Chuck Nessa

Bill Russell's American Music is now owned by Jazzology and they have been making some valuable reissues.

Friday the 18th will be the last day we can ship before the holiday. We might be back before the new year celebration but don't count on it.

U guyz dnt no hatz!

It means they really don't want/need you.

All posts are in French here.

For a "sane" version on cd I recommend the Beecham recording with Victoria de los Angeles. If you want a completely crazy Carmen, go elsewhere.

How do we see current posts? I can't find it.

U so smart.

I'd guess Dexter.

My Mazda is speedy but don't think I'll make it.

Welcome to the 1980s.

One of the really original players within the idiom he encountered. Not that common.

Let it go folks. Dave meant well, made an unintended mistake and all is well in the world.

Gee, I thought you were talking about the cloth pattern (houndstooth)! Everyone had one of those stingy brims in the late '50s/early '60s.

Agreed. That's the point. Mingus deliberately recorded more music than he would use. Why not listen to false starts, mistakes, and between-song-banter too? That's the difference between listening to a session and a finished album. I tend to agree with this. The Mingus Dynasty edits worked for me too. I had a similar disappointment when listening to Monk Live at the It Club on cd - the power of the performances seemed diluted. Sadly, economic circumstances led me to dumping my lps before the new cds arrived. After the fact editing is usually done for a reason. That said, it is interesting to have the "complete" performances for archival purposes.

If anyone bought a copy from elsewhere, sent me a PM an I'll send a corrected copy along.

Name of store and address please. Wife and daughter will need to know.

I agree with you, but you really should have the complete Plugged Nickel set. Yikes, I just saw the prices asked for this set! It is wonderful though.

Not sure if I posted this before (didn't read thru all the posts) but a favorite moment was when Jerry Lee "called out" Ed Shaughnessy on the Tonight Show.

Granz was a millionaire at that point and could have done better but he didn't need to and it really didn't seem to be in him. I have tons of respect and twinges of regret for his work.

Thank god for Norman but why the heck wasn't he better.

Test pressing of Paramount 6059. This was issued in 1973 and is a rehearsal with Jimmy Rowles and Artie Shapiro. It was also included in the big Verve Billie box.

Between this an facebook, enough.

Evans was stuck with the parameters of the life he chose. Others went elsewhere. No big deal and some personalities go with Bill and some move on. As a side note, I really like the earliest Evans and the late recordings on The Last Waltz. I have many misgivings about the rest. YMMV.