Son-of-a-Weizen

Chick Corea 'Circulus'

I'd be happy to have you ditch the USPS in favor of my own little private delivery service. My uniformed couriers are swift & easy to spot....they'll handle those JRVGs with utmost care. .03L tips appreciated.

Yes, I did just that after discovering -- several times over -- that Airborne folks seem to have an aversion to gently placing a box on the front steps.

The Mobley vinyl set..think it was in '98. I was going to be stuck at 50,000 feet when the bidding ended on eBay and I asked my wife to take charge and get it. She did.......a frightful bidding war...........it was ugly..........there were corpses all over the place......PBS is scheduled to air a 3-part mini-series about it.

Turns out this reviewer was at the same show. Guess I'd never make it as a reviewer 'cause lines like "carefully modulated emotional arc" just don't roll off that 'ol tongue of mine. The Washington Post Monday Jan. 24, 2005 Curtis Fuller Sextet Drummer Jimmy Cobb, a Washington native whose extraordinary résumé includes a landmark alliance with trumpeter Miles Davis in the late '50s, received a horn-powered 76th birthday salute from his band mates when he stepped onstage at Blues Alley on Friday night. But soon Cobb was back at work, balancing hard bop propulsion and finesse for the latest edition of the Curtis Fuller Sextet. The lighthearted bandleader and trombonist, who turned 70 last month, reminisced throughout the opening set and frequently alluded to some of his former employers (Art Blakey and Count Basie) and associates (Freddie Hubbard and Milt Jackson). Basie's legacy was celebrated with an effortlessly swinging version of "Good Bait," crisply driven by Cobb's ride cymbal and neatly punctuated by pianist John Hicks. Hubbard's "Up Jumped Spring," proved as buoyant as its title suggests -- a jazz waltz vibrantly colored by Fuller's trombone, Javon Jackson's tenor sax and Donvante McCoy's trumpet. The arrangements were often dotted with solos that contrasted Fuller's slippery phrasing with Jackson's imposing tone and McCoy's darting melodicism. Two of the highlights, however, were designed as showcases for members of the ensemble. Playing in a quartet setting, Jackson turned "Body and Soul" into a carefully modulated emotional arc, the tension slowly building and tapering off. Then Hicks, during a solo interlude, saluted Billy Strayhorn with a lovely and impressionistic medley of "Chelsea Bridge" and "Star-Crossed Lovers." McCoy and bassist Corcoran Holt, the youngsters in the band, were generously featured as well, and their input frequently jacked up the energy level and brought a big smile to Fuller's still youthful face. -- Mike Joyce

Sounds familiar as well. He had a whole lotta 'Quinxs' & 'Qcunzs' goin' on.

You're not talking about 'Quinx ( the Ripper's Tale)' by L. Durrell are you? pub. mid-80's or so?

Reading this post of yours makes me wonder about the "He?" in your second post in this thread. It's illogical.

Did Carson say 'Hey Muttonhead! Spread Out!' ?

nice art too....

Yeah, that Hope 'New Faces-New Sounds' JRVG sounds pretty sweet. I think they should put out a 'New Faces-New Sounds' theme two-fer Conn w/the Elmo Hope Trio, Jutta Hipp Quintet and Wynton Kelly. I believe they'd all fit on there nicely. The only other 'New Faces..' Conn one was the Drew & McGhee, right?

Kevin, What about that Land 'Take Aim'? The playing is nice...but we've all been listening to an incredibly thin sounding vinyl burn that might not exactly get eyeryone's juices flowing. Clearly the sound quality would be enhanced by an order of magnitude once they flipped into re-master mode. They sure worked the magic on 'The Flip'...and that was thin sounding as it gets imo. Time for Cuscuna to free Amos Trice!!

Re: the two Zoot Fontana Lps. Last year I saw an old beater copy of the 'Live at Ronnie Scotts' LP at the DC Public Library but didn't jot down the track titles. 'Cookin' has been reissued...did they tack on tracks from 'Live at Ronnie Scotts' to that reissue....or are they in fact one in the same LP? Anyone?

Oh that 'ol 'tuck' rule still got ya hot under the collar?

And a 'bird' from FL if memory serves?

..and a 3rd.

What time do you usually step outside to walk the dog? Half-time?

Sissy teams with domes usually get pasted (what, St. Louis & Atl each got in once?). Vikings got a dome and haven't been in since. Tear that thing down!!

The Ellis PJ.

Pats. We've got Dillon this time 'round.

<<How about the Kenny Cox 2fer?>> Bravo! <<Frank Foster's Manhattan Fever>>> Yucko!

Actually, I'm a stupid idiot......stumbled mightily around July 4th.

Excellent suggestion...perhaps a little SOS call to Stefan Wood is in order. Why waste time prowling the bins for that millionth piece of scratchy vinyl when he could ski over here w/a fresh pack, right?

Stuck w/rear wheel drive at the top of this blasted hill w/but a six of Heineken, 1 bottle of Weizen Dark and 6 Camels. WHAT THE HELL AM I GOING TO DO????!!!!!!!

Saw them here at Blues Alley last night...great show! I'm glad that I headed out to catch them last night because with all this snow falling, it'll be next to impossible to get around tonite. Terence Blanchard wasn't on board so they picked up a local trumpet player by the name of Donvonte McCoy who did an outstanding job. There was a wee bit of tension right off the bat when Jackson introduced the band and mispronounced.....er, more like mangled....Donvonte's name. A couple of embarassed looks and nervous laughs later they broke into a 30-second belated 'Happy B'Day' for Jimmy Cobb....and then started in with 'The Clan'....followed by 'Good Bait', 'Up Jumped Spring', a gorgeous Hicks solo number, 'Body & Soul'.....closed with 'Caravan'. Fuller was clearly showing his age and sounded 'okay'...He'd pop in and out and get in some nice licks but he kept it brief and allowed Jackson and McCoy plenty of room to show their stuff. He was very gracious and clearly enjoyed pumping up the others with him, particularly Jackson. He said Blakey told him on his death bed to 'keep Javon close"..and that he'd always tried to do that. He had fun tweaking Jackson a bit about the big Mercedes he (Jackson) had parked out in the alley, shooting him a sly grin and reminding him that his own kids would soon be graduating from Smith and Amherst....intimating that he'd soon have the bigger Benz. Jackson sounded great on 'Body & Soul' and Hicks was simply amazing.....the crowd was all over it. He told me afterwards that there weren't any Venus dates on the horizon but rather some Highnote material due out soon....jokingly said that he'd swiped the title from a Kenny Barron tune (I don't recall the name). I brought to the show an old friend -- concert pianist at age 12....then morphs into a political hack like me -- who, through the magic of some oop burns, I've been introducing to jazz. Brought him along specifically to see Hicks, and he was duly impressed......said he'd go out this weekend and try to rustle up a few of his cds. I recommended 'Impressions of Mary Lou' or 'Music in the Key of Clark'. Jimmy Cobb sounded real good and got the crowd going with a couple of hard swinging solos. A full room....a fun show....everyone ate it up!