[78-L] Almost Totally Off-Topic (but not quite). Advice needed.

[Andrea Walsh]

Well I'd sure like to hear them!!!

Andrea Walsh
On Sep 26, 2011 3:21 PM, "Spats" <spats47 at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> It's time to confess.
>
> During the 70s, I would wander around London to various Jazz concerts
> with my Walkman cassette-player inside my bowler hat and record all
> sorts of great performances, because I knew that these musicians
> wouldn't be around forever...and of-course, I was right about that.
>
> Just about nothing that I have was ever released officially.
>
> Recently, I bought a new toy.
> It's a cassette-player that plugs into a computer so that everything
> can be transferred to 'digital'.
>
> So, I've been listening to the fruits of my labour back then after a
> gap of a few decades.
>
> I have, for instance, three hours of Mary Lou Williams live in 1978
> obviously having a ball, amazing shows such as Earl Hines playing
> with Buddy Tate, Bill Coleman and even Stephane Grappelly, Ella with
> Count Basie (and she chose to do a lot of Duke's numbers!), Jabbo
> Smith, Snub Mosely, Barney Bigard, Barney Kessel, Benny Waters, Al
> Casey, Tommy Flanagan etc., etc.
>
> At least these artistes, or most of them, DID record in 78rpm too! ;-)
>
> Anyhow, though not professional sound quality, it's all a lot better
> than I thought it would be and very listenable!
>
> It really is a treasure-trove and ought to be 'out there' and
> available to Jazz-lovers.
>
> Following our recent discussion about the extension of copyright, I
> don't know where I stand legally, but this stuff shouldn't be rotting
> in my drawers.
>
> Any advice gratefully accepted on or off list,
>
> Earl Okin.
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