Big Al

Seriously, my life was backwards. My mom forbade me & my sister from believing in Santa Claus. Even to the point where she told my gramma that SHE wasn't allowed to do Santa stuff with us. I didn't realize how much I missed until I met my wife and her daughter (who is now OUR daughter ), and I saw how much fun it was. I don't know when my daughter stopped believing, probably early teens. I think my son doesn't believe anymore (eventually he figured out Santa's handwriting was mysteriously similar to my handwriting, no matter how hard I tried to make it legible), but we still do the "letter for Santa" and leaving milk and cookies every Christmas Eve, just for fun. Since I've had kids, I now believe in Santa Claus. Not as a real human being who flies around every Christmas, but as a symbol of the good cheer and happiness that should be evident at this time of year. And I'll stop now before this turns into a real downer of a rant.

There's no Santa?

Good choice!

Percy Faith's CHRISTMAS IS...

Congratulations!!! I just read this thread for the first time, and I'm very happy for you. I've done some community theater off and on for the last 15 years; just seeing from that small scale, I don't envy your position (and I thought being an actor was tough; hell, I got the EASY job!), but it sounds like you're committed to it with all heart and soul. I hope the rewards are bigger than you imagine!

All's I know is my church's choir director was really upset about something last night.....

Do you mean on the actual cd itself? I have a RVG edition and it doesn't have A.T.;s Delight anywhere on the disc or the inserts. Yes, right at the top. Where "Flight to Jordan" should be, it says "A.T.'s Delight." I can't get a good enough close-up with my camera to be able to show y'all right now. I'll try again later.

I just drooled on my keyboard! That's deal of the century right there! And they look beautiful, too; I hope they sound as beautiful as they look! You did get the white-handled bells as well, right?

The Parlan-Tucker-Harewood trio is one of the great unsung "in the pocket" rhythm sections, whether they are backing Booker or Turrentine, or are by themselves. Don't miss 'em on Dexter Gordon, Doin' Allright! You KNOW it!!!!

Nice to see folks picking up on The Quota and Triple Threat by Jimmy Heath. These are fantastic albums!

Hey, I'm all for bringing up Booker in this thread! He was also a nice fit with Parlan. This sounds like an excellent record, one worth searching out!

I was thinking they recorded a lot together, but a search at jazzdisco.org supplies the following albums: Look Out (to be issued as an RVG next year) Speakin’ My Piece (on the Parlan Mosaic) Comin’ Your Way (on the Turrentine Mosaic) Up at Minton’s (readily available by itself) On the Spur of the Moment (on the Parlan Mosaic) Then there was a rejected session and an earlier session on Time Records. And that appears to be it. Am I missing anything? They blend so well together, it would be a shame if they didn't record more together.

Does anyone else's RVG of Flight to Jordan have a misprint on the CD? Mine has a title of A.T.'s Delight by Duke Jordan. I'll try and post a picture later. This is a sweet session, BTW. Glad it's available again, since I've never seen it or heard it before.

I think it's one of the Duke's loveliest albums, and one of Clooney's finest moments. The track "Blue Rose" is worth the price of admission alone, and the liner notes from the Legacy CD do a good job of detailing the behind-the-scenes work that went on to put this album together.

Damn, I thought we weren't gonna have a thread about this. Ah well, just like the supermarket lines, it can't be avoided.

Who all is on it? When was it recorded/released? Can't find it at jazzdisco.org. Sorry it took me awhile to resond, but I was in Chicago for a few days. The cd came out in 1992 and was recorded in LA in 10/65. The full title of the disk is "Gil Fuller and the Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra featuring Dizzy Gillespie," but Blue Note must've thought that putting Dizzy's name first and "Blue Note" on the spine would be more eye catching and sell more cds. Here's the band: Gill Fuller arrang-cond Dizzy Gillespie/Freddie Hill/Harry Eddison/Melvin Moore/John Audino-trumpets Lester Robinson/Francis Fitzpatrick/Jim Amlotte-Trombones Herman Lebow/Sam Cassino/David Duke/Alan Robinson-french horns Buddy Collette/Gabe Baltazar/Bill Green/Carrington Visor Jr/Jack Nimitz-reeds Dennis Budimir-guitar Phil Moore III-piano Jimmy Bond-bass Earl Palmer-drums Tunes are: 1. Man from Monterey 2.Angel City 3Love Theme from the Sandpiper 4.Groovin' High 5. Be's That Way 6.Big Sur 7. Moontide 8.Things Are Here Hope that helps edit to say I forgot to mention that this is a Pacific Jazz release. Cool! That looks like it'll be a good one!

Byrd/Adams paid for on PayPal. You're gonna love it. Money well spent, IMO!

MASTERPIECES is gone. Added AT'S DELIGHT. The $40 package price is still good with the addition of the RVG and the sale of the Ellington.

Thanks for Muse Records and 32Jazz, a big part of my jazz education. RIP. Way too young.

Just listened to it this morning. Probably one of the best shows ever, David. I forgot about "Ev'rything I Love." That song reminds me of a cool, sunny autumn day with the leaves falling in the late afternoon. Great selection of songs, too; glad to see a song from Tadd Dameron's MAGIC TOUCH, another favorite album! That Dave Pike song sounded like Trane's "Impressions."

Up. Cleared a lot of stuff at the used-CD store, but the OJC's remain and a couple Ellingtons were added.

Looking forward to the Turrentine. The last of the Turrentine/Parlan recordings to be reissued, correct? Isn’t everything else either available as a stand-alone disc or as part of the Turrentine Mosaic or the Parlan Mosaic? As mentioned earlier, I think highly of the Silver session. I probably won’t upgrade, but it’s worth it for anyone who hasn’t heard the session. More adventurous than Silver’s normal kick-ass swingin’ sessions. I’ve never been able to decide if I ever wanted Soothsayer or not. I’m not a big fan of James Spaulding, and his presence on Shorter’s Schizophrenia (whattya wanna bet THAT one gets RVG’d soon?) is grating and almost too distracting. May have to get Shades of Redd again. Can’t remember why I ever got rid of it in the first place. Will definitely have to check out Louis Smith! Glad that BN stayed true to Cuscuna’s word and is getting the rest of that Pearson arranged Turrentine stuff out! Plus, it’ll be cool to get BOTH Louis Smith albums at the same time. The Hutcherson & Farmer dates looks very interesting. I’ve never heard of either one, but the big-band lineups look promising!

Who all is on it? When was it recorded/released? Can't find it at jazzdisco.org.

PM sent on the Fuller