Fruscella-Moore Fruscella: The unissued Atlantic sessions

[mracz]

Yes, an amazing discovery. Fru and Brew! I look forward to this. And how about not only the Hasaan session, but the Don Cherry and Steve Lacy trios, and the outtakes from the Monk/Blakey Jazz Messengers session...

[AllenLowe]

just ordered it -

[Free For All]

just ordered it -

+1

[Trumpet Guy]

Anyone receive and listen yet???

[Free For All]

Anyone receive and listen yet???

My Amazon order said "usually ships in 12 to 13 days" so I'm still waiting for a shipping confirmation.

[Larry Kart]

Same delay for me.

[AllenLowe]

still waiting for mine - almost forgot I ordered it.

[jazzbo]

Might or might not be able to get it from Worlds Records earlier, that's the usual scenario.

http://www.worldsrecords.com/cgi-bin/storeR.cgi?cart_id=09-25-11.13092&phrase=Fruscella&specific=artist&format=any&x=9&y=9

[Free For All]

I placed an order with them (for some other titles) the same day I placed my Amazon order for the Fruscella. We'll see which gets here first!

[Big Beat Steve]

Placed my order for it (along with a dozen or so more from Fresh Sound/Blue Moon) today directly from Fresh Sound. Last time I ordered from them their shipping was pretty quick. Was a while ago, though.

[JohnS]

This is now up on the UK distributors website. It's cheaper than Amazon and includes shipping. Unfortunately it wont be in stock until later this week.

[brownie]

Got my copy today and it is being spinned several times...

this was previously listed as a Brew Moore date with Fruscella playing on several tracks. Fruscella is in fact soloing on all of them.

Beautifully relaxed playing with a number of tunes that are variations on the 'Blue Lester' theme...

Sound is very decent but rather flat, in typical Atlantic audio fashion.

No audio credits and a couple of erroneous photo credits. Liner notes by Jordi Pujol who does not indicate how he got hold of the copy.

Main thing is that the session is available now and we can enjoy it

[Big Beat Steve]

Ordered mine directly from Fresh Sound on Sunday, Paypal'd at the same time, got a shipping notice from them by mail yesterday (Monday) and UPS tried to deliver today (but nobody home so will receive it delivered to my office address tomorrow - Wednesday).

Can't complain about speediness of shipping and am looking forward to giving this one (and the others) a listen.

[mikeweil]

In most cases when I ordered from Fresh Sound the discs arrived at my door no later than two days after their shipping in Spain. Great service.

[Big Beat Steve]

Indeed - same here too. In fact, they e-mailed me on Monday, advising me of delivery on Tuesday, and if it hadn't been for my absence I would have received it that day.

Am just spinning the Fru'n'Brew disc. Very, very nice, and worth the wait. I wonder at what stage plans for releasing this session were abandoned. The titles of the tunes read very much like (non-definite) working titles, but the music has a fascinating after-hours club atmosphere about it that needs no further processing IMO.

[J.A.W.]

this was previously listed as a Brew Moore date with Fruscella playing on several tracks. Fruscella is in fact soloing on all of them.

Guy,

Where was this previously listed as a Brew Moore date?

[Niko]

in michael fitzgerald's discography it says "Private tape still exists. Reportedly, Fruscella does not play on all selections. Specifics unknown."

[mikeweil]

Check Michael Fitzgerald's site every day for a discographical update ... if he wrote that, that's the information he had. After listening, he will revise this entry.

[mikeweil]

this was previously listed as a Brew Moore date with Fruscella playing on several tracks. Fruscella is in fact soloing on all of them.

Guy,

Where was this previously listed as a Brew Moore date?

In the Walter Bruyninckx Discography it is listed under Moore's name, other personnel unidentified, with the tracks that Michael Fitzgerald has.

[Free For All]

Just got my shipping notice, it'll be here on Friday.

[brownie]

this was previously listed as a Brew Moore date with Fruscella playing on several tracks. Fruscella is in fact soloing on all of them.

Guy,

Where was this previously listed as a Brew Moore date?

In the Walter Bruyninckx Discography it is listed under Moore's name, other personnel unidentified, with the tracks that Michael Fitzgerald has.

Actually saw that in the book edition of Tom Lord's Discography (under Brew Moore).

I find the listings in the Bruyninck books too complicated for my aging brain and did not check there...

[AllenLowe]

listening now -

1) nice session but not quite tip top Moore. Even Fruscella, who generally is fine, has a few hesitant moments. But let me say something important, which is that Bill Triglia, who was a friend of mine, is one of the best pianists of that era. Listen to his work on this.

2) Interesting quotes from two musicians I knew in the 1970s, both with whom I was speaking about Fruscella, though at separate times:

"Tony was playing that way BEORE Miles, and he also had it together before Miles." - Bill Triglia (see above)

"I knew Fruscella! He was doing that Miles thing BEFORE Miles was doing it." - Sir John Godfrey (drummer)

this is highly recommended; the musicians sound a little off balance, maybe tired or under-rehearsed (or stoned?); though even Triglia sounds a little hesitant at times and he was straight as an arrow; whatever the cause, this is very precious stuff. I love the '50s in jazz.

Edited September 29, 2011 by AllenLowe

[king ubu]

Ordered it today... but seems it might take a while (went with amazon).

[bichos]

Ordered it today... but seems it might take a while (went with amazon).

same here, but i go with jpc.

keep boppin´

marcel

[JohnS]

Still waiting in the UK.