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I think the official cause was heart attack but the absence of an autopsy has left many questions. Best report (and probably most accurate) I have read on Morrison's final days: http://www.idafan.com/book-StephenDavis-RSexcerpt.htm The story does not mention that it took three or four days for the news of his death to be reported. I was working at the AP in Paris back then. The NY head office messaged its Paris bureau that there was a rumor of Morrison's death days after it occured. I was the only one in the office to be aware of Morrison's presence in Paris (I had seen him a few weeks earlier walking with friends once in the Latin Quarter and another time when he was looking at books at one of the bouquinistes stand on the Seine river banks). If I remember right, it was the US embassy that confirmed his death.

My computer sometimes behaves in a quirky way but the message function works just fine!

Vic Dickenson (RCA England, stereo) Mosaic should reissue those Albert McCarthy sessions Wonderful music!

I have not seen this box in Paris stores in a long time. Got mine on Chuck Nessa's insistance several years ago when it was still readily available! Thanks once more Chuck

Ruth Lion's passing away hurts as much as a death in the family

Tommy Flanagan 'The Cats' (New Jazz, mono) The back cover has a PREVIEW COPY stamp and a 4.98 price sticker!

Red Garland 'Bright and Breezy' (Jazzland Japan)

Some other very annoying examples were those round stickers which showed world maps that adorned the covers of many Riverside/Japan vinyl reissues from Japan. Gave up trying to remove them after ruining a couple of LP covers

Manny Albam 'Jazz Workshop' (RCA Victor, mono)

I gave up trying to remove those PRE stickers a long time ago! Don't know if they use Gorilla Glue but they're evil

And there's also George Wallington and Annie Ross standing around Lionel Hampton. They left the band shortly after the start of the tour. That's Art Farmer standing at far left (with hat). Jimmy Cleveland is in foreground, kneeling beneath Wallington and Hampton. Anthony Ortega is seen above Wallington.

Charlie Parker Verve Complete box, discs 9 (the Gil Evans session) and 10 (the Cole Porter sessions)

Serge Chaloff is listed as playing baritone sax and bass clarinet on a February 6, 1946 session for Decca by the Jimmy Dorsey Orechestra (in the discography that is included in the Vladimir Simosko book on Chaloff).

I can spot Anthony Ortega (with white shirt, next to Hampton in the first group shot), Jimmy Cleveland, Quincy Jones at far left on the main group shot. Would Clifford Brown be the man at far left on the opening still? Not really sure! Great clip, Marcel

Freddie Redd 'Jazz Is' (Trio records) with Henry Franklin and Carl Burnett

A Very Happy Birthday To You

Many thanks, Eric Makes sense!

Would like informations on two obscure Art Pepper sessions... first a session with Phil Woods. This was mentioned by Bruce Lundvall in the notes on the inner sleeve of Elektra Musician releases back in 1982. Nothing seems to have come of this, the other is a March 1975 session in Pasadena with Anthony Ortega, Zoot Sims, Harold Land, Bobby Hutcherson Barney Kessel, Vic Feldman, Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins. One track 'Cool Blues' surfaced recently on a Japanese release 'Pepper Jam + 1' on Interplay Is there more to this Pasadena date?