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Are we not counting bootlegs? There are many recordings of Bird from the Pershing Hotel Ballroom: http://www.plosin.com/milesahead/BirdQuery.aspx

Am I the only one who can only one who can't get the "active" format?

By white people?

You're a good man.

I've somehow got a disc's worth of Infidel's outtakes on my computer and it's way better than the original release, so I'm looking forward to this.

Thanks for this.

Is that the one from the Savory collection? IIRC they used recordings he supplied when they wanted a "sequel" to the Carnegie Hall set. Are the Manhattan Room discs from Savory? And are they a licensed release?

Damn right. And the ad doesn't even mention Cecil Taylor.

A Love Supreme?

Can't find the credits for this but I wonder if Bill Evans gets one.

Been listening to it on my headphones at the Y this morning. So far it's been nothing but great music and great sound. Reminded me of how exciting the music seemed when I started hearing it 60 years ago. (I know this music is only 50 years old, but it's not that different from what I used to hear in the early '60s.)

I met Pat Martino in the elevator of a cheap hotel a few years ago when he was just starting his "comeback". Seemed like a nice guy especially considering I condescendingly asked if he had a gig when I saw his guitar and he had to explain who he was.

Royalties to performers depend on their contracts. In jazz usually the leader of the group gets them unless the group is a co-operative. Sometimes the royalties go to a group or other legal entity. I have a vague memory (I have many vague memories) that Bill Wyman still owns a small piece of the Rolling Stones.

Funny, I just tested Spotify by trying the Bird at Town Hall 1945 but couldn't find it. I guess you can't search by label. (I tested it years ago by seeing if they had the alternate take of the Prez Smith/Jones Lady be Good and much to my surprise they did.)

My wife spent an afternoon interviewing Brian at his home near Lake Arrowhead while he was preparing for his Smile tour. Part of the time he sat at the piano and played things for her asking her opinion. She says he was charming. Unfortunately the magazine for which she for which she was working folded before the interview was published.

Just got this on my FB feed: https://store.errollgarner.com/products/symphony-hall-concert-single-lp-cd-digital?fbclid=IwAR3zxOu0-GuAuJ-EDfcoo_0gIfLjsIWFYmVUODCLQ3u2dFBgFfviKIx23s4

Friend of mine who collects jazz films had a visit from Watts who requested to see footage of Big Sid Catlett. First saw The Stones in 1966. I think I was the oldest person in the audience.

A famous stand for them.

I loved The Clash but only saw them live once on a double bill with the English Beat. I remember thinking they must have thought it was counter revolutionary to get the audience off, while The English Beat represented everything the Clash talked about just by their presence. OTOH I've heard people who saw the same show say that the Clash changed their life that night. (IIRC It was at the Palladium in LA.)

I didn't know that. On the presumption it's on Spotify I'll have to give it a listen.

You probably know this but Marshall Mcluhan's Phd dissertation was about the thunderclaps in Finnegan's Wake. And y ou probably noticed that I just spelled it wrong. Why is there no apostrophe?

Seriously, I'm impressed.

I downloaded and have listened to this Harriot release several times and really enjoyed it. I'm a little confused by the notes. Was this music once considered "free"? Seems to me each of the tracks has a (slightly complex) theme followed by some improvisation followed by a restatement of the theme-- just like most bop tracks.

Got this on my Facebook feed this am. https://store.errollgarner.com/products/liberation-in-swing-centennial-edition-limited-edition-boxed-set?utm_source=social&utm_medium=ad&utm_campaign=audiophile&fbclid=IwAR3Y7rSNB3bFxReJ65XlFCfm8agv37JNwImf1OAHSxZoR-ElZRLVIYORKqU

I loved it when it was new.