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  5. What vinyl are you spinning right now??

    in The Vinyl Frontier

    Posted

    Been spinning some excellent vinyl this weekend:

    Jaki Byard--Solo Piano (Prestige blue label)

    Max Roach--We Insist! Freedom Now Suite (Candid)

    Flower Travellin' Band--Satori (Phoenix)

    Freddie Hubbard--Sing Me a Song of Songmy, composed by Ilhan Mimaroglu (Atlantic)

    Melvin Jackson--Funky Skull (Limelight)

    Billy Harper Quintet--In Europe (Soulnote)

  16. Ebay craziness

    in Mosaic and other box sets...

    Posted

    Well, no one is forcing anyone to use ebay, or deal with a seller who has excessive shipping fees.

    I have been less enthusiastic about selling on ebay since they required accepting paypal, as there is no easy way to exclude credit and debit card transactions. I tried listing that in my offerings and winners often overlooked/ignored it. But ebay had to do something with all of the fraud that was taking place due to certain crooked sellers.

    I didn't know they required paypal, thanks for the tip.

    Now someone needs to explain to me why someone paid slightly more for a used edition of The Complete H.R.S. Sessions, $100, when they could have gotten a new one from Mosaic for $96???

    The Complete H.R.S. Sessions Mosaic MD6-187

    Is that set back-ordered, maybe?

  17. Ebay craziness

    in Mosaic and other box sets...

    Posted · Edited by zanonesdelpueblo

    He also has the Count Basie Live and Phil Woods sets for sale.

    Hush now! I plan to go for that basie. :o)

    Yeah, seriously, you're killing me man.

    Ebay craziness posts should only be posted when the bids have become unreasonable or already ended at an unreasonable winning bid!

  21. George Russell (1923-2009)

    in Artists

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    This is a late post. I need to come here more often. But this is very sad. George Russell was one of my favorite composers. The man never received the recognition he deserved. Not sure why but it's common for truly gifted artists who work outside the commercial and mainstream to not receive the accolades and recognition they deserve.

    Also from his website: "Russell has received the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, the National Endowment for the Arts American Jazz Master, been elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy, two Guggenheim Fellowships, the Oscar du Disque de Jazz, the Guardian Award, six NEA Music Fellowships, the American Music Award, and numerous others." I understand maybe he struggled financially, but that list amounts to "recognition," as far as I'm concerned. Do you mean to say that he didn't receive the accolades and recognition he deserves from the commercial mainstream? Would you have expected that?

    Sorry for the late Monday crankiness in that tone, there. I guess it just doesn't matter much to me whether the mainstream recognizes everyone I appreciate or not. I'm bored with the "jazz is underappreciated" stuff in every thread.

  22. George Russell (1923-2009)

    in Artists

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    This is a late post. I need to come here more often. But this is very sad. George Russell was one of my favorite composers. The man never received the recognition he deserved. Not sure why but it's common for truly gifted artists who work outside the commercial and mainstream to not receive the accolades and recognition they deserve.

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    Also from his website: "Russell has received the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, the National Endowment for the Arts American Jazz Master, been elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy, two Guggenheim Fellowships, the Oscar du Disque de Jazz, the Guardian Award, six NEA Music Fellowships, the American Music Award, and numerous others." I understand maybe he struggled financially, but that list amounts to "recognition," as far as I'm concerned. Do you mean to say that he didn't receive the accolades and recognition he deserves from the commercial mainstream? Would you have expected that?

  24. George Russell (1923-2009)

    in Artists

    Posted

    This was sad news. He left an everlasting mark with his theory, though. Ever since learning about Gigi Gryce's (among so many others') use of his Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization, I've been meaning to pick up a copy, but I can't find it for under $125. That's too steep for someone like me, who is intellectually interested but bereft of the musical talent or discipline to put it to use :blush2: .

    Yesterday I happened to be reading Norman C. Weinstein's book A Night in Tunisia: Imaginings of Africa in Jazz. I coincidentally arrived at the chapter on Russell, and it is excellent. I haven't bought a record or CD in months due to budget concerns, but after reading that yesterday I just needed to hear more Russell. I caved and went to the local record shop, and, sure enough, sitting right there was The African Game, which is the album around which Weinstein's chapter focuses itself. Apparently it features electronic pencil sharpeners! Can't wait to hear it!

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