Chuck Nessa

You're the guy dat "poked" the little girl, right? Good goin'. Glad you get another year on your belt.

Mike, I was talking/typing about the Denon/Savoy disc. Never bothered with the other one.

Nah, that's the time to spring Brotzmann on 'em. They won't be able to stop dancin'.

Talk about "grumpy"!!!!!

Did I forget to say I forwarded this thread to your boss?

I had the exact opposite reaction. I was relieved I had something I thought was missing.

Great. All the best in the search for new employment.

Interesting. Fritz Kasten (drummer and occasional alto player) was a close friend in college and was in our wedding. I heard the band a couple of times and still have the first two lps.

While the last 3 sonatas are justly revered, do not neglect the rest. A good/inexpensive way to experience them is a complete cycle by Walter Klien on Vox. You should be able to find them (3 doubles) for under $30.

Yup. I currently have six recordings of it.

Also the 1953 MGM date with Roy Eldridge, Kai Winding, John LaPorta, Warne Marsh, Lester Young, Terry Gibbs, Teddy Wilson, Billy Bauer, Eddie Safranski, Max Roach and Billy Eckstine. Recorded July 9, 1953 How High the Moon parts 1 & 2 5:20 St. Louis Blues parts 1 & 2 6:18 This session is included in the Eckstine "Everything I Have Is Yours" set on Verve.

Sheridan wrote the notes to Von Freeman's "Serenade and Blues".

Juba Lee is wonderful as is Porto Novo, last seen on a Black Lion cd coupled with 20 minutes of duet performances with Leo Smith. I have fond memories of the two Calig lps with Gunter Hampel, Jeanne Lee and Steve McCall. Sadly these records went away a few years ago and all I have are the memories.

"To me" don't count. If it's the same thing, why did the Beastie Boys go to the trouble of getting a license?

I disagree.

Nope.

I still can't find the damn Bobo Stensen ser.

Reece good, Beirach questionable. Beirach is not for me, but ymmv.

You could die, Bright!

What if the author of a wildly successful video game used the image of your child as the villain? Hundreds of thousands of mofos out there think of your kid as a villain. Give me a friggin' break - I'd wanna kill someone.

Happy "next day" Connie. All the best.

It just dawned on me, I'm still celebrating Maren's birthday. Is she back from rehearsal yet?

This reminds me of a piece in Billboard in the early '70s where the newly appointed BN honcho George Butler talked about the label's heritage. He lauded the great BN artists of the past, including Bix Beiderbecke.

Wasn't me was it? I get enough bad press here. B-) BUT you do look kinda square.

I love "Bjork's Wjorks".