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May 1st. Recorded on this date: 1951, Bud Powell Trio, Curley Russell & Max Roach record for Blue Note: "Un Poco Loco", "Over the Rainbow", "A Night in Tunisia", "It Could Happen to You" (solo), "Parisian Thoroughfare". 1964, J.J. Johnson leads a quartet that includes Harold Mabern, Arthur Harper & Frank Gant - PROOF POSITIVE (Impulse): 1970, Lucky Thompson leads a quartet that includes Tete Montoliu, Eric Peter & Peer Wyboris - titled SOUL'S NIGHT OUT (Ensayo) or BODY AND SOUL (Nessa).

April 30th. Recorded on this date: 1956 (4/30 - 5/9), Kenny Burrell leads a quintet that includes Pepper Adams, Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers & Kenny Clarke - JAZZMEN DETROIT (Savoy). 1963, Jackie McLean leads a quintet that includes Grachan Moncur III, Bobby Hutcherson, Eddie Khan & Tony Williams - ONE STEP BEYOND (BLue Note): 1966 (completed 5/1), Hampton Hawes leads a trio that includes Red Mitchell & Donald Bailey at 'Mitchell's Studio Club', Los Angeles - I'M ALL SMILES (Contemporary): 1986, Don Pullen-George Adams Quartet with Cameron Brown & Dannie Richmond - BREAKTHROUGH (Blue Note). 1988, Arnett Cobb, Jimmy Heath & Joe Henderson front a sextet that includes Benny Green, Walter Schmocker & Doug Hammond at the 'Jazz Action Center', Nuremberg - TENOR TRIBUTE (Soul Note): 1999 (completed 5/1), David Murray leads an octet that includes Ravi Best, Rasul Siddik, Craig Harris, James Spaulding, D.D. Jackson, Mark Johnson & Jaribu Shahid - OCTET PLAYS TRANE (Justin Time):

Jim S. Can you expound on the "problems" that you say Moody presented at the POWER session(s), problems that you statle led to his "dismissal" from a follow-up session? I found that mention very curious. On a side note, I just want to add my congrats on a very well written review of this box set. A very fine read.

Lon: I'm afraid Mr. Sangrey is playing with you somewhat. I'm reading the 2nd page of his thoroughly engaging review and I quote this one sentence paragraph: "The availability of all of these outstanding dates" - and at this point, Jim is only referring to THE TOWER OF POWER, MORE POWER, THE PANTHER, THE JUMPIN' BLUES and THE CHASE - "in a single set augmented by 14 previously unreleased performances, all of them worthy and revealing, is reason enough for any serious fan and/or student of the music to add this box to their collection." So the question is, do you consider yourself to be a serious fan of the music? Obviously, we (certainly, I include myself) have to shell out for this box (eventually, if not this minute).

April 29th. Also recorded on this date: 1953, Charles Mingus Trio with Hank Jones & Max Roach plus "The Gordons" record for Debut: "You Go to My Head", "Can You Blame Me", "You and Me", "Bebopper", "Cupid". 1954, Miles Davis leads a sextet wtih J.J. Johnson, Lucky Thompson, Horace Silver, Percy Heath & Kenny Clarke, recording "Blue 'n Boogie", "Walkin'" (Prestige). 1967, Don Byas Quartet with Sir Charles Thompson, Isla Eckinger & Peter Schmidlin perform in Baden Baden (Storyville): 1968 (completed 5/7), Ornette Coleman Quartet with Dewey Redman, Jimmy Garrison & Elvin Jones - LOVE CALL (Blue Note): 1990 (completed 4/30), Tommy Flanagan leads a quartet with Kenny Burrell, George Mraz & Lewis Nash - BEYOND THE BLUEBIRD (Timeless): 1998 (completed 4/30), Bennie Wallace leads a quartet with Tommy Flanagan, Eddie Gomez & Alvin Queen - BENNIE WALLACE (Audioquest):

April 28th. Recorded on this date: 1960, Thelonious Monk Quartet at the Blackhawk in San Francisco. Charlie Rouse, John Ore, Billy Higgins with guests Joe Gordon, and Harold Land (Riverside): 1960, Lee Morgan leads a quintet with Jackie McLean, Bobby Timmons, Paul Chambers & Art Blakey - LEE-WAY (Blue Note):

Very neat! But I gotta ask.....what was the winning bid?

April 27th. Recorded on this date: 1955, Bud Powell Trio with George Duvivier & Art Taylor record for Verve: "East of the Sun", "Ladybird", "Stairway to the Stars", "Lullaby in Rhythm", "Star Eyes", "Confirmation". 1960 (thru 4/28), Dizzy Gillespie & Orchestra with arrangements by Clare Fischer - A PORTRAIT OF DUKE ELLINGTON (Verve). 1964, John Coltrane Quartet with McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison & Elvin Jones record for Impulse: "Lonnie's Lament", "The Drum Thing", "Wise One". 1966, Modern Jazz Quartet perform live - BLUES AT CARNEGIE HALL (Atlantic LP, Mobile Fidelity CD): 1995 (thru 4/28), Reggie Workman leads a septet with Sam Rivers, Julian Priester, Geri Allen, Al Foster, Elizabeth Panzer & Tapan Modak - CEREBRAL CAVERNS (Postcards):

April 26th. Also recorded on this date: 1964, Charles Mingus and his Jazz Workshop with Eric Dolphy, Clifford Jordan, Jaki Byard and Dannie Richmond appear at Wuppertal Town Hall in Germany - MINGUS IN EUROPE (Enja). 1966 (4/26 - 5/9), Thad Jones & Pepper Adams lead a quintet that includes Duke Pearson, Ron Carter & Mel Lewis - MEAN WHAT YOU SAY (Milestone): 1970, Roy Brooks leads a quintet with Woody Shaw, George Coleman, Hugh Lawson & Cecil McBee at the Left Bank Jazz Society in Baltimore - THE FREE SLAVE (32 Jazz):

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Meanwhile, the article casually mentions the discovered tape(s) also contain a recording of the Sonny Rollins Trio! Remember, this is 1957 vintage. I'm very hot for that as well!

April 25th. Recorded on this date: 1950, Wardell Gray leads a quartet with Phil Hill, John Richardson & Art Mardigan: "Blue Gray", "Grayhound", "A Sinner Kissed an Angel", "Treadin'" (Prestige). 1955, Bud Powell Trio with George Duvivier & Art Taylor record "Conception", "Bean and the Boys", "Heart and Soul", "Willow Grove", "Crazy Rhythm", "Willow Weep for Me" (Verve). 1955, Lennie Niehaus with Monte Budwig & Shelly Manne and strings record "My Heart Stood Still", "More Than the Blues", "Lens", "Just One of Those Things" (Contemporary). 1958, Ella Fitzgerald backed by Lou Levy, Max Bennett, Gus Johnson - ELLA IN ROME: THE BIRTHDAY CONCERT (Verve): 1960, Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Frank Strozier, Bobby Timmons, Bob Cranshaw, Louis Hayes or Al 'Tootie' Heath - THE YOUNG LIONS (Vee Jay). 1961, Bill Henderson backed by Eddie Higgins, Richard Evans, Marshall Thompson record "Sweet Georgia Brown", "Am I Blue" (Vee Jay). 1963, Dizzy Gillespie Quintet with James Moody, Kenny Barron, Chris White & Rudy Collins record "Bebop", "Good Bait" Medley: "I Can't Get Started/'Round Midnight, "Dizzy Atmosphere", "November Afternoon, "This Lovely Feeling, "The Day After", "The Cup Bearers", "Early Morning Blues" (Philips). 1998 (4/25 - 5/1), Eric Alexander leads groups that include John Hicks, George Mraz, Idris Muhammad, Jim Rotondi & Joe Locke - SOLID! (Mainstream):

Speak for yourself. I'm in couw's camp. It's been over 3 weeks since King Ubu posted his answers to BFT #24. #25 should be on the last lap by now instead of there being a no show at the starting gate. It's not fair to the regular subscribers to this particular forum much less those of us waiting patiently for our turn to host a BFT.

I have the 2 disc Braxton set above which is simply titled IN THE TRADITION. It was released in 1991.

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April 24th. Recorded on this date: 1962, Bill Evans-Jim Hall begin UNDERCURRENT (originally Solid State, now Blue Note) session that culminates on 5/24: 1970, Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis & Johnny Griffin with Francy Boland, Jimmy Woode & Kenny Clarke record 8 tunes, released on TOUGH TENORS (MPS). 1997, Charles McPherson with Mulgrew Miller, Ray Drummond, Victor Lewis & Bobby Sanabria - MANHATTAN NOCTURNE (completed 4/25, Arabesque):

April 23rd. Also recorded on this date: 1998, Dee Dee Bridgewater sings live backed by a trio of Thierry Eliez, Thomas Bramerie & Ali Jackson (through 4/25, Verve):

April 22nd. Recorded on this date: 1946, Jazz at the Philharmonic performance in Los Angeles featuring Charlie Parker, Willie Smith, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Buck Clayton, Ken Kersey, Irving Ashby, Billy Hadnott & Buddy Rich performing "I Got Rhythm", "JATP Blues" (Verve). 1959, Miles Davis with John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers & Jimmy Cobb record two tracks for the KIND OF BLUE album, "Flamenco Sketches" & "All Blues". 1961, Miles Davis Quintet with Hank Mobley, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers & Jimmy Cobb perform Saturday night at the 'Blackhawk' in San Francisco:

April 21st. Recorded on this date: 1957, Hank Mobley leads a sextet that includes Donald Byrd, John Jenkins, Bobby Timmons, Wilbur Ware & Philly Joe Jones - HANK (Blue Note): 1958, Hank Mobley & Lee Morgan appear at 'Birdland', NYC with Curtis Fuller, Billy Root, Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant & Specs Wright - MONDAY NIGHT AT BIRDLAND (Fresh Sound) 1961, Don Ellis fronts a trio with Paul Bley & Steve Swallow - OUT OF NOWHERE (Candid). 1961, Miles Davis Quintet with Hank Mobley, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers & Jimmy Cobb appear at the 'Blackhawk', San Francisco - FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE BLACKHAWK (Columbia): 1961, Thelonious Monk Quartet with Charlie Rouse, John Ore & Frankie Dunlop appear at 'Teatro Lirico' in Milan - MONK IN ITALY (Riverside): 1967, McCoy Tyner leads a quartet with Joe Henderson, Ron Carter & Elvin Jones - THE REAL McCOY (Blue Note): 1968, Joe Henderson appears with Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers & Jimmy Cobb recording what turned out to be two CDs (FOUR & STRAIGHT NO CHASER) worth of material in one night: 1987, Don Pullen & George Adams with Cameron Brown & Dannie Richmond - SONG EVERLASTING (BLue Note). 1990, Keith Jarrett Trio with Garu Peacock & Jack DeJohnette at Town Hall, NYC - THE CURE (ECM):

April 20th. Recorded on this date: 1939, Billie Holiday records for Commodore with backing by Frankie Newton: "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues", "Yesterdays", "Strange Fruit", "Fine and Mellow". 1953, Miles Davis leads a sextet that includes J.J. Johnson, Jimmy Heath, Gil Coggins, Percy Heath and Art Blakey, recording 6 titles for Blue Note: "Kelo", "Enigma", "Ray's Idea", "Tempus Fugit", "C.T.A.", "I Waited for You". 1955, Paul Chambers leads a group that includes John Coltrane, Pepper Adams, Curtis Fuller, Roland Alexander* & Philly Joe Jones, recording: "Trane's Strain", "High Step", "Nixon, Dixon and Yates Blues". (available AS 1/2 of A JAZZ DELEGATION FROM THE EAST - Blue Note). 1957, John Coltrane leads a sextet that includes Pepper Adams, Cecil Payne, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins & Art Taylor recording 6 titles for Prestige: "Dakar", "Mary's Blues", "Route 4", "Velvet Scene", "Witches' Pit", "Cat Walk"> 1967, Barry Harris leads a sextet that includes Slide Hampton, Junior Cook, Pepper Adams, Bob Cranshaw & Lenny McBrowne - LUMINESCENCE (Prestige):

April 19th. Recorded on this date: 1956, Herbie Nichols leads a trio date with Teddy Kotick & Max Roach, recording 6 titles for Blue Note: "Wildflower", "Mine", "Trio", "The Spinning Song", "Riff Primitif", "Query". 1957, Mal Waldron leads a sextet featuring John Coltrane, Jackie McLean & Bill Hardman recording 5 titles for Prestige: "Potpourri", "J.M.'s Dream Doll", "Don't Explain", "Falling in Love with Love", "Blue Calypso". 1965, Lee Morgan leads a quintet date featuring Joe Henderson, Ronnie Mathews, Victor Sproles and Billy Higgins - THE RUMPROLLER (completed 4/21, Blue Note): 1968, Andrew Hill records 5 titles for Blue Note with a sextet that includes Woody Shaw, Frank Mitchell, Jimmy Ponder, Reggie Workman & Idris Muhammad. (1/2 of GRASS ROOTS album):

April 18th. Recorded on this date: 1957, John Coltrane with Idrees Sulieman, Tommy Flanagan, Kenny Burrell, Doug Watkins & Louis Hayes record (Prestige): "Eclypso", "Solacium", "Minor Mishap", "Tommy's Tune". 1961, Thelonious Monk 4 with Charlie Rouse, John Ore & Franie Dunlop appear at 'Theatre L'Olympe' in Paris, 12 tunes recorded for Riverside: 1962, Sonny Rollins 4 with Jim Hall, Bob Cranshaw & Ben Riley record "If Ever I Would Leave You" (RCA Victor). 1964, Charles Mingus 5 with Eric Dolphy, Clifford Jordan, Jaki Byard & Dannie Richmond appear at the 'Salle Wagram', Paris and perform: "Peggy's Blue Skylight", "Orange was the Color of her Dress, then Blue Silk", "Meditations on Integration", "Fables of Faubus", "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat', "Parkerania". Available on REVENGE! - LEGENDARY PARIS CONCERTS (Revenge). 1966, Jackie McLean 4 with Larris Willis, Don Moore & Jack DeJohnette records "High Frequency", "Combined Effort", "Moonscape", "Jossa Bossa", "The Bull Frog" (Blue Note). 1969, Herbie Hancock ensemble begins 6 day session of THE PRISONER (Blue Note): 1975, Clifford Jordan 4 with Cedar Walton, Sam Jones & Billy Higgins record 15 titles - MAGIC IN MUNICH (Steeplechase): 1989, Steve Lacy records a solo album of 11 Monk pieces - MORE MONK (1st of 2 days, Soul Note):

April 15th. Recorded on this taxes due date: 1953, Laurindo Almeida & Bud Shank team up with Harry Babasin & Roy Harte - BRAZILLIANCE, Vol. 1 (completed 4/22, World Pacific) 1958, Pepper Adams Quintet with Donald Byrd, Bobby Timmons, Doug Watkins 7 Elvin Jones perform at the '5-Spot', NYC; 10 TO 4 AT THE 5-SPOT (Riverside): 1959, Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers with Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley, Bobby Timmons & Jymie Merritt perform at 'Birdland', NYC; AT THE JAZZ CORNER OF THE WORLD (Blue Note): 1962, Kenny Dorham Quintet with Jackie McLean, Bobby Timmons, Teddy Smith & J.C. Moses record 6 titles - MATADOR (Blue Note): 1964, Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers with Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Wayne Shorter, Cedar Walton & Reggie Workman - INDESTRUCTIBLE (completed 5/15, Blue Note): 1965, Jaki Byard Quartet with Joe Farrell, George Tucker & Alan Dawson perform at 'Lennie's on the Turnpike', Peabody, MA: LIVE AT LENNIE'S, Vols 1 & 2 (Prestige). I'll be in New Orleans for a long 3 day weekend. I look forward to the recording anniversary dates Brownie, couw, Gary, et al will have documented during my absence from the board.

Thanks for the link. I really enjoyed the article. As for calling himself an "80% loser", again I concur with Gunther Schuller's assessment of Shaw in his fabulous book, THE SWING ERA, "methinks he protests too much". He was quite certain of his greatness.

The least you can do is spell his name right. Jaret Baseball certainly is a funny game. One pitcher gets a win by throwing barely 50% of his pitches over the plate. The other one sails along, makes two mistakes, and gets beat. And lets not forget the pathetic home plate umpire, who gave Wright both of his punchouts on pitches that were at least six inches to a foot inside. Hey, if it means anything to you, I thought Schilling was by far the superior pitcher. He just ran out of gas, understandable considering he has been recuperating from ankle surgery for some time. Just wanted to bust some Red Sox chops. Complaining about umpire strike calls??!!. That's not worthy of you, Dan. As for my spelling, I did realize afterwards that I had Wright's first name wrong, but was just a bit lazy to do an edit. I'll leave it to the perfectionists among us to do that. Speaking of perfectionist, as in perfect game, Randy goes tonight. Good luck ( )