BruceH

Have opened them all. Getting a Mosaic in the mail is like finding presents under the Christmas tree on December 25th. That thing is opened FAST!

Gotta give my this album as well.

I'm sure I saw Aspects in a used store some time ago. Hope it's still there.

Anybody seen the new Will Elder book put out by Fantagraphics? It looks great, but it's pricey.

It sounds damn good...I'll have to keep my eyes peeled.

About the Blakey, I'm in the same boat as you. What's the point, indeed? About the Byrd/Adams though: C'mon, get the thing...you KNOW you want it.

To that mythical, eager fan I'd recommend the Time/Life Giants of Jazz box, which you can now get in some used stores for $5.

I'm assuming you mean the Gershwin, Porter, Rodgers & Arlen. You absolutely must hear Night in Manhattan, then. And now it's available along with the Berlin & Youmans Columbia songbooks, a later R&H date, and a few other tidbits on a 2-cd set from Jazz Factory, The Complete Fifties Studio Masters. The LP of A Night in Manhattan had the contents of the 10-inch version, plus several tracks from the Berlin & Youmans projects, which may have never made it beyond 10". I think this set was the first time all that material was released on CD. Also on the set is a 1965 date with Joe Bushkin as accompanist, and she still sounded fine. I also have several discs of airchecks, some with alternate versions of the Night in Manhattan repertoire. You assume correctly sir. Thanks for the recommendation---I'll keep my eyes open for Night In Manhattan!

What about Fountains of Wayne?

Along with the Bennie Green, these are my favorite Selects so far. I'm sure you won't be sorry!

If I had to pick one, it would be the Blanton/Webster period (which I sometimes think of as the Smithsonian era).

Poul Anderson. Come to think of it, he was really into his Scandanavian heritage...

I completely missed Aspects. ( ) Does it have Jimmy Rowles on it?

The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Thelonious Monk, lo these many years ago. Long available in "conventional" sets. The Port of Harlem Jazzmen and Tina Brooks sets soon followed, and the Pacific Jazz Art Pepper, the first Pepper I ever got. Ammons/Lewis and Herbie Nichols around that time, too. (Mid-80's.) For a while I got them all---got the first 10 or 11 sets, then started taking periodic Mosaic sabbaticals. (Should start another.) Don't know which is worse, heroin or Mosaic.

That's pretty much where I stand. Go Mosaic!

"I don't think I ever heard a bad Benny Carter album."---Clandy44 That about sums it up. The liner notes to Sax A La Carter say that when it was recorded in 1960, Carter had been recording for 35 years, yet was less than halfway through his entire recording career! It boggles the mind. One thing about Carter is that he was also a top-notch arranger, and this talent enhances many of his studio dates.

I can wait! As for Porter, other lyricists rarely matched his playful fecundity. "You're the Top" immediately came to mind, but my memory is so lousy that I can't a complete a stanza. (Re: Indiana---isn't it remarkable how many top-drawer jazz musicians came out of Indianapolis? I smell a new thread here.)

Sounds good to me! Yeah, that hardcover is great----and I don't know anyone who has it, so it's helping to keep my beer tear-free.

Man, and I thought I had a lot of jazz photo and album cover books! I haven't even seen the Blue Note volume 2 book, or knew about it! What's wrong with me?? (Well, at least I've got the original hardcover of Black Beauty, White Heat.)

Damn, ghost, can I get tapes of your show?

Anybody get the new UA/Capitol Benny Carter re-issue, "Sax A La Carter"? A sweet 1960 quartet date. If you'll excuse the expression, I'm lovin' it.

Hmmmm. I think I'll listen to the album of the Monk now. Then some singles of the Bird.

Personally, Hud goes right along with my "hud" theory. As far as I'm concerned, that is. Wouldn't really describe myself as a Coen Bros. fan since I dislike so many of their films. (Including Raising Arizona and Blood Simple.) On the other hand, I really like some...so it would be more accurate to say I run hot and cold on them. I've written them off several times, then they'll come out with a film like Lebowski and I'll be forced to relent. What can I tell ya? ....Films is funny.

Pardon me if someone's already mentioned this, but here's something I don't get: Why "THE" Christ?? Is there some question as to which Christ the movie is referring to?

Some friends of mine, who are also into film noir BTW, had a VERY similar reaction to The Man Who Wasn't There. This was reason enough for me to avoid it. I also really enjoyed Miller's Crossing, saw it three times when it came out. After that, Barton Fink was a major bummer. (For me, Oh Brother got better as it went along.) I'm almost afraid to see Miller's Crossing now, for fear that it won't live up to the memory. In the running for one of the worst movies every made: Hudsucker Proxy. A misfire of almost Hudson Hawkian proportions. (Hypothesis: all films with "Hud" in the title suck.)