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Well, to answer my own question, the material with Dizzy and Bird, and the Dance of the Infidels from August 29.

Big article on this in today's Wall St Journal. Take this one seriously.

But Impulse could have done that. Must have something to do with who owns the tapes.

I'm curious as to what the connection is with Resonance. Why couldn't Impulse put this out on their lonesome?

I saw him once with Scofield at the Bottom Line, right before "Hand Jive" came out. He's definitely good, though he doesn't have what you would call "star quality." He's a great supporting player. Let's not overlook "Saudades" with Trio Beyond (Scofield and DeJohnette).

The comments on archive.org indicate this is a hot show. Curious about the bonus disc - maybe the other night of the engagement (12/11).

Sadly, J&R has closed their stores and laid off all employees. They still maintain a web presence. NY Daily News

Just got an email from dead.net that Dave's Picks Vol. 10 will ship around May 1. No mention of which concert it will be.

I really liked that album, "50,000,000 Monk Fans Can't Be Wrong."

You know, even if the sound isn't stellar, there is simply no other way to get the material on this box (without spending insane prices). I'll reserve judgement until I receive it, and will be quietly hopeful.

It sounds like it might not have ever happened if they both hadn't been signed to Vanguard at the time... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX07s5DXIU0 I mean, that's pretty good, really, but it could totally have happened without Elvin. Thanks, Jim; I really enjoyed that. I disagree that "it could totally have happened without Elvin" - this track has a harder edge and an insistent groove that Oregon wasn't doing. He drives them more into a Yusef Lateef area. It's great that Collin Walcott, accompanying Elvin, sounds more like a Ray Barretto on one of Lou Donaldson's records. Very nice.

What's the music on the Chubby Jackson like? This band was prominently mentioned in Ira Gitler's book "Swing To Bop."

36.05 Euros - excellent deal ! Thanks for the tip, aurelio! The cost with shipping to the U.S. was 34,73 euros.

Another weird little factoid: per Wikipedia, Paula Prentiss's real last name was Ragusa. So Ann changed her stage name to match her sister's.

Wow. I remember when "Matterhorn" came out, and couldn't figure out the cover; I figured it was one of those Pablo headscratchers. I'll have to go back and revisit that. In fact, now looking through Amazon, I'm seeing all sorts of interesting albums involving Bellson. Which one was the studio album with Cobham?

About a year ago, I bought a Pro-Ject Debut Carbon, and have been happy with it.

Hey, when did this sneak in? For those who covet this set and do downloads, $40 ain't so bad... http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Live-At-Plugged-Nickel/dp/B00IRNYUCQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1396932018&sr=1-1&keywords=miles+davis+plugged+nickel+box+set $30 on eMusic for members... http://www.emusic.com/album/miles-davis/the-complete-live-at-the-plugged-nickel-1965/14808061/

Make sure it contains the 3 bonus tracks not on the original album: Lunarcy, Love Me, How About You. I also think it's a good album. It's interesting to hear straight-ahead jazz recorded in a world-class studio. I enjoyed Christlieb more than Marsh; Lou Levy is a monster.

But that wasn't one of the new releases, was it?

Previous discussion here:

There are also two dates with Charlie Christian on the Mosaic "The Complete Lionel Hampton Victor Sessions 1937-1941": Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Benny Carter (as, arr), Coleman Hawkins, Chu Berry, Ben Webster (ts), Lionel Hampton (vib), Clyde Hart (p), Charlie Christian (g), Milt Hinton (b), Cozy Cole (d). Supervised by Leonard Joy NYC, September 11, 1939 When Lights Are Low When Lights Are Low One Sweet Letter From You (LH-vcl) Hot Mallets Early Session Hop Henry "Red" Allen (tp, vcl), J.C. Higginbotham (tb), Earl Bostic (as), Lionel Hampton (vib, vcl), Clyde Hart (p), Charlie Christian (g, el-g), Artie Bernstein (b), Sid Catlett (d). NYC, October 12, 1939 I'm On My Way From You (LH-vcl) Haven't Named It Yet The Heebie Jeebies Are Rockin' The Town (LH, HA-vcl) The Heebie Jeebies Are Rockin' The Town (LH, HA-vcl)

I've just ordered it, waiting for it to arrive. Still unclear about the tapes' provenance. They say they were recorded by Boris Rose, and the recorder was inside Birdland. I thought all of Boris's recordings were made off the radio.

I'd challenge the idea that Oregon is Towner's band. The other members make equal contributions and I think have an equal say in direction.

I don't think there's been a dedicated topic to this long-running band yet here. They were formed in 1971, and have recorded pretty consistently since. Their records are of a piece, and sui generis; their concept can be heard, fully formed, since their first recording. Their sound is unique. When I hear then, I admit the first thing I think of is the early '70's: vegetarian restaurants, patchouli, India, peace and love, etc., etc., etc., but their music is involving and complex, and sends me to a particular area that no other group or artist can. This was all brought back to me when I recently found a pristine copy of their first LP on ECM, simply titled "Oregon." Ralph Towner plays more Prophet 5 synthesizer than he does guitar (this was 1983, after all), but he gets a sound on it that blends well with the oboes, sitars, violas, and their other special mix of instruments. While their albums sound utterly like themselves, each one also sounds fresh and thought-out. (I haven't heard the album they did with Elvin Jones, and can't imagine what that sounds like.) So what do other people here think of their particular kind of jazz?