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. Faulty "Mister Moon" CD		. Quarterly Internet Newsletter
. Recent CD Releases		. New Orleans Video
. Limited Edition Releases		. Upcoming Festivals/Tours
. Special Offer CDs		. Concert Date Changes
. Eagles Tunes Via The Internet		. Monthly Gig
. Eagles Videos On The Web
. Forthcoming CD

Faulty "Mister Moon" CD.

We have discovered that our latest production batch of Mister Moon CDs are faulty. If you purchased a copy of this CD since January 2007 please return it to us, without the jewel case and inserts, and we will ship you a new disc. We apologize to any of our fans who purchased this faulty CD. The bad CD should be returned to NBEJB, 111 Caldwell Farm Roan, Byfield, MA 01922.

Recent Releases on CD.

   Remembering Wilbur DeParis:

This is our latest studio recording. It is a tribute to the Wilbur DeParis band of the 1950s. Our banjo player (Peter Bullis) and our bass player (Barry Bockus) were in the "Dartmouth Indian Chiefs" band that played the interval to the Wilbur DeParis band performance at Symphony Hall, Boston - a concert that was recorded and released by Atlantic Records. The project had been simmering for many years, and this release fulfills a long-time goal for Peter and Barry. The CD is now available for purchase in our on-line store.

   On The Road, Vol II:

Our previous recording, released in March 2005, and our third recording at the Hanley Castle School near Upton-on-Severn, in Worcestershire. The recording was made during our tour of the UK in May 2004.

   Higher Ground:

A collection of spirituals and gospel numbers. This is a studio recording and is felt by the band to be one of our best recordings. Numbers include "Peace in the Valley" and "Come Sunday", plus twelve other tracks.

   The Dutch Tour:

This live recording was made during our tour of the Netherlands in 2002. From time to time, over the years, we have performed with several Symphony Orchestras and we have had many requests to record some of these performances. Four of the tracks on this CD are a collaboration between the band and the "Euregio Youth Orchestra"; a wonderful, regional orchestra comprised of musicians between the ages of 15 and 25 from Holland, Belgium, and Germany. This was a wonderful and invigorating experience, and we are sure that you will enjoy these recordings, along with the other great tracks on the CD.

Samples from the above CDs are available on the Sound Clips page; full details of the recordings can be found in our Online Store.

Limited Edition Releases.

Periodically, as time and resources permit, we revisit our earlier releases on LP and select one for remastering and reissue as a Limited Edition version on CD. Currently available are:

• At The Potomac River Jazz Club, recorded in 1983, originally issued on cassette;
• NBEJB In Concert, originally recorded in 1974;
• NBEJB At Symphony Hall, originally recorded in 1981;
• NBEJB In New Orleans, originally recorded in 1974;
• Tony's Mining Company, originally recorded in 1985 (includes additional bonus tracks;
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, originally recorded in 1975 (also includes additional bonus tracks); and
• The 1987 Treebeck Concert, a recording of a concert in Holland in 1987 which was originally released as a cassette. Some of the tracks made up one side of an LP produced in Holland.

Finally, our first recording, The New Black Eagle Jazz Band recorded in 1971, and Kid Thomas with the NBEJB recorded in 1974, have both been released on CD by the "GHB" label. Both CDs contain additional tracks that were not on the LPs. See our Online Store for full details of the above releases.

Special Offer CDs.

We have found a large quantity of "Together" CDs in new condition, but without jewel cases and artwork. We are offering these for an additional $2 each with any regular-priced CD order - see our Online Store for details. The artwork is available for downloading from our Marketing/Publicity Assets page.

The "Atlanta Jazz Party" CD was recorded live at the Atlanta Jazz Party (where else !) in 1992. The fidelity is not up to our usual standard but the music is so exciting that we could not resist offering a recording of the session. The album is priced at $5 with any regular-priced CD order. Full details are also available in our Online Store.

Great News - Black Eagles Tunes available via the web.

Another first for the Black Eagles! Several Internet sites, including "Cry Baby", "eMusic", and "iTunes", now have some of our CDs and individual tracks available for purchase/downloading. Please visit our "Downloadable Music" page for more details.

Black Eagles Videos on the Web.

Another first for the Black Eagles (or is that a "second"?). We have begun to add online videos of the band playing at various festivals - you can view them on our new "Videos" page.
"Youtube.com" is hosting additional videos from the 1988 San Diego Jazz Festival (all of the videos from this festival are courtesy of Bob Erwig). You can view them via the following links:

• Moose March
• Tight Like This
• Grandpa's Spells

Forthcoming CD.

The band is currently in the process of recording a Blues CD. It is expected to be released in late Spring/early Summer. Stay tuned for more news of this project.

Quarterly Newsletter.

We are happy to announce that our first quarterly Internet Newsletter, the "Hand Dodger", has been emailed to those people who gave us their email addresses. Unfortunately, out of almost 300 addresses, 30 were rejected. Some of these have been corrected, but we have no clues on the remainder. If you have already signed up for the newsletter but have not yet received a copy please send your correct email address to tonypringle@comcast.net and we will be glad to send you a copy.

If you wish to join our mailing list, please visit our "Mailing List" page (click here) and complete the on-line form.

New Orleans Video.

On our "Links" page is a link to a Video made by a 10-year old New Orleans native. Nothing substitutes for actually being in NO during Mardi Gras, but this video presents a pretty good look at the famed event. The video contains some interesting background music, and also includes some comments on the recovery from Katrina.

Upcoming Festivals/Tours.

• 2008, April: Port Angeles Jazz Festival

Full details are always published on our Schedule page as soon as they become available.

Concert Date Changes (see the Schedule page).

The concert at the Clarement Opera House, previously scheduled for September 29th 2007, has been rescheduled to April 19th 2008.

The "Fundraiser for Habitat" concert at the Elks Club in Hudson MA, previously scheduled for November 2nd 2007, has been moved to sometime in the Spring of 2008 (date TBD).

Monthly Gig.

The band has a regular gig at J. P. O'Hanlon's Pub in Ayer MA on the second (2nd) Thursday of each month. Please check our Schedule page for any changes or cancellations. For directions click on: J. P. O'Hanlon's Map. A link to the restaurant-pub's website can be found on our Links page.