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The Black Bottom! I remember it being a really small place. (I could be wrong-- it was 60 years ago.)

In the early '80s a music publisher I knew went to see the Byrds at one of their reunion concerts and offered to help them buy back their publishing contracts on the songs they'd written if they put up half the money. He said they explained that they were all broke from their freewheeling earlier days and couldn't come up with the cash. He bought the rights himself and a few years later, with the coming of cds and reissues he made a a huge profit. I would hope that they got something for the reissues but as we old know most of the the money from catalogue sales and broadcasts goes to the publishers.

Wasn't Bitch's Brew his highest selling record ever? (Though I think, over time, KOB surpassed it again.)

That's great! (But are you sure it's the last?)

Thanks . I should have checked first: I do have that session on a a cd called "Ellington: the British Connection". (Those Chrongogical Classics are getting rarer and more expensive ever day.)

IS that available anywhere?

Yes. But Did select ever do anything like that?

I think it comes to about 70 recordings including some that were unissued.

I had exactly the same response to Infinite Jest. One of the few books I've never finished after reading 100 pages. (And I love Pynchon). Also agree about MacDonald.

The Harrod book Ghost references lists the extant shows and the Lp releases. A brief comparison of the 2 suggests that a lot-- but not all-- of the Lps are from shows that no longer exist (as far as we know right now).

Saw the Alvin Ailey dance troupe a couple of weeks ago and was very impressed by the opening number "Finding Free" which had music I'm presuming was written specifically for it by Matthew Whitaker. I really liked the music but listening to some of his albums on Spotify do not find them nearly as interesting. Anyone here heard him recently and have an opinion?

I have both volumes. I think Peter Losin's presumption that there was more music than that released here is based on the brevity of the last set. I'm not sure but I'll ask him. Stardust is, I believe, the entire song but it's a feature for Stitt with no Miles.

Rick Moranis said that they were once planning a sequel: "Spaceballs 3-- the Search for Spaceballs 2".

I'm surprised that no one has discussed the Mingus. I really like it. the liner notes led me to expect the bass to be almost inaudible and the bass playing to be weak. I didn't find either to be true. The ensemble playing is really tight (though I may prefer the looseness of the old Workshop recordings) and Danny Richmond is his usual kick ass self.

IIRC he used to perform with "Andy and the Bey Sisters" in Toronto in the '60s.

What does this refer to?

Hey, me too!

Some but not a lot.

I have. So has Miles '65. (I'm presuming you mean the irregularly held Ellington Conferences. There is no international Ellington Society. The conferences are put on by individual groups from different countries. I don't think there's one scheduled at the moment. )

Thanks.

There's a cd of that with Bird's performance added.

Isn't the one I listed a different record?

I ordered it from Amazon about a month ago and it still hasn't come.

Listening to the local college radio station on Saturday and heard something I really liked which turned out to be a Rashied Ali record that was just released this year! Rashied Ali Quintet Blues for Rashied (feat. Frank Lowe) Sidewalks In Motion (feat. Frank Lowe) Survival Records 2025 Rashied Ali - drums Frank Lowe - saxophone Jumaane Smith - trumpet Andrew Bemkey - piano Joris Teepe - bass

I was listening to the local college radio station and the announcer mentioned that Nimbus West was started here in Santa Barbara and recorded at least one of their records at the local Lobero Theater (where Charles Lloyd plays every year-- often on his birthday). This article suggests that, though they did record the piano solos at the Lobero, the company was based in LA. Anyone know if the Lobero Theater is even the one in SAnta Barbara? https://www.analogplanet.com/content/horace-tapscott-tom-albach-and-story-nimbus-west-records-part-2