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[couw]

You will be getting a variation on the purple. The black and blue was an early experiment. I have been trying to upload a "corrected" avatar for a while but the system rejects it. Not sure what the problem is.

maybe it's too big. Like attached files must be <100Kb, avatars must be <40Kb (used to be <20Kb)

[Chuck Nessa]

All the file specs are within the range of my other avatars.

[Chuck Nessa]

Went into the file and changed it from CMYK to RGB. That made the bb happy.

Edited February 21, 2004 by Chuck Nessa

[Jim Alfredson]

I saw the artwork for this last night at the gig. It looks beautiful with some great liner notes by Lawrence Kart and Jim Sangry. I can't wait to hear the music!!!!

[blue lake]

Nessa -- "Subconscious-Lee" was done only once (right at the end of the recording of that tune Warne told me "That's the best I ever played that tune").

Saturday morning on Jazz a la Carte:

Buddy DeFranco with John Pizzarelli Trio and Butch Miles, "What Is This Thing Called Love?" from Cookin' The Books (Arbors).

Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra, "Hot House," Diz and Bird at Carnegie Hall (Blue Note)

The Quintet, "Hot House," Jazz at Massey Hall (OJC)

-- charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, bud powell, charles mingus, max roach

John Coltrane, "Fifth House," Complete Atlantic (Rhino)

Warne Marsh, "Subconscious-Lee," All Music (Nessa CD)

See YOU at 7 (that's a.m. on your f.m.).

Edited February 27, 2004 by blue lake

[Upright Bill]

See YOU at 7 (that's a.m. on your f.m.).

I used to have to be in Grand Rapids every Saturday morning at 8:00 am and was able to catch your show on the way there and Marion MacPartland on the way back home. I don't miss the 1.5 hour round trip for an hour session but I do miss my time with you and Marion.

[Lazaro Vega]

That's nice man, thanks.

[Clunky]

interseting site

http://www.warnemarsh.info/

[Chuck Nessa]

Thanks for mentioning the site - I had not seen it. The updated discography is nice to see. I went to print it out and discovered it was 149 pages! They got my information "more right" than previous listings.

[Clunky]

I was particulary interested to read that VSOP might be releasing further Warne material that hasn't been released previously.

[JSngry]

I was particulary interested to read that VSOP might be releasing further Warne material that hasn't been released previously.

Any indication what that might be?

[Chuck Nessa]

Long rumored unissued Mode session with Rolf Ericson.

[catesta]

I like Rolf.

[Chuck Nessa]

More thorough info on the supposed Mode date. Ronnie Ball was the leader. Warne, Rolf, Don Overberg, Red Mitchell and Stan Levey complete the band. Late '57 recording date.

[Clunky]

Yet more spectulation I know but isn't it fun.

A recent Jazzreview (UK) mentioned that Lee Konitz had posession of tapes of Warne and Lee from the late 1970's that he (Konitz) was considering releasing. Again sounds interesting but may be just wishful thinking.

[J.A.W.]

Yet more spectulation I know  but isn't it fun.

A recent Jazzreview (UK) mentioned that Lee Konitz had posession of tapes of Warne and Lee from the late 1970's that he (Konitz) was considering releasing. Again sounds interesting but may be just wishful thinking.

I hope those aren't the recordings of the live Konitz / Marsh / Raney dates I made for Gerry Teekens (who later founded Criss Cross Records) in the 1970s; they turned out to be an absolute mess...

Edited March 1, 2004 by J.A.W.

[J.A.W.]

Correction: if memory serves one date was with Dave Cliff on guitar instead of Raney. Both dates had Peter Ind on bass and Alan Levitt on drums.

[Chuck Nessa]

I hope those aren't the recordings of the live Konitz / Marsh / Raney dates I made for Gerry Teekens (who later founded Criss Cross Records) in the 1970s; they turned out to be an absolute mess...

That's exactly what Gerry told me back in 1981. What was the problem?

[J.A.W.]

My inexperience, and the fact that the mixing console that was used for the Sennheiser microphones wasn't working properly, as we later discovered; I still don't understand what exactly happened, since the listening tests were all fine and my Revox A700 recorder was OK.

A pity things went so terribly wrong, since the music was incredible... Gerry and I haven't been on speaking terms since it happened; I hope he destroyed the tapes.

It was quite embarrassing, and I understand Lee was very mad at me when he heard the results. If he reads this (you never know), I hope he'll accept my apologies.

Edited March 1, 2004 by J.A.W.

[Chuck Nessa]

I thought it might have been personality conflicts. In 1982 I put together a band for the Chicago Jazz Festival that included Warne, Lou Levy and Jimmy Raney. You could feel the draft from Raney. I remember Lou asking Warne about it. They also played at the Jazz Showcase that week and Raney pretty much stayed by himself.

[J.A.W.]

I thought it might have been personality conflicts. In 1982 I put together a band for the Chicago Jazz Festival that included Warne, Lou Levy and Jimmy Raney. You could feel the draft from Raney. I remember Lou asking Warne about it.  They also played at the Jazz Showcase that week and Raney pretty much stayed by himself.

Now that you mention it, Raney didn't really fit in. It might indeed have been a clash of personalities, I don't know. Anyway, there was something wrong with the sound of the band (though, like I said, the music was incredible), and that may have contributed to the recordings not sounding as they should have. Fact remains, though, that the faulty mixing console was the main culprit.

Edited March 1, 2004 by J.A.W.

[J.A.W.]

I remember Gerry Teekens telling me (before the recording sessions, that is) that it had always been one of his dreams to put together a band with Konitz, Marsh, and Raney. Peter Ind helped him organize the band, but, like I said, Raney didn't fit in. Nevertheless, they made great music, which was quite amazing given those circumstances.

Edited March 1, 2004 by J.A.W.

[David Williams]

That's a sad story, Hans; was that the beginning and end of your recording career?

[J.A.W.]

That's a sad story, Hans; was that the beginning and end of your recording career?

It was certainly the end.

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

Yes, sounds bad........shame that a guy would essentially write you off for 30+ years over it.