Jim R

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)

Six tracks (sonny's blues,old folks,lax,yesterdays,what's new,four) were released under Sonny Stitt's name on the Jazz Time label. I'm not sure whether the CD is currently in print or not. The title is "Sonny's Blues" (catalog # 8158). I'd try a Google search- you may turn up a copy someplace, even if it's OOP.

I see what Dan is saying, but I also think we're all flexible enough to let the test leaders make these sorts of decisions and do their thing. BTW, no matter how much music is included, some people will have guesses for all (or at least most) of the tracks; some will pick out certain tracks to guess at; and some (for example, 13 out of 34 people who received my disc) will not participate.

According to AMG, he also appears on: Roy Brown Hard Luck and Good Rocking 1947... (2002) Trumpet Roy Brown 1950-1951 (2002) Trumpet, Vocals, Accompaniment Yusef Lateef Cry!/Tender (1957) Flugelhorn Yusef Lateef Gong (1957) Flugelhorn, Balloon Yusef Lateef Quintet Other Sounds (1957) Flugelhorn Yusef Lateef Yusef Lateef Plays for Lovers (1957) Flugelhorn, Balloon Yusef Lateef Prayer to the East (1957) Trumpet, French Horn Yusef Lateef Sounds of Yusef (1957) Flugelhorn, Balloon Yusef Lateef Expressions (1969) Flugelhorn Yusef Lateef Last Savoy Sessions (2000) Flugelhorn, Liner Notes Frank Wess Jazz Is Busting out All over (1957) Flugelhorn

I don't know of a formal discography online. AMG confuses things a bit with reissues and compilations. Here's a selected list from my database: John Coltrane / Wilbur Harden 1958-03-13 "Mainstream 1958" (Savoy 12127) Wilbur Harden 1958-05-13;06-24 "Tanganyika Strut" (Savoy 12136) Wilbur Harden 1958-06-24 "Jazz Way Out" (Savoy 12131) John Coltrane 1958-07-11 "Bahia" (Prestige 7353) (ojc 415) John Coltrane 1958-07-11;12-26 "Stardust" (Prestige 7268) (ojc 920) Wilbur Harden 1958-09-23 "The King And I" (Savoy 13002) Curtis Fuller 1960-06-06, 07 "Images Of Curtis Fuller" (Savoy 12164)

I've mentioned him here and on other boards, often in direct reference to that KING & I quartet album on Savoy with Tommy Flanagan. It's a treasure, IMO. He was also part of Coltrane's BAHIA and STARDUST albums, on Prestige. Too bad he didn't record more...

John, thank you for offering those links to the enlarged versions. Really a lot of fun to see them enlarged as well as avatar sized. Keep up the good work! You could probably make a subscription service out of this! "Yes, I would like to order a Jimmy Smith avatar. His "At the organ" LP's, BN 1551 and 1552, flashing back and forth between them, with Jimmy's hands flying over the keyboard. I'll be using my Visa card..."

Glad to hear that, Ray. Once again, for those who may be interested in checking Eddie out further: Eddie Higgins thread A link is provided to Bill Gallagher's execellent online discography. The CD of duets with Don Wilner is (was?) only available through Eddie, but his work for Sunnyside and Venus is out there. Some of those are also available through Eddie, and if he doesn't have the Venus titles, they can be had through Cadence (much cheaper than ordering from Japan).

Duduka also appears on: Antonio Carlos Jobim- Antonio Brasileiro JOBIM- Sony Gerry Mulligan- Paraiso- Telarc Joyce- Language & Love- Verve

I am in AW (as in: "Aw, I wish I could do that"). Seriously, these are fantastic. Any way of enlarging them? Greedy request, I know...

OUTSTANDING! I'd like to see the whole bunch- maybe you could start an "Animated BN covers" thread. (?)

Love that avatar, couw. Very reminiscent of the BN screen saver.

Marcus, More details about Louis Stewart's work can be found in a recent thread here, started by Bev Stapleton a few days ago. ========= Mike, I just took a look at the booklet (primarily in Japanese) for the Hawes disc, and I see no mention of Schlitten. No formal credit (in english) is given to the producer. "Respects" are given to Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer, but the word "producer" is nowhere in the credits... As was mentioned above, Jim Sangrey is going to be leading test #4...

Some months ago, I caught some sort of pop/jazz concert/gala on PBS. Just stumbled onto it, watched a few minutes, and surfed on to something else (which is why I don't recall what it was). The part I saw was the tail end of a Krall trio performance, which was okay... one of those Nat Cole tunes she does which make you want to hear Nat instead; which was followed by Natalie Cole walking out and doing a number with the trio. I think it was "Route 66". Natalie and Diana traded off on the vocals, and I found it very interesting that Diana came very close to rolling over and playing dead. I mean, it was obvious that she was singing the tune in as MUNDANE a fashion as possible, with absolutely no attempt to reach even her own level of flair. Natalie sang very well, perhaps better than I've ever heard from her. Krall was obviously letting Cole have the spotlight, which I thought was cool, but I think she almost went overboard in terms of making herself sound bad.

Thanks for clarifying, Hans. That must be the one I'd heard about. Kevin Bresnahan had it, as I recall, and I thought he referred to it as a TOCJ (which it almost was, technically speaking). Anyway, I used to buy those CJ's at one of the local Tower stores. That series was not often in stock, and when they were, you had to grab them quickly because you wouldn't likely see another copy.