Left Bank '66 on Kickstarter

[sgcim]

Walt Namuth was a great guitarist.

Are there any recordings of him available other than the Buddy Rich and Lou Rawls stuff?

Is this Left Bank recording going to be available to the general public?

If so, how would you get it?

[bertrand]

I think you can get it through the Baltimore Jazz Alliance.

There is a recording of Namuth at Newport with Ethel Ennis on Wolfgang's vault, but I don't think he solos.

Bertrand.

[kh1958]

You can buy the CD on cdbaby.com

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/walternamuthquintetfeatm

[Dan Gould]

You can buy the CD on cdbaby.com

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/walternamuthquintetfeatm

Thanks for this, KH, I snoozed on the Kickstarter but now I want to listen to the clips and at least do a FLAC download.

Interesting notes - it says that everything was recorded on reel-to-reel? I could have sworn hearing that when Dorn got the tapes they were all original and on cassette.

Is it really too much to hope that this could be an ongoing Kickstarter project to get these tapes out? Or was it easier to do since this was a local band made up of folks with little national reputation at the time, and getting the Patton/Green recording or Mobley/Coles would be too difficult due to estate issues?

[robertoart]

You can buy the CD on cdbaby.com

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/walternamuthquintetfeatm

Thanks for this, KH, I snoozed on the Kickstarter but now I want to listen to the clips and at least do a FLAC download.

Interesting notes - it says that everything was recorded on reel-to-reel? I could have sworn hearing that when Dorn got the tapes they were all original and on cassette.

Is it really too much to hope that this could be an ongoing Kickstarter project to get these tapes out? Or was it easier to do since this was a local band made up of folks with little national reputation at the time, and getting the Patton/Green recording or Mobley/Coles would be too difficult due to estate issues? I thought the real issue was that a lot of the tapes had deteriorated to the point they were no longer usable. I assumed this meant the ones with GG and Patton and Mobley etc, al.

[sgcim]

You can buy the CD on cdbaby.com

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/walternamuthquintetfeatm

Thanx, the clips sound smokin'!

I never heard of MF before; he and WN sound great.

[bertrand]

They are workingon the downloads; they haven't forgotten.

Bertrand.

[king ubu]

Good, thanks for spreading the word!

[mjzee]

Thanks for asking.

[mjzee]

Listening to this now. Mickey Fields takes a heckuva solo on Stablemates, really builds momentum while never sacrificing coherency.

[mjzee]

Just got an email with a link to download the entire concert; downloading it now. Liner notes and photos still to come.

[king ubu]

Grabbed the files last night, too ... silly to make them WAVs and so huge, but I'm not complainin'!

[bertrand]

I still don't know what the last tune is.

Bertrand.

[tjluke68]

Has everyone received their CD yet? Whom should I check with on shipping status?

[mjzee]

Has everyone received their CD yet? Whom should I check with on shipping status?

I got the CD weeks ago. Perhaps you can contact this person, who has sent me emails regarding status: ecaroom@gmail.com.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

hey MG, whats that left bank lp u mention w/ groove, is that a major label release of some sort or a private press thing, or somethin.

It's on the Edmar label, a small indie label that started in Bermuda (I have a calypso LP from '63 - Edmar 1020 - on that label with a Bermuda address) then moved to NJ. The Fields/Holmes LP which must be 67/68 is Edmar 1075, so a fair number of LPs came out in 5 years. The firm might have been owned by Eddie DeMello, who produced and wrote the sleeve for the calypso album. He was sufficiently well connected to get Michael Cuscuna (who worked for WXPN-FM, in Philly) to write the notes for the Fields LP, but what the other material on the label was I've no notion.

MG

[Dan Gould]

^{Looks like it was up on Ebay in June and didn't even get a bid:}

^{http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200930069928&item=200930069928&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466}

^{And here's one track:}

^{http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6s2IrXiJdc}

[tjluke68]

^{Looks like it was up on Ebay in June and didn't even get a bid:}

^{http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200930069928&item=200930069928&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466}

I got mine a year or so ago at a local record store for $5. Shame since it's such a great LP...

[mjzee]

I got an email tonight: they've finally prepared the liner notes! They sent a link to download them (11 pages). Interesting stuff, including a history of Mickey Fields.

[Eric]

I got an email tonight: they've finally prepared the liner notes! They sent a link to download them (11 pages). Interesting stuff, including a history of Mickey Fields.

Yes I received my copy as well. Very nice addition to the package.

[bertrand]

Regarding the Mickey Fields record on Edmar - who is the composer of Left Bank Cookout? I assume Little Green Apples is the tune by Bobby Russell.

I saw a site that offers a download. I usually avoid those. Is it safe to do so or is Putin trying to hack into my PC by offering free Left Bank downloads?

[Rooster_Ties]

On 2/22/2021 at 11:37 AM, bertrand said:

...or is Putin trying to hack into my PC by offering free Left Bank downloads?

One thing's for sure, that'd be the best way to target you specifically.