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I donated $50 in December, and PayPal deducted the money from me, so you might want to make sure you got it. I just donated again.

So if this is the source of the RVG 2-CD edition, it sounds like there's no reason to buy the upcoming rerelease. I'll be curious if anyone compares them.

One also wonders whether, given the limited edition and high cost, it's really aimed at speculators, which is especially ironic given that the music originated in over-the-air broadcasts.

Buck Hill.

From Aidan Levy's Rollins bio, pp. 272-3: Sonny had to find a new rhythm section, fast. He had arranged with Blue Note to record a live album at the Vanguard on November 3, his first live album and the first to be recorded there. He called Donald Bailey - the bassist, not the drummer - who was available. It was likely at the Tijuana in Baltimore, where Bailey was in the house rhythm section, that he met Sonny and Miles. Bailey was a first-call bassist in Baltimore, having performed with Parker, Monk, and Roach. He "played like he's singing," as his children remembered it. Bailey was a family man, with five children, and life on the road was not conducive to his responsibilities. He worked for the US Postal Service in Baltimore for thirty-three years, but his daughter said, "His real job was music. Every night, he would get home at two o'clock in the morning, and get up at six to be at the post office. He did that every day."

Congrats, Mark, and thanks! I like my complete CD 2-fer from Blue Note, and will stick with that. I'd love to see a legit release of the complete Kenny Burrell - A Night At The Vanguard (originally on Argo). There's a boot on Essential Jazz Classics that contains all 14 tracks (I assume there was more recorded but was lost in the Universal fire), but it would be nice to see it done right.

Not anymore. He did for awhile around 2005, in a "Beat The Boots" attempt. I downloaded 3 1/2 hrs of a January 1965 date at iirc Ronnie Scott's with Stan Tracey, Rick Laird and Ronnie Stevenson, and the "Lover" from Graz 11/12/66 with Jymie Merritt and Max.

I own one of those 3 CD boots, and am very happy with it. No desire to buy an LP box set and pay that astronomical price. If the main allure of the LP box (other than improved sound quality) is that it's licensed from the Mingus estate, then just tell me where I can send a $20 bill directly to the estate as royalties for owning the CD set.

Reinhard Goebel Complete Archiv box, disc 17.

What I found most interesting is the following: "The original reel-to-reel tapes used to record the radio broadcasts were tracked down, cleaned and remastered especially for this release...Located in a basement in the Bronx, these incredibly rare recordings are given their best sonic outing since 1962..." Does this mean they've struck a deal with Boris Rose's daughter? And could that imply more releases from the Rose archives may be forthcoming?

Kurt Masur - The Complete Warner Classics Edition, disc 32.

The Decca Sound - The Piano Edition, disc 42. Also includes the Britten Piano Concerto from this: Odd pairing on the disc (Messiaen and Britten, Ogden and Richter), but whatever.

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I learned about this on the Hoffman board. Vinyl only, limited to 1,000 copies. The performances have previously been bootlegged; this is released with permission of the Mingus estate. Great music. Box Set. Mingus Takes Manhattan collects together Charles Mingus' run of dates at the world famous Birdland, New York from 1961-1962, released here officially for the first time ever in conjunction with the Mingus Estate. The original reel-to-reel tapes used to record the radio broadcasts were tracked down, cleaned and remastered especially for this release. Previously only issued in bootleg form, the recordings enclosed feature Mingus in the midst of a highly creative spell. Alternating between bass and piano during these sets features a rotating band of heavy hitters including Yusef Lateef, Roland Kirk, Jaki Byard, Booker Ervin, Pepper Adams as well as Mingus mainstays Charles McPherson, Dannie Richmond and others. Located in a basement in the Bronx, these incredibly rare recordings are given their best sonic outing since 1962. At the centre of this package is a 44-page book with a foreword from Christian McBride, a highly informative 15,000 word essay from Brian Priestley and a new interview with Charles McPherson, giving context and inside information to the dates and the time. All of this is illustrated with slick design and rare photographs and ephemera throughout.

Similar to Ellington In Order, Sony has begun releasing their owned recordings of Cab Calloway. Volume 1 is now available on Qobuz, covering 1932-33: https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/chronological-calloway-vol-1-1932-33-cab-calloway/

On my Mac, I run a program called SuperDuper. It automatically backs up my hard drive to an EHD every morning. You should look for something similar for Windows.

That's a lot of Bird Flight! Good to see the material's being preserved and accessible.

@Big Al I know this, probably have it. I like the arrangement, very '60's bachelor pad. Weirdly, reminds me of Gil Evans. @Dan Gould Hank Crawford? @danasgoodstuff Spacy. The stereo separation of the piano (pianos?) is interesting. Sounds a little like Abdullah Ibrahim or Keith Jarrett. @Dub Modal Early Savoy or (maybe) Dial or Prestige. JJ? "After You've Gone" contrafact. Good unison playing at the end. @Eric Sounds like Anthony Braxton or Oliver Lake. Actually, can't be Braxton, because he's leaving space for others to solo. Not my cup of bliss. @mjazzg Nice groove, becomes almost hypnotic. Has a little "jungle jazz" vibe, like you might hear in Starbucks about 20 years ago. Bass + cello? I like it. @randyhersom Once I ID'd Rahsaan, it was easy. Fly Me To The Moon from Roy Haynes's Out Of The Afternoon. @Rooster_Ties I hear the influence of Miles's second quintet. Again, not my thing. @sidewinder Wayne? Herbie? Again, not my thing. @webbcity Messengers with Freddie vibe. I don't recognize the alto or tenor. I do like the tenor, also the pianist. Curious to know who this is. Great work, y'all!

Thanks; I was very puzzled when I saw Dan's reveal. I put the trio version on my October 2020 BFT (#199); these two tracks don't sound at all like the same composition. Perhaps Chiaroscuro screwed up the track titles? (I suppose it's also possible that Interplay/Trio got it wrong.) I can't find the Chiaroscuro album on YouTube to audition the other tracks on the album.

Mosaic's discographies usually only list the first release. The six trio tracks from 11/15/58 are available on CD here: I believe everything in the box has been previously issued in the U.S. Great music.

Kurt Masur - The Complete Warner Classics Edition, disc 31.

The Decca Sound - The Piano Edition, disc 41.

Someone on the Hoffman board posted that volume 7 will be available tonight ("9 PM Pacific").

Art Pepper backing Melanie. RIP.

Release date March 29: Nicole Glover has been getting some well-deserved exposure as a side-person recently but this tenor saxophonist is best appreciated on her own albums, where she fronts a saxophone-bass-drums trio. While not a common jazz format, this instrumentation has sired some classic recordings from greats like Don Byas, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson and Ornette Coleman, to contemporary trios led by Branford Marsalis and Glover's label mate, JD Allen. Glover's own trio features the rich, full-toned bass of Tyrone Allen and the sensitive, yet propulsive drumming of Kayvon Gordon. A special guest on the recording is vibes master, Steve Nelson, of whom Glover says, "He's incredible to work with because he is just a phenomenal musician... He enhances everything he is a part of of." This foundation provides two streams of sound (three with the vibes) beneath Glover's improvisations, allowing her complete freedom to be lyrical or driving as she chooses, while maintaining the aural identity of the ensemble. Tomorrow's Another Day may be trumpeter and composer Jeremy Pelt's most experimental recording to-date, with greater emphasis on the dynamic aspects of sound. This thought-provoking record gets a huge lift from the participation of drummer/technologist Deantoni Parks, who previously has lent his remarkable talents to such visionaries as Meshell Ndegeocello and André 3000. Pelt's newest band features Jalen Baker (vibes), Wintz (gtr), Leighton McKinley Harrell (bs) and Allan Mednard (dms), with Frank LoCrasto (pno) on two tracks. The ensemble seamlessly works together to produce a unique galaxy of sounds which have the ability to evoke gritty scenes that pulse with primal energy or surge transcendently skyward. Through it all, it is the trumpet and creative presence of Pelt which provides a sense of ballast to the myriad sounds and textures, with an intensely personal and mesmerizing weave of arguably some of the most stunningly imaginative and communicative work he has given us so far.