Chuck Nessa Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 What a great photo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 FWIW, Chicago drummer-bandleader Mike Reed picked up a copy of the original issue at Reckless Records about six months months ago and was appropriately blown away by it. Gave me a good feeling to hear that. In fact, when they were planning the program for their recent Millenium Park concert, Mike suggested to Roscoe that they play "Old," and Roscoe characteristically said something like, "No, let's play some new music." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Larry, your original notes will be in the booklet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Larry, your original notes will be in the booklet. Good news. Best I ever did, I think. It was so much fun trying to rise to the challenge of the music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papsrus Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Beautiful cover. Available for order, yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Always missed (for various reasons) the original release! Will be looking for the reissue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Great cover photo - seconded! And I'm sure that the sound, given Chuck's history, will be an improvement on past issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Chuck, tried to send you an e-mail, but it bounced. PM coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 While I think of it, can you tell me which version, or which parts of which version of Quartet are included on the LP (which I never owned)? I could never figure this out from the notes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 The 2nd one was on the lp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 I'm sure that the sound, given Chuck's history, will be an improvement on past issues. It will. He's added a vocal - just his own low rumblings and glottal grumblings recording in the ad breaks during Mad Men. Sounds a bit like surface noise, or some accidental telluric residue captured by a malfunctioning meteorological instrument, but if you listen you start to hear individual words in a language you don't quite know, and perhaps afterwards dream in shapes that resemble gigantic, broken fragments of the dying call of Cthulu. It's subtle and probably won't show up on non-audiophile systems. Invest in quality cable. The 2nd one was on the lp. okey dokey! answered in less than the time it took me to compose yet another fatuous post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 May I ask for discographical details? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 disc a 1. Old 8:03 2. Quartet No. 2 36:59 3. Solo 5:29 disc b 1. Trio (Oh Susanna) 31:00 2. Theme Statements: 8:08 Slow Theme Bell Song Fast Theme Chinese Song 3. Tatas-Matoes (rehearsal) 3:41 4. Quartet No. 1 22:03 Roscoe Mitchell – alto, soprano, clarinet, flute Lester Bowie – trumpet, flugelhorn Malachi Favors – bass Phillip Wilson – drums Recorded May 18 (a-1, b-2, b-3, b-4), May 19 (a-2), June 26 (b-1) and November 25, 1967. Lester Bowie does not play on Trio and Solo is indeed a solo by Roscoe Mitchell. Recording and photography: Terry Martin Digital transfers & mastering: Steve Wagner, Riverside Studio Art direction & design: Carla Nessa Produced by Chuck Nessa The first disc duplicates the program of the original vinyl issue, Old/Quartet (nessa n-5). The material on the second disc first appeared in The Art Ensemble 1967/68 box set (nessa ncd-2500). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 This is some GREAT music... gee, I might still need it for the cover and the notes, although I do have the AEC box already... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 (edited) In addition to Larry's notes we also include a note Terry Martin wrote for the original and I did a couple of new paragraphs. The cover shot (by Terry) isn't the only new pic in the package. Edited December 13, 2010 by Chuck Nessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregK Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 so, can I get this for Christmas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 No. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Whose house is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted December 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Pete Bishop's. They rehearsed in the basement for months. That's where Terry made the recordings. It was in the heart of the U of C neighborhood - 5461 S University Ave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Third, fourth, the photo shot. Really looking forward to this disc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Roscoe looked better in a dashiki (or something close to it) than Sal Nistico did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 (edited) Chuck, just curious - have you done any a/b 'ing with the original to 16 bit, versus the original to 24/96 and then to 16 bit? just wondering because I have been recording solely at 24 bit in my home studio and, with good preamps and mics (which I have) the results are amazing, even using what are basically consumer-level converters which are then reduced down to 16 bit for CD. Edited December 15, 2010 by AllenLowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted December 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Yes I have but it is not a fair comparison because lots of things changed in the years since the box was made. Besides the bit rate, tape machine, equalization and software used are different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkertown Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Will you offer a hi-res download? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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