Daniel A

From what I know the TV series has not been out on DVD. Already a few years ago I heard from somewhere that there would be releases in connection with the third MI movie. We'll see...

http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=18104

The only case where it would make a difference is if both you and badguy bid the exact same amount, and in that case it would be better to bid with 3 seconds left than with 1 second left, since the first bid of a certain amount will take precedence.

But if that bid from you had been placed with only one second left you would have lost anyway, wouldn't you? Scenario 1 2 minutes left: niceguy bids $10 - Highest bid $10 3 seconds left: porcy62 bids $20 - Highest bid $10.50 2 seconds left: badguy bids $30 - Highest bid $20.50 badguy wins at $20.50 Scenario 2 2 minutes left: niceguy bids $10 - Highest bid $10 2 seconds left: badguy bids $30 - Highest bid $10.50 1 second left: porcy62 bids $20 - Highest bid $20.50 badguy wins at $20.50

I went to see the latest Mission Impossible movie yesterday. Haven't seen MI II, but I saw the first movie when it appeared. I'm quite fond of the original TV series, which despite the varying degrees of low budgetness managed to establish a certain kind of atmosphere. The recent movie is more like any other contemporary action film. But I admit I found it entertaining. I'm still not sure how much I like Tom Cruise as an actor, though. To me, it's often too obvious that he's acting. Anybody else seen it?

Some Japanese CDs arrived this week: George Gruntz 'Noon in Tunisia' (Saba/MPS, 1967) Sahib Shihab, Jean-Luc Ponty, George Gruntz, Eberhard Weber, Daniel Humair, Salah El Mahdi, The Beduins. Hank Jones 'Happenings' (Impulse, 1966) Hank Jones and big band arranged by Oliver Nelson. 'Dave MacKay & Vicky Hamilton' (Impulse, 1969) Dave MacKay (p, voc); Vicky Hamilton (voc); Ira Schulman (reeds, flutes); Ray Neapolitan (b); Joe Porcaro (dr); Frasncisco Aguabella (perc) Paul Desmond 'Summertime' (A&M, 1968) Desmond and big band arranged by Don Sebesky (rhythm section including Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Airto). Harold Land 'The Peace-Maker' (Cadet, 1968) Harold Land, Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Sample, Buster Williams and Donald Bailey.

Actually, I think it happened to several "founding members". I know that several threads started by Ghost, brownie and even Jim Alfredson himself showed up with no topic starter.

It's just a side-effect from the crash of the member listing last week: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...ndpost&p=501383

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Those who like the J.J. album really should check out this album: The Total J. J. Johnson The lineup differs somewhat between the tracks, but the personnel for the first session will give you the idea: Art Farmer, Snooky Young, Danny Stiles (tp); J.J. Johnson, Benny Powell, Paul Faulise (tbn); Jerome Richardson (as, cl, fl); Phil Bodner (ts, fl, cl, ob); Tom Newsom (bari, fl, bcl); Hank Jones (p); Ron Carter (b); Gady Tate (dr) It was recorded for RCA two years after J.J., and while it's much in the same style as the earlier album, I think it is even more satisfying. J.J.'s arrangements sound more confident at this time - in my opinion these recordings represent Johnson's finest achievement as an arranger - and the execution leaves nothing to be desired. It is available from FreshSoundRecords.com, in what I believe is a perfectly legit release, for € 9.80 (USD 11.65).

So you beat me to it in this thread, Brownie! Well, I should have expected that from such an LP gourmand! And yes, it was the BNBB. It was my first Internet jazz forum as well.

I made a "return to vinyl" some years back and made a post about it on the jazz forums we used to post on at the time, and I still remember Brownie's reply: "Welcome home, Duke; nothing beats vinyl".

Which book are you referring to? Not the bio mentioned by Bertand I take it. BTW, still during his later Blue Note years, it would appear that sometimes others made - as it turned out, unwise - desicions about which tunes Wayne would play. Hearing him solo on Lennon-McCartney's "Yesterday" (from Lee Morgan's "Delightfulee") always brings out a sad smile...

FWIW, a search came up with 1929 posts of yours.

The RVG remaster of Jackie McLean's "A Fickle Sonance" features the infamous "AM sound".

At a closer look it still seems as if the post counts are those of last summer. If you want to find out the true count, use the search tool in your profile to find all your own posts, multiply the number of pages with 25, except for the very last page which you'll have to count manually. In my case that'll be 828 posts, as opposed to the displayed number, 542. Jsngry has lost 5000 posts...

Great to se that the forums are up again! Did that post recount really work, BTW? I find unlikely that that many posts have been deleted.

Perhaps it would be appropriate to change the title of this thread?

Three replies within one minute; thanks fellas! Great or not, my curiosity is piqued and I will try to find it! Probably not in a Stockholm second hand bin, but a few web searches were not too discouraging.

Has anyone heard, or even seen this LP? And was there ever a volume 2? Side 3 seems sort of short... Blue Note BST 89905 - Jazz Wave, Ltd. on Tour, Vol. 1 West Germany, December, 1969 Side 1: 'Don't Get Sassy' (10:00) - Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra 'Reza' (12:15) - Jeremy Steig (fl) Ron Carter (b) Louis Hayes (d) Side 2: 'Greensleeves' (5:00) - Kenny Burrell (g) Richard Davis (b) Mel Lewis (d) 'Body and Soul' (10:00) - Freddie Hubbard (tp) Roland Hanna (p) Ron Carter (b) Louis Hayes (d) Side 3: 'Slow But Sure' (5:50) - Jones-Lewis Orch. plus Jimmy McGriff (org) 'People' (2:41) - Kenny Burrell (g) Side 4: 'Finale (Once Around)' (16:00) - all the above

How long did it take for 2001 to charge your credit cards? Last time (the incredible box set sale a few years ago) I think it took at least a couple of weeks. This time though, it seems just too strange. I placed my order on March 30th, recieved the package about a week later, but still my card has not been charged. One would think they'd want their money as soon as possible.

The return of this thread reminded me that I never did spin that Brubeck/Bernstein LP, so I took it out this afternoon. Howard Brubeck's 'Dialogues for Jazz Combo and Orchestra' (conducted by Bernstein) is a bit more involving than I remembered and it was fun to hear the Brubeck group in this context. However, Howard Brubeck's writing sometimes seems to have a slight lost-movie-score feel, which can be a good thing, but also perhaps an indication that something is missing. I remember not liking the Brubeck/Brubeck "Brandenburg Gate" collaboration and ultimately getting rid of it, so I'm perhaps not unbiased when it comes to Howard Brubeck.

I'm afraid this will not lead to a very happy conclusion...