Justin V

I picked this up after hearing the news of his passing, and it's my first album led by him. Like his work as a sideman that I've heard, I've enjoyed it. Speaking of O'Brien's sideman work, I have to listen to Ted Brown's excellent Free Spirit soon. Thank you for the music, Mr. O'Brien, and rest in peace.

I don't think I've ever heard Wadud, but he was in the audience when I saw Tomeka Reid in Cleveland last year.

A friend gave me Inner State a few years ago and I remember really liking it. I'll have to listen to it again and check out Parkside. Thanks for reminding me.

Wait, what album has Tommy Flanagan on Rhodes? I'd like to hear that.

Happy Birthday, Mr. Sheldon! I only have one of his leader dates, the excellent On My Own with Ross Tompkins, so I have some catching up to do.

The interview is from 2006. Shortly before his health problems forced him to take time off, I saw him at the Detroit Jazz Fest and he sounded great. I later read that he had been having dental issues and hadn't been happy with his performance, but Sonny has always been so hard on himself. He still sounded like the Saxophone Colossus to me. I had front-row seats for a subsequent concert that ended up being canceled, but I'm thankful that I was able to see him (with the late Bob Cranshaw) three times.

PM sent on Blues for Jazzo.

So, I ordered the Woody Herman Mosaic Select from an Amazon seller who happened to be a chain bookstore. When it arrived, cases 1 and 2 had discs from Boogie Woogie and Blues Piano. I figured that as the Mosaic Select discs all look alike, the Woody Herman discs were probably filed with the BW&BP set. I contacted the location listed on the envelope, and they were unable to tell me which location had actually sent it and told me to contact corporate via their Amazon account. Amazingly enough, corporate must have been unwilling or unable to track it down and refunded me, telling me to just keep what they had sent. Seeing as I now have the first two discs of the BW&BP set (and may order the third from Mosaic once the set goes OOP and they sell partial sets), I was hoping that a kind soul could scan and send me the booklet, If so, PM me.

I haven't heard a lot of his work, but he was a heck of a bassist. Procession, which was Bailey's first album with Weather Report, is my favorite Weather Report album. It couldn't have been an easy task replacing the larger-than-life Jaco Pastorius, but Bailey brought a youthful energy and swagger that contributed greatly to the album's success. I look forward to exploring more of his work with Weather Report and beyond. Thank you for the music, Mr. Bailey, and rest in peace.

Good for Bob Koester. I never made it to his previous store during my few trips to Chicago, but I'd like to check the new one out.

I'm a couple of days late, but I hope that Mr. Donaldson had a happy birthday.

I have been thinking of Bob Cranshaw often with the recent fundraising campaign, and I was hoping for a miracle. I had the privilege of seeing him three times with Sonny Rollins, with Cranshaw on upright the last time, which was an unexpected treat. He was originally scheduled to play with the big band DIVA (unless there is someone else who could be listed as Bobby Cranshaw) in Pittsburgh in March, and I was looking forward to seeing him with a big band. Like many others here, I have many recordings that have benefited from his contributions, and I'm sure that I'll add more to my collection. In fact, I had finished listening to one of those albums, Up, Up and Away by Sonny Criss, shortly before seeing this terrible news. Thank you for the music, Mr. Cranshaw, and rest in peace.

Thanks, Page.

Happy Birthday, Mr. Heath! I saw him play twice in Detroit last month, with his quartet plus Robert Gambarini and guesting with Randy Weston's big band, and he sounded great, as always. I also saw him do a talk with Randy Weston, which was a fascinating and often humorous discussion. Jimmy Heath is a national treasure.

Thanks, guys.

I'm interested in hearing this one. I've only seen Jennings once, as part of a big band backing the great Jimmy Heath and playing some killer Heath arrangements. He was a joyful presence behind the kit.

I have no desire to wade into this quagmire, but it's unfortunate that you've chosen this way to exit. Good luck and godspeed, I guess.

Thanks, LP. I feel like a dope, because the 1986 liner notes specify which takes were previously unissued. Between the 2000 reissue referring to the 1986 reissue's 'error' and another source referring to the original masters being temporarily lost at the time of the 1986 reissue, for some reason I mistakenly assumed that the 1986 reissue wouldn't acknowledge the alternate takes. I am listening to the 2001 reissue for the first time now, with the 1986 reissue queued up next. This is some amazing Satchmo!

You can still search by label using the advanced CD search: https://www.amazon.com/Advanced-CD-Search/b?ie=UTF8&node=241585011.

Thanks, Lazaro. Despite the release of the 1986 and 2000 alternates, Satchmo scholar David Ostwald writes that there is still more unreleased material that could see the light of day in a future (likely Mosaic) box.

So, I bought the 2000 reissue of Satch Pays Fats for $2 from a clearance section the other day, When I got home, I noticed on the back where it says that 6 of the 9 tracks on the 1986 reissue were previously unreleased alternate takes, with the 2000 reissue restoring the 9 originally released takes and including 4 edited alternate takes that were previously unreleased. I went back to the store and bought the 1986 reissue for $2, which I had noticed was there when I bought the 2000 reissue. As the times are similar on most of the tracks, can someone tell me which 6 of the 9 tracks on the 1986 reissue were alternate takes? Thanks.

I hope Mr. Konitz has a happy birthday, I'll listen to one of his albums tonight. I hope that I can see him play when he tours next year.

I saw Falzone's Renga Ensemble, with Ken Vandermark, Jason Stein, Dave Rempis, Keefe Jackson and Ned Rothenberg, and I was very impressed with his composing, playing and overall group concept and execution. Besides Falzone, I also second the recommendations of ICP members Ab Baars and Michael Moore, who are remarkably versatile and intriguing musicians. One name that I haven't seen mentioned yet is Canadian clarinetist Phil Nimmons, who has been a wonderful soloist, composer and arranger for decades. If he were an American, he'd be an easy choice for NEA Jazz Master.

From the project description: "In trumpet combinations from duo to quartet, these eminent horns explore Shaw classics including In A Capricornian Way, Tomorrow’s Destiny, Zoltan, Song Of Songs, Sweet Love Of Mine, and more, along with two original pieces - one a extended suite - written by Lynch in salute to the profound influence Woody has had on him as a player and composer." The video features snippets of 'Zoltan' and 'Time Is Right', a Lynch original. I backed the project solely on the description without first watching the video, which may have been a first for me. This is going to be a great album.

I received a promo code for 50% off any album on Google Play, so I paid $9.44 after tax for a download of Hutcherson's Mosaic Select material two days ago. I'm going to take my time going through it and have listened to Cirrus several times now. I wish that I had picked up this set years ago.