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Sorry, but no. I'm holding the LP in my hands (Columbia JC 35755). Byas is on the front cover, Bud is on the back. The album is billed, on both front cover and spine, as Don Byas / Bud Powell. And the liner notes, which begin on the front cover, discuss only Byas for the first four paragraphs.

Got my Carmell Jones today. I don't hate it already!

When the LP was first released, it was billed as Don Byas / Bud Powell, and Byas's portrait was on the cover.

I'd been on the fence for awhile about the Carmell, but seeing it hit Last Chance, I went for it. Just an instinctual thing. I wonder whether I'll do the same once the Weston hits Last Chance.

If it was my money I would say no just going on the Amazon pre-order prices. Even on sale the Stereo Box Set is going for $486 where individual discs are going for 12.99. For a bit over 200 dollars you get all 16 discs that make up the box set. Even at single discs going for full retail at 18.99 it comes out to $304 pre tax if you bough all 16. I wonder how many Mono boxes will be going up on Ebay for outrageous prices like the Dead Fillmore Boxes. I think a lot of people may have ordered two with one to keep and the other to sell. Amazon now isn't even taking new orders on either boxed set. Still, since Capitol never said the stereo box is a limited edition, Amazon's probably waiting for more to become available, rather than having to deal with angry customers, and at that point the price will probably come down. As for King Ubu's original question, I think the early Beatles were a very different band than the later Beatles. I know many people who like one or the other, but not both. If you do want it all, perhaps consider the two "Capitol Albums" boxes (where you have both mono and stereo), and supplement them with the remastered versions of the other titles. If you buy them individually, it won't be such a hit to your budget.

I've enjoyed this for many years:

Very sad. I've enjoyed this compilation for many years. RIP.

Weren't most (all?) of Wallington's vintage trio recordings done for Prestige? The solo albums he did for a Japanese label late in his career are marvelous. The 8 trio sides (with Curley Russell and Max) on Savoy are my favorite Wallington. The other trio sides on Savoy with Russell and Charlie Perry are not far behind. I have the trio sides (with Curley and Max) on this compilation: The Modern Jazz Piano Album

Yes, I want to beat a dead horse. But I read this essay in WSJ about the current state of novel-writing, and found many parallels with Teachout's article. Give it a shot: Good Books Don't Have to Be Hard

Huh...I guess free jazz sells.

The problem, of course, is that the Lone Hill is a boot. The alternate takes appeared on Progressive, but were withdrawn after a lawsuit. "George Wallington Showcase" was a 10" for Blue Note, later released on CD paired with a Frank Foster 10" session. This is currently available from Amazon as a legit CD-R.

Maybe instead of a complete '60's box, BN could create a 4-CD "Retrospective" (similar to the Grant Green and Horace Silver boxes), or at least a 2-CD "Classic BN Recordings" package (similar to the Dexter Gordon release...was there also a Wayne Shorter?). I was so impressed by the selection on the Dex that I almost bought it, even though I have everything on it.

Chuck, what do you think of Roscoe Mitchell's "Chant" on Wildflowers?

He's also donating all his proceeds to charity, in perpetuity.

I've heard it - it's really fun and lively. It's much, much better than the two excerpts on Self Portrait would have you believe. There's a great, high-energy performance of "Highway 61," for example - who was it who compared the vocals to a Mexican mariachi band? Chalk it up to Bob to pick one of the day's worst performances ("Like A Rolling Stone") for inclusion on Self Portrait. He probably did it for the shock value - hearing him sing it with his Nashville Skyline voice, dropping a stanza, and flubbing the words.

As a lapsed-Zappaphile, it was interesting to see Ian Underwood listed. Also interesting that he seemingly went to school with Lenny Popkin, the Tristano acolyte.

LOL!!! You should hear "Dylan," which consists of... outtakes from Self Portrait!!

8/29/59 Has anyone heard this? Probably a boot. Looks interesting, though.

And in other Bob news... Bob Dylan's Christmas album to benefit charity

Guess Bob needs some extra cash... Hand-signed Hohner harmonicas

Has anyone here tried the SRS iWOW Premium for iTunes? http://www.srslabs.com/store/store/comersu...sp?idProduct=18

Talking about the Jazz Messengers, how many people outside the jazz world do you think know Art Blakey? And some who have heard of him even think his name is "Blakeley"... And how many people do you think have jazz albums anyway, apart from the ones they think is jazz (Kenny G and Herb Alpert come to mind...)? When I was younger, I worked in a jazz record store. There were many long-time jazz fans who mispronounced Blakey as Blakeley (and Maxell tapes as Maxwell). Didn't matter; these were sincere jazz fans.

This reminds me of a routine Albert Brooks told on his album Comedy Minus One. He talks about having to open for Richie Havens at some college. As Brooks waits to go on, he hears the crowd chanting "Richie! Richie! Richie!" A guard at the stage door looks at him and asks "Your name Richie?" "Nope." "They're gonna kill you."

I saw Waits open for Zappa. IIRC, it was at Avery Fisher Hall (or was it still Philharmonic Hall then?). The week before (or after), I saw Zappa at Brooklyn College, with Kathy Dalton opening. Same logic for both: Dalton was on DiscReet, and Waits was managed by Herbie Cohen. Waits appeared solo, and didn't make much of an impression on the audience, who were pretty hardcore Zappa fans. But Waits was still in his Sinatra phase; if he did more of his Beefheart thing, he might have garnered more attention. I was never a fan of later Waits; he lost me after Nighthawks At The Diner. By far, my favorite album of his was The Heart of Saturday Night; I could listen to that all day. I still say there's a great untold story of the relationship between Cohen and Zappa. What congruence was there between the Greenwich Village folkie scene and L.A. dada? It probably would have been better if the folkies were never on Straight or DiscReet, as their releases went nowhere.

I request that this obnoxious post be moved to the Political forum.