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I have a framed photo of Mr. Haynes playing with Bird, Monk and Mingus at a club in NYC (where else?) that I bought from the son of the photographer at an Oakland record shop. It's one of my prized possessions. One of those "what would you take in a house fire?" kind of things. He just keeps on keepin' on. Good for him, I say.

I saw a copy of that Dixie Hummingbirds lp today while going through a collection that a local store had just bought. Looked to be an original too.

Thanks MG for the image. That must be the one. I may head back to the store and see if they still have the organ date on Vault. I'll keep my eye out for this Atlantic recording though. edit: I didn't make it to that store today because I went to one closer and scored two albums I've been looking for on vinyl for a while now. Jazz Impressions:Lawrence of Arabia - Walt Dickerson Quartet (Dauntless) Mono The Dealer - Chico Hamilton (Impulse) orig. mono black & orange label The Dealer used to be easy to spot around town but in the last five or so years since I decided I wanted it, I've not seen an original until today. The Dickerson album I've wanted on vinyl for a number of years, since discovering his music. I thought my chances were slim of ever seeing a copy that was affordable. The owners of the record store had just bought a large collection and let me look through them before they priced them ----> result! They charged me $8 for the Dickerson and $6 for The Dealer. I was excpecting to pay more than the total for just the Dickerson lp alone.

I found a copy of Jack Wilson's Ramblin' on the Vault label recently in really nice shape. At $14 I thought it was a good deal. I'd love to find a copy of his eponymous first album on Atlantic. Has anyone heard that one and can comment on it?

Sorry to take so long. I've been away from the board. I emailed the label and the owner told me the sources were digital copies. I think he said the digital copies were from the master tapes but I can't be sompletely sure of that. If that makes a big difference to you, you might want to email him yourself. He was very straight forward with me. No fuzzy labeling at all so I'm sure you'd get a definitive answer. I wish I could be more certain for you but my brain has memory lapses these days. What I am certain of though is that they aren't from the masters. However the two albums I have sound very good so I have no issues with the label. I was very complimentary about his label and he was very nice about answering the questions I had. Duh! I should have read the above post before I answered. Oh well. Looks like you got your answer.

They aren't sourced from the original masters but they do sound good. I bought two so far (Wahoo and Breaking Point) and I've been happy with them. The vinyl is of good quality and those lps I bought are not easily found.

I wasn't going to get this when I first read about it but then I saw it at Amoeba's in San Francisco last weekend and in a weak moment bought it. I've now listened to everything once and my favorite disc is #3 but that could change after hearing these discs some more. I paid quite a bit more for my copy vs. the Amazon price but I didn't have to wait for it. I hope Sony is happy and continues to release more of these sets. So far my favorite is disc #3. I can't say why just yet, I'm just going by the way I felt while listening to it. Maybe it was the appearance of the acoustic piano after the electric one died in the opening track. I'm not real fond of Miles' trumpet sound on these recordings (the distortion) but it's great to hear him really play for a change.

Don Ellis - New Ideas (New Jazz) reissue

Last week when I went to the counter at the record store with several lps and a couple of cds I said to the clerk, I don't know why I continue to buy cds. His answer was, because it's not available on vinyl, which is actually true I suppose but I'm still getting used to the fact that as far as resale value goes, they are pretty worthless. While I don't buy music with the idea of bringing it right back a month later, record stores in their attempts to survive have decided that cds regardless of content are worth $1 or $2 to the customer trading it in but $8 to $15 a piece after they take possession of said cd. Return an lp due to defects? Sorry, we no longer do that. Once it's bought, we'll take it back as a used lp, so here's $2 for that "played once or twice" record and I'll put it in the rack for $13, thank you very much. Granted, music stores have had a tough time for quite some time but between that and all of these music subscription companies that further devalue music by offering a large but still select group of recordings at low quality bit rates because the average person thinks portability trumps SQ any day, anyone who treasures music and listens even only occasionally closely with a critical ear have gone the way of the snow leopard. We're still here but sightings are rare.

Oh but in her little fur lined love nest she's workin' so hard at being artistic, erm, I mean popular. That's the problem with hitting the big ($$$) time. You get used to all the finer things in life including getting fawned over in public and you'll do anything to keep it comin'. You can't go back to Target once you've shopped at Neiman Marcus (sic).

They've actually started releasing a small selection of new vinyl again. http://www.ecmrecord...?cat=&we_start= I thought so but I must be shopping at the wrong stores as I have never seen a new ECM lp in the racks.

i hope that his naim duet album with the late chris anderson is in your collection. early on, it was not available in this country and a kind naim official sent me one. Absolutely my friend! But thanks for making sure. I'd hate to miss an album like that. I have most of Haden's piano duets.

Les Spann - Gemini (Jazz Land) orig. mono Interesting album with flute/guitar/french horn along with the usual rhythm section.

I can't imagine anyone but a pseudo-hipster wanting a poster advertising junkie jazz even though junk was a fact of life for these artists. Do you think they would say yes to this art if they were still alive? Somehow I doubt it. They all knew just as all junkies know that this is no real way to live. The only time they might disagree is when the junk first hits the brain. As others have said, you probably mean well at some level but the fact that you don't get it or you're too proud to admit it is a bit troubling.

For a while there Jim Hall seemed to be everywhere. Rollings, Desmond, Farmer, Evans, Carter made beautful music with Jim. I've traditionally been a little cool on Jim Hall's albums as a leader, though I do have a few I really like, Concierto and the live one he did with a quartet on Horizon being the exceptions to the rule. The albums he did with those mentioned though are some of my favorite jazz albums today so who knows? Time can change p.o.v. There was once a time when I would have not cared for Desmond and he's now one of my favorite alto players and I wish I had been able to see him perform

That is a problem sometimes.

Yes, that would explain the polydor icon on the covers after 1986.

I've been a fan of his music from the associations with Chico Hamilton and Gabor Szabo to his more current phase. It's his Autumnal phase that I'm enjoying now which has been wonderful watching it unfold like a reincarnation though he's never really died. He's playing as good if not better than he ever has which is amazing in some ways. I don't have anything newer than Rabo de Nube and I don't have everything. There are a few from his last ten or fifteen years that I still don't have but the ones I do get a lot of playing from me. I can't think of a weak album in my collection so I guess you could call me a satisfied fan. In a way it reminds me that you don't need to own everything by an artist with such an extensive discography, a well chosen selection whether by skill or luck can be enough.

I love his playing and I have his drumming on quite a variety of recordings so I agree with the person who spoke of his versatillity. Some of my favorite "live" drum moments have been observing Jack do his thing. Every time he plays he'll surprise you with at least one little "wow I can't believe what I just saw/heard" moment. There is a cleaness or purposefullness in his playing, with very little blurring or muddling about to try to create something. He knows when hold and when to fold as they say and that's what makes him a master imo.

Never saw him perform live but I've enjoyed his records with Kirk. He was a good fit for RRK. He seemed to be able to play anything Rhasan threw at him which couldn't have been easy.

And a lower key to illustrate what had been said earlier in the thread.

All I knew about his health was his tinnitus issues. One of the shows I saw, I believe it was with Nocturne, he played behind a plexiglass baffle but didn't know about the polio. What a shame. He's one of my favorite bass players. Some have not cared much for his mellowing in old age but I love his slow albums in the duet format. It allows me to appreciate his wonderful tone and choice of notes a little more than the louder, faster material of his younger days. There are few people who have completely mastered that balance of melody and rhythm on the acoustic bass so every album I listen to is like a master class in the instrument. Hell, some other instrumentalists would kill for some of his mojo. I hope he recovers enough soon to get back out there but playing music at home with recordings is a good way to keep the chops and the mind tuned up themselves.

I heard that every seat in the house is no further than 50 feet from the stage. That's amazing. I haven't bought any tickets yet but I look forward to seeing the new space and hear the music of course. It's been a long time of wanting for this to finally happen. I'm sure Randall is on cloud nine. What a great thing to happen for San Francisco. The city deserves it for all she's done for jazz. If only every city could have such a place. Wouldn't that be something? sigh....

They were a gateway group for jazz for me back in the early 70s and I still enjoy them from time to time. Sweetnighter is the one that blows me away these days. If you're going to play electric jazz then this album will rock your world. I tend to prefer the earlier albums to the latter but most of the albums have choice songs on them.

I like that one quite a bit. My copy isn't French though.