Chuck Nessa

I think they were talking about the "contemporary" blues series - many said to be recorded from a table in the club.

It one time or another I've held all the "good sex" records.

I have not heard the RCA set but, IIRC, they accidently used a bunch of alternates instead of the master takes. The RCA material is fantastic, however you get it - alternates and all. BUT you need the master takes. I decided to take the Classics/Neatwork avenue.

They sound like lp dubs to me.

No, but the last cd incarnation omitted some tunes to fit it on one disc.

In some (more than necessary) instances I find this to be Dizzy's "pay back" book. I think he (sometimes) comes across as a bitter guy. I had some business dealings with him at the time and he was a pain in the ass (nomatter the amount of money he was paid). Something was gnawing at him (much of it Bird's reputation). In spite of his public personna, he was not a happy camper.

STILL, no one deals with Sam Levinson or Myron Cohen, for that matter. For a farm kid in Iowa in the '50s, this and Milton Berle, Jack Benny, Fred Allen and Bob & Ray were the humor of america. The current crop of "comedy central" guys don't cut it!

At least you don't have to have yourself "fixed". When I was running a record store in Madison, WI, one of my employees was riding to work and someone who'd just parked, opened their door. Her hand was severely damaged - big surgery. Her bike was fine. I hope you don't have a problem getting the bike fixed.

Hey, it's on the Big Eye Music label and only costs $10.98. Anything good enough for Louis Nelson is good enough for me.

Correct on both counts, Mike. Om, Kulu Se Mama and Selflessness were Trane productions delivered to Impulse before his death.

It is available.

If you are talking about "music publishing rights" this does not hold water. By US law, once a tune has been recorded, any version is possible if statutory rates are paid. The publisher can only control the right to first recording. If your friend meant "artist rights", I do not believe Ellis had enough clout to get a special deal from Columbia at that time.

Impulse would properly view any recordings made during their contract to be theirs for commercial exploitation. Any deal with Alice would have been for expedience.

I too believe a can can be made and already has. B)

Where's my man Sam Levinson (I threw his name into another thread to no reaction)? I grew up listening to him and still chuckle thinking of the guy. The majority of the list don't belong there. This is a cable tv list, not "history".

I actually like the "Pan-African" stuff. If you are going to listen to AS ramble on, it might as well be this stuff. I wish the people putting these reissues together had a clue about the task at hand.

My first thought was:"Is this guy asking about a gallon or a box?".

Brownie, I don't think Buck ever recorded with the rhythm section you site. Were you thinking of the Kenny Barron, Buster Williams, Billy Hart trio?

Walter was a wonderful spirit and I wish for more too. So, which ones do you have?

and I thought it was about freezer bags.

Two things - first, the original master tapes do not exist for the Atlantic sessions and second, you have an unrealistic idea of how many jazz cds/lps sell. 5000 is a dream.

You doctors sure know how to sweet talk the rest of us.

DAMN. I hate this stuff. Don't do no good for nothin'. Guess my drugs kicked in. Pearson is a fine artist, but minor by any standard I understand. I find the stuff in this box the weakest of his career. I never considered the Mosaic set - just to get my attitude in perspective.

McDougal had some sort of government job - fed, state, city - I don't remember. He used to stop at my office regularly and talk about "the guys". He is/was a great spirit. I remember introducing him to Bob Porter (at the time, Jug's producer at Prestige) and Bob said " I love McDougal, but he keeps spitting on me". That was a hazard with him - his saliva glands must have worked overtime.

The stereo masters for Mingus Presents Mingus are missing, so Mosaic used the mono originals. The stereo cds are from 3rd, 4th, 5th (who knows) generation dubs. I have not heard the most recent cd mastering, but the previous versions were horrible.