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I specifically remember reading well over a year ago that he was a jazz fan. How deep, I can't say, but Coltrane was definitely one name I remember seeing mentioned. When I met Barack in person (briefly), behind the scenes at a rally/fundraiser in May '07, I was *very* temped to ask him a bit more about his tastes in jazz. I didn't work up the nerve to ask him, but wish I had - in retrospect, or course. Edit: Just did a google search on "Barack Obama Jazz". From the Rolling Stone article itself...

What's YOUR desert island Charlie Parker disc/side/session (or closely related sessions, of a very limited number) -- ??? Mine's the recently discovered Uptown "Town Hall" date, and I suspect that's true of a number of us here -- so, in the interest of getting a little diversity of opinion, please let's keep that one OUT of the running. So what ELSE (other than the "Town Hall" date on Uptown) would be on YOUR really short 'desert island' list of Parker recordings?? (One, or two discs at most, per person.)

Wow, 1997. I got that right!!

Anybody think there's any real chance of this proposed Tyrone Select becoming a reality someday?? Here's the current status of the 5 sessions, and their most recent CD reissue (if any)... 1) Horace Silver - "The Jody Grind" -- McMaster CD reissued in 1991, and not (yet) re-reissued in the RVG series. I understand the McMaster comes from an LP source (if I remember correctly), so the tapes may be damaged or missing. 2) Larry Young - "Contrasts" -- never (yet) released as a single CD anywhere in the world (not even in Japan), and last reissued on the Larry Young Mosaic, which has been out of print for going on 6 or 8 (or 10?) years now. 3) Tyrone Washington - "Natural Essence" -- only ever released on CD in Japan (a TOCJ, pre-dating the JRVG series)), which has been out of print for several years now. My on-line checking (Amazon and Allmusic) says it was issued on CD in Japan in 2004, but I think this is wrong. I think the TOCJ goes back a number of years earlier than that. (I'm away from my copy, I'll have to check later and see -- my memory is that it was issued in Japan maybe around 1997.) 4) Jackie McLean - unreleased/rejected session (5 tunes recorded) -- never before released in any format. 5) Tyrone Washington - unreleased/rejected session (5 tunes recorded) -- the infamous "Trainwreck" -- never before released in any format. So, I think there is some argument to made for such a Select becoming a reality. Is this worth proposing to MC??

Actually, the complete BN sessions by and with Tyrone Washington would make a NICE Select. 5 sessions -- perfect for 3 CD's. From the BN discograhy, 2001 edition, Tyrone Washington appeared on the following BN sessions... 1) Horace Silver - "The Jody Grind" Nov. 2nd & Nov. 23rd, 1966 w/ Woody Shaw (tp), Larry Ridley (ba), Roger Humphries (dm), and Nov. 23rd only: James Spaulding (as, fl). 2) Larry Young - "Contrasts" Sep. 18th, 1967 w/ Hank White (flh), Herbert Morgan (ts), Eddie Wright (g), Eddie Gladden (dm), Stacey Edwards (cga), and for one tune only: Althea Young (vo). 3) Tyrone Washington - "Natural Essence" Dec. 29th, 1967 w/ Woody Shaw (tp), James Spaulding (as, fl), Kenny Barron (p), Reggie Workman (ba), Joe Chambers (dm). 4) Jackie McLean - unreleased/rejected session (5 tunes recorded) Jul. 5th, 1968 w/ Woody Shaw (tp), Bobby Hutcherson (vb), Scotty Holt (ba), Norman Connors (dm). 5) Tyrone Washington - unreleased/rejected session (5 tunes recorded) -- the infamous "Trainwreck" Aug. 16th, 1968 w/ Herbie Hancock (p), Herbie Lewis (ba), Jack DeJohnette (dm).

Haven't yet, but these samples are really tempting... http://www.juno.co.uk/products/316894-01.htm

Same here. RIP, respect, props and all. But I never really connected with Carlin a whole lot either.

whoa!! Now THAT'S something you don't get to see every day. Larry Young!!

and from their first video...

As luck would have it, I have a sealed duplicate copy (notch in the spine "cutout") that I'd be glad to send you, in exchange for another disc of some sort. Or otherwise, for some much more reasonable price than the Amazon sellers. Shoot me a PM with a list of trade-bait you might have, jazz or otherwise. Or if you've got LOTS of trade-bait, let me narrow things somehow, before you type up some big list.

The only time I was the Virgin Megastore in Times Square (circa 1998?), it wasn't even HALF as interesting as the various big, 'downtownish' Tower Records locations in Chicago (the Tower right downtown (formerly Rose Records) - and the Tower about 20 or 25 blocks further north). And even then, Virgin's prices were horible (98% of everything was absolutely full 'list' price). I went through their jazz and classical A to Z for 90+ minutes total, and I only found title after title (thousands of them, sure) -- but all stuff I could easily get elsewhere, or easily order (from a local store in Kansas City), and pay a lot less. I specifically remember writing down about 15 jazz titles that looked really interesting, and about 30 classical titles -- did a little research later (back home), and later ordered half of them from my local Streetside in KC -- and saved at least $3 or $4 per disc. They were really big, I'll grant them that. But their inventory was only stuff on common labels that was all in print, all pretty common material all the same. Though LOTS of inventory, to be sure. Their import section was paltry to nonexistent. I think I bought three discs that I couldn't be totally sure were easy to get elsewhere, only to later find I could have gotten them locally and saved $10 or $12 total on them (collectively). The one in London three years later was just as bad. How can a CD store that's THAT big, suck SO bad????????????

Do check out Avishai Cohen the trumpeter, people. Half my collection is in a scatter at the moment, but I can tell you from the two dates I've heard him on -- he's BAAAD!!!

Maybe against my better judgment, I'll post the first one I thought of (quoted in full)... Love you madly, Chuck.

Just wanted to put in a plug for this David Bowie date -- Black Tie, White Noise -- which I think is both a rather underrated David Bowie album (full disclosure: my favorite Bowie is everything after and including Tin Machine), and also some rather fine Lester Bowie in a pop context. (And in forum posts elsewhere, I'm always fond of slyly mentioning David's brother Lester guesting on the album. )

I've never seen 2 minutes of the original show. Not even 60 seconds.

Great minds think alike. In a two-star review in the Oct. 17, 1968 issue of Down Beat, I wrote among other things that "Hancock's 'bluesy' playing on First Trip sounds like updated Billy Taylor. On the two ballad-like pieces, Speak like a Child and Goodbye to Childhood ... the playing anticipates the Muzak of the 1970s." That album has certainly taken a hit with the passage of time. I remember when it was a "must hear" for both the compositions themselves and the textures of the arrangements. And it still is for me, on both counts. For a long time (a good 8 or 10 years there) I counted "Speak Like a Child" as my favorite Herbie side of any sort (only later to be supplanted by "The Prisoner"). A little sleepy at times, sure, but there's a hell of a lot going on in both the 'Gil'-ish arrangements, and in most of the tunes. I won't claim it's Herbie's most important work, but it sure spoke to me for quite a long time there -- which is especially curious when you consider how much the energy of an album influences my opinion of it (hint: a lack of energy usually sinks my opinion of an album). I dare say it's the single sleepiest jazz album I've ever held in high regard -- and for me to have ever called it 'my favorite' anything, must mean there was somethin' goin' on there that was more than meets the eye ear.

He's not running the jam session on a Monday, is he?? That could be trouble.

Holy crap!! I am so there. Saw Fred live at the Iowa City Jazz Fest in '03 (same day as Andrew Hill), and was most favorably impressed. Can't believe The Blue Room is booking this -- good for them!! Those of us here in Kansas City need to be sure there are some people there, so let's talk it up among those with an interest in such things. Can we get 60 people there?? That'd sure be a good goal. Maybe 80??

Or have the seller contact Mosaic on your behalf?? (Whether or not you send the set back to the person you bought it from, the disc is still defective.) I still think give Mosaic a call directly, explain the situation in full, offer to buy another set from them - and have them include the replacement disc in the same shipment. I'll bet that's the best deal for Mosaic. They (Mosaic) are probably going to end up replacing the disc anyway, either way.

Call 'em up or e-mail them, explain the full situation. Don't know their specific policy, but generally speaking their customer service is nothing short of incredible. My guess is they'll offer to replace it for free. If so, it might be courteous for you to offer to buy a small set from them -- and then have them include the replacement disc in the same shipment as the set they're sending. Note: They currently have free shipping on any order over $50 (though June 9th), so maybe give them a call this week and get in on that too. They're a really incredible company, and are well deserving of all our support.

And some better samples!! three different, longer samples here too. <<== check these out!! and two full-length tracks here. (well, one that's really full-length, and one shorter track) (and the same two full-length tracks, but as downloadable mp3's, HERE, then scroll down about a page.) and the 2008 linernotes are HERE, then hit the "scroll right" button a few times. (Keep scrolling, they're there eventually.)

Found the original cover...

From the samples, the vocalists sound as skilled as those on both the Andrew Hill "Lift Every Voice" sessions. That's the 'make or break' for me -- how good are the vocalists, and are the vocal parts "interesting" enough. The samples would tend to indicate 'yes' to both, so I'm game to give this session the benefit of the doubt. Also, Thad's solo on clip #3 ("Sh'ma") is pretty convincing too, especially with that transition at the end with the wordless vocals coming in. Even if Herbie didn't write the charts, his arranging skills are at least as important to the proceedings as the raw compositions themselves (probably MORE important, actually). I'm tending to think this could be closer to being more of a 'major find' than it looked on paper.