Unissued Music You Would Like To See Released

[HutchFan]

6 minutes ago, BFrank said:

I have "Night of..." on both OG vinyl and 32Jazz CD reissue. A personal fav, for sure.

Same here.  I like Night of the Mark VII even more than GBG.

 

[hopkins]

Reading Jan Evensmo's solographies, I come across many sessions that were never issued but should be.

Gene Ammons October 1946 session, for starters.

GENE AMMONS Chi. Oct. 1946

Gene Ammons (ts), unknown (g), possibly Oscar Pettiford (b), possibly Petite Swanson (vo).

Acetate, recorded by Bob Redcross

Blues In A Flat 

I Never Knew

Jan Evensmo's comments:

"This is one of the greatest tenorsax archeological gems this year (2022)!! There is something unique with GA in these early years, a physical strength combined with perfect understanding of the modern trends. Nobody, yes nobody, can play better than early GA, with a few on his level. He has the blues inside him, more than anybody else, and this example of “… E Flat” is gorgeous. Except for a fine bass soloi n the middle, it is all tenorsax, five solid solo choruses and some riffing behind the vocal. I assume they continued for awhile after the acetate ran out. On “… Knew” hes hows us another side, the ability to improvise endlessly on an evergreen. First an introductory chorus, not really straight, and then a solid solo chorus. After a bass chorus he continues until time is running out, and one gets the impression he could go on forever, like Pres. Magnificent seven minutes!!"

Edited January 29 by hopkins

[JSngry]

I'd be curious to hear what else was recorded on the Milestone Jazzstars tour.

No expectations, just curious.

[danasgoodstuff]

21 hours ago, JSngry said:

I'd be curious to hear what else was recorded on the Milestone Jazzstars tour.

No expectations, just curious.

I certainly thought the show I saw here in PDX was stronger than the record from that tour, but that may just have been the effect of being there in the same room with 'em - so yes, curious.

[Ken Dryden]

The George Duvivier Oral History and Discography revealed an unissued duo date at Rudy Van Gelder's studio  on February 25, 1995. Before Williams' death in the summer of 2004, I asked him about this session and he said that he didn't feel that his own playing was that good. A cassette of the session exists in the James Williams Archives of William Patterson University and I just sent them a copy of my circa November or December 1993 phone interview with James Williams. Unless I dig around and find the original reel tape, I may not be able to date it exactly. 

The session includes:

Common Knowledge
Old Time's Sake For My Nephews                                                                                                                                          Basically Simple
The Lovers' Celebration
Time After Time                                                                                                                                                                       Edward
Progress Report
Do Nothing Til You Hear from Me
Folk Song
'Round Midnight
Our Love Is Here to Stay

Hopefully Rudy Van Gelder's archives include the original master tape.