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Speakers Corner Records.

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Release date June 21: During the mid 1960s, Duke Ellington was constantly recording his own musical ideas and projects with the hope and intent that a label would pick them up, as albums, and then commercially release them. However in some cases the projects were never fully completed in terms of an album's length of work, or were just never accepted by the labels and were otherwise left in Ellington's vault of recorded masters, as well as unmixed sessions. In this release, we explore some such works; parts of an Ellington album that was planned as a feature for trumpeter Ray Nance, a few miscellaneous studio versions of important songs he was playing out on the road, as well as a very obscure small group led by his son Mercer Ellington, featuring a very young Chick Corea on piano. The sessions range from 1962 to 1966, and they contain a whole lot of important music that Ellington fans need to hear.

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Release date June 21: 'MLK' is an acronym for this superlative trio of Chicago bassist Marlene Rosenberg, drummer Lewis Nash and pianist Kenny Barron and of course, iconically for the great American moral and spiritual leader Martin Luther King, Jr. Balancing the thought of these musicians being people of different colors, heritages, sexes and generations, coming together in great joy and purpose, with recent headlines highlighting a renewed environment of permissible hate, blame and lack of tolerance, was at the forefront as Marlene shaped this program. The music and activism of the '60s provided an inspiration for many of the original compositions, while the current social conditions added an urgency. Her relationships with Kenny and Lewis going back decades contributes the warmth, love and camaraderie that envelops the proceedings, bringing to mind Stevie Wonder's lyric from the closing track, 'Loves in Need of Love Today / Don't delay / Send yours in right away. '

Release date June 7: While Dameron is fairly well-known for some eight compositions that have become part of the jazz canon, there are many more of his works that deserve our attention. The 12 selections recorded here were either never recorded, or only recorded rarely, and not easily available. Conversation (1940) was copyrighted along with other pieces Tadd wrote for Harlan Leonard; Moon From The East (1962) was written for Benny Goodman's USSR tour in 1962; Take A Chance On Spring (1963), with lyric by Maely Danielle, was recorded by Karin Krog and Per Husby on a record that won an award in Europe; Don't Forget It (1942) written during Dameron's tenure with Jimmie Lunceford, is very much in the vein of the popular songs of the day-It was never recorded; The Search (1948) was copyrighted along with some other tunes that were recorded by Dizzy Gillespie at the time; Never Been In Love (1963), lyric by Irving Reid, was first recorded by Bill Lee and Muriel Winston; Sando Latino, written for a 1962 Milt Jackson session on Atlantic, was lost in a vault fire at Atlantic that year; A La Bridges (1940) was written for and recorded by Harlan Leonard's Kansas City Rockets; Zakat (ca 1945) was written for Jimmie Lunceford, it was never recorded; Come Close (1962) only appears as a piano arrangement filed with the Copyright Office. The title and the melody suggest that Dameron had a lyric in mind, none have come to light; The Rampage (1956) shares some thematic material with Small Groove, which Tadd wrote for Woody Herman around this same time, and may have been the basis for the Herman version. This is its first recording. Paul Combs, saxophonist/arranger (Dameron's biographer) and 11 great musicians: Alex Aspinall; Derek Cannon; Ken Cook; Bill Cunliffe; Jeff Denson; Alex Frank; Melonie Grinnell; Kamau Kenyatta; Richard Sellers; Rob Thorsen; Danielle Wertz

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Release date June 28: Abdullah Ibrahim (who has also recorded as Dollar Brand) is one of South Africa's most famous musicians. His music is often referred to as representing freedom. His major anti-apartheid anthem 'Mannenberg' (released as 'Capetown Fringe' in the US) thas come to be regarded as an unofficial national anthem in South Africa. He even performed at Nelson Mandela's inauguration, where Mandela referred to him as our Mozart. He's played with everyone from Duke Ellington to Max Roach, John Coltrane to Ornette Coleman, and is the father of underground rapper Jean Grae. Encompassing Township-Jazz, solo piano, Highlife and plentiful modern jazz styles, this brand new studio album (recorded with his band Ekaya at RAK Studios in London,) is a major return for a genuine living Jazz legend.On April 15th 2019 Abdullah will be received into the NEA Jazz Masters fellowship, the highest honour the United States bestows upon jazz musicians.There are few musicians in jazz that can make you feel that all is right in the world like Ibrahim. See: https://www.amazon.com/Balance-Abdullah-Ibrahim/dp/B07QQHLWV1/ref=sr_1_33?fst=as%3Aoff&qid=1556233453&refinements=p_n_date%3A1249114011&rnid=1249111011&s=music&sr=1-33

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Release date May 17: (2-CD set) This live concert from 2003 brings together four giants in jazz for an evening of tribute to Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh and Lennie Tristano. Most of the music is seldom heard today and comes from a vibrant era when modern innovations were changing the way jazz was played. Mark Turner's tenor sax and Gary Foster's alto sax carry the melodies with no chordal instruments, relying purely on the rhythmic backing of Putter Smith's bass and Joe La Barbara's drums. It is spontaneity on the highest level filled with humor and joyful interactions.

They also did it at the Dylan 30th Anniversary concert:

Just noticed that this album is getting a re-release in Japan on May 22: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/CDSOL-46302

On Japanese reissues, there seems to be a different serial # on the spine and on the disc itself. Which is "correct" in referring to the copy I own? Example: Tubby Hayes - Down In The Village. On the spine of the CD jewel case of the copy I recently received from CDJapan, it says UCCU-9777. At the bottom of the disc itself, it says UCCU-90383. Which is the # that most people use to refer to their copy?

Any thoughts on the two Malachi Thompson albums on Delmark?

I ordered the Ed Blackwell, Art Farmer, Chico Hamilton, Mal Waldron and Kenny Wheeler. Looking forward to some great music. Fantastic pricing.

Release date May 17:

Where did you find it? What's the track listing?

Just got an email from Da Camera (Houston), announcing their 2019/2020 season. John Scofield Quartet on Friday, October 9! Also, "Blue Note Records 80th Birthday Celebration" (whatever that is) on Saturday, November 2, and Vijay Iyer Sextet on Saturday, February 29.

Speaking of... What’s the status of migrating to updated forum software?

It's an Apple thing. There was a change with the latest operating system update. See: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208672 I have no idea whether this is something the forum's web administrator needs to address.