Jim R

I can't vote, because I have to admit that I haven't really heard much of Shaw's work as of yet... but I am a pretty big fan of Nancy Wilson (1960's Capitol era, that is). Hearing her in recent years has been painful, though (sorry to say). One Shaw album that I know I like is "Out Of Different Bags" (1967, Cadet), with Richard Evans arrangements, and Phil Upchurch sounding very very groovy. ==== edit: Oops, I didn't notice the "1968 on" part. Maybe I'll just leave quietly...

Well, now that I checked...

So far, the poll is at 50/50. Surprising, and somewhat fascinating (at least to my dull mind). I really didn't expect this... I figured there was an obvious answer, and I really started this just for fun. Jim, your comment/question about a vertical catalog # being questionable is causing me to doubt my initial instincts (although it was comforting to have people like Chuck and brownie seeing it my way...). Holy Ghost's observation is interesting also. I never had an original LP, and I can't remember which orientation was used on the reissue copy I had. Another aspect of this is the photo itself... I never thought it looked right to see Sonny "lying down". Still, I haven't been able to tell if he really was lying down or standing up when Frank (I assume) took the shot. At any rate, now I'm beginning to understand why that Google search brought up equal numbers of each...

I've also seen this variation, without the blue/purple border: Does that ring any bells, Chuck?

I just Googled for an image of "Sonny Rollins 1542" (Blue Note album), and what I saw reminded me of this age-old dilemma. Isn't it about time we made a choice? I mean, it's 200(and frigging)9 (I think... somebody go ahead and correct me if I'm off by a year). Shouldn't this be settled by now? Anyway, your vote counts (for what, I'm not sure), so jump right in. Choice 1: Vertical Choice 2: Horizontal (Disregard the fact that it doesn't show the original catalog # 1542) I'm going with vertical.

I remember seeing that L5 (single pickup custom model) that was owned by Wes on sale. I had required major restoration, having been in a fire. It may have still brought a six-figure price. Kenny Burrell's 1956 D'Angelico New Yorker was also sold by one of the big dealers (may have been Mandolin Brothers) about 15 years ago. The asking price at that time was $75,000. It was probably worth at least half that even if it hadn't been owned by Burrell. Around that same time, Johnny Smith's D'Angelico Special was purchased by a collector named Hank Risan, I believe somewhere in the $25,000 range, which was a bargain. Risan operates a "virtual guitar museum" online, here: Museum Of Musical Instruments Here's the page showing Smith's D'A: Johnny Smith D'Angelico Special Here is their page showing Barry Galbraith's Stromberg: 1950 Stromberg Master 400 One of Charlie Christian's Gibson ES-250's turned up a few years ago after being tracked down by a well-known guitar hound. Here's a page devoted to Al Caiola's 1939 Gibson L5, which he used to record the theme for tv's "Bonanza" Caiola L5

This is a tough one. It's not Tal... definitely a lesser-known player. I'm pretty sure I've seen photos (or youtube clips) that included this player, but it's tough to pin him down. My best guess right now is Perry Lopez. Here's a page with a photo of Lopez from roughly the same era: http://books.google.com/books?id=X9fxFuF7Q...t&resnum=21

Agreed, I just wish we hadn't made so many careless passes and allowed Spain to relentlessly attack us. When our young forwards (Altidore and Davies) weren't needlessly giving the ball away, our midfielders (especially Bradley and Clark) were putting two or three times the necessary weight on their through balls. I'm sure everyone on the squad was in a festive mood after that match, but if I were one of our defenders, I would have had a hard time resisting the urge to strangle somebody. Brazil certainly looked beatable yesterday vs S.A. Somehow I doubt they're going to look that way on Sunday. Anyway, I just hope the U.S. does better when it comes to possessing the ball, and that they continue to at least create some good chances from the run of play.

I'm not familiar with any version by them, but the three jazz guitarists that I recognize on that list are the aforementioned Malone, Larry Carlton, and the great Martin Taylor. The Carlton recording is listed as being from 1968... I think I never actually heard that album.

Sam Lazar Tom Hammond Bill Leslie

It's wonderful when a newbie arrives, makes three posts, all of which are snide, and accuses others of being snide. Oh, and it's cool when they recognize a "typical Organissimo thread". We can all learn a lot from these folks.

Bill, I understand your point in spirit, but in reality, I'm not sure you have any business questioning the validity of the comments made by those of us who have been listening to the station for many years. Personalities are part of the deal, part of the presentation, part of the experience. Just as with movie actors, or sports broadcasters, or food network chefs, people are sometimes going to have negative opinions about or reactions to people in the broadcasting industry. It's a subjective thing, and it doesn't necessarily have to come from a mean-spirited place... I'm not questioning the validity of anyone's comments. My point was that personality, passion and commitment from radio broadcasters are increasingly going the way of the dodo thanks to the LCD slant that is now the norm in this consultant-driven media world we live in. Like I said before, I understood the spirit of your point (the bold print was unnecessary, btw). If possible, try thinking about the way you stated it in your first post, and see if you can connect the dots. It might have been better if you had just stated your point without 1) announcing your apparent dissatisfaction with the choices made here by other posters (who unlike yourself have actually spent years listening to the station in question) who elected to talk more about some of the station's personalities than the content of the programming; and 2) decreeing that we should "just be grateful", etc. Your other point was fine, but my reaction to those two things (especially #1) was less than positive. I do see reasons to be grateful for the personalities, but I also see the discussions and criticisms of some of the personalities to be perfectly valid. By the way, the content of the programming is quite varied, as you might expect from a "24/7" jazz station in a major metropolitan area that's been on the air for 40+ years. When you start discussing the content of a station like this, you almost have to focus on discussing individual programs you may like or dislike, which leads to discussing individual hosts/personalities. On the other hand, some people may want to go directly to discussing the personalities, as they are a major part of the listening experience.

Bill, I understand your point in spirit, but in reality, I'm not sure you have any business questioning the validity of the comments made by those of us who have been listening to the station for many years. Personalities are part of the deal, part of the presentation, part of the experience. Just as with movie actors, or sports broadcasters, or food network chefs, people are sometimes going to have negative opinions about or reactions to people in the broadcasting industry. It's a subjective thing, and it doesn't necessarily have to come from a mean-spirited place. A few things I want to add... Alisa, not only do you seem (as I said previously) like a very nice and dedicated person, you certainly have class. Welcome to the board. The "Don't dis me if you don't know me" comment seems a little misguided to me (speaking for myself, I'm not sure that "knowing you" would change anything in terms of how I experience your programs). With the "too alpha" comment, I simply meant that for me, you come on a bit too strong much of the time. That seems to me to be your personality (hell, you have to be somewhat of an alpha in order to get to the position you're in), and I'm not asking you to change, I'm just saying that it doesn't always work for me. I fail to see how it's in any way "sexist". I have zero problem with females being hosts, in fact I never think about it. As I said, Jayne Sanchez' show is my favorite (by a pretty wide margin, I might add). I think that KCSM is often too much about the DJ's and not enough about the music (too much talking). Again, that's a subjective matter, but I was a long-time listener, and that's my opinion. There's no doubt that KCSM is a fine station, and I too want to see it survive and continue to educate, inspire and entertain as it has for so many years.

If this game had to come to an end (which it doesn't!), that's what I'd want to see as the final post.

I've been using Filemaker Pro since 1992, and it's a great program. Don't know if you can get it for free.

Renteria, Edgar Byers, Billy Sellers, Peter

I'm with BeBop. Alisa Clancy seems like a very nice person, and dedicated, but she has an almost obnoxious on-air personality. I think she tries too hard, tries to sound too hip, too funny, and when she does interviews, she's almost always too alpha, too presumptuous, too often trying to put words in people's mouths. Bottom line, though, (and this goes for Melanie Berzon as well) she has pretty weak taste and an odd sense of what belongs on a jazz show. Sonny Buxton's show is always excellent, although he too laughs at his own jokes a little too much. Keith Hines is good, Dick Conte is okay, Michael Berman has good taste and an even, low-key delivery that I like. I haven't really heard much of Parlocha or John Rogers since the KJAZ days. At any rate, my favorite show has always been Jane Sanchez hosting the Jazz Oasis. Uniformly fantastic show. Unfortunately, it's not often I'm listening to the radio at that time of the evening. Kathleen Lawton's blues show is pretty bad, imo. Too much "bad to the bone" style wannabe blues bands, not enough jazz or R&B-tinged classic stuff, rarely hips me to anything I've missed (or even reminds me of anything I've forgotten). Some of the blues shows on KKUP and KUSP make Kathleen Lawton look absolutely silly. I wonder if Tom Mazzolini is still doing his show on KPFA... haven't tuned him in for a long time. For the most part, I stopped listening to KCSM regularly about 8 to 10 years ago. It seemed like every time I turned it on during the day, they were playing some ultra-bland, zero personality female vocalist who had no business having a recording contract. I also OD'd on Chuy Varela, I think.

I have that on CD, and I completely forgot about that cover. At any rate, that's going to be hard to top.

Yeah, like on that Max Bennett Bethlehem LP cover.

Cool sofa/end table combo, but I'd say it's time for a new coffee table.

If you sat on it for too long wouldn't it leave lines on your butt? Hmm... good question. Ours has a cushion on it, but you rarely see them with cushions. They were also designed to be used as supports for cabinets with doors or drawers, but I have seen them from time to time in public buildings, with no cushions, so... I dunno. Anyway, aren't you glad you asked?