Philly Joe Jones on Lotus?

[Dan Gould]

Does anyone have any info on Philly Joe's 'Round Midnight on the Lotus label?

AMG just says "Excellent Italian set with sorely neglected Dizzy Reece on trumpet." Does anyone know who else is on the record, and is anyone familiar with it?

Thanks!

[JSngry]

Lotus as I've known it was a bootleg label that often issued material from the similarly bootleg Joker label .

This is probably a live date captured on tape & then released on the grey market.

[Dan Gould]

Lotus as I've known it was a bootleg label that often issued material from the similarly bootleg Joker label .

This is probably a live date captured on tape & then released on the grey market.

Well, since its coming from a re-seller, the boot people ain't gettin my money. I still wonder who else is on it.

[Spontooneous]

From the cover (Lotus LOP 14.073):

Reece, tp; Ben Jedig (I assume that's Bent Jaedig), ts; Larry Vuckovich, p; Isla Eckinger, b; PJJ, d. "Recorded at Pesaro, Italy, 1966."

Four tracks: "That's Earl, Brother," "It Don't Mean a Thing," "'Round Midnight" and one credited to Reece called "Percy."

[Dan Gould]

Thanks.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

why wouyldnt u wanna give them money 4 a live philly joe date? they can take my wallet, and then give me back the amount of money --they-- think --I-- deserve to have

[brownie]

Dan, it's a bootleg, no doubt about it. But it's a good live date in OK sound. Philly Joe is in top form throughout and leads a cohesive group with Reece shining. Don't think I have anything else with Ben Jenig but he is an alright sax player!

[JSngry]

Lotus as I've known it was a bootleg label that often issued material from the similarly bootleg Joker label .

This is probably a live date captured on tape & then released on the grey market.

Well, since its coming from a re-seller, the boot people ain't gettin my money. I still wonder who else is on it.

Hey I got no problems with that. How do you think I got to know about the Lotus label in the first place?

[Eloe Omoe]

From the cover (Lotus LOP 14.073):

Reece, tp; Ben Jedig (I assume that's Bent Jaedig), ts; Larry Vuckovich, p; Isla Eckinger, b; PJJ, d. "Recorded at Pesaro, Italy, 1966."

Four tracks: "That's Earl, Brother," "It Don't Mean a Thing," "'Round Midnight" and one credited to Reece called "Percy."

Anyway, it's not from Pesaro, but from the Pescara Jazz Festival (a couple hundred miles down south), on July 18, 1969. It was the second set of the evening; first one on stage was the Bill Evans Trio (on a Lotus bootleg as well). If you take a look here

http://www.pescarajazz.com/flash/index.htm

and then click on "PJ 1969", the complete program of the festival will pop up (in the Gallery there's also a photo of Philly Joe before -or after - that concert).

luca

[brownie]

http://www.pescarajazz.com/flash/index.htm

and then click on "PJ 1969", the complete program of the festival will pop up (in the Gallery there's also a photo of Philly Joe before -or after - that concert).

luca

Those Pescara festivals always had great lineups! Wish I had been able to attend some!

[clifford_thornton]

From the cover (Lotus LOP 14.073):

Reece, tp; Ben Jedig (I assume that's Bent Jaedig), ts; Larry Vuckovich, p; Isla Eckinger, b; PJJ, d. "Recorded at Pesaro, Italy, 1966."

Four tracks: "That's Earl, Brother," "It Don't Mean a Thing," "'Round Midnight" and one credited to Reece called "Percy."

It looks good to me!

[Dan Gould]

I passed on this one in favor of satisfying more of my blues jones. But I can say that the dealer ships quick (just don't expect a lot of communication), so if anyone wants to grab it its right here sealed for $6.

edit: FYI, shipping is a little steep at $3.50 for media, $8 for Priority.

Edited November 30, 2006 by Dan Gould