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Sat - Up at 2:00AM Exercise until 6:00AM Work at 6:30AM End work at 6:40PM Back to hotel at 7:00PM Exercise until 9:00PM Read, eat and Organissimo (et cetera) until 10:00PM Lights out at 10:00 Sun: Same Monday thru Friday: Same Hey Americans, don't forget to set your clocks ahead, you're losing an hour of your weekend. By the way, I didn't notice Church on anyone's Sunday agenda (maybe I missed).

Not to overstate things, but I believe another 'confessed' influence was Old Square Face. Old square face, old double chin, what you lookin' at me for? Ain't gonna lead me to sorrow and sin no more, no sir, no more. Too many times you got under my skin. I'm through with you old square face. Ain't gonna get me again, no sir, no sir. Old square face, what you keep hangin' around for? What's that you say? It's time to begin? Well, just once more. Might as well bring those pink elephants in. Man, I'm feelin' low, old square face. You know, you got me again, yes sir. You really got me that time.

If true, this may be the one thing Blue Note has done to increase the market value of my existing collection! (I'm still marveling at the effect reissues have had on items like "No Room for Squares") Further thought: I suppose the the other thing they do to raise recording values is regularly put things out of print.

Actually, I think it's 20%. Too bad it's only for one item Thanks for the fix. My bad.

25% through 8 April http://a676.g.akamaitech.net/f/676/773/90m...4/AprilNews.htm

We figured it out at work one day. My math wiz coworker figured it would take me 53 years of continuous listening to hear my entire collection. ...then again, three-quarters of my collection may not be worth listening to.

Can you do it in half the time in stereo? Or one seventh in 6.1 surround sound? (Hmm, what will I play on the subwoofer? Braxton contrabass sax solo work?)

I bought 10,000 recordings, then quit. Well, almost quit. I'm down to fewer than a half-dozen a year. Can't tell anyone how to do it (and wouldn't presume that I should), but it can be done. Say you've got 1000 CDs. 60 minutes each. 60,000 minutes. At three hours a day (oh, I wish I had that much time to REALLY listen!), that's once through the ol' collection per year. I was to the point where I knew I'd be dead before I heard everything I owned. Now, I'm just hoping to someday get through the "C"s.

Word UP! I used to race road, a little cross. Now I just tool around on my fixie and hope to regain some of my riding chops this year. Won't be catting up or anything, though (too many beers and french fries over the past two years)! Road, cross and fixed gears. Reads like my bio. Alas, if I only had any athletic ability... Heck, I'd take a reasonably good sense of balance and a reaction time that allows me to evade a few Buicks.

And this week, Art Ensemble! I've been fortunate to be able to schedule flights through JFK each of the past two weeks as I shift continents (for work). It's an expensive quick trip to Midtown, especially since I have to leave before the second set...and without seeing ANYTHING else in town, but...

CX, baby! Be a man.

Caught Taylor on Wednesday night. Nice show. Intend to post a 'review' a little later, time permitting. Definitely worth seeing.

Favorite hotels - I favor the big, chain hotels. If you like the botiques, that's cool. If you want recommendations on the big chains, let me know. Favorite restaurants - I don't eat in restaurants. Favorite Used CD Stores (for me) - J&R is pretty good, with good prices, on in-print stuff. Don't miss the Jazz Record Center (especially if you spin vinyl or dig books) and Downtown Music Gallery, Joes in the East Village. Normans has some out-of-print stuff at only slightly exorbitant prices. Favorite theatres (for her) - Shows change pretty frequently. The current buzz is over the P Diddy show opening in a few weeks. By the time you arrive, who knows? Favorite jazz clubs - It's not edgy, but the Iridium puts on some pretty good shows. Jazz Standard, Vanguard, Birdland... Check out the smaller venues too. Pick up a Village Voice, an All About Jazz and a NY Press and you're set. Watch especially for shows at schools, museums and the like; these are often bargains. Favorite art galleries - Art? Yeah, art's my middle name. Favorite cafes - I kinda like Esperanto in the Village, though I'm easily twice as old as anyone else on premises. New York has about the worst coffee on the planet, IMHO. Other favorites: The Subway - Buy a pass and use it. The overhead tram to Roosevelt Island is a nice ride with a great view. Same with the ferry ride (free!) to Staten Island. Find time to walk as many neighborhoods as possible; that's what makes NYC great. And don't forget that New York City is NOT just Manhattan; there are four other boroughs. Harlem's become pretty touristy - Gray Line tour busses on the hour, every hour and walking tours several times a day. Explore it on your own. More later. Probably. Or PM me.

I've hit one on my (fast-moving) bicycle: I lost I hit one on a motorcycle: tie I hit one in a car: (Results roughly as described above by vajerzy) While I seldom drive any more, I still worry about this when I'm back in the SF Bay Area where all the above-listed incidents occurred. My strategy now is to remember that I'm on their territory and drive - if driving is necessary - as if there're a deer around every turn. Also remember that deer seldom travel alone and young deer blindly follow their parents/elders into danger (across roads and such). All that said, sorry to hear about your incident. As we've now both proven, sometimes sh*t happens, as much as we'd rather it didn't. Having your daughter in the car made this one especially tough; sorry to hear about that in particular.

Here are two that I hear debated all the time: Phineas Newborn (I seem to recall him saying "fine-as") Tina Brooks ("tee-nah" or "ty-nah"...the latter being derived from "Tiny")

Neal Hefti

Just once. But I stay 16 hours. Not really true these days, since I'm traveling. But when I'm working in the US and/or have a good internet connection, I do tend to stay connected all day. That said, I seldom have time to post, and even seldomer have any musical reference material at hand to contribute to answering questions.

Amen.

Coolest thing (among many cool things) about CD Baby is that you can search for performers who "sound like" a famous artist, or by random keyword - anything on your mind.

I'm a recovering completist. (Heck, I don't buy anything anymore. Well, two or three CDs a year; none so far this year.) I thought this thread might be useful to: Two Stan Kenton completists looking to swap duplicates Completists in need of a place to confess Recovering completists to heave deep sighs of relief Successful completists to gloat (are there any?) Completists to argue about the term "complete" Does this include performances where participation is only rumored? Where no solos are taken by the principal? Bootleg and concert performances? All recordings in all formats, or just one of each song or all takes of each song? My vice was Wardell Gray. I got pretty close to having all issued recordings (one version of each was enough). Then gave it up.

Have I got a floating strike lookback option for you! Or perhaps a credit risk derivative would suit your fancy...

I haul my feeble brain from place to place, dispensing advice to any who will listen - some of whom also pay...slowly and parsimoniously. 365 nights per year in a hotel room; I guess that's the 'work' part.

I have a client at Great America Parkway and Tasman. Spend 10 weeks a year there. (Okay, technically Santa Clara, but...)

My schedule put me in town just in time for the early Monksiland show. I didn't know what to expect, though I was familiar with all the players - save the rhythm section - so perhaps I should have been. Not sure how/whether the Dixieland (implied) theme would be carried. I'm relatively certain that, if not for the rhythm section, the front line (Lacy, Rudd, Douglas) would have floated away into the stratosphere. Well-anchored, they managed to stay roughly earthbound. Not many surprises (despite, again, not knowing what to expect). Was a bit surprised to hear of the Baroness Nica de Koenigswater referred to the in the present tense as a friend of Douglas. Or perhaps I mis-heard. Can't call this show highly recommended. But worth considering if you're a fan of the principals.

Thanks all for the feedback. I think I'm going to take a pass on Detroit. In fact, I think I'm going to pass entirely on the U.S. (Not based on comments about Detroit - I know better than to make that assumption.)