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I'd love to be part too in the BFT #22 Is this the right place to sign in?

Can someone explain to me where these reissues come from? I'm talking about the 4 issues of the Jazz Classical Masters. All four of them - rubish, although I know there are very good fresh copies of these films. Durium

I love to invite you to visit my new Hit of the week News Letter with: The New Complete Hit of the week Recordings - new sites (Durium 5000-series) - 1-160 Durium matrices - Need Your Help - Who was "Get Happy" and his band? - ......... and a lot of other aged and dated news. Best wishes for 2005 and ........ Keep swinging Hans Koert Keep swinging

You're 150 % right.

I have a question about a DVD in the series Jazz Classical Masters. This one is volume 4 and it contains a film from the 1962 Newport Festival. I have tried to find out all that (fragments) of artist and I do have: (Intro with music on the back ground and views of Newport) / Count Basie (says the liner notes, but it is Oscar Peterson / Lambert, Hendrick and Bavan / Roland Kirk with Goin' To Chicago / John Browns Body + When The saints sung bu Cura Stars Gospel singers (?) / Your Heart Delight (?)played by Oscar Peterson - The bass player is Ray Brown / Some big band fragment from Duke Ellington Orchestra (with I Got Rhythm (?) and Things Ain't What They Used To Be) and finally Count Basie with Jimmy Rushing and unknown singer (to me) with songs like I Love You virginia and another title. The quality is very very bad. It looks as if someone filmed with an 8 mm camera from the last row. I hope someone knows what documentary this is. Can you give me the details? BTW: I do have the line ups for volume 1,2 and 3 Durium

John Gordon's Trombones Unlimited (special guest Slide Hampton) (Mons Records CD 1890 ) Who can give me the recording date of this recording, made at a live concert in Chur, Switserland during an European tour Felices Pascuas - Season's greetings - Eindejaarswensen CD: Complete Hit of the week Recordings vol. 1 (1930) - the first reactions

Thank you Bill and Claude for your information. It's great !! Season's greetings

Can someone give me the recording dates for each title? I know the recordings were made at Big Mo Studios, Kensington, Maryland on January 2-3, 1995 and March 10-11, 1997. I'd love to know what date belongs to what track. Can someone help me? I Am Singing Open Hand Danny Breaking the Girl Reflections of Jaco Lush Life After the Love Has Gone Thank You Mr. Hancock Let Her Cry Felices Pascuas - Season's greetings - Eindejaarswensen keep swinging Hans Koert

The last episode of the 52 Weeks project is now !! Enjoy it

Thanks Brownie. I think the information is complete now.

You're right Brad, Call it jazzy dance music - it was suppost to be that. Some items are real jazz like the Duke Ellingtons (Harlem Hot Chocolates). The musicians played on the recordings all tried to make a living during the depression days by being part of these jazz dance records. Sure, there are a lot or (jazz) colllectors who will be interested in this unique series of card board records because of the music, the personnel (most were well known jazz musicians - Tommy Dorsey, Red Nichols, Adrian Rollini, Jack Teagarden or the Ellington crew) - or the fact that these records were the very first recordings they heard about jazz for the very first time. Have a look at my online discography to find out what musicians took part of the sessions. The Complete Hit of the week Recordings - volume 1 (1930) THe story and some sound samples

The first reactions: CONGRATULATIONS ! this cd set is amazing, the transfers are wonderful ! your liner notes are intertsing ..............Great transfers, are usual, on Archeophone, I have most of the CD's of the collection.... Waiting anxiously to the volume II...... Cheers ! Patrick (Brussels - Belgium) Reactions

Thank you all for your replies: I have got now: trees and grass and things - charles williams septet (1971 - 1972) meddle my minor - gene krupa sextet (NYC 12 Nov 1953) raunchy rita - frank foster quintet (Englewood Cliffs 2 Dec 1965) vone mae - herb geller sextette ( LA 22 Aug 1955) no problem - art blakey jazz messengers d minor dipper - a.k. salim o ( NYC 5 Apr 1957) spanish flier - slide hampton o ( NYC 22 Jul 1962) for the Blakey track I still need the correct information. No Problem - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (with Morgan - Wilen - Timmons - Merritt and Blakey. Source: Les Liaisons Dangereuses" (Fontana SRF 67539) Rec. NYC 1961

A friend (without an internet connection) asked me: I'd like to get into contact with someone who is interested in old films (1930s - 1940s) , especially Dutch (but not alone) to exchange films with. Please contact me off-list.

Who can give me the recording dates for the following tracks? trees and grass and things - charles williams septet meddle my minor - gene krupa sextet raunchy rita - frank foster quintet vone mae - herb geller sextette no problem - art blakey jazz messengers d minor dipper - a.k. salim o spanish flier - slide hampton o Thanks !!

I'd like to inform you about the release of the first 2CD of "The complete Hit of the week Recordings" (1930). This set will contain four 2CDs. Never heard of it? Well, they sold on newsstands during the Great Depression for 15 cents and quickly became the best-selling records of the early 1930s: the laminated flexible cardboard records known as "Hit of the Week." Featuring the top songs of the day, performed by some of the most noted jazz and dance musicians (often under pseudonyms), Hit of the Week records provided just that--one hit, once a week--to an American public with hardly a dime to spare but hungry for great music by great artists. Today, you'll find a number of these records all curled up and unplayable at garage sales down the street, but for the first time ever, Archeophone is presenting the complete output of the Durium Company, makers of Hit of the Week records, during its short lifespan. More info and sound samples Mail me for details.

I'd like to announce you the release of the first volume of " The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings" (1930) by Archeophone Records. Enjoy the site and sound samples Archeophone Records More information on my website

The best way to purchase these CDs is to contact Mr. Tohru Seya by email. He speaks fluently Japanese and English, so choose one of the languages. seya@emc.tsukuba.ac.jp He can tell you the best way to obtain these CDs. Please give him best greetings from my name. He'll like that. Durium

Dear Brad, Thank you for your reply. About the Clarinet CD I can tell you that some tracks weren't reissued before and others are now very rare items to find. Read the review of Audio Park 6102

Early Bebop Scene Audio Park APCD 6101 A Japanese reissue that deserves attention. Great !! Read my review

Beautiful Box (2 LPs + booklet) Porgy & Bess Ray Charles - Cleo Laine (with the Frank DeVol Orchestra (containing great names like Jay Jay Johnson, Harry Edison, Britt Woodman, Bud Shank, Bill Perkins, Joe Pass, Lee Ritenour and Joe Sample. Quality of records, box and booklet: as new !! (E+ grading) The ultimate gift for Xmas. Price: 15 euro ( 20 US$) (shipping extra) Anxious to see more?

I don't know. EP means Extended Play? I hope to find this CD soon here in Holland.

Thanks Mke, I tried to obtain a copy in the record shops around my place, but no-one had heard off it. Strange, because it was reviewed in "Jazz" our wide-spread jaz magazine. BTW: More Hargrove images on my web site: Roy Hargrove in Porgy en Bess

Dear Mike, As a new BFT member I will also make a BFT in future. Please post me as # 50 - I guess I have some months (years?) to collect some real fine recordings.

I learned that a new Roy Hargrove RH Factor CD has been released, called : "Strength" on Verve Did one of you heard this one. It hasn't been emerged on this side of the country. It seems to be a Verve-France release? It's an EP - what does that mean? What's the playing time?