robviti

Gripping though the music might be (and I totally agree it is), you folks don't have a grasp of how to spell J.R.'s name. It's Monterose, not Montrose. But don't feel bad, even the Storyville record label got it wrong! BTW, a personal favorite of mine is A Little Pleasure, a series of great duets with Tommy Flanagan recorded for the Reservoir label. They got it right:

i'd definately include arthur blythe on my list of easily identified contemporary players, along with jackie mclean, phil woods, and perhaps oliver lake too. hmm, all alto players. i wonder if that's in any way significant?

i won't try to offer a complete list of the shows i've seen over the past 20 years, but here are a few of the highlights: art blakey & the jazz messengers sonny rollins horace tapscott randy weston trio art ensemble of chicago world saxophone quartet tony williams quintet weather report (w/ jaco) betty carter joe henderson tommy flanagan abdullah ibrahim and ekaya bobby watson & horizon charlie haden's liberation orchestra reissues are great, but jazz is alive! go to the clubs and concert halls and experience it!

A suggestion: since Jungle Music and 43rd & Degnan are only $1.65 and $5.75 respectively at Half.com, you could propose a trade in which a board member would ship them to you.

It's $25, but that doesn't seem too much for a band like this. The Vanguard is charging $30 for Motion, Lovano, and Frisell the same week. In addition to these performances, I plan to take in shows by Peter Bernstein and the Toshiko Akiyoshi Orchestra. I'm in for a helluva great jazz weekend!

I'm returning to the city on Labor Day weekend, and one of the shows I'm planning to attend is the "Dolphy Project" at the Iridium. This "tribute" band is comprised of Eric Reed, Gary Bartz, Jeremy Pelt, Stefon Harris, Robert Hurst, and Rodney Green. Has this outfit performed together before? If so, has anyone heard them?

has anyone ordered one of mosaic's select sets and received $5 off three true blue titles? i assume the select sets are part of the sale, since there's no mention of their being excluded.

a lot of people seem to overlook one of my favorite mulligan recordings: what is there to say? recorded for columbia between 1958-9, this fine disc also features art farmer, dave bailey, and bill crow.

i believe it's a monthly wall calendar similar to the one universal put out in 2002.

Blue Note was unable to find a publisher who was interested in making a quality blue note calendar at a reasonable price. Copies of the 2002 calendar languished on stores' shelves for months after the new year. My guess is that this is not a very profitable endeavor, hence the lack of interest. I seem to remember Tom asking members of the BNBB if they knew of a company that might be interested in the project. Did anyone reply to him? Anywho, this is great news about 2004. Here's a peak at the cover:

"groundbreaking" - something markedly innovative. based on this definition, my vote is "neither of the above."

Blood Count, written by Billy Strayhorn. Although Johnny Hodges's treatment of this wonderful ballad is great, I give a nod to Stan Getz's version on Pure Getz. It proves that a ballad doesn't have to be quiet and nice, but instead can run the gamut of emotions from sorrowful to defiant or jubilare.

while we're criticizing 32jazz packaging, am i the only one who was annoyed by joel dorn's personal musings on the inside cover? often, they offered little or no information about the artist or the recording. sometimes, they sounded rather odd or bizarre, ie. self-involved ramblings about dorn himself. am i alone on this?

Thank you, Benny. Apollo Theatre, New York, N.Y., ca. Oct. 1946

jazzmoose, i think you're missing the point. this was a sporting event. like, say, snake wrestling.

PIRATE FINED FOR ASSAULTING SAUSAGE ASSOCIATED PRESS MILWAUKEE, July 10 — Pittsburgh first baseman Randall Simon will not face charges for hitting one of the Milwaukee Brewers’ sausage mascots with his bat during a game. Prosecutors said Thursday they made the decision after reviewing tape of Wednesday night’s game. The women “were not interested in having him charged criminally” and did not believe Simon meant to hurt them, Deputy District Attorney Jon Reddin said Simon was cited by the sheriff’s department for disorderly conduct and fined $432. He can contest the citation at a Sept. 3 hearing. Simon maintains he did not deliberately try to knock down the female mascot. “That wasn’t my intention in my heart for that to happen,” he said before Thursday’s Brewers-Pirates game. “I was just trying to get a tap at the costume and for her to finish the race.” Simon said he hopes to apologize to the woman before he leaves Milwaukee. “I thought at the moment they were trying to play with us. They were running right next to the players,” he said. “I’m a fun player, and I’ve never hurt anyone in my life.” Simon was taken to the Milwaukee County Jail after the game, won 2-1 by the Brewers in 12 innings. He was booked, released and ordered to appear in the district attorney’s office. Simon had been handcuffed in what is standard procedure for those taken to jail, Deputy Inspector Sherry Warichak of the sheriff’s department said. She said he was “totally cooperative.” Four people in sausage costumes race around the infield warning track between the sixth and seventh innings at Brewers’ games to entertain fans. When the group went past the Pirates’ dugout, Simon took a half swing at the Italian sausage character, hitting her from behind and causing her to tumble. When she fell, she knocked over the woman dressed as the hot dog. “They both were treated at the scene for scraped knees, but at this point I don’t think they have any other complaints,” Warichak said. Warichak identified the person in the Italian sausage costume as an 18-year-old woman from South Milwaukee whose first name is Mandy, and the person in the hot dog costume as a 21-year-old woman whose first name is Veronica. The deputy inspector and Brewers spokesman Jon Greenberg declined to identify them further. “The Pittsburgh Pirates apologize to the Milwaukee Brewers organization and to the Brewers’ fans for this unfortunate incident,” the team said. Rick Schlessinger, Brewers’ executive vice president for business operations, called Simon’s conduct “one of the most outrageous things I’ve ever seen inside a ballpark or outside a ballpark. It sickened me to see it.” Greenberg said the racing sausages were scheduled to compete against racing pierogies (dumplings) at a series with the Pirates in Pittsburgh Aug. 15-17 and then again during a series between the teams Aug. 22-24 at Milwaukee. As a person of Italian heritage and a long-time supporter of pork products, I'm outraged by this senseless act of violence. On the other hand, I can't stop chuckling. If sausages at the ballpark weren't so damn expensive, I think fans should hurl them at Simon at his next appearance. Revenge can taste sweet, if you use enough relish!

marlene rosenberg is the bassist you're thinking of. i own a copy of punjab, a live recording from 1986 on the arco label featuring this quartet. although the sound is wanting, the performance is quite good. it's funny, for a while i dismissed early henderson as "another coltrane wanna-be." ah, the misguided ideas of youth! now i've come to appreciate his art at all its different stages. i'm glad i got the chance to see henderson live with charlie haden and al foster. it will remain one of my favorite jazz memories.

i think muse deserves a nomination in this cateogy too:

i respectfully disagree. i used this board once to advertise some auctions, and soon afterward i received bids from other members. one never knows how little or much you might get for a particular item, especially in this economy. the reason i prefer to auction rather than sell outright is i hope to earn more money, money that i can use to make new cd purchases. if a member wants to offer me the same amount i might earn on ebay, that's great. but in reality, i don't think that happens too often. as long as the board welcomes auction notices, i'll keep posting them. btw, here's a link to the auctions: ebay

randy weston's fire down there is featured on 1955's get happy with the randy weston trio. it's unmistakably the same melody rollins later used for st. thomas. although it employs calypso rhythms, to my ears ted curson's fire down below from 1962 has a different melody. i don't doubt that the basic theme is derived from the danish folk song mike cites. i just think it's interesting to realize that as great as it is, st. thomas was not the first jazz treatment of this wonderful melody.

dolphy also plays flute on three tunes (the things we did last summer, bali-h'ai, and flatted fiftth) on ted curson's excellent 1961 recording for the old town label entitled plenty of horn.

chris, i applaud your desire to gain a greater undertanding and appreciation of the popular songs that have served as a foundation for much of jazz improvisation. i'd like to encourage you to seek out versions of these tunes that include vocals, rather than instrumentals. trumpeter kenny dorham reportedly said: "I always learn the words to a song. It helps me play the melody." you might try doing a search using the composer's name and look for collections of their songs. cole porter, irving berlin, george and ira gershwin, and other great composers wrote many of the tunes we now consider jazz standards. these collections might not contain the original versions of these songs (many were written in the 20's, 30's, and 40's), but they're pretty close and often less jazzy. if you really want to hear some original versions, check out fred astaire's recordings from the thirties. yes, that fred astaire! believe it or not, astaire was considered a faithful interpreter of american popular song, and he introduced quite a few standards to the public, including the way you look tonight, a fine romance, and let's call the whole thing off. otherwise, i think the ella fitzgerald songbook series already mentioned is a great way to become familiar with this part of the rich heritage of jazz. good luck and good listening!

does everyone here own woody shaw's in my own sweet way? it's a 1987 quartet date released on the in + out label, and it's one of my favorites.

I remember being thrilled to have a question published and answered in Guitar Player magazine when I was a teenager. I probably brought it to school, showing it to anyone who cared (and quite a few who probably didn't). On a side note, Horace Silver won the Down Beat critics New Star award in 1954. In 1999, he released Jazz Has a Sense of Humor, the fifth in a series of successful recordings. Other than a few titles issued by his own Silveto label, he hadn't recorded for a major label since Blue Note's Silver 'n Strings... in 1978. I see nothing wrong with making the public aware Silver's more recent efforts. IMO, Silver continues to be a talent deserving of wider recognition.

No, I haven't had the pleasure, that's why i referred to a "texas-style." unless i'm mistaken, quite a few people rightly or wrongly associate this region's barbecue with that sweeter, tomato-based kind of sauce. i have no doubt there are probably many variations and alternatives. in the interest of science (and hunger), i'd be happy to sample some of your region's fare. just mail it to my home and please, don't be stingy on the sauce!