Chuck Nessa

I hate air conditioning and constant heat. Good for you.

seriously, Chuck, who else is there to blame? If someone puts out an amazing recording, (take the aforementioned Kurt Rosenwinkel for example) and it gets ignored because people would rather listen to an old disc, whose fault is that? Is it the fault of the artist for making music that he or she thinks is important? Nope. Is it the fault of the record company for putting it out? Nope, at least they had the balls to do so. That's sadly a mistake that they won't be repeating in this age of downsizing. And they might as well downsize labels and make the bulk of their market re-issues, after all, that's all anyone will ever buy. Is it the fault of the radio stations who need to cling to listener support to stay alive, especially now that the government is barely supporting public radio? Not at all. They need to play music that they know will keep businesses and yoga instructors tuned in. That leaves only the listener that thinks that jazz stopped in 1965 or so, you know, with the exception of Wynton Marsalis. That leaves the listener that only wants to hear standards instead of something that means something to an artist. That leaves the listener who thinks that a honking saxophone is distracting instead of blissful. That leaves the listener who thinks that no record collection is complete without Kind of Blue, but only listens to it twice a year. And when the guy who convinced Bob Koester to unleash Anthony Braxton on us decides that new music isn't worth listening to, well, then God help us all... TONS of misreading of history, aesthetics and facts above. I don't even know where to begin so I won't. I suggest you "write me off" and ignore anything I write in the future.

He also has the advantage of being one of the 10 people left from the 60s. Matt And the other 9 are................................. Edit to ask what others in the '60s you witnessed.

Because of their reputations I purchased "Dharma Days". Sorry.

Nice list.

Hope the day didn't disappoint. Happy, happy!

I hope "the cat" and Mr. Mooster are together, tipping a few.

Paul blames the audience. Way to go Paulie.

So, this is really Art Smith?

I don't want you.

A list of the "great" post '70s recordings would be appreciated.

To contain all those musical ideas? -_-

Incomplete research.

Time for more research, you "historian".

Allen, what you say is fine for completest freaks, historians and other "nut cases". I say that with great affection for completest freaks, etc, but for listening pleasure it's a hard sell for folks without 25 Dolphy cds. Also, FWIW this is not the equivalent of Bird in '40-42. Earlier Dolphy in decent sound is out there.

Meant "pretty straight". On his return NY and $$$$$ changed things.

Brings me back to the Red Sox seasons of '73 and '74. Mid afternoon I'd jump on a train and two stops from my office I'd be at Fenway. Bleachers were $2 and you could drink beer.

I saw Jesse White in a restaurant in Santa Barbara in 1967. He fixed my Maytag once.

Didn't mean to infer you did. I was still responding to Paul's post.

That's fine if you don't whine about the "competition".

That's an unfair statement, though. You're never going to do better than Diz and Bird or Trane and Monk. You can only do different, and maybe you'll be lucky enough to do different at their level. But, by definition, you can't do better than the best. And here is the real problem. Do you think Pops, Duke, Bird, Diz, Ornette, etc ever thought "You're never going to do it better? What you can do is "become the best"! If that is not your goal, I'll keep that in mind.

So, is Allen running away?

In a big way, the Columbia deal was the worst thing that could happen to him. Unlimited time, lots of spare cash and a bunch of folks running around trying to keep him happy.

It was reissued at one time by Fresh Sounds. Isn't that amazing?

Time for all concerned to take a pill, and stop being one. I knew Art Pepper and Dexter Gordon.