John Tapscott

Don't have it at hand right now for details, but the Dicky Wells CD in the Americans Swinging in Paris Series on EMI is fabulous. Not to be missed! Two other trombone CD's I've heard recently and really enjoy - one that is well-known on this list - Rosolino/Fontana - Trombone Heaven (Uptown) & Bill Watrous' "I'll Play for You" (Famous Door now on Progressive CD). A great 2 CD set that comes to mind is Frank Rosolino - "Thinking of You" (Sackville) Also the 2 CD reissue of Jimmy Cleveland on Lonehill.

Jay McShann playing 'Round Midnight from the album "Kansas City Hustle" (Sackville)

I am tempted, strongly tempted. I know I shouldn't, but I want to.... Ok, so if I preorder, I won't be paying until September or maybe even October....my birthday is in October, sure to get a little cash..., oh man, the rationilizations...and the samples sound very good....but I really want the TA/LT Select, too....

Nope. I saw it with my own eyes. Wow! From pre-order to running low to last chance to sold-out in 2 hours! Some kind of record!

I found this statement odd. "Today- less than two years after his death- is a great time to reflect on the music that first attracted attention and cemented this piano master's reputation." Why the two year time frame? True it is less than two years, but in fact right now, it is less than eight months since OP died. Dec. 23, 2007. It's as if the person who wrote the promo only had a vague idea of his date of death.

One alto player who is on fire these days is Bud Shank. It's not often that a man's best work happens when he's in his 80's, but that seems to be the case with Bud. Based on recent recordings, I that he is playing right now with more imagination and inspiration than Phil. (And I'm a big fan of Phil's).

Look Out! - such a happy, swinging session

Long wait times are the biggest problem in the Canadian health care system. (The system generally works well once you have gained access to it). It's hard to say whether the government should reimburse her for her surgery in the States - I would tend to say they should. HOWEVER, and it 's a big however, there was one more step Ms. Trelenberg should have taken before heading to the U.S. for surgery. She should have shown up at the emergency department of her local hospital or even the hospital where the surgery was scheduled, checked in and told them that the tumor was growing and the pain was becoming unbearable. I'm betting she would have been taken for emergency surgery very quickly. If the emergency dept. had sent her home and told her to wait, then the trip to the U.S. would have been even more justified. This is how it often happens - go through the regular channels and you wait, go in through emergency and things often happen very quickly.

Onzy Matthews Select - much to enjoy on this set.

Happy Birthday Lon, and best wishes for a happy year ahead!!

Whoa! She looks like a junkie! I wonder what in the world A-Rod saw in her!?

"Woe is Me" by Johnny Griffin from Johnny's 1990 "The Cat" CD - one of Johnny's very slow ballads, and especially moving under the circumstances (actually the whole CD is a masterful representation of Johnny's playing and reveals how great he was at any tempo.)

Shorty Rogers - West Coast Trumpet Ace, Bandleader, Composer - Volume 1 (5 CDs) 1946-1954 (JSP)

Are you still rating the Pendulum set more highly than 012? I listened to the samples from both sets on the website and found the music from the earlier set more interesting. The Pendulum music sounded good but three CD's of it might be a bit more than I need.

The '53 recording of "Now's the Time". Bird's solo on that track is sublime, quite free yet totally logical, with shape, an ebb and flow, then Bird climaxes the solo near the end with the full statement of a phrase he had been hinting at right from the beginning. I have played the solo a hunded times and it never fails to amaze me or tell me a story. It's probably my single favorite solo in all recorded jazz.

Peter, I thought I might have a few more, but I believe I have 34 or 35 from your list. However, I do have CD's by most of the artists you mentioned. For example, I have several Rob Schneiderman CD's, but not the particular one you listed; same with Peter Leitch and Kenny Barron and a number of the other artists. I am glad you mentioned Dado Moroni's "Out of the Night" and Danny D'Imperio's "The Outlaw" - two special favorites of mine. Maybe I'll try to come up with 100 of my own, perhaps just off the top of my head.

I hope so too. I have just been digging Slide on the recently released "Whit Williams Now's The Time Big Band" featuring Jimmy Heath and Slide Hampton (Mama) recorded in 2004. It includes 2 Slide comps and one Slide arrangement (and goodies by Heath, as well). Slide has several solos on the CD and is in excellent form. In fact, the whole CD is a gas; one of my favorites so far in 2008. Get well, Slide!

Certainly not true. Read the original article. The mother herself has suffered harm. I think she should sue the School Board big time. And the TA should be fired. What the TA does on his or her own time is his/her own business, but a person who allow a psychic's word to be the basis of, or to influence their professional judgement, well, that person has no place in the classroom IMO. Even if the administration felt they had to do something, don't you think a more subtle approach should have been used, rather than the six guns blazing approach, like do a little bit of quiet behind-the scene investigation, and make sure there are reasonable grounds for the allegation, over and above the wild-eyed speculation of some friggin' pyschic. A friggin' pyschic, for heaven's sake. Hey I'm a psychic, too. The price of gas is going up tomorrow!

A statement by a PSYCHIC does not by statute constitute an "allegation". Bank on that. I don't know the law, but that's what I was thinking, too. Psychics are nothing but frauds. Why does anybody put any store by these clowns at all? I could make 1,000 predictions too, and one of them might some day turn out to be true. We never hear about their 999/1000 blown calls. Well, I guess we have heard about this one.

I just received this one myself and I heartily agree. It is excellent and one of my favorite Mosaic singles.

Onzy Matthews Select

Woody Herman - Brand New, The Raven Speaks, Giant Steps (especially Giant Steps - it's an excellent all-round big band recording), The Thundering Herd Maynard Ferguson - MF Horn 1, 2 & 3 (4 & 5 are more straight-ahead) Stan Kenton - Plays Chicago Buddy Rich - Roar of '74, Big Band Machine This stuff was my entry point into jazz (I was trying to play trombone, so found this music pretty appealing when I was 16-20 years old). My tastes are much broader today and yes, more refined, but this still sounds pretty good (especially the Woody discs) when I'm in the mood for it.

There's lots of real big band jazz on that set, which you've probabaly discovered by now. Right now: Horace Parlan disc 3 - a great set.

That unfortunately means that Road Time won't be included. But even with just studio sessions it will be a great set.

That is great news! I have all the albums, but will get this Select for sure. The Live at Newport ('77) is a smokin' disc! But I'm pretty sure it was a Japanese only LP, never issued domestically. As I mentally tally up the playing times of the first five albums, I would be surprised if they had room for a sixth. But here's hoping.