JETman

Richie Garcia was a friend of my parents, and played at their wedding in 1951!!! He was a native New Yorker, and was present on several George Shearing Quintet albums. When I look at the responses here, and then look back at your question, and then look again at the responses... I'm not sure if you're sure what you wanted, and whether you're getting what you asked for. Some very good suggestions here already, but quite a few of the players mentioned are anything but "rare" in terms of having considerable fame, and numerous recordings (some on major labels). I'm also not sure how "straight" you prefer your "straight ahead". At any rate, it's all good, I'm just not sure how much you've already heard, or what exactly you're looking for. The actual "rare" ones are kind of pointless to recommened, because... well, they're rare. You're not going to find them, most likely. I'll add these names, all highly recommended: Louis Stewart Ron Eschete' Joshua Breakstone Mark Elf Reg Schwager I'll second Joshua Breakstone, who has put out several great recordings!

He was tossed from a game, and snuck back into the dugout using the costume pictured. Gotcha. Tell you what, JETman, keep replying to my posts like this and we can be friends. Do the spelling/typo/anti-teacher thing and we're done. Now how about it? Deal? Deal. But you've got to live up to your end, too. I am not anti-teacher. I had quite good ones here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuyvesant_High_School My problem is with the ones who are contributing to the stupidity of our nation's youth. "If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem." It doesn't help that my son's 9th grade English teacher doesn't know the difference between there, their and they're! I'm just bustin' on you. Sorry if I offended. The hypocrisy that is ever-present on this board sometimes offends me to the point of being downright pissy.

He was tossed from a game, and snuck back into the dugout using the costume pictured.

To me it still sounds like you need to find that key to get out of the men's room.

keep it in perspective, dude!

As well as this lot, coming thrills include: John Abercrombie Quartet, Within a Song Louis Sclavis Atlas Trio, Sources Arild Andersen, Celebration If Billy Hart has gone 'ECM-ish' and Andy Sheppard is now in John Surman pastoral mode, what hope for these three ... This seems like a case of severe masochism to me. Either that, or just taking yet another opportunity to beat a dead horse!

If Lovano can do it, so can Metheny.

As it should have been for the whole series, Craig Anderson is now the Rangers' bitch! BYE BYE OTTAWA.

I'm a little curious about the $5 price point jump on this. Is it because EMI is greedier than Sony/BMG?

No penalty shot because there was no goalie in pace at the time. Otherwise it would be a 'gimme' for teams to hook a guy going in on an empty net breakaway --- there's nothing to lose! It's that simple and it makes complete sense. Ok, now they'll HAVE to start playing D!

Yes, the Mets tried their damnedest to give this one to the Giants, but it didn't appear that the Giants wanted it after all. It turned into a display of who could suck worse fastest. What, btw, is "wierd"?

I must have misread the article included in the first post. I was under the impression that this was acquired legitimately by the folks in the UK.

It's a Candid cd, fwiw: http://www.amazon.com/Too-Marvellous-Words-Lester-Young/dp/B006UTDG0G/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1334857694&sr=1-1

Really surprised that a Flyers fan can say this with a straight face! No doubt you'll excuse me for not shedding any tears for your innocents.

I respect that you stand up for your principles and have integrity. I think the real work is creating a society that is inclusive and whose greatest failure would be to let someone fall through the cracks. I've lost friends from drugs. I know how difficult it is to get over an addiction. I know that many people are unable to do so. The last thing I want is for anyone to chose drugs. At the same time, making a person who is an addict into a criminal, I believe, is the wrong course of action. Just think of the jazz musicians who wasted some of their best years in prison. I wish we had more recordings of Dupree Bolton and others. I'm not copping out at all. I completely believe that our drug laws are unfair. As it was pointed out earlier, you don't see a lot of upper class people going to prison for drug crimes. At the same time, by making any drug user a criminal, you limit their possibilities for success. I know a lot of high functioning alcoholics, such as a attorneys, who are very successful. They don't have to worry about prison unless they drive drunk or do something really stupid. I think, as a society, instead of throwing these people away in prison, we need to do everything we can to bring them back from addiction and empower them to truly live. I like your point about leading by example. I used to drink, smoke and use drugs, but I quit years ago. I try to teach my son the consequence of drug and alcohol abuse. I have taught him that he should never give his power to anything, be it drugs, alcohol, religion, etc... I think one of the biggest problems in the USA is hopelessness. We should start a war on that instead of one on drugs. If people know they matter and have opportunities, the drugs and alcohol won't look so tantalizing. My stepfather is in his 70's and spends his day watching Fox news. He went to college in the 50's, was in a fraternity, and has had a somewhat privileged life. Yes, he worked for it, but he had a lot more opportunities than most. He's really dismissive of the struggles of others. His attitude is, "Not all salmon make it upstream." I couldn't live with myself if I had that attitude. He thinks because he worked hard in college and others didn't than they deserve what they get. I've told him, that these people that he looks down on, work ten times harder than he ever did. I've seen it. He has no problem generalizing people and fitting them into categories. He is for harsh drug laws and tea party ideals. He is completely polarized and has forgotten that the everything isn't black and white. There are grey areas and much of life exists here. My problem is that I can't generalize drug users. I've known them and have been one myself. They are people just like you and me. Yes, some are extremely lost and may never recover, but there are others that can be brought back with love and support. Some of the best people I've ever known were addicts while some of the worst I've known were pillars of their communities and churches. It is not right to generalize about drug users being criminals. Some become criminals to get their drugs, yet if they were legal, maybe the drugs would be much cheaper and the addict could work, and contribute to society, in order to purchase their drugs. Every person born on this planet is valuable and we, as a society, need to remember this and fight for each person. These are the principles I live by. Who would foot the bill for your "war on hopelessness"? How would we ensure that all parents are doing their jobs correctly? As a wise lyricist once wrote: "how do you dare to tell me that I'm my father's son, when that is just an accident of birth?". Both you and I know that hopelessness is but one reason why people turn to drugs. It would be foolish to treat it as the ONLY reason. The government, in its infinite wisdom has decided that the best way to try to eliminate the problem (because as much as it might try, it cannot oversee the lives of each and every one of its citizens and thereby monitor EVERY possible reason) is to uniformly punish the customer base which encourages the source to continue to supply. I could give a rat's ass about whether this is fair or not. I worry about myself as should everyone else. The overall unfairness of the laws as they currently stand (and good luck trying to change them) becomes meaningless to me if I do this. PERIOD. are you in the men's room again? Shoes for industry! Do you need help with that key?

Congratulations. It must be great to be you. Your name isn't Bill Bennett by any chance? Do you only save your wisecracks for me? You have, as usual, missed my point. It is NOT my responsibility to make sure that you get it. Read between the lines and think outside the box for once. And yes, for the reason you cite, in a world where far too many people make excuses, it is fucking great to be me. I didn't say that I'm a "goody two shoes". I do, however, know better than to waste my time worrying about the ills of our prison system. I worry about me staying out of our prison system by avoiding drugs, by not drinking and driving and by taking FULL responsibility for MY behavior. If I do that successfully, the battle is won and the rest will take care of itself. THAT is what I can control. If more people do this, we wouldn't have to worry about how unfair the drug laws are, would we? Please don't let this turn into an argument about why the drug laws are what they are, and about how big brother is out to get us all. That would just be missing the point yet again. Thank you for pointing out the obvious!

1. Drinking alcohol, even excessively is not a crime. Out of control behavior from those who partake can certainly break the law, but prohibition of alcohol was repealed long ago. 2. Please explain who the victim is in a drug crime, and explain to me how the said crime is exclusive to the drug. (To explain what I mean, I've heard the argument that drugs are bad because drug addicts burglarize homes to pay for their fix. The crime here is burglary or breaking and entering, not the drug.) I see no reason to make a drug illegal when the action being blamed on the drug is the fault of the user, not the drug, and is already illegal besides. When we look at the history of drug laws in this country, it becomes apparent that drug laws were created, not to stop drug use, but to control all those scary nonwhite people out there. Are you really this naive?

are you in the men's room again?

The common misconception is that taking drugs and drinking alcohol excessively are always victimless crimes. We all define "crimes" in different ways, I know. But hurting oneself can often lead to crimes which aren't so apparent. We all make choices in life, some better than others. I have for better or worse, like the rest of us, chosen a certain road to follow. If standing up for my principles and having integrity makes me judgmental, then so be it. I can live with myself and my kids can look up to and respect me, and that's what matters most to me at the end of the day. It's really time that we in this country got back to teaching our kids something valuable again. I, for one, have gotten sick and tired of coming across kids in everyday life who seem to value nothing at all. Making blanket statements like "we should legalize drugs" or "let's change the draconian drug laws" are cop outs in my book. They are lazy ways out of doing the real work. I know that the penal system in the US has failed miserably. The only way to make this failure matter less is to lead by example.

Expanding this topic a little, can folks here explain this to me? I frequently see posts by people who already have all the material in a newly-issued box set, but still buy the box set. I'm not being judgmental, just curious. Since it's something I wouldn't do, I don't quite understand it. It's a disease, especially where Mosaics are concerned for me. I tend to do this more for music that holds more value for me as well. Prime example -- I own all the Miles boxed sets, as well as all the individual cd's, sometimes 2 or 3 times each (old masterings, newer masterings, Japanese mini lp's, etc.). I know it's a sick compulsion, but everybody's gotta have their thing, ya know? I know people that own up to 10 cars! I look at that the same way.

Mosaic may sell the booklet separately if requested. I know they've done so in the past. It's definitely worth an email to them.

Is this on CD now? It took me what seemed like forever to find the vinyl. It is on Atlantic I think. (LPs are upstairs) Not a lot of love for Collectables cd's around here, but this was released in 1999: http://www.amazon.com/Milanese-Story-Animal-Dance-Lewis/dp/B00000IJTB/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1334558570&sr=1-1

Sorry, that doesn't warrant an answer. why did u answer then? And Shawn, what I have found consistently throughout my life is that the majority of people who adopt the "live and let live" credo are usually the ones who are struggling to deal with their own demons (ie. justify their own behavior).

Really? Are you another guy who is making excuses for bad behavior? It's not that difficult to stay away from drugs, ya know. And I'm a New Yorker who has seen it all.

You misread. I wasn't the one stressin'! As a Mets fan, I was ragging on the anal Yankee fan. You're right...I should have addressed that comment to Dave. Thanks for pointing that out to me. First mistake I've made all season One thing I've noticed wrong with the public school system in our country today is that even the English teachers aren't paying attention! Bifocals. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Matt Cain nearly tossed a complete game no-no in Giants' 5-0 win over the Pirates last night! Cain tosses gem Their, there and they're seem to be used randomly and interchangeably by today's youts. Whose fault is this?