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Excellent! It sounds like there's a sizable audience there. Could it be from a club rather than from Buddy Johnson's basement? Also, I'm hearing, for example around 11:28, the pianist being mixed louder as he starts his solo. It also sounds too clear to be an audience recording with a single mike. Could this have been some sort of radio broadcast (although that wouldn't explain the lack of a radio announcer)? Could the leader have been Big Nick, with Bird sitting in?

Recommendations? They have a lot of Peter Leitch, for example, who's a good guitarist. The Flanagan/Monterose looks interesting. Pepper Adams is usually reliable. Steve Kuhn? Nick Brignola can burn, but there are 10 titles. I have the Barry Harris - Live From NY.

One correction: "Blues On Trial" was issued, under Ike Quebec's name, on "The Lost Sessions" compilation.

Thanks, Dan. They’re now saying the brunt of the storm will miss Houston.

Happy birthday, Pat!

Never saw Mingus play sitting down before. This looks interesting, even though (personal preference) I'd prefer not to hear Dolphy, Adams or Pullen. From this site https://mingus.onttonen.info/1964.html I drew the following info: Notes: *) Byard only a) Moon MCD 016-2 b) Landscape LS2-905 c) Bandstand BDCD 1524 April 16 Bremen, Germany AT FW USA* 4:24 a,d Sophisticated Lady 3:45 a,d,e(?) Meditations 24:45 c Fables Of Faubus 33:00 b Parkeriana 21:15 c So Long Eric 25:00 a

Here's how Losin puts it (http://www.plosin.com/milesAhead/BirdSessions.aspx?s=500517): Boris Rose lists the date as May 17, and most discographies place the tunes in May-June 1950, but they may be from much earlier. Navarro died of tuberculosis on July 7, and his playing on these titles is quite good, so the late date is unlikely. (Compare his playing here with that on the June 30 Birdland date with Miles Davis.) In the liner notes for Columbia LP 34808, Dan Morgenstern acknowledges this and writes that "Ira Gitler, who saw Fats at Birdland in 1950, recalls him as a shrunken, pitiful figure, racked by coughing and playing feebly. But available clues have been checked and rechecked, and June 30 is the date that comes up." (In another context, writing about Navarro, Gitler remarked, "I question the May 1950 dating of records made of his broadcasts from Café Society... His playing seems... too alive for the man who would be dead of tuberculosis on July 7" (Jazz Masters of the Forties, p. 101.) In his notes to the Ember set Robert Bregman offers a date of May 15-16. The varied personnel does suggest a Monday night, which were jam session nights at Birdland. In Yardbird Suite Larry Koch suggests that these tunes date from "the fall of 1949 or spring of 1950" (p. 191). In Bird's Diary Ken Vail suggests that these titles were spread over a week: May 17 (Wed): 52nd Street Theme, Wahoo, 'Round Midnight, This Time the Dream's on Me, Dizzy Atmosphere, Move, and 52nd Street Theme May 18 (Thu; Bishop replaces Powell): 52nd Street Theme, A Night in Tunisia, The Street Beat, Out of Nowhere May 20 (Sat; Powell back in group): Little Willie Leaps, 52nd Street Theme May 21 (Sun): Ornithology, I'll Remember April, 52nd Street Theme, Embraceable You (Bishop replaces Powell) May 23 (Tue): Lover Come Back to Me (see June-July 1950) The Parker Quintet played several nights at Birdland beginning in February; in addition, various Miles Davis groups were booked at Birdland during these months, and both Navarro and the Bud Powell Trio were there during this period. So all the players were in the same place at the same time. Bishop and Haynes replace Powell and Blakey on "Cool Blues" and the final "52nd Street Theme." Most of the tunes on the Columbia LP produced by Gary Giddins are clearly off-speed -- about a half step sharp, sometimes more. The Sony (J) CD reissue is also fast, but the versions on the Bird Box LPs and CDs play at the correct pitch. Thanks to Robert Bregman and Leif Bo Petersen for help with this session.

Rest In Peace.

Going through the SteepleChase Dexters I bought recently from Tommy...this one is great: As Neil Tesser's liner notes point out, this was just an ordinary night at the Montmartre in 1974; Dexter was a last-minute replacement for a cancellation. The only real difference is Ed Thigpen on drums (Tesser thinks Thigpen doesn't have the drive of other drummers such as Alex Riel and Tootie Heath, but I think Thigpen's relaxed nature adds to the nice vibe). Typical set list for the time, yet this feels like a magical evening. The listener is drawn in; you feel like you're at the club. Sound quality is excellent, and it's a full 60 minutes (as opposed to the 45 minutes of the Sixties' radio releases). Recommended.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-last-blues-of-peter-green/ On December 25, 1980, the Fleetwood Mac founder, who passed away last month, walked into a studio in Tel Aviv and left behind a rare recording of bewitching sadness Two studio recordings are embedded in the article.

Here's the discography; weird that one track, "Mr. Jones" appeared on both Poly-Currents and Mr. Jones: The Complete Blue Note Elvin Jones Sessions (#195) DISC ONE: 1. Reza (A) 7:11 (Edu Lobo-Ruy Guerra) 2. Sweet Little Maia (A) 7:46 (Jimmy Garrison) 3. Keiko's Birthday March (A) 6:48 (Elvin Jones) 4. Village Greene (A) 5:08 (William Greene) 5. Jay-Ree (A) 3:48 (Joe Farrell) 6. For Heaven's Sake (A) 5:04 (Meyer-Bretton-Edward) 7. Gingerbread Boy (A) 5:10 (Jimmy Heath) (A) Joe Farrell (ts-1, ss-2, alto fl-3, piccolo-4), Jimmy Garrison (b), Elvin Jones (d). April 8, 1968 The Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ tk.2 Village Greene -1 BST 84282 tk.3 Sweet Little Maia -2 - tk.8 Reza -1 - tk.16 For Heaven's Sake -3 - tk.17 Keiko's Birthday March -4 - tk.24 Gingerbread Boy -1 - tk.27 Jay-Ree -1 – BST 84282 Puttin' It Together 8. In The Truth (B) 5:00 (Joe Farrell) 9. What Is This? (B) 7:06 (Jimmy Garrison) 10. Ascendant (B) 5:12 (Jimmy Garrison) DISC TWO: 1. Yesterdays (B) 5:37 (O. Harbach-J. Kern) 2. Sometimes Joie (B) 10:36 (Jimmy Garrison) 3. We'll Be Together Again (B) 3:04 (F. Laine-C. Fischer) (B) Joe Farrell (ts-1, ss-2, fl-3), Jimmy Garrison (b), Elvin Jones (d). September 6, 1968 The Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ tk.3 What Is This? -2 BST 84305 tk.6 In The Truth -1 - tk.9 Ascendant -2 - tk.23 Sometimes Joie -1 - tk.25 Yesterdays -1 - tk.26 We'll Be Together Again -3 - BST 84305 The Ultimate Elvin Jones 4. Inner Space © 6:29 (Chick Corea) 5. Once I Loved (O Amor Em Paz) © 6:20 (Jobim-Gilbert-de Moraes) 6. Raynay © 7:55 (Elvin Jones) 7. Champagne Baby © 11:24 (Joe Farrell) 8. Dido Afrique © 11:13 (Elvin Jones) © Lee Morgan (tp), Joe Farrell (ts-1,ss-2, fl-3,alto fl-4), George Coleman (ts), Wilbur Little (b), Elvin Jones (d), Candido Camero (cga), Miovelito Valles (perc). March 14, 1969 The Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ tk.1 Dido Afrique -1,3 BN-LA 506-2 tk.4 Champagne Baby -2 (omit Valles) - tk.8 Inner Space -1 (omit Camero, Valles) - tk.14 Raynay -1 - tk.18 Once I Loved (O Amor Em Paz) -4 (omit Coleman) - BN-LA 506-2 The Prime Element DISC THREE 1. Agenda (D) 13:48 (Elvin Jones) 2. Agappe Love (D) 5:51 (Joe Farrell) 3. Mr. Jones (D) 7:36 (Keiko Jones) 4. Yes (D) 2:22 (Fred Tompkins) 5. Whew (D) 9:33 (Wilbur Little) Joe Farrell (ts-1,fl-2,English horn-3), George Coleman (ts), Pepper Adams (bari), Wilbur Little (b), Elvin Jones (d), Candido Camero (cga). September 26, 1969 The Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ tk.1 Mr. Jones-1 BST 84331, BN-LA 110 tk.3 Yes -4 - title unknown -1 (omit Camero) rejected tk.9 Agappe Love-2 BST 84331 tk.12 Whew -1 (omit Adams, Camero) - tk.14 Agenda -3 - -4 Fred Tompkins (fl), Joe Farrell (bass fl), Wilbur Little (b), Elvin Jones (d). BST 84331 Poly-Currents BN-LA 110 Mr. Jones 6. Shinjitu (E) 7:36 (Keiko Jones) 7. Yesterdays (E) 10:56 (O. Harbach-J. Kern) DISC FOUR: 1. 5/4 Thing (E) 5:24 (George Coleman) 2. Ural Stradania (E) 8:27 (Frank Foster) 3. Simone (E) 6:29 (Frank Foster) (E) Frank Foster (ts-1,alto cl-2), George Coleman (ts), Wilbur Little (b) Elvin Jones (d) Candido Camero (cga, tambourine-2). July 17, 1970 The Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ Simone -1 BST 84361 5/4 Thing -1 - Ural Stradania -1 - Yesterdays -1 (omit Camero) - Shinjitu -2 - BST 84361 Coalition 4. P. P. Phoenix (F) 4:59 (Gene Perla) 5. For All The Other Times (F) 10:00 (Gene Perla) 6. Slumber (F) 5:31 (David Liebman) 7. Three Card Molly (F) 8:25 (Elvin Jones) 8. Cecilia Is Love (F) 10:05 (Frank Foster) 9. Who's Afraid…. (F) 4:20 (Frank Foster) (F) Frank Foster (ts-1,alto fl-2, alto cl-3), Joe Farrell (ts-4,ss-5), David Liebman (ts-6,ss-7), Gene Perla (b, el b-8), Elvin Jones (d). February 12, 1971 The Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ Slumber -6 (omit Foster, Farrell) BST 84369 Cecilia Is Love -1.4,5.6 - P. P. Phoenix -2,4,6 - For All The Other Times -1,4,6 - Three Card Molly -1,4,7 - Who's Afraid… -3,5,7,8 BST 84414 BST 84369 Genesis BST 84414 Merry-Go-Round DISC FIVE: 1. 'Round Town (G) 3:24 (Gene Perla) 2. Brite Piece (G) 4:44 (David Liebman) 3. Lungs (G) 2:22 (Jan Hammer) 4. A Time For Love (G) 4:46 (J. Mandel-P.F. Webster) 5. Tergiversation (G) 3:25 (A. Wiggens-G. Perla) 6. La Fiesta (G) 6:04 (Chick Corea) 7. The Children's Merry-Go-Round March (G) 2:47 (Keiko Jones) (G) Joe Farrell, David Liebman, Steve Grossman (ts), Jan Hammer (el p), Yoshiaki Masuo (g), Gene Perla (el b), Elvin Jones (d), Don Alias (cga). December 16, 1971 The Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ tk2 'Round Town BST 84414 Joe Farrell, David Liebman, Steve Grossman (ss), Jan Hammer (p), Gene Perla (b), Elvin Jones (d), Don Alias (cga,perc). same session tk.5 Brite Piece BST 84414 Jan Hammer (p), Gene Perla (b), Elvin Jones (d). same session tk.4 Lungs BST 84414 Joe Farrell (fl), Chick Corea (p), Yoshiaki Masuo (g), Gene Perla (b), Elvin Jones (d). same session tk.6 A Time For Love BST 84414 Chick Corea, Jan Hammer (el p), Gene Perla (b), Elvin Jones (d), Don Alias (cga). same session tk.2 Tergiversation BST 84414 Joe Farrell (picc), David Liebman, Steve Grossman (ss), Pepper Adams (bari), Jan Hammer (glockenspiel), Gene Perla (el b), Elvin Jones (d). same session tk.3 The Children's Merry-Go-Round March BST 84414 Joe Farrell (ss), David Liebman (ts,ss), Steve Grossman (ts), Pepper Adams (bari), Chick Corea (p), Gene Perla (el b), Elvin Jones (d), Don Alias (cga). same session tk.2 La Fiesta BST 84414 BST 84414 Merry-Go-Round 8. New Breed (H) 6:53 (David Liebman) 9. What's Up - That's It (H) 5:35 (Gene Perla) (H) David Liebman, Steve Grossman (ts), Gene Perla (b), Elvin Jones (d). July 12, 1972 The Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ New Breed BN-LA 110 David Liebman (ss), Steve Grossman (ts), Pepper Adams (bari), Jan Hammer (p), Gene Perla (b), Elvin Jones (d),.Frank Ippolito (perc), Carlos Patato Valdes (cga). same session What's Up-That's It BN-LA 110 BN-LA 110 Mr. Jones 10. Soultrane (I) 6:11 (Tadd Dameron) 11. One's Native Place (I) 6:15 (Keiko Jones) 12. G. G. (I) 5:44 (Gene Perla) Perla Music ASCAP (I) Steve Grossman (ts), Gene Perla (b), Elvin Jones (d), Albert Duffy (tympani), Frank Ippolito (perc). July 13, 1972 The Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ Soultrane BN-LA 110 Thad Jones (flh), David Liebman (fl), Steve Grossman (ss), Jan Hammer (p), Gene Perla (b), Elvin Jones (d), Albert Duffy (tympani), Frank Ippolito (perc), Carlos Patato Valdes (cga). same session One's Native Place BN-LA 110 Thad Jones (flh), David Liebman, Steve Grossman (ts), Jan Hammer (p), Gene Perla (el b), Elvin Jones (d). same session G. G. BN-LA 110 note: This tune was incorrectly listed on BN-LA 110 as Gee Gee. BN-LA 110 Mr. Jones DISC SIX: 1. At This Point In Time (K) 7:33 (Frank Foster) 2. Currents/Pollen (K) 11:11 (G. Perla-D. Garcia) (K) Frank Foster (ss-1,ts-2), Steve Grossman (ss-3,ts-4) Pepper Adams (bari), Jan Hammer (p-5, el p-6, synth-7), Cornell Dupree (g), Gene Perla (b, el b-8), Elvin Jones (d), Candido Camero (cga), Richie 'Pablo' Landrum (perc), Omar Clay (perc, programmable rhythm box), Warren Smith (tympani) July 24, 1973 A & R Recording Studios, NYC tk.2 The Whims Of Bal -2,3,5,7 BN-LA 506-2 CD BN 4-93385-2 tk.2 The Prime Element -1,3,6,7 - - BN-LA 506-2 The Prime Element 3. The Prime Element (M) 8:18 (Omar Clay) 4. Whims Of Bal (M) 12:22 (Omar Clay) (M) same personnel as (K) July 26, 1973 A & R Recording Studios, NYC tk.1 At This Point In Time -2,3,6 BN-LA 506-2 CD BN 4-93385-2 tk.1 Currents/Pollen -2,4,6,7,8 - - 5. Pauke Tanz (L) 6:22 (Omar Clay) 6. The Unknighted Nations (L) 6:26 (Frank Foster) 7. Don't Cry (L) 7:42 (Keiko Jones) (L) same personnel as (K) July 25, 1973 A & R Recording Studios, NYC tk.1 Don't cry -2,3,5,8 CD BN 4-93385-2 tk.1 Pauke Tanz -2,4,7 - tk.2 The Unknighted Nations -2,3,6,8 - DISC SEVEN: 1. Brite Piece (J) 13:05 (David Liebman) 2. New Breed (J) 11:50 (David Liebman) 3. Sambra (J) 12:58 (Gene Perla) 4. My Ship (J) 8:39 (K. Weill-I. Gershwin) 5. Taurus People (J) 6:05 (Farouq Dawud) 6. Fancy Free (J) 20:49 (Donald Byrd) DISC EIGHT: 1. I'm A Fool To Want You (J) 11:13 (Wolf-Herron-Sinatra) 2. Sweet Mama (J) 15:13 (Gene Perla) 3. The Children, Save The Children (J) 7:42 (Don Garcia) 4. The Children's Merry-Go-Round March (J) 28:08 (Keiko Jones) 5. Small One (J) 6:54 (David Liebman) 6. For All The Other Times (J) 4:11 (Gene Perla) (J) David Liebman (fl-1,ss-2,ts-3), Steve Grossman (ss-4,ts-5), Gene Perla (b), Elvin Jones (d). September 9, 1972 Live at The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA Set No.1 Brite Piece-2,4,5 CD BN 7-84448-2 New Breed-3,5 BN-LA015-2, CD BN 7-84447-2 Sambra-3,5 BN-LA015-2, CD BN 7-84447-2 My Ship-1,5 BN-LA015-2, CD BN 7-84447-2 Taurus People-3,5 CD BN 7-84447-2 Set No.2 Fancy Free-2,5 BN-LA015-2, CD BN 7-84447-2 I'm A Fool To Want You-3 CD BN 7-84448-2 Sweet Mama-3,5 BN-LA015-2, CD BN 7-84448-2 The Children, Save The Children-2,5 BN-LA015-2, CD BN 7-84448-2 Set No.3 The Children's Merry-Go-Round March-1,2,3,5 * CD BN 7-84448-2 Small One-1,4 CD BN 7-84447-2 P.P. Phoneix-1,5 rejected For All The Other Times-3,5 ** CD BN 7-84447-2 * mistitled on CD 7-84448-2 as Children's Merry-Go-Round ** mistitled on CD 7-84447-2 as For All Those Other Times BN-LA 015-2 Live At The Lighthouse DISCOGRAPHY Only the original US Blue Note LP and CD issues are used for the purpose of this discography. (A) Joe Farrell (ts-1, ss-2, alto fl-3, piccolo-4), Jimmy Garrison (b), Elvin Jones (d). April 8, 1968 The Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ tk.2 Village Greene -1 BST 84282 tk.3 Sweet Little Maia -2 - tk.8 Reza -1 - tk.16 For Heaven's Sake -3 - tk.17 Keiko's Birthday March -4 - tk.24 Gingerbread Boy -1 - tk.27 Jay-Ree -1 – BST 84282 Puttin' It Together _____________________________________________________________________ (B) Joe Farrell (ts-1, ss-2, fl-3), Jimmy Garrison (b), Elvin Jones (d). September 6, 1968 The Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ tk.3 What Is This? -2 BST 84305 tk.6 In The Truth -1 - tk.9 Ascendant -2 - tk.23 Sometimes Joie -1 - tk.25 Yesterdays -1 - tk.26 We'll Be Together Again -3 - ______________________________________________________________________ © Lee Morgan (tp), Joe Farrell (ts-1,ss-2, fl-3,alto fl-4), George Coleman (ts), Wilbur Little (b), Elvin Jones (d), Candido Camero (cga), Miovelito Valles (perc). March 14, 1969 The Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ tk.1 Dido Afrique -1,3 BN-LA 506-2 tk.4 Champagne Baby -2 (omit Valles) - tk.8 Inner Space -1 (omit Camero, Valles) - tk.14 Raynay -1 - tk.18 Once I Loved (O Amor Em Paz) -4 (omit Coleman) - _______________________________________________________________________ (D) Joe Farrell (ts-1,fl-2,English horn-3), George Coleman (ts), Pepper Adams (bari), Wilbur Little (b), Elvin Jones (d), Candido Camero (cga). September 26, 1969 The Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ tk.1 Mr. Jones-1 BST 84331, BN-LA 110 tk.3 Yes -4 - title unknown -1 (omit Camero) rejected tk.9 Agappe Love-2 BST 84331 tk.12 Whew -1 (omit Adams, Camero) - tk.14 Agenda -3 - -4 Fred Tompkins (fl), Joe Farrell (bass fl), Wilbur Little (b), Elvin Jones (d). _________________________________________________________________________ (E) Frank Foster (ts-1,alto cl-2), George Coleman (ts), Wilbur Little (b) Elvin Jones (d) Candido Camero (cga, tambourine-2). July 17, 1970 The Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ Simone -1 BST 84361 5/4 Thing -1 - Ural Stradania -1 - Yesterdays -1 (omit Camero) - Shinjitu -2 - __________________________________________________________________________ (F) Frank Foster (ts-1,alto fl-2, alto cl-3), Joe Farrell (ts-4,ss-5), David Liebman (ts-6,ss-7), Gene Perla (b, el b-8), Elvin Jones (d). February 12, 1971 The Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ Slumber -6 (omit Foster, Farrell) BST 84369 Cecilia Is Love -1.4,5.6 - P. P. Phoenix -2,4,6 - For All The Other Times -1,4,6 - Three Card Molly -1,4,7 - Who's Afraid… -3,5,7,8 BST 84414 ______________________________________________________________________________ (G) Joe Farrell, David Liebman, Steve Grossman (ts), Jan Hammer (el p), Yoshiaki Masuo (g), Gene Perla (el b), Elvin Jones (d), Don Alias (cga). December 16, 1971 The Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ tk2 'Round Town BST 84414 Joe Farrell, David Liebman, Steve Grossman (ss), Jan Hammer (p), Gene Perla (b), Elvin Jones (d), Don Alias (cga,perc). same session tk.5 Brite Piece BST 84414 Jan Hammer (p), Gene Perla (b), Elvin Jones (d). same session tk.4 Lungs BST 84414 Joe Farrell (fl), Chick Corea (p), Yoshiaki Masuo (g), Gene Perla (b), Elvin Jones (d). same session tk.6 A Time For Love BST 84414 Chick Corea, Jan Hammer (el p), Gene Perla (b), Elvin Jones (d), Don Alias (cga). same session tk.2 Tergiversation BST 84414 Joe Farrell (picc), David Liebman, Steve Grossman (ss), Pepper Adams (bari), Jan Hammer (glockenspiel), Gene Perla (el b), Elvin Jones (d). same session tk.3 The Children's Merry-Go-Round March BST 84414 Joe Farrell (ss), David Liebman (ts,ss), Steve Grossman (ts), Pepper Adams (bari), Chick Corea (p), Gene Perla (el b), Elvin Jones (d), Don Alias (cga). same session tk.2 La Fiesta BST 84414 _____________________________________________________________________ (H) David Liebman, Steve Grossman (ts), Gene Perla (b), Elvin Jones (d). July 12, 1972 The Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ New Breed BN-LA 110 David Liebman (ss), Steve Grossman (ts), Pepper Adams (bari), Jan Hammer (p), Gene Perla (b), Elvin Jones (d),.Frank Ippolito (perc), Carlos Patato Valdes (cga). same session What's Up-That's It BN-LA 110 ______________________________________________________________________ (I) Steve Grossman (ts), Gene Perla (b), Elvin Jones (d), Albert Duffy (tympani), Frank Ippolito (perc). July 13, 1972 The Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ Soultrane BN-LA 110 Thad Jones (flh), David Liebman (fl), Steve Grossman (ss), Jan Hammer (p), Gene Perla (b), Elvin Jones (d), Albert Duffy (tympani), Frank Ippolito (perc), Carlos Patato Valdes (cga). same session One's Native Place BN-LA 110 Thad Jones (flh), David Liebman, Steve Grossman (ts), Jan Hammer (p), Gene Perla (el b), Elvin Jones (d). same session G. G. BN-LA 110 note: This tune was incorrectly listed on BN-LA 110 as Gee Gee. _______________________________________________________________________ (J) David Liebman (fl-1,ss-2,ts-3), Steve Grossman (ss-4,ts-5), Gene Perla (b), Elvin Jones (d). September 9, 1972 Live at The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA Set No.1 Brite Piece-2,4,5 CD BN 7-84448-2 New Breed-3,5 BN-LA015-2, CD BN 7-84447-2 Sambra-3,5 BN-LA015-2, CD BN 7-84447-2 My Ship-1,5 BN-LA015-2, CD BN 7-84447-2 Taurus People-3,5 CD BN 7-84447-2 Set No.2 Fancy Free-2,5 BN-LA015-2, CD BN 7-84447-2 I'm A Fool To Want You-3 CD BN 7-84448-2 Sweet Mama-3,5 BN-LA015-2, CD BN 7-84448-2 The Children, Save The Children-2,5 BN-LA015-2, CD BN 7-84448-2 Set No.3 The Children's Merry-Go-Round March-1,2,3,5 * CD BN 7-84448-2 Small One-1,4 CD BN 7-84447-2 P.P. Phoneix-1,5 rejected For All The Other Times-3,5 ** CD BN 7-84447-2 * mistitled on CD 7-84448-2 as Children's Merry-Go-Round ** mistitled on CD 7-84447-2 as For All Those Other Times _____________________________________________________________________________ (K) Frank Foster (ss-1,ts-2), Steve Grossman (ss-3,ts-4) Pepper Adams (bari), Jan Hammer (p-5, el p-6, synth-7), Cornell Dupree (g), Gene Perla (b, el b-8), Elvin Jones (d), Candido Camero (cga), Richie 'Pablo' Landrum (perc), Omar Clay (perc, programmable rhythm box), Warren Smith (tympani) July 24, 1973 A & R Recording Studios, NYC tk.2 The Whims Of Bal -2,3,5,7 BN-LA 506-2 CD BN 4-93385-2 tk.2 The Prime Element -1,3,6,7 - - _____________________________________________________________________________ (L) same personnel as (K) July 25, 1973 A & R Recording Studios, NYC tk.1 Don't cry -2,3,5,8 CD BN 4-93385-2 tk.1 Pauke Tanz -2,4,7 - tk.2 The Unknighted Nations -2,3,6,8 - _____________________________________________________________________________ (M) same personnel as (K) July 26, 1973 A & R Recording Studios, NYC tk.1 At This Point In Time -2,3,6 BN-LA 506-2 CD BN 4-93385-2 tk.1 Currents/Pollen -2,4,6,7,8 - - ______________________________________________________________________________ Album Index LPs: BST 84282 Puttin' It Together BST 84305 The Ultimate Elvin Jones BST 84331 Poly-Currents BST 84361 Coalition BST 84369 Genesis BST 84414 Merry-Go-Round BN-LA 015-2 Live At The Lighthouse BN-LA 110 Mr. Jones BN-LA 506-2 The Prime Element CDs CDP 7-84282-2 Puttin' It Together CDP 7-84331-2 Poly-Currents CDP 7-84447-2 Live At The Lighthouse, Volume One CDP 7-84448-2 Live At The Lighthouse, Volume Two CDP 4-93385-2 At This Point In Time Original sessions produced by Duke Pearson (A-B), Francis Wolff (C-F), George Butler (G-J) and Omar Clay (K-M) Remix supervision: Matt Pierson and David Liebman (J) and Bob Belden (K-M) Produced for release by Michael Cuscuna Executive producer: Charlie Lourie Recording engineer: Rudy Van Gelder (A-I), Dino Lappas (J) and Don Hahn (K-M) Remix engineers: Rudy Van Gelder (G-I), Malcolm Addey (J) and Peter Doell (K-M) Mastered using 24-bit analog-to-digital resolution by Ron McMaster, except session J mastered from 16-bit digital mixes. Masters appear courtesy of Blue Note Records, a division of Capitol Records, Inc. Producer's note: Because much of the material used in this set consists of single sessions that produced entire LPs, we've decided, where possible, to retain the original album sequence within a session rather than present it in recorded order of performance. The studios sessions are presented in chronological order, followed by the live Lighthouse session, which occupies the two final discs. For the sake of repeated listenability, the already lengthy Discs Seven and Eight do not include the stage announcements or the audience singing "Happy Birthday" to Elvin Jones, which appeared on the original double LP issue. The out-of-phase sound on the drums on "Simone" (Disc Four, track three) is on the only surviving tape of this performance. The peak clipping of the bass drum at two points on "For All The Other Times" (Disc Four, track five) is in the original recording.

Sadly, true.

I have an FM bootleg LP called “Merely A Portmanteau” which has two radio broadcasts. Side one is the killer: an extended version of Rattlesnake Shake>Underway which is 18 minutes long, bluesy/rockin’/spacy with an improvisatory feel and great Peter Green. Would love to find out if that has ever been commercially released.

Interestingly, it looks like Pro-ject is addressing my complaints (and the complaints of probably many, many others) in their new upgraded Carbon: https://www.insidehook.com/article/audio/review-pro-ject-debut-carbon-evolution

I just got this from Tommy. So enjoyable.

Dave Liebman posted this on Facebook: PASSINGS: STEVE GROSSMAN Someone jokingly commented that Liebman-Grossman sounded like a law firm!! For sure we were tight in the early 70s, even trading the saxophone chairs with the Elvin Jones' and Miles Davis’ Groups. We WERE the happening sax players in the early ‘70s rooted in first generation post-Coltrane. Steve was the most talented of the “Jewish mafia” (Mike Brecker, Bob Berg, Grossman and myself). Legend has it that Steve’s older trumpet-playing brother got him into practicing and transcribing at first Bird, followed by Trane. By the time Steve was 15 years old, he sounded more like the originals than they did. Plus he played more than acceptable drums, bass and piano. With Miles, Steve was replacing Wayne Shorter, a pretty heavy load for an 18 year old guy. Musically, he and I were trying to deal with pentatonics and chromaticism, pushing the tenor into other sonic areas. We played quite a bit of free jazz in my midtown loft during those years. For a time we even roomed together. The next decades found Steve doing one-nighters and the like in Europe, kind of slipping through the New York jazz cracks. He got into Newk, while staying the course of upholding the bebop tradition. We had a lot of fun together, especially in Elvin’s group with the addition of bassist Gene Perla. The ”Live At The Lighthouse” recording remains as a testament to Steve and myself reaching forth. Talking raw talent, that was Steve Grossman to the tee!!

iMacs ship with Boot Camp, which allows you to natively run Windows (of which you need to buy a copy). I'm awaiting delivery of my new iMac to replace my current Late 2013 model. Can't wait!

Anyone notice this? Says it's on the "Premium Cool" label. Is it a ripoff or a successor to Uptown? https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/12404?fbclid=IwAR0KgC6F2jqXMO8OBgTr9beJqgjhxE0SWAZs6FBN53onM-ZZTsC30HMTcfM

The Wall Street Journal has reported that Julian Bream has died. Their notice began: It’s a safe bet that Julian Bream, who died on Friday at 87, would be remembered if he’d never done anything but play guitar. After Andrés Segovia, he was the best-known classical guitarist of the 20th century, a player of limitless sensitivity who could hold an audience spellbound simply by plucking a few quiet notes on his unamplified instrument—but who also tossed off more technically demanding pieces with the panache of an old-time barnstorming virtuoso. Yet Mr. Bream did much more than merely play guitar. He doubled on the lute, the guitar’s ancestor, and was responsible in large part for the postwar revival of interest in that long-forgotten instrument. He led his own ensemble, the Julian Bream Consort, one of the first period-instrument groups, and appeared frequently in recital with the tenor Peter Pears, a professional relationship that was immensely valuable to him. “I learnt a lot from Peter about phrasing like a singer, which is what we all try to do on instruments,” he told an interviewer in 2007. Most important of all, Mr. Bream commissioned and gave the premieres of solo pieces and concertos for guitar by many of the leading composers of his time, among them Malcolm Arnold, Lennox Berkeley, Hans Werner Henze, Toru Takemitsu, Michael Tippett and William Walton. Unlike Segovia, who disliked all but the most conservative 20th-century music, Mr. Bream did more than anyone else to modernize his instrument’s dusty repertoire. Above all, he persuaded Benjamin Britten, Pears’ partner, to try his hand at writing for the guitar, and the result was the 18-minute-long “Nocturnal After John Dowland” (1963), the first large-scale masterpiece for solo guitar and a piece that Mr. Bream performed so superlatively well that his first recording of it, made in 1966, remains to this day the benchmark for all other guitarists.

Maybe contact the George Wein organization?

That is so weird. A similar article by John Edward Hasse appeared in WSJ yesterday: https://www.wsj.com/articles/crazy-blues-transformed-american-music-11597174053

I recently bought the James Moody 4-CD set on Enlightenment, all Argo material. Disc 3 (Cookin' The Blues/Another Bag) had bad rumble. So I checked Amazon mp3, and they had At The Jazz Workshop (which is Cookin' The Blues with additional tracks from the same engagement) and Another Bag, so I downloaded those to replace the defective disc 3. I like these Enlightenment sets when they provide music not otherwise easily available.

I downloaded both of these from eMusic, back in the day (they're no longer available there). These sound like needle drops, probably supplied by Schlitten, but I do have them.

Covers designed by Mayo Bucher. Here's a short documentary where he discusses working with ECM: https://vimeo.com/435300978?fbclid=IwAR2p593N8KsT92m6vm2QnHTFzZqUnB6lJonGHbt0nPq5Y21q1hwfD5R-xLA

Maybe Eicher simply owns the paintings. Zappa did that a lot: