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I think at least one of the Gil Evans's records was originally produced by George Avakian. He's always claimed that the master tapes were in bad shape. I'll definitely get them again if they're at all upgraded.

i've always liked the comment on the Xmas Eve '54 date when after Monk and Miles argue, Miles tells the engineer to leave the fight on the record.

Hmmmm..Which one had the worst re-issue program? At least BMG did the Ellington complete RCA box set. Sony still has a lot of Ellington that is out of print.

I think the Prestige 'Round Midnight is a different recording and was originally released with most of the December '24 '55 session with Monk. I presume that it will be included in this box set. (It would be cetainly be incomplete otherwise.)

There was supposed to be a 45 of the Evans/Miles "I Loves You Porgy" that would actually have been longer than the album track. Schaap included the longer solo on the Porgy and Bess box set but for some reason never spliced it to the head used on the album. (I made my own splice using pro-tools. It make a great version of the song.) There are bunch of concerts from the fall of '67 which I have copies of. They'd make a great box set.

Yes it is Leo Watson.

In honour of he death of Fayard Nicholas I've been re-looking at various films in which the Nicholas Brothers appear (yes even Orchestra Wives). Stormy Weather features several acts that are unidentified in the credits, the commentary track is worse than useless and IMDB seems to be mistaken (I don't see Coleman Hawkins or Jo Jones anywhere in the film). Does anyone have accurate information about this film? BTW is this the correct forum for this kind of query?

And many, many more!

So that explains it! Monday night I went to see Kieth Jarrett at Disney Hall. We had dinner at Pinot in the hall before hand and Jack Black came in with a pregnant woman and sits next to us. Then Charlie Haden and his wife joined them. I thought Jack Black was just a really hip guy who'd invited Charlie to the concert. It was interesting that nobody bothered Jack Black but a couple of people (I was one) came up to Haden to say they were fans. (I ran into him in the bathroom where somone else was already giving him props.

And many, many more!!!!!!

I thought it had only been shown on tv and never released for home video because of rights problems. If Amazon 's got it I guess I'm wrong.

I'm suprised no-one has mentioned that the booklets with the jazz series refer to them as "Chronogical" (sic) on the outside cover .

Kermit is no longer with Re-Birth but I saw him sit in with them at Joe's (?) in NO a couple of years ago. Great fun.

What's the BSN site?

Didn't Corky Hale (sp?) play harp as well as piano?

I have a poster of the uncropped version of the photo on the cover of Blue Train. I also have a Francis Wolf print from Mosaic obviously taken just a few seconds before or after the Blue Train photo, a signed print of the famous Herman Leonard picture of Dexter and smoke, and a print I bought from the Getty gallery in London of Miles by an unkown photographer. Looks like it was taken during the Miles Ahead sessions.

36! You were born after Coltrane died!! And that was just the day before yesterday. Happy Birthday you youngster you.

I'm a fan of the record "RAH" but I think that I've read that recent releases no longer include his version of "I'll be Seeing You" because the publishers complained about his changes to the lyrics (which were pretty funny). A friend of mine sent me a cdr of about 20 versions of Spring Can Really Hang you Up the Most. I sent him back Murphy's version saying I liked it best maybe because it was the first one I'd heard. He replied that he'd never heard it before but agreed with me. BTW Who first recorded "Spring"? Saw Murphy live a couple of times in the late sixties. Sort of took him for granted. Only later realized that not many jazz singers were that good.

Uhhhh... I don't think so. Happy Birthday Garth!!!

This is a great record. After I heard Please Mr. Webster on the Time-Life Webster box set went on a search for it. Finally had somone I knew at Warners records make me a CDR from the master tapes. One of my most prized possessions.

I think it's by St.Germaine and claims to sample a Miles and John Lee Hooker cut from the soundtrack of the film The Hot Spot. However there's no Miles to be heard, just John Lee. I can't remember the song title but when i get back to my office in a couple of days I think I can look it up.

I'm really enjoying this. The booklet and music bring all sorts of ideas and questions to mind. Allen do you want to carry on a discussion here or would you rather that we e-mail you directly?

So would some one please do a summing up and tell us who wrote what. Pretty please!!

Just got mine. Nice paackage. I'm really curious about this early stuff. BTW Is your earlier work about Pop Music also available?

Am I the onoy one who rally likes the texture of the box? (Is that too weird?)