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The Blakey tribute also has Charles Fambrough and the great Louis Hayes on drums. The music will be from the record Golden Boy which Bu always said was his favorite record. If you don't know the record, it from 1963 or 64 and features the Jazz Messengers at the time (with Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard) with the addition of James Spaulding, Julius Watkins, Bill Barber (on tuba), and supposedly Pat Patrick on baritone sax (according to Curtis Fuller). The music is all music from the play Golden Boy, which had just opened on Broadway, arranged by Wayne Shorter, Cedar Walton and Curtis Fuller. The arrangements (especially Wayne's) are beautiful and I am painstakingly transcribing all this music for this gig. I'm sure this music has never been performed live and I thought it a good thing to present this stuff as, like I said earlier, the writing is really wonderful and I think it should be heard.

I think I went in 1981 or 82, right out of high school..... I remember Frank Lowe, Phillip Wilson, George Lewis, Jimmy Guiffre, Leo Smith, John Zorn, Eugene Chadbourne, Gary Windo, Pauline Oliveros, Peter Kowald and Jack DeJohnette along with Karl Berger of course. I think Tom Cora was on staff. There were others of course but I can't remember everyone. Great place, old Catskills resort or hotel near Woodstock. It was a great experience. Most helpful, Jimmy Guiffre and George Lewis. Least helpful, Jack DeJohnette who insisted on keeping things way over our heads and was annoyed at our questions.

Hopefully George will recover as well as he did last time and that this will be the last time he has to go through this. Kirk Lightsey subbed for George on our recent tour in Germany and Stanley Cowell will be with us in Baltimore. Hopefully George will be back with us soon. You can probably contact him through his web-site www.georgecables.com

Hey everyone, This week at Iridium Jazz Club in New York, August 14-17 I'm playing in a Lee Morgan 70th Birthday Celebration with Billy Harper- Tenor Sax Bennie Maupin- Tenor Sax Eddie Henderson- Trumpet (August 14 and 17) Jeremy Pelt- Trumpet (August 15 and 16) David Weiss- Trumpet Geri Allen- Piano (August 14 and 17) George Cables- Piano (August 15 and 16) Dwayne Burno- Bass Billy Hart- Drums (August 14 and 17) Lenny White- Drums (August 15 and 16) Mostly music from Live at the Lighthouse and the Last Session album. Should be a lot fun. Hope some of you can make it.

Everyone's CDs were shipped Thursday. Enjoy!

Up for additions.....

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Whole new batch..... 32 Jazz All are in mint condition, most are unplayed and some are still sealed. $10 each for these. 2 CD sets $15 Richard "Groove" Homes "Broadway" Willis Jackson "Bar Wars" Willis....With Pat Willis Jackson With Pat Martino Woody Shaw "Setting Standards" James Spaulding "Brilliant Corners" Sonny Stitt "The Champ" Sonny Stitt "Just in Case You Forgot How Bad He Really Was" Pat Martino "We'll Be Together Again" Pat Martino "Head and Heart" (Consciousness and Live!) 2 CDs ON HOLD Pat Martino "Comin' and Goin'"" (Exit and The Return) 2 CDs Pat Martino "Givin' Away the Store 3" Pat Martino "Cream" James Spaulding "Brilliant Corners" Charles Earland "The Almighty Burner" ON HOLD David "Fathead" Newman "Lone Star Legend" (Still Hard Times and Resurgence!) ON HOLD Kenny Barron "Soft Spoken Here" (Sunset to Dawn and Golden Lotus) 2 CDs ON HOLD Ricky Ford "Ricky's Choice" Richie Cole "Pure Madness" (Alto Madness and Hollywood Madness) 2 CDs ON HOLD Arturo O'Farrill Trio "A Night in Tunisia" Morgana King "Tender Moments" Homesick James "Goin' Back Home" Homesick James "Got To Move" Honeyboy Edwards "I've Been Around" Eddie Kirkland "The Complete Trix Recordings" 2 CDs Peg Leg Sam "Kickin' It" Savoy Japanese Mini LP Style Covers $10 Each Kenny Clarke "Bohemia After Dark" Charlie Parker "The Bird Returns" J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding "J.J. and Kai" Purple Back Issues from the Early '90s All are promos copies with small hole punches. All the CDs are Mint (Except where noted) Japanese Pressings $7 Each Fats Navarro "Nostalgia" Sealed Coleman Hawkins "The Hawk Returns" Sealed Lester Young "Master Takes" Joe Williams Sings Sealed Domestic Issues $5 Each Cannonball Adderley "Presenting Cannonball" Sealed Dizzy Gillespie "The Champ" Sealed The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra ON HOLD Boxed Set Collections from the Atlantic Era (1999) All are Promo copies. Magic marker through the bar code. All the CDs are Mint Little Jimmy Scott The Savoy Years and More 3 CDs $15 ON HOLD The Johnny Otis Rhythm and Blues Caravan 3 CDs $15 Lee Morgan/Donald Byrd/Hank Mobley The Birth of Hard Bop 2 CDs $10 Art Blakey Reflections of Buhania $7 Later Savoy 2002 Re-issues Dizzy Gillespie Odyssey (1945- 1952) 3 CDs Small tear on spine $10 ON HOLD Lester Young "The Complete Savoy Recordings" 2 CDs Sealed $10 Billy Eckstein "The Legendary Big Band" 2 CDs Sealed $10 Charlie Parker The Complete Savoy and Dial Master Takes 3 CDs The spine is a little split $10 ON HOLD Charlie Parker Best of The Complete Live Performances on Savoy $5 J.J. Johnson Origins $7 Savoy Jazz Classic Masters Series (from 2003) Most are sealed and are not promo copies $6 Each Cannonball Adderley Bohemia After Dark Dizzy Gillespie "School Days" Sealed Promo Newly Discovered Sides By The Immortal Charlie Parker Erroll Garner Billy Taylor Separate Keyboards Sealed Promo Curtis Fuller Blues-ette MJQ Beginnings Not Sealed Marion McPartland On 52nd Street Marion McPartland All My Life Savoy on Central Ave. 2 CDs $10 ON HOLD Savoy Issues of 32 Jazz Releases $7 All sealed, not promo copies Grant Green "Iron City" Jack McDuff "Another Real Good 'Un" Sonny Criss "Criss Craft" Red Garland "I Left My Heart...." Sonny Stitt "The Last Sessions Volume One And Two" Sonny Stitt "Just in Case You Forgot How Bad He Really Was" Kenny Burrell "Laid Back" James Moody "Feelin' It Together" Pat Martino "We'll Be Together Again" Pat Martino "Footprints" ON HOLD Pat Martino "First Light" (Joyous Lake and Starbright) ON HOLD Larry Coryell "Shining Hour" Larry Coryell "Major Jazz, Minor Blues" Zoot Sims "Live in Philly" Woody Shaw "Little Red's Fantasy" Woody Shaw "Imagination" Houston Person "The Talk of the Town" Houston Person "Santa Baby" Cedar Walton "Naima" Eddie Jefferson "Vocal Ease" ON HOLD Charles Earland "Organomically Correct" Etta Jones "Doin' What She Does Best" Etta Jones "My Mother's Eyes" John Lee Hooker "Sittin' Here Thinkin'" ECM Promos $6 Each Tomasz Stanko Lontano Sealed ON HOLD Arvo Part Te Deum ON HOLD Keith Jarrett The Carnegie Hall Concert ON HOLD Stefano Bollani Piano Solo Sealed ON HOLD Mark Feldman What Exit Sealed ON HOLD Keith Jarrett My Foolish Heart Live at Montreaux 2 CDs Sealed $12 Keith Jarrett Radiance Keith Jarrett Setting Standards 3 CDs $16 (Not a promo) Paul Motion I Have The Room Above Her Anat Fort A Long Story Trio Mediaeval Stella Maris Slight Scuffage $4 ON HOLD Trio Mediaeval Folk Songs Slight Scuffage $4 ON HOLD Verve Master Editions $7 Each Promos The Incredible Jimmy Smith Organ Grinder Swing Oscar Peterson The Sound of The Trio Slight Scuffage $4 ON HOLD Clifford Brown and Max Roach Stan Getz Award Winner Slight Scuffage $4 ON HOLD Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery The Dynamic Duo Wes Montgomery Tequila Bill Evans Conversations With Myself ON HOLD Other Verve All promos $6 Bill Evans Trio '65 Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook Slight Scuffage $4 Ben Webster Soulville Slight Scuffage $4 Bill Evans at Town Hall Volume One Slight Scuffage $4 Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi Slight Scuffage $4 Howard Roberts Good Pickin's Sealed Jimmy Raney Featuring Bob Brookmeyer Sealed (Decca) Additions Harkit $12 Each Tubby Hayes Live in London (Sealed) J.J. Johnson Live in London Roland Kirk Live in London Yusef Lateef Live in London Stan Getz Live in London Volume 2 The Bill Evans Trio Live in London Blossom Dearie Live in London Blossom Dearie Live in London Volume 2 British Jazz The Johnny Keating All-Stars Various $6 Unless otherwise noted Freddie Hubbard Black Angel Chico Hamilton Quintet The Original Ellington Suite The Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall Thelonious Monk Piano Solo Vogue Art Farmer Art Japanese $10 Nina Simone In Concert/I Put A Spell on You Nina Simone Pastel Blues/Let It All Out John Lewis and Sasha Distel Afternoon in Paris The Paul Desmond Quartet Live (A&M) Joe Williams/Harry "Sweets' Edison Together/Have A Good Time Count Basie and Friends 100th Birthday Bash 2 CDs $10 Stefon Harris Black Action Figure Joe Lovano with Hank Jones I'm All For You Terence Blanchard Bounce Bill Charlap Stardust SACD Wynton Marsalis The Magic Hour Wynton Marsalis Live at The House of Tribes Patricia Barber Mythologies Cassandra Wilson Glamoured Don Byron Ivey-Divey Joe Lovano Nonet 52nd Street Themes Jimmy Smith Dot Com Blues Milt Jackson Meets the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Explosive! Ray Charles Genius Loves Company Tony Bennett K.D. Lang What A Wonderful World SACD Kenny Barron and Regina Carter Freefall Brad Mehldau Trio Day Is Done Nina Simone After Hours Chris Byers Jazz Pictures at an Exhibition Barney Wilen Alain Jean Marie Dreamtime Sealed $8 Moutin Reunion Quartet Red Moon Frank Amsellem A Week in Paris Rick Margitza Bohemia Sowto Kinch Conversations With the Unseen Slight Scuffage $5 Abram Wilson Jazz Warrior Denys Baptiste Be Where You Are Jazz Jamaica All-Stars Massive Gary Crosby's Nu Troop Migrations

OK folks, everything shipped today. For those folks who paid earlier in the week sorry for the delay as I wanted to ship everything at once and only wait on the impossibly long lines in my post office only one time for this. Enjoy the music. Thanks.

Up for last batch of additions...... Folks with stuff on hold should settle up in the next day or two so I can get everything out this week. Thanks

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32 Jazz All are in mint condition, most are unplayed and some are still sealed. $10 each for these. 2 CD sets $15 Sonny Criss "Criss Craft" Sonny Criss "Out Of Nowhere" Phil Woods "Musique du Bois" Eddie Lockjaw Davis "The Heavy Hitter" Clifford Jordan "Night of the Mark VI" Clifford Jordan "The Adventurer" Roy Brooks "The Free Slave" ON HOLD Johnny Lytle "Fast Hands Happy Ground" Al Cohn and Zoot Sims "Body and Soul" ON HOLD Lester Bowie" American Gumbo (Fast Last!/Rope-A-Dope) 2 CDs ON HOLD Buster Williams "Pinnacle" Buster Williams "Crystal Reflections" Jack Walrath "I Am The Walrath" Catalyst "The Funkiest Band You Never Heard" 2 CDs ON HOLD Les McCann "How's Your Mother" Red Garland "I Left My Heart...." Sonny Stitt "In Style" Sonny Stitt "The Last Sessions Volume One And Two" Sonny Stitt "12!" Sonny Stitt "Just in Case You Forgot How Bad He Really Was" Sonny Stitt "Endgame Brilliance: Tune Up! Constellation" ON HOLD Sonny Stitt "Giving Away The Store" Kenny Burrell "Laid Back" Donald Byrd "Landmarks" Jimmy Ponder "Steel City Soul" Jimmy Heath "The Professor" Joe Chambers "The Almoravid" Ernie Andrews "No Regrets" James Moody "Feelin' It Together" Charlie Rouse "Epistrophy" Pat Martino "We'll Be Together Again" Larry Coryell "Shining Hour" James Spaulding "Brilliant Corners" Red Rodney Hey, Chood" Zoot Sims "Live in Philly" ON HOLD Bud Shank "This Bud's For You" Louis Hayes "Breath of Life" Woody Shaw "Little Red's Fantasy" ON HOLD Willis....With Pat Willis Jackson With Pat Martino Tony Scott At Last 2 CDs ON HOLD Pat Martino "Comin' and Goin' Exit and The Return" 2 CDs ON HOLD Houston Person "A Little Houston on the Side" The Cedar Walton/Hank Mobley Quintet "Breakthrough!" Nat Adderley "Talkin' About You" Eddie Jefferson "Vocal Ease" Charles Earland "Organomically Correct" Sheila Jordan "From the Heart" Etta Jones "Doin' What She Does Best" Memphis Slim "I'll Just Keep on Singin' The Blues" Roomful of Blues "Swingin' and Jumpin'" Homesick James "Goin' Back Home" Honeyboy Edwards "I've Been Around" Charles Brown "Blues and Other Love Songs" Darrell Grant "Twilight Stories" The Jazz Passengers "Live in Spain" The Jazz Passengers "Individually Twisted" Freddy Cole "This is the Life" Vincent Herring "Early On" 2 CDs The Drummonds "When You Wish on a Star" Cecil Brooks III "Our Mister Brooks" Arnett Cobb, Buddy Tate, Eddie Lockjaw Davis et al "Live at Sandy's" Wallace Roney "According to Mr. Roney" (Seth Air and Intuition) 2 CDs Russell Gunn "Young Gunn Plus" Quartette Indigo Alberto Shiroma "Like A Goddess When She Walks" Christmas with Houston Person and Etta Jones ADDITIONS Pat Martino "Mission Accomplished" Interchange/Nightwings 2 CDs Woody Shaw "Two more Pieces of The Puzzle" THe Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble/The Iron Man 2 CDs ON HOLD Louis Hayes "The Real Thing" ON HOLD Bobby Hutcherson "Vibewise" Good Bait/Color Schemes 2 CDs ON HOLD Compilations Romance in Rio 32 Live Jazz For When You're In Love Bebop Groove Jammy Groove Jammy II Party Jazz Jazz That Swings Jazz That Swings II Winter Jazz Spring Jazz Autumn Jazz Summer Jazz 2 By 5 Guitar Jazz B-3in' Organ Jazz Savoy Japanese Mini LP Style Covers $10 Each The Genius of Charlie Parker The Modern Jazz Quartet "The Quartet" Charlie Parker "The Bird Returns" Fats Navarro "Nostalgia" Erroll Garner "Penthouse Serenade" Curtis Fuller "Bluesette" Purple Back Issues from the Early '90s All are promos copies with small hole punches. 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Johnson and Kai Winding "J.J. and Kai" Sealed Erroll Garner "Penthouse Serenade" Sealed Charlie Byrd "Jazz Recital" Sealed Marian McPartland and George Shearing "Great Britains" Introducing Lee Morgan The Individualism of Pee Wee Russell Sealed ON HOLD The Ravens "The Greatest Group of Them All" Sealed Johnny Otis "The Original Johnny Otis Show" Sealed Boxed Sets and 2 CD Set Collections from the Atlantic Era (1999) All are Promo copies. Magic marker through the bar code. All the CDs are Mint Fats Navarro Goin' To Minton's (One CD) $5 ON HOLD Milt Jackson Early Modern (One CD) $5 ON HOLD Art Pepper The Discovery Sessions (One CD) $5 ON HOLD The Adderley Brothers The Summer of '55 2 CDs $10 ON HOLD Erroll Garner The Complete Master Takes 2 CDs $10 ON HOLD Little Jimmy Scott The Savoy Years and More 3 CDs $15 ON HOLD Johnny Hartman Sings Just You, Just Me.... 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I did some very minimal work on this record but don't feel particularly close to it and think my opinion is un-biased. I have to wonder about a record that sounds it's best to me when it is most emulating it's source material. The biggest difference to me is that Miles used only some elements of Indian music that suited his needs to get the sound he was looking for. This record is much more balanced between Indian and Miles' music. I think if you are a big fan of Indian music than you will probably enjoy this CD a lot. Miles fans who enjoyed his '70s records might get something out of this as well. I'm a big fan of Wallace Roney and I really question those who say Leo Smith is a big step up from Wallace but hey, to each his own......

After reading through this thread, I stick by everything I said in the initial article posted and feel it's more correct than I suspected when I said it. For the record, Freddie made every gig on the tour (San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles), had some very good nights and some very special moments (he does tire easier these days so second sets can be a bit much for him at times). Also for the record, outside of these 70th Birthday shows, he has been playing with my group, The New Jazz Composers Octet for the past 8 years (we have a new CD coming out with him in June) and over the years has made over 90% of the gigs (he has missed a couple here and there because of recent health problems). His playing fluctuates over these gigs, he's had some really great nights where the band looks at each in disbelief at all the incredible stuff coming out of his horn and then there are of course rougher nights where things don't seem to work well for him at all. I do think he is one of the 5 most important trumpet players ever and his effect on a certain era, the Blue Note era, hard bop or whatever you want to call it was immense. If you don't like this era or style of music than I guess you don't have to have an appreciation of Freddie but if you do, he was one of the most valuable guys there was. Here's a review of the recent Catalina's, it's pretty accurate http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/...1,4027933.story while these were great shows, the shows in San Francisco with Bobby Hutcherson and Lenny White were really special.

1) Yes, I've read that quote as well but Miles also got him on Blue Note and was very supportive of him through the years (Freddie has told me many stories). Also, Miles was pretty rough on just about everyone... 2) Hopefully this is mostly tongue and cheek as Freddie certainly has one of the best sounds ever on the instrument but who the fuck am I so how about this story which I was present to witness and can almost relay verbatim. Last year the Kennedy Center had a Jazz Legends award show with 30 of the greatest jazz guys left in attendance getting a metal etc. At the reception, there was lots of reminiscing as guys hadn't seen each other in ages. Ornette Coleman was there and for the most part sat alone (with a female companion) as the rest of the guys carried on. I guess he was the only avant-garde guy there, didn't really know everyone per se etc. I recall him talking to Barry Harris for a minute as me and a friend kind of kept an eye on him to see if there would be any interaction between Ornette and the rest of the guys. As it was winding down and we were all getting ready to go to the ceremony/concert, Freddie saw Ornette and went over to him (with me in tow). After some discussion about Ornette's wardrobe at the Grammy's and why he wasn't wearing a similar get-up that night, Freddie said, you put me on that record (Free Jazz) because I could play some high notes (or something to that effect) and Ornette said no, I got you for that record because you had such a beautiful tone.

Barry Harris is a treasure. I've gone to those classes since I first arrived in New York and still go on occasion. There isn't any excuse for any musician not to go to these classes, you won't get training like this anywhere and you can't beat the price ($14 per class now, less if you register and sign up for a bunch of them). They are still every Tuesday he is in town, check them out.

Nice piece Mark but there are some omissions (probably space considerations I imagine) I'd like to mention and a few comments... First, how can you not mention "Our Thing" which in a lot of ways is my favorite Blue Note album and certainly one of the most interesting and best realized. I might put In and Out just above it but I still think it's one of his most important albums. I never heard a lot of Joe in either Branford or Lovano (except perhaps channeled through Sonny Rollins) though I'm sure both listened extensively to him. Michael Brecker and a lot of the younger guys seem a lot more overtly influenced by him. I'll have to go back to Lush Life and check it out again but I always thought it was the most successful of the concept albums and not overproduced and thought the young guys (even Wynton) did quite well but I'll have another listen. I also thought it was the last record recording in Van Gelder's studio to have really good sound. I worked on the big band date (the second session) and the Porgy and Bess date. I think the big band date is one of the best records of the past 20 years, incredible stuff especially the Slide Hampton charts and Joe's of course. As for Porgy and Bess, I recall him having to be talked into that one (I believe there was also talk of doing a blues record during this time). They called a session, got a young rhythm section and played the stuff right out of the songbook for Joe to get a feel for the material and see if he could get into it. I'm not sure if he was ever 100% convinced. I thought it came out OK, certainly not my favorite Joe date but it was great to hang out with him throughout these sessions. Not to nitpick but lanky? I was always surprised as to how short he was, 5'8" maybe (standing straight up but he was always hunched over)......

OK, 32 Jazz list added for all to see.......

OK folks, I'm back There a few CDs sitting on my piano that I have held for folks but can't remember who and I rather not go through tons of e-mails to figure it out so if you asked me to hold something for you, please come forward and let me know what you want to do, either way. Thanks Sidewinder, Coltrane Live in Japan is gone. Sorry. jazzmusicdepot, do you want a list of what is left on 32 Jazz? If so, that might take a little while....

I've heard various Strata and Tribe records and all have merit to me or are at least fairly interesting. There are some obscure ones on Strata, folks I've never heard of. Of the Tribe stuff, the sleeper to me is a record by Harold McKinney. Seek that one out, though I doubt it's on CD.

Thanks much for this part -- I'll check it out as soon as I have a moment. The forms of these tunes can be pretty tricky, not least because the band played them so loosely -- "Pinocchio" is a good example. I mean, exactly what are the changes? Plus, they hardly ever stick to the 18-bar form. Update: Found a bunch of hip transcriptions and analysis on Steve Kahn's site, including this disection of Herbie's solo on "Pinocchio" and the tune in general. http://www.stevekhan.com/pinocchioa.htm Funny...Pinocchio was my first stab at trying to figure out what this group was doing but that was a while ago. I think I was reduced to counting measures. My take on Pinocchio.... They either play the changes and just come in with the theme whenever they want or Miles and Wayne play essentially free, well more of a theme a variation thing (Miles mostly sticks to a Ab Minor with a major 7 sound) and come in with the theme when they are done and Herbie plays over the changes. I'm inclined to think the latter

OK, up for one last gasp. If you have paid, it will ship today. Everyone who has something on hold, please try to settle today as I'm leaving town for three weeks on Wednesday and won't be able to ship for a while. Thanks

Up for even more listed...... If you see something listed that you have on hold with me, don't worry, I have multiple copies of those titles.

I can't make the scan of the Cox insert small enough to post here and be legible. I can e-mail it to anyone who wants it.....

The question of how quickly things influenced people and how quick those influences were reflected in subsequent recordings is an interesting topic. As Mark said, I think things were moving pretty quickly back then with so many innovations coming at you from all places, all the time it seemed. There is also the live element. Seeing Miles live at that time with that group could have a devastating impact on like minded musicians. This probably had an influence on the Rivers rhythm section as well as they probably had more chances to see Miles live during that time then the Detroit crew (though I'm sure Miles came through Detroit a few times during that period). I know when I hear a record or a live gig that has a strong impact on me I find myself at the piano that night with the ideas flowing and a whole CD worth of material can materialize in a matter of days or a whole new conception for a new group. It can be that immediate and I'm sure in the '60s there were more things happening that would have that sort of impact. Re: "A New Conception"...I'll go with the notion that these guys heard Miles live during this time and judging from the Plugged Nickel stuff, you could imagine what they heard. True, if you are just going by what they heard on record, they would just have ESP to work with (but that would be of some help). I would have to go back and listen but until Miles In The Sky, it seems that the originals they recorded on "Miles Smiles," "Sorcerer" and "Nefertitti" were, for them, pretty straight readings of the material (but what material) and things did really open up on Miles in The Sky especially with Paraphernalia and Black Comedy partially because, surprise, some of the time changes etc were written into the forms of the tunes and especially influential to Charles (I think) was that each section the soloist plays over in Paraphernalia is cued (like Charles' Number 4). An interesting side note (to me at least), I invited myself to the studio a few times when the Miles Quintet Box (65-68) was being researched and they were going through all the tapes and listening to all the sessions. For the "Miles Smiles," "Sorcerer" and "Nefertitti" sessions for the most part there would be anywhere from 5 to 10 false starts and then one complete take for each tune (sometimes with the head out being redone and spliced onto the master take). Refer to the box, not a whole lot of alternate takes from those sessions. I have the Kenny Cox Strata LP and it's an interesting record. Like the Miles Quintet, they went a little more electric here. Andy, did your LP come with an insert? I'm attaching it here. Also, Mark, here's a rhythm section part to Black Comedy for you to follow. If you cribbed the whole form from the box set notes, I think something is missing. I went over this with someone who had Tony's chart of the tune and the only difference I recall (which I didn't change for sake of clarity) is in Bar 16, he had one bar of 7/4 while I have a bar of 5/4 and a bar of 2/4 blackcomedybass.pdf