ghost of miles

I’ll have to dig this one out! Speaking of the Take 2 series, iirc this Edison was tacked onto a 2-CD Verve of other Ellingtonians… Webster and/or Hodges? As soon as I dislodge this cat from my lap, I’ll go check. Currently spinning another Take 2 release: I think it’s part of this 1995 Verve Take 2 Ben Webster release:

I think I’ve sung the praises of Verve’s 1990s Take 2 series before, but I’ll sing ‘em again:

Always happy to hear Ellington that’s new to me:

Right?!? Right now:

It'll be treated as a footnote in his career, if that, but loved him in Odds Against Tomorrow.

New York Times reporting that Belafonte has passed at 96.

Chris Elliott is Paul Shaffer!

Ditto Jim’s praise.

❤️❤️❤️ Such a great album and group! Right now:

Man, that is a classic! “Where Do I Begin” with Beth Orton is a particular fave, but the whole album’s great. Right now:

I’ll have to give it a shot. Is it set in the 1970s? (a la Altman’s updating of The Long Goodbye)?

Haven’t listened to that in quite a few years, but great lineups and performances throughout iirc.

Pre-ordered!

Speaking of James Reese Europe, has there been previous board discussion of this 2018 Archeophone release and the book to which it was a companion? I ordered both the book and CD just yesterday, before seeing the dustup in this thread, weirdly enough.

I’ll ask around.

Jomboy on Max Scherzer ejection

Revisiting this one for the first time in quite awhile—really pleasing swing-to-bop music. Disc 3 with Flip, and Howard McGhee on board for some sides:

Realized recently that we never started a 2023 baseball season thread. So, fellow fans, how are you liking (or not liking) the faster-paced games and rules changes? I gotta say I'm really enjoying it so far... the games seem more dynamic, with the pitch clock keeping the pace fairly brisk, base-stealing back in vogue and batting averages up with the ban of the shift. Plus there are some exciting rookies to watch--Jordan Walker with the Cardinals, Masataka Yoshida with the Red Sox, Anthony Volpe with the Yankees, Gunnar Henderson with the Orioles, Corbin Carroll with the Diamondbacks and others. And what's the outlook for your favorite team(s)?

Didn’t notice that, but yeah. 👎 I’m likely to pick this one up regardless (on CD), and I’m sure my pursuit of life, liberty and happiness won’t be too impeded by missing a couple of alternate takes, but that kind of packaging gimmickry is really irritating—especially when they’re marketing something as “Complete.”

This has been on my to-watch list for a long time… thanks for putting it back on my radar. Recent viewing includes this fine 1973 Robert Mitchum outing: Also noticing as I get older that films and TV shows shot in the 1970s provoke a very bittersweet sort of nostalgia in me. The textures of the physical world on display—characters using pay phones, buying coffee from vending machines in the pre-Starbucks era, the bars and aging early/mid-20th century diners and other haunts that they frequent—is the world of my parents and my grandparents as well as my childhood, is one that’s just about gone at this point. As will we all, sooner or later! Hopefully later. Haven’t seen any other Mitchum movies from the 1970s—recommendations? I’ve always been a little wary of checking out his turn as Marlowe in remake of The Big Sleep, but somewhat curious as well, given that I’m a Mitchum fan. (Does my avatar give it away? 🧐)

Coming from Rhino in June—here’s the press release I just received:   CHARLES MINGUS CHANGES: THE COMPLETE 1970s ATLANTIC RECORDINGS 8-LP And 7-CD Deluxe Boxed Sets Featuring Jazz Icon’s Final Seven Studio Albums And Unreleased Outtakes Available June 23 LOS ANGELES – Charles Mingus is the most important American jazz composer after Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. As part of the ongoing celebration of Mingus’ centennial, Rhino will release a new boxed set that spotlights the creative resurgence that defined the final phase of the legendary bassist and composer’s career. The upcoming collection includes the last seven studio albums Mingus recorded for Atlantic Records between 1973 and his death in 1979 and a selection of outtakes - some previously unreleased. CHANGES: THE COMPLETE 1970s ATLANTIC RECORDINGS will be released on June 23 as a 7-CD set for $79.98, an 8-LP set on 180-gram vinyl for $199.98, digitally for $24.99, and for stream. Pre-orders are available HERE. The set brings together newly remastered versions of all seven studio albums Mingus recorded for Atlantic in the 1970s. The LP and CD versions include Mingus Moves (1973), Changes One(1974), Changes Two (1974), Three or Four Shades of Blues(1977), Cumbia & Jazz Fusion(1977), Me, Myself an Eye (1979), and Something Like a Bird(1979). The collection also features previously unreleased session outtakes. CHANGES: THE COMPLETE 1970s ATLANTIC RECORDINGS comes with an illustrated booklet that delves deep into the final years of Mingus’ music with extensive liner notes by Andrew Homzy, a musician, arranger, jazz scholar, and Grammy® Award Nominee. Mingus Moves opens the collection, recorded in October 1973, leading a new quintet with youthful musicians – trumpeter Ronald Hampton, tenor saxophonist George Adams, and pianist Don Pullen – and old friend Dannie Richmond on drums. One of the songs they recorded was a new Mingus composition, “Opus 3,” which was built on the chords from the composer’s 1956 landmark piece, “Pithecanthropus Erectus.” The band’s lineup shifted slightly in 1974 when Jack Walrath replaced Hampton on trumpet. Soon, Mingus and the group returned to the studio for a three-day session that produced two albums, Changes One and Changes Two. A tribute to Mingus’ dynamic wife, “Sue’s Changes” from Changes One is a vibrant masterpiece. With five themes that move through several different keys, tempos, instrumental textures, and emotional registers, it’s a highwater mark not only in Mingus’ career but also in jazz history. Mingus recorded Three or Four Shades of Blues in 1977 with a rotating cast of stellar musicians. The album includes new versions of two Mingus standards, “Goodbye Porkpie Hat” and “Better Git Hit In Your Soul.” Mingus was commissioned to write the score for an Italian film, Todo Modo, in 1976. Performing with a large ensemble, he recorded two extended compositions that rank high among his best work of the 1970s. Ironically, the music wasn’t used in the film; however, it was released on Cumbia & Jazz Fusion in 1977. Later that year, Mingus was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (aka Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Undeterred, he continued to compose and direct his last recording sessions from a wheelchair. Me, Myself an Eye,and Something Like a Bird were completed before his death in January 1979 - both included in Changes. Five previously unreleased recordings debut in the new collection. The CD version includes three outtakes: “Big Alice,” “The Call,” and “Music for ‘Todo Modo.’” The LP version consists of those plus additional unreleased takes for “Big Alice” and “The Call” that are exclusive to the vinyl set CHANGES: THE COMPLETE 1970s ATLANTIC RECORDINGS Vinyl Track Listing LP 1: Mingus Moves (1973) Side 1 1. “Canon” 2. “Opus 4” 3. “Moves” 4. “Wee” Side 2 1. “Flowers For A Lady” 2. “Newcomer” 3. “Opus 3” LP 2: Changes One (1974) Side 1 1. “Remember Rockefeller At Attica” 2. “Sue’s Changes” Side 2 1. “Devil Blues” 2. “Duke Ellington’s Sound Of Love” LP 3: Changes Two (1974) Side 1 1. “Free Cell Block F, ‘Tis Nazi U.S.A.” 2. “Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Silk Blue” Side 2 1. “Black Bats And Poles” 2. “Duke Ellington’s Sound Of Love” 3. “For Harry Carney” LP 4: Three Or Four Shades Of Blues (1977) Side 1 1. “Better Git Hit In Your Soul” 2. “Goodbye, Porkpie Hat” 3. “Noddin Ya Head Blues” Side 2 1. “Three Or Four Shades Of Blues” 2. “Nobody Knows (The Bradley I Know)” LP 5: Cumbia & Jazz Fusion(1977) Side 1 1. “Cumbia & Jazz Fusion” Side 2 1. “Music for ‘Todo Modo’” LP 6: Me, Myself An Eye (1979) Side 1 1. “Three Worlds Of Drums” Side 2 1. “Devil Woman” 2. “Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting” 3. “Carolyn ‘Keki’ Mingus” LP 7: Something Like A Bird(1979) Side 1 1. “Something Like A Bird Part 1” Side 2 1. “Something Like A Bird Part 2” 2. “Farewell Farwell” LP 8: Outtakes Side 1 1. “Music For ‘Todo Modo’” (Take 1)* 2. “Big Alice” (Take 1) * 3. “Big Alice” (Take 2) * Side 2 1. “Big Alice” (Take 3) * 2. “Big Alice” (Take 4) 3. “The Call” (Take 1) * 4. “The Call” (Take 2) * Previously Unreleased CHANGES: THE COMPLETE 1970s ATLANTIC RECORDINGS CD Track Listing Disc 1: Mingus Moves (1973) 1. “Canon” 2. “Opus 4” 3. “Moves” 4. “Wee” 5. “Flowers For A Lady” 6. “Newcomer” 7. “Opus 3” 8. “Big Alice” (Take 1) * 9. “The Call” (Take 1) * Disc 2: Changes One (1974) 1. “Remember Rockefeller At Attica” 2. “Sue’s Changes” 3. “Devil Blues” 4. “Duke Ellington’s Sound Of Love” Disc 3: Changes Two (1974) 1. “Free Cell Block F, ‘Tis Nazi U.S.A.” 2. “Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Silk Blue” 3. “Black Bats And Poles” 4. “Duke Ellington’s Sound Of Love” 5. “For Harry Carney” Disc 4: Three Or Four Shades Of Blues (1977) 1. “Better Git Hit In Your Soul” 2. “Goodbye, Porkpie Hat” 3. “Noddin Ya Head Blues” 4. “Three Or Four Shades Of Blues” 5. “Nobody Knows (The Bradley I Know)” Disc 5: Cumbia & Jazz Fusion(1977) 1. “Cumbia & Jazz Fusion” 2. “Music for ‘Todo Modo’” 3. “Music for ‘Todo Modo’” (Take 1) * *Outtakes Disc 6: Me, Myself An Eye (1979) 1. “Three Worlds Of Drums” 2. “Devil Woman” 3. “Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting” 4. “Carolyn ‘Keki’ Mingus” Disc 7: Something Like A Bird (1979) 1. “Something Like A Bird Part 1” 2. “Something Like A Bird Part 2” 3. “Farewell Farwell” * Previously Unreleased ###