Hi Mark, I think it was more like the last set would start at 1:30, but you are essentially correct. I think it depended on how full the house was. Much looser times!
The distributor is everything. I believe Warner Brothers is the distributor for ECM, and obviously they do a wonderful job for them. Other than that, each B&N music department manager, in each individual store, can order what they want.
Maxine is a great lady. When she was in the Jazz business as a manager and agent, she kept a lot of artists' professional lives together. Hearsay is just that!
I don't know her real well, but I have never heard a derogatory word.
My Son got me a 180 gram vinyl issue for Christmas. To all you the truth, I've never heard this one so I think I might shake the walls down tomorrow with this one.
Without telling tales out of school, I've been told that he chose his time and his way out and on his own terms, after suffering with ill heath for so long. Great musician and advocate for the music.