Teasing the Korean

Day Tripper... Norwegian Wood... And of course... The Fool on the Hill. Whenever Brasil '66 did a Beatles tune, it always BLEW AWAY the Beatles' own version. There are plenty of examples on Youtube, but I'm too lazy to post them. They are also readily available at a thrift store near you. That's it, I'm going to bed. Happy MLK weekend!

Is it true that the LP and CD releases of LD's "Lush Life" are mastered from an acetate? I read this someplace online, and if the interwebz says so, it's got to be true. Listening to the vinyl DMM version and it sounds fine to me.

Lou Donaldson - Lush Life - Blue Note (stereo) Arrangements by Duke Pearson. The perfect album for today's young couple cooking a dinner of polenta with tomato/mushroom sauce.

Kenny Dorham - Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia - Blue Note (mono)

Lonnie Smith - Finger Lickin' Good Soul Organ - Columbia (2 eye stereo) I cannot believe that this is unavailable on CD.

So does that mean that Vol. 5 was the final cinema disc (not counting the Miles soundtrack).

Have there been any additional volumes of Jazz & Cinema? I have vols. 1-5. Also, always looking for Twilight Zone jazz along the lines of Andre Hodeir's "Jazz et Jazz."

Not only was Jobim a much better pianist than guitarist, but he resented being presented as a guitarist, which was largely due to Sinatra's insistence (the TV special, the album, etc.). He felt it perpetuated the image of the "latin lover with the guitar." He played guitar only because everyone in Brasil played guitar. But piano was his true instrument (aside from the pen). Larry, you really should read Ruy Castro's "Bossa Nova" book if you haven't already.

The trombone may be Urbie Green - he was Jobim's favorite - but I'm not certain. Speaking of "certain," try to find "A Certain Mr. Jobim," also on WB, from the same period (There is a CD with both albums). I love both of these.

This seems to support my theory that it was wheeled in for the de Sade album and others played it while it was there. Just a guess on my part.

So am I. I have 5 volumes on LP. EDIT: He has been listed the whole time, since 2007.

RVG did some classical sessions early on, correct? Is it possible that he had a harpsichord the whole time? If not, my (non-academic) theory is that one was brought in for the de Sade album, and musicians playing on other sessions were tempted to make noise on it while it was there.

De Sade was recorded in April 1966 at RVG's pad. What are the dates of the two BN sessions previously cited? If they are from the same period, maybe he wanted to get some mileage out of having the harpsichord there.

I think he engineered Lalo Schifrin's "Marquis de Sade," but the harpsichord in that is very deliberate and part of the concept.

Can't tell you where RVG went thrift shopping, but the following thread I started some time ago is related:

Read some Jim Thompson. But after you have read everyone else you want to read. It'll be hard to go back to the others.

Very much agree with the last three posts. And I stand by my earlier statement that some of those early 70s CTI LPs with those great Sebeskey arrangements found a way to be commercial and very creative at the same time. Many of those albums had two long tracks per side - hardly a recipe for an instant pop smash, even by early 70s standards. As for the whether the Getz/Gilberto and similar bossa-oriented projects are "real bossa," or not, frankly, I could care less. The results are what matter; label it as you may.

Interesting, but that kind of stuff doesn't bother me, although I'd just as soon NOT hear the full versions if this is the case. I'm less interested in the process than I am in the final result. That's just me.

I have picked up the LPs I stumbled across haphazardly over the years. Is there any place - web or publication - that summarizes what was recorded, released, and what's available now on CD? Or is that asking for too much?

Plus he had two of the greatest album covers in history, "Lonesome Echo" and "Oooooo."

That and the amazing frog track. Now get over to iTunes and download it!

The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions box set. It's on iTunes - Two different takes, a buck a throw, 20 minutes worth of music.

Is there a longer edit of the frog tune anyplace?

Well, believe it or not, with dozens and dozens of Miles Davis albums and a room full of LPs and CDs, I have never heard Bitches Brew all the way through, and I have barely heard it period. The only time I ever heard Bitches Brew was when I would engage in illicit activities at my friend's place, circa 1980, when I was about 16. At that time, I had 3 Miles Davis albums, all of which I loved for different reasons: Round About Midnight, Kind of Blue, and In a Silent Way. We would hear only one side of it at a time, sandwiched between other records. Even then, in my mind-altered state, I didn't think BB was anywhere near as great as "In a Silent Way." Well, I picked up the 2-CD reissue with the bonus tracks, and while my tastes have changed significantly since the age of 16 - e.g. no more punk or garage - I stand by my original assessment and think "In a Silent Way" is many, many times better than BB, and broke a lot of the ground that BB gets credit for. I'll keep BB but I doubt I'll spin it any time soon. The best track on the CD is the single edit of the frog track. I hope there is a longer version of it someplace. Well, that's about it. Thanks for indulging Your Beloved TTK!