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I saw an eBay listing for a Zoot Sims/Al Cohn records on the Fred Miles Presents label. A google search didn't turn anything up except a popsike listing of the same lp sold in 2006 (for 127 usd). Can anyone tell me more about this label?

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apparently it's an early 60s label from Philadeplhia run by one Fred Miles, formerly the doorman at Bill Kretchmer's jam session is all the bio I've seen so far... this page looks interesting

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Aside from the inherent rarity of the output of a label like that, I would consider any of the seemingly countless Al + Zoot sessions that are easier and cheaper to find.

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Aside from the inherent rarity of the output of a label like that, I would consider any of the seemingly countless Al + Zoot sessions that are easier and cheaper to find.

Obviously, one goes after the more common releases first in one's pursuit of recordings by favorite artists, but I know the Al & Zoot Fred Miles LP, and it's a real winner. Btw, it was reissued on Zim in the early 1980's, so one doesn't have to pay a premium to hear the music.

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The Al Cohn-Zoot Sims album was the only release from the Fred Miles Presents label, back in 1961:

Zoot-Sims-Either-Way---180g-400904.jpg

The album was reissued in 1976 on Art Zimmerman's Zim label (LP SMS-2002):

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Recent CD appearance on Lonehill's 'Zoot Sims/Al Cohn - The Hoagy Carmichael Sessions and More'.

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The Al Cohn-Zoot Sims album was the only release from the Fred Miles Presents label, back in 1961:

Zoot-Sims-Either-Way---180g-400904.jpg

The album was reissued in 1976 on Art Zimmerman's Zim label (LP SMS-2002):

29458653.jpg

Recent CD appearance on Lonehill's 'Zoot Sims/Al Cohn - The Hoagy Carmichael Sessions and More'.

Also reissued as a Baybridge LP in Japan with the original cover, which is how I have it.

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I knew Fred, he always wore a bowler hat and was somewhat eccentric, although I always had a feeling that some of that eccentricity was store bought.

A nice guy who probably never mad a cent on his albums.

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Was this ever on the Fred Miles label?

My copy of this album is on the FM label created by Monte Kay.

Monte Kay is credited as producer on my FM copy of it! No mention of Fred Miles on the back cover or on Willis Conover's liner notes.

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