Jim R

Right! Now, Jim, YOU stay here, and make sure HE doesn't leave...

Just got my disc in the mail. As usual, I’m going to type as I listen through for the first time... 1. Manteca.... but who is playing? I’m not too up on this style. I dig the use of the organ on this. Not sure if Dizzy recorded this with an organist or not... 2. Have you met miss Jones. Ah, this is bringing back memories of struggling to identify some of the pianists on Alexander’s test. This player has a very controlled and tasty sound. Very articulate, no wasted notes. I like this a lot. Kind of modern with the right hand and more traditional with the left 3. I own this. Uh-oh... The first thing that’s popping into my head is the Curtis Counce group with Harold Land. But now I'm hearing Brownie, so this wouldn't be the Counce group, but the Brown/Roach group. I guess the tune didn't strike me as being from that band. Cant quite place it yet... 4. Interesting. This sounds like vintage stuff, and I dig it... but the pianist’s style doesn’t sound very familiar to me. Ah... this is “Poinciana”. Took me a few choruses to recognize it in this style. I don’t own the original, and really don’t know Jamal’s playing all that well yet. Not sure if this could be him... 5. This is lovely. The piece sounds familiar, but not this specific recording. No doubt I’ll need to add this to the list of things to look for. Very tasteful soloing, nice lush arrangement, nice recording quality. 6. This could be the start of something quite large, written by the very funny man who once wrote: “Tall and thin and pale and sickly, the girls with emphysema go quickly”. This sounds very much like Oscar Peterson, whom I enjoy very very much in measured doses (just like Tatum). 7. Ah, that opening beat is so... 1966. That can be a bad thing for me, but not in this case, because the writing is good and the playing tasty and sincere. It reminds me a bit of the kind of instrumental pop that hasn’t aged very well, but this treatment is of very good quality, IMO. 8. Herbie Hancock tune. VERY famous tune. To not be able to name this tune would be a little embarassing... ... well, I’ll think of it soon... I don’t know this version, but it’s pretty nice. 9. Not my cup of tea, although I’ve heard much worse on these BF tests. Anyway, I just don’t care for that much dissonance (the soprano sax being the worst offender, in this case). 10. Sounds like a CTI kind of thing. Pretty nice, for a change of pace. I don’t know my flutes too well, nor do I recognize this tune. Pretty, though. Not sure I would buy it, but I appreciate it. 11. Don’t hate it, but don’t really like it. 12. I cover the waterfront. This is pleasant, but not terribly moving to my ears. The musicianship is very good all the way around, I guess there’s just no one aspect that really grabs me. 13. Right off the bat, I don’t care for the writing on this. My reaction is very similar to #’s 11 and 12. No matter how well executed the solos, there’s not enough “meat” for me in terms of melody and/or structure. 14. Here’s that rainy day, which has always worked very nicely as a bossa, IMO. My man Louis Stewart likes to do it that way too. I like the arrangement on this, and the sound is terrific. The lead player doesn’t exactly knock me out, but this is pretty short and sweet. 15. You gotta love it- is this our first BF track that’s a breakdown? The tune is “dark eyes”, I believe, but I can’t identify anybody so far... Okay, that’s enough for a start. Very enjoyable disc overall, Daniel. Thanks very much for putting this together. I’m looking forward to getting to the bottom of some of these...

All the best, Jeff. Thanks for contributing so much to making this a fun place!

Good Rockin' Ray, hope you had a groovy day. B)

I've got a '64 Twin that I've had since 1981. It had been messed with before I ever got it (master volume, different speakers, etc), and never has performed very well. It's been in mothballs for the most part ever since I got it (I've been using a 4X10 Bassman reissue for the last 12 years or so. I've been thinking about dumping the Twin for some time, and getting a second amp with one 15. So... this news is intriguing. How much does the new Fender weigh?

I've forgotten what other guitars you have, and I'm sure you're aware of this, but the thing that would be kind of "special" (and an important excuse to use in case of a challenge from a wife or a girlfriend ) is that the L-4 has a smaller (16 1/4 X 20 1/4) body than an L-7 or an L-5 (17 X 21); and also a shorter scale (24 3/4, instead of 25 1/2). Very comfortable measurements, IMO. The 24 3/4" scale is a delightful change of pace from the standard full-sized 25 1/2. I'm not sure about the attachment of a Johnny Smith pickup. You may have options, but I thought that pretty much all J.S. pickups were designed with a clamp that screws onto the end of the neck on both the treble and bass sides. Great sounding pickups, for sure. I've had some DeArmonds that sounded very good, and some that didn't. Overall, I think they're a pretty safe choice, from the top of the line 1100 (adjustable poles), to the rhythm chief, to the guitar mike. I might even go with the older type mount with the long bar that's attached with a clamp below the bridge. No drilling necessary that way. Let us know how it goes!

Oh, Joanie, I'm worried... why isn't Bob back yet with that wood?

Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but I just stumbled onto this site today (it has to be relatively new), and thought some of you might be interested in taking a look: Mosaic covers

Nutty. I used the exact same method, and now it works. Check out that Mosaic page! Jazztown / Mosaic covers

Seems to work the usual way for me. Strange. I just opened that DeFranco image in your post in its own window, and the url is the same as the one I attempted earlier today. Lemme try again... they have a page of Mosaic cover art, so I'll try the elusive Defranco image...

Does anybody know how to post images from here: Jazztown Is it possible? Even if I open the images in new windows before copying the url, I get a "Sorry, dynamic pages in the iMG tags are not allowed" when I attempt to post them here. The only other time I ran into this problem was when I once tried to post a thumbnail directly from a Google search result page.

LOVE IT !!! Me too !!! I'll have to check my (Manek Daver) DSM books, but I don't know if I've ever seen that one before...

With BLUE vinyl. B) and a little yellow vinyl

Whew... then I'm not losing it completely after all.

Now that is some skillful use of the english language. I've never seen an analysis of Raney's unique style phrased that way... and now I'm eager to go listen to some Raney with that in mind! Thanks Larry. BTW, I know that "the flag is up" comes from the ABC Paramount session with Brookmeyer, but I'm drawing a blank as to an early recording of "action". I know he recorded it with Doug much later on DUETS, but what early recording are you referring to?

AH, yes... of course. Feel free to slap me the next time I space out like that. Anybody check out that Rosolino link? A Japanese page I had never seen before... with at least a few covers that would qualify for this thread (he pointed out, lazily)... ... oh, what the hell. Just a few from that page...

The taken revenge itself with elegant jazzigem Easy Listening of large championship. You gotta love those online translations. Big Al and I used to translate things from english into german, and then back into english... add a little editing, and VIOLA ... BIG laffs. Well, sometimes. I'm kind of curious about the content of those two albums on the twofer. Time for a search...

Not sure I had that one... was it from this series?: I always dug that painting of Bird.

Okay, that's what I suspected, but I couldn't quite read the "Dee" on the image. Obviously, I never owned a Dee Gee LP. Never even came across any, that I recall. A quick Google refresher course reminds me that this was Dizzy's label (in partnership with Dave Usher? from Detroit?). My main question is, why doesn't this Rosolino LP show up in either of the jazz price guides that I use for reference purposes. It's an american label... this is a major artist... I don't get it. Also, what's the connection with Savoy (if any), where this material was reissued on that Swing Not Spring album?

wait wait wait wait wait- what label is that? A Burt Goldblatt cover...? At first I thought it might have been a rare Bethleham 10 inch... but no. Not in any guides under Rosolino... but a little online research reveals that this material was also released on Savoy: Sept. '52, w/ Barry Harris, Billy Christ (?), Stan Levey. Rubberneck Mean to Me Take Me Out To The Ball Game Sweet and Lovely Check this out, BTW: Rosolino collection

I had that one for awhile... never got into it too much. The JA LP Larry Kart describes sounds pretty interesting (the grass is always greener... ).

Choices, choices, choices...

THAT'S what I meant to say. Seriously, though, that's the essence of it for me, too. It's kind of fun to analyze it, but the bottom line is I just enjoy listening to it. The rhythms are invigorating and intoxicating, and the aforementioned melodic appeal is great- especially as you get farther into it and hear more and more familiar themes interpreted by various groups. Anyway, thanks for the nice words, Lon. Glad you mentioned Deodato. Besides all the arranging work he did for others, those Equipe albums by Os Catedraticos are pretty sweet (and the Ubatuqui 24 bit remasters sound pretty good to me).

Chris, Most of the brazilian recordings I own have come from Dusty Groove, which is the best place I've found in the U.S. for great service and pretty reasonable prices (most of the time) on the most obscure stuff. I've also gotten a lot from Tower and other local stores over the years; some from eBay; and some from fellow enthusiasts in the U.S. and Brazil.

And while we're on the subject (I seldom see JAZZ RECITAL, either)...