BeBop

Are you trying to tell me something? Yeah, I still 'believe'. Maybe not in Santa, per se. More like in a benevolent force in the universe. The force of good, happiness and some form of justice-on-Earth. Someone who makes sure that the 'nice' have positives in their lives and the 'naughty' pay some price. And he's got a twinkle in his eye. That's what I believe.

Did you say "vendor tables"? If I happen to be in the US and have enough time to get there and back, I'd definitely attend (not that my presence would be much of 'draw', but I've got $35 to blow.)

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Was just listening to "His Best" this morning. Great stuff. In fact, I was on my way over to the Blindman Blues Forum to post something.

Perhaps I'm confused, but this seems like the most ridiculous promo ever: ----------------------------- Monterey Jazz Festival Special! For a limited time, buy any 5 artist-featured MJF titles and get the MJF Sampler FREE! Save now at http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/promos/monterey/ Free shipping on orders over $50 (US shipping addresses only) (Est. 2007) To celebrate the Festival's 50th Anniversary, the Monterey Jazz Festival and Concord Records partnered together in 2007 to form Monterey Jazz Festival Records in order to present some of the finest, never-before-released performances from the Festival's storied past. ----------------------------- Since there are only five releases in the MJF program, if I buy five, I've got 'em all. So what good's a sampler...other than as a Christmas present. I realize it says 'artist-featured MJF...', but I'll be damned if I know what that means. Like, I buy a Diz and a Satch that aren't in the MJF series, I get the sampler? The term isn't defined anywhere that I can see.

http://www.amazon.com/I-Love-Wardell-Gray-...025&sr=8-15 Over at Amazon, you can pick up t-shirts from a seller "Direct Connection" that say: I (Love...with a heart in place of the word) Wardell Gray or Archie Shepp or Brett Favre or Hanna Montana or Stan Getz or Sonny Rollins or about a million others. There's even an "Archie Shepp Loves Me" alternative, sure to ingratiate you at a future Shepp live gig. Please note: I have not posted this the the Recommendations section of these forums.

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Oakland's where it's at. And Berkeley. Amoeba aside (there's one of those in SF too), they got the Grooveyard (now on Claremont), Rasputin's (Telegraph), Saturn for vinyl (College), Musical Offering for classical (Bancroft). SF shopping's been overed in other threads pretty well. Jazz Quarter (on 20th). Grooves for vinyl (Market). Jack's Record Cellar for 78s. A relatively lousy branch of Rasputin's (Powell). Not exactly crappy old guitars, but 5th String in Berkeley (Adeline Ave) is cool. Two small places I haven't been in years, Guitar-o-Rama (Telegraph) and Flashback Guitars (College). Live music: Oakland-side it's Jazzschool and Anna's Jazz Island (downtown Berkeley), maybe Cafe van Kleef for jazz. Broader tastes? Freight and Salvage for other mainly acoustic stuff. Eli's Mile High for blues. San Francisco live music? Rassela's? Pearl's? Les Joulin? Sorry, I don't do the SF live thing much these days. My Bay Area clients are mainly East Bay. (You'll notice, no mention of Yoshi's. Deliberate.)h

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All the best!

Those look like four, nice items. And I think I've got only one of them

Man, all I want to do after a year away from music is listen...to anything. Ultimately, it's still something of a dream; I know I'll be on the road again within a couple of days. But perhaps to a place with...uh...electricity!

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I quit reading this thread a couple of pages ago. For me, it was time to ACT, not debate or moan. I sent along $33-and-a-third dollars and will send more if it'll keep this place in business. (That's supposed to be inspiration, not self-back-patting.) The cynical part of me wonders: shouldn't Blue Note and Mosaic be paying to keep the board up? There's certainly enough revenue generated here.

Perhaps I'm being selfish in wanted to know a bit more, but I wish Jim would post something in this thread. (All I have seen is the original, linked post from above; have I missed anything?)

Hoping for the best, but preparing for... bebop@fresnomail.com

Hoping for the best, but preparing for... bebop@fresnomail.com

I'd started this post in my text editor, then logged on to 'put it up'. I've been 'away' for nine months or so, and am only now returning with the kindly-offered use of another Board member's computer. -------------------------------------------------------- Sorry to start a new thread for a low-interest item, but I’m back, and it feels good. “Back” means “back at Organissimo” and “back listening to jazz, at least for a little while and from time to time”. Too much travel kept me away from both for the past nine months or so – not that I was ever much of an active board member. It was enjoyable travel, to the extent that such a thing as ‘enjoyable’ can exist without recorded music. (There was, of course, live music from time to time, on the streets of Asmara or Niamey, for instance.) So this thread is just me, exhaling and hoping for a few days of civilization and, of course, music. --------------------------------------------------------- The first thread I came across was this one. Say it's not so! Or fill me in on how to make it 'not so'. And if it is 'so', thanks to all concerned. I haven't been much of a contributor lately, but that doesn't mean I don't care.

Two more, both on Main, around 19th. Albion. Purportedly a jazz and classical store. Not far off the mark, but weighted toward classical. Lots of cutout CDs at retail. And some non-cut outs too. Really not a bad selection, but no bargains that I found. Overall, so sterile it gave me the heebie jeebies. Wear a tie when you go. Neptoonz. Second best in town, from what I saw. Decent new and used CD and LPs. A buck higher than Zulu for typical stuff. Some 'depth of catalog'. Worth a trip. It's a wrap and I'm gone.

Just wrapping up a week in Vancouver, BC. Definitely one of my ‘top seven’ favorite Northam cities. I’d say that’s despite the record shopping situation, not because of it. Ahem. I suppose if I was still buying, record shops might carry more import and knock Vancouver down a notch. But I love the town for its newspaper culture (I’ve been reading six or so local and national dailies – Sun, Courier, Province, Globe and Mail, Post...) Recommended weeklies: WE and (Georgia) Straight. Pizza is frighteningly cheap – starting from about Can$1 a slice. Fortunately, I’m vegetarian, so I was able to steer clear of this potential hazard. And the ubiquitous all-you-can-eat sushi joints. Zulu’s (4th) really the best place I surveyed. Some vinyl, some new CDs (good selection, if not huge) and some used. A jazz listening station that was non-operational during my visit. Lots of other listening stations that had a pretty eclectic selection of music. Used stuff was Can$8-9-10. Magic Flute (4th) is, indeed, bankrupt. There’s a liquidation sale beginning next week. Westside, a couple of blocks away is also gone. Future Shop (Robson/Granville) has about the worst selection and pricing I’ve seen in a while, particularly in a well-heeled store. A&B (Seymour)…well, they had a fair selection of new CDs at market prices. Note: not in the phone book under CDs, Records, Music... Noize, just about next door had a few new and few-more used CDs. The owner seems to have more taste than capital. Albion (Richards),just thru the alley from Noize, was interesting. It’s mainly a bookstore, with a bunch of jazz LPs – good selection. Very few CDs. Decent jazz books too. A couple of places nearly side-by-side (Granville near Robson) are Charlie’s and some no-name-obvious CD/Record Shop. Charlie’s is far better, but that’s not saying much. Time permitting, I may hit Broadway before I split.