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Actually the copyright laws in the US are now amongst the most restrictive in the world. Even under the old copyright laws very few recordings have gone into teh public domain in the US. Almost none of these reissues are from the US and even their sale here is problematic.

Happy B'day!

With the NYT/Steve Coleman thread veering into a discussion of Byas I thought this might be of interest to board members: http://nepr.net/music/2015/04/28/duke-ellington-welcomes-don-byas-and-archie-shepp/

I was also underwhelmed by Newport '55 and 'Round Midnight. Maybe because I'd read so much about it and so eagerly awaited hearing it. Also agree that he recorded a lot of great stuff in '54-- including (and especially) on Xmas Eve.

I was surprised by how many people in Shanghai spoke English.

Sounds like a great show. I wish I'd seen that one, too! He brought them together on Sunday: Charles Lloyd saxophones, flute Bill Frisell guitar Greg Leisz lap steel guitar, dobro Reuben Rogers bass Eric Harland drums Where? I see he's using his new quartet at Jazz Fest.

I posted this elsewhere but it seems relevant here too. Hope I'm not breaking any rules. Just saw Charles Lloyd with Bill Frisell, Greg Leisz (pedal steel and lap guitars), Reuben Rogers (electric bass) and Eric Harland (from Lloyd's new quartet on drums). Though Lloyd was front and center, because of the instrumentation and the song selection it seemed like a Bill Frisell concert with guest star Charles Lloyd. Numbers included Shenandoah, Red River, The Strangest Dream and (I think-- I'm not up on Christian hymns) Abide with Me, interspersed with what I think were some Lloyd originals. The encores were a searing, raucous Masters of War and I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry. I'd seen each of them twice before at the same small theater but this was the first time I'd seen them together. In fact I think it may be the only tie they're playing together. I loved it.

Just saw Charles Lloyd with Bill Frisell, Greg Leisz (pedal steel and lap guitars), Reuben Rogers (electric bass) and Eric Harland (f on drums). The last 2 are in Lloyd's "new quartet". Though Lloyd was front and center, because of the instrumentation and the song selection it seemed like a Bill Frisell concert with guest star Charles Lloyd. Numbers included Shenandoah, Red River, The Strangest Dream and (I think-- I'm not up on Christian hymns) Abide with Me interspersed with what I presume were some Lloyd originals. The encores were a searing, raucous Masters of War and I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry. I'd seen each of them twice before at the same small theater but this was the first time I'd seen them together. In fact I think it may be the only time they're playing together. I loved it.

Great post. Last year I saw a version of the Preservation Hall Band with Alan Toussant (sp?) as their guest artist. Weird but fun.

Seeing him tomorrow night with a different group. (Includes Bill Frissell.)

Easy to find cheaply on Amazon US. I got it because I'd just heard pianist John Mayer and read that he had played on the cd (on the Jubliee sessions- though his bio didn't mention that he used different name (John Maher) on the session. Which may explain why Michael Cuscuna give no info on him in the notes.

I'm listening to "Like Sony" cd and reading the liner notes: Cuscuna just says he recorded half an album for Roulette. I know anything was possible when Morris Levy was involved. Do any of the Trane bios explain it? (I admit I haven't read any.)

Yes he does. Zalman was a friend of mine.

Just checked and mp3mymp3 seems to be for pcs only too.

Thanks but Total Recorder seems to be for PCs only not Macs.

And given my ineptitude I'd prefer and easy one.

OK I've received the cd and listened a couple of times. I think the two cuts are from a different session that the first five. I can hardly hear the bass but the drummer doesn't sound like Roy Haynes to me. None of his "snap, crackle" on the snare and way more ride cymbal than he uses. Also sounds more like Coltrane in '56 than Coltrane in '58 to me. So maybe JSngry dos get to hear 2 cuts form the summer of '57. And of course I could be wrong. (I often am.) BTW the on-line Coltrane discography lists all 7 cuts as being from 1958.

Lots of footage of the Basie band in it too.

Wes Montgomery with 4 saxes

The Blue Note and Verve both claim it's Cologne. The Blue Note says it's from January 5 though according to the Jazzline the tour didn't begin until January 11th. The Verve says January 23rd which is plausible since the Jazzline (obviously a different concert: Billie's Blues is with the trio on it vs a large group on the Blue Note/Verve) and the Jazzline says their concert is from January 22nd.

Happy B'day!

I believe that the first release called "Discovery" said the set was by the 1957 group. The Blue Not box set includes notes by Bob Blumenthal which state "...the bassist and drummer were clearly not Wilbur Ware and Shadow Wilson, who had completed Monk's quartet as the album notes mistakenly listed. Further research has determined that the performances were taped on September 11, 1958 when bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik and drummer Roy Haynes were regulars in Monk's quartet ad Coltrane was sitting in for the absent Johnny Griffin. What we hear, from a source tape made by Coltrane's wife Naima, is a complete set..." The notes also say " on the original CD issue of this session, the pitch ran 1/2 step too high." When I get "the complete" cd I'll see what they say about the dates etc.

Maybe everybody but me already knows about this, but when I was buying something on Amazon this popped up: "Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane Complete Live At The Five Spot 1958". It contains 2 more tracks than were issued on the Bluenote cd and Monk box set.

Anyone know how many (if any) of these performances were issued by ESP?

The master takes set is the terrible one. Metal, ugly, clumsy. Didn't know about the format of the master takes set. The complete set is very clumsy also. Yes. It's really difficult t get the cd album and the notes album out of the box!