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I wouldn't mind knowing if any of you have any of these frames. Are they as good as everyone on the site says? How about mounting them on the wall, etc.? Any input is appreciated. The Record Album Frame Cheers!

From the posts in this thread so far I would say the department botched the job no matter what - the thing is gonna go flying anyway ...

Capitalism.

Thanks" Thigpen is one of the best, and still going very (!) strong. Thigpen & Jeff Hamilton. Both class acts. We'll just have to see if Hamilton can achieve what Thigpen has. I sent a reply your way via PM. Cheers!

When some author was asked if director X had ruined his book, he turned around, pointed at the book up on the shelf and replied: "No, it's still there." (Or something like that. No matter what, I thought the answer was cool). That said, I think it is absoluetely astonishing that some good musicians are not treated better on the Internet. Just try looking for some worthwhile and somewhat classy presentation of one of the geniuses of 20th century music: Errol Garner. I know you can guess what the outcome will be. I mean if the record companies don't give a hoot, why should others? My complaint is that there are not enough people out there willing to put up the effort to fight back all the shite that's floating around out there. And if (only if) useful stuff is available, there are too few people (in the jazz community) willing to go beyond the most basic layout to present some of the great content they have to offer. Most of the sites which are good on the content side are still stuck in the stoneage of web design and are about as boring as Bush on crack. I start gagging when I click through jazz websites (despite the often fantastic content) which were seemingly designed two days after Berners Lee (almost single-handedly) invented the whole Web thing. We spent hours drooling over Blue Note record covers and at the same time we don't mind sifting through grey pages with 16 typefonts, hysterically bad animated gifs, 200 different fluorescent colors and headlines in size 36. -= barf =- [P.S.: I didn't get enough sleep last night].

That wouldn't happen to be ---> this one? Turn it up and go with the flow ...

Hey, cool! I like those. Might get myself a matted print. May I ask what an original commissioned piece (I wouldn't mind a nice one of Ed Thigpen) would cost me? Mind you, at the moment I'm flat broke (I just bought a whole series of CD boxes, which set me back quite a bit, and my electronic drum kit is alive, I swear ... it's eating cash constantly). but in the new year I could go for it. Send me a PM or a mail: deus@deus62.com. Which also happens to be my site (for those who didn't know). Cheers!

More: Apparently they are hand-painted (which would probably result in a stiff price) - if you look at the close-up shots, it is clearly visible. Still, I like 'em. A lot. But, I'm a bit sceptical. The above mentioned printshop offers exactly those kinds of reproductions. You scan something at at about 3000 * 3000 pixels (or bigger), retouch or do other work on it, and they will print it for you on canvas (gives it an oil painting look; sizes between 50 cm and 1 meter 50, as far as I recall; laquer finish and all). Somehow I can't shake the feeling that one could do the same kind of thing a lot cheaper that way. Cheers!

Way cool! Just had to add that.

Have a look at this site: Jazzcover.de It seems to be the site of A Berlin/Germany gallery which sells (Blue Note and other) cover reproductions (painted or printed, large size, big enough to look great in any hallway or room) by a German artist. Click on "English" top right of the pop-up window to read the text. Click on the image band at the bottom for photos. Man, I would like this guy to make me some of my fave covers ... which he apparently does. Then again, a printshop in Germany offers the possibility to print large canvas reproductions from Photoshop scans/artwork from about 150 Dollars upwards. I'll let you know what they answer. Have sent a mail to find out about prices, etc. Cheers!

I'd be interested in finding out how much traffic this forum produces. Any statistics?

Moose the Mooche (#2): "Rhythm changes" by Charlie Parker. [oops ... link doesn't work (Tripod's stupid remote loading protection). Go to the one below and select the first tune.] Found on: Organ Freak Length: 09:59 Note from the site: "Begins with Groove's comment about his dinner, you gotta hear this! This thing swings like a mother. Notice how he turns on the vibrato right on the break leading into the solo. Outrageous comping under the guitar" Cheers!

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The search didn't cough anything up (or I didn't use the right search terms), and the members list doesn't display any. Just wondering if any of you have an (interesting) website of your own out there? Cheers.

Thanks for that link. I just needed that laugh. I know it's dumb, but this one just cracked me up ... Cheers!

Are you sure it's Diana Krall (and not Patricia Barber or Jacinta ... or however you spell her name)? The German (totally complete) site lists all available songs by Diana, and "Autumn Leaves" is not amongst them. It would surprise me (unless it is brandnew) if the webmaster had missed this standard. The site is known for its utter attention to detail. Cheers. http://www.dkrall.de/alben/songographie.htm Note: All the references to this song through Google seem to come from Winamp generated playlists. If one person mislabled the song, millions downloaded it and thought it was D.K. Just a thought.

Yep, I totally agree. Watching Jeff Hamilton is just pure joy. And if you watch closely, they also have a lot of admiration for Krall - smiling and nodding at a lot of the stuff she plays. I like her CDs, all of them. The newest one btw, as announced for 2004, is supposed to be more soul/pop oriented. Would fit her career so far. Cheers!

Classic Jazz 2004 Calendar Cover: "A failure as a piano player after studying eight years, Chuck Stewart never lost his love of music. Through his skills in photography, Stewart has captured--in a forty-year-plus career--the mystique of the jazz musician. Raised in Tucson, Stewart earned a fine arts degree in photography from Ohio University; after graduating, he worked with Herman Leonard in New York, shooting portraits of the likes of Tony Bennett, Lena Horne, and Charlie Parker and hanging out at the jazz clubs. Each of Stewart's vibrant portraits, is accompanied by a biographical sketch of the musician. Among the musicians are Nat Adderley, Thelonious Monk, and Betty Carter. Birthdays of jazz greats are noted each month. 12 X 13" wall calendar; opens to 12 X 26"."

I can only add this - hope it helps: "Money Jungle" by Duke Ellington, Blue Note CDP 7 46398 2 [Duke Ellington (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Max Roach (drums)], September 17, 1962, Sound Makers, New York City. Found the info while doing some research and remembered your post. Cheers!

I stumbled across this by accident when looking for some quick info on William P. Gottlieb for a news item on my site. Link to the index: J a z z - P a s s i o n This is a French site (just click on the blue links if confused ) - check out the scans (they're not earth-shaking, but a nice find all the same). Here are three of the many I like ...: Count Basie: Sonny Rollins: Monk: Cheers!

Great book. It is very detailed, but it wasn't Atlantic Monthly Best Book of 2001 for nothin'. Pick it up at powells.com (direct link to the book; select version on the right at the price you're willing to pay) for under $10 (new, sale). I buy most of my second-hand stuff there (and I live in Germany, and it's still cheap). I'm looking forward to the second volume. If it's anything as exhaustive as this one, we're in for a real treat.

Thanks AfricaBrass! It actually is a labor of love. I just have so much stuff flying around here (CDs, LPs, books, magazines, etc.), I could write up a storm if I had the time. deus62/jazz has only been around for a short while. Previously I ran a blog under that address which covered music in general (and got far too broad in scope to update in any serious manner). I do listen to lots of stuff (anything from Mussorgsky to Audioslave, from Seeed [Germany's, nay, Europe's best 'riddim' ... switch to English at the top right of their main page] to reissues of the 70s [universal Deluxe Editions], and much, much more]. But jazz music in all shapes and colors has always been my first love (well, exclude that headbanger phase end 70s, begining 80s). The only problem I have with my site at the moment is that some of the pages (the Thigpen profile and the timeline page you mentioned) easily exeed 100kb. I have no problems with that because most of my readers are geeks with Apple and PC powerhouses on/underneath their desks, but it might scare off the average user. Still, my CMS is easier to handle and the site much easier to update if I keep things the way they are. Oh, btw, I've quickly added a link to the organissimo forum to the link page anyway for now. That whole section will be redone whenever the next version of the CMS I use comes out (that would be pMachine by Rick Ellis, a wonderful program which is also available in a nearly unlimited free version ... check it out). Currently, I have to tweak around quite a bit to get the pages to look the way I want them to look, but the next version of pMachine will address many of the issues and I will be able to do a lot more (complicated) stuff. And, no, I'm not paid by Rick for the ad. I just love the program, as do many other users who have some great sites out there. Cheers!

If you ever do come to Europe, definetely add Germany to your list. Lots of jazz fans here and lots of good clubs all over the country, often run by very dedicated people. I live near a city called "Karlsruhe" which has several excellent clubs with both internationally renowned acts and up-and-coming bands. I know of several other clubs west and north of here which would be equally suitable. If you ever do plan to come to Europe, make sure to contact any European members of this board way in advance. The clubs I know here in Germany (I also know quite a bit in Scandinavia where I lived for some years) book way early (6 months and more prior to the show). Cheers! Just thought of this: Whenever I'm in Copenhagen, I check out this guy: Kjeld Lauritsen (Oops. Stupid frameset link doesn't work. Select Denmark on the left and you're almost there). He's just damn good, often teams up with Bob Rockwell (sax) and just does a cool live show. Last time I saw him he still had a band called "The Organizers" which frequently plays the circuit (f.ex. the LaFontaine jazz club and different venues at the annual Copenhagen Jazz Festival). Another image: Kjeld Lauritzen

Will do. The link page is temporary ... I'm redoing that part using a database. When I'm done, this forum will certainly be listed. Cheers!