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This Southern U.S. boy doesn't have a lot to add to this conversation, but when I visited London for the first and only time about 15 years ago, my list of must-visit spots included Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London, Samuel Johnson's house in Gough Square, and Mole Jazz. I remember that I spent enough (over 100 pounds, I think) to get a discount.

Found in the $1.00 bin: Bob & Ray - Mary Backstayge, Noble Wife

I'll be spending a week in Copenhagen in late October. Jazz-wise, what should I do - clubs, record stores, etc.?

A cut-out copy of Sonny Rollins: The Freelance Years at a good price. I already had a couple of discs worth of this material, but I couldn't pass it up.

Happy birthday to one of the greats.

Loved reading this old thread. After an evening of listening to avant-garde, straight-ahead, and classic jazz, I was ready for something else, so right now I've got on Jazz in Jamaica (Treasure Island). Not jazz, really, but instrumental R & B, ska, and rock steady from 1960 to 1967. I love Jamaican music from this era and for about ten years afterwards. Later stuff doesn't speak to me as much, but that probably has to do more with my age than with the music itself. Jazz in Jamaica features Don Drummond, Roland Alphonso, Baba Brooks, and the rest of the Skatalites together and in various settings. Easy skankin'!

Chu Berry Danny Barker Lassie Okay, I guess this was "Name Two People and a Dog."

I think these contradictory impressions are the result of imposing labels that most New Orleans musicians don't recognize. Most of the guys (and girls) down there play any and all types of music, and don't really consider one particular style "their thing." In Samuel Charters' very flawed book Trumpet Around the Corner, he expresses confusion after seeing the great Johnny Vidacovich play avant-ish jazz one night and funk the next night. Charters asked JV what style was really "his" music, and it was obvious that Vidacovich considered the question irrelevent. His "thing" is to make whatever music he is playing at that moment live and breath. I doubt that Butler considers himself a jazz musician, a blues musician, an R & B musician, or a gospel musician. He's a musician. And I just remembered that I have heard Butler at Donna's - with the outstanding trumpeter Wendell Brunious. They played traditional jazz, modern jazz, and R & B - and smoked on all of it.

I almost saw Henry Butler perform. A few years ago I went to Bob French's regular Monday night gig at Donna's in N.O. Butler was supposed to be on piano, but didn't show, so Davell Crawford was recruited to fill in. On his radio show the next morning, French played "Why Do You Do Me Like You Do" and dedicated it to Henry.

Listened to side six of the Time-Life set tonight - the "might be Teschemacher" side. Pretty interesting. For what it's worth, my guesses on Tesch's presence on the three session included are no, yes, and no. The interesting question raised by these recordings is, "If it ain't Teschemacher, who is it?" The clarinet playing is interesting and Tesch-influenced on all these tracks. Wade Foster? Some gifted unknown?

Really, Paul? I also thought he was funny. But, dude - Goldie Hawn! In a bikini!

I don't want to derail this thread with the first response, but I just had to respond to this part.... Yes, I hear you. But one of the amazing things about jazz is number of interesting, odd little corners waiting to be discovered. There's always someone or some album that maybe I was slightly familiar with, but had never really explored - Baby Face Willette, the Original Memphis Five, Bobby Bradford with the SME, Les Hite's big band, etc., etc. These have been some discoveries for me in the past six months. There always seem to be more layers to the onion, and I'm enjoying discovering them.

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I go through short periods when I don't want to hear jazz at all, so I turn to blues, classical, rock, or something else. After a couple days I'm usually ready to swing again.

I felt like listening to Tesch tonight, so poked around the forums to see what there was on him - this seems to be the major thread. I've been a Teschemacher fan since early in my jazz listening "career." Years ago I picked up (and still have) the "Chicagoans" LP on MCA, and was struck with Tesch's playing. From the first notes, it was clear that he was one jazz's originals, and a real improviser. A couple of CDs on the Italian King Jazz label revealed more, but it was only with the Time-Life three-LP set that it became easy to follow the arc of his development. His recording career was only a little over two years long, but his playing matured noticeably during that period - his "late" solos are just as individual as his early playing, but they are less scattered and more to the point. It's both frustrating and mind-boggling to speculate on what he could have accomplished if he hadn't died so young. And I'll bet that after recording "Farewell Blues" and "Wabash Blues" with Ted Lewis, he went out and got really plastered.

Frank Teschemacher - Record two of the Time-Life "complete works" box.

Chick Corea/Gary Burton - Crystal Silence (ECM). I thought about the new Corea/Burton duet box for about a minute, then realized that I didn't really need more than this one. I like it just fine, but don't need the rest.

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No fun, but I'm really glad this was detected early. I'm not a praying man, but I'll be sending good thoughts your way and spinning some Coltrane for you. I just f---ing hate the big C. Kick its ass, man!

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Just picked this up - my favorite local CD store had this, out of print or not. I also like the originally issued session, particularly Hosea Taylor's rough, wild alto playing.

I was lucky enough to get my hands on an advance copy of the stereo box. I have to say that the mix is stunning - very clean and fresh, with a lovely fragrance. And no soapy film on my speakers, like previous issues have left.

Rosencrantz Guildenstern Jerry Garcia

Dude, I'm a saint, not a god.

I'll tell my wife you said so. I'm sure that she'll be highly impressed.