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Now Coltrane's Blue Train fits on two discs.

That's good advice. I only have three Carter albums: The Betty Carter Album (love this one), Droppin' Things, and It's Not About The Melody. I saw her live just once, after Droppin' Things came out (I think that was the most recent album; maybe not). The concert took place just a handful of days after Sarah Vaughan passed, and Betty sang an impromptu tribute to her. Marc Cary was the pianist (he seemed perfect for her), and Gregory Hutchinson was the drummer. I can't remember the bass player. It was a really good concert. I've actually never checked out her early work.

Did anyone here purchase the Betty Carter title from this series? (I'm guessing that it's been out before?) I need to put it on the purchase list.

I've had the Stockholm recordings for more than 20 years, but I've actually never heard the Olympia stuff, so I'm definitely in.

Listening to this set right now. Good with a martini. This date could have been a quartet session (ouch!). Mobley plays just fine, perhaps above fine, but I think Miles is the one that really steps it up — you can hear quite a bit of experimenting with lip-slurring and bending/half-valving notes; his chops were in good shape. The club vibe is infectious.

The original Vogue cover had some creative spelling for Monk's first name: The EP corrected it, while using alternate song titles: And iTunes offers this rare Monk gem: And ... Vogue also issued this The(lonious) Monk(s) record during The High Priest's "jerk" period.

Agreed. And ... I believe so, yes. I'm still waiting for the live stuff circa 1971-1973.

Agreed. His sound on the drums was like no other. What would Spiritual Unity be without him ...

And don't forget Mr. Blyleven!

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.