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Just listening to "from this moment on" on "a swingin affair." God, what a great tune. Time to bring back this thread.

Really shocking. This was totally unexpected. A very sad day for our community.

Just got this myself. Excellent!

Sounds good. Hope to meet u someday soon. Lee

Hi Ricky, I actually work in Corona at the NY Hall of Science. I spent a terrific day at the Queens College archives several years ago but for some stupid reason have never visited the house. Will have to do that one day soon. Was listening this morning to the All Stars studio set and soon afterwards pulled the trigger on your new live set. Take care, and thanks again for all your tremendous work. We'll have to lunch one day. You ever been to Nixtamal? Best, Lee

Thanks King

Just listening to "A Mile Down the Highway" with Shorty Rogers. Great tune. Is there an album of hers that has more such swingers (and fewer ballads)? Thanks

How is Swingin' Suite?

Always liked that album. Some good playing by Roy Ayers as well.

Just listening to the Byrds Untitled album -- the live half of which is my favorite Byrds material -- and Clarence White just burns on that one. So sad that he passed at such a young age.

The whole thing is now available for around 11 bucks on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Lovely-Cecil-Taylor-Feel-Trio/dp/B003RJ1CEE/ref=tmm_other_meta_binding_title_0

Some of these are the first jazz records I ever listened to so I they have a special place in my collection. Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus Bud Powell -- Blue Notes Vols. 1 & 2 and Interpretations (Verve) Charlie Parker - Bird Symbols Miles Davis - In a Silent Way (wanted to pick a Miles and can't really decide -- perhaps one of the ones with Wynton Kelly and Coltrane) Monk - Brilliant Corners or Monk's Dream Ornette Coleman - Best Of (Atlantic LP) Mingus - Changes One, East Coasting, or Bohemia Anthony Braxton - Five Pieces, Dortmund Quartet (1976), or Conference of the Birds (actually Dave Holland) Ben Webster - Atmosphere for Lovers and Thieves Ray Bryant Trio (Prestige) Gene Ammons - Boss Tenor

Bump

Yeah, but he loves his "samiches."

Thanks for posting that aparxa. Bass sounds terrible, but interesting, nonetheless.

Thanks Chuck. Does this mean that Uptown will now pull the plug on their reissue? That would totally suck.

I love that Frank Wess CD, as well. Have u heard 201? Am curious if it's as good. Hard to believe, but you never know. Just listening to this, which blew me away. Not jazz, but still great.

Anyone know anything about this? Looks interesting, but is the sound OK? Is it legit? Thanks in advance. http://www.jazzmessengers.com/en/65003/horace-silver/live-in-new-york-1953

Thanks flat!

Carl just forwarded me the below email he received. Anyone know about this Bud material, which was located in an Oscar Pettiford online discography? Thanks in advance. Hi Carl, I found this information about Bud Powell recordings on an Oscar Pettiford site,I did not see these dates in the claude schlouch discography. Do you have these recordings ? 590509 24:00 Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, NL. "Jazz for the DSC" (DSC = Dutch Swing College Band, which also performed). The other participants (collectively listed): Lucky Thompson, Stan Getz, Bud Powell, Pim Jacobs (a Dutch pianist), Oscar Pettiford, Ruud Jacobs (a Dutch bassist), Kenny Clarke, Wally Bishop (American drummer, long time resident in the Netherlands). 600221 5. Festival del Jazz di S. Remo (Italy). Barney Wilen with Oscar Pettiford Trio. Barney Wilen ts, ss*, Oscar Pettiford b, Bud Powell p, Kenny Clarke d. Night In Tunisia 'Round Midnight* Oscar Pettiford Trio. Oscar Pettiford b, Bud Powell p, Kenny Clarke d. Salt Peanuts Willow Weep For Me (unaccompanied bass solo) 52nd Street Theme OP got raving reviews. Cf. "jazz di ieri e di oggi", March 3, 1960, p. 22: "Devo fare un discorso assai diverso per il bassista Oscar Pettiford che ha preso due assoli di gran classe, segnatamente quello su Willow Weep For Me, che ne fanno decisamente uno dei migliori improvvisatori del Festival e forse il miglior contrabassista di jazz che abbiamo mai ascoltato in Italia". (Livio Cerri). - P. 24: "A questo punto capitò il fantastico a solo di Oscar Pettiford, ed il pubblico capì di trovarsi di fronte a qualcosa di veramente speciale: si sarebbe sentito cadere uno spillo e l'esplosione del pubblico alla fine, du forse l'applauso più entusiastico di tutto if festival." (Francis Thorne). Bud Powell Trio. Bud Powell p, Oscar Pettiford or Pierre Michelot* b, Kenny Clarke d. As announced in Jazz Hot 152. March 1960. It is certain that Michelot is the bassist on 600312; it is also certain that OP plays on 600320 (Berlin; cf. 600320 OP Trio); it is not certain that OP plays on other dates. 600307 Nizza 600308 Marseille 600312 Paris* I have this one. 600315 Lyon 600317 Basel 600318 Zürich 600319 Lausanne 600320 Berlin 600321 Nantes 600322 Angers The may 9, 1959 gives a recording time of 24 minutes,but the other listing may only be tunes he played but we don't know if a tape exist. Let me know what you think.

Holy shit!

Thanks for your tremendous dedication, Ricky

Starting your label was not financially wise. But we're glad you did. I'd buy the vinyl reissue. Love the cover.

In Stephen Kalt's biography of Skip James, "I'd Rather Be the Devil", kalt writes that for the Vanguard album "Devil Got My Woman", James was unable to complete a good take of any song, so the producer spliced together parts of different takes to come up with every track that was released. So it is not surprising that unreleased material from that session might not be compelling. Kalt's biography of Skip James is one of the most unrelentingly grim, haunting books I have ever read. I love Skip James -- the weird falsetto, the strange minor key guitar tunings, the sparse but so-right guitar and piano accompaniments -- but songs like 22-20 Blues and some of the stories I've heard make me wonder about the man. I'm a huge fan and have been playing some of his stuff myself for 40 years, but I've never gotten around to reading his bio. Will have to change that. Thanks for pointing it out.

Just ran across this - unreleased material from the Vanguard sessions. Anyone heard it? Intriguing. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Studio-Sessions-Unreleased-Skip-James/dp/B00008KG98/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_11 Never mind. Just sampled it on Spotify. Not essential stuff at all