AllenLowe

Look, at least we all agree that Bud Powell is #1 - right Sal? (please don't poop on my post) -

but, as I said, at least he included Al Haig, a central figure who is too often forgotten these days - unless he was referring to the former Nixonian -

well, she was still a great jazz mind - I agree with you - and I think it's silly to rank them in order, whch makes it seem like a track event - and some of those names make NO sense, unless there has been money exchanged - I'm surprised we don't see George Winston near the top -

it was a truism in the old days (I'm talking 1960s-70s-80s) that people who did home taping also spent the most money on buying music. I am not sure that this is still true (as a matter of fact I doubt it) - are there any verifiable statistics here?

thanks - it's a little weird that the review posted never mentions that -

is he still alive? I thought he died -

wel, maybe a few - but where's Andre Previn?

I'm sorry, but not one of those guys is listed as one of the top 50 jazz pianists of all times, at least according to the top jazz minds -

by the way, just to get some perspective here - Hal Leonard rejected my book on 1950s jazz, even though the editor recommended it, because his boss said it was about "has beens and never was" - (note that it includes Mingus, Gil Melle, Paul Bley, Teddy Charles and many others) -

so negative, boys - I hope Roger Williams is on the list - me and Sal were listening to him just the other day -

let's see - top jazz minds: Scott Yanow Kenny G Stanley Crouch Leslie Gourse Allen Lowe Sal well, I think that gets all of them -

isn't "top jazz minds" an oxymoron? just kidding really, as I'm trying to be less negative today (as I caught some flack yesterday for pooping on a thread) - look at the good side - at least he mentions Al Haig, I seem to recall (unless I am mistaken) -

yes - how my heart sings! it has wings - and these are only a few of my favorite things...

I'm feeling so positive today -

and the goose step of local Nazis -

rampaging visogoths -

and nails on a blackboard -

on behalf of Sal, let me say that you are welcome - and I still don't like Dexter Gordon - but I do like children and small animals - and walks on the beach, and sunsets in the summer - the moon on a winter night, the sound of sea spray in the wind - and the smell of napalm in the morning -

I like the duet CD with Braxton -

and let's look at reality - the only thread, recently, that I recall, in which I disagreed with praise for the subject, was Dexter Gordon - can you name a few more? I'm getting old and I tend to forget -

well, it does ask what "you" (or I, in this case), recommend. Just trying to help. I figured you guys are tired of reading nothing but good reviews in all the standard jazz mags. Sometimes it helps to have a second opinion. You should not fear this - and I'm sure Mario would agree - if you want happy talk, you should be reading the fan mags -

I tend to like Zorn best when he is dealing with non-original material-

remember, also, how much education is oriented towards standardized tests and the expectation that certain levels will be reached - this greatly restricts what teacher are allowed to do; "leave no child behind" has had a particular impact on this, preventing creativity and using false standards of evaluation.

and why is that?

I think it has Roy Eldridge on trumpet -