Ken Dryden

I agree that the recording quality and performances are outstanding.

That LP was my introduction to Luckey Roberts. It is a shame that he did relatively little recording as a solo pianist.

Listening to disc 1 now, great sound, superb Mingus!

It arrived yesterday and I’m looking forward to hearing it this weekend.

Add Joe Williams, who recorded several albums for RCA in that period.

Brubeck told me in an interview Desmond was very picky about what pianists played behind him, that's probably one reason that a pianist was rarely part of Desmond's dates as a leader. Brubeck also told me that the reason the Christmas Day concert album with the Modern Jazz Quartet didn't appear in his lifetime is that he wasn't happy with it. I've always thought the audio was rather wretched for that vintage a live concert recording.

I doubt that Dave Brubeck was very concerned since the quartet was so busy there was no time for Paul Desmond or Joe Morello to conduct their own tours to promote their LPs.

I have most, but not all of them. I've seen them in concert a couple of times. I just can't generate interest in acquiring the set with Michael Jackson covers...

This program honor tenor saxophonist Ben Webster, born March 27, 1909, died September 20, 1973. Most of the music is from dates he led or co-lead ranging from the 1940s to his last years in the early 1970s, including a lot of live tracks. Here's the link where it can be streamed or downloaded at any time: https://archive.org/details/timeless-jazz-3-27-2022-ben-webster

They seemed a little fishy to me, though I have acquired several of the CDs. Now that I have looked at the website, I think they are legit. There are so many European labels of shady backgrounds, but there have been plenty of "legit" US and European jazz labels that shafted artists on royalties.

Housework never killed anyone, but why take the risk? I never dust, it might be someone I know. Phyllis Diller

This new release arrived today, a review is in the works. I remember finding a used copy of that LP decades ago, with a lush version of "Take the A Train." Glad that Might Quinn reissued it on CD before ceasing operations.

Hot Ptah was a valuable poster on this board. RIP, 65 is far too young to die.

My wife's spending iso much that I'm able to itemize the sales tax paid last year to save on income tax. Hope she doesn't get the idea that it is even better to save more by spending even more in 2022.

Verve bears little red to a jazz label, that’s what conglomerates do. It is like replacing a gourmet restaurant with greasy fast food.

The dud guests were inevitably from outside of jazz, though Marian deliberately invited some non musicians like Nat Hentoff. There was a bit too much talk on some shows, while it is fun to imagine how much music was recorded but never aired.

This article shows how little respect the Braves gave to Freeman, they didn't even respond to the counteroffer made to their proposed contract at the end of the season. He put in too much time with them to be ignored like this, I hope he has a long productive career and makes them see the error of their decision. https://www.mlb.com/news/freddie-freeman-on-matt-olson-braves-trade?partnerId=zh-20220319-566205-mlb-1-A&qid=1026&utm_id=zh-20220319-566205-mlb-1-A&bt_ee=tXQET7EeqwCfwKZSp1OXRYIdzmaqTlXmZE8E4AskLFLpEodbO4JM8pj38ZCQUmtc&bt_ts=1647694621177

Michael Franks wrote a lot of lame lyrics, in addition to the insipid "Popsicle Toes," there was a song with "When the cookie jar is empty." It really annoyed me everytime I heard that crap on the air at my station. Lame, lightweight and forgettable...

The Mancini Piano Jazz was released on CD.

Not that any training Michael Franks had helped him to create a valuable legacy…

With so many real crimes that need investigating, anyone who goes to such great lengths and expense to become a phony victim of a non-existent hate crime deserves the full weight of the law.

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