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Interested in Nica's Tempo. F

I once had an LP sent from the US in a pizza box. F

Nelson set received just now, thanks! F

The 3CD set had a number of unissued items added. These include: - Swingin' the Blues, by Count Basie and his orchestra - I Never Knew, also Lady Be Good then Mortgage Stomp, by the Kansas City Five (the studio recordings) - Jumpin' Blues, by Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson - Honky Tonk Train Blues, by ML Lewis - Low Down Dog, by Joe Turner and Pete Johnson - Boogie Woogie, by A. Ammons - Rock Me, then That's All, by Sister Tharpe and A. Ammons - Are You Living Humble, by the Mitchell's Christian Singers - Milenberg Joys by the New Orleans Fettwarmers (with Ladnier, Bechet) - It Was Just a Dream, by Big Bill Broonzy and A. Ammons - Fox Chase, by Sonny Terry - Every Tub, then Stealin' Blues, by Count Basie and his orchestra - After You've Gone, by the Kansas City Six - Noah, by the Golden Gate Quartet - Blueberry Rhyme, by James P. Johnson - Lowdown Dirty Shame, by Ida Cox and James P. Johnson - Old Fashioned Love, then If I Could be With You, by Helen Homes and Janes P. Johnson with the Count Basie orchestra A wonderful set at a great price! IIRC, I read some time ago a review detailing the "new" material as well as some other things that were missing (and tracks that were actually studio recordings made by Hammond?). I honestly can't remember where. Anyone? Fernando

Sorry, still interested. Best, F

Hi As far as I know they're EU legit. They reissue albums *published* 50 years ago or longer. When they did the Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall reissue, I think it was taken from the original LP and then remastered. They actually claim copyright over their remastering of earlier stuff (their Roy Eldridge, Jack Teagarden boxes, for instance). I think I commented on the sound of their Lionel Hampton double CD, with small groups from the late 30s (stuff included in the Mosaic box, reissued before the Mosaic, by the way). It was remastered in some kind of fake stereo, too much echo and too "clean" for my ears. This set had one or two radio transcriptions and part of the liner notes were by Brian Priestley. Also, questions have been asked about their use of album covers and photography. Copyright for those expires quite some time later than the 50 years for sound recordings. F

Interested if it's the 3-CD box: F

PM sent on the Nelson set. F

FYI the set I bought from Pete B got to me promptly and in good condition. F

PM sent. F

it's my day! amazon has it as a download for $6.99. The arrangement of "Cherokee" on that date, with Manne playing in double time, is a killer! Agreed on Cherokee, don't miss the two tracks with Eddie Costa either, especially "Lean On Me", possibly my absolute favourite of Costa's recorded output. Fernando

As for authorship, I think this was initially credited to Charlie Parker but has been later established that it was Miles Davis who wrote it. As for the title, IIRC Donna Lee was bassist Curley Russell's daughter? (I think Allen Lowe was the source for this?). Two other "Indiana" contrafacts from those years are "Tiny's Con" and Fats Navarro's "Ice Freezes Red". Fernando

Donna Lee? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeHiYJQSs6A F

FWIW, and IIRC, "race records" was a term regularly used at the time in reference to recordings made by African-American artists. This term was first changed to "rhythm & blues" in 1949(?) in Billboard magazine by Jerry Wexler (later of Atlantic records fame). Very interesting story, Teasing. Would also like to see your questions answered. Fernando

Sony did do some CD reissues, but AFAIK the rights (and tapes) are owned by Bob Shad's daughter. Same goes for Time Records. F

I know this one here gives his arranging credits on the Sal Salvador sessions; if you're still looking for them let me know. Thanks for the offer, Cliff , will let you know if I need those, but I don't think I will. best F

I've posted this in the Spotify, etc. thread, but I may as well put it here too. A while ago I did a playlist in Spotify with everything I could find with Eddie Costa in it, and have just updated it, with a lot of newly added stuff. The list is here, and a brief comment, here. About Satan in High Heels, in the actual film - to watch it and claim you're doing it for research is quite funny - there's some incidental music featuring Costa's rumbling piano. F PS Edit to add that I hope to pinpoint all the arranging he did in my discography. In the period 1954-1956 I've found a few tunes that he arranged (with Sal Salvador, for instance). Also, "Round Trip" in the first recording with Sal Salvador appears to be his, not Salvador's.

That's right. A while ago I did a playlist with everything I could find with Eddie Costa in it, and have just updated it, with a lot of newly added stuff. The list is here, and a brief comment, here. F

Allen, Have you tried the Teo Macero collection at NYPL? F

Hello I've already commented on EKE's blog, I think Al Hall is on bass, possibly Frankie Newton on second trumpet (?), drummer O'Neill Spencer talking to the white woman on the second picture. Also, could the guy giving a light to Big Sid be Omer Simeon or Billy Kyle? (I'd go for Simeon). I'd really like to know who are the man between Lester Young and Jo Jones, and the one sitting by Basie. F

PM sent RE Chet Baker / Stan Getz West Coast Live 2 cd Pacific Jazz $12 Eric Dolphy Music Matador Fresh Sound $5 F

Plus Desmond is nowhere to be heard. THANK YOU VERY MUCH! F PS Anyone interested, an excerpt can be heard in the Amazon links I provided.

Many thanks, Ken. What's on the Summit Sessions LP seems to be the source for Bruyninckx, Lord, etc., with the added mistake of putting Bennett together with the classic Brubeck Quartet. I don't know the source for the possible 1971 date - I've seen it around in the internet. However, on aural evidence, it does seem more 1971 than 1962. In any case, it'd be very useful if you or anyone else could have a look at the CD just to see whether the information is any different from what the LP liners say. Thanks again. F

Anyone with access to any of these issues, could you check the track "That Old Black Magic" with Tony Bennet on vocals? * The Essential Dave Brubeck (C2K 86993) * Vocal Encounters (CK 61551) or the LP Summit Sessions. I'd need any discographical info provided in those records as well as any other details about that recording. Reason is I've seen discographies saying that track is from 1962 with the classic Brubeck quartet, and having listened to it, there's no alto, the bass is electric and there is some assorted percussion (bongos and tambourine?) as well as electric guitar. I've also read elsewhere that it was recorded in 1971, which is more like it. Thanks in advance. Fernando

Sure, a law is a law. And the copyright law has been consistently interpreted to only apply to recording date and not to remasterings. True, although there is an exception. Avid (UK) do their reissues (with heavy-handed remastering IMHO) from the actual first issues, for instance, they did the Goodman 1938 Carnegie Hall from the 1950 LP (hence, no "extra" tracks), and they actually copyrighted their remastered version. In any case, as expected, it's only when the issue gets to the big money in Europe that the politicians elected "by the people for the people" decide to bother about this.