Ron S

Is there a place to sign up for these emails? I couldn't find anything on the confusing Concord site.

You never listened to 2 of the discs?

Just a minute there, Erik. Did you pay the appropriate royalties for the the use of that animated .gif?

You're not a big RVG Edition fan?

How can this be? The Brownie set was released in 1995 (?) and the RVGs in 2001. Haven't you ever heard of time warps??? What, they don't have those in peat bogs?

Allen, this is a VERY inside joke.

That "now-deceased" struck me as odd, also, when referring to someone who died 45 years ago. But on further reflection, I think she meant it as now as opposed to then, when they performed at the Vanguard. Of course, it goes without saying that LaFaro wasn't deceased at the time Motian performed with him, so her phrasing was a bit awkward. What she probably should have said was "soon-to-be-deceased". BTW, on the subject of her appearance: she and the show are based here in Philly, and in a recent local interview she said that people sometimes assume that she's a lesbian because of her extremely short hair. She seems to find that somewhat amusing because, in fact, she's not (and is married, I believe).

Yourmusic.com has this set for just under $24, in case anyone wants to pick it up before it goes OOP.

Actually, that doesn't even show up under jazz new arrivals. But here's a couple of new-arrival bones that I thought for sure you'd pick up:

New today: Billie Holiday, "The Complete Verve Studio Master Takes" (6 discs)

Question is, did it look like that Evans CD had been played?

The Wynton Kelly Trio and Aerosmith made a recording together?

The Diz set has now moved from "Future Projects" to "Scheduled Releases"--June 2006.

All I know is that when I first saw the title of this thread, and that Jim A had started it, I was sure that it was about me.

It's this.

That's why I said "swillin'". But now we're derailing FFA's birthday thread. WTF, whenever we can rag on Conn, it's worth it, and I'm sure FFA will approve.

Watch it, pal! I thought we settled this the other night--nothin' wrong with sexy older women. Happy Birthday, Paul! And I mean the cool, 'bone-playin' Paul from swingin' KC--not that dorky, beer-swillin', allegedly weight-liftin' Paul from frickin' Toledo.

Thanks for posting that, Jim. I'm hoping to see him in Philly next weekend at Zanzibar Blue. And that new CD is a definite must-buy.

I emailed customer service at the 'service@zweitausendeins.de' address a couple of days ago to inquire about my order, and haven't received a response. Is there another address I should be using, or is that the correct one? That's the right address. I sent them an email yesterday afternoon, and received a response this morning. You may want to send another email--they're usually very responsive.

"I told you so."

Erik, that's part of his genius.

What, you're implying that a dumbass guitar player couldn't pick up a horn every once in a while and blow with the best of 'em???

Check out this jazzmatazz page for a schedule of upcoming live jazz in Philly.

Great article, Jim. It does a nice job of summing up where you guys have been, where you currently are, and where you're headed. I've taken the liberty of printing it out, and probably will add it to the press kits I received from you this past weekend.

looing? Like this cat you mean? OK, smartass, I've edited it.