Teasing the Korean

I know, I couldn't resist.

I have tons of Duke's studio recordings from all phases of his career, but have nothing recorded for V discs or radio; and very few live items. In particular, I'm wondering what Ellington is out there dating from the recording ban, which from my understanding runs from August 1942 to late 1944. In particular, I'm interested in tunes or arrangements that weren't commercially recorded before or after, and also any noteworthy soloists working with Duke who were unrepresented or underrepresented on commercial recordings before or after. I prefer CDs, but am open to LPs, of course. Preferably stuff that hasn't been no-noised to death. Feel free to post comprehensive listings, if you have them, but I'd also like to know if there are certain titles that are hands down must-haves. Thanks in advance.

Bumping up an old thread. My Ellington stuff from this era is spread over a variety of sources - French CDs, French LPs, US LPs, etc. I just picked up the earlier 3-CD set - the one with the dark cover - because it had all the music conveniently in one place, and I couldn't pass it up at that price. Looking online, it seems that people have issues with the sound on both versions. Anyway, I thought this version sounded fine, although I didn't do A/B comparisons with other collections. I haven't heard the newer 3-CD set, so I can't compare.

I'm flying AirTrans in May - Hopefully you'll be my sexy stewardess. Happy Birthday!

I think there's a big difference between not having an audience when you're on the vanguard of a major cultural/sociological/artistic movement and not having an audience when you're at the tail end of a dying one.

I've lost track. A version posted earlier had a major third in the riff. The Yardbirds use a minor third. Otherwise, the riff is the same.

I think there's a big difference between not having an audience when you're on the vanguard of a major cultural/sociological/artistic movement and not having an audience when you're at the tail end of a dying one.

Wine has nothing to do with Pabst Blue Ribbon. And there is no specific mention of cheese in the former. I will amend the thread title if you wish.

Lalo Schifrin - New Fantasy - Verve (mono)

The Yardbirds play a Bb in the riff; the other uses a B natural.

The two go together naturally, of course.

Does champagne count?

Enoch Light - Permissive Polyphonics - Project 3 (stereo) with a KILLER version of "Marakesh Express." Gerald Wilson - The Golden Sword - Pacific Jazz (blue label stereo) Gerald sounding like Bullitt/Mannix-era Lalo.

I have been watching this. Not every episode is great, but if you like jazz, Cassavetes, detective stories, and Eisenhower/Kennedy era swank, there is much to like about this show. How hard is it to become a licensed PI? I think I want to open shop and bill myself as "Television's Jazz Detective."

Even the greatest artists describe situations in which they are consciously doing one thing but something else happening unconsciously. I don't even know if Brian even wrote the words; the song is co-credited to his roommate Bob Norberg, but I know sometimes Brian listed his friends as collaborators to help them earn money.

I've always felt that there is a profound sadness in the Beach Boys' music. Even the "happy" songs seem to have an undercurrent of sadness. Over the years, I've wondered how much of that is really there, or how much I'm projecting, based on the sad life stories of at least two of their members (you know which two). Do you know the song "Your Summer Dream?" It is an album cut from their third album, "Surfer Girl." I'm sure it's shown up on many BBoys compilations over the years. Anyway, I was recently listening to this tune for the first time in ages and it hit me really hard; it's almost like a youthful Brian is singing about something profound and not even realizing it. Ostensibly, he's singing about an idealized day on the beach with an idealized girlfriend, but - at the risk of sounding pretentious - it's like he's singing about how brief and fragile life is. "...Soon you wonder where the time has gone/The sun has almost slipped away/Now it's gone and you're alone..." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTliruFliDY

Aloc, if you don't have it, you need his 1959 outer space album "Fantastica" on Liberty. Basta has reissued it on CD.

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I should have put two and two together. A few months prior to recording Over Under Sideways Down, A.K.A. Roger the Engineer - the album with "Lost Woman"- the Yardbirds recorded an earlier version titled "Somebody to Love." It went unreleased at the time, but began to surface on a number of budget label Yardbirds comps in the 70s. So, I guess "Lost Woman" was indeed conceived in a similar fashion to "The Nazz are Blue" and "Rack My Mind." Christ, I'll have to change the thread title yet again...

As you can imagine, they did not have some of the more obscure titles. Others were pricey early editions in hard back. So, I got these: Melville - Typee Conrad - Nostromo Graham Greene - Journey Without Maps I also got two that disappeared from my collection: W.H. Hudson - Green Mansions Somerset Maugham - The Moon and Sixpense And, completely off topic, a Jim Thomson that I'd never seen before, The Golden Gizmo. These should keep me busy for a while. Not sure where I plan to start.

Are you thinking of "I Feel Fine?" They ripped off that riff.

Thanks all. Just returned from the B&M book and record store near me. Came back with six books, most of which were your suggestions. First time I bought this many books since I was an English major. First time I exercised this much restraint in focusing on books and ignoring the LPs, which are of course my main vice. I'll search Amazon and eBay for the titles I couldn't find.

Understood. Modified the thread title and original post, at your suggestion. Also, I used the phrase "beat group," because I love it. No offense or harm was intended. In my circles, suggesting that a 60s beat group copped a blues riff is about as damning as saying a 1940s folk artist was a card-carrying communist. Although, as I think about it, that would be pretty damning by today's standards. Anyway, if I were to compile a 12-track "Yardbirds Greatest Hits" LP spanning their entire career, "Lost Woman" would make the cut without hesitation.