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During 1996-1998 Polydor/Universal/whatever put out a series of funk reissues under the Chronicles banner. Included in this series were a set of James Brown collections. I have managed to find copies of the first three discs (disc one covers 1964-1969, disc two is 1970 and disc three is 1971-1975) but find that the fourth set (covering 1975-1983) called "Dead on the Heavy Funk" is not only out of print but going for about $60 online. I wonder if anyone on the Board would be willing to trade a copy (used or new) with me in exchange for something else or knows how I could get hold of a used copy for a reasonable price. I would also be interested to hear if anyone knows why this set is rarer than the others from the series. Thanks. "Dead on the Heavy Funk, 1975-1983" Disc: 1 1. Sex Machine Part I & Part II 2. Hustle!!! (Dead On It) 3. Your Love 4. Hot (I Need To Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved) 5. Woman 6. Medley: Get Up Offa That Thing/Release The Pressure 7. I Refuse To Lose (7 Inch Mix) 8. Bodyheat 9. Kiss In '77 (Previously Unreleased Live Version) 10. Give Me Some Skin 11. Bessie 12. If You Don't Give A Doggone About It Disc: 2 1. Jam 1980's (Live Version) 2. The Spank 3. Nature Part 1 4. Eyesight 5. I Never, Never Will Forget (Previously Unreleased Long Version) 6. For Goodness Sakes, Look At Those Cakes 7. A Man Understands 8. It's Too Funky In Here (12 Inch Version) 9. Regrets 10. Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses?) (12 Inch Version) 11. Bring It On...Bring It On

Yes, I believe it was in the 1995 edition.

A few months back or so I asked for Board Members' help in remembering the name of a book I remember hearing about in the late '80's. That book was "The Quincunx" by Charles Palliser. Since then I bought the book and have now read it. Research on line has revealed that the author apparently wrote for a UK reprinting of the novel a 16 page appendix which apparently has never been included in any American edition of the book. Does this appendix really exist? Has anyone here read it? and if so, was it of interest? Any other comments about its contents? Has anyone come upon any criticism about the novel that discusses the appendix?

Parkertown: Thanks very much. They must be the same ones I already have then.

Has anyone picked up any of these new Rolling Stones "American Collection" (in outer paper sleeves with the tongue logo on the outside and the plastic case inside)CDs of their post-London Records (Virgin) catalogue ("Sticky Fingers" and beyond) that just came out? Is this just a repackaging job or have they actually remastered the albums themselves? If they are remastered, do they sound improved? Has anyone heard any of them? I'm especially interested in "Sticky Fingers" and "Exile on Main Street".

I've been considering getting the Muddy set too. Thanks for the recommendation!

I did a search and it seems that there are some fans on this board of the soul singer Howard Tate, so I thought I'd share a recent discovery... Ever since 2001 when Howard emerged from obscurity with a new album ("Rediscovered") there has been much talk (on this Board and elsewhere) about Howard's old LPs from the '60's and early '70's. Being a fan of soul music, I became interested. I managed to find CD versions of "Reaction" (Turntable, 1969) and "Howard Tate" (Atlantic, 1972) but discovered that his debut "Get it While You Can" (Verve, 1966), was out of print. Well, about a month ago, while looking for Muddy Waters' CDs on the net, I came upon an interesting website called Hip-O Select ( http://www.hip-oselect.com/catalogue.asp), selling a limited edition of "Get it While You Can." I ordered one about a week and half ago and it came on Friday. The album is great and I recommend it heartily for any fans of Howard. Here is the website link: http://www.hip-oselect.com/catalogue_tate.asp Does anyone know what Hip-O Select is, by the way? Is it owned by Universal or is is an Independent leasing masters owned by Universal? Also, for those who love Motown, the website also has some interesting Motown rarities: http://www.hip-oselect.com/cat_motown.asp

I found a copy of Julian Priester's "Love, Love" in Washington DC at my local Olsson's Books and Records earlier this week. It had on it a sticker that said "Made in Germany." I had already heard large samples of the album on that Dark Funk website that I heard about here on the Board, but I am glad to have my own copy of the album now.

Speaking of Pink Floyd related DVDs, this past weekend I rented and watched Barbet Schroeder's "More" (1969) and finally got to see the movie that goes with the Floyd album. I enjoyed hearing the music again (I don't currently have the soundtrack album) but found the movie, which is mainly about a young couple strung out on heroin in Ibiza (an island off the coast of Spain), a bit disturbing. The movie did have its moments though and at its best the movie reminded me a little of "Zabriski Point" by Antonioni (which also had some Floyd music on the soundtrack). On a related note, the Floyd also did the soundtrack for Schroeder's "La Vallée" ("Obscured by Clouds", 1972) but I haven't been able to track that down to rent on DVD so far. Schroeder, by the way, was a German who started his directing career in France, although subsequently he worked in Hollywood. His most well known US films are probably "Barfly," "Reversal of Fortune" and "Single White Female." Recently I saw the Criterion DVD of one of his later French films, "Maitresse"(1976), which is an interesting story about a petty crook and a dominatrix starring Isabelle Hupert and Gerard Depardieu.

Interesting theory but I didn't see anything to prove or disprove it.

Three guitarists???? Damn, I like the sound of that! ← I think it was three, anyway. That would be lead, bass and rhythm. There were so many people on that stage it was hard to keep track of them all!

Yes, I was up in the front. I had originally intended to sit in the balcony area but it was my first time in the club and I couldn't figure out how to reach it.

I saw Al Green at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. last night. The opening act was a young soul/r'n'b singer named Angela Johnson. She performed an energetic set of original tunes from her first two albums. By the end of her set she had won the crowd over, myself included. Then Al came on and the crowd went wild. Al handed out roses to the ladies in the crowd and welcomed everyone to the concert. He played with a large group: three guitarists, one organ player, one keyboard player, horn section of about 3 players, two drummers, and 3 or 4 back up singers. In addition there were two young male dancers who came out during the more upbeat numbers. Although I like a big sound generally, I found this way too loud for the most part, especially considering the size of the club (and the fact that I was in the front near the stage!). Al played his greatest hits from the Hi Years, the title tracks of his two Blue Note releases and two Gospel numbers, one of which was "Amazing Grace" (I wasn't able to identify the other one). I never heard him live before but he struck me as being in fine form and vocally was quite on the ball, using his famous falsetto from time to time.

According to amazon.com, there is a new Wayne Shorter live album coming out next week... http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00...0194548-8172170 Beyond the Sound Barrier [LIVE] Wayne Shorter List Price: $18.98 Price: $13.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. See details. You Save: $4.99 (26%) Product Details Audio CD (June 14, 2005) Original Release Date: June 14, 2005 Label: Verve ASIN: B0009I8QAY Amazon.com Sales Rank: #680 in Music 1. Smilin' Through Listen Listen Listen 2. As Far as the Eye Can See Listen Listen Listen 3. On Wings of Song Listen Listen Listen 4. Tinker Bell Listen Listen Listen 5. Joy Ryder Listen Listen Listen 6. Over Shadow Hill Way Listen Listen Listen 7. Adventures Aboard the Golden Mean Listen Listen Listen 8. Beyond the Sound Barrier Listen Listen Listen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Wayne Shorter took jazz by storm with 2002’s Footprints Live!, marking the return of the firebrand improviser of the 1960s after decades of self-effacing fusion. Beyond the Sound Barrier continues in the same vein, with more live recordings of his working quartet. Pianist Danilo Perez, bassist John Patitucci and drummer Brian Blade bring a mercurial collective creativity to the project, adding a fresh urgency to the kind of interactivity that marked Shorter’s classic Blue Notes and his work with Miles Davis. The group can venture into free jazz on "Tinker Bell," explore the classical lyricism of Mendelssohn’s "On Wings of Song," or bring new life to older compositions, as with the leader’s spinning, high velocity runs on "Joy Ryder" and the multi-dimensional exploration of "Over Shadow Hill Way." Each track is an adventure, with Shorter’s saxophones dancing through the band’s creative firestorm. --Stuart Broomer

Last Friday I saw the Joey DeFrancesco Trio at Blues Alley (in Washington DC) with special guest George Coleman (tenor sax). The Trio came out first and played "The Champ" in tribute to Jimmy Smith. Then they played "I Got My Mojo Working" as heard on the Joey-Jimmy album but this time the vocals were by Joey. They played a few other numbers and then George Coleman joined the group and played a number of standards. They didn't announce them but there was a bossa nova number (probably "Girl from Ipanema") and some standards and bebop tunes. This was the first time I ever heard a hammond B3 organ in person and I must say it was great. I couldn't see the keyboard or Joey's hands but the sounds coming from out of it were quite impressive. It was also a great pleasure to hear George in person for the first time. Members of Joey's family were in attendance and he acknowledged them at the end of the first set.

Is it true that at present there is no readily available CD edition of "Where I'm Coming From"?

Thanks Jim. Now I'm caught up! Henry.

I found the website on Brazilian music (link provided by Fent99) especially useful for helping me find out about currently CD reissues of Gilberto's first three Odeon albums. Alas, it seems that is really not possible to get them on CD without paying a lot of money since the Brazilian, US, French and Spanish editions are all currently out of print. Such a shame... By the way, here is one of the links that I mentioned in my original post: http://www.jobim.com.br/cgi-bin/clubedotom...g.html&ling=eng

Thanks to everyone who replied.

One question I've always been interested in is what bossa nova recordings came out in Brazil before Bossa Nova became popular in the US (via Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd). I managed to find a Brazilian website (in Portuguese) dedicated to Jobim that revealed that many of Jobim's most famous compositions first appeared on Brazilian LPs by a number of other artists the most well known of whom is João Gilberto. On these LPs Jobim acts as composer, side-man and sometimes even arranger/musical director. I asked a Brazilian colleague if these albums had ever been reissued on CD in Brazil and she said she didn't think so. I'd certainly never heard of them before. My question to the Board: have they been put out in Japan or somewhere else? Does anyone else have any resources about these early days of Bossa Nova in Brazil that they would care to share?

That's a very interesting suggestion, Chuck. I will check it out.

This question is mainly for fans of British and Anglo-American folk music. When I was in grade school my father would often listen to folk records while grading papers (he was a university professor) and sometimes I would sit in the room and listen to the records too. One such record is much on my mind these days but I can't figure out what it was. It was an album that had on it two Scottish songs "'Til the Weavers can ye go" and "Loch Loman." I thought it was by Jean Redpath but an inspection of my dad's collection (in its current condition) doesn't contain any Jean Redpath albums with those songs on them and further Jean Redpath research on the web hasn't helped either...The main thing I remember about the album I'm trying to identify is that it was sung by a woman and that on the two songs she sang with a very pronounced accent at times even singing in what may have been the Scotts version of Gaelic... Anyone have any ideas? Is this a Jean Redpath album? or is it by some other singer?

I found a site about Faddis which suggests that he worked with Greg Osby in the '80's, around 1985, it seems.

I saw the Billy Taylor Trio with Jon Faddis concert at the Kennedy Center last night. It was recorded for broadcast on the radio and was also Taylor's last concert, he said. I went mainly to hear Faddis who doesn't come to Washington DC very often to the best of my knowledge. The Trio began the 7:30 set with a few of Taylor's compositions and then Faddis came out for a tribute to Dizzy. The Quartet then played various bebop classics as well as excellent versions of "Manteca" (with great rhythms by drummer Winard Harper)and "Con Alma" (with Faddis on mute). Some people in the audience felt Faddis had a tendency to overblow when on open horn but it seemed to me this was only true on some passages and I enjoyed his performance in general over all. Faddis also talked with Taylor about Diz and recounted to the audience his (Faddis's) first meetings with Diz in his (Faddis's) home state of California when he (Faddis) was 12 and 15 years old. After the show I read the AMG entry on Faddis and was interested to note that Faddis made an early record with Billy Harper and that he played with Greg Osby at one point (in the '90's?). Anyone know anything about that?

Although I can't say I'm particulary fond of Brel's "Le Moribund," I am a fan of Brel in general and do recommend him for those who like French language music.