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Also just spotted these from a source all the way over in the UK. Gosh these look nice though -- very tempting!! https://www.djtees.com/

OK, I am THIS CLOSE to pulling the trigger on these two shirts online. I think Miles "Big Fun" looks especially nice on Black -- MUCH nicer than the album cover, actually -- and it'll come to about $24 incl. shipping. I'm a little on the fence about Herbie "The Prisoner" (only ~$18 shipped, cheaper because I'm getting it along with "Big Fun" on the same order) -- but it is my all-time favorite Herbie leader-date. I'm not fanatical about the cover-design of "The Prisoner" generally speaking, but I think I'll be kicking myself later if I don't get it at the same time. Gonna mull 'em both over for a few more hours, or maybe until tomorrow. Doesn't that Miles design look especially great on black?? Edit: to say Big Fun isn’t even necessarily my favorite 70’s Miles album (I probably bounce around between 6 different ones, one 6 different days.) I just think that “Big Fun” graphic looks totally bad-ass on black.

Howard Johnson, and metric ton more other tubas and the like…

The idea that they’re possibly “cheap iron-ons” is what’s kept me from buying this sort of stuff for years — though some of these specific designs (probably from the same sellers?) I’ve literally been eyeing for 3-5 years(!) now. But I agree, looking at the hundreds and hundreds of positive reviews — maybe finally — is just too tempting NOT to take a chance on. Maybe it’ll be great, maybe it’ll be crap — but nothing ventured, nothing gained. Elsewhere online, there’s also black t-shirt with the Miles Davis “Big Fun” cover on it — except it’s the green trumpet bell and lettering with the BLACK background of the shirt (instead of the blue background of the cover) — and it looks really, REALLY nice — and I’m eyeing that one too. And a simple “Birth of the Cool” cover one too (on a black t-shirt).

Me too (or especially the “too cheap” part)…. but during the Covid lockdown, and literally an entire year wearing t-shirts at home, I realized I hadn’t bought more than two new t-shirts in over 10 years — and most all the other dozen(?) ones I’d been wearing were closer to 15 years old (and definitely showing it, despite line-drying them to try and preserve the various graphics). So, yeah, $24 a pop is a bit much for a t-shirt — but if it’s something I’ll wear proudly for 15 years, that comes down to like less than $2 per year over the lifetime of the shirt… Then, yeah, darn it — I think I’m gonna drop $50 or $75 on some new jazz-themed t-shirts this year, or maybe even $100 — why the heck not?? Judgement! - Out To Lunch — ETC — maybe a few others (there’s Prisoner and Schizophrenia BN cover shirts I’ve been eyeing from another source recently too. Not like opportunities like that present themselves every day — streetwear with BN titles like THAT!!

ETC!!!

Been going on two years, I realize — but I imagine it would still be interesting to get Michael Cuscuna’s impressions of this whole crazy thing. Just a thought. And/or are there any other BN historians worth consulting about it?

So, why did the A Night At Birdland releases get not just two, but three(!) different contemporaneous sets of cover designs? I’m not sure I can think of any other similar sorts of examples of even just two designs like that, specifically from around the same timeframe (cue Chuck, to point out some really obvious example I’m not thinking of ). I swear, I think I’ve known and forgotten as much of this minutia, as I’ve retained over the years (and I think I knew it better off the top of my head 10-15 yrs ago). But seriously, why were there three(!) different cover designs?? ===== Ok, the first set of 3 covers were for (shorter) 10” releases — I figured out that part (once I remembered there were three vols, and not just two). So that explains TWO sets of the designs (one of the other sets were for 12” LP reissues of the three 10-inchers. Two down, one to go/explain…

I was about to say, can you please expound on that? But then I read the obit. No explanation necessary!

No WONDER why all these titles have confused the fuck out of me over years — they’re all the same!! I’m nowhere near a Blakey completist — not even close — but especially not his 50’s output. This is(?) the same material as the 4cd Complete Brownie on BN & PJ set, right? (That’s how I have the material, if that’s right.)

Also where Art Deco architecture is most at home. During the depression, the oil was flowing so freely, there literally wasn’t a depression in Tulsa. Development (i.e. more new buildings) simply never really stopped in Tulsa. https://wanderwisdom.com/.amp/travel-destinations/TulsaArtDeco If memory serves, there’s something like close to 75 examples still standing to this very day, including a few incredible church’s, also schools and other public buildings, and a fair number of residences.

Wow. I’m almost sorry I asked.

Yes, definitely. Hard not to, especially with the same leader (or co-leader maybe, would be more accurate). I have gotten rid of a small handful of Woody dates over the years (half a dozen or so, practically all sideman appearances) — but not many!! Far as I’m concerned, upwards of 80%-85% of everything he recorded is well worth having ready (physical) access to. (Same with Andrew Hill and Joe Henderson, imho.)

Yeah, same here… I just looked — I have a big, ever-changing pile of discs I’m always contemplating getting rid of (to listen to a few times first) — and I have the “WS w/ the TJQ” disc in that pile currently. Doesn’t mean anything — I think I’ve put it in that pile (and taken it back out again) a dozen times in the last 10 years — but haven’t actually gotten rid of it yet! On the other hand, “Dr. Chi” has never been in that pile, or not for long!! (Like I said, I always confuse them, so I’ve probably played that game of trying to re-figure out which one is the one I might get rid of someday, maybe.

Can you elaborate? BTW, I like one of the Tone Jansa dates better than the other one — but I always forget which is which. (One’s great! - the other, just good.)

Beautiful footage!! Sharp color, multi-camera, with slower fades between cuts. Very nice!! (Same thing, just trying to post it as an embedded video, for easier viewing.)

to say nothing of The Butchers, The Bakers, and The Candlestick Makers

40 minutes video of Woody with the RTV Slovenia Big Band at a jazz festival in 1985 — Shmokin!!

Since Sunday, my 95-year old father has been getting very confused about things, having trouble coming up with some words, sometimes only answering questions with short 5-6 word sentences, and (twice now) not knowing if it was day or night (extreme confusion about time of day, and passage of time). I normally talk to him every day for usually ~20 minutes, and when I talked to him on Friday it was for over 45 minutes (and he seemed completely normal). But since Sunday, he hasn’t been able to sustain a conversation for more than 4-5 minutes (and I called him 5 times yesterday, and 4-5 times Monday). So I got word first thing this morning that he’s Covid-positive — which is sort of a relief, because at least there’s an explanation for what’s been going on. An ongoing story, obviously, more to come. My cousin’s husband’s father (also in his 90’s) got Covid about 2 months ago, and had major ‘brain-fog’ for about a week, but then seemed to be 100% back to normal a couple weeks later. My dad’s double-vaxed, and double-boosted (all Pfizer) — and I’m hoping for the best. I’ve been on a rollercoaster the last few days, to say the least, from 1,000 miles away (he’s back in St. Louis, in what I feel is a very capable and good assisted living center — though so far, knock on wood, he hasn’t even had to take advantage of any of their ‘assisted living’ services — and he still lives ‘independently’ (other than getting his meals in a common dining room). For the moment, I do still have a high confidence level in the quality of the place he lives, and the care he’s getting — and I’ve never had any reason to doubt the quality of the people who run the place and work their (who all have mostly seemed nothing short of fantastic, since we moved him in there last September, and during my 5-6 visits since then). Finger’s crossed he comes thru all this just fine. He sounds pretty good on the phone — pretty darn good, actually (no breathing problems, just a slight nasally sound to his voice), and it’s really just been his mental acuity that seems to be the biggest symptom, from what I can tell.

The Bastards will be carrying this... https://www.dustygroove.com/item/119251

Interestingly, I'm just seeing that there was also a (leaderless) Leaders Trio... https://www.allmusic.com/album/heaven-dance-mw0000112128 Just one album, best as I'm seeing...

Been spinning the Hank in Holland '68 disc a few times the last couple weeks (maybe 3x) -- and gosh, it's such a nice collection. The two big band numbers especially, but the whole thing really. Still regularly or at least often available at Dusty (though not this very moment, of course). https://www.dustygroove.com/item/831701

Yes indeed!! These radio-show-size hour-long meals of music, perfectly portioned -- and seasoned with wonderful information! -- are just a delight!!

That's a dead link, so I can't be sure if this is the same thing -- but I just remembered I have a copy of this Gunther Schuller conducted remake of Graettinger compositions... https://www.discogs.com/release/6943696-Pete-Rugolo-Franklyn-Marks-Robert-F-Graettinger-Ebony-Band-City-Of-Glass Here's a taste, and then the second YouTube link is a playlist with the entire album... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVFlOgwgmEs&list=OLAK5uy_mwmOB9xhUfuwWgBNa24EIOn71RpChG3oE At least I think that's the link the playlist (or go to YouTube and search on "city of glass ebony band"). BTW, I'd forgotten about even owning this, until I picked up my copy of the Kenton City of Glass CD comp on Capital a few minutes ago -- and low and behold I have it in a 2CD case, with the liners and the disc from the Schuller/Ebony-Band CD included (a little treat hiding inside!!). Every once in blue moon I'll discover two related individual CD's that I've paired that way in a 2CD case (over a decade ago), and plum forgotten about completely!! Another taste...