CJ Shearn

Big Al, Bailey is the drummer on all the other "Confirmation" LP tracks. The 8/57 tracks were misidentified as Blakey. Art was not present at the August 25, 1957 session, but was the drummer for most of the February 25, 1958 session, only "Lover Man" featured Bailey on drums. The entirety of that latter session is contained on "The Sermon" and "Houseparty" RVG's. Also it is easy to hear the 8/25/57 tracks feature Bailey, as both drummers are very different and distinctive.

if the RVG's for "Midnight Special" and "Back At the Chicken Shack" sound anything like "The Sermon" and "Houseparty" RVG's they'll be fantastic. I wonder if those sessions have any more additional tracks besides "On The Sunny Side Of The Street"?

will they change the title of the tune "Gaza Strip"? Dan, I have not pulled out my copy of the Morgan Mosaic in a while either but IIRC "The Lady" is a composition by Owen Marshall.

that's good to know. Last session I have with him playing drums is Jack McDuff's final album.

well, I hear a definite thread in his ideas of expanding the melodic content, like on "Blue Monk" he often explores different facets of the melody in his right hand while trilling with the left. After hearing the "It Club" set, I find his playing, and comping to be pretty inventive, maybe also because there are tunes there that were not played as much on some of the Columbia albums. But then I haven't heard everything.

has he stopped playing drums largely to pursue singing or for something like health reasons?

well, my uncle always tells me about Paradigm bookshelf model speakers. I may want to get some myself.

the chatter will be "hey Red... I told you to play them fuckin blockchords!"

why are they putting out the Paul Chambers when the Mosaic Select is out? I bought that a few years ago so theres no reason for me to buy the RVG? I remember they put RVG's out of the Byrd/Adams stuff before the Mosaic went out of print, it soon did. At least domestically, I think all sessions except for "The Creeper" have been out on single CD. Hooray for the JOS discs tho, finally!

well, I bought it a few days ago. It's not that bad really. It's very explosive music, I think whatever tension John and Tony had with Jaco gives the live cuts an exciting edge, truthfully I think the drum solo into the opening "Dark Prince" really smokes. While the album is not a revelation for either of the members I think it's fine addition, plus I am a Tony freak. I think that the initial disappointment for many was based on the studio doctored cuts from "Havana Jam", that's my $.02

cool. Thanks. She would like to buy herself that album as well.

well, one of my best friends got me this for a belated b-day gift. Funny cuz I was looking at it in the store the other day. How is this set, from all the more experienced Monk listeners here?

I know Soulstream is disasapointed with this session initially and I kept his comments in mind when listening when I received it for my birthday the other day. I think it's a nice session with some grooving JOS originals, and for me, the session fits more stylistically as a nice complement to "Plays Fats Waller", now "Straight Life" is only for the most devoted JOS fans, so you don't need it if you are satisfied with the major JOS albums, but if you are a Jimmy fanatic, like myself its a must. I do find it odd that Jimmy reverted to a sound circa "The Sermon" for this date, the 2nd drawbar is not pulled out at all, and also he doesn't have the Leslie spinning at all at times, which is unusual for his sound in 1961, which became more familiar on the Verve sides. Overall a nice session to have I think.

love that chord JOS signals in to end Wes' solo and start his own.

great! going to download!

listened to it, the Gerald Wilson arrangements are nice, "A Night in Tunisia" is worth the price of the disc alone! definitely.

just got home with it and 4 other discs, so I will have to report back. One thing I can say is, Blue Note quality control rears its ugly head again, the BN logo on the back cover is heavily pixellated, as is "with Quentin Warren and Donald Bailey" on JOS' "Straight Life" which I also got for my birthday today.

I don't start my job as a caseworker for Dept of Social Services officially July 2nd so. I'm not needed at the office today :-D

theres also rejected Wii games like "$5 an Hour" and "Mein Kampf" to consider there, Shawn I probably will get a Wii soon but intend on modding my old PS2 to play imports, mostly fighters only released in Japan.

I have heard constantly that Ron is a jerk, but I love his liners for I think, the single disc of Miles' "My Funny Valentine". I can't comment on his personality all I know is I like the way he grooves, on stuff like Roberta Flack's version of "Compared to What".

thanks. Dunno, Miles was one too. You know how we all have multiple personalities!

anyone picking this up? I plan to for my birthday tommorrow, the soundclips sounded nice, especially the cuts with Gerald Wilson. Let's hope Blue Note gave him another contract and that this isn't just a one off.

well, if the existing tapes are digitally archived, that's a bit of a minor relief.

ok, well I've found "Believe It" as a standalone single CD reasonably priced import. I also wonder what year Tony abandoned the smaller kit for the infamous yellow Gretsch with the dot heads and the huge bass drum?