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John Tapscott

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  1. Can't wait to get this one out and give it a listen! Great album.
  2. I think Ellington's version of the Nutcracker is fabulous. I too, was a little suspicious of it for a long time, and really only heard it for the first time a few years ago. My appreciation for Ellington/Stryahorn just keeps growing deeper and deeper, almost on a monthly basis, it seems.
  3. Off the Top Art Blakey at Birdland Vol. 1 Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil John Coltrane - Blue Train Hank Mobley - Roll Call Andrew Hill - Point of Departure Jackie McLean - Jacknife Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage Sonny Rollins - Newk's Time McCoy Tyner - The Real McCoy Thelonious Monk Vol. 1
  4. Yep, not even even Hillary or Gore or Obama or Pelosi will be able to save those UAW jobs. The irony is that right now the American company quality and design is pretty close to that of the Asian and European makers (apparently even better in some cases). But the reputation of the American companies is so bad that many people won't go near a dealership. Years of fat-cat, complacent mismangement by the companies and huge demands and inflexible work-rules by the unions have done it . Plus shoddy product for many years, of course - the attitude was just get 'em into the hands of the consumers and we'll fix 'em later, maybe. Using paying consumers to test your product and help you get the bugs out is a BAD idea.
  5. I voted Dizzy for you; I think I would take the Crusaders myself, since I own none of that music in any form.
  6. I think that a Kenton record which would fit your requirements well is Adventures in Blues, easily available on a Capitol CD. It has swing, drive, intelligence and surprise (and very good arrangements, mostly by the underrated Gene Roland). I used a track from it for my recent Blindfold test, and I succeeded in fooling almost everyone luca IMHO, the ONE Kenton CD which best fulfills the requirements is actually Kenton Live From Las Vegas Tropicana (perhaps the most "west coast" of Kenton's albums, and quite straight ahead). Rumor has it that Kenton held up the album's release because it swung so hard and sounded closer to Woody Herman than the stereotypical Kenton sound. Adventures in Blues is a very close second.
  7. My method is to have all CD's mailed to my office (and charged to my personal credit card), listen to them there first, then bring them home at an appropriate time (in bags, pockets, etc) and slip them on the shelf. Works great, even for Mosaics (but something tells me my wife knows anyway).
  8. I think Austin would be a mistake. He'll screw up Kenton Keith (a good running back) just as he messed up Ricky Williams and John Avery for the Argos earlier this year. All Austin can think of is the pass. I don't care what league it is - you have to have a decent running attack, something Austin doesn't seem to grasp.
  9. My favorite Mosaic is the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis set. Didn't make the top twenty. Of coruse, much as I like it, I haven't played it much lately, either. Going to give it a spin.
  10. I think I'd travel a distance to see this guy. There are likely a few other things you could do in NYC on the trip.
  11. A friend forwarded this to me. Wish I had a hip dentist like Dr. Silver. I'm facing an hour in the chair on Wednesday and the only thing my dentist plays is a "Golden Oldies" station. http://www.jazzdentist.com/index.htm
  12. Two good live Kenton CD's from the '70's are Live at Redlands University & Birthday in Britain
  13. B.C. wins 34-24 58 points
  14. Give Big Al a little break. I've been listening to jazz for nrearly 35 years now, and honestly when I hear a Bird tune I know it's by Bird but half the time can't identify the tune by without looking at the notes. I'm not a Bird specialist by any means, but more of a Bird generalist. I would get Groovin' High but there's lots of others I wouldn't get. I'm in the same boat with Monk tunes. Dang, I know that's a Monk tune I'm hearing but which one....????
  15. i second that, which is no mean feat considering the historical pertinence of the music... -e- I will third that. My feelings exactly. An exceptional box set, in every respect.
  16. Maybe he was a late comer to Braxton's 100 (or was it 1,000) tuba gig?
  17. No, I have never ordered anything from their website. I have bought very little at bestbuy stores, really - a few CD's and DVD's, and have always paid cash. It's obviously someone fishing around. But it really bugs me that reputable companies seem so nonchalant about having their names used in these kinds of scams. They ought to go after some of these scam artists, or at least one, as a sign that they won't put up with this stuff. Can't answer the other question. I don't open files of any kind anymore unless I know the sender personally.
  18. Just received the following from info@bestbuy.com. Interestingly it didn't come to my personal email, but to my generic business email address. It had an attachment which I didn't dare open. It went into the spam file which I then emptied. Man, I hate these things. Dear Customer, Thank you for ordering from our internet shop. If you paid with a credit card, the charge on your statement will be from name of our shop. This email is to confirm the receipt of your order. Please do not reply as this email was sent from our automated confirmation system. Date : 08 Oct 2006 - 12:40 Order ID : 37679041 Payment by Credit card Product : Quantity : Price WJM-PSP - Sony VAIO SZ370 C2D T7200 : 1 : 2,449.99 Subtotal : 2,449.99 Shipping : 32.88 TOTAL : 2,482.87 Your Order Summary located in the attachment file ( self-extracting archive with "37679041.pdf" file ). PDF (Portable Document Format) files are created by Adobe Acrobat software and can be viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not already have this viewer configured on a local drive, you may download it for free from Adobe's Web site. We will ship your order from the warehouse nearest to you that has your items in stock (NY, TN, UT & CA). We strive to ship all orders the same day, but please allow 24hrs for processing. You will receive another email with tracking information soon. We hope you enjoy your order! Thank you for shopping with us!
  19. What?? You mean, you don't store them in a deep freeze in a temperature and air pressure controlled room, to be checked and handled only once a year with sterile masks and gloves? And of course, there are never to be taken anywhere near a turntable!!! Just kidding, but it's funny how we give our Mosaics much better treatment than our other recordings, even our other box sets. Something about those Mosaics!
  20. I took a quick look at the site. Looks interesting. I'll look again when I have more time. Maybe it's just my computer, but there were some lines printed over others, making some of the text impossible to read. I also suggest getting some McCoy Tyner up under his own name (apart from the Coltrane things). Tyner strikes me as perhaps the prime ongoing practitioner of modal jazz.
  21. Just got mine yesterday. I'm on my third spin. It's superb as Ron says, though I'm not yet prepared to say I enjoy it more than "Convergence Zone." Both are excellent.
  22. Don't overlook this 1968 date. It's a great recording IMHO, a real personal favorite.
  23. I can see why Lon had trouble writing within these guidelines (not the length, but the stylistic guidelines.) I would, too. My feeling is that writing is much like playing jazz. If you have to be "taught" how to do it, at least to the extent that is evident in these guidelines, let me tell you, you ain't got it, baby!
  24. Lon, that calls for a bit of an explanation, if you feel like it , of course.
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