Dmitry

His stature is akin to a demigod here in Rhode Island.

It's an original 45 7" single, ca.1951-52.

FWIW, I don't think this photo represents the best of Candy Dulfer.

You mentioned an oil field. Hope there was no asbestos there. Several people I knew passed in the last few years, who did work in asbestos environment as long as 50 years prior to mesothelioma taking its deadly hold. I completely forgot the singles...duuh. No such thing now, is there? The 45s must've put a serious coin in the record companies coffers. Much cheaper to produce than LPs, way more portable.

That is what, like $50/hr today? Or more even? New car probably cost $4,500. You were doing well.

If that's a true conversion of the buying power, then people spent a lot of their hard-earned money on records in the olden days. I have seen quite a few albums with a discount sticker and a price tag of $1.99-2.99, ca. late 1960s-early 1970s. In fact, just recently bought a Johnny Cash at San Quentin still sealed original pressing, with a "final discount" sticker of $1.99. Thrift store find. How much were you making per hour then, Paul?

Some people may complain that cds and records are expensive, but I think they are a relative bargain now, comparing to 50-60 years ago. Atlantic Records inner sleeves sometimes come with album prices printed on them. How much was $5.95 in 1960 worth comparing to today? $10.95 for a 2-fer. Methinks that wasn't chump change. What was hourly wage for a construction worker or a pizza delivery guy or landscaper, house painter, someone in their teens-early twenties, working his/her way through college? My first job paid $4/hr. in the late 1980s. CDs were $11.99, albums maybe $5.95-7.95, tapes about the same, maybe a buck or two more.

I'm gonna show you something really cool that I picked up in a consignment store, once I get home tonight.

Aivazovsky is considered one of the top artists in history who painted bodies of water. Do a search of his painting of the Niagara Falls. I've been to his museum in Yalta, Crimea, when I was little. Amazing giant canvases. Returning to the topic - Joe Harriott - Abstract

Is that her? https://www.facebook.com/sandi.hummer

Yep, now I remember. IIRC Dookie may have been DEEP/Danny D'Imperio's alter ego. Good times on the BNBB... Sorry to thread crap, btw.

I think I joined BNBB in 1999 or thereabout. Dookie rings a bell, can you refresh my memory? Here's my own exuberant reflection from almost 15 years ago...amazing how time flies.

Good one! Look at the dude on the right. He's getting it. Yes, sir.

That's pretty amazing...all of this from just one sound.

Decided to order this 2-cd set for starters. Just listened to it , and it seems to include some of the material from the MULATU OF ETHIOPIA LP, plus other stuff. BTW, correct me if I'm wrong, but some of his early tunes carry a strong Horace Silver vibe [no pun intended]. One cut's intro is almost note for note Song For My Father. Very enjoyable stuff.

Yep, once again, you nailed it. This is one case when the cd is more expensive than the reissue vinyl, so I'll have to go the lp route. Dusty Groove has the LP for $12, while the Japanese cd is $35. This is shamefully short album, at under 30 minutes.

All the above-mentioned jazz forums bustled with activity 15 years ago. I haven't been posting but sporadically siince about 2007 and am not privy to what transpired since. After getting back into music and returning to this forum, it seems to me that it's only about 1/4 as active as it was 10 years ago. People lose interest, move on, and yes, die. I don' know why the younger jazz lovers don't seem to rejuvenate places like this. Any guesses? I hope the former members of the AAJ forum join here. I also think that an annual gathering of the organissimo forum members would be a pleasant thing. Perhaps at a festival, like the Newport Jazz Festival, where just about all jazz styles are represented.

You got it! Exactly right. The record store clerk said it was Nigerian, but this is clearly the album. Got to have it now.

No vocals, btw. It was strictly instrumental.

It was an lp reissue , bw cover with a photo of a guy playing vibes.

Was in a record store yesterday, one of the records they were playing sounded interesting, jazz with a reggae undertones, definitely danceable. Tenor or low alto sax, vibes [liked the vibes player better than the sax], other horns, nice rhythm section. The cuts were not long, perhaps 3 min., I dug it. Was told, but forgot the name of the leader, a vibes player. The store clerk/owner said it was Nigerian, from the early 70s. Any idea who it was?

Members 12,684 Active Members 702 First time i used the way back machine, this is the tally from sometime last year. A VERY healthy count. why would someone just turn around and drop it?! Doesn't make sense to me.

We're sorry to report that after nearly 20 years, our beloved jazz discussion forum is no more. As much as we tried to keep it going, the escalating costs and maintenance simply made it untenable. I run a small specialized phpbb-based forum, and the expense is not great at all.