Ken Dryden

They probably have to seal Mosaic boxes to reduce pilferage, as shoplifters are notorious to do with gutting boxed sets.

If you find the Maynard Ferguson Mosaic box for under $400, it will likely be missing the box and booklet, or in less than near mint condition. Some of the inflated prices are a bit ridiculous, but everyone who wants to hold out for $800 or $1000 is welcome to do so. I finally bought one off Discogs this week after losing a second ebay auction, though I got hit with $30 in sales tax by the seller's state, which collects from everyone, not just residents.

My 1999 interview with Bob Brookmeyer, to get a few quotes for an upcoming article in his memory.

Please hold these two LPs for me and send me your email for Paypal: NBLP 17 Knuffke/Ellis/Wollesen "Chew Your Food" NNBLP 45 Ran Blake/David Fabris "Vilnius Noir"

I tried to find a variety of recordings with different lineups for this program, celebrating the late Dave Brubeck's 99th birthday two days late. Here is the playlist: The playlist for the December 8 broadcast, a belated 99th birthday tribute to the late Dave Brubeck, which covers from circa 1946 to 1975. Hour 1: The Dave Brubeck Octet The Way You Look Tonight Dave Brubeck Trio Distinctive Rhythm Instrumentals I'll Remember April Dave Brubeck Quartet Jazz at the College of the Pacific, Vol. 2 Crazy Rhythm Dave Brubeck Brubeck Plays Brubeck The Duke Dave Brubeck Quartet Jazz Impressions of the U.S.A. Nomad Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond At Wilshire-Ebell Let's Fall in Love Dave Brubeck Quartet Dave Digs Disney Someday My Prince Will Come Dave Brubeck Quartet & Jimmy Rushing Brubeck & Rushing Ain't Misbehavin' Dave Brubeck Quartet At Carnegie Hall Take Five Hour 2: Dave Brubeck Quartet Buried Treasures Forty Days Dave Brubeck Quartet Time Further Out Unsquare Dance Dave Brubeck Quartet Time Changes Unisphere Dave Brubeck Trio & Gerry Mulligan Live at the Berlin Philharmonie Out of the Way of the People Dave Brubeck Trio w/Louis Armstrong The Real Ambassadors Summer Song Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan We're All Together Again For The First Time Truth Dave Brubeck Trio with Lee Konitz & Anthony Braxton All The Things We Are All The Things You Are Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond 1975 - The Duets Koto Song Tony Bennett & the Dave Brubeck Trio The White House Sessions Live 1962 Chicago

I wonder how much the sound will improve, I've owned one of the European gray market sets for some time...

One of the worst was Will Calhoun's Live at the Blue Note on Half Note Records, which labeled the last track as Herbie Hancock's "Dolphin Dance," though it was actually McCoy Tyner's "Passion Dance." The poor sap who reviewed it for JazzTimes evidently rewrote the press release, if he coudln't immediately identify either of these well known songs, he probably shouldn't be reviewing jazz, especially for a widely distributed magazine. I think this was corrected with a later printing. There's also a SteepleChase CD which misidentifies John Coltrane's "Locoomtion" as being a Thelonious Monk work, an error repeated by liner note writer Mark Gardner, who has been around long enough to know better. I am trying to recall the name of the artist and album...

There are a number of reasons why I focused on Phil Woods' recordings for Philology Records. Phil called it his "retirement fund' in an interview I did with him a number of years ago and I own at least 30 CDs and 3 LPs (the three volumes of the Macerata Concerts, which haven't been reissued on CDs) featuring Phil as a leader on the label. Paolo Piangiarelli was not only open to featuring the jazz master in small groups, but as a solo artist, with big bands and several meetings with Lee Konitz, in addition to pairing him with brilliant artists like Enrico Pieranunzi, Franco D'Andrea and Stefano Bollani, though it seems a planned recording with Enrico Rava didn't take place. His first meeting with guitarist Irio De Paula so moved him that he switched to clarinet for the entire session. I was serviced for a time by Paolo Piangiarelli, but his releases seemed to stop suddenly and I heard that he had been battling depression. It was nearly impossible for him to get the glossy jazz magazines to review his releases and I'm sure distribution was a challenge for a small Italian label. The label website no longer seems to be active.

Coconut has no business being in any chocolate dessert. Nothing is natier than that paper texture that will get me reaching for a napkin to spit in a hurry...

Here is my playlist for the December 1 broadcast at wutc.org, from 3-5 ET. Phil Woods On Philology Records Hour 1 Phil Woods & Vic Juris Songs One Golden Earrings Phil Woods Ornithogy - Phil Salutes Bird Steeplechase Phil Woods & Catania City Brass Orchestra Phil On Etna Goodbye Mr. Evans Phil Woods & Irio De Paula Encontro (On Jobim) Samba Do Aviao Phil Woods The Solo Album Aimee Phil Woods & Lee Konitz Quintet Play Woods Squire's Parlor Phil Woods & Space Jazz Trio Phil's Mood Phil's Mood Phil Woods & Barbara Casini with Stefano Bollani Voce E Eu Estrada Branca Hour 2 Phil Woods & The Italian Rhythm Machine Woods Plays Woods And When We're Young Phil Woods Trio Just Friends Billie's Bounce Phil Woods & Enrico Pieranunzi Elsa Willow Weep For Me Phil Woods & Franco D'Andrea Balladeer Supreme Sweet Lorraine Phil Woods & Irio De Paula Blues For New Orleans Blues For New Orleans Phil Woods & Lee Konitz Phil & Lee: Two Brothers In Three Flats My Old Flame Phil Woods & Jesse Green Songs For COTA 2010 Django's Castle Phil Woods & Franco D'Andrea Our Monk Epistrophy

Are any of you voting NARAS members? I have thought about it, but never bothered to pay the annual dues to be able to vote.

Unfortunately, I don't think I own any of Phil Nimmons' Sackville releases. I am also unable to play LPs on my show since the station retired its last turntable a few years before I retired, a horrible decision prompted by the news director's demand for more space (there was plenty of room for it). I may donate one just so I can play stuff there instead of having to dub tracks onto a CDR at home.

I don't have the 3 CD compilation. John sent me a new Rossano Sportiello CD just after the interview and told me to put together a request list for back catalog items and for some dumb reason, I never did. It's not that I didn't want a lot of things that were still in print. Here is the playlist for both hours: Artist/Band - Song - CD tTtle Hour 1 Canadian All Stars Straight Back European Concert Willie The Lion Smith & Don Ewell Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now Doc Cheatham & Jim Galloway Way Down Yonder In New Orleans At The Bern Jazz Festival Ed Bickert & Don Thompson What Is This Thing Called Love At The Garden Party Ben Webster & Teddy Wilson In A Mellow Tone Ben & Teddy Harold Mabern Pent Up House Joy Spring Joe Temperley & Harry Allen Blues In The Closet Cocktails For Two Ronnie Mathews Tenor Madness At Cafe Des Copains Dick Hyman & Dick Wellstood California, Here I Come Stridemonster! Hour 2 Ruby Braff My Funny Valentine The Canadian Sessions Jay McShann & Don Thompson Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You? Solos & Duets Buddy Tate Quartet I'll Remember April Texas Tenor Jim Galloway's Wee Big Band Aluminum Baby Blue Reverie Don Friedman & Don Thompson Stella By Starlight Opus D'Amour Sonny Greenwich & Ed Bickert Oleo Days Gone By Dick Hyman & Ralph Sutton Viper's Drag Just You Just Me Junior Mance Yancey Special Junior Mance Special Ralph Sutton S'posin' More At Cafe Des Copains

There will be, though this label is one I pretty much had to purchase, as promos were few. I did interview John Norris a few months before his sudden death, though the publisher inexplicably held it until the day after he died. I may broadcast it at some future date.

I pre-ordered both the Herman and Mobley sets and haven;t been informed of a charge. I will have to call them tomorrow.

I will be doing a survey of Sackville Records this Sunday, November 24, from 3 to 5 pm ET on wutc.org. I will post the playlist later tonight.

Since I made the mistake of upgrading to Catalina 10.15 on my Mac, I've been unable to scan with my HP OfficeJet printer. Does anyone know of workaround until the folks at one of these companies gets off of their butts and fixes this issue? I've seen countless complaints on HP's email list and none of the "expert" solutions have worked.

I own all but the first two CDs listed, great stuff!

The publicist at Concord Jazz sent me a copy of this promotional poster when this CD was released.

I've never been on a jazz cruise, but one of my station's members did, got a number of artists who took part to autograph it, then gave it to me some time before I retired in 2015. The sad thing is that i don't remember the full name of the man who gave it to me.

This is a poster promoting Clark Terry with the Statesmen of Jazz, autographed by him for me. This was one of his last performances before he retired from playing. Unfortunately, he was still recovering from a recent bout with pneumonia and he didn't have the lung power that one would expect.

I will be happy to due June, or if another earlier month is available.

The November 10 show, featuring New Arrivals to my library, included these songs, rebroadcasting on Wednesday, November 13, from 10 am to 12 noon ET on WUTC.org. Artist/Band - Album - Song Hour 1 Frank Strozier Quintet with Harold Mabern - What's Goin' On - The Chief (master take) Rob Scheps - Comencio - Message From The Nile Sal Mosca - Recital In Valhalla - No Figs Norma Winstone with John Taylor & Tony Coe - Somewhere Called Home - Prologue Ralph Peterson's Gen-Next BigBand - Listen Up! - This Is For Albert Champian Fulton & Cory Weeds - Dream A Little... - Fly Me To The Moon Billy Eckstine & Helen Merrill - Billy Eckstine Sings With Benny Carter - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To Oliver Jackson Trio - The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions - You Can Depend On Me Johnny Griffin & Eddie Lockjaw Davis - Ow! Live At The Penthouse - Ow! Hour 2 Nat King Cole - Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) - Rosetta Nat King Cole - Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) - Beautiful Moons Ago (Excelsior alt. take) Nat King Cole - Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) - I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town Cat Anderson - Cat Speaks - Black And Tan Fantasy Cliff Smalls - Caravan - Caravan Al Casey - Jumpin' With Al - Willow Weep For Me Jamale Davis Quintet - ...Who Can Contain Us." - Sweet Blanche Burak Bedikyan - Istanbul Junction - Particles Skip & Dan Wilkins Quartet - Someday - If Someday Comes Again _____________________________________________________ The November 17 show focuses on Jazz Violin from the 1930s to 2007. There are a number of rarities and out of print CDs included. It will rebroadcast via webcast on the HD2 station on Wednesday Novewmber 20 from 10 am to 12 noon ET at wutc.org. Hour 1: Artist/Band - Album - Song - (Record Label) Stuff Smith - 1944~1946 Studio, Broadcast, Concert & Apartment Performances - Desert Sands - (AB Fable) Stuff Smith & Fats Waller Alumni - The Complete Tenor Sax Septets 1937~1942: That Naughty Waltz - The Umbrella Man - (AB Fable) Stuff Smith - Live At The Montmartre - Skip It - (Storyville) Stephane Grappelli & Stuff Smith - Stuff & Steff - How High The Moon - (Gitanes Jazz) Stephane Grappelli & Marc Fosset - Lookin At You - Chattanooga Choo Choo - (JMS) Stephane Grappelli/McCoy Tyner - One On One - Mr. P.C. - (Milestone) Joe Venuti And George Barnes - Gems - Lover - (Concord Jazz) Svend Asmussen Quartet - Fit As A Fiddle - A Night In Tunisia - (Dacapo) Ray Nance - The Complete 1944~1949 Non-Ducal Recordings - The Sheik Of Araby - (AB Fable) Ray Nance - Body And Soul - Take The A Train - (Mighty Quinn) Eddie South Trio - Blows ’N’ Rhythm: The Hottest Bows In Rhythm ’N’ Blues’N’ Rhythm & Rock ’N’ Roll & Fiddle Curiosities 1939~1949 - Fiddlin’ The Blues - (AB Fable) Claude Williams - My Silent Love - My Silent Love - (Black & Blue) Hour 2: Jean-Luc Ponty with Jack Dieval Sextet - Almost Like Being In Bop: Bonus 2005 - Soft Winds - (AB Fable) [A limited edition of just 123 copies, mine is #12] Jean-Luc Ponty - Jazz Long Playing - Au Privave - (Gitanes Jazz) Jean-Luc Ponty - Live At Donte’s - Foosh - (Pacific Jazz) Stephane Grappelli/Jean-Luc Ponty - Stephane Grappelli/Jean-Luc Ponty - Golden Green - (Accord) Turtle Island String Quartet - Skylife - Señor Mouse (Windham Hill Jazz) Turtle Island Quartet - A Love Supreme: The Legacy Of John Coltrane - Naima - (Telarc) Billy Bang with Sun Ra, John Ore & Andrew Cyrille - A Tribute To Stuff Smith - Only Time Will Tell (Soul Note) John Blake - Quest - Moment’s Notice - (Sunnyside) Regina Carter - Motor City Moments - Love Theme From Spartacus - (Verve) Johnny Frigo Quartet - Live At The 1997 Floating Jazz Festival - Lester Leaps In - (Chiaroscuro)

The two Live at EJs CD sets are well worth owning and long out of print. According to the former club owner, the artists knew they were being recorded, though the outfit that acquired the tapes never paid royalties to anyone, or for the use of the club logo on their products.

I found it hilarious that he admitted to listening to the Monkees and was embarrassed by listening to ELP. If it was the dreadful Love Beach, then I would understand...