Dmitry

I've only been to DC twice myself, and am going back this July for the Man United-Barcelona game. The new Smithsonian African American Museum is impressive, although I only went to the Music and Musicians part of it, which occupies the whole top floor. Not just jazz, but a lot of one of a kind interesting memorabilia and personal effects from other genres. Chuck Berry's cherry red convertible Caddy is on full display. You must go to their website early in the morning, to reserve admission, otherwise they may not let you in. National Art Gallery is far out. They run free docent tours several times a day. The open top bus tours can be fun also, especially if the weather is sunny. Just pick a reputable operator, some of then suck. The record store scene is understandably much more humble than NYC, and not essential, unless you're on a mission. Just checked. Roy Hargrove is at the Blues Alley this weekend.

Good eye, Jim! These Louis' photos must've been taken in Europe in the early 1930s. Armstrong's relationship with modern seating was very solid! This was taken at his home In Corona, Queens. The chair is still there, looks reupholstered. Here's the chair now - light upholstery. Saarinen?

Thanks. I hope it still plays in NYC when I'll be at the WFMU record fair at the end of next month.

Interesting that he worked in 35mm film. Proves one more time that the film size isn't everything. A good eye and a good lens matter way more.

One of my favorite voices of all. I really enjoy Cape Verdean music, and go to a local restaurant that features Cabo Verde cuisine [polvo, baby, polvo!] and live music almost nightly. It's called the Ten Rocks, on the Provdence-Pawtucket line. Cesaria Evora's [last name's stress on the E] voice gives me goosebumps, and it soothes at the same time. Billie Holiday's voice was like that. It makes you enjoy just about any song they would sing.

Back to the MSM theme...just stumbled on these photos of Louis Armstrong chillin' in a very much "original pressing" Wassily chair. He must've done a photo session in that studio. Because here...

Hipsters don't ride horsies. Hipsters just take piccies of horsies. There was another stables, a sizable one, on the side of the West Side Hgwy. I think they boarded Central Park carriage horses.Not sure if it's still around.

Good bye, Arthur.

Please post your impression if decide to go see it!

How does one find out if it's going to be playing in their neighborhood? Sometimes I wish that these smaller, art-house releases go directly to Amazon, so I can watch them at home. In many cases they just die on the vine, because of poor distribution. That being said, I know nothing of movie business.

Watched it yesterday. In short - a turd. Longer version - Chet was a junkie, and liked it. Miles envied him. Dizzy wore a beret. Chet lived in a van by the river. He got his teeth knocked out, but got his groove back. Then he went to Europe and never came back. The end.

Muito obrigado.

The butler did it.

It's all about who you know... Serrano got a $5,000 NEA grant to collect his pee. That buys a lot of kitty litter, Ken.

I thought Raimundo was a name... King of the World, duuh.

That's what Steve Hoffman said on his forum. That they were making masters for the sacds and the lps from the same material at the same time. You know that for a fact?Would seem like an inexplicable waste not to do it.

Two words - PISS CHRIST.

What a piece of work... I read his blog a couple of months back. When he stopped getting free records from MM, he started bad-mouthing them. The SACDs of the corresponding material should sound the same as the MM vinyl. As was disclosed by the people who worked on these reissues, both were cut from the same source, at the same time.

Not the faux album cover, that is self-explanatory. I was asking about the photo I cropped and enlarged above it, with Pele looking at the sides. I think the annotation says Pele is chillin', listening to some tunes. I thought maybe it mentioned which records he was playing.

How's that Mendes record? Any good? Anyone understands Portuguese?

I'm assuming they are Brazilian. I want to know what music the King of futebol listened to. Maybe it'll make me a better player. That and losing 10 pounds. .

Is the German pressing also gatefold, like the original? As far as I know, this was put on cd only in Japan, under Jim Hall's name, and is going for big bucks now.

I just bought this LP, original CTI. A very-very enjoyable album. Highly recommended by moi.

I really enjoy Wade Legge's solo cd. His work with Rollins and Mingus was also first rate. Too bad he died so very young. STUDIO TRIESTE I'm spinning this one, and lovin' it. What a wonderful record! The playing, the arranging by Don Sebesky, are first class. Hubert Laws is shinning on Django. And Chet BAker is in fine shape. Just bought it a couple of weeks ago. This will be one of my favorites.