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Many thanks. Q

If you want to put down West Coast jazz, put down "Birth of the Cool" because that's where it came from. Not all of it was as effete as Larry makes out - that is really one terrible example - cats playing 8 bar solos?!!! There was plenty of similarly arranged jazz recorded on the East Coast - John Lewis, Gigi Gryce, JJ, Handy etc. who all went that way "on record" for a few years... There were also plenty of accomplished "affected" soloists at that time on both coasts who benefited from that kind of recorded exposure ... names not required ... you know what I mean ... it became a kind of recording fashion, and the best of it, a sophisticated arrangement with that kind of soloist over at least a chorus or so, yeah - at times it sounded pretty good. On both coasts it was mostly a recording thing - no way they played like that in clubs ... Q

True ... in my case, painful at first, but with time, absolutely positive! Best wishes. Q

I heard long ago from a Tristano insider that this was a misquote and they had not played together. People like Connie Crothers and Carol Tristano would know the truth about this quote. Q

Er ... jazz masters? Maybe the jazz police? Whoever, he's a hell of a player. Q

Interesting they are reissuing Lennie Tristano's "Descent into the Maelstrom" on 2/4. This has just been released on Tristano's Jazz Records (JR14CD) "By Licence Agreement with East Wind Music Ltd. Co. Japan". Q

Received JR 14 CD today - excellent - tracks are from the long out-of-print East Wind LP/CD. Previously unreleased “Lullabye” and portions of “Pastime” and “Ju-Ju” are fascinating ... Production was done in France - I read somewhere that Lennie Popkin and Carol Tristano (producers) are/ were now centered there (?). Q

Willie Dennis was a hell of a musician - just amazing trombone - hearing him here made me pick up the Ronnie Ball (Savoy) which for some reason I had overlooked. Beautiful conception combined with a remarkable technique. What a loss! Q

Whatever ... beautiful music. Thank you. Q

Thanks for that David. Fine trumpeter - big bright sound, wide vibrato - to my ears very much on the swing side of the swing-to-bop musicians - hard to hear any obvious influence on Miles, but if Miles says so ... I presume that last track, the "Perdido" recorded in Cleveland, was a Tadd Dameron arrangement? Great program. Q

Jazz Records have just released "Descent into the Maelstrom". HP is here: http://www.jazzrecordsinc.com/catalog.html Lennie Tristano Descent Into The Maelstrom (JR14CD) 1. Descent Into the Maelstrom (3:28) 2. Dream (3:28) 3. Lullabye (1:53) 4. Image (4:11) 5. Take 1 (4:35) 6. Take 2 (3:12) 7. Take 3 (4:06) 8. Stretch (6:10) 9. Pastime (6:01) 10. Ju-Ju (3:33) 11. Con Con (8:51) Lennie Tristano, solo piano except: Stretch, Con Con: Lennie Tristano, piano; Sonny Dallas, bass; Nick Stabulas, drums. 1966 Pastime, Ju-Ju: Lennie Tristano, piano; Peter Ind, bass; Roy Haynes, drums. 1952 Take 1, 2 and 3 recorded in 1961. Released by Jazz Records, Inc. by License Agreement with East Wind Music, Ltd. Co. Japan. “Lullabye” and portions of “Pastime” and “Ju-Ju” previously unreleased.　2014 Jazz Records Inc Q

Ted apparently in the hospital over the last few days - best wishes, Ted. Q

Thanks Ted ... Best, Q

Miles had already recorded two or three space-age bachelor pad albums with Gil Evans by the time of Kind of Blue. One of them before the Space Age even began! How did THAT happen! Uh oh, Claude, look out for the no oxygen zone! Are you saying Miles plays on this? Q

Good question - Allen? Q

The company that Jazz Records appears to be linked with on some CD sites (Orchard) would seem to have a NY address, for what it's worth ... Q

Not to my knowledge. Perhaps James knows. However it did appear a couple of years ago on a Warne Marsh - Jazz of 2 Cities - compilation CD on Fresh Sound (FSRCD342). Q

The Warne Marsh Quintet is presented on "Stars of Jazz" - March 11, 1957 - Show #36 - a classic session. Ann Richards completes the program. Thank you James. Q

Looks an interesting site - couldn't read it all ... I think Neil Swainson is from Toronto - fine musician. Q

Paul Chambers not mentioned? Peter Ind Q

Hadda Brooks "Hadda's Boogie" Lee Konitz, as; Warne Marsh, ts; Hadda Brooks, p; unknown, b & d. NYC, c. March, 1950.

Pretty dumb name for a jazz group ... what were they thinking? (Or am I insensitive?) Q

For the Tristano people it was the other way round - eschew the ego, let it flow from the id. Q

Great News!Order sent! Q

Bud's *Round about Midnight* solo from Bird, Bud & Fats at Birdland. Q