Tidbit from Mosaic

[AmirBagachelles]

I wrote in to say thanks for the great Andrew Hill Select, asked about reissuing the 1995 set. MC says all will be reissued as regular BN discs, no timing given. I also suggested Mosaic try to do the four Bobby Bradford - John Carter LPs (two on Flying Dutchman, two on Revelation, yes?) as a Select, MC said he would look into it. Good enough for me.

[MartyJazz]

Great suggestion. I have the two Flying Dutchmans and the two Revelations, they're all wonderful, accessible "avant garde" recordings. I was fortunate to see Bradford & Carter some time after these recordings were made, circa '79 at the Soundscape Loft in NYC. A real treat.

[Chuck Nessa]

Somewhere in my basement is a tape, send by John Carter, of a duet session with Bradford.

[mjzee]

I think there was also a session on Moers Music.

[bertrand]

Is that what they call the basement tapes?

Bertrand.

[MartyJazz]

I think there was also a session on Moers Music.

I do have that, it's titled VARIATIONS ON SELECTED THEMES FOR JAZZ QUINTET, recorded in '79. The FDs and the Revelation sessions were all recorded earlier between 1969-72. As such, they have a more uniform "sound" than the later recording.

There's also a reunion, as such, done in 1988 wherein they reprise a few of the selections from the early LPs, released under Bradford's name on HatArt titled COMIN' ON:

Edited March 15, 2005 by MartyJazz

[RDK]

Party at Chuck's!