kenny weir

Just out of curiosity, I ordered this from Jazz Loft. Then, as happened with the only previous order I did with them, it turns out the item is out of stock. Not good, enough, really. And I wasn't informed of this fact until about 3-4 days after I placed the order. I knows times is tough and all, but I'm wary and weary of retailers who continually keep stock numbers so low they can't fulfill orders. I cancelled the order. BTW, the set was NOT marked as a "special order", which Jazz Loft uses to indicate that something must be ordered in by them. And it's about $10 cheaper at Dusty Groove anyhow! Bu now I'm unsure, after reading a comment at Hoffman Forums by a punter who opined that this set was clearly the worst sounding of the Transparency releases.

I'm tempted to say ... GD merchandising: What a shambles! But this is more accurate: GD merchandising: What a fucking disgrace!

That says it all about my single GD live experience! (1977) Ed, thanks for taking the time to write a review for us. It's interesting to hear your perspective, coming to this from a pretty solid jazz background. You nailed it good!

C'mon Ed - gives us some details! I'm so envious. No Dead-related band has ever played in the southern hemisphere. What were the highlights, lowlights, funny incidents, people you talked to etc etc.

As a current job seeker, this story - in today's Melbourne Age - gave me pause for thought. Happily, I don't think anything I've posted here or elsewhere would/will harm me. But still ... and it makes me see merit in not using one's own name on BBs. Too late for that now, eh, Kenny? You freaking jerk. That's K-E-N-N-Y, followed by Weir, W-E-I-R. Sheesh! ***************** Digging up dirt: Facebook spies for hire Asher Moses April 17, 2009 - 10:17AM Large companies and government departments are employing a new Sydney-based company to dig up dirt on staff by spying on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube posts. SR7 specialises in "online risk and reputation management" and claims to be the only company in Australia that actively monitors social networking sites on behalf of companies. It was formed about eight months ago in response to the growing trend for people to take conversations they would have traditionally had with mates at the pub on to their social network profiles. Few people realise these seemingly private sites are still public spaces. If controversial posts leak to the media, it can lead to brands suffering immense damage to their reputations. SR7 director James Griffin said business was booming following recent public relations disasters sparked by the stupid social network behaviour of a few rogue employees. The firm's clients included "a number of blue-chip companies in a variety of industries" and "government departments and agencies". This week, two Domino's employees were sacked and arrested after they published videos of themselves on the web fouling up customers' food. Late last year, three scantily clad Californian teens were fired from their jobs at KFC for publishing photos of themselves on MySpace bathing in a KFC basin. But these are extreme cases, and there are scores of other instances where staff have been disciplined for seemingly innocuous posts, such as announcing in their Facebook status that they are tired of work. David Vaile, executive director of UNSW's Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre, believes SR7 may be acting unethically and said he suspected companies were using dirt gathered from social networking sites as an excuse to fire people due to the challenging economic climate. He said the practice could backfire when the economy turns around as people would refuse to work for or trust companies that spied on staff. He said the issue raised questions over where the boundary is between public and private comments. "The boss is operating on the basis that this is some sort of global publication that reflects on their company, but that's not the intention of the person," said Vaile. "It's not the person pretending to be a spokesperson for the company, they're just letting of steam, everyone does it, you hear it in the pub - maybe employers have just got to handle it." Griffin acknowledged privacy concerns but said companies had a right to protect their brand and reputation online. "If there's a competitor or if it's a company of interest to a journalist and they stumble across [controversial posts], then it's out there and it's gone," he said. "I think that whilst employees have the right to have their personal conversations, if they're going to mention or say something or do something ridiculous online in relation to a company, then that's what they've got to deal with." Griffin argued that monitoring social networking sites was no different to using traditional tools such as Media Monitors, which tracks online and print media reports. Griffin said the company used both automated tools and human analysis. Once SR7 has met with the client and discussed potential risks, an automated system searches social networking sites and blogs for certain keywords. Results are then analysed by staff members, who can provide reports to the client on a weekly or daily basis. Griffin said that for sites like Facebook, where communications are more nuanced, human analysts would scour the site, staff members' profiles and related groups for questionable postings. He did not agree that this was an invasion of privacy because people could change their privacy settings to prevent outsiders from viewing their posts. "If their privacy settings are set so it's publicly viewable for Joe Average to go on there then yes, we will do that," he said. Vaile said people, especially younger age groups, did not yet appreciate the legal, professional and commercial consequences of publishing material on the web. He called on social networking sites to modify their terms of use to say that "comments are not intended for industrial reporting or extraction for republication elsewhere". Steven Penning, a partner with Turner Freeman with two decades of experience in workplace law, has said people who are sacked over social network comments could have grounds to file an unfair dismissal claim, as employment contracts rarely cover staff use of social networking sites. "What employers are doing is they're scrambling and trying to make out that present policies can be stretched to cover these new areas, and in many respects they can't," Penning said.

Once you have got them suckers out of their sleeves, DON'T PUT THEM BACK IN. It doesn't get any easier the second time 'round.

Going by posts at the Dead site and talking to fellow Australian heads, it's a mess. And when you do get through, chasing up a problem, customer service is hopeless. I got three releases yesterday no probs - RT2.1 and 2.2 and To Tarrapin - but tore the covers of two of the sets trying to remove the discs.

I'll still get to Scotland afore y'all.

As I rarely hang out in bars and other joints of dubious morality, I can assure that just about the last thing I want when hanging out on BBs is to feel like a "grown man". Whatever THAT is.

Oi Bev, here's me thinking I've been more active here in the past couple of weeks than I have for a year or more! Must ... pedal ... harder. MUST ... lift ... O post quotient. Tha's all right - I'm going to put on my new Starry Eyed And Laughing double CD, rank up the volume, do the housework, turn in a few job applications - all that even before lunch!

There's a thread on 'em at the Steve Hoffman forum, but I didn't get any clear picture of what the score is. Might have another read. And besides, when it comes to non-jazz stuff I'd much sooner rely on the great taste of my pals here and at JC! I'm only up for one of them, really. I have no great desire to re-purchase Happy Trails, either. For all that I love a wide array of bands from the period, including a bunch of Bay area outfits, I'm always bemused that no one really nails it like the Grateful Dead in terms of transcedental jamming. And figure that a good QMS boot might be the best bet.

Being currently unemployed, I have put a break on box-set purchases. However, as there are a couple of things around I want to get into my life, I figure I may as well put some of my lesser utiliised Mosaics up for grabs. I have no idea what these are worth on EBay/whatever. My aim is simply to get some good, new music in my head and heart - and maybe do a fellow member or two a good turn. All sets are close to mint. Stan Kenton: The Complete Capitol Recordings Of The Holman And Russo Charts (4 discs): I'll part with this in return for having the Doug Sahm and the Sir Douglas Quintet (The Complete Mercury Recordings) 5-disc set ordered on my behalf. $90 from Amazon. Classic Columbia Condon Mob Sessions (8 discs): Ditto, but this time for the soon-to-be-released Louis Armstrong Mosaic. Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions (12 discs): Same deal, but for BOTH the Pops and Sir Doug sets. PM me if interested ...

Maybe, but the chances of a cylinder lasting that long - Katrina probably didn't help - seem extremely slim. I'm looking forward to hearing the redone Freddie by the same folks who did King Oliver. And I figure that when I'm digging Kid Thomas or Bunk Johnson, I'm at least getting the spirit of the thing, as opposed to WM's efforts.

Think of how many Monk, Coltrane, Diz, and Bird records we've all heard. Still, those Town Hall and Carnegie Hall records were spectacular, and still quite revelatory. Would love to hear Trane and Wes, but I seriously doubt it exists. Oh yeah - that was mind-boggling how they both came out in the same year. But, see, that's the point - we HAVE heard them. Bolden seems certain to remain unheard. 'Cept for WM doing his best Buddy impression for Ken Whatshisname. A silly point in a silly question, but what the hey ...

I think they're talking about these rascals. Yes, that's them. Anyone?

Nope.

Funny thing about bulletin boards. Calling up a thread, assuming at first blush it's a newie - only to find one recalls reading it a few years previously. FWIW, when talking of the holy grail of jazz, talk of anyone 'cept Bolden is - to me- just silly. And that's not a judgment on my part of the merit of the many artists mentioned on this thread, nor my interest in hearing any of the suggestions. Fact is, all those cats we have heard one way or another.

Anyone taken a punt on any of the (relatively) recent QMS live CDs/boots? Interested in hearing your impressions/opinions.

My modest Sun Ra pile - in order of purchase: Jazz In Silhouette Greatest Hits Lanquidity Strange Strings The Night Of The Purple Moon Angels And Demons At Play/The Nubians Of Plutonia Secrest Of The Sun Until very recently I've been bemused and not all that impressed In fact, it often seemed to me that Sun Ra albums did what many consider would be impossible - they were even more sloppy than the Grateful Dead! I dunno - maybe that's the point. In any case, I'm really, really digging those last two albums named - they seem to strike the right balance between the early, older styles and spacey stuff, with a bit of exotica - always been a sucker for that kinds of thing - thrown in. Strange Strings I find fascinating, but a little too ... well it's not that it's too out there for me, at all, but I just kinda get bored with it. I have the singles double CD on its way from Amazon. Incredibly, I gave away a review copy I scored on its release. Whereas now I reckon it'll please me plenty. I found Lon's comments about the Ra lecture interesting. I'm not sure I'm up for reading the Szwed book if he not only addresses Ra's philosophy and schtick but also endorses it. Is that the case? I can dig it, but if I get too close to that sort of thing I feel I may slip back into a state of Ra cynicism. Ra albums I feel may push my blast off button: Atlantis The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra Super-Sonic Jazz When Angels Speak of Love Music From Tomorrow's World Other Planes of There The Magic City Great Lost Sun Ra Albums: Cymbals & Crystal Spears Fate in a Pleasant Mood/When Sun Comes Out Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy/Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow Nuclear War Sun Song Cosmos Visits Planet Earth/Interstellar Low Ways Sound Sun Pleasure We Travel the Spaceways/Bad and Beautiful Music From Tomorrow's World My Brother the Wind, Vol. 2 Mayan Temples

I hear you, but ... I reckon Neil fits with a bunch of folks I consider sort of "righteous whitebread blues". Others: Leo Kotke, John Martyn (maybe), Jack Teagarden, Paul Siebel, Johnny Mercer, Tim Buckley, Aussie harp man Chris Wilson. It's a style/sound that has its own unique flavour and is quite different from white folks TRYING to sound black, though that can be cool, too.

I heartily recommend this: It's a four-disc set that I suspect is OOP, although Amazon has it for $67 and there are heaps of cheap 2nd-hand copies there, too. It covers 23-34, so a selection of King Oliver, Hot 5s/7s and early big band stuff.

I'd like to thank all the contributors to this thread, on which I have not posted until now but which I have monitored all along. My record buying of late has been very muchly of the hillbilly variety, but this set is top of my wish list - maybe a reward for when I score a job! I thought I had at least some little familiarity with this material, but I have checked my racks and find, that, no, I don't. So it will be pleasure of the purest kind.

Maybe out of kilter, but just out of my own modest racks, live stuff also from Kenny Dorham, Horace Silver, Lonnie Smith, Grant Green, Jimmy Smith.

This is wide-ranging forum for jazz fans, many of whom have wide-ranging tastes. Grateful Dead, prog rock, Van Morrison, Heart Attack, Flipper, Black Flag, Sonic Youth - and a whole load more. Doesn't mean you have to express your distaste every time someone you don't dig gets some O cyber time. But the beauty of an open forum is that you have the freedom to express your distastes! I admire Costello for turning five good years of music ('77-'82) into a 30+ year career and a marriage to the lovely and talented Diana Krall. Sure - no problem. Just seems a time-consuming way of affirming one's own good taste.

This is wide-ranging forum for jazz fans, many of whom have wide-ranging tastes. Grateful Dead, prog rock, Van Morrison, Heart Attack, Flipper, Black Flag, Sonic Youth - and a whole load more. Doesn't mean you have to express your distaste every time someone you don't dig gets some O cyber time.