Rooster_Ties

Yup. That settles that. Welcome back, Aric!!

Andrew Hill (piano) Jimmy Vass (alto sax, flute) Chris White (bass) Leroy Williams (drums) ( source )

Very cool, Jim. Very cool... B) B) B)

Woulda, coulda, shoulda... (Hindsight is always 20/20.)

Hell if I know???

I've recently joined a local board (for discussing Kansas City issues), specifically "city" issues - like development of the downtown and midtown core, mass transit, city infrastructure, etc... I've been using the following (the cover of Herbie's "Inventions and Dimensions") as my Avatar on that board, cuz it's very 'city'-like, and it still reads pretty well (as being 'city'-like) at only 80 x 80 pixels -- which is the maximum Avatar size-limit on their board. Can anyone suggest any cool jazz album covers (Blue Note, or otherwise) that would have some sort of 'city'-related theme to them, that still look cool when shrunk down that little???? Thanks!!! -- Rooster T. PS: I wanna project my interests in 'city' things, while also giving an "insider's clue" about my jazz interests. Thanks!!! PPS: Or, if you like, suggest any jazz album covers that still look cool at 80 x 80 pixels. Before I picked "Inventions and Dimensions", I briefly had Larry Young's "Unity", which also was good for a 'city' board that discusses, among other things, issues related to an entire metro area (Kansas City) that spans two states, and a city (Kansas City), that spans parts of 5 different counties.

I've pretty much sucked at sports, all my life. I swam as a kid, and I guess I was OK at that. But as far as organized sports (meaning "team" sports), I was always "two-left-feet" on a good day. I played water polo for two seasons, in 8th and 9th grades (ages 13 & 14), and I was just barely OK at that. But I played basketball, and was lousy, and tried tennis, and never got the hang of it either (not that I tried all that hard, in retrospect). I never played sports after 9th grade. BUT, I did start to play pool (if you can consider that a sport), when I was bartending part-time years ago. Then, when I moved to Kansas City, I played in a pool league, and actually got pretty good. I haven't played as much in the last few years, but if I put my mind to it - I could get most of my game back in a couple months.

I know, I'm in the same boat. (Hence my even starting this thread.) Thing is, I love the image -- and I mean on about 6 different levels..... [*]Elvin is one of my all-time favorite drummers (for me, not as much from his work with Coltrane, but more from all his sideman work for Blue Note). [*]Blue is my favorite color, especially dark shades of blue. [*]My favorite necktie (yes, a Rooster brand necktie!!!) is all-various-shades-of-blue (with some black), and is a ‘mosaic’-type image. [*]All of my favorite color schemes are all muted colors (especially medium or darker-medium shades), like this image is mostly made up of. [*]The image has a "forward momentum" to it, so much so that it almost seems to be in motion. [*]The picture has some geometry to it, but it isn’t abstract – nor is it entirely “un-abstract” (meaning concrete) either.

For the record, the full-size version of my current Avatar is this...

I've had this Avatar longer than any prior. My habit was to change it about once ever week or two, usually to various album covers. What should I do???

Yup, a little less than $6 a baker's dozen here in Kansas City (at a real bagel place, not the grocery store - I wouldn't touch those things - they ain't bagels, I can tell you that!!!). My wife and I usually buy a dozen bagels, once every 7-10 days or so. I think we buy 'regular bread' maybe 3 or 4 times per year, at most - usually when my folks come to visit, or if we need it to make 'stuffing', or for strange reasons like that. Bagels rule!!!

Unfortunately, this is probably true. Thanks for the link. I haven't been to Hill's site in several months, and perhaps there is some new content there to feed my interest.

Aren't there a couple great legal minds here on the board?? I seem to remember at least one or two offering to take on Musicboy during that mess, when he threatened to bring in the wrath of the DOJ, and shut down this board. A strongly worded letter from an attorney, on their law firm's letterhead, might just do the trick with CD Street.

I had a couple opportunities to drive through (and in and around) part of the "mostly Black" part of Kansas City, a couple times in the last month. My wife and I had noticed ads in the free weekly KC paper for two brand new restaurants right in the heart of the Black part of town. One serves Caribbean food, and the other was for an ice-cream shop that also serves hot dogs, chili, etc... I think we're gonna try the Caribbean restaurant sometime in the next month, just for the heck of it. In that same all-Black neighborhood, my wife and I also drove up and down a couple dozen neighborhood streets, in an area of town with nearly all older homes (most built in the early 1920's through the early 1950's). Though some of the houses were in need of quite a bit of work, most were nicely maintained, and the area had a great "neighborhood" kind of feel to it. NOT that I expected any differently (because the area was Black), but it was nice to experience an new part of town personally, since I really love driving around and looking at older homes. ( No specific reason for posting all this, other than I wanted to get this thread going again. Please post anything you can think of related to the general topic. I still think it's an important one. Thanks!!! )

Thanks Ghost. Rosenthal's "HARD BOP" was the one thing I could think of with much discussion about Hill. (I was about to mention it - but suddenly blocked on Rosenthal's name, and also on the title of the book.)

Big Al, if it were my place to do the nominatin', you'd definitely get my vote!!!! I say, let's include everything Miles recorded in the studio from May 9th through July 19th, 1967 (including the tune "Thisness" recorded sometime in that range, though the specific date isn't known). That would include all of the albums "Sorcerer" & "Nefertiti", plus side 1 of "Water Babies", plus all the alternate takes included on the box set, along with the tune "Thisness" - which is clearly from this period, even if the specific recording date isn't known. If people don't have the box set, they can listen to what they do have, and chime in with comments about that material. I would think most of us would at least have "Sorcerer" or "Nefertiti", if not both. Great idea!!!!!!!!! This is one of my VERY favorite periods of Miles studio output. "Nefertiti" was one of the first Miles albums I ever heard (along with KoB).

My wife and I saw this on in the theaters around the 1st of the year. We both loved the movie, and she commented on the soundtrack in particular, which I liked as well. It's on my list of movie soundtracks to keep my eyes out for in the 'used CD' bins. One of the "most fun" movies I've seen in the past year.

PS: I kind of know John Szwed, every so slightly (I was a reference for a few things in his Sun Ra biography, enough that my name got mentioned in the "thankyou"s in the introduction to the book - giving me my very own 15 nanoseconds of fame!!!) Anyway, I've been thinking about dropping him an e-mail, to tell him what a great job he did on the Miles book (which I'm just about to finish, any day now), and while I'm at it ---- I'm suddenly half-thinking about half-seriously suggesting he consider writing a biography of Hill. It's a "1 in a Million" shot, but hey - what's there to loose???

This thread on AJJ (What Other Jazz Records Deserve the Ashley Kahn "KOB"/"Love Supreme" Treatment?), got me thinking that I'd LOVE to read a good, lengthy biography of Andrew Hill. (I had suggested "Black Fire" or "Point of Departure" for the AAJ thread.) Just in the last month I've been reading John Szwed's recent and excellent "So What: The Life of Miles Davis", and realizing how much I would really, really love to read about Hill's life, especially since he went down so many interesting, and often different paths - including being a church musician, teaching (somewhat before it became common, I think?), and doing "tours" in non-standard kinds of venues (in the early 70's). Are there any Hill biographies out there?? I can't imagine that there are any, but it never hurts to ask. If not, then what are the most important written documents/discussions about Hill's life and work?? (Like are there any "Hill"-only chapters in any books???) Any Hill interviews to recomend???

OK, back to more serious matters. I just discovered (on-line) that Joe is on two Richard Davis albums from 1977, with the same line-up on each album (despite their being on different labels)... Richard Davis: Way Out West (Muse, 1977, but it looks like it wasn't released until 1981?) [*]AMG REVIEW: Recorded with the same musicians and during the same two days as the Galaxy release Fancy Free, this LP covers a wide area. Bassist Richard Davis is heard in an unaccompanied solo on the brief "A Peace for Richard," on a duet with tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson for "On the Trail" (one of the session's highpoints), heading a trio with pianist Stanley Cowell and drummer Billy Cobham on "I'm Old Fashioned" and otherwise playing with a quintet that also includes Henderson, Cowell (who doubles on a dated sounding electric piano), Cobham and trumpeter Eddie Henderson; three songs have vocals by the obscure Dolly Hirota. Ranging from straightahead to some funky pop, this is an interesting if not essential release from the masterful bassist. — Scott Yanow Richard Davis: Fancy Free (Galaxy, 1977) [*]AMG REVIEW: It seems odd that this Galaxy LP was recorded at the same time as Way Out West for the rival Muse label. Bassist Richard Davis teams up with trumpeter Eddie Henderson, tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, keyboardist Stanley Cowell and drummer Billy Cobham for five selections that are highlighted by "Silver's Serenade," "Nardis" and a rare cover version of Donald Byrd's "Fancy Free"; singer Dolly Hirota is featured on "I Still Love You, Baby." Overall this is the stronger of the sets recorded during the two-day period in 1977, an advanced and mostly straightahead effort. — Scott Yanow Yanow gives them both 3-stars each. Have either one been released on CD?? How are they??