MartyJazz

January 16th. Recorded on this date: 1) 1951, Lester Young Quartet with John Lewis, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones (Verve): "Thou Swell", "September in the Rain", "Undercover Blues", "Frenesi", "Pete's Cafe" and "Little Pee Blues". 2) 1959, Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop featuring Booker Ervin and John Handy, live at the 'Nonagon Art Gallery', NYC; album released on LP as JAZZ PORTRAITS (United Artists) and later, MINGUS IN WONDERLAND (Solid State):

Should have waited for today's mail to arrive before complaining about neighbor Dan receiving it before me. Arrived today. Many thanks. B-)

Well I didn't get it yet and I'm only 7 miles away from you.

January 15th. Recorded on this date; 1) 1949, Charlie Parker Quintet at the 'Royal Roost' with Kenny Dorham, Al Haig, Tommy Potter and Max Roach perform: "Scrapple from the Apple", "Bebop" and "Hot House" (Savoy) 2) 1959, Milt Jackson & John Coltrane record BAGS & TRANE (Atlantic): 3) 1961, Kenny Dorham leads a quintet including Hank Mobley, WHISTLE STOP (Blue Note):

I appreciate the “kudos” for seeing through your “scheme” but if truth be told, my identification of this track can be traced back more than 4 decades ago when my father introduced me to jazz via swing. Not having a lot of money back then (come to think of it, nothing much has changed), I used to cop 45 RPM extended play records that RCA and Columbia used to put out rather than the more pricey LPS; they only ran from 79 cents to $1.29. Each EP had 2 tracks on each side. One of them that still sits in my collection was a BG Columbia "Hall of Fame series" EP that had "Six Flats Unfurnished" plus his versions of "A String of Pearls", "Jersey Bounce" and "The World is Waiting for the Sunrise". When your initial collection consists of a couple of LPs and a few EPs, and you play the hell out of them, you tend to remember them many years later (assuming you still have your wits about you). On another note, your wonderful comments have prompted me to put on your disc again for further enjoyment. Many thanks.

What I'd love to see is a chronological compilation of all the sides Lucky did with Milt Jackson for both Savoy and Atlantic. That was a beautiful collaboration.

January 14th. Recorded on this date: 1) 1957, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Jackie McLean (Blue Note): 2) 1958, Max Roach quintet with KD (Argo): 3) 1959, Lucky Thompson in Paris (1st day of a 2 day session, High Note): 4) 1987, Art Farmer Quintet w Clifford Jordan do a tribute to Billy Strayhorn (1st day of a 2 day session): 5) 1992, Eddie Daniels-Gary Burton tribute to Benny Goodman (GRP):

why did RRK "have" to replace burton in 1973? does anyone know if RRK "had" to replace burton & why? I looked at the biography of RRK that I have, appropriately titled BRIGHT MOMENTS, and could find no mention of RRK being compelled to get rid of Ron Burton. But there was an interesting paragraph concerning his wife's penchant for disrupting musical performances with her overly enthusiastic responses, to the extent that she had to be controlled during a recording session. I assume you, of all people, have this biography. Let me know if you need more specifics than the summary I gave above.

I don't know anything about the "new" JH at the Lighthouse you mention. But I do have the original Milestone LPs as well as the JH Milestone CD box set. The box adds 3 cuts that weren't available on the 2 LPs, "Record-a-Me" (8:18), "A Shade of Jade" (10:28) and "Isotope" (4:28). In addition the box does contain the two cuts that were originally issued on the IN PURSUIT OF..." LP: "Gazelle" as you know and "Invitation" (7:32).

January 13th. Recorded on this date: 1) 1956, Lester Young-Teddy Wilson Quartet (Verve): 2) 1957, Hank Mobley All Stars with Milt Jackson, Horace Silver & Art Blakey (Blue Note): 3) 1963, Don Byas Quartet with NHOP at the 'Montmartre' in Copenhagen, the 1st of two nights that is documented on 2 albums (Black Lion), most of which is on: 4) 1965, Roland Kirk Quartet with Jaki Byard & Elvin Jones record RIP, RIG AND PANIC (Limelight):

Shortly after the introduction of the Jazz Radio topic on this board, I myself had reason to rant about Mr. Schaap. Indulge me as I repeat just a brief snippet from a larger discussion concerning the positive nature of WKCR in general that concerns his ability as a jazz radio host: "The one negative (about WCKR) and evidently I'm in a minority about this, considering all the acclaim the man gets, is the ubiquitous presence of Phil Schaap. I assume that per minute his show is on the air, there is still more of him talking than music being played. When I would drive to work in the morning (more than 11 years ago when I lived in the NYC metro area), I would put on his "Bird Flight" program. I could sometimes do the entire 20 minute commute without hearing a note from Bird, just anecdotes and questionable analyses galore from Mr. Schaap. (Mind you, this is a commercial-free radio station)! A friend of mine used to refer to him as Phil Schud-up already! What really bugged me is Schaap's implicit attitude that you, the listener, know nothing about the history of the music. Very patronizing IMO."

On that private tape of Monk sitting in with Duke's orchestra at Newport, it's startling at the end to hear Duke's reaction to the audience applause at the conclusion of "Monk's Dream". As the audience claps enthusiastically, Duke says, "He'll be back, he'll be back". When the applause apparently doesn't die down to Duke's satisfaction, he repeats "He'll be back" in what sounds like a rather annoyed, disciplinary tone, causing some nervous laughter in the audience. I don't think Duke enjoyed what he perceived to be any upstaging by another jazz artist. Jazzbo, since you have this tape also, give me some confirmation of this if you can.

January 12th. Recorded on this date: 1) 1955, Bud Powell Trio records: "How High the Moon", "I Get a Kick Out of You", "You Go to My Head" and "The Best" (Verve). 2) 1956, Lester Young with a septet that includes Roy Eldridge, Vic Dickenson, Teddy Wilson, Freddie Green and Jo Jones (Verve):

Seeing a photo of Hot Lips Page that JSngry posted on another thread has me humming his version of "St. James Infirmary" when he was a member of Artie Shaw's 1941 band.

January 11th. Recorded on this date: 1) 1949, Lee Konitz, Lennie Tristano, Billy Bauer, Arnold Fishkin and Shelly Manne record (Prestige): "Progression", "Tautology", "Retrospection", "Subconscious-Lee" and "Judy". 2) 1955, Bud Powell Trio with Lloyd Trotman & Art Blakey record (Verve): "Thou Swell", "Someone to Watch Over Me", "Lover Come Back to Me", and "Tenderly". 3) 1971, Chick Corea Trio with Dave Holland & Barry Altschul record A.R.C. for ECM (1st day of a 3 day session): 4) 1980, Lee Konitz & Gil Evans perform live at 'Green Street Cafe', NYC, 1st night of 2 released on HEROES and ANTI-HEROES (Verve) ********** BY THE WAY, I WAS THERE!***********: 5) 1988, Frank Morgan All Stars including Joe Henderson and Bobby Hutcherson record REFLECTIONS (Contemporary): 6) 1993, the late Thomas Chapin leads a quintet including Ronnie Mathews to record I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER (Arabesque): 7) 1997, Joe Lovano & Gonzalo Rubalcaba record a duet performance, FLYING COLORS (Blue Note):

Whenever I've heard Rolf Kuhn, he's only played clarinet.

Nothing like having a fellow Org member who lives close by and knows the neighborhood. Dan, yuu're correct in that noice calling headphones aren't necessary for late night listening in this part of Florida. I just want one good pair to for multi-use possibilities, e.g., air travel as well as those quiet times at home, etc. Nevertheless, the adjective "weird" has still been used in reference to me, especially when visitors check out the "record room". B-)

January 10th. Recorded on this date: 1) 1946, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn record duets for RCA Victor: "Tonk" and "Drawing Room Blues". 2) 1958, John Coltrane leads a quintet that includes Donald Byrd, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Louis Hayes for Prestige, recording: "Lush Life", "The Believer", "Nakatini Serenade", "Come Rain or Come Shine" and "Lover". 3) 1960, Kenny Dorham and a quintet including Charles Davis record for Jaro Records (reissued by Fresh Sound): 4) 2001, Stefon Harris and Jacky Terrasson co-lead a session for Blue Note, 1st day of a two day session:

I was in a Best Buy today and saw several noise reduction headphones in the $50 -$70 or thereabouts price range. Brands included Aiwa, Maxell, Sony and Philips. A google search led me to lesser known but apparently quality noise reduction headsets in the same price range made by Noise Buster and Macally. I also saw a Sennheiser model which lists for $129 but I really want to spend half as much. I intend to use these at home to listen to music late at night as well as when I travel, jazz (but of course) being what I listen to most often with an occasional break for 19th century violin concertos. Anybody have any good recommendations, especially re the store available models (the Best Buy is only 2 miles away) vs. the mail order models mentioned above? Or can someone recommend one I haven't as yet heard of? Thanks

There are at least two more books in this series, possibly three, that were originally published in hardcover edition by MacMillan & Co. I have a hardcover (remaindered at a library sale!) of JAZZ MASTERS OF NEW ORLEANS by Martin Williams, who also served as editor of the entire series. I have seen, but do not own, JAZZ MASTERS IN TRANSITION 1957-69, a book whose authorship I have forgotten. In addition, one of the books in the series mentions that a JAZZ MASTERS OF THE SWING ERA is "currently in progress" however I don't believe that one ever was completed or issued.

OK, thanks for the info. Now that my birthday has just passed and I feel like giving myself a present, an HHB would be nice to have. I believe that the HHB Burner comes in two models, one at $500, the other at least $200 more. Can you indicate what the differences are between the two models?

January 9th. Recorded on this date: 1) 1956, Lennie Niehaus heads a sextet on the first day of a session that culminates 3 days later: 2) 1957, Billie Holiday records "They Can't Take That Away From Me", "Embraceable You", "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off", and "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" for Verve. Group includes Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Ben Webster and Jimmy Rowles. 3) 1961, on the first day of a two day session, Cecil Taylor leads a quartet that includes Archie Shepp, Buell Neidlinger and Dennis Charles for Candid Records, recording "O.P., "I Forgot", "Section C" as well as multiple takes of "Davis", and "Cell Walk for Celeste". (Mosaic box set) 4) 1992, Max Roach and the percussion ensemble, 'MBOOM, records live at "S.O.B.'s" in New York City:

Well, then your birthday would then be June 2, 1964. Why post it for the date of January 8th?

Why would you make a copy of the CD-R on the HHB? It seems to me that once you've transferred an LP or tape to the CD-R, you would then use that CD-R as the source material on your PC to make additional CD-R dubs, as it would be faster and purely digital with no sacrifice in fidelity.

You're very welcome. However as one contributor to this thread, I'd like to state that it's not meant to be definitive. In my case, having constructed a database that contains a lot of data from the jazz CDs I personally own, I use it to cite those albums recorded as we march through the calendar. Thanks to Gary for coming up with the idea for this thread.