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I found the full Locke piece in the "Downbeat 60 years of Jazz" book. Guess I'll have to buy the Woideck which is now oop and hence overpriced. I'm really curious as to when his genius began to be recognized.

I'm not familiar with that book so I can't really comment. But you did anyways! Because I presumed that the question was asked of me. Is here general agreement that these new editions are worth getting even if you have them on cd already? Is the difference that notable? After some further forays, it appears that there were two different versions of the book by Lewisohn (not the "Chronicles" which appears to be a separate volume altogether) but the book on recordings 1962-1970. It appears that you have The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: the Official Story of the Abbey Road Years, 1962-1970. Is that the exact, full title of the book you have? I thought I read that this is the U.K. released version whereas the volume I checked out from the library today is the U.S. version and titled similarly but just a bit different: The Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Abbey Road Session Notes, 1962-1970 by Mark Lewisohn and Paul McCartney (There is a several-page interview with Paul McCartney at the beginning of this volume. Its 206 pages and quite large (oversize) with lots of photographs. Does the volume you have pretty much fit this description? I'm just trying to get a handle on whether these are pretty much the same book issued separately. Unfortunately my university library seems to have stripped the original cover and put on one of those standard library jackets, making it difficult to identify. But yes it appears both are currently out of print and thus quite costly. Bummer... The edition I have is the one pictured a few posts ago. The title is what you say is the UK title but your description of the book you read describes it. Perhaps there was a title change but the books seem to have the same content.

My wife and I really enjoyed it.

I'm not familiar with that book so I can't really comment. But you did anyways! Because I presumed that the question was asked of me. Is here general agreement that these new editions are worth getting even if you have them on cd already? Is the difference that notable?

I'm not familiar with that book so I can't really comment.

I'm not familiar with that book so I can't really comment.

Respectfully, I do not feel that this is accurate. While these albums largely helped to usher in the counter culture, there was a perception at the time that the Beatles had hit their peak, and there was even speculation after Revolver that they may split up. Rubber Soul and Revolver may have become legendary in retrospect, but at the time, each was largely viewed as another Beatles album. The notion that rock could be "art" was still a year or two away. There is a fascinating piece in the London Times Sunday supplement from September, 1966 that really provides a sense of how the Beatles were perceived at that time. Aren't you saying something contradictory here: That the Beatles had hit their peak and that these were just another Beatles album? I remember being really impressed with Rubber Soul and thinking that maybe they weren't just for teeny boppers. It was the first Beatles record I bought. Maybe the only non-jazz record I bought that year.

This one? Used copies are offered for one or two hundred dollars on amazon marketplace in Germany ... Yes. Wow. I bought it because it was remaindered at Borders for a few dollars. There's an preface which explains that a young man working at Abbey Road got cancer. To keep himself busy during chemo he listened to all the Beatles tapes and catalogued them which made the book possible. He died after finishing the catalogue and people at the studio made sure that the book got published so that his work would be completed.

The typos I've noticed all have to do with release dates. I'm really interested in release dates since most discographies only give recording dates and you don't get a sense of when the music began to be noticed or have an influence. (I've been working on trying to get the release dates on Miles's 1954-61 sessions and have really had trouble with the Prestige releases.) So we're told that High Pressure, Dig It and the Ray Draper Quintet were released in '57 but each of them have cuts that weren't recorded until December of that year. I don't think that the Prestige marketing department was that efficient. Ammon's Groves Blues is also listed as being released in '57 and most of it wasn't recorded until '58. And (not a release date mistake) right under the heading "May 7, 1956 Elmos Hope" the first sentence begins "It was not until May of '57......... that Weinstock called on him for a date other than with Miles Davis". However the music's great. I wasn't familiar with any of the cuts on disc 5 and I think Coltrane is amazing on both tenor and alto.

Were both versions produced by Bob Thiel? He owned Flying Dutchman and iirc he gets some acomposer credit on the song?

There's an excellent book called "The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions" by Mark Lewison that discusses the technical issues involved and George Martin discusses the importance of Rubber Soul "For the first time we began to think of albums as an art on their own, as complete entities." The author of the book suggests that Rubber Soul was John's album and Revolver, Paul's.

Not that I disagree but I would maybe move the line up to the single that came out right before Help in I Feel Fine. Not quite as heavy as Ticket To Ride but its got that great rif and with the feedback at the beginning it was the kind of launching of making the recording studio their instrument. But is there really THAT much difference between "I Feel Fine" and "A Hard Day's Night?" or between "Help" and, say. "No Reply"? And aren't some Help songs like "Another Girl" and "The Night Before" really things that could have sounded OK on A Hard Day's Night and maybe even Meet The Beatles? I've always thought the guitar intro to I feel fine was one of the great rock 'n roll riffs. The guitar on Ticket to Ride is also great. Reminds me of The Byrds. Apparently it's played by Paul.

You probably know this but it can streamed on Red Hot Jazz.

Lieber and Stoller sold their 2/3 share of Red Bird to their partner for $1 when they realized that he had lost his share to the mob who were now their partners. I'm not surprised that it was up for grabs a few years later.

I didn't understand something in that obit: was he working for Mercury when he did Harper Valley PTA? If so how did her make enough profit to buy Sun?

She was there a couple of months ago when my wife and I stopped by for dinner.

I used to have a concert performance by him of Pictures at an Exhibition that I liked a lot.

Capital (EMI) I think.IIRC they discovered they had an old contract with Hendrix for one record and he gave them this to fulfill it. Was it the last record released in his lifetime?

I've always presumed that Bose products were overpriced because of the amount they spent on advertising. A few weeks ago I was flying business class (on business) and was offered me a pair of Bose noise canceling earphones to use during the flight. Much to my surprise I really liked them and used them rather than my Sennheisers. Anyone here think they're worth the price? They're certainly comfortable. (I'm usually only listening to music on my iPhone.)

Thanks. Only 3?!! If these articles are printed or summarized in the book would give us the gist of them?

The was a Canadian classical saxophonist named Paul Brodie who had a couple of good records but I see on Amazon that they're all "discontinued".

I just realized that although many musicians claim to have been impressed by Bird's playing with Jay McShann, I've never read anything about him published before 1945. (And even then Dizzy, rather than Bird seems to be the one who captured attention). Is there a book or article that includes early published reactions to his playing?

It's not in chronological order after the first disc and Jerome Cooper rather than Altschul is on the first few tracks. However it does almost seem to try to "ease you in". (The music from For 4 Orchestras makes up the last 2 discs.)

Has the notorious Clyde Hart date with Bird and Dizzy backing Rubberlegs Williams and Trummy Young ever been available on cd except on Philology? I like it (always nice to her Bird play the blues) and would like to find a cd. Right now I only have it on vinyl from Spotlight.

The film before it isn't so bad either.