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I've always been a big fan no matter how uneven some sessions are. That's a pretty fair analysis above. But then, Kenny doesn't give a shit as he exits the stage... Buffalo, 1977 or so.

That's on Unfinished Music No.2: Life with the Lions, on Zapple Records, a LP that I actually have held on to for some reason. "The album opens with an extended and improvised recording entitled "Cambridge 1969", recorded on 2 March at Cambridge University, before a live audience. The piece consists of Yoko Ono's vocalisations accompanied by electric guitar feedback from John Lennon. Saxophonist John Tchicai and percussionist John Stevens join Ono and Lennon towards the end of the piece." Recorded live 2nd March 1969 at Lady Mitchell Hall, Cambridge Personnel : Yoko - Vocals John - Guitar John Tchicai - Saxophone John Stevens - Percussion Introduced by Yoko, she says : "This is a piece called Cambridge 1969". This is the very first solo performance of a Beatle, and includes John producing feedback from his guitar with Yoko doing her own thing. Her first screech lasts almost 45 seconds, and then it doesn`t get any better... screeches and feedback almost incessantly (my children were none too pleased when I played this to time it for this research !) The other two performers listed appear towards the end of the piece, and in fact performed for longer but this was faded out. MORE HERE and HERE Yes, it's boring, to say the least.

If you can find it: Sonny Rollins in Japan (Victor [Japan] SMJ-6030, VICJ-23001) Personnel: Sonny Rollins, ts - Yoshiaki Masuo, g - Bob Cranshaw, b - David Lee, ds - James Mtume, cnga Song list: Powaii - St. Thomas - Alfie - Moritat

Happy Birthday, Dan!

They own HD Tracks. That's their focus now.

Pete Cosey Al Gafa Bill DeArango

I used to have that one. The Chuck Wayne set is nice.

Maybe Nasheet Wait's studio? http://www.nasheetwaits.com/mpi.htm

Sounds like fun. One of my favorites is "William The Conqueror"

Yes, Mickey is still playing and living in Philly. He told me once that he refused to take part in a Lee Morgan tribute a few years back. I don't know why or what his objections were.

I've only seen him once a few years ago with Tim Garland (reeds), Mike Pope (bass) and Henry Hey (piano). Very nice!

David Binney is one of the really great alto saxophonists in the States. Very good composer, also. I can understand Lou ( and I have never dug Frank Morgan either), he old and from a entirely different generation. Salty is the word. To sit in front of him in a club is to hear a direct decedent of Charlie Parker, sound and all, and that's wonderful and rare these days. That said, I don't think he's changed his set list in at least 10 years. If I was in NYC, and had the choice to hear either Binney or Lou, I'd have to go hear Binney. Nothing against Lou, it's just where I'm at.

The man speaks the truth! In fact, all of those recordings by Joe and Frank ( there's three) are gloriously dreamy. Locke & Kimbrough duos

No - I think it was Buddy Collette. (Just having fun Chewy!)

From the sixties, I have Art Blakey's Indestructible with "Calling Miss Khadija" on it. I bought it as a lark because I knew Miss Khadjia a little bit. She was Steve Davis' wife (from the Coltrane quartet) and McCoy Tyner's sister in law.

I just came across this. I remember hearing the Johnny Winter set about a week after the festival on the local FM radio station. It was "underground radio" then, remember? I can't remember the circumstances, or if the recordings were made from the audience or not, but someone came to the station and had a interview and played tapes of a lot of music from Woodstock that they had. The sound quality was good, so I have the feeling that someone was going around with pilfered soundboard tapes. There were a lot of locals that worked the festival, so it possible that they hired some sound people from here that took home some souvenirs.

Yes, in the Times. I hope I helped.

I found this: From the New York Times: Jazz Scene; Gil Evans Band Plays at The Village Gate Gil Evans's Orchestra, one of the most vital but elusive of the city s big jazz bands, played at the Village Gate Monday evening in what is planned as a ... December 20, 1972 A Radio Broadcast: Live from Village Gate, Gil Evans Orchestra, Lonnie Liston . Smith and The Cosmic Echoes November 11, 1974 So maybe this is what you have: Gil Evans Orchestra - Village Gate 1974 live at Village Gate, New York 1974.

To beat this to death, here's another HBO theme from Ferdinand Jay Smith: HBO

Jim: Probably Chuck: Probably

I've got it now: Hi Mitchell! You can tell me how to pour concrete any day. I'll listen. Best, Tom

I don't know about this one, but a lot of those early HBO sing on / off, were composed and recorded here in Rochester at Jay Studios. They used all local musicians including those from the Rochester Philharmonic. Ferdinand Jay Smith (He composed the first HBO "Feature Presentation" jingle, which went with the now notorious "HBO in Space" introduction sequence), the producer took song-writing credit for all of those, as he does for his advertising agency.. Big royalty bucks!

Without passing judgement on any business or moral failings real or imagined, the loss of a jazz club of this stature is a tragedy. Very true, Mark. My post was not meant to be insensitive, and I applaud every club owner, and label owner who tries to make it in the jazz business. Try as I might, I was never abel to get through to Ms. Chastain.