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jesse jarnow

- can never get enough of these spring 1941 by & (& separately monk & ) from minton's in harlem, recorded on a portable disc cutter & broadcast on by hero jerry newman, close pal of . the disc-opening "topsy" (aka "swing to bop") is all christian, so beautiful & modern & wild. youtu.be/jYPC3JETJRw

1940s live recordist jerry newman (a taper before there was even tape) partying with high school friend & unidentified woman, 1961.

@bourgwick The first time I heard “Topsy” was on Doug Schulkind’s show late 90s and was blown away—indelible memory—because it was so long, a strange characteristic of music of that era. I believe Jerry Newman named the track “Swing to Bop” much later. Good name, though.

@bourgwick ahh yes, I guess he knew what he was doing.

@stevesilberman apparently, newman put that out right after jack's death (& only a few months before his own) & named the untitled track then in tribute. i'd not previously seen this 1961 photo of them together: heads.social/@bourgwick/109651

@bourgwick
I love that record! But I have read conflicting things about whether Monk plays on all the tracks. (I haven't looked into it deeply, though.)