion.

Sorry about the huge image (is there a way to shrink it?), but I wanted to bring attention to this particular reissue in the series. The bonus album (previously on CD in at least two different configurations, and with alternates) is the best-sounding version of this (mono) quartet recording that I've heard. It's one of my favorite Brownie recordings. If you like this session a lot, this disc is relatively cheap and worth searching out. (Too bad it doesn't contain the alternates though.)

Oops. I hadn't read that thread. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Yes, I've seen it — thought it was excellent, especially given the limited source material that Collin had to work with. The contributions from Donald Ayler, Sunny Murray, and (briefly) Gary Peacock were especially engaging. It'd be great if Collin could be an Oscar nominee, if only to generate more enthusiasm for his next project, whatever that might be. I'd like to see him put together something on Steve Lacy. Collin seems to avoid interviewing people who didn't have a direct (working, personal) relationship with the subject of the film — very refreshing. In this way, there are fewer Bill Clinton and Cornel West moments (which, in my opinion, helped the Coltrane documentary very, very little).

Reread Bob Belden's notes from the 3-CD set this morning. The band played a two week engagement in San Francisco at the Both/And prior to The Lighthouse gig. The Both/And gig was recorded for SF radio, and became the source for bootleg LPs that mistakenly claimed the music was from Lighthouse outtakes. If the 3-disc set is ever released again, I wonder if it could add the Both/And recordings.

Interesting to see how many different editions of The Messengers that members here saw live — especially the fabled groups from the 50's and 60's! Did anyone here see the group with Chuck Mangione and Keith Jarrett? (I don't know if those two toured with the group, actually.) Or the group with Olu Dara and Carter Jefferson? Check out this 1980 edition of the band, with both the Marsalis brothers and the Eubanks brothers. I dig Branford's solo here. He was 20, and Wynton was 19. If I recall correctly, wasn't there a short-lived UK edition of the band, circa 1988? With Courtney Pine? (You can tell I haven't looked at any online chronologies yet.)

Share your stories about seeing/hearing The Jazz Messengers live. What year, what edition? I heard a 1984 edition of The Messengers: Terence Blanchard (t) Donald Harrison (as) Jean Toussaint (ts) Mulgrew Miller (p) Lonnie Plaxico (b) I can't remember any of the tune titles from that night (and actually had to leave at intermission), but I seem to recall Harrison was having a good night, and was featured among the soloists. Miller did not seem pleased with the piano.

What's this one like? I couldn't find sound samples online anywhere.

I've been listening to "Absolutions" on repeat for about four days now. A great track. Felser — what year did you purchase the album? The opening date of the gig (before recording began) is the day I was born! Erwbol — glad you're enjoying the music.

Wouldn't jazz fans be uncomfortable if all of a sudden their favorite albums (including 78s) were suddenly in the Top 10 billboard charts and selling ridiculously well?

Good to know that the rate didn't go up from the initial (one disc) cost. This actually makes me more interested in the (stereo) series. I don't mind mini-LP packaging, but those gatefold "chipboard" sleeves were becoming clunky. (Also, why make them gatefolds when the original albums weren't gatefold?) Eagerly awaiting the availability of the Dolphy titles in late 2019.

Listening to "Maelstrom" right now. Great track. Chu's in top form.

It's a good sounding disc, too. The music speaks for itself.

Man! You're right. When I checked, U.S. Continental shipping started at $14.26 for one disc. That's one curious Black Friday sale. Maybe more ... Heather Gray.

Listened to Disc 1 of this set today. I'd forgotten how much I like this music. I find Maupin's playing to be very inspired by Joe Henderson. And something that struck me on this listening — I wonder if the original vinyl was at the Marsalis Home back in the day. Some of Lee's licks can be found in Wynton's playing circa 1982-83.

Agreed. In this respect, the Morgan documentary is considerably stronger than the contemporaneous Coltrane documentary, where it seemed that the director's hand in shaping the narrative was the real (while unintended) star of the documentary. Collin's work is much less invasive; the effect is that he draws a viewer in because they're not being demonstrably conditioned as to how to think. (I can't help but think that Coltrane would have been really uncomfortable had he seen the documentary made in his name.) I did get somewhat tired of Collin's use of Search for The New Land. That said, it was refreshing, though in an odd way, that there was no mention whatsoever of The Sidewinder. The record cover appeared for a split-second, but that was it. I would like to have seen a contemporary trumpet player interviewed — say, Charles Tolliver — and hear impressions of Morgan from a trumpet player's perspective. It'll be interesting to see if Collin makes more documentaries on jazz musicians. I hope he does.

Acoustic Sounds is currently selling the Prestige mono hybrid SACD series 50% off. Their shipping rates appear to be fairly insane, however — unless you spend over $89 (within the U.S.).