Ken Dryden

I remember Mad Magazine having cardboard records like”Meet the Staff of Mad” and “It’s a Gas.”

Great seats, too, HutchFan was seated next to my wife, third row center. Alan had a great time and also was special guest at a music seminar in the same hall this morning. He was gracious and fun to talk with over a couple of meals. Don't miss an opportunity to see him play if he visits your city!

A great time was had by everyone who attended tonight's solo piano concert. Alan Broadbent played a number of standards, harmonically rich interpretations of "Blue in Green" and "Reflections in D," plus several new originals. I think that he enjoyed his time here.

Me too! I have gotten a few autograph requests via email over the years for the far better known Ken Dryden. My standard reply is, "I'm not the goalie, I'm the hockey puck!"

We are just four days away from Alan Broadbent’s concert in Chattanooga on 9-11. He is also speaking at a seminar for UTC students the next day, where I will interview him.

I am going to be reviewing it for Hot House. I giess the alternate takes were misfiled ehen the bog boxed set was done.

According to Discogs, recordings are supposedly not subject to the tariff, depending on how the seller labels them on the packing slip. I just received some CDs from Japan on Saturday and there was no money due, though it was under $100 in value.

Thanks to everyone who took the challenge. Hopefully you heard a track or two that makes you want to track down the CD. 1 Swing House Joe Temperley: A Portrait (Hep Jazz) Written by Gerry Mulligan Joe Temperley: baritone sax, John Bunch: piano, John Webber: bass, Joe Farnsworth: drums Joe Temperley was the replacement for Harry Carney in the Duke Ellington Orchestra following Carney's death. 2 Walkin’ Chet Baker& Lee Konitz: In Concert (India Navigation) Written by Richard Carpenter (insert laughter) Chet Baker: trumpet, Lee Konitz: alto sax, Michael Moore: bass, Beaver Harris: drums 3 La Scala James Emery: Fourth World (Between the Lines) Written by Joe Lovano Judi Silvano: voice, James Emery: guitar, Drew Gress: bass, Joe Lovano: percussion My copy of this CD had sat around for years still sealed, I finally got around to playing it prior to the BFT. 4 Donna Lee Michael Dease: Let’s Get Real (Spice of Life) Written by Charlie Parker Michael Dease: trombone, Ulysses Owens Jr.: drums This is a lesser known Japanese CD. 5 City Blues Fritz Pauer Trio: City Blues (RST) Written by Fritz Pauer Fritz Pauer: piano, Johannes Strasser: bass, Christian Salfellner: drums I was introduced to Fritz Pauer through his work with Art Farmer. 6 In the Dark Cynthia Sayer: More Jazz Banjo Vol. 2 (New York Jazz) Written by Bix Beiderbecke Cynthia Sayer: banjo, Dick Wellstood: piano, Bucky Pizzarelli: guitar, Greg Cohen: bass, Fred Stoll: percussion I was introduced to Cynthia Sayer when she played drums in trumpeter Ernie Carson's band at the Altanta Jazz Party back in the 1990s. She would have maybe one feature on banjo in a set. 7 Be My Love Hal Galper: Trip the Light Fantastic (Origin) Written by Nicholas Brodzsky/Sammy Cahn Hal Galper: piano, Jeff Johnson: bass, John Bishop: drums Hal Galper asked me to write the liner notes after I interviewed him for The New York City Jazz Record, as he was very pleased with it and short on time since the release date was moved up, since he normally wrote them himself. 8 Gertberg Walk Oscar Pettiford Quartet: We Get the Message (Sonorama) Written by Oscar Pettiford Oscar Pettiford: cello, Hans Koller: tenor sax, Kenny Clarke: drums, Atilla Zoller: guitar A recent discovery of previously unissued European broadcasts. 9 Cool Struttin’ Benny Green Trio: Blue Notes (Somethin’ Else) Written by Sonny Clark Benny Green: piano, Christian McBride: bass, Carl Allen: drums One Benny Green's elusive Japanese CDs. 10 Easy Does It (take 2) Steve White Quartet: Jazz in Hollywood (OJC/Nocturne) Written by Count Basie & Bob Russell Steve White: tenor sax, Jimmy Rowles: piano, Herbie Harper: trombone, Harry Babasin: bass Roy Harte: drums Steve White was a west coast musician who recorded very lttile. 11 Theme From “Arrest and Trial” Jimmy Rowles: Lilac Time (Kokopelli) Written by Branislaw Kaper Jimmy Rowles: piano Jimmy Rowles was recording some of Branislaw Kaper's music for this 1960s TV drama, he stole the sheet music and kept trying to get labels to let him record it. This is from his last CD prior to his death. 12 Turkish March Frank Vignola Trio: Standards Live (Frank Vignola) Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Frank Vignola: guitar, Vinnie Raniolo: guitar, Pete Coco: bass Frank Vignola and Vinnie Raniolo are a lot of fun in concert as a duo, with plenty of laughs, too. 13 Crescent Marc Copland: Alter Ego: Lausanne 2022 (TCB) Written by John Coltrane Marc Copland: pianos This is a Bill Evans-like overdub session, but done live with a small audience. 14 Pass It On, Jon Jon Gordon Quartet: The Jon Gordon Quartet (Chiaroscuro) Written by Phil Woods Jon Gordon: alto sax, Phil Woods: alto sax, Kevin Hays: piano, Scott Colley: bass, Bill Stewart: drums Jon Gordon was one of Phil Woods' prized pupils, he took him under his wing early. 15 Some Other Time Ayako Shirasaki Piano Trio: Some Other Time (Jan Matthies) Written by Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green Ayako Shirasaki: piano, Noriko Ueda: bass, Quincy Davis: drums This Japanese pianist wasn't widely recorded prior to her death in 2021 at the age of 52 from cancer.

I am missing At the Kitano 3 and East of the Sun and West of 2nd Avenue. I have all of these, not a bad one in the bunch. Rich Perry Quartet To Start Again Steeplechase 31331 Rich Perry Trio Beautiful Love Steeplechase 31360 Rich Perry Quartet What Is This? Steeplechase 31374 Rich Perry Quartet Left Alone Steeplechase 31421 Rich Perry Quartet So in Love Steeplechase 31447 Rich Perry & Harold Danko Cancoes do Brasil Steeplechase 31464 Rich Perry Doxy Steeplechase 31473 Rich Perry O Grande Amor Steeplechase 31492 Rich Perry Hearsay Steeplechase 31515 Rich Perry At Eastman Steeplechase 31533 Rich Perry East of the Sun and West of 2nd Avenue Steeplechase 31558 Rich Perry You’re My Everything Steeplechase 31576 Rich Perry & Harold Danko Rhapsody Steeplechase 31595 Rich Perry At The Kitano 1 Steeplechase 31600 Rich Perry E. Motion Steeplechase 31620 Rich Perry At The Kitano 2 Steeplechase 31645 Rich Perry Gone Steeplechase 31670 Rich Perry Grace Steeplechase 31726 Rich Perry Time Was Steeplechase 31748 Rich Perry Nocturne Steeplechase 31776 Rich Perry Organique Steeplechase 31805 Rich Perry Mood Steeplechase 31830 Rich Perry Other Matters Steeplechase 31876 Rich Perry Happy Destiny Steeplechase 31913 Rich Perry Everything Happens Steeplechase 31937 Rich Perry Progression Steeplechase 31951

He's a long time member of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and he appears as a sideman on a lot of SteepleChase releases as well. I probably have most of his SteepleChase CDs as a leader.

Sorry I missed this post. Phil Woods yes, Richie Cole no.

E3 Records was a legit label that released at least two CDs of Bill Evans’ early recordings.

5 is not Hampton Hawes. 9 is Benny Green. 15 is not Stanley Cowell.

Reserved seats are on sale, be sure to let your friends near Atlanta, Nashville, Knoxville and Huntsville that this is a rare opportunity to hear Alan Broadbent perform anywhere in the Southeastern U.S. It will be worth their time. All proceeds benefit WUTC-FM, the local NPR station. https://www.wutc.org/community-calendar/event/alan-broadbent-fundraiser-for-wutc-18-06-2025-07-42-54

There were Atlantic masters of John Coltrane lost earlier, it was mentioned in the liner notes to The Heavyweight Champion box set.

I wonder how many tapes made at Van Gelder's had backup copies. Didn't impulse! have a fire at some point?

I remember how many twofers I found in used stores as promos, which were the introduction to many artists for me while I was in grad school. Pretty much most of them have been replaced by CDs or boxed sets, although there is the occasional one, like Ben Webster with Joe Zawinul, Travelin' Light, which has bonus tracks not found on later CDs. What drove me nuts was when labels compiled more than two LPs in such sets, leaving out many tracks that I wanted to hear, much like the problem with later Fantasy CDs, which frequently omitted a track or two to squeeze the music onto a single CD.

Not Eddie Higgins. 1. Not Scott Hamilton. 2. Previously identified by JSangry. 5. is not Billie's Bounce, thought it could be quoted.

I ran across a vintage Pepsodent ad with agents 86 & 13 in a grocery store. What a hoot!

I dumped LinkedIN years ago and it is surprising how much info was spread to other sites. It was beyond useless, like a FB for business.

Glad I got to see her in person at the Jazz Standard before the back injury that laid her low.

8, does not include Sam Jones. 10. doesn not feature Vic Dickenson nor Coleman Hawkins. 11. is not Marian McPartland. 12. is not John McLaughlin. 7. is not Stanley Cowell. 1. is Gerry Mulligan's "Swing House," though obviously not by Gerry Mulligan. 2. is Lee Konitz & Chet Baker playing "Walkin'" with Beaver Harris. 7. is "Be My Love." 8. is Oscar Pettiford. 9. is not by The Three Sounds. 10. is "Easy Does It." 13. is "Crescent." 14. does feature Phil Woods on alto saxophone. 15. is "Some Other Time."

Here is the link for the August BFT. Have fun! https://thomkeith.net/blindfold-tests/2025-blindfold-tests/

I’ve seen him in person and enjoyed his CDs. Michael Dease counts him as an early mentor.

Investing a meeting with a dietician can prove very illuminating. In early 2018, I was around 241 lbs. I started counting carbs by meal, 45 to 60. Eating more fiber with meals helps slow down glucose absorption. I dropped sugary drinks, pasta, white bread, fried foods, most desserts (when I do enjoy them, it is after lunch rather than dinner) and got all the way down to 192 lbs. within a few months. I was hungry all the time, so I now try to stay in the 210-215 weight range at 6'2".