jazzbo

Wow. It's darker than you think. RIP and thanks for all the hours.

Coolin' is a nice solid date. I've had several copies over the years. . . Lost one, and replaced it lately from www.dustygroove.com Some nice Sulieman!

He mostly posts at the All About Jazz forums; he prefers that place to this place. He's posted there in the last few days, and quite regularly.

Yes, Miles wanted Wayne long before this excursion with Sam. . . for all the right reasons it turns out. I really like the appearances with Sam. . .an interesting offshoot. Interesting to think that it might have lasted and Sam's playing would have had more limelight and been more influential. Hard to imagine that happening though! Miles in Berlin is solid. . . . .It's not my favorite of the work of this quintet by a longshot, but get it as a part of the box set and enjoy it. The bootlegged audience tape of the Paris date is good, but the sound quality makes it hard to enjoy.

You know, pretty amazing to think how the whole face of jazz would be different had Sam kept aht tenor chair! I hope that one day the estate releases official versions of the other two Japanese shows that exist in boot.

Someone who has an interest in your finances may have found a way to keep you out!

Okay, it doesn't say EQing. . . but I think Lasker has used EQing in his transfers in the past. I'm pretty positive of it.

Yes, DP 36. . . great stuff. But . . . I stop at '78. I have tried and tried and tried. .. I just don't get into Brent, either his playing or singing. Maybe one day. . . not bloody likely.

I'm suffering from guitar envy. . . .

There's plenty talk of this and the other tapes of Sam with the band on these pages. . . try using the search function.

That's understandable about the overwhelming. I got over the overwhelming burning all the audience shows on archive of the years up through 1975, and then all the shows on gdlive of the same time frame. So I'm over it, and tackling speedingarrow year by year. . . in a few days I'll be done with 1969. Check out the Mickey and the Hartbeats shows too of 1969. Interesting stuff. . . different from the regular Dead of the time.

Alright here's a short list. . . . January shows at the Avalon That whacky Hilton benefit gig on March 15 The April shows at the Ark in Boston The June 14 Monterey The great July 7 Atlanta show Yes, I like the August 16 Woodstock. . . it was a thrill to finally hear it and I dig it The two Family Dog nights of November 1 and 2

Many more happy ones!

Hope it's a nice safe happy one!

Many happy happy returns!

This thread has been dormant too long! I've been listening to a lot of Pigpen-fronted material lately as I go through 1969 (and also compilation cdrs from Orchid Doctor Records) This is just the medicine for me. I realy love the material and how the band prodded and poked and just boogied along with it. I'm hoping for more official material of this nature!

It's a heck of a lineup, you're right. Some great music as well. Sound is okay. (I have most of this also on TOCJ cds that sound better, in my opinion, but sure cost more too! This material sounds pretty good on this two cd set though). I think there are seminal performances here that are a part of the beginning of the music that followed, along with sister dates on other labels by these artists. Tom Wilson was almost as careful and empowering a producer as Alfred Lion. You'll like this one I bet.

Here's what it says on the discography page: "Produced for release by Michael Cuscuna Mastered by Kurt Lundvall" I find that a bit of a concern. Haven't been too impressed with previous Lundvall mastered sets. Lundvall is also doing the mastering for the new Ellington large set. Though in that case the transfers and eq are by Stephen Lasker, and I hope that his always excellent work shines through.

That Thad Jones 1957 date has always seemed suspect to me as well. Sounds a lot more like Clark Terry about ten years later with Monk in Europe.

Doesn't at all sound like what I'VE heard about Woody.

I think they held an interest in their tape supplier's company. Yes, what's also interesting is that the tapes of all these takes are still around.

That was the impression I got too from the Japanese Bethelehem version. Still. . . when they finally got these down there's some exciting moments!

Thanks for the headsup! Another good thing to wake up to today! I've preordered.

Big thumb up Garth!

Read my message Aric. His notes say yes it's Mobley. I'm not sure it's Mobley. I haven't heard it in a long time. I don't remember it too clearly. There's a not a lot of tenor space. Buy the cd and you tell me.