Chuck Nessa

A man pleading for help.

MG collects the complete Rev Gates and asks for help choosing anthologies of Red Allen, Johnny Dodds, Cab Calloway, etc?!!!! Give me a break. FWIW, Goldie, do the Documents include the April 25 recordings "Good Bye to Chain Stores" parts one and two?

Geez! What Am I here For?

Nothing for sale on the site. If you go to the sales section it refers you to Amazon while they move their warehouse. Guess everything is going to LA.

Jim, you deleted a post explaining my dizz message.

I'm getting dizzy again.

Self imposed I fear.

Which version (correct booklet - messed up booklet) sounds better? Are there any "extras" on one version?

French lit.

Pockets are my worst fear. That means no direction ahead (as demonstrated for a while).

I can name that tune for $4.

My car is made of it. What's not to like?

Hey Joe, FYI I hate bluegrass.

Anyone miss organ and drums?

He used to be #1 with you Jim. What happened?

Last Mosaic I listened to was over a year ago. Comforting to know some of this stuff is on the shelf but.........

Your generation and Jim's and mine (where do we draw the lines?) have already been screwed. That's the deal. Now you have to live with that information. Any idea who the cops are, so you can report the crime? True, we've all been screwed. But the nature of the perps is such that there are ample opportunities (never refused, it seems) for post-screwing screwing. My advice was offered in that light. Sounds good. Yours truly Ben Dover

Yes. please, all good wishes to CJ. He seems to be a smart music fan and I think we should all hope for the best for him. Go CJ!

I am really disturbed by the direction of this thread. The future of "the music" and how it develops is a huge question for me. If the answer is posts above, we be gone. Music should be a living thing, not parasites mining the past for a "style" on which to build a career. That shit don't work anyway.

Most of my favorite Shaw performances are as sideman. His "leader" dates always disappointed with the one exception of "Stepping Stones".

Might I suggest if "a-g isn't often my cuppa" you would miss the news.

T'was a tribute to the club.

I thought it was going to be a Collector's Choice or whatever... Multidirection is great; haven't heard the first one. Haven't had "Collector's Choice" issues in about 20 years. Clifford, do you know what the "CC" series was? Edit to say: Understanding the various reissue series is more important than understanding music. OTOH, do you know what the "whatever" series is?

Your generation and Jim's and mine (where do we draw the lines?) have already been screwed. That's the deal. Now you have to live with that information. Any idea who the cops are, so you can report the crime?

I have never seen the book but I look to Davis for a personal take on things. I like what I have read a great deal.