Ken Dryden

I've been an AAJ contributor since 2000, though I only sporadically write CD reviews. I devote more time to my column (which has been neglected somewhat) and occasional performance reviews (tricky, since I have to go out of town usually to hear quality jazz).

One of the things I own with featuring Tjader is a live concert excerpt from the 1977 St. Francis Jazz Festival, aired on NPR's Jazz Alive! I'm not sure of any of the personnel, though Poncho Sanchez has to be present. Dave Brubeck described Tjader as a war hero who served in the Pacific theater. He said that the vibraphonist ignored his physician about touring overseas, evidently he had a heart condition needing treatment.

As much as I've bashed jocks over the years, the three Duke University lacrosse students should have never been presented in a team photo for the supposed rape victim. Any jury that convicts these three is voting on emotion instead of the law; the district attorney deserves to be removed from office for going ahead with this very shaky case. If traditional photo arrays with men (none in uniform) from a variety of backgrounds had been utilized, the still-shaky case probably would not have brought so many brickbats bup the D.A.'s office.

A band is booked to play a party hosted by a mobster. One of his henchmen approaches the leader and says "De Boss wants Come Rain or Come Shine. If I were you, I'd play both."

Credited to Russell Malone: Did you hear about the new Kenny G CD, Kenny G Plays Monk? Among the cuts are "'Round Noon" and "Straight, No Changes."

Obviously, no dealer can possibly do anything other than visually inspect the covers and vinyl. But I would be hesitant to list LPs with visible scratches on ebay.

I received a promo of the Fearless Leader box recently. While the music and remastering are good and I appreciate the new liner notes, I'm not too happy about the jewel box design, which causes one CD to lay over the other on each segment of the box. There's too much potential for disc damage.

Likewise, Tom, Happy Birthday...

Because of a tight travel schedule, I need to get Lou Donaldson's contact info ASAP, if anyone can help me? I'm on the road the next few days and I'm facing a tight deadline for Hot House in NYC next week. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!

I just a accessed them a few minutes ago...they're working.

One oddity about Ben Sidran's Talking Jazz: Denny Zeitlin's name was misspelled "Zeitland" all the way through the chapter on the pianist. I'm sure that Sidran knew how to spell it, but you get the idea that someone else transcribed the interviews then he never bothered to proofread the text. At least they fixed it prior to issuing the paperback. I like Marian McPartland's collection of magazine articles All in Good Time, among other musicians who have written books.

What about Dave Brubeck's Points on Jazz?

This ebay sellet doesn't even follow his own posted guidelines. The cover is obviously badly damaged yet he lists: CONDITION COVER: VG nice cover & design. no writing or seam splits. some damage to front cover. and then... Grading Scale: VG = Several audible scratches, but not throughout vinyl. Cover will have wear, but no splits or tears. Possible writing on jacket and/or label. I think that this Three Sounds Moods LP has a little more "wear" than most people are used to tolerating...

I've laid off buying music for a few weeks, my wife just got a new truck... But I won't skip Jazz Record Center when we head to NYC $$$. At least the hotel room will be free courtesy of credit card points.

I always got a kick out of rock bootlegs that were labeled "limited edition of _____ copies." Yeah, like they only made 300....

Sounds like a winner to me...I look forward to the Granz bio.

Someone just didn't know how to price the Hawkins Keynote set. It's been out of print for quite awhile.

Scott hits 52 on Oct. 4th, one day after I do the same... I'm sure you'll want to send him birthday greetings...

Since Scott Yanow didn't object to his private email being posted, that should end the debate. But as many of us have been warned, don't email want you don't want others to see. I sent an email response to an individual who contacted me via email that was perfectly honest, without attacks on anyone, discussing the radio station which I work for. Several others in the community (who had no knowledge whatsoever of the events behind the station's decisions) launched into an online diatribe about it and my personal email was even posted verbatim in a local printed weekly without my permission. I didn't even bother to respond. A similar diatribe involved a newspaper editor who accused our station of losing half of its listeners. The only problem: he was comparing a Total Market Aribitron estimate survey vs. a Metro survey (a difference of around 24 counties vs. only six). Anyone with such little desire to do basic research needs to be demoted to cub reporter.

I've tried to enjoy him and even heard him live at IAJE, but Kurt Elling just doesn't have any appeal to me.

I think that's the book I got cheaply and disposed of quickly thereafter...

Cafe du Monde coffee with chicory, though I don't have any beignets to go with it...

The lack of a hand numbered Mosaic booklet will convince potential buyers that your set is actually a Chinese bootleg reissue... Seriously, I don't think it matters at all to most collectors.

I still have a working turntable, since there is a lot of good music in my collection that hasn't been reissued on CD.

Georgia Public Radio is a statewide network using a bunch of repeaters around the state. It's been a long time since Mitchell was host of of "Cruisin' with Abdul" on the University of Georgia's radio station back in the late 1970s...