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I'm really looking forward to this! Resonance Records to Release 2-Disc Live Set by Charles Lloyd, "Manhattan Stories," September 9 Two 1965 New York Concerts, Recorded at Judson Hall & Slugs', Feature Lloyd with His Previously Unrecorded Quartet of Gabor Szabo, Ron Carter, & Pete La Roca June 23, 2014 In the words of a classic TV show, there are eight million stories in the Naked City. Resonance Records uncovers a pair of long-untold tales from New York City's fabled jazz past on Manhattan Stories, due for release on September 9. These two performances capture the always-extraordinary saxophonist and flutist Charles Lloyd in 1965, leading a remarkable and previously unrecorded quartet featuring three jazz giants: guitarist Gábor Szabó, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Pete La Roca. The story told by these two concerts is one of an already-distinctive voice at the outset of a now-legendary career. In 1965, when these sets were recorded at the now-defunct venues Judson Hall and Slugs', Lloyd was fresh from his stint with drummer and bandleader Chico Hamilton, where he'd first crossed paths with Szabó. Lloyd already had two albums to his name; both Carter and Szabó are heard on his second for Columbia, Of Course, Of Course, from which two titles on these new dates are culled. Within a year he would form his groundbreaking quartet with Keith Jarrett, Cecil McBee, and Jack DeJohnette. Szabó himself was on the verge of cementing his name in the jazz canon, starting his acclaimed run of Impulse! releases the next year. Carter was midway through his stint with the second great Miles Davis quintet, while La Roca had already worked with a host of names from the music's pantheon, including John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans, and Joe Henderson. Photo of Charles Lloyd by Lee Tanner. © Lisa Tanner Photography. "It was a specific time and place," Lloyd told Manhattan Stories annotator Don Heckman. "We all felt like the boundaries were being dissolved and we could do or try anything. This is a music of freedom and wonder -- we were young and on the move." Together, the band embarks on a series of adventurous excursions through pieces like Lloyd's classic "Sweet Georgia Bright" and "Dream Weaver" as well as Szabó's "Lady Gabor," originally recorded by the Chico Hamilton Quintet. Nothing on either disc clocks in at under ten minutes, allowing every member to stretch out and fully explore this mesmerizing material. Manhattan Stories showcases, with more than 80 minutes of music, a truly expressive group interaction that remains otherwise undocumented. "The first time I heard these recordings, I was blown away and knew immediately how special they were," says co-producer Zev Feldman. "This just might be the holy grail for longtime Charles Lloyd fans like myself who think they've heard it all. No way. Not yet! There have been archival recordings released over the years with the classic quartet featuring Jarrett and DeJohnette, but there's never been a release with this group before -- and not just a group, but a group with four legendary masters. The music and spirit are very exciting. Photo of Charles Lloyd and Gábor Szabó by Hank Parker, courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment. The interplay between Charles and Gábor alone is a testament to their genius. It's a real gift for us to share this with the world." The Judson Hall recording comes from the archives of Resonance founder George Klabin, whose trove has previously yielded treasures from Bill Evans and Jimmy Giuffre. In fact, the first disc included here was recorded on a festival date shared with Giuffre that was released this year on the Elemental Music label. The occasion was Charlotte Moorman's Avant Garde Festival of New York, produced by saxophonist and jazz critic Don Heckman, who contributes an essay to Manhattan Stories. Klabin, then a 19-year-old student at Columbia University, had recently been appointed head of the jazz department at university radio station WKCR-FM and sought to present original recordings as part of his show. He recorded the Judson Hall show with up-close microphone placement techniques and state-of-the-art engineering -- well ahead of 1965 standards. The Slugs' performances were recorded by Bjorn von Schlebrugge, who accompanied Lloyd to his Manhattan gigs. In 2009, Feldman brought Klabin's tapes to Lloyd's California home to play for the saxophonist, who raised the ante with his own recordings of the quartet. Those tapes, which comprise Disc 2, were made the same year at Slugs', which Feldman calls "one of the most important jazz shrines there ever was. I wanted to celebrate the memory of that club as well." The release thus received not only Lloyd's blessings, but his wife, Dorothy Darr, signed on as co-producer. For Record Store Day last month, Resonance offered a limited-edition pressing on orange, marble-colored 10-inch, 140-gram vinyl of Live at Slugs', designed to be a collector's piece for fans and as a pre-release teaser of the full release to come. The 10-inch featured two cuts from Manhattan Stories. Manhattan Stories features the pristine sound quality, extensive liner notes, and meticulously designed artwork that have become Resonance Records' trademarks. In addition to Heckman's reminiscences, the set includes liner notes by Feldman, Willard Jenkins, Stanley Crouch, and renowned producer Michael Cuscuna (who shares executive producer credit with Klabin on this project). The music, which was mixed at Resonance's Los Angeles studios, will also be available as a 2-LP set pressed by audiophile-respected R.T.I. (Record Technology Inc.). It was mastered for CD and vinyl by Bernie Grundman. "I was determined to build perhaps the most exciting package for Charles ever assembled for one of his releases," Feldman says. "I think we've accomplished that in a way that truly celebrates this master." Manhattan Stories showcases stellar music in an ideal setting -- much as those two NYC venues did on a pair of unjustly forgotten evenings nearly fifty years ago. Disc 1 (Judson Hall): Sweet Georgia Bright (17:49) How Can I Tell You (11:57) Lady Gabor (12:50) Disc 2 (Slugs'): Slugs' Blues (12:57) Lady Gabor (13:53) Dream Weaver (15:25) Web Site: resonancerecords.org Follow Resonance Records:

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Happy Birthday 2014 Rosco!

Happy Birthday Paps!

Happy Birthday Bruce!

Happy Birthday Parkertown!

Last night at 10:00 pm was the deadline for teams to make their final cuts. Here's the list. http://cfl.ca/article/moving-day-teams-continue-trimming-rosters Jim Popp says that Jamel Richardson was offered a guaranteed salary with time to recover from his injury, but he turned it down. I believe that Ottawa let go all of their experienced kickers.

£ € Thanks Uncle Skid! Alan, I couldn't get anything with -k.

Is there a simple way for me to type a pound sign and a euro sign with an American keyboard? Thanks!

Bill Evans - Complete Verve - 35,36 euros http://www.amazon.de/Complete-Verve-1945-1959-Bill-Evans/dp/B00IK5I0OA?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=camelcamelc06-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00IK5I0OA

Here's a video of Jon Cornish.

Tonight's games... Redblacks 26....Alouettes 10 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=455353 http://cfl.ca/article/walkers-td-trio-leads-redblacks-to-win-over-als Eskimos 19....Roughriders 14 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=455367 http://cfl.ca/article/eskimos-stymie-roughriders-to-close-out-pre-season Lions 37....Stampeders 13 http://cfl.ca/article/logans-massive-first-half-carries-bc-over-calgary http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=455355 That's it for the pre-season games. The regular season will start Thursday with Toronto at Winnipeg.

RIP. My favorite Goffin-King song when I was in high school was Manfred Mann's recording of "Oh no, not my baby." But looking at the list of their hits, I had no idea that they also wrote... Go away little girl Point of no return I'm into somethin' good Don't bring me down http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_written_by_Goffin_and_King

Region 2... The Naked Gun Trilogy - 5.00 GBP http://www.amazon.co.uk/Naked-Gun-Trilogy-DVD/dp/B0029OMEY0/ref=sr_1_90?m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1403309227&sr=1-90 ***** 'Allo 'Allo - Series 1 & 2 - 7.00 GBP http://www.amazon.co.uk/Allo-1-2-DVD/dp/B000067A8U/ref=sr_1_164?m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1403309501&sr=1-164

Time again to catch up. The Als released Jerome Messam. http://cfl.ca/article/out-in-montreal-messam-released-by-alouettes ***** Here's a good punt return by the Riders' Marshay Green. http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/97251 ***** Here's a round-up of the first round of cuts. http://cfl.ca/article/cfl-teams-make-first-major-cuts-to-rosters ***** The Lions released six-year NFL vet Brandon McDonald. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=455034 ***** Bodog lists the Lions as its Grey Cup favorite, and the Redblacks as the longest shot. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=455126 ***** Canada Post is celebrating the return of the CFL to Ottawa with stamps of both the Redblacks and Russ Jackson. http://www.canadapost.ca/shop/new/ottawa-redblacks-collection.jsf;CPO_JSESSIONID=yn2jTkbRZCn17JfdSkpjqx3nQTQdJ9dNtMymL8tpVQc2qFY03S28!1621328584?execution=e1s1 http://cfl.ca/article/campbell-new-stamps-a-longtime-coming-for-ottawa-fans ***** Last night... Argos 41....Ticats 23 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=455272 ***** The Bombers cut Max Hall today. That means that none of the Bombers' QBs from last year will be back. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=455272

Happy Birthday CJ!

Here is what I think is the 2014 line-up of radio stations. Montreal http://www.tsn.ca/montreal/listen/ Ottawa http://www.tsn1200.ca/ Toronto http://www.tsn.ca/Toronto/ Hamilton http://player.900chml.com/#play Winnipeg http://player.cjob.com/ Saskatchewan http://www.620ckrm.com/listenlive.php Calgary http://www.newstalk770.com/?refresh=48570 Edmonton http://www.630ched.com/?refresh=85216 British Columbia http://player.1410.teamradio.ca/ http://player.1040.teamradio.ca/

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OJ Brigance is now Baltimore's Senior Player Development Advisor. Yesterday he received this year's Halas Award for overcoming adversity. Yet another CFL alum with ALS. Something is going on, and I hope the doctors find out soon what it is. http://www.pressboxonline.com/2014/06/16/oj-brigance-wins-football-writers-halas-award http://www.cbssports.com/general/writer/gregg-doyel/24102946/oj-brigance-cant-speak-but-his-words-always-hit-their-target

I'm surprised to see that it's still free today.

I read in Jazz Anecdotes a few weeks ago...Argonne Thornton changed his name to Sadik Hakim and told everyone. Charlie Parker was the only person to never thereafter call him by his birth name.

I'm finding lots of little things on twitter that don't really merit in-depth analyses to be linked to. You are welcome to follow me at @RealRussellMoon

Check out this video of Mike Reilly!

My bet is that the Andrew Hill will go first, and the Sam Rivers second. Maybe the Larry Young third, and the Art Blakey fourth. Maybe the Freddie Redd fifth.

Happy Birthday!