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🤣 Don't know if this has been mentioned yet in this thread. I recently picked up the RVG version of Horace Silver's Serenade To A Soul Sister at a used record meet. It turns out it was a made-on-demand copy, but those have reproductions of the original cover and liner notes. It says on the cover, booklet and disc "Produced by Alfred Lion," but Lion stopped producing the prior year. This was produced by either Francis Wolff or Horace Silver (per Horace's liner notes).

Some random thoughts; I haven't read anyone else's response. 1) 70's arrangement out of Broadway. Labelle? 2) Might be an organ trio (quartet w/ conga), but with guitar as a lead. Guitar has the sweetness of a Burrell or Benson, but with more modern shadings. Goes on too long, but maybe I'm impatient. 3) Some foreign language. Lively. Guessing it's the trombonist's date, because the trombone's a little out of place as the lead instrument. No clue who. 4) More Brazil, Chick Corea influence. Stan Getz? 5) Johnny Mathis. 6) Whoever it is, he's free at last. Free to boogie to KC & The Sunshine Band! My guess is it's some straight-ahead saxist forced to do this during the height of the disco boom. 7) Laura Nyro. 8 ) Some Ahmad Jamal disciple. I'm feeling like Nat Hentoff. 9) Starts off sounding like Eddie Harris. Hard attack. Maybe Rahsaan, one of those 32Jazz live dates. 10) Michel Urbaniak? Sounds like some classically-trained violinist who hates his life & figures jazz affords him more "freedom." 11) Tubby Hayes on vibes? I like the '60's British brass sound, though it's probably nostalgia. 12) JC Superstar? Godspell? 13) As soon as I heard "bright tomorrows," I knew it would be rhymed with "sorrows." Bad trip, man. I need some punk rock as an antidote. 14) No clue. This was fun; thanks.

I've never seen that album before. The August 5, 1970 recording date places it in between two other Webster titles I have: Ben & Teddy (Bern, Switzerland, May 1, 1970), and Wayfaring Webster (Holland, September 2, 1970). Webster in those years was remarkably consistent - you won't find many surprises, but you will have a good time listening.

Looks like that will be rereleased soon in Japan: https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/UVJZ-30178

I wore watches since I was a tween. There was a patch of arm hair missing from my left wrist. Then, sometime in the last decade, I saw that the iPhone (which I always had with me) was sufficient, and I stopped wearing a watch. Haven't felt the urge since.

Very sad. She had a true talent for writing pop songs, and had a lovely voice. Perfect, really (had to throw that in). R.I.P.

Tony Scott is pretty good on this:

Speaking of Bechet, I recently listened to his disc in the Ken Burns Jazz series. Perusing the liner notes, I find I need the following RCA 3-CD set:

I find Bechet to be consistently interesting, with an energy that enlivens the ensembles he plays in. I know that trill can become a bit much, but I think of that aspect in a similar vein to Coleman Hawkins's eighth notes - he learned it early on and he ain't gonna stop doing it; it probably helped to be heard in the age before amplification. I don't know if those Bechet BNs were released on CD in the US. I have all that material on the Bechet Mosaic big box, but those are LPs.

I've been collecting those Benny Carter Pablos as I see them. I have The King, Montreux '77, Wonderland, Carter Gillespie Inc., and this one, which (IMHO) is the best of the batch - really exciting "small big band" music (with the requisite ugly Pablo cover):

Reading the liner notes to the CD reissue of "Meet Betty Carter And Ray Bryant," I'm struck yet again by how well Cuscuna writes: he's concise, pithy, to the point, and has a lively writing style that never calls attention to himself. I've love to read a book that compiles his liner notes; perhaps he could also pen a fresh essay about his years in jazz. I'd buy it!

The copyright on the Amazon pages says "℗© 2022 National Jazz Museum in Harlem". But you can also stream them, assuming you have an Amazon Music subscription. I'm wary of buying these downloads because I bought 3 downloads of Savory tapes from Apple, only to subsequently see Mosaic release their box set. Perhaps these 8 Benny Carter dates will also eventually come out as a Mosaic box?

Turns out Amazon has all 8 volumes - do a search on Amazon for benny carter Princeton concerts. $8.99 a volume. Unfortunately, no discographical info provided.

Looks like at least some of the volumes are available to purchase via download from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0B9FHD6C3?ref=sr_1_3&keywords=benny+carter+live+at+princeton&crid=168CIVCUUHQDB&sprefix=benny+carter%2Caps%2C82&qid=1668721051&sr=8-3 https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0BBZDVLGN?ref=sr_1_4&keywords=benny+carter+live+at+princeton&crid=168CIVCUUHQDB&sprefix=benny+carter%2Caps%2C82&qid=1668721051&sr=8-4 I also came across this intriguing but uninformative Amazon page; tune in tomorrow! https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0BF8KCLQR?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&trackAsin=B0BF986DM1&ref=sr_1_6&keywords=benny+carter+live+at+princeton&crid=168CIVCUUHQDB&sprefix=benny+carter%2Caps%2C82&qid=1668721051&sr=8-6