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Now that's one I'd consider for "greatest ever" status! Do we have a dedicated thread for it here? ← Yes and yes!!! Although to be honest, I've never cared for CYE. A little Larry goes a long way with me. Arrested Development, OTOH, is (besides "Scrubs") my favorite show not on TV right now. Thank God for the DVDs, since Fox keeps moving it around and I never get a chance to watch it.

Meanwhile, Joey continues to be shown and renewed.....

How about all the great work Ben did with Johnny Hodges? That alone is worth the price of the Hodges Mosaic! I’m listening to the session they did with Herb Ellis and Lou Levy. Who knew these two could be so West Coast! Very cool, indeed! Or how about his stomping and shouting on the Norman Granz Jam Sessions? I love “Meets Oscar Peterson” and “Soulville,” as it’s probably my favorite work of OP. He and Ben sure locked! But then, “And Associates” is my favorite Ben record, just because he swaggers and struts among some big names (Hawk, Eldridge, Papa Jo). Plus, I’ve always enjoyed Jimmy Jones playing on this session. Very understated, yet incredibly swinging! Ben Webster is my favorite tenor player, period! :tup :tup

I saw the rerun a couple of weeks ago, and FWIW the track that was played was “Bye Bye Blackbird.”

With any luck, the judge will say the same thing before throwing the case out.

I also joined a couple of days ago, and was able to get some Fantasy sacd hybreds at 5.99, which is at least 75% off regular price. I hope this all lasts for a long time. ← Good luck in getting them. I placed an order for some a couple months ago, and they were both cancelled.

You'll like that Tjader. That one's an underrated gem!

J&R seems to be having some sort of Blue Note/Capitol sale right now for the same price.

Looks like it's going to be the only RVG from that batch, too. Oooooh, but you can now get Bernadette Peters Sings Sondheim! Wow!

Credit for that must go to rostasi, who sent it to me. [Edited to be consistent with the Aggie's post! ]

Have y'all seen the five-star review by the ultra-conservative at Amazon? It's quite hilarious. It convinced me to get the disc, Icantellyouthat!

I’ve been reading this thread and listening to this album, and I’ve come to the conclusion that I’ve got the tinnest ears in jazz history. This album just doesn’t do anything for me. Don’t get me wrong, I agree that this album deserves its status as one of the great jazz albums. But another Kind of Blue? I’m sorry, I just don’t hear it. To these ears, this album sounds like a way-above-average Blue Note date. Also, I like the arrangements of the themes. The solos? Well..... Freddie is his usual inspired self. He had so much fire during this time that even if he tried to sound uninspired, he’d still be eons ahead of your run-of-the-mill trumpeters. Eric Dolphy..... look, I just don’t get him, I’m not sure I’m supposed to get him. I know people like his jarring solos. I don’t. Now, his flute solo on “Stolen Moments” is quite nice. Otherwise, his alto sax is speaking a language my tin ears don’t register. My own hangup, to be sure. Bill Evans seems to be going out of his way to NOT sound like Bill Evans. That’s probably a good thing. Somebody made a good comment about Bill playing differently for this session than he did for KOB because the settings were different. I totally agree. Oliver Nelson? Well, I don’t know much about his soloing, but his playing on alto seems also to be quite jarring. That’s probably the point, and my tone-deafness does is no excuse for me not to hear what he’s saying. I don’t know. I’ve listened to this album off and on for years, hoping that whatever it is that hits you guys would hit me. It hasn’t happened. Not sure if it’s ever going to. But then, what do I know? For the longest time, I couldn’t stand Joe Henderson, either.

Oh, I never really go away. I appreciate the concern from you guys, Lon especially for starting this thread. This means a lot. But what’s up with insulting a man’s wife, when he’s not here to defend her? And even if he was, what kind of crap is that? See, it’s that kind of anger that makes me not want to hang around here much. Plus the fact that I haven’t purchased the new Organissimo CD makes me something of a freeloader, and it’s wrong for me to come here without paying my dues, dig? Especially since I’m the one who’s supposed to always be making such a big deal about the greeeeeaze. But the simple fact is, staying away from here has allowed me to stay more focused on things in my everyday world: my family, my job, my life. This place should be nothing more than a pleasant distraction, and I’ve been letting it permeate my everyday life to the point where this place is an obsession. In other words, a lot of my life was being predicated on the thoughts and opinions of the people here; people that, for the most part, I’ve never met in person or had any kind of regular ongoing communication (f’rinstance, I consider Jim R one of my closest friends, despite the fact we’ve never met. But we’ve been e-mailing each since the time of the first days of Jazz Corner). That needed to change, and for the most part it has. But as anyone who’s been paying attention will tell you, I’m still pretty much a full-time lurker (i.e. freeloader). So, no, I’m not gone, I’m not going anywhere, just laying low for a while.

Only have the few Messenger albums: Moanin’ Ugetsu Free for All Indestructible The self-titled Impulse! Album My dad’s LP of Mosaic (will that EVER receive the RVG treatment?) Most of the Blakey I have is with him as a sideman, which is how I prefer him to begin with.

Mine's here. Thanks Bill!

Wow, 3 of 4 from the Sox. Who'da thunk? Not me, Icantellyouthat!

He was good! But I wonder what Buerhle thought of McCarthy? Obviously, we must've switched off the lights for the rookie!

What’s up with Mark Buehrle? Has this guy been taking paranoia lessons from the last great Whiet Sox wack-job, Jack McDowell? Accusing the Rangers of stealing signals from center-field, using that as the excuse as to why he got hammered Monday night, as well as why they have a better average at home than on the road (yeah, like THAT never happens to a team). What an idiot. I guess he hasn’t noticed that a) his team has the best record in baseball right now and b) the Rangers’ overall record (and their third-place standing) shows that, even if they were getting signals, they don’t know much what to do with them; has he not seen the Rangers average with runners in scoring position? Pitiful. I like what Ozzie said about the little twerp: “They didn’t need no signals; everything he threw was right down the middle.” What a jerk. Is he always like this when he loses?

Maybe you order too many box sets during their best promotions? Got this one today for 60% off no shipping 48 Hour sale, August 29-30: A5DS2 ← Wow, 60% off! Best I've seen is 2/3 off w/free shipping. But I'll use this 60% off and get the Ryan Adams COLD ROSES 2-CD $19 list set. Thanks ← Wow! I don't think I've ever seen 2/3-off AND free shipping! What a deal that would be!

Maybe you order too many box sets during their best promotions? Got this one today for 60% off no shipping 48 Hour sale, August 29-30: A5DS2 ← Thanks! Box sets haven't been a problem. Heck, I've been with them for about five years now, and I still only get the 50% off coupons!

GO MARINERS!!!!

Then again, I guess it depends on where you are: I’m planning on being in Orlando either this week or next. All the Borders stores around that area have the titles I was looking for. I think we’re going to eventually see the CD section pared down to nothing but “new releases” of pop, rap, & country. Only that which is guaranteed to sell. (The only holdover from the jazz section, Kenny G, will be moved to the “pop” section) Remember the hoopla over the Rolling Stones SACDs? A recent trip to Best Buy shows that they only have a few of those remaining. But plenty of those “40 Licks” comps.

How could I have missed that?

FWIW, another 50%-off sale is on, and if anyone has the code for 60%-off, I'd be much obliged. Wonder why those cheapskates don't ever send the 60% sale to me?

Alright, there needs to be a rule change: fuck this "blown save" shit, if a reliever gives up the lead, whether it be a tying run or a go-ahead run, if that lead holds up, then the pitcher who gave up that lead gets the "L." By the same token, if a reliever comes in, and his team is down by two runs, but then HE gives up, say, FIVE runs, then his team scores three runs, then the pitcher who gave up those FIVE runs would be tagged with the "L." There is no sane reason in the world why fucking Francisco Cordero should not be shouldered with the "L" after today's fiasco. If he'd have done his job, Shouse wouldn't've had to come in, and he wouldn't have yet another of Choke-Co's messes to mop up. Fair? Maybe not, but sure as hell better than the current system. That way, Cordero's lousy pitching would be out there for future teams to see: he'd have many more well-earned L's in his record!