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On my keyboard, it appears to be the "Alt" key. May I ask a related question... What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body?

One of my favorite Mobley discs too. Are my ears on crooked??

Hello everyone, Just wanted to say "HI!!" - and thanks, again, for all your messages of support. My wife and I got back home (to Kansas City) late last week, and we've been trying to get back in the swing of things this weekend, after having been gone for two weeks. I'm calling my Dad every two or three days, and he seems to be doing pretty well. He has updates for me about what he's thinking about for "dinner" for the next couple days, and he's doing laundry by himself for almost the first time in his whole life. But he's a very resourceful guy (he was a mechanical engineer, by profession), so he's always been good at figuring things out. I've been lurking on the board, now and then, for about a week - but I really haven't been in the mood to jump back into things just yet. It's not that I'm in a big depression or anything -- it's just that I'm naturally stepping back, and taking stock in things. As many of you know, I'm in the process of changing careers, and job-hunting, so my mom's unexpected passing just further highlights the "crossroads" I find myself at in life. Anyway, I didn't want you all to worry about me. My wife and I, and my Dad -- are all doing fine. Through a combination of "sick leave" and "bereavement", plus a day or two of "vacation" leave, my wife was able to spend the entire two weeks with my Dad and me in St. Louis, as we went through the events outlined in my posts in this thread. Fortunately, my wife knew my mom for 6 or 7 years, and they were always on great terms. I count myself very lucky that both of my parents lived long enough so that I could have a good, solid decade of time where we were all adults. And in the last 5 years, we had all really grown to enjoy each other’s company, for day-trips, and fairly frequent visits. In short, I was lucky enough to have developed "friendships" with my parents -- which is a place I certainly hadn't expected to be, after the typical turmoil of my high school and college years. Well, again, thanks to all of you for your words of encouragement. I'll probably be on the board this week a bit more, though I have a mountain of things to try to get done this week, including finishing a handful of job applications for positions that were announced in late January -- which I would have preferred to have submitted a week or two ago. (Hopefully a couple of them are still open, and still accepting applications.) See you all on the board...

I agree, Bev. A couple of weeks ago I nearly posted a link here to the "Ask Jeremy Pelt" thread over at AAJ. I knew there are Pelt fans here who, if they hadn't already seen it, would've been interested. As it was I simply forgot to post the link--certainly the thought that Jim Alfredson would object never occurred to me, because I don't believe he would have. I wish I had posted it, because I could've pointed to it in my PMs with Mike Ricci. As it was I could say only that I've directed people to AAJ (particularly neophytes) and that I've routinely spoken well of it here & elsewhere. I still think Mike would serve the AAJ community and his own interests better by serving the entire jazz community. There's some sadness entwined with my anger on this issue, because I did enjoy the AAJ board for what it had to offer. Such a censorious attitude on the part of its administrator, however, now compels me to stay away. Well, as luck would have it, back on December 8th, I posted a link to the AAJ "Ask Jeremy Pelt" thread, right here on the Organissimo board. Here's the very post I'm talking about, LINK: Jeremy Pelt - one hell of an interesting trumpeter, New on the scene, is he 'baad' or what!!. Ghost, please feel free to send a PM to Mike at AAJ pointing out to him that there's plenty of cross-pollination going on, on both boards. This whole mess is about 27 shades of ugly, with plenty of blame to go around. IMHO, Mike certainly isn't handing things nearly as well as he could (or "should", if I may be so bold as to say so in public), meaning in the way he's running his board (though it's certainly his board to run however he likes). And Dan starting the "AAJ is run by an asshole" threads was about as childish as childish gets. (You're certainly a friend of mine, Dan, but you really gotta do something about that occasionally "very short" fuse of yours. Just because you think Mike had it commin' to him, that doesn't mean you had to give it to him.) And the related threads (both here and there), are none too pretty either. What a mess...

Me too. Of course, several other Shorter dates are brilliant too. But I also listed to "Etc." quite a bit more than any other Shorter disc.

I barely know the difference between a basketball and a soccer ball (I think they're both round, right? ), but my wife said I had to answer this thread, since nobody else here had yet. She's a big NCAA Basketball nut, and a Kansas Jayhawk, through and through. I mentioned this thread to her - and she said "yeah, that did look like a great game. Big three-pointer right a the very end". (Whatever that means. )

I thing Sangry and I lost our "Newbie" statuses (stati?) in an average of 23 seconds each -- counting the time from our first post, to our 10th post..

That AMG review of "Symbols..." is WAY off the mark. As soon as I can find it, I'll get you a better review. I know there's one one-line, just take me a sec to find it. (I probably can't figure out how to cut-n-paste both the URL for the article, and the article itself (while I'm using my mom's iMac), so you may have to be content with just the article, when I find it. Off to find it now.) OK, here's a good one... And, actually, here's the review I was thinking of...

Just got the word that my mom passed away peacefully about an hour ago. We had all been expecting this for several days, and the news was as much a relief as anything. The family is doing well, and my Dad is doing well too. Probably not much more to say than that. Thanks to everyone here for the words of encouragement. I hope to be back in Kansas City by the middle of next week, plus or minus. Gotta go, lots to do tomorrow.

Spanish Castle Magic!!!!!!!!!!! Man, I LOVE this tune - BIG TIME. There aren't a ton of live versions, but every couple years a new one pops up. GREAT tune. I'll have to think about the other two, and get back to you.

Just a quick update... It's only a matter of time before my Mom passes away. She's not in any pain, and she is in a deep coma (and has been since the initial event). She lived a relatively long life, and was productive and happy up until the very end -- which is all any of us could ever ask for. My Dad is holding up great. Things like this are never easy, but he is one of the most "practical" people I've ever known, and -- to some extent -- is a tower of strength. My mom isn't gone yet, but we all realize that in reality, she is gone. The odds of her recovering are 1 in a million -- and being practical people, we do not bet against those kinds of odds. And, we are all comfortable with this too. Some may call this "cold" - but life is what it is, and to call it anything else would be to ignore the facts of the situation. My Dad is calmly talking about the need to look at selling his and my Mom's house, and moving into an apartment. He's not overly sad about this, or despondent - he's just looking head-long into the future, and not sticking his head in the sand about anything. We're all remembering all kinds of good things about Mom, and frankly -- about other relatives who are long since gone too, like all of my grandparents. And none of it is being done with any kind of "heavy sadness" - but, rather, with a fondness for those we are remembering. There are tough moments, here and there -- and there are surely some really tough ones yet to come (probably later this week), but 95% of the time we're all getting on with the business of getting back to normal. Or, rather, getting back to a "new" kind of "normal" - which isn't exactly like the old "normal" -- but also isn't radically different from the old "normal" either. My Dad's a hell of a guy, and I think he'll probably mostly do just fine in the days, weeks, months, and years to come. Lots of people have very tragic things happen to them years and decades before they reach 69 (my mom's current age), and my parents had 40+ years together, which is something my Dad will always treasure. I was really close to my Mom, and I know --- as I look back in the future --- that I will be glad that she lived such an incredibly full life, for 69 really GREAT years. We should all be so lucky. Peace... -- Tom

Has anybody heard their recent disc of Bach arrangements??? I was pretty darn interested in finding it, one of these days.

Hi Everybody, Thanks for all the warm thoughts. No change in my Mom's health status. She's still in a coma, which is not unexpected after an event like this. Everything's just "wait and see" at this point. My Dad's holding up pretty darn well, considering, and we think we are too (my wife and I). What else can you do?? It's not like "going to pieces" is in any way helpful to the situation, so why do that. We're not "camping out" in the waiting room at the hospital, and we're mostly just staying at home at my parents' house with my Dad, reading books, and doing things around the house that need doing. My Dad never really did laundry much before, so I'm teaching him how to do that. And I think we're maybe gonna try to make some beef stew tomorrow or Tuesday, and show my Dad how easy it is to cut some meat and vegi's up, throw them in a crock-pot, and let them cook all day on low for 8 hours. My Dad's never really cooked much before, other than making chili and maybe a couple other simple things. Time for him to learn some new skills, I guess. All in all, we're coping pretty well, I think. Still, this is all kinda scary. Probably watch the super-bowl tonight. My Dad likes football, and my wife does too --- and I like the comercials. -- Tom PS: I'll try to check-in again in a day or two. Since we're at my partents home so much, it's not that hard to check the board, although I usually try to keep off the phone-line mostly, since my Mom has dog-slow dial-up.

If this is the disc I'm thinking of (arrangements by Bob Beldon, and it's a piano trio plus vibes - with stephon harris on vibes, and maybe mulgrew miller on keys, and ron carter on bass), then I thought I mention what a great CD this is. Highly recomended. (Can't remember all the details of it, and from my Mom's iMac, I'm not gonna try to figure out how to open up mulitple windows to check the details from the AMG.) Can't believe it's out of print already -- didn't it just come out about one year ago??

Status is "wait and see". We're here in St. Louis now, and I managed to remember my Mom's AOL password. I'm sure I won't be on the board much, especially since my Mom has dog-slow dial-up, and being on-line ties up the phone. But I wanted to say a big thanks for all the well wishes, and I'll try to post an update or two in the coming days. Thanks, everybody. Just have to wait and see. They're saying it'll be probably 1-3 days before we really know very much more, at this point. Thanks again for all the well wishes. -- Tom

Just got a call from my Dad a short while ago. My mother had a very serious brain aneurysm just a few hours ago. She is only 69, and was otherwise in good health. (My dad's 76, and also in good health.) We're not giving up hope, but I'm packing my black suit, just in case. Reading between-the-lines in the phone call from my dad, it's probably very bad. Even if she survives, life probably won't ever be the same for her - or at least not for a long time. We're not terribly religious people, but I'll probably doing a lot of deep thinking that's as close to prayer as I ever typically get. As you can imagine, I'm sure I'll be off the board for several days, maybe as much as a week. (My folks have a computer, but I always had to ask my Mom what her AOL password was -- so as long as we're in St. Louis, I'm probably "off-line" from the board and e-mail.)

I have a rather large poster of this photo, that I bought in New Orleans back around 1991. Great photo, and one I've always associated with the album "Miles Ahead" for some reason, even though I have no idea if that's the session it was really taken at. But for some reason, this pic really says "Miles Ahead" to me.

With organ, Lee's on... Lonnie Smith - Think! (1968) Lonnie Smith - Turning Point (1969) Reuben Wilson - Love Bug (1969) All on Blue Note Might be something else I'm forgetting, but maybe that's it for Lee with organ (excepting the dates with Jimmy Smith and Larry Young). My favorite of these three might be "Turning Point" - but that might be because it's the one of the three I'm the least familiar with (cuz I've had it only for a couple months). I think Lee sounds half-asleep on "Think!" -- and while "Love Bug" is a groovin' date, it's a little too much groove (and not enough meat) for my taste. (But if groove's your thang, then "Love Bug" aims to please.) "Turning Point" is probably not a favorite for some around here, cuz it isn't as much of an ass-shaker as many would like -- but that's probably why I like it more. The solos are a little more nebulous, and therefore, more to my liking.

Got that right.

What is your single favorite BN release, from anything released on the label in the last five years??? (I'm talking about newly recorded material, stuff recorded within the last five years.) Me?? Without thinking about this very much, I'm temped to say... Greg Osby - Symbols of Light (A Solution) (from 2001) I'll think it over some more, and revisit this thread again in the next day or so -- and see if I think of anything else that tops "Symbols...".

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