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Liam Sillery a young trumpeter from New York has a new CD out with the LA based David Sills Quartet. Just came out on OA2 Records. Great stuff. Think a Blue Note Quintet (60's) with organ that gets into a great groove and does not let up. Sills is great on tenor. The OA2 website has some sound samples. I highly recommend it. Joe Bagg (a new name to me is on organ) and guitarist Larry Koonse adds highly to the mix! Anyone else out there had a chance to hear this new one?

I am going to be there. What's Jimmy Mak's like? Casual? Is it a smoke-free place? Can I watch the show and get drinks or is it a full dinner deal? Thanks in advance... Chris: Jimmy Maks is semi-casual. You can either eat a full dinner there (Greek food) or just order drinks or a dessert. There is no minimum food/drink charge. Just a cover charge to get in. I live in Portland and if you'd like to go record/cd shopping or get a tour of the town, just PM me and we can set it up. I've lived here for 20+ years and really love this town.... Jeff

Phil: Just sent you an PM of my review of "My Museum" for Audiophile Audition. A solid 5 stars....... -Jeff

PM sent to you.... Jeff

I was there too! Hadley is still blowing strong at 75. Very impressive! Although Priester can only play softly now, he displayed much class and it was a real treat to see them together on the small Tula's stage. Wish I could be in Seattle this coming Thursday night, when Eric Alexander and George Coleman blow into town. Man, that would be some kinda show.... Peter Johnson, you going to that show???

Just sent you an e-mail, Michael ! -Jeff

Adam: Just sent you a PM. Jeff

Sounds great, Michael! Looking forward to seeing/hearing you there! Do you still accasionally play with Freddie Hubbard? How has he been doing lately? Any chance he might come out West sometime?

The LA Jazz Institute is putting on a 4 day Basie tribute at the 4 Points Sheraton near the LA Airport on Oct. 5-8. The cost is not cheap for the entire 4 day event-$350-but you can buy individual tickets for the panel discussions, films, and concerts. the line-up is amazing: The Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (from NYC) Frank Foster's Loud Minority Big Band Frank Wess Quartet Clark Terry Quartet and Big Band (likely made up of top LA session men (Carl Saunders, Pete Christlieb, Lanny Morgan) Johnny Mandel Big Band Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra w/ Snooky Young Frank Capp Juggernaut Joe Wilder Quartet plus Basie films, panel discussions, and Laurie Pepper presenting new scenes from her movie on Art Pepper-Straight Life Lodging is provided at the hotel for $84 or $94 Any of our West Coast members going? I bought some individual concert and panel discussion tickets this week. The panel discussions are $10 and the concerts are either $25 or $35 Due to the age of the performers, and the fact that they hardly ever come out to the West Coast, I felt I could not pass up this opportunity..... If any LA folks are coming, I'd dig the chance to join you to visit the Amoeba flagship store or a drive to see The Lighthouse club as I won't have any wheels as the Sheraton is right at the airport. Info is available from the LA Jazz Institute website or at 562-985-7065

Any recommendations for th Manu Katche (new name to me) or the Cannonball CD-"Why am I Treated so Bad"? Both worth picking up?

I reviewed this CD for Audiophile Audition-www.aud.aud and found it to be one of the best CDs I had reviewed in months. the combo of the Hammond and Buck's warm, emotional tone was a clear winner. I cannot recommend this CD enough! Classy from beginning to end! Anybody loving the Hammond/tenor connection will love this old school sounding CD.

THANKS FOR THE TIP ON TOWER RECORDS We're Dusty Groove kind of guys for our cds-or CD Universe to help the Board. Or if we are really patient-yourmusic.com Tower has just got too expensive. Hey, New Yorkers, where do we get "THE" New York bagel,pastrami sandwhiches, chessecake, thin crust pizza, etc. near our mid-town digs? Inquiring minds/hungry stomachs wanna know Food will be a close second to all the jazz we're going to hear. And I'm trying to talk Mark into seeing one Broadway play on Wednesday, May 3. Do any plays have mid-week matinees?

BMG has a 4 cd Oscar Peterson Pablo compilation titled "Dimensions" in their clearance section for only $18.79 delivered price. I'm not a huge Oscar fan but at this price?? Anyone have this set? Comprised of jams, duets, solo, and group sessions? Sounds tempting Anyone have a recommendation on this one???

Found a few lps today for give-away prices-$1-2. They cleaned up a bit-I'm curious whether anyone has heard of this one: Drummer Delights-Jazz Band Music Minus One Drummer-Sonny Truitt Quintet/Octet Features Clark Terry, Nick Travis, Frank Rehak, Sonny Russo, Bob Wilber. The liner notes are all about Jim Chapin, a drummer, who is a new name to me-but give very little info on the session. Anybody know much about this session.... Part of the rest of the stash was "the Saxophone Section-Coleman Hawkins with Basie's reed section-Royal, Wess, Foster, and Fowlkes-on World Wide Records. The Jazz Crusaders-Tough Talk Pacific Jazz Records- from the new Jazz Crusaders Mosaic... Vido Musso-The Swingin'st- bought mostly just for the cool cover-lp barely plays. For $3-the big investment- a VG+ copy of Shorty Rogers-"Plays Richard Rogers" and to cap the day a sealed West Coast Classics-Chet Baker Featuring Russ Freeman CD for $7. Not a bad haul.....

PORTLAND, OREGON. God's country where it only rains 6 mos per year-but never more than 1/2 inch a day. Gorgeous Spring, summer and Fall. Hope you can score a gig up here sometime soon!

Glad to spread the word, Joe! When I heard your CD, I knew I had to get in a review out here. I've found Audiophile Audition reviews quoted on several label websites, ie. Origin Records, so this review hopefully will be seen all around the country. John, who runs the website, claims that he has more high rez CD/SACD reviews then most any other site. His tastes run from jazz to classical. I've had fun reviewing 5-8 cds a month. Let me know if you hear from anyone outside our forum circle, who sees the review....

If you ever do a Northwest tour, then Jimmy Maks or the Blue Monk would be the place to play in Portland. Louis Pain is the Hammond man in town. You'd want to get your cd into his hands and he'd spread the word! He plays often with the brilliant Mel Brown, the ex-Motown drummer, who makes his home here in town.

HI, GUYS: I just did a review of your new cd on Audiophile Audition, a local website here in Portland that reviews both audiophile equipment as well as CD and SACD/hi rez recordings. Here is the link for you guys to check out: http://www.audaud.com/article.php?ArticleID=1211 I'll try to post the review here as well. Hope you like it and it helps sales-I loved the CD and it was a pleasure to review it. BTW, I have several other jazz CD reviews you can check out in the Jazz CD review section. Let me know if the review comes through here..... The link I provided above leads you to a photo of your album cover as well! Organissimo - This is the Place - Big O Records Healthy grease for the soul Organissimo - This is the Place - Big O Records - #2404 2005, 63:57 ****: (Jim Alfredson - Hammond B-3 organ; Joe Gloss - guitar; Randy Marsh - drums) Organissimo, a Hammond B-3 trio from Michigan, has the grease quotient down! For Hammond B-3 lovers, "grease" is a key ingredient in the organ-guitar-drums format. You've got the Hammond layin' down the groove, with the guitarist stirring the pot, and the drummer propelling the mix. Jimmy Smith largely set the standard in the 1950s for the Hammond B-3, followed by Jimmy McGriff, Jack McDuff, Charles Earland, Big John Patton, and Lonnie Smith to just name a few, and continuing on to today's groovesters such as Jimmy DeFrancesco, Tony Monaco, and Larry Goldings. The key ingredient for Hammond aficionados is the "grease." It's the head nodding, booty-shaking soul, hard to define in musical terms, but you know it when you hear it. Organissimo's This is the Place has the feel and the soul of an inner city late night jazz/blues club, where the regulars are winding down from their work week, some green in their pocket and ready to party. Song titles such as Greaze Monkey, Brother Ray, and Stomp Yo' Feets tell it all. Playing virtually all original compositions by the band members, this band is time-tested and ready to spread their wings beyond the Midwest. They've already hit the Windy City playing at the Green Mill and had a gig at Detroit's famous Baker's Keyboard Lounge, so you know they are ready for the road! An extra treat on their CD is found on Brother Ray with Randy Marsh's harp playing, and on Stomp Yo Feets with guest tenor sax player, Johnny Gist. Other song favorites on the CD for me were Tenderly and Play Nice. Pick up this CD - now available on amazon.com - and you'll have enough grease to cook dinner, lube your rig, and slick back your 'do for when Organissimo hits your town. Song Titles: Wealthy Street, Greaze Monkey, Brother Ray, Smoking Section, Stomp Yo' Feets, Intro, Tenderly, Play Nice, Peaches En Regalia, Pumpkin Pie - Jeff Krow

Up for air...

That's more than a bit out of my price range...

The Seneri and Pagan cds have been traded to Felser. The others remain open for sale or trade! Jeff

MAN, I ALWAYS WANTED THAT BOOK! TOO BAD I NEVER SAW YOUR POSTING-I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT THAT BOOK.... DAMN.... JEFF

I have the following Cds to sell or trade. Selling price $5 each shipped to a US address Ray Anthony: "Plays the Arrangements of George Williams" Lone Hill Jazz Sherman Irby: "Faith" Black Warrior Records Steffano Di Battista: "Parker's Mood " Blue Note Promo/ no booklet but back spine and jewel case Ralph Sutton/Dick Cary: "Rendezvous at Sunnie's, 1969" Arbors Historical Series, Vol. 7 Vince Seneri: "Street Talk" (Hammond B-3 w/ Fathead Newman and Houston Person on some tracks)--GONE Michael Pagan Big Band: "Pag's Groove" Capri Records Promo copy --GONE If interested in a trade, send me a tradelist of which cds you'd trade in return...

I kinda like my Toshiba Gigabeat 40 gb unit. Took me a while but I figured how to download album covers for each cd entered. I used 192 (bps?) the lowest amount of compression-and have 400 cds entered-and have just 7 gb left. Took me a week to do the whole job. Leaving the last 7 gb for extra special new acquisitions as I was super picky on what I put on the Gigabeat-and don't expect to take much out. Mucho hard bop, West Coast, some swing and big band-but heavy on Blue Note TOCJ... Costco had the 40 gb Toshiba for only $249, a deal I could not pass up....

MARK: PM SENT ON THE PEARSON...