Eric

I love these- I've been using several of them in my jazz history class. They're excellent, great quality. I picked up the Quincy, Basie, Chet, Dizzy and Blakey and they are all great. I'll probably end end getting the rest. Good liner notes too! Just curious Paul - where are you teaching?

Phil Woods - it has been a while!

Absolutely, plus the bonus live version of "Sugar" smokes!

I agree. It is very nice having the Farmer & Golson solo lps. This set is a winner!!!

Great record

I love his tune "Sugar" on CTI ... just tough, soulful tenor playing!

Woody Shaw No. 1

Great call And/or the Bill Hardmans and the Mickey Tuckers. How about the Bee Hive catalog?

I remember discovering jazz when I was at KU and coming into KC to visit Music Exchange, Pennyland and of course Capers Corners (that is where all the hip KC kids bought their records). Talk about your triumvirate of record heaven Up until they closed, you could stumble on to an old Capers Corners sticker affixed to some obscure record at Music Exchange. and oh yeah, Oklahoma Joe's kicks butt

I am pretty sure this is true. I bet the notes to the Japanese lp of the same name would confirm.

Indeed those were the days ... I used to work downtown and it was ritual to stop off at Bryant's on the way to a Royal's game.

OUTSTANDING !!!

Yes, and if your forget to hand the man a plate, he barks out "PLATE"! He also has a stainless steel mixing bowl full of sauce which is applied with what appears to be a medium-sized paint brush. The sammich is topped off with white bread and the man (using thumb and forefinger to steady the sammich), slices it in two with an enormous butcher knife. If you are lucky, the impressions made by his thumb and forefinger are embossed with the bright orange sauce that happened to be on his hands. I loves Gates and there is one close to my house (the smell guides me home every night). But nothing beats hopping over to Bryant's, for all the reasons cited above

There used to be a strip club right next door (back in the 80s). Nothing like chasing some great BBQ with a cold beer next to a table of ladies fortifying for the night!

Bryant's - it's not just for breakfast anymore!!!

If you cannot catch a cab, you can always catch a cow

Correct. (Hey, kids, let's start another KC BBQ fight!) Every day is not a "10" at Bryant's (Gates is more consistent), but when Bryant's is on, it is a 12 IIRC, the sauce has been described elsewhere in the forum, but it is distinctly orange and has the consistency of sandpaper. It is intoxicating You know the fries are gonna be good when you see the empty cans of lard out back ...

Good call on the Phoenix. There is usually a good, fun crowd. Another place (at the Plaza) is Jardine's which is ~ 46th and Main.

Think the concert is at the Folly (Yup), not The Gem. (Do feel free to check out the Blue Room if you're so inclined, Michael, but FYI - it's a good mile or two east of the Folly.) Yikes, thanks for catching that Tom (I was thinking the Gem). The Folly is downtown - you will probably be staying there as well. Sadly, there is relatively little of interest downtown, either from a dining or entertainment perspective. Are you going to have a car? I would recommend it - KC is a lousy cab town. There are some worthwhile destinations in the Westport and Plaza areas, which are south of downtown - these places sort of replace our downtown for anything fun. I would still suggest either Bryant's or Gates for lunch, both are off Brooklyn, which is east of downtown off I-70.

The sound on the Jorgie's set is iffy. Belgium is worth the $$$.

Arthur Bryant's for lunch. It is close (not walking distance but short car ride). Definitive KC BBQ. There is also a Gate's close by that is quite good. After the gig, cross the street and check out the Blue Room!

Early listens for me that got me hooked on jazz (25 years ago): Wes Montgomery - So Much Guitar Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue Jimmy Smith - Back at the Chicken Shack McCoy Tyner - Sahara Miroslav Vitous - Mountain in the Clouds (not an obvious choice, but a nice bridge from my rock-oriented tastes, plus it is a nice record) I also had "101 Best Jazz Albums" by Len Lyons perpetually checked out from the local library. It was a great resource. A few other early ones: Art Pepper - Meets the Rhythm Section Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage Freddie Hubbard - Hubtones Sonny Rollins - Work Time Coltrane - My Favorite Things Art Ensemble of Chicago - Nice Guys and AEC with Fontella Bass David Murray - Murray's Steps Woody Shaw - Little Red's Fantasy Horace Silver - Doin' the Thing My advice - don't get bogged down in sub-genres or styles. Do not assume that you won't like something because it is "difficult" or "not good for the uninitiated". Take chances - you can alway trade it back! I loved everything (and still do) on the list without really knowing that some of it was "soul jazz", "hard bop" "west coast" or "avant garde". I was also fortunate enough to get to know the jazz studies professor at college, who I talked into creating a one credit hour course (I was one shy of gradulation) that involved mapping all the guys that came through the bands of Miles Davis and Art Blakey. Spend a lot of money on "books" to get that one done. Have fun!!!

From his website (I was guessing I would not find any of these at Best Buy): The first quarter of 2007 will see the release of a George Duke MPS albums Box set. So far, except for my website, it will only be available in Europe. Individual albums and songs will be available as a digital download from iTunes and other legitimate digital download services. The box set will include: Faces In Reflection, Feel, The Aura Will Prevail, I Love The Blues, She Heard My Cry, Liberated Fantasies.

Where best to find examples of this work?? Thanks

There are a couple good used places in Raleigh not too far from NC State. One is Reader's Corner and the other is (yes) Nice Price books. They are both on Hillsborough.