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That was my big draw. Seemed like more aggressive playing (overall, at least on the uptempo cuts) than I was otherwise used to hearing from Bill. These '67 live recordings with Philly seemed like my semi-ultimate "go-to" recordings of Bill Evans -- at least when last I heard them a few years ago.

Ah yes, that's right. Was it ever a unified single release (3-discs, I'm guessing) in Japan, or (from the pics you posted), it looks like one double-disc, and one single. I guess the point is moot, as I would suspect it's long out of print.

I used to own the Bill Evans Verve complete set (traded it for a couple hundred dollars towards some great vintage Danish Modern furniture a few years ago). Anyway, I've always been meaning to get the roughly 3-discs of live material from (I think) 1967, with Philly Joe as I recall (and if my Google-fu is accurate), from the Village Vanguard I believe. Some of this came from a regular album, but well more than half of the material from the rust-box was (then) previously unreleased. I seem to remember some reissue of just this Vanguard '67 material -- but can't seem to find anything definitive (or as comprehensive as what was on the rust-box). What's the most complete way to get this material (short of the rusty-option)? Would have burned a copy of just that material at the time, but I really dislike burns when legit (silver-disc) options are available.

It was available for half that one day (or was it week?) earlier this month. There was much mention of this on the Steve Hoffman board. Combined with a 10% discount coupon-code, I think people were getting it for something like $330.

This is Jim's house, and he can run it anyway he chooses. We've got more freedom here than almost any board I've been on (save for the old BNBB when literally nobody was minding the store). Thank you, Jim, for hosting this space for all of us.

Y U NO LIKE CAVEMEN? OK, the series was truly awful, but the ads were nearly always good. True story: the actor who played the 'mail' caveman in the commercials (not in the series) is the son of an incredibly nice elderly couple who we go to church with here in Kansas City. I understand from them that the make-up took as long to apply as it took to shoot the commercials. My favorite was this understated one. Cracked me up every time... 2006 - Geico commercial - Caveman at the airport

Thanks.

You had me until this statement, Jim.

From that 4th Jazz Icons set, what is the line-up on both the Jimmy Smith disc (France '69), and also the Jimmy Smith segment on the bonus disc (Denmark '69). I'm curious who the guitar-players were. Also curious about the line-up on the Art Farmer disc. Thanks!

No idea if this is the answer, but there's a "Sam Rivers" who's the bassist of the band Limp Bizkit. Discovered this searching for "Sam Rivers" stuff on e-bay.

Is Szwed still at Yale? He was at the time (early 90's as I recall), when we spoke a few times while he was working on his Sun Ra biography. Edit: This Yale bio of him says he's at Columbia, which he apparently is.

(Corrected to say it's the only the first three seasons that have come out on DVD.) Feel totally the same way. I'd probably buy a couple season's worth, if they included Landesberg.

Printing this for my father-in-law, who's half to three-quarters Swedish, and see what his take is. He's got relatives over there if you go back a couple generations.

Near the bottom, the NYT obit clarifies that he was indeed 74 (despite other on-line sources claiming he was only 65). He got into show-biz a little late, and much like a few jazz musicians too -- he fibbed about his age.

from Monday's New York Times... Steve Landesberg, ‘Barney Miller’ Actor, Dies at 74 By HAMILTON BOARDMAN Published: December 20, 2010 Steve Landesberg, an actor and comedian with a friendly and often deadpan manner who was best known for his role on the long-running sitcom “Barney Miller,” died in Los Angeles on Monday. He was 74. On “Barney Miller,” which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1982, Mr. Landesberg played Sgt. Arthur P. Dietrich, an intellectual detective with a quiet manner who seemed to have an unrivaled knowledge of practically any topic that arose, much to the bewilderment of his fellow detectives. full-text of the Times obit HERE), and a search on his name at Youtube. He was one of my all-time favorite comedic supporting actors. RIP.

Any memory of what the Ensemble Modern was playing then? I *love* that group -- at one time, I used to buy any recording of theirs, no matter the composer.

Ditto on both counts. It certainly is a great DVD, and the numerous interview segments were very enjoyable. Jim, if you don't have this DVD, you really should scare one up sometime.

I momentarily forgot who 'Sue' was referring to when I skimmed this thread the first time. Since I invited the OP and his question over here from a Jazz forum on Reddit, I'll provide this in case he didn't catch it either: Sue Mingus Interview. And welcome, Ben. Stick around, we're an interesting bunch (among other ways you might describe us ).

The first three tracks are unreleased (and uncirculated, far as I've heard), and feature only Miles backed by Chick, Dave, and Jack -- as Wayne was stuck in traffic. Seriously. By the way, just last week I noticed this was discussed in the Complete Bitches Brew box (complete with the part about Wayne being stuck in traffic). The other tracks are the complete Isle of Wight performance that's already seen release on DVD (though I wouldn't mind having that on CD). Although probably not the most important new Miles release of the decade (since 2/3rd of it has been out on DVD already), I'll be getting it for sure - at least at some point.

I've by no means heard lots of recordings of Schuller's works, but my two favorite discs (among about 6 of his I've owned) are... Schuller: Of Reminiscences and Reflections (big orchestral compositions written in 1993 & 1994, including an organ concerto) 3 Concertos: Horn Piano Bassoon (the horn concerto dates from the mid-40's (this recording is from '92); the piano concerto was written in the early 60's (and that's also when this recording is from too); the bassoon concerto was written in '85 (and this recording also dates from '92)). Excellent stuff.

Would love to get copies of both CD's of this group. (Posting this so I don't lose track of this thread.)

Saw him conduct the St. Louis Symphony several years back (looks like '99), at the premier of a flute concerto of his. The program also included two or three short Ives pieces that he had done some archeology on (one of them being a musical allusion of a Yale/Princeton Football Game (that was nearly the title), if I remember right). Also saw him in Boston a couple years later, where a modern chamber ensemble tackled one of his thornier works for about 10 or 12 instruments (winds and strings, and maybe piano). Heard his pre-concert lecture both times, with Q&A. Don't remember many specifics, but he had a very dry wit as I recall (that I quite liked). Clearly VERY knowledgeable. The thing I remember most about his flute concerto was that he had worked closely with the soloist (who may have even helped commission the piece, and I believe he was from former East Germany), and Schuller really pushed him to demonstrate/develop some fairly radical extended flute techniques. The guy had already been doing some VERY smooth glissandos (glissandi, actually), but of only about about 3 whole-steps in distance. At Schuller's insistence, he figured out how to do totally smooth glissandi on flute, that were MUCH longer (like a perfect 5th, maybe even a major 6th) -- that I swear sounded just like the smooth slide of a trombone (only on flute). Damnedest thing I'd ever heard. Slow, fast, didn't matter -- smooth as can be, like a penny-whistle -- only with that perfect "pearl-like" tone, like one comes to expect from the likes of James Galway. Don't think the piece has ever been recorded, though if it has - I'd sure love to get a copy. EDIT: So I just e-mailed the soloist from the 1999 debut that I heard (and that was the world premier), to inquire if the work has ever been recorded. Ah, the wonders of the Internet.

Is that really Russ on tenor? With the extreme buzz-cut? Where's the hair? I've seen with him LOTS of hair, and somewhat less hair -- but never 'quarter-inch' hair.

I'd heard that the design and architectural term "Art Deco" didn't really come into much use until the 1970's -- as a collective term for a stylistic grab-bag of design aesthetics in the 20's and 30's (some of them, frankly, mutually exclusive -- i.e. the "zig-zag" deco of the late 20's and early 30's, vs. the "streamline modern" of the late 30's up until WWII shut everything down, design-wise (or at least architecture-wise)). And here's the proof: "Art Deco" English search (smothing=3) Also, it appears that the term was more popular (and earlier) in America than in the UK. same search, American English vs. same search, British English

Beware, I've wrangled a few heavy things in my time (though never a Leslie), and I've found that sometimes it's actually better to take the easy way out (like maybe loading it horizontally, than vertically). It certainly might be doable to wrangle it, but perhaps you might scratch or ding it more than if you hadn't. Food for thought.