Joe

Long live Julius Watkins!!!

Found the reference to Dolphy & Brown / Roach: Kirk Silsbee, 10 / 1999 -- liner notes to the Verve Master Edition reissue of CLIFFORD BROWN AND MAX ROACH

Poor as the sound is, the playing on the New Sound releases -- they are rehearsal tapes -- is really, really interesting. And while we're on the subject of those Chet Baker Paris recordings, which is where I really noticed Twardzik, dos anyone have any more info on Bob Zieff, the composer of the majority of those tunes? Really fascinating work. Finally, there's an interesting Twardzik "songbook" on the market: BVHAAST 9912 Frank Van Bommel Quartet A CRUTCH FOR THE CRAB Sonata '98 Nº1, part 1 (F. van Bommel), The Girl from Greenland (R. Twardzik), Sa Lutte (F. van Bommel), Yellow Tango (R. Twardzik), Sonata '98 Nº1, part 2 'Nighthawks' (F. van Bommel), A Crutch for the Crab (R. Twardzik), Albuquerque Social Swim (R. Twardzik), Sonata '98 Nº2, part 2 'Vierhoogachter' (F. van Bommel), The Fable of Mabel (R. Twardzik), Requiem (F. van Bommel), Met Titel (F. van Bommel), Sonata '98 Nº3, part 2 'Solace' (F. van Bommel) Frank van Bommel (p), Tobias Delius (ts, cl), Arjen Gorter (bass), Martin van Duynhoven (d)

Has anyone ever confirmed whether its Dolphy taking the solos on those late 40's Roy Porter Big Band sides (see Savoy's BLACK CALIFORNIA compilation)? And I thought I read somewhere recently that Dolphy auditioned for the Clifford Brown / Max Roach Quintet and barely missed making the gig instead of Harold Land (who was filling in for Teddy Edwards, in so many words...)

Three essential purchases, IMHO:

THE FOX with Elmo Hope, Frank Butler, Herbie Lewis and the ill-starred Dupree Bolton WEST COAST BLUES with Wes Montgomery, Joe Gordon , Barry Harris, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes If you really like the Land / Hutcherson group on MEDINA / SPIRAL, try to find a copies of TOTAL ECLIPSE and SAN FRANCISCO. TO me, he's the stand-out soloist on Bill Evans' QUINTESSENCE, an "all-stars" date that otherwise doesn't quite come off as well as it should. But worth hearing for Land's playing alone (Kenny Burrell shines, too).

Booker Little, OUT FRONT and Max Roach's PERCUSSION BITTER SWEET: these may both be obvious instances of Dolphy-as-sideman, but they are crucial recordings in terms of Dolphy working "up to" OUT TO LUNCH. There's also the Ken McIntyre LOOKING AHEAD session. Never really clicked with me, for whatever reason, much as I like both reed-men. Time to spin that one again. And I know the Latin Jazz Quintet stuff with Dolphy is generally considered lightweight, but, in terms of getting a chance to hear an unusual player in an even more unusual setting... worth hearing, IMHO.

My first real post 'round here... | Paul Horn, SOMETHING BLUE -- anybody ever archive the old BN BBS thread we started on this album? Joe Christmas? | Webster Young, FOR LADY | Air, AIR TIME | Jeanne Lee / Ran Blake, THE NEWEST SOUND AROUND | Four Giants of Swing [Joe Venuti / Jethro Burns / Curley Chalker / Eldon Shamblin), S'WONDERFUL | Frank Lowe, EXOTIC HEARTBREAK

Well, Lon let me know I'd been missed, which is both a great surprise to me as well as a testament to the graciousness of those of you who remember me from my (old? it hasn't been that long, has it?) BN BBS days. So hello again. Good to see GOM and Late and the rest of you. Not sure I'll be around much what with my various and sundry non-Internet obligations, but I'll make an effort. Keep the positivity flowing! Joe {Milazzo}