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James Taylor's needlessly elaborated version of Buddy Holly's "Everyday," over and over and over and over and over and over again...

I mean, the man practically INVENTED the saxophone and then proceeded to KICK ASS on it for 40 years!

Damn. Was Hawkins the baddest MF ever?

But who remastered these? RVG or the JAPANESE RVG?

Tell us more about the book. When will it be available? It's a collection of interviews and artist's writings, all in English or translated into English, spanning Lacy's career and compiled by Jason Weiss. It's due in September from Duke University Press. I wrote a blurb on it for the August issue of AAJ-NY with a review online to follow shortly... Thanks Clifford. The book sound great. Please give us all a heads up when it's released.

I just saw the episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm that featured an appearance by Hefner. It reminded me all over again of how awkward and almost dorky he seems on camera. I'd assume he's much the same on this "legendary" show. I'd be curious, though, to hear from anyone who's actually seen these discs or who remembers the show. Hefner certainly had some heavyweight guests.

You can have Chewie. Not exactly what I had in mind, but probably a lot cheaper...

Great disc. Worth searching out. I'll have to put this one on when I get home from work tonight.

My favorite, too. But I certainly haven't heard all of them. Something special happened when these two played together. Spare but full.

I really want one of these posters...

I'd be richer and poorer! I can't better Free For All's answer.

Lacy is a favorite of mine. I'm very grateful that I got to hear him live. So many of the musicians I interview cite him as an inspiration. His music will live. Tell us more about the book. When will it be available?

In Theaters July 26 Ahhhh. Featuring the always wonderful Toni Collette. Thanks for the good news. I should jump on this, 'cause I've got a feeling it won't be anywhere near the hit that "Virgin" was. I saw the preview for this the other day and it looked pretty good. Alan Arkin!

That poster is amazing. The hand lettering looks so much better than the typesetting on the LP cover.

Bernstein played "Darling Nikki" with Sex Mob when I saw them in Cambridge in Fall '04. Also the Who's "I Can See for Miles," the Rolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday," and Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth."

I went to Newbury Comics in Cambridge, MA to find something for my nephew's birthday. While I was there I thought I'd browse their used jazz CDs. After combing the racks and ending up empty handed, I was about to leave when an employee invited me to check out the cardboard boxes hidden underneath the racks. So tonight I bought these: Von Freeman - The Improvisor (Premonition Records) Gigi Gryce - The Rat Race Blues (Prestige/New Jazz/OJC) Archie Shepp - Four for Trane ((Impulse!) Jimmy Smith - La Metamorphose des Cloportes (Universal/France) All under $10, and all but the Shepp several dollars under that figure. And though all were marked as "used" all but the Shepp were sealed copies. Go figure.

I lost a bunch, but who's counting?

I believe that he'd relish the opportunity...

Strange, for a long time I've considered In the Wee Small Hours as "heavy" and Only the Lonely as self-parody. Well, hey, to each his own. I basically agree with you, though I'd hesitate to call it "self parody." Perhaps you just prefer the film noir iconography of In the Wee Small Hours's cover art to the Pagliacci on velvet of Only the Lonely. \ Seriously, Sinatra mattered, but Sinatra impersonators are a blight. Learn from the man but don't ape him. He was a great artist, and like many of that breed something of a monster. Many of his fans love him precisely for his monstrous Las Vegas side, while many of his detractors can't get beyond that image. I'd advise both camps to simply listen to the music. Nelson Riddle, of course, was a vital part of Sinatra's achievements. Neither man was as great without the other.

The greatness of Air was taken for granted by the originator(s) of the thread, though it's something that bears repeating whenever possible.

I'm just glad that SOMEBODY alerted me to the almost Shakespearean level of foolishness that Crouch has attained... The man's clearly extremely intelligent and has made some valuable contributions to the discussion of jazz, but what a thin skin he has...

Out of Print but NOT Out of Stock... Seriously, if you don't have it then get it. I've been mightily enjoying mine (#2308) for two years, and expect to keep enjoying it for the rest of my days. Thanks, Chuck.

Those are the two I listen to the most as well. I agree with Chuck that the About Time records are key documents, of which Just The Facts... is perhaps the finest. And I'm surprised that no one mentioned Too Much Sugar... until now. That has got to be one of the most sui generis records ever. I mean, what kind of music is that? World Improv Jazz Groove Metal? Sometimes nothing else will do.