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The name is Berenice Abbott. A great photographer who specialised in views of New York, may of them have become classics. She also was in Paris in the '20s. She studied there with Man Ray and sculptor Emile Bourdelle. More about her here

I bought a LP copy of the soundtrack for the film 'Man And Boy' in the '70s when JJ Johnson was away from the jazz scene. Jazz content is nil. The LP album does not say much about the film which looks like a black spaghetti western with Bill Cosby in the title role. Jay Jay composed ,usic obviously inspired by Ennio Morricone. Bill Withers sings the opening track : The Theme from 'Man And Boy'. There is no musicians list. There is a good harmoni player on some of the tracks. Quincy Jones is credited with 'Musical Supervision'.

Anybody heard the 'Latin Side' album Clare Fischer recorded with the Netherlands Metropole Orchestra? That NMO seems to have made a number of albums (for the Austrian TMD label) that should be interesting. Musicians like Lee Konitz, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims, Bill Holman, Nick Brignola and others have recorded CDs with them. I have a 'A Flower Is a Lonesome Thing' CD on Koch Jazz which has Bud Shank and Bob Cooper (not together) soloing with the NMO. They even list an album by Dutch (??) singer Greetje Kauffeld 'My Favorite Ballads' where the NMMO backs the singer with specials guests Stan Getz and Thad Jones.

I had the same problem that Brad had with the heat. Left the CD player inside the car in the shade during one of those very hot Summer days. Thought I would be back to the car very quickly but things happened. Got back to the car after several hours. The car was in the sun by then. The CD player would not work. It was out of action until the next visit to the garage. I don't drive to work (Paris transit system works fine) except on Sundays. The car stays in a private parking. I don't leave the CD player in the car there. I do most of my driving on holidays. The CD player stays inside the car most of the time then.

The Valerie Wilmer book 'As Serious As Your Life' is a very good book indeed. There is also a French book that deals with the subject 'Free Jazz, Black Power' by Philippe Carles and Jean-Louis Comolli. This originally came out in the '70s and has been republished in pocketbook format by Gallimard/Folio. But it's all in French!

I bow my French head in shame to confirm that most of the bad BN-Manhattan pressings originated from the Pathe-Marconi pressing plant in Chatou, west of Paris. The plant there used the dreaded DMM mastering system. At the time BN made a lot of false claims about the quality of those pressings. All of the albums should have been dumped into the Seine river that flows near the damn plant.

Excellent album I have enjoyed ever since it was released. Still have the original Blue Nole LP. Donald Byrd was really playing then. And it's one of Jackie Mac's best sideman date.

What you've found is the original release of the sides that have been reissued in the Art Tatum Complete Pablo Solo Masterpieces. The Clef albums came with a sketch of Tatum by artist David Stone Martin. If you paid a good price for your set and it's in very good shape, you've been lucky. Not really that rare but you have hours of pleasure ahead of you! This is great music!

Just a wild guess! This first came out in Japan as a Polydor CD and it probably was not available to Galaxy when they released the Complete Art Pepper box.

Would also recommend Don Ewell's 'Man Here Plays Fine Piano', a great Good Time Jazz 1957 session (out on OJC) with veterans Darnell Howard, Pops Foster and Minor Hall. Highly enjoyable date. Plus one of the very best sound that ever produced by aster engineer Roy DuNann! The title says it all. Don Ewell plays mighty fine piano! There's another GTJ album by the same crew 'Music to Listen to Don Ewell By' which is also very good.

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Astrud Gilberto is fine with me. But in small doses. I tend to find her singing monotonous on a long stretch. But I really enjoyed the 'Look to the Rainbow' Verve album she did with Gil Evans. Evans matched the drone-like charm of Astrud's voice with the provocative architecture of his orchestrations. A very interesting combination!

Should't have drunk that much! Where is that damn hole? http://vapaatila.net/alko/promillelukko/hutikka_v0_13.html

Webster Young was on that Jackie McLean session which was spread over several albums including 'A Long Drink of the Blues', one of those marvellous and informal Prestige jam sessions. Will have to give a fresh listen to those Webster Young Plays Miles VGM LPs! Remember them as being sort of on the off side.

Sad news for admirers of this little know - but excellent - trumpet player. From AP:

Claude, no problem with reajusting content to fit CD length. It makes sense! What has been done to the Mulligan track list continuity does not!

Clare Fischer also shows up on electric piano on the excellent Art Pepper 'Tokyo Debut' album on Galaxy recorded during a 1976 Japanese tour by the Cal Tjader Septet.

Any idea why Mosaic decided to go unchronological on that Mulligan set? All the Mosaics I have (and I have plenty) have disc 1 starting with the first chronological side, then the second and so forth. Disc 1 of the Mulligan box starts with 'Sweet And Slow' that was recorded at the third Verve CJB session. Then more sides from that third session. The very first recorded track 'I'm Gonna Go Fishin' is track 8 on disc 1. Sides from the second session follow. It's a bit like getting into a good book which opens with Chapter 3

Gerry Mulligan 'Complete Verve CJB', discs 1/2 (Mosaic) Cedar Walton 'Live at The Left Banl' (32) John Williams/Spike Robinson 'Welcome Back' (Marshmallow) Larry Young 'Mother Ship' (BN)

That's fine, But what about this Thelonious?

Very nice, that debut trio album 'First Time Out'. It also enabled listeners to get acquainted with Gary Peacock!

While searching the Internet, I came upon that site about the jazz great you rarely heard but whose presence was always indispensable. Wonderful site with lots of informations. Everything you always wanted to know - and more - about Freddie Green

Ubu, these are the Duke Ellington transcriptions discs that are available on Circle Records. This is from the Jazzology site: http://www.ettinger.net/cgi-bin/cart/cart....chant=jazzology These are great Duke sessions with excellent sound.

Definetely Sophia in her cheesecake days

Did this for one jazz record: 'Kind of Blue'. There was an article in 'The Absolute Sound' - a long time ago when the publication was still provocative - that dealt with the stampers identifications. It mentioned the stereo LP issue of KOB and its original first pressing stamper. The album was on their Holy Grail list. Took me quite a long time but found a copy. So my LP of this Miles Davis classic has XSM47326 1BE on side A and XSM47327 1AJ on side B. Have yet to hear a better sound of that album!