Ken Dryden

It's always best to check RELIABLE sources before posting an obituary for anyone. About a dozen years ago a now-defunct weekly music trade magazine listed Marian McPartland among the year's deaths. I was in touch with her regularly at the time and had received no email about her passing from Concord, I immediately knew it was in error. Sure enough, a call to Concord refuted this goof by the Zimmermans, I believe. A retraction was posted a week or so later. I left a message on her answering machine joking about it and she called me asking "What's this about me being dead?" Evidently, I was the one who broke the news of the foul-up to her. She's outlived the magazine by quite a few years, that's justice!

I'll stick with A Dave Brubeck Christmas, it hasn't worn out its welcome. Anthologies usually have a few bum tracks (bad vocalists or overdone sax).

I'm sure someone who uses this forum a better collection of Choice LPs than I do. I was just sharing the info I had. Merry Christmas, everyone!

Here are the Choice issues I have: CDs: Bud Shank: Live at the Haig Choice 71030 LPs: Joanne Brackeen with Eddie Gomez: Prism Choice 1024 Sir Roland Hanna: Sir Elf Choice 1003 Sir Roland Hanna & George Mraz: Sir Elf Plus 1 Choice 1018 Roger Kellaway: Ain't Misbehavin' Choice 6833 Adam Makowicz: From My Window Choice 1028 Lenny Popkin: Falling Free Choice 1027 Zoot Sims: Zoot Sims' Party Choice 1006 Chuck Wayne/Joe Puma: Interactions Choice 1004

The Classic plays on in a DVD audio player or DVD player, not a regular CD player. It's supposed to be high tech, but I play most of my CDs in CD players. The sound is good, though I have no idea how it sounds in comparison to a Japanese TOCJ CD reissue.

I have a copy of the Classic DVD audio of Lou Donaldson's Lou Takes Off available for sale or a reasonable trade offer. Send me a PM if interested.

It's been widely debated as to how long a CDR will last compared to a manufactured CD. It's one thing to dub broadcasts using decent quality discs, but paying money for a CDR of a commercial issue is a poor investment in my view. Shame on labels for taking the cheap way out...

How can you legally sell a CDR of a major label release? Sounds fishy to me.

That's the danger of not putting a reserve on an out-of-print desirable boxed set.... Like the time one of the Complete Commodore Mosaic boxes went for $199.

I sure wasn't suggesting anyone pay $55 for a scratchy import copy of an oop CD. Again, prices do reflect rarity and demand at times, though poor condition should cause prices to be much lower. Stan Getz: Dynasty goes for $85 or so, but it looks like this 2 CD set is scheduled for reissue in February 2009.

Count me in as being a long time Clark Terry fan. Happy Birthday to you, Clark, or in your words... "Agournhe vergessenfeuer gedunkewass!" or something like that...

This CD closes on ebay today, if anyone is interested. Long oop, it doesn't pop up too often, as Verve Elite CDs were one time pressings in small quantities. The cheapest used copy on Amazon is $55, there's one bid on mine for $6.99. http://cgi.ebay.com/Think-Well-of-Me-Limit...%3A1%7C294%3A50

Sugar Cane Harris: Sugar Cane's Got the Blues - an MPS LP recently reissued by Promising Music Harder to find: Jean-Luc Ponty/Sugar Cane Harris & others: New Violin Summit (2 LP set) recorded live during the same 1971 Berlin festival that produced Sugar Cane's Got the Blues

Tyrone Washington - Natural Essence I believe that this LP was only reissued on CD in Japan. I think the CD is out of print, judging from the asking price of this Amazon seller: http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Essence-Tyro...n/dp/B00005GKBQ Good luck!

The wonderful folks at the Metropolitan Opera have acted like the world revolves around them in dealing with U.S. public radio stations. You have to air it live on Saturdays (tape delay is not allowed) and no matter what the length of the opera (it can start as early as 12 noon Eastern and run past 5:30 pm), nor how many encores the announcer describes, you can't cut away until the final outcue. It's hell starting a 5 pm news feed at times. It's no wonder our station dropped this turkey after dealing with this pompous behavior for far too long, as it played hell with our Saturday programming.

I just listed a copy of the long oop Jack Teagarden CD Think Well of Me on ebay, if anyone is interested... http://cgi.ebay.com/Think-Well-of-Me-Limit...93%3A1|294%3A50

Jamie Baum's latest CD for Sunnyside made my top ten, which is posted at Jazzhouse.org. I enjoy Eric Dolphy (esp. "You Don't Know What Love Is" on Last Date), Lew Tabackin, Ali Ryerson, Holly Hofmann and Frank Wess (the last three who made one CD as Flutology). I know there are others, but I still need another cup of coffee to wake up.

That's Frank's home. In another photo taken the same day, Frank is holding a cat in his arms with his parents on the couch. It appeared in Life magazine circa the fall of 1972, not long before it ceased publication.

Everyone who owns a brick and mortar record store has bills to pay and if he can get $50 for a used jazz LP on ebay before he even puts it on the shelf, more power too him. Some store owners make occasional road trips of several hundred miles to buy entire collections, but I imagine that is even slowing down somewhat, leading to less quality title available in great shape. I imagine collectors that previously sold or traded in old vinyl have also discovered ebay, though I've never had any luck selling LPs at auction. There are also too many people who waste time by asking for the unlisted reserve price or fail to read restrictions (not shipping to a p.o. box, overseas, etc.).

PM sent on: Guy Lafitte "Jambo!" - (RCA) $8.00 Fritz Pauer "The Rambler" - (wewerka) $6.00

George Russell Live at the Five Spot The piano is actually in tune and there's no audience sounds. Teddy Wilson Mr. Wilson and Mr. Gershwin One of those weird Columbia "live" LPs where the applause magically vanishes on a reissue CD. Duke Ellington Jazz Party This one was recorded live, but evidently there were mikes outside the studio to pick up applause. Yet the CD reissue has no applause, even though it is the same music. Art Tatum At the Crescendo A pair of Gene Norman Presents LPs that overdubbed idential-sounding applause between each track, all of which were recorded elsewhere.

According to pianist Donald Brown, Tony died of a heart attack in an airport upon his return from Italy.

A fool and his money soon part...it is hard to imagine any of the 32Jazz CDs selling for more than original list price.

I have just learned that drummer Tony Reedus died in Memphis. Tony was the nephew of the late pianist James Williams. Both of Tony's parents died young. I have not yet learned of the cause of death.

Calliope was a rather short-lived budget label during the 1970s. They typically had the audio portion of television broadcasts by various artists (usually 3 or 4 per album). The performances are usually brief, while Calliope wasn't known for great cover art or providing lists of personnel, just the leader, date of performance and songs. I probably have 8-10 Calliope LPs.