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Sorry if this is common knowledge already, but can anyone tell me the reason why Mingus had to overdub in the first place?

I remember reading this thread, but have totally forgotten who the player in question was.

Shit, I was going to add that the drummer was no slouch either. Sorry about the ommision, Randy.

Forgive it? I'd rather hear more! Me too; ramble away, Chuck.

I positively agree with this statement. I've spun this disc about three times thru since receiving it on Monday and must say it's a great debut album. Some hip playing by all involved, especially Joe. I really like the Jimmy Smith tune, it's got a cool bridge/channel? to it; that section seems to bring out even more superlative playing from Jim and Joe in their solos. 'Life Wish' has definitely grown on me; at first it seemed dull but after repeated listenings I noticed deeper stuff going on. Love the two funkier tunes in the middle of the track order too: 'Blake's Shake' and 'You Don't Want To Do That'. Anyone who's on the fence about this one should, as Chuck says, do themselves (and Organissimo) a favor and check it out. Great work, lads!

Ah yes, totally forgot about Dusty Groove, thanks for the reminder RT. I might have to get that live date (at Slugs) just to 'sample', as David says.

I've only heard Tolliver as a sideman on a couple of BN Conns, JACKNIFE and STRUCTURALLY SOUND and appreciate his compositions on the former, especially 'On The Nile'. His playing to me sounds close to Freddie Hubbard's, albeit with its own twist. A quick search of some notable online merchants revealed that Tolliver's albums seem to be pretty scarce, out of print, or extremely expensive imports. Too bad, as I wouldn't mind checking out his leader dates.

The only set I have of the three you mentioned is the Blue Mitchell and I must admit since the initial few spins, I haven't really listened it all that much. It's a good set for sure, but it hasn't really grabbed me the way some of the other Mosaics in my collection have. I'm going to have to re-visit this set in the near future.

Hey, Rooster, you can actually turn off signatures yourself by clicking on 'My Controls', then going to 'Board Settings', and this will bring up an option to ignore or delete the signature feature.

Your observation is not true.. I wrote a satirical entry on this bulletin board and it was censored by B3er. Then they sent an E-Mail and told me "to consider a different jazz bulletin board". I have never posted an entry on this bulletin board since then although I still browse occasionally. Interesting, although I'm sure they had a good reason to delete or censor what you may have posted. You are the first person I've heard of who has actually been censored on this board. I've heard of threads being deleted and whatnot but only because their function was basically no longer serving a purpose (eg. Offering and Looking For threads).

Sorry to interrupt the discussion surrounding OLE, but I figure this is a good place to announce that my selection for next week's AOTW will be SONNY MEETS HAWK. I just got this album recently and it was actually my choice in AfricaBrass' poll, in which it finished last (or next to last). I think SONNY MEETS HAWK is a good choice and should stimulate some interesting discussion. It shouldn't be too hard to find for most people, as it was re-issued in 1999, I think. edit: I nominate Red to choose the AOTW for May 25-31 Anyway, back to the OLE discussion...

Same here. I think Jim has a very good point when he says that this board has an "advantage" because it's a .org NOT a .com. Less restrictions makes for better discussion, IMO, as you don't have to really worry about people looking over your shoulder, ready to delete or alter your post in some way. Much props to the 'moderators' for making this a cool place to hang out. :rsmile:

Oops, your post said novels. Oh well, my recommendation is still within the humorous realm. B)

Quartet Out: LIVE AT THE MEAT HOUSE Count Basie: ONE O'CLOCK JUMP Chick Corea: COMPLETE 'IS' SESSIONS (disc 1) Al Grey: SNAP YOUR FINGERS

If you're somewhat into sports there's Steve Rushin's Road Trip, and as the title suggests, the SI writer takes a trip around the U.S. in search of grassroots/warmhearted/funny stories that permeate the small towns and big cities of sports-crazed America. Rushin's quite the writer with a knack of being able to convey hillarious passages about the most inconsequential things (like road signs, for instance). I've read this one twice, once on a road trip of my own.

Just finished Douglas Henry Daniels' book on Lester Young. Daniels spent a very long time interviewing and researching for this book and the results are superlative. Much interesting reading as far as jazz and Africain-American history goes. I gained a lot of insight into Pres' early years when he was travelling with his father's band, etc. An excellent portrayal of Young as well as the struggles faced by Blacks in the late-Nineteenth/first half of the Twentieth century. Now it's on to the Bunny Berigan bio.

Thanks AB, the live set is the only Ayler I've seen around town, although I must say I haven't really been searching specifically for his stuff. This could be an upcoming purchase (soon). By the way, AMG mentions the 'fact' that one (?) of the tunes on the set comes from the NEW WAVE IN JAZZ compilation (which I have) but strangely, that disc features nothing by Ayler's group. Probably just another error on their part. Also, the title of the two-disc set is a bit misleading, or at least it was to me, because I thought it contained all of his Impulse! recordings. A bit more research revealed that it was only the live material. Still, I've heard a lot about this guy and look forward to delving into his music.

Is 'Live in Greenwich Village: The Complete Impulse Sessions', a good place to start with Ayler?

My vote was for the first choice because I think it might be more interesting/intriguing to find out Eddie's opinions on some of the more 'contemporary' artists out there. While the other choices may trigger some thoughts about the old days, I think his ideas and opinions about some of today's pianists and other jazz artists might be more compelling. However, I wouldn't limit the blindfold test to solely contemporary artists, throw in a few older things as well, but not necessarily limiting the material to people Eddie played with. In sum, though, take the approach that you feel best suits both your time restraints and what will solicit the most interesting and thought-provoking answers from Higgins. And possibly such an approach will not relate to how such 'tests' are conducted in mainstream jazz publications. The above is all IMHO, and best of luck in your interview Dan.

Here's an article from Downbeat's Lee Morgan page: Michael, is this the article that you're talking about? edit: I guess the first part of the article is similar in content to what Rooster posted, but it contains quite a bit more dialogue from Morgan thereafter.

Was out last night at a friend's cabin along with a crowd of about six people. I noticed a couple of boxes of Lps, so instinctively I started flipping through them. Mostly pop/funk/soul stuff from the seventies and earlier. But happily I found a copy of BLACK MARKET and put it on.... noticed a few heads nodding in approval, another friend told me this morning that he was going to seek out some Weather Report for himself. By the way, parts of side one really (notably much of Zawinul's synth. work) seemed to stick in my head, when waking up periodically during the night.

Yes, I've noticed that that tactic does seem to produce multiple posts, it would probably follow too (although I haven't actually noticed it myself) that using the back/forward buttons would produce multiple threads as well.

Like Rooster, I also have few Coltrane discs, although I must say I am intrigued enough by the line-up to purchase OLE, especially since I saw it fairly cheap today (unfortunately I didn't realize it had already been chosen for AOTW, before I went out, otherwise I would've bought it for sure. Oh well, still lots of time to get it).

Connseries500 - I'll admit I'm kind of late in knowing about the Conn series, as I only really became aware of it in early 2001. Of course by that time I had already missed out on many of the earlier releases. But of the ones I do own, Hutcherson's MEDINA and Stanley Turrentine's COMPLETE BLUE HOUR (w/the 3 Sounds) haven't really 'connected' with me, at least not yet anyhow.

I hope to receive my copy sometime in the first half of next week. Looking forward to hearing it!