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Bill Frissell recorded a soundtrack for Go West. I played it along with the film and only had to pause a couple of times to keep it in sync. Fun to do. when in iwas in college I used to create soundtracks for silent film screenings. I still rmember using Charlie Mingus to accompany a chase scene Chaplin's The Kid. Everybodys seemed to like it but I caught Hell for using Delarue's music from Jules and Jim for the sentimental parts of the film.

It's nice to hear the band in an informal setting but I must admit I don't enjoy this as much as most of my other Ellington recordings. It does give you a sense of how loose they could be in person. And it is ( or they are) a bargain. Also I think this is one of the sets where they play Ornithology as part of How High the Moon.

Anyone know about this?: Bill Evans/Lee Konitz - Play The Arrangements Of Jimmy Giuffre (Lonehill Jazz 193) May 30 — 1959; with Warne Marsh, Hal McKusick, Jimmy Giuffre, Roy Haynes and Jim Hall; octets and nonets I found this on Jazzmatazz and hitting the link to CDUniverse I learned that it's "digitally remastered". According to the Bill Evans discography site (which I can't seem to access right now) it's a Konitz date. What's surprising is that it's from 1958. I thought sessions had to be 50 years old to get the Lonehill treatment. And is it really "digitally remastered"? Could they have legally obtained the master tapes? Does Lonehill do any completely legal releases?

Sackville?!!

Good point. I was shocked ("shocked I tell you") to learn how much editing George Avakian used in creating not only Miles Ahead but even the Louis Armstrong-WC Handy record. And as I remember it there is only one cut that is a complete take on the complete Tijuauna Moods.

A few thoughts on the subject: For most of us the history of jazz is the history of recordings. By this I don't just mean that we don't know what Buddy Bolden sounded like. (And btw Danny Banks claimed he heard Bolden. Maybe he described what he heard to Wynton Marsalis!? ) Rather what I mean is that we tend to presume that recordings represent what was happenning at the time. But that's not always true. It's often pointed out that the Armstrong Hot 5s and 7s were just recording groups. When they were made Pops was performing live with a big band. And I think we also get influences confused because we tend to emphasize when records were made rather than when they were released. Sometimes it's even difficult to find out the latter-- I've been trying unsuccesfully to do a chronology of Miles's release dates in the late 40's and 50's-- though I'm gradually getting it done. Miles is a good example: through the 60s his studio recordings were not particulalry representative of his live performances. And most of the Birth of the Cool recordings were released long after the brief life of the nontet. (I think the first 10" Lp release was not called Birth of the Cool.) Someone coming to him new today would have no idea why In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew sounded so revolutionary at the time, because recent reissues contain some of the earlier cuts with guitar which were not released till long after IASW and BB came out.

That means you must have listened to Jack the Bear by now. If it sounds fine then they've drastically improved the sound from the Centennial Box.

Don Pullen's "Solo Piano Record" on Sackville. Just cause no one's mentioned it. There are a couple of Elllington solos from the late 30's that Columbia's never released on cd (I think).

$125,000!!!?? Is he playing stadiums? Where'd you get that figure?

Only once-- and I've seen hundreds of bad movies. But I was watching the much praised "Chant of Jmmy Blackstmith" (I think that's the title) at the Cannes film Festival no less, when my lovely wife turned to me and said "If there's one more shot of a fly buzzing against a screen I'm walking out." There was and we did.

Wow, what a great thread. I'm really impressed that so many people didn 't just follow what I would think was received opinion. Eg. I would expect: Miles: KOB, Trane: ALS, Bill Evans: Sunday at the VV, Wes: The Incredible Jazz Guitar etc I must admit that most of these would have been my choices. Now I want to give a closer listen to some of these other cds. Though I don't really think I'm going to like any Wes Montgomery record more than The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of...

I think there was a one-ff tv show with that name. Ahmed Jamal and Ben Webster groups. Produced by Robert Herridge who also did The Sound of jazz and the Sound of Miles Davis.

I think -- but am not sure-- that they are a series of interviews done for a biography of Ellington that was abandond when the writer realized that EKE was never going to be entirely forthcoming.

I often listen to new cds while I work out. So the answer depends on how good I'm being about my regime. Also listen a lot in the car so a couple of tripts to LA a month clears up the backlog. In fact if I have nothing to listen to in the car I'll swing by Amoeba on the way home to get a couple of cds.

I posted your question to the Duke-Lym list and got the following response: Could you give me a few lines from the letter? I know of one instance from the Carter-Harmon tapes where Ellington (sort of inexplicably) read a letter out loud and as I recall it was backstage in Las Vegas with lots of stage noise in the background. This would be around 1964 to 1965. Annie

So is Mingus on it? Or is he just listed above as a composer? Also is this Sue's label?

This is listed on Jazzmatazz. Anyone know anything about it?

Amram is name checked in a popular childrens' song by Raffi. I can't rememeber the exact line. I'l have to see if I still have any of my kids' old tapes. Or ask my wife-- who has a much better memory for lyrics than I do. A friend of mine who was driving cab in Toronto during the 70's once phoned to excitedly tell me that he'd just picked up David Amram and Rambling Jack Elliot in front of Rochdale College-- a place notorioius for drugs at the time.

I usually buy cds on-line from CdUniverse but they didn't have the Duke Ellington Treasury shows vol11 (At least I couldn't find it.) So I went to Amazon. They had it at $28.99 For the Helluvit I clicked on "used and new from" and saw it was available new from someone called Caiman.com for $20.99! So I ordered it along with another cd that was cheaper from them, paid with Amazon one click and got the cd in the mail a week later. (After receiving e-mail notices from Caiman telling me when it was shipped and giving tracking information.) I don't get it: Is Amazon trying to put itself out of business?

Does the Jamal have Ray Crawford on guitar?

Actually I just bought it from the iTunes Music Store and am listening to it right now. I should have bought a hard copy but when I saw it there I couldn't resist having right away. Needed some new music this morning. Seems to be a mixture of new Van compositions and some standards with a jazz backing. I love it but i suspect that if you're not a fan of The Man this won't change your mind. But since you are a fan I suggest getting it right away.

This was forwarded to me by my friend Mike Goodwin. He has Katherine's permission to circulate it. >I am Katherine Gogel, John Stubblefield's girlfriend. > >Since 4th March, John has been at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx. The >cancer had begun to gain strength since January, causing much pain. For 9 >days in February John went to Beth Israel Hospital to deal with the >pain. He wanted to return to the nursing home. The pain continued and >his oncologist recommended that he move to Calvary, which is a hospice. > >Since John arrived at Calvary, he has been bed ridden. He receives enough >morphine that most of the time he sleeps. It is a very hard time for all >of us, and a very lonely time for John. I live in Massachusetts and his >sister lives in Arkansas. When I visit John, I live there in his room, >rarely leaving. I spend several days to a week when I go. He is quiet >most of the time. We listen to some music and watch funny movies. When >John smiles his face glows. I spend a lot of time massaging his feet and >moving his legs, which he no longer can move himself. > >Sue Mingus is bringing out a recording soon. It involves the big band, >the orchestra and the dynasty. In October John and I went to the >recording studio, where he conducted the big band to record the 3 Mingus >pieces, which John had arranged. When the recording comes out, do look >for it. Since the end of March, the Fez is no longer. The Mingus Big >Band now performs at the Iridium on Tuesday nights. The orchestra is at >Joe's Pub. Being that you are in California, this will not affect you >until you come eastwards. I am glad you had an opportunity to enjoy John >on stage. We all miss him. > >Please feel free to get in touch with me. If you want to write to John, >here is the address: >John Stubblefield >room 613 N >Calvary Hospital >1740 Eastchester Rd. >Bronx, NY 10461 > >peace, >Katherine Gogel

Anyone remember her in "The Girl Can't Help It"? (I think Bobby Troupe might have written the title tune-- even thogh Little Richard sings it).

Just saw a documentary on TNT about the producer/songwriter Arther Freed. Mainly about Band Wagon, Singing in the Rain etc but a short bit near the end on The Subterraneans. IN an interview Previn says he read the book and agreed to do the film then got a script that was a completely different story. (That may not be an accurate indication of exactly what he said-- I wasn't paying close attention.)

Whre does the Bud Shank/Laurendo Almeda (sp?) Brasiliance Lp fit into all this? I'm pretty sure it precedes Jazz Samba.