JETman

The Mets gave up 5 HRs yesterday, hit none and still won 16-9. That is very odd. Man does not live by HR alone. It seems that the more the game evolves, more and more people think that the HR is the be all and end all. I'll take a player like Reyes over any HR hitter ANYDAY!!!

Bye, bye Chris Drury! We hardly knew ye. And we certainly didn't get the best of ye.

Rosnes' ex -- Billy Drummond -- is also top notch.

Not on amazon. Go to the popmarket link above.

The Getz set sold in the US contains an extra disc not included in the European set linked above. The question for me then becomes: is the extra disc worth the $20 or so additional cost of ordering through Popmarket (using a 15% off coupon code) vs. Amazon France? Edited to add that the RTF set has a 3 disc Live set that seems to include some tracks not included here: http://allmusic.com/album/live-2-cd-r164142

More Yankee whining? Long live the Schteinbrenners!!!

Don't sleep on "Light Made Lighter" featuring the newest in-demand drummer Gerald Cleaver, and bass monster Chris Lightcap (who has released several wonderful recordings of his own).

Do you mean he's willing to bend? Taborn is already on several ECM records - three by Roscoe and one each by Parker and Formanek. Is it necessary to sneer at him? He is good, and seems to be a first-call sideman for some of the newer kids on the block, but let's not deify him just yet. His earliest dates (as the pianist in James Carter's band) were hardly stellar. I like his playing better now (on the Fender Rhodes and electric piano), and that's good enough for me. I will not, however, be picking up his solo date.

I have a sneaking suspicion that she was never "just this little girl"!

What's all the angst about Jazz Loft about?

Falling implies that she's reached heights!

Yes, I picked up the Cellar Door set from CD Universe for around that amount.

I've been following him since his 1st Criss Cross release. Excellent player.

You're not alone on this, I hated it from the very beginning. I think this topic has come up before and if I recall correctly, Laurie said something to the effect that Art would have appreciated the dark "humor" of the title. To me, it seems to reduce Art to some kind of cash commodity rather than act as a vehicle to bring his wonderful performances to light. It casts a bad shadow on her motivation for doing whatever she does with Art's work released under the label. It's got a bit of a greedy ring to it and lends itself to interpreting her role as the "poor widow" for whom we should feel sorry. Had I been in her circle of influence, I would have strongly advised against using that horrible name for her label. This is exactly my take on it. I couldn't agree more. For those of you who have a problem with the name of the label, try putting yourself in her shoes. From where I sit, she's done nothing but treat Art's legacy with love and care, despite his obvious problems, and any anger that she might otherwise feel.

So, the lesson here is that ALL goalies who lead their teams to the promised land have to play exceptionally well, no? Tim Thomas is, well, no exception. And yes, Mr. James, I have heard of ALL the goalies you mention, hockey being my favorite sport by far.

Ever hear of Mike Richter, or Marty Brodeur, for that matter?

Those Mangelsdorff boxes contain some killer stuff!

Pushback on this statement from New York as well!

Again, Sony here in the US never (to my knowledge) released "Jazz Goes to College" with THAT cover.

I believe that everyone should endeavor to learn as many languages as possible. I do not believe that the internet is the proper forum to practice or use them prior to understanding them fully. Let's not get our knickers in a twist. I was merely stating that I was having trouble getting a read on what the Amazon reviewer was trying to say. Period. What makes ME angry is the lack of regard that we, as a global society, now seem to have for the art of language. Blame it on technology, texting, Facebook or whatever you want. As a father of two teenagers, this is naturally a concern of mine. My kids (and yours) are nowhere if they cannot communicate. Back to Mingus.

Please translate!

That butchering of the English language does very little to convince me. The person who wrote the review is listed as being from Argentina. English might not be his native language. Then don't try this at home, as they say. I'm fairly fluent in Spanish, yet I do not pretend to properly communicate in it. Know thy limits.

That butchering of the English language does very little to convince me.

I think this is the one everybody's referring to: http://allmusic.com/album/jazz-goes-to-college-r135983 If you scroll to the bottom, you'll see that it was reissued in 2008, which is when Sony BMG repackaged a lot of their jazz cd catalogue. FWIW, I think the one that Jim posted above is a Sony issue manufactured in either Europe or Japan, as I've never seen US issues with the words "Sony Music" with the little swoosh printed on them.

do you mean crazy little thing?