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I went to Slugs once, IIRC. Saw Don Cherry and Ed Blackwell as a duo.

Disc 2: Bach Cello Suites #4-6.

Reinhard Goebel complete Archiv box, disc 70. (Nearing the end of the box - only 3 more discs to go.)

Excellent news!

I did May this year, so I may as well do it again in 2025.

McCoy sounds very restrained, almost Monk-ish.

Don't know how long it's been there, but I've never noticed it before. jazzdisco.org now has a listing, "Van Gelder Studio Discography Project," that lists everything recorded at Van Gelder studios. Check it out: https://www.jazzdisco.org/van-gelder-studio/

ABC owned all Impulse titles - that's why they're now owned by Universal. If ABC at any point owned this Perkins title, it would not have gone with the other Riverside titles to Fantasy (and now to Concord). That's why the wording "Riverside, distributed by ABC Records" is so important; it doesn't say "Riverside, a division of ABC Records." The liner notes are on archive.org: https://ia803402.us.archive.org/12/items/lp_quietly-there_bill-perkins-quintet-victor-feldman/lp_quietly-there_bill-perkins-quintet-victor-feldman.pdf From Jazz Profiles (https://jazzprofiles.blogspot.com/2021/07/quietly-there-bill-perkins-quintet.html😞 I'm not sure what the exact connection was between this recording, which was made in 1966 for Riverside Records [and which I thought went out of business in 1963], Impulse Records, and Ed Michel, but perhaps some relatedness can be derived from the following paragraph from Ashley Kahn, The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records [2006]: “ENTER MICHEL Ed Michel came to ABC in the late spring of '69 after years of both playing and recording music in the Los Angeles area. He had been bassist in the house band at the Ash Grove folk club, then was recruited by the Pacific Jazz label, where he learned all aspects of record production. Moving to New York City, he furthered his jazz studio experience as a production assistant for Orrin Keepnews at Riverside Records.”

I have no information, just guesses. Riverside died in 1964. This set was recorded in 1966, but not released until 1970. It was on "Riverside, distributed by ABC Records." Perhaps Riverside somehow attained ownership of this date in 1966. Really, the person to ask would be Ed Michel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-michel-47998069

Disc 1: Bach Cello Suites #1-3.

They just announced "Classic V-Disc Small Group Jazz Sessions." In December should come a Vanguard small-group box. V-Disc is early '40's; Vanguard is mid-'50's.

Reinhard Goebel complete Archiv box, disc 70.

Release date November 15: Paquito D’Rivera's - NEA Jazz Master, multiple Gramm winner, Downbeat Hall of Fame Inductee - gained worldwide attention as member of the Grammy Award winning Cuban group Irakere, a revolutionary ensemble co-founded with Chucho Valdés in the early 1970s. Blending Afro-Cuban rhythms and jazz, the band was a seminal force and marked a new era in Cuban music. His defection to the United States in 1980 was a turning point, as he became an ambassador of Latin jazz around the world, fusing cultures and genres effortlessly. A decade into his new status, D’Rivera entered a New York studio to record an homage to Bebop. He enlisted Grammy award winner and Dizzy Gillespie alum James Moody, distinguished straight ahead jazzers Mark Morganelli, Harvey Swartz and Al Foster, and major Latin-jazz players of the day Claudio Roditi, Danilo Perez, and Pedrito Lopez. While his intentions may have been to make an album like “Monk, Bird, and Dizzy” as he states in the liner notes, the results here are undeniably in D’Rivera’s signature style. The album features a mix of original compositions from featured players, alongside the ensembles take on Coltrane’s “Giant Steps”, and Monks “I Mean You,” all delivered with D’Rivera’s unique perspective and deep understanding of traditional jazz and Latin music traditions. Originally released in 1992, the album has been remastered and is being released on vinyl for the first time ever as a double disc LP set. Remastered by Alex Mcollough at True East Mastering. Vinyl cut by Jeff Powell at Take Out Vinyl. A1. Who's Smoking!? A2. Giant Steps B1. Irremediablemente Solo (Incurably Alone) B2. Linda's Moody C1. Desert Storm C2. Nuestro Bolero D1. I Mean You D2. You Got it, Diz! D3. Out Of Nowhere

Release date November 22: Though a major international jazz figure for decades, it wasn't until 2015 that a tour allowed bassist-composer David Friesen the opportunity to visit his mother's ancestral home of Ukraine for the first time. Welcomed by a camera crew and introductions to pivotal musicians and cultural institutions, his journey was first documented on 2020's critically acclaimed "Testimony," recorded live at Kyiv's National Philharmonic Hall with the National Academic Symphonic Band of Ukraine. The ensuing pandemic and war put further plans on hold, but Friesen was able to record with the Kyiv Mozart String Quartet in October 2021, and those recordings provide the framework and soul of "A Light Shining Through." Adding organic percussion sounds and saxophone to his singing melodies, the album's tuneful vignettes reflect the many emotions exposed through his journey of ancestral discovery.

I have the Tatum material on this: