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I met Parlocha, Spangler (Jerry Dean, Herb Wong, Bob Houlehan, Pat Henry...) though the old KJAZ, where I used to hang out. Some good Spangler on a great record: Jessica Williams' "Nothin' But the Truth". Last time I talked to him, he was doing recording engineer work for Concord at Maybeck. Parlocha broadcasts are available where I do some of my US work, so I listen when it's an option. Perhaps "listen" is too strong/committed a term. I tune in until something causes me to lose interest and tune out.

Happy Birthday

I'm so far behind that I've given up. As I sit here and think about it, I'm not sure I've heard anything issued or re-issued in 2008.

Interesting. I hadn't noticed. So, why not in Bozeman? Borders already doing good business there? Perhaps.

Female vocalist. Preferrably from the San Francisco Bay Area. Sorry, I don't have a serious answer. I will put in a good word for you, when I next communicate with him.

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Yeah, I be late, but I be wishing you all the best anyway!

My least favorite Turrentine/Scott BN session. Still good, but not magic. Just my opinion. I probably like it more (than JSngry and more than it deserves) because I really like Basie and the songs are mostly associated with Basie. My only regret is that I paid too damn much for it, now that it's being reissued. Ahem.

I was the only one giving me gifts this year. And I gave myself the best one of all: time. I took off work at 2:00PM. Spent the afternoon with the year-end Economist (newspaper). And dropped in at the Organissimo board.

It's Orgy-Nissimo!

Can't resist the obvious: Orgasms

Samoans? Simians?

While Virgin's never been my preferred place to shop, it's nice to see that they aren't ALL closing.

Its been a couple of years since I attended, but Minneapolis had that great music and street festival along Nicollet Mall, not far from Dakota, as I recall. I say a "couple of years"; I may be nuts.

I'm not much of a crusader. But let's all make a resolution to SEE MORE LIVE MUSIC in 2009.

40% (yay) off list price (boo) on anything (yay) except Zune (boo) and a few other things through December 23rd. http://www.bordersmedia.com/coup/coupon40i...=SA_20081222_NR In-store only (boo hoo).

There's one famous club I avoid for just this reason. Repeat for emphasis: avoid.

I sidetracked one of Bev's threads, but wanted to post separately for a more focused discussion. (My thanks to those who posted in Bev's thread, responding to my question.) Most of us probably derive musical pleasure from both recordings and live events. And we probably enjoy both the living musicians and those that have passed. ("Paying dues", is one musician's term.) Because of my travel/home situation, I get 97.4% of my musical joy from concerts. Most of these concerts - the occasional contrived Art Tatum performance aside - are by living musicians. I feel that this is the best way to enjoy a spontaneous jazz performance, good sound/presentation, minimum distraction and the simple presence of being 'in the moment'. (One might argue that many performances lack some element of this list: the 'canned' solo, the poor acoustics, the 'off' night...) Some people, of course, don't have good concert venues at-hand. (I seldom do either, but I catch lots of street performances and such.) So, what's your mix? Could you live without ever seeing a concert? Does a concert bring additional meaning to your recordings? Do you prefer recordings, based on convenience, reliable sound or for some other reason? Overlay: I'm guessing that Organissimo would characterize itself as mainly a performing, rather than recording, group - though I could be wrong. (And yes, I've seen them perform. Not on a street corner.) How would you, as a musician like to be enjoyed and remembered? From recordings only or from first-hand listening experience? I'm biased. I'm a virtually un-recorded "musician" (now "failed musician").

Hmmm. I see a pattern developing here. How many people's musical years were defined by recordings, rather than live music (or playing)? I'm decidedly in the LIVE and PLAYING camp. Though much of my year - as random as it was - was non-jazz, I think of jazz as being particularly advantaged in the live situation - the spontaneity versus the multi-take, edited studio/live-to-recording version Comments?

365 days on the road, I'd like to say that music took a back seat, but, unfortunately, the backseat was always otherwise occupied. So music was just an unexpected pleasure, whenever we crossed paths. I could never anticipate when or where it might next appear: an old man and his son playing/singing in Arabic on a streetside; an actual concert in a zocalo or square; a bunch of schoolkids on a ferry; a parade... On one level, it wasn't always good, but on another it was always great.

Hey, I'm late to the party , but wish you all the best, just the same!

I really like the Weston. I like the others that I have too, but I really like the Weston.

...and someone poor. Hey, don't shoot the messenger. http://www.amoeba.com/personal-shopper/index.html

...and Archie Shepp "Doodlin'"