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Though both Rubin and Gross seem to think that Roberta Flack wrote the song.

The interesting thing about the box set is that you get to hear the numbers in the order in which they were recorded. However the box set leaves out the "chatter" which most of us now consider part of the document. I've used the box set and the single cds to create my own "day in the life" cds for those 2 days in May and October '56. Done the same for the December 24 '54 session with Monk-- the box set leaves out the argumment between Monk and Miles.

I saw Harriot with Shake Keene (sp?) and Phil Seeman at the Marquis Club in the summer of '64. the next week I went and there was a group I presumed were going to play jazz: The Yardbirds. Harriot impressed me more. But I was so much older then.... I'm with the consensus here: Liked Abstract, but not impressed with fusion record.

I dunno. And since I can't get any of them off the air where I live, I'll have to wait till they give the time or a traffic report to tell.

If you have iTunes and click on "radio" and then "Jazz" you get a choice of about 15 stations, 10 of which would probably be of interest to this group. I don't know why I haven't used this before. Maybe because there's a pretty good local NPR/Jazz station I'm usually tuned to. Anyway here's the line-up. Anyone recommend any of these stations? Right now I'm listening to World Jazz Federation. But MacVooty radio is hard to resist. aTTeNTioN sPaN raDiO 1 24 kbps A mix of instrumental jazz, funk and rock from the years 1969 to the present aTTeNTioN sPaN raDiO 1 56 kbps A mix of instrumental jazz, funk and rock from the years 1969 to the present aTTeNTioN sPaN raDiO 2 56 kbps Solos, Duets, Trios and X-tets from the years 1969 to the present DI.fm Modern Jazz 128 kbps The likes of Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus and many others DI.fm Modern Jazz 56 kbps The likes of Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus and many others KKJZ Live 56 kbps Jazz from California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) KKJZ Live 32 kbps Jazz from California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) KSBR 56 kbps From Classic to Contemporary/Funk to Fusion - it's Jazz! KSBR 24 kbps From Classic to Contemporary/Funk to Fusion - it's Jazz! MacVooty Radio 32 kbps All Slim Gaillard -- The Flat Foot Floogie with the Floy Floy Radio Reposado 48 kbps Jazz and electronica from Cuernavaca, MX radioioJAZZ 64 kbps Independent, original, digital Jazz radioioJAZZ 32 kbps Independent, original, digital Jazz SmoothJazz.com 128 kbps A new breed of smooth jazz radio SmoothJazz.com 32 kbps A new breed of smooth jazz radio The Spirit of Jazz 96 kbps In The Style of S. F. `s Legendary KJAZ WJYC - Jazz Y Clave 56 kbps The Best of Latin Jazz and Salsa, via Mike Villafane from Freehold, NJ WNCU 24 kbps North Carolina Central University's Jazz Radio World Jazz Federation Radio 32 kbps The World Jazz Federation - broadcasting since 1991

Joe (and I should thank Joe publicly here--he helped me get this project started long ago by sending me a copy of Patricia Willard's essay), are you sure Kuller was talking about the title song? That's interesting, because Willard doesn't mention it being censored in any manner or having a verse dropped. The song that sparked the most controversy was "I've Got a Passport From Georgia," which provoked death threats from the Glendale KKK. Allegedly the song was dropped from the show, although Kuller told Willard that it wasn't (all other accounts say it was, and it certainly wasn't recorded). The title song does contain sardonic references to the South, so maybe I should double-check with Willard via e-mail this weekend to see if she remembers Kuller saying anything about that. Sid Kuller was his full name. He was working on the screenplay for the Marx Brothers' THE BIG STORE when the concept for JUMP FOR JOY was hatched one night during a party at his house. No, I'm not sure at all. Patrica Willard is certainly a better source than I am. I suspect that there's an audio tape of that panel around somewhere. I can try to find out if Patricia doesn't know.

Anyone heard this yet? Is it worth paying extra for the VME edition? The original cd seems to be available.

At an Ellington conference in LA in the 80's they did a panel discussion on Jump for Joy. Panelists included Herb Jeffries and Kuller (what was his first name) who wrote lyrics and was the main producer of the show. He was still pissed off that the recording of the title song had been censored and a verse about the South left out. BTW I think the Smithsonian Lp and tape is Oop. But you can still got to the Mayan Theater where the show was performed. The orchestra seats have been removed and it's now a club. (Or was a few years ago.)

I just got this and love it. Saw Christlieb once in concert and was knocked out. Only other thing I knew him for was a a version of "Prelude to a Kiss" on the Glengarry -Glenross soundtrack. I wish the liner notes said a bit more about the 3 bonus cuts. And what's with the sound of Levy's piano? Especialy in the higher keys it sounds metallic and harpsichord-like. Is that because of the piano he's using or is it just the way it's miked?

Which would make it the only 50's-60's Miles Columbia stuff not in a box set.

And of course you can always go Prez & Lady Day Lady Day & Tony Scott Tony Scott & Belafonte (I am sure of this one). But when did Maynard Ferguson play with Belafonte?

1.Prez 2.Prez and Ben Webster on The Sound of Jazz. 2. Ben Webster on 2 cuts of Belafonte Sings the Blues. Actually I'm not sure of that and don't have a copy of the record but as I remember it Ben Webster and Roy Eldridge play on 2 cuts. But maybe it's just another of those acid flashbacks.

This is Mark Cantor's explanation of the provenance of the JATP footage. > In terms of the Norman Granz footage, the short subject / featurette (which > was meant to revisit the earlier success that Granz and Mili had with "Jammin' > the Blues") was never completed at the time of production in 1951. There were > sound/image sync problems, and Granz once told me that he "just didn't like > the damn thing at all." And so it disappeared for decades with only vague > rumors of its existence. > > The film was "rediscovered" some nine years ago by a Granz employee; to the > best of my knowledge he copied the footage, and there was some very limited > circulation among collectors at this time. There was also an attempt to > create a documentary around the footage, but this also failed to gain Granz's > approval. But it too soon entered the realm of film and video collectors. > And so these two films floated around for a while, one in a raw, unedited form and > the other in the form of a documentary. Next came the Japanese laser disk, which > was cleaned and polished to a great degree. It appears that what is on your > DVD might be one of the earlier "incantations" of the material.

Cambridge had a great one that they discontinued. Now I see they have a new model but I've never heard it. You can read about it at hifi.com.

I inferred from the notes that the Feb 17 recording was done in the club rather than off tghe air. (Or was it one of the other dates? I'm to lazy to go look it up.)

I hate to admit it, but I wasn't much into Jimi when he was alive. Passed up a chance to hear him at a reasonably small hall in Toronto. I came to him through Gil Evans so my favorite is Little Wing. Followed by Angel.

I suspect that the Feb 17 date (my birthday! I turned 8 that day) has never been released because the sound is so bad. Probably the loudest surface noises I've ever heard on a legal release. But still not enough to keep me from being glad I got this. I'm surprised they didn't give a stronger warning on the cover. I expect that retailers are going to get some returns. Hey maybe it's justt my copy and I should try to trade it for another..

Since he missed his appearance with the Basie Band for the "Sound of Jazz" broadcast, it was. But I think he did record with the "Basie All-stars" at the Columbia recording session for the Lp that took place a couple of days before the broadcast.

Jazzmatazz keeps listing a "Gerry Mulligan Songbook" set. Any word on that?

Anybody hear the new Jams Moody on Savoy? Opinions? Worth getting?

In LA there was a GIANT poster of Miles for the Apple "Think different" campaign.

Thanks for the advice. I got hold of this and it's definitely an example of Pepper being over-influenced by Coltrane. I've only watched/listened to it a couple of times but so far don't care for it very much. I'd rather listen to the real thing-- either Trane or Art. It's also about his only recording from 1964.

Ooops. After I sent that last post I found the answer myself in David Meeker's invaluable book "Jazz in the Movies". He lists it as "Jazz from Studio '61" and it's in fact produced by Robert Herridge who produced both The Sound of Jazz and The Sound of Miles Davis.

And what's the story on the Jamal -Webster footage? Looks like it's from a tv show similar to the Sound of Jazz. o

I had thought that "Improvisation" was never completed. The jazz film collector Mark Cantor once found the visuals from Ballade and synched it to the music himself! Then it (Ballade) showed up on a cdrom called Living Jazz that was put together by Herbie Hancock. Later I read that Improvisation was available on a Lazer Disc from Japan. The technical quality of this material is so good it makes the rest look pretty bad. I've got a VHS of Sound of Jazz that's a bit better and more complete ( it has commercials for other CBC shows). My Japanese Lazer Disc of Sound of Miles Davis is also better. There are good prints of Jammin' around because it's owned by Warner Brothers and was put out in a Lazer Disc box set along with several other things of interest to Jazz fans. A few years ago CBS had to borrow a print of The Sound of Jazz from a collector so they probably don't have a better print. But the director (Jack Smight) gave one to the UCLA film library so that should be good. Boy I wish it would get released legitimately. I've tried but ran into AFofM problems. BTW I tried to answer you in one post but couldn't figure out how to break up your quotes. Can anyone out there advise me?