BFrank Posted July 17, 2011 Report Posted July 17, 2011 Don't think so. The Awakening (released on the French Marge label) shows as being recorded in Paris on 1/21/79, produced by Jean-Louis Rizet. It also has Fred Hersch on piano. Like I said, I can't get to my albums now, but Billy's site indicates that album has the same lineup (no date shown). They have Fred on "In Europe," though. Quote
JSngry Posted July 17, 2011 Report Posted July 17, 2011 What can I say? I quoted that info straight off the back of my LP. Quote
JSngry Posted July 17, 2011 Report Posted July 17, 2011 (edited) In Europe shows as being recorded 1/24-25/79 in Milan, The Awakening 1/29 in Paris. Liner notes give the same band for both - Harper, Hollins, Hersch, Spears, & Arnold. No doubt a group on tour, so the odds of Mickey Tucker, Greg Maker, & Malcolm Pinson all showing up at once in Paris for a record date four days one in Milan, are kinda remote. Also, Maker's on Billy's other two Denon sides, which were both recorded in NYC in Dec.1977 and Dec.1978. Louis Spears would work with Billy for quite a while, but I don't have any evidence of his recording with him before that 1979 run. Billy's music is always right, but I'd wager good money that his website is wrong. Edited July 17, 2011 by JSngry Quote
brownie Posted July 17, 2011 Report Posted July 17, 2011 (edited) Don't think so. The Awakening (released on the French Marge label) shows as being recorded in Paris on 1/21/79, produced by Jean-Louis Rizet. It also has Fred Hersch on piano. Like I said, I can't get to my albums now, but Billy's site indicates that album has the same lineup (no date shown). They have Fred on "In Europe," though. The Harper site has it wrong. The Marge site has it right! (Go to Musiciens on the bottom line and click on Billy Harper) Edited July 17, 2011 by brownie Quote
BFrank Posted July 17, 2011 Report Posted July 17, 2011 OK - makes sense. I would have gone with the liner notes, too. So, it looks like "Love on the Sudan" is a set of earlier versions of these tunes. Quote
felser Posted July 21, 2011 Author Report Posted July 21, 2011 Rc'd the 2 CD's in good order from Dusty Groove, ordered the DVD from Amazon. Quote
JSngry Posted October 8, 2011 Report Posted October 8, 2011 (edited) The mention of Jimmy Owens on the Billy Taylor Bell LP that Dan posted about elsewhere suddenly jogged this memory: Bil.ly's on it. Not a life-changing affair by any means, but if you're a total completist... Edited October 8, 2011 by JSngry Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted October 8, 2011 Report Posted October 8, 2011 If you get the "final two" will you stop? Quote
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