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What’s disconcerting is: while the fourth CD is on the Jazz Colours label, it contains Black Lion material (as can be seen on the download). It should have therefore been included in the new release, with all the tracks presented in the original playing order.

I've compared the new release to the three Black Lion CDs (Body And Soul, Both Sides Of Midnight, Take The 'A' Train). There are alternates of For All We Know and Blues Walk on the Black Lion releases that are not on the new issue; it's otherwise complete as to the Black Lion tracks. There was also a fourth CD, "Live at the Jazzhus Montmartre" on the Jazz Colours label, with material not on the Black Lions: I Should Care, Darn That Dream, Now's The Time, Satin Doll, What's New (thanks to Chuck Nessa for hipping me to this album's existence). It is available for download from Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Live-At-Jazzhus-Dexter-Gordon/dp/B00ZRRH6DU/ref=tmm_msc_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1586821193&sr=1-2-fkmr0 I'd love to get the original playing order of these concerts.

That might have been a Reid Miles thing - "Hi" might have looked better on the cover. I think there were some other BNs with slight spelling variations on the cover, perhaps for the same reason.

I remember when Sugar Hill owned the Chess masters, and brought out The Great 28. Everyone then said the sound was dry. I wonder whether Chess was just getting it wrong before then, or perhaps people just weren't used to hearing these songs without clicks and dirt in the grooves. I have most of his important work on 3 box sets (two 5-disc and one 3-disc), The Chess Story. Sound quality is fine.

Is there a news report for this sad news - what’s the source?

Saw this listing on Dusty Groove, and it looks adorable: Maybe one of the coolest things we've ever stocked here at Dusty Groove – a totally cool record making machine – one that has a lathe-like process that actually lets you cut your own records! The machine also doubles as a small turntable – so you can also play 7" singles if you want – and it runs on USB power, and can also use a USB input from a phone for a source for the music. The package comes with 10 blank discs total, 5 black and 5 white – and the discs can be cut at 33rpm, for roughly 4 minutes of music, or 45rpm for 3 minutes of music. The box also contains a set of labels and sleeves, and a special issue of a magazine too – with articles in Japanese on the toy record maker! Some assembly required, and all text is in Japanese – but we did find that using Google Translate on our phone helped us understand most of the instructions. © 1996-2020, Dusty Groove, Inc. (Very limited – we only manged to get a few!) https://www.dustygroove.com/item/943174

I've never found the water to be that dirty. I've been disappointed that, after cleaning 40 discs, the water doesn't have that much dirt at the bottom, as if I've wasted my time (of course, I know I haven't). I've also never found that the water left any residue on the disc, provided I dried it afterwards.

I've used the Spin Clean since 2012, and am generally satisfied with the job it does. Of course, it won't repair scratches and the occasional invisible/mysterious skips, but on the whole it works well. I use purified water from a reverse osmosis water system attached to our kitchen sink, dry them off (make sure to buy additional drying cloths), slide them in a rice paper sleeve, and I'm done. I've occasionally thought about investing in a VPI or similar, but can't justify the counter space it permanently needs. I also don't understand the impulse to clean a disc before each use. If you've cleaned it already, and stored it well, why clean it again? Where's all the new dirt coming from?

https://forward.com/culture/443574/hal-willner-coronavirus-obit-snl-music-producer/

Thanks.

RIP. I know him from an odd, but endearing, album and band named Hungry Chuck, who did one album for Bearsville in 1972. Worth seeking out.

Listening now to Drum Suite, which I found at a record convention last summer. There's no bassist listed. Any idea whom it might be?

Very sad to hear. I've enjoyed the three pairings with Braxton that I've heard/had. Was thinking of picking up the recent Cyrille quartet recording. RIP.

Listening to this now. This is 'effen great. Just a bar band on a Tuesday night.

Dusty Groove has listed a 2-DVD set of this film. A great version of this Miles Davis documentary – one that comes with a full bonus disc that's almost worth the price of the package alone! The core movie is great – a documentary on the rise and music of one of the greatest trumpeters of all time – directed by Stanley Nelson, with lots of vintage footage and studio sessions – and interviews with collaborators like Quincy Jones, Wayne Shorter, and Ron Carter – plus a lot of materials pulled together from the estate of Miles. Bonus DVD features over 70 minutes of live performances from the Montreux Jazz Festival – performances from 1973, 1984, and 1985 – all wrapped up in a book-style package with 16 pages of notes and photos.

Yay!

Going stir crazy at home?

Thanks! Like others, I couldn't find the thread regardless of how many search criteria I tried.

Listening now to this: I never heard the original 2-CD set, but I can't imagine anything more wonderful than this - hearing each show complete. Truly wonderful music. The liner notes talk about Stan's shortness of breath during the shows, and how the last set needed to be cancelled.

There was a thread a couple of years ago about artists' final recordings, and which ones were recommended. Can anyone find this thread and post a link to it?

https://apnews.com/e19138ee60f29a319e45bcfba3e39331?fbclid=IwAR1yfR-o38psisX6hv-apEwxZBrBXqz1HdUXkFWM9AHO0RlEZ268WwjnzbU Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “ Lean On Me, ” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died from heart complications, his family said in a statement to The Associated Press. He was 81.

Maybe to give to DJs.