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From The New York Times:

Harry Edison played on several RCA sessions by Shorty Rogers. He plays and is listed among the personnel on the 'Shorty Rogers Courts The Count' (RCA LJM1004) album. He is also on four of the tracks from 'The Big Shorty Rogers Express'(RCA LPM-1350) although his name does not appear there. The four tracks from this LP with Edison include 'At Home with Sweets' and 'Blues Express'. Edison was under contract with Verve at the time, which might explain his anonymous status. On that same album there is one alto sax players listed as Art Salt! Salt makes a rare appearance on tenor on 'Sweetheart of Sigmund Freud' on this album. Salt was under contract with Contemporary then.

Not much I can add but my thoughts are with you and your wife. Hope everything turns out fine in the end even if looks like it is going to be a rough weekend!

Joining the queue. E-mail sent!

The Art Farmer Lonehill release was originally issued as 'Group Therapy' by the New York Jazz Sextet (recorded December 1965 and January 1966). It came out on the Scepter label.

To be frank, I did not notice any difference in your posts. They all look grumpy to me Now that you are probably sobering up, hearty congratulations! Does that mean that you will now have a real job?

Lee Konitz 'Timespan' (Wave), to be followed by: Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound Ensemble 'Snurdy McGurdy and her Dancin' Shoes' (Nessa)

Went back to the original Elektra EKL-120 release. There is a small note on the back cover that read 'Copyright 1957 by the Elektra Corporation, 361 Bleeker St., New York City'. The liner notes to the original vinyl - by J.S.W. - ends with the following indication: TECHNICAL DATA: These recordings were made at Carl Fischer Concert Hall by David Hancock on a modified Ampex, Model 350, emplying two RCA MI3025A bi-directional ribbon microphones, a type now generally considered 'obsolete'. The tapes were edited in the New York studios of ELEKTRA and were subsequently mastered on a modified Presto 8DG lathe 'Bartok Studios) with fully automatic margin control, Van Eps cutterhead and a Capps RD cutting stylus equipped with heat. This record conforms to the RIAA curve. A stereophonic tape of the performance contained on this record is available at your dealer's (ELEKTRATAPE #7-8). Track 3 side B is listed as 'Reflections of Buhainia' (Draper BMI)

Michael, was hoping that YOU would be able to supply an answer. The Janet Thurlow Cleveland date sounds like a recent enterprise. Except for some trumpet and piano, there is no soloist. All ensemble playing. Instrumentation sounds like: one trumpet, two trombones, tenorsaxophone, baritone saxophone, piano, bass and drums. Found this at the Jazz Record Center. When I asked Fred Cohen for some background, he could not provide. The CD is real short but also real good!

Some New Jazz had laminated covers, others had non-laminated covers. I have pulled out some of the Eric Dolphy originals I bought when they came out: - Out There (NJ 8252) has laminated cover, - At The Five Spot (NJ 8260) has laminated cover, - Far Cry (NJ 8270) has non-laminated cover. No clear pattern there!

Found this CD while in New York this week: THE JIMMY CLEVELAND JAZZ OCTET FEATURING JANET THURLOW CLEVELAND This seems to be a privately produced album. A short one: 7 tunes totalling 26'37 seconds. Janet Thurlow Cleveland who is featured on what looks to me like a decades old photo on the cover sings on all seven tunes. Tracks listing is: - I've Got a Crush on You - Don't Worry About Me - I Can't Believe You're in Love With Me - Here's That Rainy Day - Eyes of Love - If You Could See Me Now - Eclipse This is out on J.C. Recordings. No album number. A google search proved vain. The liner sheets include a short biography of Janet Thurlow Cleveland, some of her musical credits and the short list of recordings she appears on (with Lionel Hampton and Charles Mingus. Even if her voice falters from time to time Janet Thurlow remains a very interesting singer. The excellent octet that accompanies her remains unnamed. The arranger(s) remain(s) anonymous. No details about the album is given. Anybody has info on this recording.

The cover of the original LP issue of 'Iron Man'on the Douglas label is the one at top. The lower one was used for a reissue.

The French Fremeaux label issued a 2CD set that had all takes (including all three takes of the 'Victory Ball' 1949 Metronome All Stars session with Dizzy, Navarro, Miles, Bird et al) of all the Metronome and Esquire All Stars dates from 1939 to 1950. http://www.fremeaux.com/pages/catalogue/fi...pg_Jazz-591.htm Excellent compilation. Sound is pretty good!

The two albums Dave -ell recorded for Atlantic 'Jazz & Romantic Places' and 'Love Story' are also outstanding. As on many Pell albums, the trumpet player is Don Fagerquist and he is his usual impeccable self on both. Bob Gordon is also on the first album. 'Love Story' was reissued on a Collectable CD that also included the Atlantic Dick Katz 'Piano and Pen' album instead of the second Pell Atlantic session.

Vinyls spinning this evening: - Warne Marsh 'Warne Out' (Interplay), with Jim Hughart and Nick Ceroli, - Johnny Hartman 'Live At Sometime' (Trio) with Roland Hanna and George Mraz, - Joel Futterman 'Inneraction' (JDF) with Jimmy Lyons, Richard Davis and Robert Adkins I have cleaned my ears and ready to enjoy all three!

Good Doctor, what you are discovering is what older fans born and raised in vinyl land and time have claimed for ages. Out of the 50 Mosaics that have come my way, about two third have been vinyls. Purchased them back in the time when Mosaic was an all vinyl company claiming they would stick to vinyl. Until they had to go the CD way. The non-vinyl Mosaics I have bought are those that came out in the CD format only. Even if I can understand the politics of dropping vinyl after demand for quality LPs went down, I still am angry at Cuscuna for going back on his word of not letting fans of vinyls down. The sounds of the Mosaic vinyls are so much more alive than the CD versions. Too bad most of the Mosaic LP sets were given the kiss of death. Maybe with the revival of the vinyl, Mosaic will return to its senses and give its customers the choice of reissue material.

couw, you're a sick cat!

She was pretty big in France with her first album. Radio stations kept playing it. Magnum Photos headoffices in Paris used her album as background music whenever their phone lines were busy. Got sick of her voice. And of her streetsinger bit! Planning to avoid her new one until proved wrong! Give me Billie Holiday, the one and only!

how's this one stack up.? Love Marsh like many round here. Is this as cool as the title suggests. Anyone seen this on CD ?? Gave this vinyl a quick hearing. It is one that needs much more careful listening to get into all its subtilities. Good to hear Warne Marsh with a bass and drums support. Nick Ceroli was one of the drums masters who was into a lot of stimulating records. Marsh overdubs on tenor on a 'Duet' track. The album seems to have seen a CD reincarnation from Discovery on a reissue going by the name of 'Warne Marsh Groups Noteworthy'. Constantly amazed at the poor showing of albums from Marsh in the record stores especially when you have to go through hundreds of albums by several Marsalises in the same area!

Chris Sheridan wrote the notes to both Mosaic Count Basie Complete Roulette Live Recordings and the Complete Roulette Studio Recordings. But I'm pretty sure, you already got these... He wrote a number of liner notes for Steeplechase including Walt Dickerson's 'Serendipity'

Tom, very sorry to hear this! And too bad that the streetdoor to your building was closed when I dropped by two weeks ago for a person-to-person delivery. Would have loved to meet the characters inhabiting the streetlevel lodgings! Will give a good listen to BFT19 this weekend and ready to loan you my copy when I'll be done.

Next MustHave Dolphy album should be Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot (with Booker Little). It's available on OJC. You'll get kicks out of that one! And watch out: Dolphys are very addictive substances...

Lon, this might be it. The August 1957 Jam Session item I mentioned was picked up from the Tom Lord discography. The only two tunes mentioned there are 'Someone to Watch Over Me' and 'Goin' to Chicago'. What you are listing - with the added titles - is even more exciting!

Was at Iridium on Sunday to listen to Bob Dorough. He announced the passing away of Joe Bushkin. And played a superb version of 'Oh Look At Me Now!'

Late at the party, once more! And since your birthday was rotten hope the rest of the year makes it up for that. Happy Birthday, Monsieur Connaisseur!