Dmitry

Lucille is dressed in a Christmas bow: it's a kosher Christmas cover! Was this ever issued in the US on CD? I don't think so.

No go. They are not dressed 'in' Christmas. But he is - And so are they -

One rule - the artist's dress must include an article of Christmas-associated paraphernalia.

Good movie. I watched it again recently, after about 25 years. No, Slater doesn't present as a Nicholson-lite here. He does have a tonsura. Umberto Eco is a thinking man's Dan Brown.

Did Lee Morgan get paid for the use of The Sidewinder? According to Wikipedia, Chrysler settled.

Earl Coleman- Love Songs

There are plenty of rock and blues songs titled after alcoholic beverages. I’d imagine blues leans towards whiskey. Jazz... Days of Wine and Roses Gil Evans - New Bottle Old Wine Jackie Mclean - New Wine in Old Bottles Manhattan Project - Old Wine, New Bottles How about Lush Life ? Strayhorn hits it direct - “ jazz and cocktails”.

In my experience, the six-eye Columbias are uniformly well-pressed, with high quality control, on top notch vinyl. I reflects across the genres, not just jazz, but classical as well. If I see a clean Columbia Masterworks stereo six-eye classical album, I buy it, because I know it'll be a delight to listen to. So, yes, it's not just the 'collector' instinct, but it also plays part, of course. I like the sturdy covers, well-printed artwork that was designed by talented professionals. So yeah, much like the Blue Notes, its; the whole package.

eBay prices are climbing up. An honestly described, clean 6-eye set is $30+ now. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=the+golden+years+billie&_sacat=0&LH_Sold=1&LH_Complete=1&_sop=16

The Black Unity Trio is on tour of the Netherlands.

Nice! I picked up a mint 2-eye for $3 in the bargain bin at the old Academy Records in NYC around 2001, then a six-eye, also on the cheap. These could be had for a song, but not any more. Enjoy!

Holiday six-eye, or two-eye?

Jimmy Smith - Back at the Chicken Shack. Original mono BLP 4177, in pretty decent shape. Picked up, strangely, in a flea market in Reykjavik in early March 2019. Apart from a local soccer club shirt for my boy, this was the only souvenir I took home from the island, an amazing, other-worldly place. And the music is smoking good, as if anyone can argue that. I'll always associate it with Iceland now.

Nice find. I think I have this record. Don't remember a thing about it. What does 'wring apps' mean?

Rolling stoned..,

I'll watch it this week. Have you watched 'Maradona in Mexico' ? He was not in any kind of shape mentally and physically these past years. Sad to see one of the few true geniuses in this sport to disintegrate so overtly, and irreversibly.

Musicians, tell me why young people go into the conservatory jazz studies today? The BMus graduates play impeccable solos they memorized from your textbooks. Hard bop is hot; there's plenty of it one can take in live every weekend, at least where I live, but it doesn't excite, unless a casual listener. Where are they going to be when they are 10 years older? I imagine there's no money in it for most, and by then they've got to realize they are not very unique as players.

This year's dinner will be different on several levels, but mainly because it's only me, the wife, and the children. Also, this is the first time I'll be smoking a turkey in a Weber Smoky Mountain. Wish me luck!

You lucky dog, you! Respect!