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Gerald Wilson - You Better Believe It! Pacific Jazz PJ-34 OG

Well, I've done some reading in threads past... waaaaaaaaaaay more controversy than I would have ever imagined. I didn't know this wide world of discography existed. I am excited to jump in--thanks for all the history guys.

Wow! I was definitely not familiar with the market.

I'm sure you are more well-versed than I am in the world of discography, and I underestimated the value of searchability--that definitely makes sense as a plus over a book.

Word. I really do appreciate the knowledge that members here share.

Really? It says in the description,

I say this because it is already digital. If it were a book still, it would be a different story and nice to own. Either way, you know libraries aren't going to be carrying these. I'm just frustrated that my low income halts my knowledge of Jazz.

I just noticed in an e-mail from True Blue Music that the Ruppli/Cuscuna Blue Note CD-Rom is out. Does it piss anyone else off that this information is not free on the internet? Of course it must have taken a lot of work by Ruppli and Cuscuna, I appreciate their dedication, and they have to be rewarded somehow. But I just get annoyed at how perhaps more so in Jazz than in most communities, the power-knowledge grid is so heavily determined by socio-economic status. I find it frustrating that capitalism has restricted my search for Jazz knowledge so much. I don't understand buying these in CD ROM. How do they come up with such prices? I guess they are cheaper than the previously-issued books, but they still seem expensive to me.

Cool. Nice piece!

Are you Clifford Allen?

Do that, get rid of the cds, and make room for vinyl!

external harddrive... and another external harddrive to back it up... and maybe another.

Stuff Smith--an underrated set

Yup.

Husband of Monday Michiru, in case you hadn't heard. Frat boy scores big! That deserves an honorary keg stand...

I hear ya. Nelson was great during the show, but I couldn't help thinking about how it would sound nice with a piano instead. I play piano myself (poorly), so I tend to prefer it included in rhythm sections.

They played an excellent set last night! It was indeed the new line-up from the CD, but Steve Nelson was still on vibes instead of Miller on piano. I was right in front, and Nelson was great--you could tell he and Holland had a strong connection. A few of the tunes reminded me of Moncur III because they'd heaviliy feature Eubanks on the bone with a dark, bluesy rhythm behind. Alex Sipiagin looks like a frat boy but plays trumpet and flugelhorn beautifully. Antonio Hart spoke! Solos oozing with Coltrane. Harland was sort of forgettable on drums, but he kept a good groove going alongside Holland, who was obviously masterful. I got to meet and speak with Holland briefly afterward. Great show.

It is kinda strange, but I hear ya. We are pretty much the only mammals that only drink other mammals' milk. Except cats, and we feed them that, and they get diarrhea.

Happy Birthday!

-Zenon es del pueblo

That would be great, especially if it would happen more often to more people and this country actually supported its artists. But we don't have the money for that. We spend our trillions on bailing out banks and wars and stuff. Indeed. The bail out is ridiculous, and they won't even lower the salaries for executives! The MacArthur Foundation is independent, though. I don't think it has any relation to what we are spending our govenment money on.

It isn't actually called a genius grant, that is just what people have come to refer to it as. It is pretty awesome, though. Imagine picking up the phone one day, and the person on the other line says hello, you are being awarded $500,000, no strings attached, for being original, insightful, and having potential for greatness. Here are how they are picked: MaccArthur Grant Thank you. That description helps the understanding significantly. I noticed this, also on their site:

It isn't actually called a genius grant, that is just what people have come to refer to it as. It is pretty awesome, though. Imagine picking up the phone one day, and the person on the other line says hello, you are being awarded $500,000, no strings attached, for being original, insightful, and having potential for greatness. Here are how they are picked: MaccArthur Grant

Wow. You hold Reagan's reach in such high regard and for things completely outside of any President's control. You're either deranged or just so humbled by his power and unable reason its impact. I'm familiar with Reagan's "SDI" initiative--but not so with his "Crush Art" initiative. Can you explain? I always thought "The Artists" were making "The Art." Is this not the case? To the contrary -- it's often more liberal government leaders who choose to fund art via "The Government" -- thus creating "government-funded art" and therefore having a greater hand in its creation and purpose. The irony of the left. By your "logic" Herbert Hoover gave us Jazz. What I suspect you mean is: "I was so blinded with hatred for Reagan in the 80s that I have still yet to realize how impotent my ideology truly is -- as were many artists, who made a lot of lousy, uninteresting art as a consequence." As for your "America can be deadly to brains" comment. I suspect you've never lived in an oppressed region of the world. Many a people would spit on your for such an impotent thought -- I wouldn't cross the street to do so. Oh boy.