mr jazz

the Stepping Stones rerelease was a highlight for me last year. I'm glad I got to see him, if only once. I remember I saw the first show and went back to the dorm and dragged a few folks over for the second.

yep, B&B should be on the list. another really nice one is Voyage. My copy is German and I'm not sure it was ever relased on cd in the US. Recorded when Stan was artist in residence at Stanford and in a good place in his life as his playing demonstrates.

I've been using TY unbranded for several years with no complaints. Besides the other retailers mentioned, check meritline dot com.

You can stream Disc 2 of the set here: http://www.musicbox-online.com/media.html scroll down

Desert Lady and Pyramid are two I like. A fine artist. The Carnegie Hall concert with the TA big band is good as well. I saw them with guest artist Frank Wess at Blues Alley in DC many moons ago. Great show.

Historic venue to be sure but I was there a few months ago and found it wayyyyy overpriced. Was the ownership change more recent than my visit?

The remasterd Pretenders I and II both with excellent bonus discs (especially II)

I'm glad the Smithsonian offers jazz but I've found it far from a good listening space unless you get there wayyy early. On the other hand, Twins on U is a good space. I saw some guy playing a B3 there recently- what were their names?- organgrinders or something like that ))

Ordered the cd and I'll post up my listening comments, FWTW

more info http://www.planetarts.org/dig%20dis%20musi...The%20Heath.htm

jimmyheath dot com. He's personally responded twice to my emails. His new cd is "Turn up the Heath" and is a big band record! planetarts dot org has it.

this is a good site for info on HDTV: www.hdguru.com

I just bought a plasma and an Oppo digital upconverting dvd player which I thought was the way to go until they sort out the format issue and prices begin to drop (which they are beginning to do).

there were 140 CJB as of last week. I need to get this.

My copy of Ellington's 65-72 recordings "disappeared" some time ago and I need to replace it. All good suggestions above-I'd add a French cd I bought on ebay a few years ago-DE and his orchestra at the Theatre des Champs Elysees 1/29-30/65. An excellent recording and the band is in fine form with an interesting set of older and recent compositions. Disc 2 leads off with Take.... which takes a while to get going as Duke is late to the stage due to an overlong session with his hairdresser! Recommended.

the 6-4-78 sb of the UCSB show is up on dime and worth a download. It features the band in fine form with the famous "Harley" intro to NFA.

BUMP! If just a few folks will paypal Jim $10 every month, he could at least break even with board expenses. I don't think $10 is a lot to ask. Jim doesn't like to ask for donations so I will. Don't you enjoy this forum?? Think about it!!!

one of my jazz heroes-didn't realize he had served time. Thanks for the article. I first saw the Heath Brothers in college almost thirty years ago and it remains a great memory. I remember seeing the first show and then running back to the dorm to grab a few folks for the late performance-they were that good. I only wish more of their CBS recordings were available on cd. I have the collectables twofer which I think was poorly remastered-still some great music though

BTW everyone, The board needs some bucks. Jim told me that he's still running a deficit every month for operations costs so this "heckler" just made a small donation and I encourage everyone to do the same!!!

It was fun meeting all the board members! mrjazz was heckling us the whole time, but that's ok.

twas me indeed

What a night! To those area members who weren't there-YOU MISSED IT! Good to see Bertrand and meet Son of Weizen (sp). Jim seems to think they'll be in the area again in the near future.

I called Twins. 1st show is at 8 with a $10 cover and $10 minimum. I'll be there before the show. I think I will recognize Bertrand as we met a few years ago.

Well, at this point I'm flexible early so I may get down there and grab a bite somewhere before the show. I strongly advise the subway (be sure to take the 13th street exit) as, unless you get there at 630 when rush hour parking restrictions end, finding a parking place can be tough. Twins is right at the subway entrance/exit.

I should be there for the early show at least. Who else?