BeBop

I've checked out the Las Vegas Jazz Society website and know about Lon Bronson at the Riviera. Anything else worth checking out?

The Django Reinhardt CD Mosaic is the first one I've bought that doesn't have a hinged cover. Yet the later-issued (?) Byrd-Adams set does have a hinge. Obviously, I'm quite upset and would very much like an explanation.

Drat. Thanks for the memories and thanks for the recorded legacy.

Actually, looking at the completed auctions. Basra's been bringing $10-15. Seems like it was "worth" considerably more not long ago.

So, how are eBay prices in general these days (craziness aside). Seems like things are selling pretty cheap. I've got a heap of stuff to sell, much of it semi-desireable (Basra, True Blue, Symphony for Improvisers), but I don't want to be selling into a market where these things bring $10 or less. (Yeah, I know I can set minimum bids, but why go to the trouble if they aren't likely to be met?)

Django est ici. Or, more accurately, Django est la'. The Django I ordered for a friend (gift) arrived. $80.26. Not bad.

Though it's been over a year since I read this, based on my recollections I agree with jazzbo. Nothing tantilizing. Nothing revelatory. Nothing amusing. Nothing fun. Nothing deep.

Sounds like my copy is the 'standard', with blue logo and blue and white lettering.

Wasn't this on a Roscoe Mitchell album?

I'd like to own a record store in Lon Armstrong's neighborhood. (Just kidding, Lon!)

It's Thelonius Monk's fingerprint.

Thank you, Lawrence Kart. I'll give Hank another listen with your comments in mind. As I say, the unusual 'approach' doesn't bother me with Clark Terry or Eddie Davis - neither of whom precisely attack each note - but I've never fully 'gotten it' with Mobley. Overall, I like his ideas, so overcoming this last hurdle (?) would be nice. Again, thanks.

Note sure how I missed this thread first time 'round, but... I like Hank okay. I've probably got 90 percent of his recordings. But I can only listen for short periods. As a used-to-be tenor player, I think the man articulates like he's got a mouthful of marbles and it drives me nuts. (And that's why I'm a used-to-be...) As a non-trumpet player, I find Clark Terry's unique attack/articulation endearing and distinctive. I can even handle Eddie Davis on tenor. But Hank...?!

Ordered the Django.

If Deep Discount's e-mail is to be believed, my order shipped today.

There are a few titles that don't show up with the advanced search described. Try putting in "Mos" instead of "Mosaic"; I think that gets just about all of them, including Blue Mitchell and Stuff Smith... You might also try an album name of "Complete ", which many Mosaics are.

I've owned and enjoyed this for going on five years (I reckon). It is a nice compilation with enough variety to satisfy anyone with even a passing interest in this era. Many hard-to-find recordings and some seldom-heard bands. And yet Nat Hentoff misses the real point of this recording: * * " ERNIE BUBBLES WHITMAN " * *

I suspect CDs will be with us for quite some time. The advantage they have over LPs and cassettes is that they are digital, so it's more likely that future physical formats or encoding schema can be made backward-compatible to the CD - perhaps with an external data retrieval device (e.g., CD transport). Yes, I believe (sadly) that the world of data storage is moving digital, and recorded music is just another data storage exercise. Long live analog!

Spotted in the local shop. Would be happy to pick up for a board regular, if anyone's looking for them. Provided that they are still there on my next visit. No guarantees.

I'm too senile to remember. Which, I suppose, suggests Unless senility/ignorance really is bliss. In which case...

I say "Arrrrrghhhhh! Turn it off!" Sorry, I'm being a bit harsh on Mr. Harley, but he's not my cup of tea - perhaps a shotglass full, but not a whole cup. I've got a half-dozen of his recordings, including one or more he put out on his own label a few years ago ('Brotherly Love' on Tartan Pride label, or some such thing.) Bagpipe Blues, Scotch and Soul, Tribute to Courage and Recreation of the Gods (which I don't have) came out in the sixties, I believe. Perhaps one more. Kings and Queens? I heard that he was scheduled for a performance last year at Idlewild. I wasn't there. Personally, I'd rather hear him play tenor, flute or soprano, though I can't say he's particularly inspiring on any. Here's a promo for the Rufus Harley documentary/movie: http://www.wyattworks.com/film_rf.htm Listen in good health.

Chuck Isreals has been a great contributor to jazz through education; I 'grew' quite a bit musically during my time in his jazz program in California. Whether he was a better pairing with Bill Evans that Scott LaFaro or Eddie Gomez...? Perhaps I'm a bit biased.

I have letters published in Stereophile every few months (every letter I send). They all make fun of the industry and reviewers, so they're easy to spot, even under pseudonyms. I usually get a ROTFLMAO reply from the editor when I send them in, then crackpot messages from readers.

If that Blue Note Board ever reopens with any history, perhaps my list of 150 or so Rhythm-based songs will resurface. Many good ones. Like the Flintstones Theme.

Let's see...about three years now. I almost broke down and bought a Bud Powell Blue Note box for $9 a week or so ago, but resisted temptation.