Kalo

Thanks for saving me some money, Larry!

Just curious (I don't own them) but what do folks think of Garrick Ohlsson's traversal of the Chopin Ouvre on the "audiophile" label Arabesque Recordings?

when aloc visits friends and they whip out the prepacks, aloc holds his tongue. As a good guest should.

So Chuck may be the only one of us who appreciates not only the music but also the aroma of a Sun Ra release!

Well, I have them all since I started purchasing Mosaics back in 1986. I never got the first four brochures. First one I had was nr. 5 with a full page photo of Herbie Nichols on the frontpage and a reprint of a Chicago Tribune article on the early Mosaic releases by Larry Kart on its back page Wow! That one sounds worth saving!

Actually, I find Mark Bittman to be a reliable and unpretentious guide to the culinary realm.

Works in a variety of circumstances...

Yeah, go for the Ibsen and forget about the music stuff.

Interesting comment considering Mehldau often goes out of his way to downplay any comparisons between him and Evans. Anxiety of influence.

And perverse... ...in different ways.

Both seem pretty stupid.

The Van Der Graaf guy? Guy The New York columnist/editor/author Pete Hamill, I believe... Though I like the idea of "the Van Der Graaf guy" hanging out with la Linda, it would be sad to think that he had such a negligible influence on her music.

There is really something to that, in my opinion. Those who "get" Betty tend to really delve into (and enjoy) her recomposing and deconstructing the songs, which she does in a unique way. It was more obvious that this is what she was doing when you saw her live, I think. Her stage presence was powerful--she was the opposite of a shrinking violet, and it seemed that she was boldly taking risks with the material, which risks were interesting and enjoyable to follow. At least that is how I viewed it and heard it. To simply dismiss her out of hand with little analysis is, in my humble opinion, like saying "that John Coltrane just ran all over his horn--I can't follow it--he's no good." Betty was a heavy artist, and if you don't get it at first, I don't think it is fair to dump on Betty. I'm glad you agree, Hot Ptah. I think her style wnet way beyond mere mannerism.

Thanks for the suggestion, Shawn. I'll be spinning that soon. He was on a lot of excellent recordings. Too bad it takes his death to remind us...

Check out "New Orleans", he's in "Pop"s" band. Will do. Is there any other Lucky on film?

only if you share "burns" of it with your friends..... At least those English bastards are ripping off one of their own for a change.

Oh well, that's religion for you.

The Mercer is tempting, but the Cohn/Newman/Green sounds like a slam dunk! At least my birthday is coming up, if I need a rationalization.

Wednesday night TV dinners? I hear there's a good pizza joint in Whitehall! I always assumed Chuck went for those "stereo dinners" and not the TV kind.

Who says those guys aren't clever?

Do tell.

This thread is making me hungry... ... and I just ate.

That shot looks like a '40s movie still. Pan to the left to see Louis Armstrong and Eli Thompson. If that's a '40s still, those guys are in their underwear. Still loving this Sam Rivers marathon!

The way the title of this thread is phrased, I thought it was saying that Cowell charged .49 for a signature!

I'm enjoying this thread. Keep 'em comin'!