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Larry, Which volume is his piece on Fats in? I tried going through them but couldn't find it. It's a pretty painful process on my old machine... Q November 1959 Whoops! Got it - wrong site... Harvey responds to Bill Crow (in particular) who badly missed the point about Fats in his review of Dec '58. Very perceptive article. Thanks Harvey. Q

Larry, Which volume is his piece on Fats in? I tried going through them but couldn't find it. It's a pretty painful process on my old machine... Q

Thanks John. Q

If I recall correctly the original Volume One of the Aladdins issued on the English Vogue lable had a very hip mosaic-type cover including a pic of Lester, glass in hand. Would any of our UK members be able to upload that? Q

Well, he's calling Jazz playing as a lot of people see it (I mean I get the feeling some of you guys seem to spurn any definition of the music you grew up on and loved). But again there are some of us for whom the basic elements (swing, musical invention) are still there, and he mentions Warne Marsh, which is right, because it shows people have been listening to the Real Deal regardless of politics, which is Great! Jazz will develop in it's own way, and for the people who love it, it's based on Louis, Prez, Bird, Bud, Warne and Changes (think American Raga!)... It's so beautiful, and very much alive ... Q

Great work! I look forward to getting into these. Q

Lester took Hawk out ... pure music. Q

This is a collectors item! - Wardell Gray/ Dexter Gordon w. Russ Freeman, Clarence Jones, Lawrence Marable *Stompin at the Savoy* recorded at the Cliff Club, Hollywood, 1953 Not much Wardell, but what there is great. Good Dexter, rhythm section... - Lee Konitz Quartet plus Warne Marsh (Lee with Ronnie Ball, Peter Ind, Jeff Morton) *Bop Goes the Leezel, You Go to my Head, Subconcious Lee* recorded live at Storyville, Boston, 1954. As far as I know, these 3 tracks are the only live recordings by this Konitz group that include Marsh... great performances by a great band. To my ears the tape speed seems a little fast, but then you can't have everything ... - Warne Marsh Quartet plus Zoot Sims (Warne w. Lou Levy, Fred Atwood, Jake Hanna) *April* taped at Ratso's, Chicago, February 1976. From the notes, this would appear to be the same Marsh group (minus Zoot) that made *All Music* for Chuck's Nessa label a couple of days later. Fine Marsh - Zoot sounds stodgy in comparison ... - Sonny Stitt/ Red Holloway Quintet w. Art Hilary (p), Richard Reed (b), Bruno Carr (d) *Blue'n Boogie, Stardust, Wee, Finale* recorded live in Norway, 1981. Typical blowing session by fine musicians. Q

Brownie writes: "... originally on a 22LP box (plus a 7inch disc of Lester singing) in Italy. A limited edition of 300 copies!" Lester singing?!!! I've heard about that! I need it! Where is it? Q

Interesting. If I recall correctly Julie Macdonald was married to Tristano drummer Jeff Morton (who is credited with the photograph in Reisner's book), which presumably accounts for the Tristano connection. Q

Any details? I presume he played the early Lennie free things, but otherwise I see more differences than similarities, Lennie settling for stretching out on the changes, as exemplified in that Half Note clip. That said, I'm interested in what he had to say/play. Q

Manhattan Studio? Now also OOP. It's available locally in the US on Jazz Records (JR11CD), the label started by LT himself and continued by his family. It has a powerful and relatively unknown catalogue. http://www.jazzrecordsinc.com/2catalog.html Q Thanks for the link. Unfortunately, they don't sell directly and the Tristano CD is not currently available from Cadence, the store they link to. It's listed at Cadence ...I just saw it, and if it's listed, it should be available (or Cadence isn't what it used to be ... ) Click on North Country Distribution (Cadence) through the Jazz Records *Order Page*, enter *Lennie Tristano* where it says "Click here for our main search and order pages". Most of the Tristano on the Jazz Records label is there, including JR11. Q I did not say that it isn't listed at Cadence; it is and if you had looked carefully, you would have seen that it's marked "temporarily out of stock", which means that it's "not currently available from Cadence" as I posted above. Whoops...apologies. You could mail Jazz Records directly. Carol Tristano runs it, or did. She's pretty helpful. Q

Manhattan Studio? Now also OOP. It's available locally in the US on Jazz Records (JR11CD), the label started by LT himself and continued by his family. It has a powerful and relatively unknown catalogue. http://www.jazzrecordsinc.com/2catalog.html Q Thanks for the link. Unfortunately, they don't sell directly and the Tristano CD is not currently available from Cadence, the store they link to. It's listed at Cadence ...I just saw it, and if it's listed, it should be available (or Cadence isn't what it used to be ... ) Click on North Country Distribution (Cadence) through the Jazz Records *Order Page*, enter *Lennie Tristano* where it says "Click here for our main search and order pages". Most of the Tristano on the Jazz Records label is there, including JR11. Q

Manhattan Studio? Now also OOP. It's available locally in the US on Jazz Records (JR11CD), the label started by LT himself and continued by his family. It has a powerful and relatively unknown catalogue. http://www.jazzrecordsinc.com/2catalog.html Q

I enjoyed LaPorta's autobiography, but as far as his playing went, at least in the early days, for some reason he seemed to be included in company that was out of his league - you know, the stuff with Tristano and Bird ... Q

I see there is a new 2 CD Clifford release *PLAYS TRUMPET & PIANO THE COMPLETE SOLO REHEARSALS* on the *RARE LIVE RECORDINGS* label. Seems to have a lot of interesting stuff including private solo piano recordings, tapes of him practicing the trumpet unaccompanied at home, an unissued live performance of 'I Come From Jamaica' and a trumpet alto sax duet version of 'Ornithology' with his teacher Robert Lowery in 1949 or 1950, among other things. Any Clifford completists out there who have heard this? Q

Tristano certainly didn't have a high opinion of Monk's playing, and didn't hide it. Interestingly, a friend of mine once asked Monk what he thought of LT. Monk replied, "What about him! He's one helluva piano player, ain't he?" Q

In the Program Page, re the Hard Bop tributes, Art Lange says,"it (the group) rescues these tunes from oblivion while communicating the joy and exhilaration at their essence, and shows that a fresh, imaginative and fearless attitude can revitalize such material without mimicking older performance styles". Well, I have to disagree. To my ears, the "jazz" alto on the "hard bop" tracks is tiring, lacks cohesion and is completely derivative... the fearless Attitude (in abundance) means the music is far from being either fresh or imaginative. The film scores, if that's what they are, are more interesting, in a fractured kind of way ... Q ... (Thank you for the programs).

I once went to a local jazz recital here in Japan where the featured musician opened by lying on the floor with his soprano (saxophone). (Very) slowly he rose to a kneeling position, and proceeded to breath loudly into the mouthpiece while making fluttering sounds with the pads/keys. I retired to the bar about this time... He didn't blow a note, but impressed some members of the audience with his sincerity. I believe he was self taught... (True story). Q

Actually it's up to you. Q

Thanks Laz. I just picked it up myself and am working through it. I'm not really convinced about his Conception interpretation, but it's an opinion. The last line quoted above about Brew More playing "a Parker-like phrase in his high register" seems incredible to my ears. It's obviously Bird, at least on the take I have (imo)... Still, overall I'm enjoying the book and learning a lot. It's a mine of information... Q

PR says it (or some of it) was recorded by Clifford himself, which may mean it comes from the tapes held by his wife. Has anybody heard this? Q

Go Lou! Q

Shhh! Q

But it's so good, man. It's all I need, and it's still around, thank God. Q