Jim R

I'll keep my eyes open. In case you'll be doing any eBay searching (or for that matter, any kind of searching where OOP items can be had), I would urge you to be on the lookout for those Japanese issues I mentioned above- especially "Jazzical Moods". It's unbelievably cool. B)

For some time, I've been meaning to track down more of Parlan's work (especially as a leader) on Steeplechase, as well as a few other labels such as Enja, Soul Note, and Storyville. I tried a search here for discussions about this, but only came up with two threads- one about his Blue Note recordings, and one about the Mosaic issue of same. So, I'd like to hear some comments about Parlan's work for other labels, from the 70's forward. I have the following by Horace as a leader: ARRIVAL (with Idrees Sulieman-trumpet, flugelhorn, Bent Jaedig-tenor, Hugo Rasmussen-bass, Ed Thigpen-drums) NO BLUES (with N.H.O.P.-bass, Tony Inzalaco-drums) HI FLY (with Doug Raney-guitar, Wilbur Little-bass) All are outstanding, with NO BLUES being my current favorite. It dates from 1975, and everyone seems to be at the peak of their powers. Great playing by all, and excellent sound. Parlan sounds so comfortable with whatever material he selects, and this one has a nice overall balance of intensity, relaxed swing, and utter loveliness. On top of that, N.H.O.P. always grabs me, perhaps more than any other bassist of that era. I'm especially interested in hearing more p/b/d trios, as well as piano solos. Anybody out there have some of his other titles?

The classic Reid Miles era was certainly the primary inspiration for these books to begin with, but IMO, there is much to like about the designs of a lot of those ten inchers. Oh well, at least we have this: Vintage Vanguard Where we can view things like this:

The original Volume 1 includes about 230 covers, plus a few pages of rear covers, Wolff photos, and Downbeat ads (many of these are also in the 7 X 7 book). It's stated in Volume 2 that there are "over 200 more" cover images within that volume. (BTW, it includes a lot of covers from the 1500 and early 4000 series, in addition to the later U.S. and Japanese covers). The 7 X 7 book states that it contains "nearly 400" covers. So, doing a little rough math, I would say that there are probably some 30-40 covers not included in the 7 X 7. BTW, the thing that always disappointed me was the absence of images from the 10" LP era. There must be some reason why nobody decided to do a comprehensive BN collection... I'm just not sure what the actual reason is.

$75! Wow- was that on eBay, or at a bookstore, or...? A few other 12 X 12's that haven't been mentioned: "New York Hot" (east coast labels) and two published in Japan: "Jazz West Coast" (Pacific Jazz / William Claxton photos) "Jazzical Moods" (artistic collection encompassing many labels, and possibly my favorite) There were also two nice books of David Stone Martin's work, compiled by Manek Daver: "Jazz Graphics" and "Jazz Album Covers: The Rare and the Beautiful" Another fun book to watch for is "In The Groove" by Eric Kohler (goes back to the 78 era, and includes sections on great cover artists like DSM, Alex Steinweiss, Jim Flora, Burt Goldblatt, Reid Miles and others). There was also an expensive book from Italy, which was associated with an art exhibition, I believe. I saw it once on eBay, but it was WAY expensive. The title is escaping me...

Mike, thanks for the information. I wonder if Evans could have dedicated the song to two little Debbys (either that or Lowe was telling a little white lie). Trivial, but interesting... "Very Early"... nice one. Alexander, I love the Hartman version as well. Thanks for sharing that story about your daughter. Sweet indeed.

A quick Google search provided this: Red Young

Dan, I believe it's "Rusch". Congrats again. Hopefully we can start discussing certain aspects of Eddie's history around here before TOO long... (still keeping my vow of silence)

There's really a lot to explore here. The "home" site is that of guitarist Andre Condouant (born in the French West Indies, based in Paris since the 50's). He has worked with many artists in europe, and created webpages for several greats, including Leo Wright, Pony Poindexter, Carmell Jones, and Lou Bennett. And I agree- these pages are extremely well done.

I just stumbled onto this tonight. Some of you may have seen it before, but if not, you should check it out (dig the great cover/liner/label scans on the discography pages!). There are a few other artists linked as well (Pony Poindexter, Lou Bennett...). Carmell Jones pages

A few more... still the tip of the iceberg: Benny Golson - New York Scene; The Modern Touch Gil Evans & Ten Art Farmer - Early Art; Portrait of Art Farmer Dexter Gordon - The Tower of Power; The Jumpin' Blues Gigi Gryce & Jazz Lab Quintet Wynton Kelly - Kelly Blue Barney Kessel - Kessel Plays Standards Hampton Hawes - For Real Jimmy Heath - The Thumper Lee Morgan - Take Twelve Blue Mitchell - Blue Soul

I have a videotape of Mundell Lowe playing a televised concert in Ireland in 1987. He introduces "Waltz For Debby" as a piece written by Evans for his (Lowe's) daughter...

You guys should have seen her... the most gorgeous fur you have EVER seen. She just sauntered over, smelled my crotch, licked my nose, picked up the seal I was eating, and walked away... and out of my life- forever...

Look, Sergeant... he INSISTS that he's James Bond. He says the shorts, the bare feet, the short stature, and the "me no speak english" are just part of his disguise... and that's actually a helicopter.

Agent 85? It's the chief. So, have you spotted our man yet? Don't answer that- I want you to remain quiet and inconspicuous. Don't say or do ANYthing that would draw attention to yourself...

I'm glad to hear that, Mark. Like I said above, that was the most important thing (to me) about sending out those discs. PLEASE feel free to ask me anything about any of the music I included (that goes for everybody who received my disc), if you're so inclined. BTW, do NOT pass up the opportunity to listen to Jim's selections!! (What are you, crazy?) It'll be a learning experience, and besides... it's FREE TUNES!! Seriously, we're ALL going to get our asses kicked on this one, so you might as well give it a shot.

"Charles, are you listening to me? Now, I know you're going to be on this business trip for seven days, so I packed you nine pairs of underwear, and your dark blue socks- you DID bring your blue suit, didn't you? I hope you didn't bring your gray suit this time- it always wrinkles so badly, and I KNOW you never use the iron that I put in your suitcase, and I'd hate to have people think you don't know how to match your clothes, and- did you bring your floss? I got you the mint flavor. Now, don't forget to keep the phone on through the night- you can sleep on your right side, or on your back. Oh, if only you'd married that nice girl you met two summers ago, then your father and I wouldn't have to do everything for you! Now, be sure to eat that dried fruit, and..."

Okay, here's another one: Awww, shoot! Frank, go get the dynamite again... and just one stick this time!

Or... My other car is a '77 Chevy Vega. Or... Honk if you anything about me!

From the horse: "George, I'm TELLIN' you man, what they're staring at is your dumb outfit"

This game has already been done here on the board, but I wonder why we don't do it more often. The "Silly Album Covers" thread was a great example, but with all those photos on one thread, it took about a year for each page to load on my system. Anyway, let's see what we can come up with for this: From the horse: "I know, I know, make a right at the light. Jesus- it's 2003! Why can't you get an engine for that thing?" From the man: "Yessir, everything I own I got from dumpster-diving... even the HORSE!"

Umm i was one of those - SORRY. I have listened a few times & didnt have a clue who anybody was on the tracks & felt a bit of a fool. I will play it a few more times over the weekend & post what i think if its not too late. Gary (and to the others who responded to my comment re. participation), Forgive me if I gave the wrong impression. I really wasn't meaning to "scold" or solicit apologies. I posted that comment in the context of Jim's idea about sending out two discs, and was just stating some facts for everyone to consider. In other words, to me it didn't seem to matter how many tracks (or how many discs) are included in the test, because everyone on the receiving end goes about the process differently. Some guess at every track, some are selective, some just enjoy (I hope) the music and don't post anything. To some degree, it's been that way with every test so far. I'll admit that I found the level of non-participation on my test a bit disappointing (I think that's only natural), but I knew ahead of time that this could happen. Bottom line- I spread some music around that I hoped people would enjoy. ... and no, I don't think it's too late to post your thoughts about BF test #3. The post-revelation discussion phase was all too brief anyway, from my perspective (of course, from my perspective I wish it could have gone on until January ).

Looks like this has turned into an official sign-up thread...

I hope Rooster won't mind my posting this- just wanted to illustrate what I was talking about: ======= Oops. Looks like I can't (or don't know how to) do this...

Hey Rooster- I was just over at AAJ, and was flabbergasted when I saw your avatar (for those who haven't seen it, it's like a "slide show" of nine different Andrew Hill covers). Is the AAJ avatar technology that much different from over here? I don't recall ever seeing you do a slide show like that over here. What's up widdat? These original animations are "the cat's meow" (ouch... sorry about that), but a slide show of different LP covers would be almost as cool, IMO (or at least a nice change of pace option)... BTW, I have to admit- I'm still in love with the guitar in my avatar (long story), and it may take me awhile yet to dump it. B)