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In 1983 I bought a jazz lp collection from a retired trumpet player. First edition Blue Notes, Savoys, Pacific Jazz, etc. All told close to 100 records. He asked $3 each. I offered to buy the whole lot if he'd take $2 each. He accepted. The best record coup I have ever managed. The common thread being all of them had trumpet players on them. And he wrote his name on the back of every record jacket. NICE!

Looks like Larry has it going on.

A friend of mine gave me his big band arrangement of King Crimson's 21st Century Man. I've added to my big band book. I can't wait to call it up, but God only knows when a vaccine will be available and this pandemic will be in the rear view mirror.

Last night I was listening to some tracks from Bill Frisell's newest CD "Valentine" I first heard him on the German import CD "Deep Dead Blue" - a duo with Elvis Costello. Stunningly gorgeous. And highly recommended. Frisell's music always takes me to a better place.

Damn, copies are pricey as hell. Even kindle versions.

My first exposure to Sam Rivers was via Dave Holland's ECM Conference of the Birds. Since then I picked up several of his leader dates, including three on Blue Note. And I have the CBS release Miles in Tokyo. Terrific. It is only too bad that he didn't stay on the band longer. I had read that Miles didn't dig him, explaining his brief tenure.

Since the pandemic, I have been spending more time listening to LPs and CDs at home, and not content to leave things alone, I decided to upgrade. i bought a Sonamp dedicated amp and a Adcom preamp, and a Schiit phono pre. I am amazed at the improvement in audio quality. My turntable is a Technics SL1200 mk 2 with a moderately priced cartridge. I'm not so inclined to go full tilt audiophile by buying tube gear, etc but this was an expense I don't regret making. I also invested in an inexpensive record cleaner.

I returned to college after living in Germany for awhile. I had been playing trio and quartet "piano-less" groups. So when I was required to be in a small group in pursuit of my degrees I organized a quartet of me (trombone), soprano sax, bass and drums. I got immediate pushback at the organizational powwow from the prof in charge who told me that there were a lot of pianists needing to play. I defended the instrumentation of my group by pointing out historical precedence. Gerry Mulligan's small groups as well as the fantastic but underrecorded Lacy/Rudd quartet (School Days being their only documented recording....until decades later anyway) Kudos to the prof who accepted my argument, and my group was "accepted"

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First post in awhile. I picked up this book awhile ago and only now have picked it up again. At first I was put off by the novel format. I am sure that the author took liberties with details of his life, interactions with Tristano, Konitz et al, as well as specifics of Warne's personal life. I am hoping to find a book on Marsh that is more academic in scope. But this one is a good read nevertheless. Out of Nowhere The Musical Life of Warne Marsh A novel by Marcus M. Cornelius Aurora Nova publishing

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My quintet (aka the jazz refugees) is back at The Meridian Room / Dallas (where mr sangrey and friends held court last week). Of course, Jim shares the front line with me most of the time. (he's a busy guy doncha know) We'd like to be able to hit every Thursday, but pay gigs keep getting in the way. Damn! Next month it should steady up and we'll be there every week for the foreseeable future. We play from 9-12. Great food (and i mean GREAT...just ask Jim; he agrees), a wide selection of beers (micro brews, imports etc), and generally a good time to be had. The staff is nice (and Dana is cute) http://www.themeridianroom.com/ Give us a holler if you pop in!

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A 70's jazz wormhole I stumbled across a mother load of jazz LPs from that decade at a Goodwill. All records are essentially in like new condition. Two Billy Cobham LPs I didn't yet have. Flora Purim The Essential Airto (flying dutchman 2-fer) Lucky Thompson "Illuminations" (groove merchant 2-fer) Chick Corea/Braxton/Holland/Altschul - Circle (ECM) Gato Barbieri - Chapter One: Latin America (impulse) Gato B - Chapter Three (impulse) John Klemmer - Magic Moments (chess 2 fer) Gary Bartz - The Shadow (prestige) Jimmy McGriff - "Flyin' Time (groove merchant 2-fer) Music with 58 Musicians, vol. one (ECM compilation) Alice Coltrane - "Radha - Krsna Nama Sankirtana" (WB) Nothing here that really rocked my boat, but a few nice things. And @ .59 cents a pop in the fine condition they were in I had to grab them. A side note: the sometimes annoying cashier at this store started chatting about jazz. what she liked what she didn't etc. Then she asks if I'd heard of Gene Krupa...yeah well. Then she tells me he was a family friend in Chicago and they called him Uncle Gene! Nice

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Dropped by a local garage sale. Saw a stack of LPs sitting in the sun, stacked on top of one another (oh the horror!) Luckily the sun hadn't done any damage yet. Found a couple of LPs for fifty cents each: A clean copy of Lou Donaldson's "Alligator Bogaloo" (BST 84263 / Blue and white label / division of Liberty) Also a clean copy of "Latin ala Lee" (Peggy Lee with afro cuban beat) on Capitol.

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Agreed 100%!

That smile of hers is quite beautiful, but if you're hongry, hey.... You're just buttering her up, Jim.