AllenLowe

"I'm not thrilled about the costs. It would cost money to go to Chicago to begin with, then we've got to shell out for a "boring" conference?" yes, $35 is very steep for a professional conference - and thank you for that vote of confidence - and for that touching display of affection for you fellow organissimo-ites -

I have approx. 5 sets of Devilin Tune that I picked up at a bargain rate from the distributor - un-sealed but compete and all in near-mint condition - I would prefer to sell in 4 volume sets - $100 for each set plus shipping, which we should figure at $15 - would prefer paypal - my paypal address is allenlowe@verizon.net I would like to move these in the next five days, otherwise will probably sell to a cut-out house - I will break up the sets for $30 each plus shipping ($5 domestic) - email me at allenlowe@verizon.net I'm willing to put them aside for you if you guarantee payment by mid-January -

so far I am underwhelmed by the response - c'mon guys -

by the way, the more I think of it, I think a friday-saturday conference makes the most sense - otherwise we'll lose a lot of our people on sunday as they try to catch flights outta there -

I was going to wait on this until after the holidays, but I wanted to get a sense of the forum - Jim and I have discussed maybe holding an Organissimo Conference in May of 2008 in Chicago - the idea is a 2 day conference, maybe a panel discussion or two, maybe some vendor tables, and a Saturday night performance by some goups, plus a stripper (just seeing if anyone's paying attention) - the way I see it is that this site and this conference can be used to galvanize at leat some segment of the jazz audience that is tired of the same old-same old, the crappy promotional tie ins, the same musicians over and over again, the bad music, and the sight of Berigan dancing the rhumba - well, I can't eliminate that last, but maybe we can get him to do a Merengue instead - but all seriousness aside, this is a chance to do something for ourselves instead of waiting for an industry that is semi-comatose; get to hang out, talk about the things we care about, listen to some music (and maybe we can get a few ringers), see what we each look like in the flesh (now there's a thought) - and here's the need: I'm thinking we charge maybe $35 for the weekend, for the panels and conference, try to find a place to hold the discussions/concerts (I'm working on this separately but we are happy to entertain suggestions), and hopefully we can draw some non-Organissimo people who live in Chicago and the environs - Larry Kart will give the introductory address - (just kidding there, Larry) - however, Larry does have a large rec room, and if he can get the pool table and the large-screen TV and his beer-drinkin' buddies out of there, we might be able to use it - at any rate, I don't thing we can make a go of this unless we have at least 50 paying conference go-ers; figure, you fly in on Friday, conference on Saturday, concert Saturday night, some meetings/conference things on Sunday, and than go home - that's the general outline - though maybe it should be fly in on Thursday, conference/concerts Friday and Saturday, go home Sunday - let us know what you think, and make a committment to go -

well, there's different kinds of swing - and I always felt it was clear from Little Walter's playing that he had listened to the kind of post-bop swing tenors that played like Jacquet, Big Jay McNeeley, Prez, etc - I find his time closer to a jazz/swing feeling than any other blues harmonica player - Chuck's experience is doubly sad given how young he was when he died -

thank you for printing that - I had a nice long lunch with Anthony in July; I had not seen him in quite some time; I had almost forgotten how open-minded and independent he is interms of race, music, American influences, and just general personal generousity. Truly a great American -

Little Walter was a major musician, though the blues guys never get it right - they always try to describe him as a bebopper, though his playing was quite the oppposite - he was clearly influenced by the swing tenor players, and he himself swung more than any other blues guy who ever was, particularly harmonica players; you can hear this in virtually every note he played, he thought of himself as a lead, horn-like swing voice. There's also a very good bio of him available -

Brittany Spears? I thought we were talking about Broccoli Spears -

this family is so fertile, I heard she's changing her name to Brittany Sperms -

well, a lot of times you know a tune but you don't exactly know it - chord changes, transitions, the bridge - or different musicians might play it differently - so this would probably be a way of assuring that everybody on the session is on the same page -

well, my favorite was after the black tap dancer did his thing and Welk came on and said, "that boy sure can dance." I was watching with grandma, circa 1969, and I almost fell off my chair -

hey, is this spam? no postings allowed without a little protection money - let's say, oh, $3000 in a brown paper bag if you ever wanna see your copy of Ascension alive again - otherwise it goes right into the wood chipper - I'll be calling you back in about two hours - and no cops -

trumpet is tough - Randy Sandke told me he stopped playing for a few years after being instructed badly about embouchure and busting his larynx - ouch - Doc Cheatham was a wonder of nature, more lip and chops at 90 than a whole band full of brass players. Gentle soul, but tough as nails privately -

I'll do anything for money -

"hey punk, where you goin' with that flower in your hand? hey punk, where you goin' with that flower in your hand? goin' to San Francisco, to join a psychedelic band." -Frank Zappa

hm, Yoshi's? isn't that where they hold the White Citizens Council meetings? just kidding, guys - trying to remain semi-civilized - and thanks for all the suggestions -

actually, Wynton knows - because he was told by a guy who was told by a guy whose aunt knew a guy who once talked to a guy who once heard a rumor from a guy who overheard two guys who had been told by a priest who had learned from a nun who'd heard on the street from several fellas who were informed by a different guy who had been advised by a few people who were thinking they heard from several different sources who knew second-hand and who had been told by their mothers that she'd heard from her first husband who had been told by his aunt whose uncle once thought he'd heard Bolden but he couldn't be sure because he was deaf in one ear - at least that's what I've been told -

also wondering if anyone has any contact info for Ben Goldberg - phone and/or email -

what I'm waiting for is the restoration of Bird's appearance on Ed Sullivan - the one where he backs Elvis on Blue Suede Shoes - anybody have a clip of that one?

Cantor's the one - nice guy, besides -

I will be in San Francisco from December 29-January 5 for my nephew's wedding, but will have some free time - was wondering if anyone can recommend: 1) good, out of the way places to hear music - 2) places/performance centers to drop my CD and promo stuff (wrapped in a rock, of course) 3) good record/CD stores 4) good places to look at old crappy guitars and amps -

I like Terry on those "live" Dinah Washington records - still young and hungry-sounding -

well, ok, I guess he DOES live in a cold place -

as long as we've got it going, how is Freddie Redd these days?