Ken Dryden

After learning of Jimmy Heath’s death, I decided to honor him next week. I hope to include excerpts of my interviews with him, so that may require a second program on the following week. Timeless Jazz streams live at WUTC.org on Sunday from 3-5 pm ET and repeats on the HD2 station the following Wednesday from 10am to noon.

After learning of Jimmy Heath’s death, I decided to honor him next week. I hope to include excerpts of my interviews with him, so that may require a second program on the following week. Timeless Jazz streams live at WUTC.org on Sunday from 3-5 pm ET and repeats on the HD2 station the following Wednesday from 10am to noon.

That is sad news. I did wrote one of my first Hot House features about him and he was one of the first artists that I met at the NEA Jazz Masters reception. He was a real gentleman and a lot of fun, while his music and teaching touched many lives.

I only got to see the Phil Woods Quintet once, with Brian Lynch, Bill Charlap and Steve Gilmore. Bill Goodwin had a better paying gig that night, so Pete Sims spelled him. The ERM material was interesting but I wonder if Phil possibly felt more at home returning to bop.

My memory was fuzzy. He studied math and psychology at Columbia beginning in 1964, then spent a few years working in computer programming at NYU after graduating. He did teach later in life.

Is Amazon sells a cdr without you knowing about it, ask for a refund. I think the last one I bought wasn’t very well labeled on their site and they refunded in full and provided a mailing label.

Since my focus was on Hod O'Brien as a leader rather than sideman, I didn't include any of his recordings as a sideman. I included tracks from several CDs that were either rare imports from Japan, the German Blue Jack label and the long gone JazzMania label, in addition to the better known music issued on Reservoir and Criss Cross. He was a math professor for a number of years, so I don't think he spent much time in the studios and likely played sporadic gigs.

The show is already recorded. Normally when I have done tributes, I have focused on an artist's work as a leader, though I do make exceptions. I don't think I have that Kirk album.

I'm a long time State Farm customer and I wouldn't dream of going elsewhere. I despise the Progressive commercials, yet I'm a stockholder and it's doing well... I love the Allstate commercials, but I've known too many people who've been dropped after filing a claim with them.

Sunday, January 19th's program will honor the birthdays of two pianists, Horace Parlan (born January 19, 1931, died February 24, 2017) in hour 1 and Hod O'Brien (born January 19, 1936, died November 20, 2016). A number of the selections played are from European, Japanese or long unavailable CDs or box sets. Here are the playlists for both hours, streaming live at WUTC.org on Sunday, January 19 (3-5 pm ET) and on the HD2 station on Wednesday, January 22 (10 am to 12 noon ET): Hour 1: Horace Parlan Birthday Salute (born 1/19/1931, died 2/24/2017) Horace Parlan Trio The Complete Horace Parlan Blue Note Sessions Up In Cynthia’s Room - Horace Parlan Trio The Complete Horace Parlan Blue Note Sessions Us Three - Horace Parlan with Stanley & Tommy Turrentine The Complete Horace Parlan Blue Note Sessions Wadin’ - Horace Parlan with Stanley & Tommy Turrentine The Complete Horace Parlan Blue Note Sessions On The Spur Of The Moment (master) - Horace Parlan with Booker Ervin & Grant Green The Complete Horace Parlan Blue Note Sessions Up And Down - Horace Parlan with Johnny Coles, Booker Ervin & Grant Green The Complete Horace Parlan Blue Note Sessions Back From The Gig - Horace Parlan & Jan Kaspersen Piano Duo Joining Forces Broken Promises - Horace Parlan with Doug Raney & Wilbur Little Hi-Fly West Coast Blues (master) - Horace Parlan (solo) Jazz Buhne Berlin ’83 Nardis - Horace Parlan Quintet with Frank Strozier & Frank Foster Frank-Ly Speaking Frank-Ly Speaking - Hour 2: Hod O’Brien Birthday Salute (born 1/19/1936, died 11/20/2016) Hod O’Brien Quintet with Tom Harrell & Pepper Adams Opalessence Bits And Pieces - Hod O’Brien Quartet featuring Ted Brown I Hear A Rhapsody Trane’s Slo Blues - Hod O’Brien Quintet with Tony Purrone Hod & Cole In The Still Of The Night - Hod O’Brien (trio) Ridin’ High Portrait Of Stephanie - Hod O’Brien Trio with Barry Harris Hod Meets Barry Moose The Mooche - Hod O’Brien (trio) So That’s How It Is Forecast - Hod O’Brien (trio) Live at Blues Alley - First Set Tangerine - Hod O’Brien Solo For Chet Line For Lyons - Hod O’Brien (trio) Live at Blues Alley - Second Set Pent-Up House

I enjoyed my phone interview with George Shesring, he was also a quick wit. Glad to have seen him perform, with his quintet and also a duo with Neil Swainson.

George Duke told me that the Roxy album was one of his favorites during his time with Zappa. I’ve enjoyed all of the post-1993 releases but Hot Rats is the best of the box sets.

The trust always seems to add extras in order to boost the price. But this was by far the most compelling Zappa box released since his death in 1993.

Scott: I have a duplicate copy of Denny Zeitlin's Soundings if you would like it.

Tom, enjoy you well-deserved retirement. I doubt that you will have time to get bored. Tom, enjoy you well-deserved retirement. I doubt that you will have time to get bored. Tom, enjoy you well-deserved retirement. I doubt that you will have time to get bored.

Joe Pass' virtuosity on guitar and voluminous solo and small group recordings for Pablo between 1972 and 1992 have long made him one of my favorites. Born January 13, 1929, he died at the age of 65 in May 1994, less than six months after I conducted a phone interview with him on November 30, 1993. Timeless Jazz will celebrate his legacy with a number of his recordings plus a few excerpts from the thirty minute interview. Streaming on wutc.org from 3 to 5 pm ET on Sunday, January 12, repeat streaming on WUTC's HD 2 station on Wednesday, January 15, from 10 am to 12 noon ET. Still no podcasts, but the station is working on it. I can probably send two zip files to anyone interested.

My copy finally arrived at 6:37 after an all day wait.

There may not be any. All of the players from the 1954 team that were 25 or younger are deceased, including Bob Turley, Ryne Duren and Billy O’Dell, along with one other pitcher.

I forget which bio it was, possibly Peter Levenson’s bio of Nelson Riddle, but Les Baxter was known for taking arranging jobs, sub-contracting the work, but taking credit for it. The saying went, “The Les Baxter, the better...”

It is frustrating that I ordered both sets immediately when they were announced yet others have received copies before mine were even shipped. There must be a randomness to filling the orders.

I haven’t had much luck finding CDs at Wax ‘n Facts in recent years, but always find some LPs that haven’t been reissued on CDs.

I thought it would be the Michael Bolton and Kenny G CDs... It was a Smithsonian release, supposedly Armstrong's last live recording in early 1971.

Today I was about to play a Decluttr CD purchase and discovered the wrong CD in the jewel box. But the prize winner for the wrong discs comes from a local used music & bookstore. I found a copy of the Louis Armstrong At the National Press Club in a digipak and didn't bother to look at the disc. When I got ready to play it at home, I discovered an S & M DVD and a Better Sex instructional DVD. I guess the previous owner kept his porn stashed and either died or entered assisted living and no one bothered to check the disc carefully when it was traded in at the store...

I have a CD of Ralph Peterson's Gen-Next Big Band - Listen Up! and it is available on CD Baby, plus the other usual websites, I'm sure.

That book has been available for some time...