The Magnificent Goldberg

I'm watching it on DVD. It's a joint BBC/HBO production. Guy Thanks Guy - I'll see what I can find out. MG

See..that's the unknown that bothered me about these sets. If they sound bad DITCH 'EM quick. Don't even listen. Bad sound can sour you on somthing. I had the Louis Hot Fives on those good Columbia lps, but bought the first set of cds that Columbia put out and they were SO rotten that I couldn't listen to them. . I taped the lps and then obtained the complete bunch on French Columbia and that's what I listened too until the JSPs and latest Sony box came out. Well, we'll have to see. But I had to buy very second hand LPs in the '60s, partly because the stuff was so hard to come by - but also, y'know I really didn't mind listening to LPs like "Sit down and relax with Jimmy Forrest" or "Hip Twist" that looked and sounded as if they'd been heavily partied over. I passed up several opportunities to buy better copies and put up with my scratched to fuck copies for decades. MG

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Thanks Clem - MUCH better than the studio recording! You gonna start a Fela thread? MG PS - I hope that video didn't cut off just before Lekan Animasaun started to solo!

I think perhaps we're ahead of ourselves here. Don't we need to think about having a conversation about who is joining in this conversation about a possible band - or maybe something else. after all, we can't be thinking that just ANYONE can join in. Suppose someone from WALES get in on the act? Hi all. MG

Happy Birthday - and many more! MG

How could I resist your big letters? PM on the way. MG

I think what you're looking for are some of the albums he made as a leader for Muse - now deleted of course. "Mean streets - no bridges" (1987) and "Jump" (1988) both featured John Patton. "To reach a dream" (1989) featured Lonnie Smith and has a FEEEEEEL like "Certain feeling". "Soul eyes" (1991) has Benny Green on piano and Houston Person on tenor. A very wide range of material - Blues, Hard Bop, a couple of Rodgers & Harts, and a Pharoah Sanders number - only one original. I like this album very much. "Something to Ponder" (1994) is kinda similar, without Person and with Mark Soskin on piano. More standards on this but also a nine minute version of "The creator has a master plan". Most of his albums for Muse seem a bit better than the ones he's been making for HighNote. I think this may have been a pretty good period for Jimmy. Another one I like from this period is Kankawa - Harlem swing - P-vine. Recorded live in Tokyo. Kankawa is a pretty good organist. Greg Bandy on drums. Mostly standards mostly done at length. Others may think that 11-15 minutes on a standard for an organ trio is too long but I don't find myself getting bored. MG

I always preferred the one on the back. Slouchin', open shirt collar - v greeasy! MG

Where' are the white artists at?? Plus, where are Jelly Roll Morton, Basie, Waller, Redman, F & H. Henderson, Jimmy Noone, Earl Hines, Bechet, King Oliver, Jabbo Smith, Frankie Newton , Rex Stewart, Omer Simeon, Barney Bigard, Tommy Ladnier, Tiny Parham, Clarence Williams, Mezz Mezzrow(the blackest of them all) et al?? And that's just after a quick glance at my meager cd collection. After all, you said...CLEMENTINE'S GUIDE TO 20s & 30s JAZZ ON CD Sounds more like the Reader's Digest Condensed guide to Jazz.... I can't buy everything at once!! And Clem was only commenting on the ones I'd decided on for a first shot. Will take careful note of your rec for Clarence Williams, though, for future purchases. One of this series, or something better? MG

It covers the period from 52 BC - 44 BC -- from the end of Julius Caesar's campaigns in Gaul to ... (I won't ruin the ending, but it's pretty common knowledge how the first season ends.) Main characters include Caesar, Pompey the Great, Marc Antony, Octavian, Cato, Cicero, Brutus, etc. Also two "commoner" soldiers who happen to get mixed up in these world-shaking events. Supposedly there will be a second and final season, covering the period 44 BC - 30 BC. Guy Ah, it's being shown on US TV now - so, unless it's a British production (is it?) I guess we wont see it over here for a while. MG

Thanks for posting this. Must dig the LP out. Does your copy have the little note from Fela apologising for the fault? Unlike Ay stealin, this one's an effin' bore, Clem. MG

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I can see that, Lon. I loved the TV series - they don't make 'em like that any more. I'd already read the books and there's no comparison. But I thought the way the series came over was better than excellent. I don't think they're incompatible. The books have all the thinking out in the open; on TV, you got the action and, if you'd read the books, you could fill in the underlying thinking. Really, I came to the conclusion that having read the books actually improved my enjoyment of the series. Well said. And honestly, Derek Jacobi as Claudius and John Hurt's Caligula are my favorite performances by those 2 wonderfull actors. And Hurt has had a lot of weird & interesting roles in his lifetime. I always point out to female Trekkies that you get to see Patrick Stewart's legs, as so many swoon over the guy. It's on a very short list where I love the movie (or mini-series) and the book both. At the moment To Kill A Mockingbird is the only other entry on that list, though I'm sure I'm forgetting a few. To those who do give the DVDs or tapes a whirl, please make an effort to at least watch it until the 3rd episode or so, as it may start a little bit slow for some. You'll be rewarded. Not that review votes on IMDB are that meaningful, but when you do the math(s) it is very impressive for anything to average a 9.4. That's an excellent idea as it was so long ago for me. I should move it from the stacks to the "to read" pile, assuming that pile can handle another book without toppling over. Oops, sorry Guy, I forgot what thread I was in. I guess I have to rent Rome first! Oh yes! What's with "Rome" please? I don't watch much TV but my interest has been piqued. MG

Jimmy Smith - It's necessary - Mercury orig (because of the reissue of "Bluesmith") Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson - Neapolitan nights Prestige Fantasy green label (one that will NEVER be on CD though it was obviously still selling in the '70s) Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson - Star bag Prestige blue label orig (with Trudi Pitts at her swingingest - quite rare) MG MG

What are these? (Oh God, not more CDs!) MG Dakota Stanton - Dynamic! (Capitol) Chris Connor - At the Village Gate (Roulette) No idea if there are more reissues on this "Great Jazz Vocal" collection by EMI. Thanks. Managing to resist the temptation. Must get more Staton, however the one I want most doesn't seem to be around anywhere. MG

What are these? (Oh God, not more CDs!) MG

My "Wally's" are hand written in pen on the label and/or sleeve. Another Wally. MG

Yeah, go for what you want. It's your disc; your taste; your views. If we hear a musician we've never heard before, well there's probably other stuff to get of that person. And one day, it will all be free BFT41 was mostly live stuff off places I don't go and never knew (know) about. But it was good to hear the stuff, even the stuff I didn't like. MG

I can see that, Lon. I loved the TV series - they don't make 'em like that any more. I'd already read the books and there's no comparison. But I thought the way the series came over was better than excellent. I don't think they're incompatible. The books have all the thinking out in the open; on TV, you got the action and, if you'd read the books, you could fill in the underlying thinking. Really, I came to the conclusion that having read the books actually improved my enjoyment of the series. Actually, it might be time to read them again. MG

The region coding is not really significant anymore. Many DVD players can easily be made region-free by the users or by the stores that sell them. It isn't even illegal, as region coding has nothing to do with copyprotection, and is not protected by law. The DVD player makers are obliged by the DVD license to implement region code restrictions, but that doesn't bind the resellers or the buyers of these players. Many stores in Europe were selling US DVDs, until the movie industry decided to go after them. Copyright is only exhausted nationally or regionally, that's why the rightholders can prohibit unauthorized imports of legit DVDs. That's independent from the region coding, which is just a technical usage restriction without any legal significance. So the legal situation between DVDs and CDs is rather similar. But of course there is much more money involved with parallel imports of Hollywood movies than with old public domain music. Thanks for explaining that Claude. MG

A firm that tried to boot this through the legit industry would be out of its tiny mind. Haven't heard this one, but "It's necessary" also features Teddy and Ray Crawford on one (live) track and it's a blast. Definitely in my November list. MG

Did you mean this one? Chas posted it at #42. Lily Tomlin is FUNNY. But H-O-T? MG BTW, that's a Lou Donaldson photo I haven't seen eslewhere.

Postman turned up this morning with TWO packages. This was in the first, a big LP-sized box from Dusty Groove: Bill Doggett with the James Brown band. Thanks to Jim for telling me it was available and where. In the other package was 3 CDs from CD Universe Thanks to Paul (I think it was) who let me know where to get this one. Listened to the Red Garland already! Smashing groovy stuff! And so's the Cobb and the Jones is as wonderful as all her albums. Going to start on the Doggett after I've made some bread. MG