Brad

I have a fair amount of Argo. Sonny Stitt at the DJ Lounge is one of my favorites. Sonny recorded a lot for them. Cadet was a related label but I have little of that. VMP is doing a Cadet box that spans a few genres.

Kenny Dorham’s Una Mas.

I still am though I’m not actively looking.

RIP. Growing up in the 60s, the Byrds and CSN were part of my life. They helped create a sound and a feeling (have to include Buffalo Springfield in there). I seem to recall that he and Graham Nash had a falling out a couple of years ago; I hope they reconciled or made peace before he died. The Eagles and like minded groups bastardized that sound.

They opened up the ordering around December 12th or so. December 13 is the date I ordered it. On Monday the 16th they told me the authorization had expired. So, in other words, a one month window.

In the last couple of days,

I don’t like what Craft has done post Fantasy sale but in the case of Eastern Sounds there were many copies available on Discogs and eBay when they first announced that they were reissuing Eastern Sounds.

I always thought Hank and Sonny were fraternal twins. When they told me that I needed to re-authorize the card they also said I had not lost my place in line; my concern had been that I might then need to wait until they had made a second run.

As did I, at the original price. It’s the best sounding record that I have. The resale price only ballooned up to $300 and over because they had committed to a small amount of copies and due to pressing plants being at capacity they couldn’t change the number. This wasn’t a problem with the subsequent two releases. There isn’t any criteria for how they choose a record so it doesn’t have to be a classic. What’s next has already happened; they’re reissuing Vince Guaraldi’s Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus. I had pre-ordered the Way Out West set and had forgotten about the Freelance box, which I never got around to purchasing. I may instead buy that box and cancel the pre-order.

Karma!

I received a notice this week from Fred that I needed to redo the order because the cc authorization had expired. We exchanged a few emails and it was fixed. What email did you use?

Yes, it is. Here’s an article that was in Monday’s NY Times about him. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/16/arts/music/billy-harper.html Great one.

Aren’t you a member of that august tribe?😉

Sorry to hear it. Condolences.

Disc 3

Wait until the French resistance finds out.

I’m a doctor of laws. Very shortly, I will give you my opinion of nuclear fission 🤠

Aidan Levy interview by Bret Primack. https://www.jazzwax.com/2023/01/sonny-rollins-bret-primack-and-aidan-levy.html

A legend. Live at Ronnie Scott’s is an incredible performance.

They have Billy Harper tonight and I’m watching it on live stream. He looks better at 80 than I do!