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It's also the title of the fifth track from this album:

230 titles to date. Master list attached for those that like hardcopies. masterlist.bluenote-shmcd.doc

Wish granted (if you're still reading this forum)!

Ah — Morgan's solo entrance on "Caribbean Fire Dance"? But not across the whole album (I think). Guess I better re-listen.

Yes, it was done in the 24 bit series that many here don't seem to like. . . I have them both, they both sound pretty good to me. Aha. I do remember that now. Anyone going to pick up Blue Mitchell's Step Lightly?

The fade on "De Pois do Amor O Vazio" from Odyssey of Iska is one that's always been interesting to me. The percussion starts to swell in particular, bass would seem to drop out, and somebody actually yells. Always struck me in a weird way. The fade on "JuJu" is also one I've listened to many times with interest. I've frequently wondered — what actually happened in the studio? The music itself of course wasn't fading. Did the leader on the date just say, "OK guys, um, we can stop now." Did anyone ever break into a Sousa march to stop the proceedings? We'll never know.

Two additional tunes (not alternates) — "Eboo" and "Just A Penny." Good tracks. I do wish, for selfish reasons, they'd chosen Star Bright instead. Natural Essence was reissued twice? Didn't know that. I have the Blue Note Works TOCJ. I didn't know there was an edition in addition to that one.

In addition to Contours, I'm especially excited about the Hill and Cherry titles; I never cared too much for the Connoisseur editions. The Tony Williams title is one of the best-recorded Blue Note sessions, in my opinion. It will be interesting to hear how the SHM-CD sounds in comparison to the Blue Note Works TOCJ. The drum solo on that record is impeccably recorded. I haven't heard "Jasper" from Dialogue in a long time. I like the TOCJ, however, and may have to pass on that one. I'd bet the new SHM-CD sounds more open. No love for Tyrone. (Maybe in the next 50?) No love for Cecil either. One title that cries out for sonic updating is Bobby Hutcherson's Components. The Larry Walsh remaster sounds dreadful to me. It's never been out on compact disc in Japan, to my knowledge, and the U.S. edition (as one of the first Connoisseur titles) is very much showing its age. The music itself of course is wonderful. Great compositions paired with the front line of Hubbard and Spalding. I'm also very interested to hear what the SHM-CD edition will do with Joe Henderson's Inner Urge. That's always been a problematic title (sonically) to my ears. Again, the music is phenomenal. I agree with Mr. Ayers — if only these were around when I was growing up!

March 25, 2015 UCCQ 5081 Dizzy Reece: Blues In Trinity +2 UCCQ 5082 Freddie Redd: Music From The Connection UCCQ 5083 Freddie Hubbard: Open Sesame +2 UCCQ 5084 Tina Brooks: True Blue +2 UCCQ 5085 Freddie Redd: Shades of Redd +2 UCCQ 5086 Duke Jordan: Flight To Jordan +2 UCCQ 5087 Kenny Dorham: Whistle Stop UCCQ 5088 Lou Donaldson: Here ‘Tis +1 UCCQ 5089 Donald Byrd: The Cat Walk UCCQ 5090 Stanley Turrentine: Dearly Beloved UCCQ 5091 The Three Sounds: Here We Come +2 UCCQ 5092 Jackie McLean: A Fickle Sonance UCCQ 5093 Sonny Clark: Leapin’ & Lopin’ +2 UCCQ 5094 Ike Quebec: Heavy Soul +1 UCCQ 5095 Donald Byrd: Royal Flush UCCQ 5096 The Three Sounds: Hey There +10 UCCQ 5097 Don Wilkerson: Preach Brother! UCCQ 5098 Donald Byrd: A New Perspective UCCQ 5099 John Patton: Along Came John UCCQ 5100 Blue Mitchell: Step Lightly UCCQ 5101 Johnny Coles: Little Johnny C UCCQ 5102 Herbie Hancock: Inventions & Dimensions +2 UCCQ 5103 Joe Henderson: Our Thing +1 UCCQ 5104 The Three Sounds: Black Orchid +6 UCCQ 5105 Art Blakey: The Freedom Rider +3 UCCQ 5106 Lee Morgan: Search For The New Land UCCQ 5107 Freddie Hubbard: Breaking Point +2 UCCQ 5108 Wayne Shorter: Night Dreamer +1 UCCQ 5109 Grachan Moncur III: Some Other Stuff UCCQ 5110 Kenny Dorham: Trompeta Toccata UCCQ 5111 Donald Byrd: I’m Tryin’ To Get Home UCCQ 5112 Joe Henderson: Inner Urge UCCQ 5113 John Patton: Oh Baby! UCCQ 5114 Bobby Hutcherson: Dialogue +1 UCCQ 5115 Andrew Hill: Andrew! +2 UCCQ 5116 Sam Rivers: Contours +1 UCCQ 5117 Tony Williams: Spring UCCQ 5118 Andrew Hill: Compulsion UCCQ 5119 Don Cherry: Complete Communion UCCQ 5120 Joe Henderson: Mode For Joe +1 UCCQ 5121 Ornette Coleman: The Empty Foxhole UCCQ 5122 Jack Wilson: Something Personal +1 UCCQ 5123 Booker Ervin: The In Between UCCQ 5124 Lonnie Smith: Think! UCCQ 5125 Donald Byrd: Slow Drag UCCQ 5126 Grant Green: Goin’ West UCCQ 5127 Lonnie Smith: Turning Point UCCQ 5128 Lonnie Smith: Move Your Hand +1 UCCQ 5129 Donald Byrd: Electric Byrd UCCQ 5130 Marlena Shaw: Marlena

The March 2015 schedule is OUT! Check HMV. Sam Rivers ... Contours ... at last!

Weird, didn't know that. Well, now I am in violation of the law. And the law is the law, so — off to The Pointless Forest.

Along parallel lines, Ayler's complete "First Recordings" sessions (originally titled "Something New!") — that is, all eight tracks — can be purchased as a download from Amoeba Records. (They do sell downloads!) For U.S. buyers, this is the only place, to my knowledge, where a legal download can be purchased. Canadian and European buyers appear to have quite a few more options. The Japanese DIW compact disc sells for medium-high (?) prices when available on eBay. Tracks from "First Recordings" play a prominent role in the "soundtrack" to the Kasper Collin documentary. I used to have a lower opinion of these recordings until recently. While the supporting ensembles (well, just drums and the whistler in some instances) aren't Gary Peacock and Sunny Murray, Ayler's playing is so committed that I finally woke up and realized how raw and passion-filled these early recordings are.

Same here. I purchased the download of this (bonus) track from Amazon, and it sounds fine. The track itself is far from a throwaway. In fact, it contains soloing (Ayler's) that I'd rate as high as any other track on the album. I'm a little surprised that it can be purchased separately. Instead, "Ghosts, Variation 2" is the album-only track from Amazon. Based on this single track — which, to my ears, sounds like a very good needle drop — it sounds as though the remastering might be a little better than for previous compact disc editions of this album. Hard to tell as I haven't heard an actual hardcopy of this new 50th anniversary edition. (I have the ZYX and Get Back editions.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1LHw551HDA Nice.

Thanks, guys! While I do still have a functioning turntable, I don't actively collect vinyl. That said, were I to see the French LPs for a decent price, I'd certainly pick them up. I went ahead and ordered the 3-disc Victor Master Takes set — I'm sure it will receive plenty of spinning. Thanks too for the tip, Jeff, about "Blues for You, Johnny." Weird that Sony/BMG (Universal?) hasn't reissued a box set of the Victor work ... in almost twenty-five years? Having everything together, perhaps with the alternates on separate discs, would seem like a seller.

I'm looking for recommendations regarding Bechet's RCA/Victor sessions, especially concerning: • sound • completeness I'm familiar with the music itself, which I love, and have (most of) the recordings spread out over some best-ofs, CDRs, and comps, but would like to find something more organized. (Maybe the old 3-disc Master Takes box? Or the 2-disc B&W Tribune sets?) I don't need every alternate — or maybe I do? Have these recordings ever been remastered without being no-noised to death? Thanks for your thoughts/help!

(l to r): Dale Hillary, Ornette Coleman, Spanky DeBrest, Don Cherry, Mel Lewis (playing Art Blakey's set).

Nor the one-record effort of Ferris Benda.

I have a soft spot for this one. My first Byrd purchase (on vinyl, back in the day). But, for me, the Half Note recordings take the cake.

I did the same thing. I tried listening that way, and then went back to the (random?) Weinstock order. The only "session order" date that I continue to listen to is the February 15, 1957 (the "Arthur Phipps" session) date that was spread over multiple records. Great playing there.

Sal Nistico's Neo will now be on compact disc? Yes! I sometimes confuse Beehive with Honeydew records. I thought for a moment we were going to get a ton of Elvin Jones solos ...

Spinning Dr. Jackle on Steeplechase right now. I always forget that these recordings are from 1966. Somehow I got it in my head that they were from 1968. (Still doesn't qualify them as 1970's Steeplechase recordings of course.) Listening now, I like Lamont Johnson quite a bit more live than in the studio, though he does seem to have a tendency to play the same fourthy chords over and over. That show — that makes up Dr. Jackle and Tune Up — would have been amazing to be at. The heat is turned UP. Billy Higgins in his most Tony Williams-sounding guise. (Not a knock on Billy. He sounds great.) Jackie fans will want to have these two discs. Not stellar sound, but the playing more than makes up for it. Forgot about Ode to Super, which I actually own. As I recall, it promises more than it delivers, and I always want Bartz to break out of whatever seems to be holding him back. I need to revisit this one though.

New York Calling is a very good record. Unfortunately, it's one of the worst-sounding compact discs I've ever heard. Thin, glaring, over-digital ... just painful, which is a shame. (I wonder if the LP sounds as bad.) The Left Bank recordings are really good — I actually spin them a fair amount. I'm not the biggest fan of the Johnson-Holt tandem, but Higgins is great, and Jackie, when inspiration strikes, pushes the inside/outside envelope to its limit. I've heard the Montmartre and Jackie/Dex Steeplechases, but haven't listened enough to make any statements with confidence. They seem like a return-to-bop-roots effort in general. According to the Jackie McLean on Mars documentary, Jackie wasn't practicing regularly around this time, which might account for the "muscle memory" quality of his playing on the later Steeplechase records. The great sound is still there though. How many records on Steeplechase does Jackie have?

Kind of nit-picky, but doesn't Jackie only have one date on Jubilee (i.e. Fat Jazz)? I thought his debut was on Ad Lib, and then later reissued on Jubilee. (So, I guess there are two Jubilee dates.) At any rate, I agree with your statement. I have his debut session on a 1983 Japanese compact disc (the price printed on the tray card at 3500¥!) with the owl cover ... on Roulette. The sound is actually quite good. I have Fat Jazz on a Japanese SBCJ mini-LP edition. The sound is compressed like crazy, but with the volume turned down, it doesn't sound awful. Both sessions would benefit from a careful remaster.