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This is getting to be exciting.

Yes, that book would indicate that Coltrane was booked at the Penthouse for a whole week in 65. John Coltrane Sextet PERSONNEL: John Coltrane, tenor and soprano saxophones; Pharoah Sanders, tenor saxophone; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Donald Garrett, bass, bass clarinet; Elvin Jones, drums; Joe Brazil and/or Carlos Ward, alto saxophone, may have sat in during some sets September 27–October 2, 1965 (Monday through Saturday, one week). Penthouse, Seattle, WA (1st & Cherry, foot of Cherry St.). From the Seattle Times (Monday, Sept. 27, 1965, p. 22): “Jazz Star: John Coltrane, a leading f gure in jazz music, will play one week at the Penthouse beginning this evening.” Reviewed by Ed Baker (“At Penthouse: Coltrane Sounds Like Nobody Else in World of Jazz,” Seattle Times, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 1965, p. 48):

Well, the edition of the book that I have says that Coltrane was booked a whole week at the Penthouse from September 27-October 7, 1965. In that case, other recordings could exist.

Thank you for that news, Kevin. Given that Gary was giving her round-the-clock care and love, I knew that it would be extremely hard for her to go on without him. RIP to the Siscos.

Very interesting. Pharoah following Trane on Naima from Vanguard Again always struck me as one of the great anticlimaxes in recorded jazz. I guess that I will have to re-listen.

If they put all of the already released "Live in Seattle" on 2 CDs, that would leave them with less than 20 minutes for any new music. It is all very mysterious.

...and if it includes material already released as "Live in Seattle" on Impulse!, that is also not an entirely bad thing given that the existing CD remaster leaves a lot to be desired and sounds much worse than the LP.

In fact, there are fairly long tapes of "Resolution" made at Pep's in Philadelphia in October, 1964 a few months before the studio recording was made.

If this really was a new live Coltrane Love Supreme, you would think that there would be more buzz about it. Maybe they are calling the 30-minute "Untitled Original" that has been circulating from the Penthouse broadcast "A Love Supreme." That would be a huge stretch.

As a huge Dexter Gordon fan, myself, I can understand some people not liking Dexter Gordon at all. If his greatest was in his distinctiveness, that doesn't help people who don't like what was distinct about him. Then there was the alcohol and some sloppiness at times. As Pres would say, Dexter could sing you a song. And he could make it pure Dexter. If that is not your brand, OK.

Fantastic! Thanks for the head up!

Calling Sonny Stitt a "journeyman" could be going a bit too far. But I do tend to agree with these comments in general. Dexter Gordon had one of the most distinctive sounds in jazz, a voice that was unmistakable. Stitt was something more like a linear combination of Bird, Pres, and whoever else he wanted to throw in on a given night, which was also a great thing if not quite as distinctive. I saw both of them live fairly often at the Keystone Korner. Stitt could often WOW you the most but Dexter still left the deepest imprint.

Count me in the Lou Rawls fan club. Sometimes he can hit the spot better than anyone else. There are times when I only want to hear him.

Happy birthday to the Amstrongs, Louis and Lon!

Freddie's dead.

Yes, it was exactly that band.

I was just getting seriously interested in jazz in 1976 and went to the Berkeley Jazz Festival for the first time. That was the only time I ever saw Mingus and I cherish the memory. Rahsaan Roland Kirk led the bill. Too bad there was no reunion.

Absolutely. Mavis has often recalled this moment as one of the highlights of her career. But it was always thought that no soundbite exists, let alone video, let alone color film produced with great artistic taste. It lives up to Marvis' hype and more. The whole film is nothing short of amazing.

Yes, I also love Cables with Dex. It recalls all those beautiful nights in the Keystone Korner in the late 70s.

Thank you very much for that info! It is pretty much what I expected, but there are some tracks here that would seem not to have been circulating. The sound is probably also better.

Sounds very good!

The Lord discography doesn't include many of the known live dates. We need a good comprehensive Ornette discography. Ornette was rumored to have been holding quite a lot of unreleased music privately. Maybe someday his family will let us hear some of it?

Oh, that's good. Thanks. I don't even have a turntable any more.

Side A: 1. YOU’RE GONNA HEAR FROM ME 2. EMILY 3. STELLA BY STARLIGHT 4. TURN OUT THE STARS Side B: 1. WALTZ FOR DEBBY 2. ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT 3. I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART Side C: 1. ALFIE 2. BEAUTIFUL LOVE 3. MY FUNNY VALENTINE Side D: 1. SPARTACUS’ LOVE THEME 2. ONE FOR HELEN 3. QUIET NOW 4. SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME Side E: 1. VERY EARLY 2. A SLEEPIN’ BEE 3. TURN OUT THE STARS #2 4. AUTUMN LEAVES Side F: 1. QUIET NOW #2 2. NARDIS 3. GRANADOS 4. PAVANE This is an LP-only July release coming from Anagram Music of recordings made by the Bill Evans trio in Holland in 1969. Does anyone have detailed discographical information? It looks like some of the tracks might be from the Hilversum Varna Studios session from March 26th that has circulated for a number of years. The track listing on sides E and F look like it could include some of the November 28 Amsterdam concert that has been released on a number of labels as "Quiet Now." But there are some things here that I certainly have never seen before, including "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart," certainly not a track in Evans' usual repertoire.

Wow! That is an incredible film! ...and Jaki playing all that piano in the beginning with a lit cigarette between his fingers.