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I think that thogh there may be companies looking to make a "fast buck" out of Hendrix's music, many of these releases may be by fans who want to share the music. I hardly think anyone is sailing on a yacht financed by their Jimi boot sales, but I could be wrong. For a number of years I sat around listening to the official releases only of Jimi's records and then began dipping my toe into the bootleg world. And I found that a lot of the best of his music--for ME, my choices--is in the bootleg releases. So this fuels the search. His live performances can have some spectacular playing, as well as some of the studio jams and new songs he had worked on but not completed to his satisfaction (he was rarely satisfied with playing that knocks the rest of us spinning) or early versions of released material that went in a totally different direction. I think that Jimi was a real cornerstone figure in a lot of the popular/rock/funk/blues/fusion music that followed, and his efforts are worth finding and digesting and I'm glad there are conduits to hear the stuff. It is enrichening all my musical listening. By the same token, XTC does nada for me, and I don't own a single release. The world goes round in so many different ways.

I have the cds of the Maui shows yes (two sets/shows). The sound is pretty good, it's been cedarized a little too heavily but not prohibitively. I have another bootleg version of the shows that sounds a bit better, noisier with tape hiss though. This outher set also contains about fifteen minutes more material (though the new one says it's complete for the first time!) Al, B) back at ya. The world of Jimi boots to me is more exciting than the world of Jimi official releases.

I'm with Brownie on this one. This is a treasure trove, it's fascinating. The sound IS bad. But Bird comes through, like a concentrated blow torch of imagination and dexterity. Music to burn forever. This set represented hours and hours and hours of work and you can sense the effort and the pride in the work. One of the very best booklets that Mosaic has ever produced as well.

David, it's a staff alright. BUT only when I can meet the payroll. . . .

Yes, Blanche's music should be further investigated by my collection's staff of round the clock maintainers. . . .

Nice new website with Nina Mae McKinney, Valaida Snow, and Blanche Calloway information, and soon to have Una Mae Carlisle information as well. http://www.geocities.com/nina_mae_mckinney

"But he had such Beautiful Eyes"!

It's always been a favorite of mine too. I really like the L.A. stuff, and the famous drum solo Tony does on the title track always floors me from a performance standpoint. It's just so perfect in its way.

www.am-dig.com still has the silver line, and has the gold in the "Klone" label which is manufactured by Mitsui. I'm not sure if they ship overseas or not, but they are a great company to do business with.

Thanks. I now know what I missed!

The Complete RCA and Columbia Recordings of Una Mae Carlisle. Or maybe the Roy Eldridge box.

I missed that one, having probably burned out on enthusiasm for Sco by then. What was the name of the release with Scofield and Harris?

Una Mae, with fellow Fats Waller "student" Pat Flowers, courtesy of Chris:

Gary, I can be of help. lonjazz@yahoo.com

Wanted to bring this thread up again and thank Chris again for the killer photos!

It's time to put all this behind us, and get behind the Una Mae Carlisle resurgence!

You're welcome. The Carmichael legacy must be honored and proselytized!

Very interesting Couw and R, and I don't at all disagree with the comparison or the suggested reasons. Both Kirk and Harris had an understanding and a fluent technical knowledge of almost the entire jazz tradition and contemporary popular music. This set them apart from quite a few of their cohorts, and moved their music off onto tributaries of the mainstream. It's a strength for their art, and probably an aspect that weakened their critical acceptance. Both were monster players! I enjoy the work of both men immensely!

I hated to hear this, and I know nothing further; I'm just reporting what I have heard and hope is wrong. The source I heard this from I won't mention unless he agrees to allow me. Let's just hope things are ironed out and we can enjoy the box set in time. If I hear anything further, I'll update the thread.

Neither, this and a Hawaii concert two cd set have been released by a British company that purports to be "official" but is actually a company that has been releasing boots. . . . I'm puzzled that these have been distributed. Perhaps the estate has made an arrangement for these, but there is nothing anywhere that I have located that makes mention of autorization.

I've actually heard from someone who spoke with Stollman that the box set WON'T be coming out because as the estate's agent (I guess?) he's opposed to it. That's bad news I hope is ultimately not going to be made true.

Those are just remixes of tracks from the Axis album on disc one, I've heard. Disc Two has some very interesting material not related to the original album. I have over sixty Hendrix releases . . . mostly of course unofficial. I find that much of the unreleased material I like better than the released. I feel about Hendrix's music the way that I feel about Monk's, Miles', Mingus', Ellington-Strayhorn's and some others: I find value in all that I have heard.

What? You didn't know that Hoagland was born in Bloomington, Indiana? Where ya been?

That was my understanding as well. Maybe they'll slipcase the two cd sets together in a "limited edition." I'm gonna buy 'em all one way or another.