Kevin Bresnahan

Yes - originally released in 1992

Does anyone know if Steeplechase has announced anywhere that they are switching to CD-Rs? I recently received a batch of 7 Steeplechase CDs and one of them was a CD-R.

I already have a great-sounding LP cut by Kevin Gray of Gordon's "One Flight Up" on the Cisco label. No need for me to pick this one up. And Hill's "Passing Ships" is probably going to be a bit expensive as it's 3 sides, so that might hurt the sales.

So I finished the book last night. A bit of a bummer by the end, with Phil talking about his drug and alcohol addictions and how it ran in his family and ended up with his daughter dying from it. He seemed proud that he had a good relationship with 2 of his kids when he had 2 others wouldn't even talk to him for 20 over years. All in all, by the end of the book, I didn't think that highly of Phil the person as much as Phil the musician. By his own words, he described a guy who was a bit of a dink to anyone who wasn't on the bandstand with him... except Jill. Also, it was weird when the book ended and my Kindle said the book was only 68% complete. So one third of the book is a few nice reminisces (Brian Lynch & a Billy Joel interview), a discography & an index. And by the way - if Phil's description was accurate, Al Haig was one weird dude.

John Zorn as part of The Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet - Voodoo (1986): and again in 1988 on News For Lulu

That big band put out a couple of self-produced LPs: Big Fat Nothin' & Satin Doll. Maybe this CD is a comp with those two LPs?

Dexter had emphysema, which would make it hard to blow like he does. Phil Woods had emphysema and the last two times I saw, he played with a oxygen line.

Chris (Hardbop) Heaney is on Facebook. We were just reminiscing today about the defunct Up/Over Jazz club in New York. I saw a few great shows there.

I see that this LP has recently been released in Japan on 2 CDs on the Solid Records label with what appears to be some added tracks. The audio samples I've heard have been pretty good. I'm still not sure if it's worth picking up. I'm curious though - Are these CDs bootlegs or are they legit releases?

My favorite Brignola date by far. I actually prefer this one from the 80's (1981):

https://jazztimes.com/features/tributes-and-obituaries/ralph-peterson-jr-1962-2021/?fbclid=IwAR1VoGd2FQ1_Ti0giDcuKW6TUkxXtJJgLPdiO9YQJRtJrPIm_12ASRxdDfw

Mosaic sold out of the CD version of "The Complete CBS Recordings of Eddie Condon and His All Stars" years before they sold the last LP box. Although I don't think that would be true today, it might weigh into their thought process. We also don't know how they made out financially on those Miles Davis LP boxes. Maybe they decided there is not enough market there? FWIW, the Tone Poet LPs of Tina Brooks' Blue Note recordings are selling at a higher price point, even used, than the 4 LPs in the Mosaic box on the secondary market. So it's not just about it being on vinyl. It's gotta be on the right vinyl and/or cut by the right engineer. Maybe a splatter pressing would help sell it? Or have a certain mastering/cutting team involved? Maybe offer it through Vinyl Me Please?

From Ralph's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ralph.j.peterson Ralph Peterson Jr. - May 20, 1962 - March 1, 2021 Good Morning Family and Friends, It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that our beloved Ralph joined the ancestors earlier this morning. He was a fighter till the end and was surrounded by his family and your love. Ralph really appreciated all of your love, supportive messages, thoughts, and prayers. Any and all messages sent through e-mail, text, or phone were read to him. Funeral arrangements are being planned and will be announced shortly. At this time we ask that you please give the family some privacy and any pertinent questions can be directed to his manager Laura Martinez, laura@worldfusionevents.com We thank you for being with us during this difficult time. Laura Martinez on behalf of the Peterson Family Ralph has been battling cancer for several years, undergoing at least one major surgical procedure a few years back. I saw him play at Scullers a little over a year ago and he was still playing like a mofo. Cancer sucks.

Collectors collect. People pay for originals - especially mono originals. Doesn't mean a modern LP in a Mosaic box will be in demand. For instance, you can get very nice stereo LPs of "Page One" & "In & Out" from Amazon or at your local store today. Both of them were cut by Kevin Gray using the analog master tape. Both should sound as good or even better than these original LPs. I also don't think Mosaic would want to get back into LPs. Just the returns alone could be a killer for them. From what I've been reading over on the Hoffman forums, many LP buyers of today return LPs for the slightest problem. I'm talking very slight problems, not major ones.

Unless they are a Palestinian living there...

Except it's on the American Jazz Classics (gray/PD label out of Spain) label so who knows where the heck they got this material.

Normally I'd agree because the 20-somethings do seem to be more willing to congregate, but I have to say, most of the mask protestors I see on the news every day are not the youngsters. In fact, most of them are 65 and older. They are also the most vocal about refusing the vaccine.

Interesting to read about Phil's earliest memories growing up in Springfield, Massachusetts. I grew in the city next to Springfield, Holyoke, MA, so I recognize some of the places Phil mentions like Forest Park and Riverside Park. He even mentions going to a ballroom in Holyoke.

I remember thinking this sounded like the Love Boat Theme band with a better drummer.

I think Cuscuna said something about Horace saying that the band had a bad night and no one should ever hear them like that. Lon mentions that he talked to Cuscuna about it here: Edited to add from here: https://digscholarship.unco.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1380&context=dissertations " Carmell [Jones] was from L.A., and everybody’s nice in L.A., and friendly and sunny and everybody owns cars and has a parking space and all that stuff. He just wasn’t used to the East Coast. That week we’re at Pep’s. It was a Sunday afternoon, [and] we were going to do a matinee. Rudy Van Gelder was setting up, and Carmell was on the bandstand, which is in front of the bar. You know the way guys in Philly are. So these two guys . . . say “You’re the new guy, you’re the guy from sunny California. You better be able to play, man, after what Blue Mitchell played.” And they’re just ragging on him. Any New Yorker, Philly or D.C. guy would just take that in stride and maybe come back at them. It crushed Carmell so badly that he just imploded for that whole day of recording. That’s what took the whole band down. He was just so sensitive and not used to the whole East Coast aggressive style . . . . It’s an aggressive style, but it’s mostly just people kidding each other. He crashed and burned and that took the whole thing down with him." And further: " Years later, Silver and Cuscuna spent an afternoon in a recording studio listening back to the recording. It was, in fact, so unissuable that Cuscuna relinquished the master tapes to Silver, who destroyed them."

One of my young (~25 years old) direct reports caught COVID last week. Well, he caught it about 2 and half weeks ago but didn't test positive or show any symptoms until last last week (~10 days after he was exposed). He is in rough shape. On top of the severe flu-like symptoms, he is having trouble breathing due to what appears to be an infection on his tonsils. One doctor thinks it's an infection but antibiotics haven't done a thing for him. Now another doctor is thinking it's COVID related. If it doesn't get better, he might have to get hospitalized soon. Crazy story he told me... when he was told he needed antibiotics, he headed to the pharmacy to get them. At first, they refused to allow him in to pick up his prescription, then they tried to send him home and get someone else to go to the pharmacy to pick it. When he told them everyone in his apartment had COVID, they finally brought it out to his car. He called a few days ago to get some "behind the counter" pseudoephedrine delivered to his home. They refused because that medication needs a signature and they wouldn't let him sign anything. How the hell are you supposed to get better if they won't bring you the medication you need?

Unless his son found the Pep's tapes in his late father's things, we'll likely never hear them. They were supposedly destroyed by Horace after Cuscuna gave them to him.

I have been told by a couple of musicians that Chick often talked about Scientology with musicians in his band. Several reportedly were uncomfortable with it.

You're such a dickhead.