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jealous , I've I think, 3 or 4 of these and they're just as good as you say. Is this an album of 78s or individual releases ? They're all single releases - it just amused me to refer to them that way. It took me about a year and a half to track down the entire series, but I didn't pay much for any of them.

I've a few of these , the pressings seems fine but the sound has been EQ'd to death. That's what I meant, despite my imprecise language.

The internet has returned to my house after two days away! Don Redman/Claude Hopkins/Benny (not Bennie) Carter - Big Bands Uptown (MCA). Great music on one of those awful Jazz Heritage Series pressings. I've had this since back in the day.

The Complete Jamboree Recordings of Don Byas - six 78s (Jamboree 900-905). Fabulous swing-to-bop jazz.

Dial, for a lot of reasons. But... In spite of some of the sometimes unsatisfying and unsuitable settings Bird found himself put into at Mercury/Clef/Verve, the cream of those recordings represents some of his best playing. On several of these sessions, he achieves a nearly transcendent balance of relaxation and drive, rhythm mastery and melodic ideas, surprise and resolution. The Dials and Savoys are fresher and more exciting. But I've always been amazed at the level of musical poise Bird showed in the Verve recordings, as his life spun more and more out of control.

Happy birthday, Paul! I hope it's a great one.

I've told this story before in another thread, but it fits here: My late mother liked music (she introduced me to Claude Thornhill's band), but was by no means a musician or an expert. When I was about 16, getting into jazz, I bought a copy of Bird and Diz. I was sitting in the living room listening to it when my mom walked through carrying a basket of laundry. She stopped, listened for about 20 seconds, and said, "That drummer doesn't really fit in with the rest of them, does he?"

Karl Berger/Dave Friedman/Tom van der Geld/Wolfgang Lackerschmid - Vibes Summit (MPS)

The Complete Helen Merrill on Mercury - Dream of You, programmed in original order from discs 2 & 3. While listening, I'm shaking my fist at Larry Kart.

All the cool kids are doing it: Julius Hemphill - Dogon A.D. (Arista Freedom). As everyone knows, amazing music. My Arista reissue is neither as cool as the Mbari original or (by all reports) as great-sounding as the new I.P. CD. But, hey - it took me a long time to find an afordable near-mint copy, and I'm kind of fond of it.

The back has two Warne Marshes.

Lee Konitz Meets Warne Marsh Again (Pausa)

Rev. Johnny L. "Hurricane" Jones of Second Mount Olive Baptist Church in south Atlanta, on WYZE, Atlanta's Gospel Voice.

Happy birthday, homeboy.

This post made me sad. Hearing music the way it's supposed to sound probably does seem quaint or ridiculous to a lot of folks now, especially younger people. My 25-ish nephew, who definitely likes music, visited me about a month ago, and I don't think he had heard any music on anything except computer speakers or iPod earbuds for years, if ever. I can beat David in the "sad" department. I haven't had an actual stereo system with speakers in 10, probably 15 years. CDs get listened to on the computer or portable CD players. I do have a turntable, but it is only used for digitizing LPs. I've never once heard an LP on it properly, i.e. through a stereo system. I'm sort of looking to change this, but with small children and a likely in-town move next year, it will probably be two more years at least before I can do anything about it. I recommend becoming a 78 collector like me. It's by far the most convenient and practical way to listen to music. And a 78 collection hardly takes up any space.....

Ending my day with acoustic classical music (all 1920 or earlier) on 12" Victor and Columbia 78s: Cortot playing Chopin and Liszt, Rachmaninoff playing Rachmaninoff, Kreisler playing Handel, Casals playing Couperin, Schumann and Elgar, and: Sousa's Band and Vessella's Italian Band playing Gottschalk on opposite sides of a Victor 78. All beautiful stuff.

Some music which, based on another thread, Chick Corea has probably repudiated: Circle - Paris Concert (ECM)

This post made me sad. Hearing music the way it's supposed to sound probably does seem quaint or ridiculous to a lot of folks now, especially younger people. My 25-ish nephew, who definitely likes music, visited me about a month ago, and I don't think he had heard any music on anything except computer speakers or iPod earbuds for years, if ever. And lest I appear to be a total dinosaur - I love my iPod (although I invested in better earbuds) and I download music - but only when it's something I can't get any other way. But whenever I can, I listen parked between those Tannoy speakers.

Along with Dream of You, A Shade of Difference is the Helen Merrill album I'd take to a desert island - and that's saying something, because several of her others have Steve Lacy on them.

Before bed, some 45 RPM singles and EPs: Shorty Rogers and His Giants - The Goof and I/My Little Suede Shoes/Joycycle/The Lady is a Tramp (RCA Victor). The complete September 19, 1954 session, with Jimmy Giuffre, Pete Jolly, Curtis Counce and Shelly Manne. Papa Bue's Viking Jazz Band - Schlafe Mein Prinzchen/Wieganlied (Storyville). Mozart and Brahms by the Great Danes. Papa Bue's Viking Jazz Band - On a Little Bamboo Bridge/Lazy River (Storyville). I really like the clarinet of Jorgen Svare on this and the last one. George Lewis and Papa Bue's Viking Jazz Band - Silver Threads Among the Gold/Isle of Capri/The Old Spinning Wheel/If I Ever Cease to Love (Storyville). I really enjoyed all these Viking Jazz Band records - RIP, Papa Bue. Benny Carter - Lullaby in Blue/Cruisin' (RCA Victor). From a 1952 session; Ernie Royal and Milt Bernhardt are the other soloists. Chico Hamilton - Cawn Pawn/Truth/Opening/Lady "E" (Sesac). Some great early Eric Dolphy here. Dr. Feelgood and the Interns (Piano Red) - Right String But Wrong Yo-Yo/What's Up, Doc (Okeh). Some fabulous Atlanta R & B to end the evening with. The amazing Beverly "Guitar" Watkins is on this one; 50 years later, she's still playing around Atlanta.

Richard "Groove" Holmes - Soul Message (Prestige mono blue label)

In a minor kind of way, I count myself a fan of Papa Bue and the Viking Jazz Band. When I was in Copenhagen a couple of years ago, I picked up a handful of Storyville EPs by the Vikings, including one with George Lewis on clarinet. I first became aware of Papa Bue when I picked up this CD years ago; it features four trad bands (two from New Orleans and two from Europe) recorded at the 1969 New Orleans Jazz Festival. The Vikings have two tracks, and they're really nice; Papa Bue chose a couple of tunes you don't hear very often ("Doin' the Voom Voom" and "Kinklets").

Thanks for an interesting and enjoyable BFT - there are a couple of these that I want to pick up.

I know you've all been waiting with bated breath on the results of my listening. I'm happy to report that all of the titles from this album which I also have on 78 are different takes. Jeffery is happy, and is burning a CD with all of it.

Andre Hodeir - Jazz et Jazz (Philips mono). I knew I was going to have to play some Hodeir tonight, and I picked this one. I had forgotten how brilliant this album is - serious music that makes me laugh out loud. I have a score of "Osymetrios," published by MJQ Music, and the recording is even more amazing when following along with the page.