Michael Fitzgerald

This opens up a whole new avenue of comedy.

If Lon gets his before I get mine - heads will roll. Mike

Where's MINE!!!!!??

You can get it on a Collectables (almost) two-fer. It has all of the first album and most of the second. COL-5674 Mike

Wait for the real thing. Chris Sheridan will be publishing a bio-discography of Gillespie in the relatively near future. It will certainly be of the high standard he has established with his books on Count Basie, Cannonball Adderley, and Thelonious Monk and will be way more comprehensive than any Gillespie discography the world has seen thus far. If you had a specific discographical question, I would be happy to answer it (or at least try). Mike

I have stopped buying ice cream that is not in the half-gallon size. If the companies want to raise their prices, fine. There's an honest way and a dishonest way. Shrinking the size is the dishonest way. Sadly, my options are much more limited. This has benefits for my waistline. Mike

Used poorly, it's a special effects trick (Wilton Felder of the Crusaders on "So Far Away"; Kenny G). But those who use it well are able to create phrases that are musically interesting that might be just a little longer than a single breath. They'll have breaks, but the breaks will be in new and perhaps unpredictable places, creating a new kind of tension. Think of the LP record - sometimes tunes aren't 3 minutes or less. But all LP records don't consist of two 20 minute tunes. It just allows more options. Mike

Close but not quite. Shorter is 8/25, Young is 8/27. Mike

His composition "Bird Feathers" was written as a testamonial to the quill pen. And the piece "An Oscar For Treadwell" was originally titled "An Inkwell For Oscar." Mike

Funnily enough, that's how Donald Byrd got his name too. Mike

The first recorded version of I Remember Clifford is on the first Gigi Gryce/Donald Byrd Jazz Lab album for Columbia (January 13, 1957). Gigi Gryce also got there first on Benny Golson's Blues March, recorded for Metrojazz. Mike

Re: #6 - What is paradoxical is that he was equally passionate about his preference for 4-string bass over 5-. Bird forced Eddie Safranski to abandon his 5-string and borrow a 4-string bass for that date (there's that famous photo of Bird, Tristano, Safranski, and Billy Bauer). Originally Parker's view on guitar was that 4-string was better (the recordings with Tiny Grimes) but then he switched over to 6-string (probably influenced by his old friend Biddy Fleet who coaxed and cajoled him during their sessions at the chili house. It's reported that Bird wasn't happy about Fleet's 6-string then, but he seems to have mellowed on the subject and by the time of the Tristano photo, he was all for the more-is-more concept. It was rumored that he was considering recording with 12-string guitar, but that was in Ross Russell's book, so I'm not sure how much credence to give it.) Mike

Jessica Williams recorded this (solo piano) on an album of Monk called "The Monk In Me" that was only issued on cassette. Ran Blake recorded this (solo piano) on an album of Monk called "Epistrophy" - label is Soul Note - don't recall ever seeing a Soul Note cassette. Both of these were slightly later than your time frame. Was it a solo piano version? Any other clues? Mike

And when it comes down to it, which is more important in life? Mike

Even non-musicians can get the underlying concept - get a glass of water and a straw - blow bubbles, fill cheeks, squeeze out that air while inhaling through nose. Don't let the bubbles stop. I've had little kids who can do this. Now, maintaining a playing embouchure and good tone, intonation, melodic ideas at the same time....... Mike

Odean Pope, Sonny Rollins, Harry Carney, Clark Terry, Bill Watrous, Tom Chapin, Earl Bostic, Courtney Pine, Joshua Redman, James Carter, and Wynton Marsalis come to mind as players who have used the technique. Mike

Currently enjoying the Buhaina's Delight album with several Shorter tunes and his great arrangement of Moon River. Hey - isn't this really a Wayne Shorter date? He did almost all of the writing and arranging for it. (Just kidding) Mike

Re: Bill Dixon - you can learn plenty from the bio-discography that Ben Young wrote. The title is "Dixonia" (a la Hendersonia by Walter Allen). Unfortunately(?) it's another publication from Greenwood Press. I have it and find it very useful. It's a model of research. Dixon himself wrote a book "L'Opera Volume One" published by Metamorphosis Publishing in 1986, but I don't have that. Mike

Thank you, Chuck, for a great story - very amusing and illuminating. I've had only a couple minor dealings with Stollman. I will say he was kind enough to have a few promo CDs sent to me. Mike

No, Open Sesame is a Freddie Hubbard date. Tina Brooks arranged But Beautiful and composed Open Sesame and Gypsy Blue. The Tina Brooks date was the following week, issued as True Blue. Mike

The Hi-Los. http://www.thehi-los.com/recordings/detail...ormat=4&item=63 Mike

There was an interesting piece a while back about how the colors in the sky were actually accurate because of the volcanic activity of Krakatoa. http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/12/10/scream.munch.reut/ Mike

And just last night on TV they broadcast the episode of "Coupling" that makes reference to it: "I *hate* that painting." Mike

The 4 Trend cuts are on Kapp KL 1027 with material from the Jerry Fielding Orchestra. My Baby Just Cares For Me and They Didn't Believe Me are also on a 2-LP compilation MCA 2-4171 titled Collection, which could be easier to find. The two full Starlite albums: Starlite ST7006 Listen To The Hi-Los June in January Little white lies I don't want to cry anymore She's funny that way Whatever Lola wants Island of desire You brought a new kind of love to me Fools rush in Have you met Miss Jones? Where are you? You can't hardly get them no more Starlite ST7008 Hi-Los On Hand Lulu's back in town Mam'selle Clap yo' hands You must have been a beautiful baby Last night when we were young Indian summer April snow You took advantage of me 'Round my old deserted farm All I do is dream of you The touch of your lips You and the night and the music Mike

I have a Stan Getz/Richie Cole DVD that I think is in the same series. Mike