Ted O'Reilly

Hard to find his stuff, especially in the US, but the late Doug Riley, a great Toronto organist/pianist is highly recommended.

.... when the union found out (just before the band went on)..... What union are you referring to? Musicians'? 'Cause I could tell you tales about IATSE when trying to record in a union hall... (IATSE is the stage hands union...)

If I correctly recall my "Broadcast Equipment 101" courses of 45 years ago, most of the earliest mics would have been crystal or carbon devices, then ribbon mics, dynamics and over here at least the condensers most recently. A simple Google search leads to http://chss.montclair.edu/~pererat/mpermic.htm which covers this under #2, under radio mics, since there's very little difference in radio or studio mics.

Well, yeah, Peter and Larry, but BG couldn't hold a candle to "Shoeless" John Jackson, right????

Here you go, Ted: http://www.norwichjazzparty.com/Programme.asp Nice city, Norwich. Thanks. Just signed up for it... (My friend and neighbour and great musician Jim Galloway's playing there, so I gotta go... )

Bev, any word on the Norwich jazz event, in May I believe? A jazz weekend rather than festival -- a jazz party. I've been to Blackpool a couple of times, and may get over to the UK at the right time...

Define "studio" -- other than "live"? (I don't believe there's any other kind of recording. Can't do it when your dead.) One of the last things (recorded in his house, I think) was a reading of the poem The Night Before Christmas...

"...female singers of that era who were still in fine form..." Bea Wain is still with us, coming on to her 92nd birthday! She was a good one, and I understand still sings...

I have it too, transferred to 2-CDRs. "Coleman Hawkins: A Documentary" Riverside RLP 12-117/8. Disc One: "Early Days" 28:10; The Henderson Period (Pt.1) 27:31 Disc Two: The Henderson Period (Pt.2) 10:16; Europe In The '30s 12:07; Body And Soul 6:58; The Coming Of Modern Jazz 10:51; New York: The Toughest Town 5:35; Some Thoughts On Today and Tomorrow 7:05; Some Thoughts On Rock and Roll 5:48. Total running time is 1:54:26

Nice pics, Serioza. But is there any way you can take the date stamp out of the lower right-hand corner? Or am I the only one who finds them intrusive?

BTW, I bought the Oppo after hearing raves about it here on organissimo a couple of years back. I had to phone them for some advice on the original set-up, and they put me right through to a technician who solved the (user-caused) problem in 10 seconds.

Oppo for me, too... The DV-981HD, hooked up to a 37" Sharp Aquos HD. Hooked up a Blu-ray player to it once, but I must admit I couldn't see enough of an improvement to replace the Oppo. All the sound goes through a 10 year old Panasonic stereo receiver (which hasn't been turned off in about 10 years), so the Oppo plays music CDs, too, including SACD and CDR, DVDR, DIVX, MP3 audio on CDR, everything!

I should say, I have a 1971-issued stereo LP of it and it sounds okay to my ears. I haven't heard the CD, as Jim Alfredson has. For both versions, credits are for Roger Rhodes as recording engineer at National Recording Studios, NYC; and mixing, editing, sequencing by Ilhan Mimaroglu at Atlantic Recording Studios, NYC. Producer is Duke Ellington himself, so I guess it sounds the way he wanted it to... Interesting that the stereo jacket is a nice fold-out, but the 1974-issued QuadraDisc just a sleeve.

I have a factory-sealed, QuadraDisc (4 Channel Discrete) LP sitting on my shelves: Atlantic QD 1580. I never had a setup to play the 4 channels, so I never opened it. The cover says "This Four-Channel Discrete QUADRADISC is fully compatible. All rear channel information will sound the front speakers when played in stereo" Whaddaya think? Should I 'run it up the flagpole and see if anybody salutes'? What would it get on eBay, do you think?

"Lady Mondegreens", I think they're called. (Misheard from an old folk song which included the line "laid him on the green". The problem is, too many are just people trying to be a wise guy... I do understand kids mistaking the hymn "Gladly, the cross I bear" as "Gladly the cross-eyed bear". (A biblical stuffed toy, no doubt.) But at the same time, every time CSI comes on, I'm sure the song is saying "OOH, Ollie..." Try as I might, I can't make out what I'm told the song says: "Who are we..." or is it "Who are they..."?

Still just an observation, not meaning to be accusitive, but, isn't this a sort of Variable Virtue? Sorta, "I'd never buy their stuff unless I want it..."? Or is it because these seem not to be a rip-off of anyone but RCA Victor, but they're in public domain, so.... It's damn hard to decide, isn't it?

So, like me, you buy unenthusiastically, but out of necessity?

He has a connection with the University there, too: Clark Terry Jazz Festival http://clarkterryjazzfestival.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=130909

He's been around there for a couple of years... I believe his wife (#3) is an Arkansas native, so it makes sense.

Ah. Okay. (Not like they're alone in that, though, are they...)

Thanks for the update. I'll be getting this, to add to Vols. 1 - 5. (Not being contentious, but why are you not enthusiastic about JSP sometimes? When/why do they disappoint?)

My first thought, too...

I was at the Massey Hall concert (c. 1973)that came out as "Land of Make Believe". Around noon hour of the concert day, I was walking down the street near the hotel where Chuck, Gerry, Esther and the others were staying. Gerry was standing there looking a bit puzzled. I recognized him (and he was carrying his instruments, so...) and like a good native, asked "Can I help you?" and he set me up: "How do you get to Massey Hall?" Yes, I did. C'mon, how many times in your life will you get the chance? "Practice". He laughed, realizing what he said. I gave him directions, introduced myself (I was doing a daily jazz radio show and had interviewed Chuck before, but this was how I met Gerry) and we went on our ways. I was later to have him on my show as a guest, and he remembered the occasion. A bit of lore: the tapes from that concert were stolen from the recording truck, but later recovered, perhaps after a reward was paid -- I forget the circumstances... RIP, Gerry.

MG's list of Buddy Tate's releases (in post #4) sent me to the shelves to listen to "The Ballad Artistry of Buddy Tate" (Sackville CD2-3034). I hadn't heard it in a while (it's a 1981 recording), and it was wonderful as I remembered. Buddy's in great shape, and the gtr/bass/dms accompaniment by Ed Bickert, Don Thompson and Terry Clarke was "younger", and led Tate into directions he might not have gone on his own. A great tune list, too, including Isfahan which was a relatively unheard tune at the time. Thanks for the reminder!

Yeah, you sure don't want to have to hear something new, or different. I don't care to learn anything, just reinforce my prejudices.