John Tapscott

How about (6) Excessive cd music expenditure?

Good heavens. I can't believe it, either. Haven't we long ago gotten beyond these ridiculous (and frankly baseless) charges? I enjoyed the Concord label in the Carl Jefferson years and for the first few years after his death. After that, it changed quite radically and I lost interest. Ken's mention of Jesse Davis reminded me that Robert Trowers, the African American bebop trombonist made 2 good Cd's for Jefferson's Concord. (Jefferson signed him on the spur of the moment after hearing him at one of Davis' sessions). As far as I know, no label since has given Trowers a chance to record. And how many CD's has Davis made since Concord? Thanks Ken, for setting the record straight. I hope everyone takes the time to read and reread what you wrote.

Dan, I think you're giving Concord way too much credit in light of Concord's spotty post Carl Jefferson performance. I think we ought to expect the worst from Concord. I was in the Disney World Virgin Megastore in March and there two big bins full of Fantasy/Miletsones/OJC deletes, sort of out of sight under the escalators, as I recall. It's obvious that Concord is skimming the cream from the catalogue, and they don't want someone like Terri Hinte around who knows the catalogue really well and might raise some objections.

Carolina- they haven't been great in the last two games, but it's hard to imagine them losing 3 games in a row. Plus they're at home. Carolina 4, Edmonton 2.

4th photo down - Isn't that Scott Robinson? I know he's a man of many instruments, so I wouldn't be surprised at all.

I'm not surprised it's free.

Teddy Wilson - Disc 2

As incompatible as the other sections may be, those 'bone and sax sections could hardly be bettered.

This is exactly how it should be and even more so in this day and age when you don't read the notes until you open the CD (presumably after you've purchased it). Though I don't buy jazz magazines much anymore I used to subscribe to Coda. Coda sometimes published reviews critical of recordings on its own Sackville label (and I understand Cadence did the same with recordings on its labels). They really had a policy of not editing their writers' work.

Some of you may want to take advantage. Don't overlook the very last line which is the best deal if you like this stuff. Dear Jazz Fan: We’re having a little sale at Sharp Nine Records to celebrate the arrival of spring – which, as the song says – can really hang you up the most. Buy any 2 Sharp Nine CDs from our web site www.sharpnine.com and get a 3rd one FREE. Simply choose 2 CDs and proceed to check out. On the check out page, scroll down to the Notes / Instructions section and type in the 3rd CD of your choice. It’s that easy! As always, you can hear two sound clips from each of our 36 titles – and please make sure to check out latest release from the cooperative group Planet Jazz which features such great players as Grant Stewart, Joe Magnarelli and Peter Bernstein. And keep an eye out for our next release by the powerhouse sextet One For All in its return to Sharp Nine. It will be available in early July. We look forward to hearing from you, and whatever you do – Keep Swingin’!! Best Regards, Marc Edelman Sharp Nine Records www.sharpnine.com P.S. If any of you hard core jazz fans want an even better deal, order 4 CDs and get 3 more for free. Geez, that’s about $8.50 a CD, postage included!! (except overseas, where the postage is $7.50.)

I saw it this afternoon and enjoyed it much more than I thought I would based on the reviews. I would say it's certainly not Tom Hanks' best moment, by any means. He didn't really seem into it, somehow. ( But 2.5 hours of Audrey Tautou is pleasant enough ). I agree that the Christian community (to which I belong) has overreacted to the movie. Sure there's some historical balderdash which can easily be debunked. And the most obvious errors are on the lips of Teabing who turns out to be the biggest conspirator and liar of them all. But I honestly think that the movie (perhaps more so than the book) has as much possibility of engendering Christian faith than destroying it.

Hi Don. Something's screwy. I can't send an e-mail either to your address(it bounces back) or to the other one you provided (seems to think it's a web-site). Thanks John Tapscott

I still get the e-mail link, rather than the web-site.

I've read the book; am going to see the movie tomorrow. (It's a Canadian holiday and way too cold to do much outside). I thought the book was a good read, but actually delivered less in the end than it seemed to promise. From a historcal perpsective it sort of turns history on it's head, but of course, that twist is what makes the novel possible.

Well, in my case, its really not "vs." other Cd's; Mosaics are among the CD's I buy. Quality of music and production, plus sheer enjoyment are some of the reasons I buy Mosaics. The "collectibility factor" is not big with me. My problem is not really Mosaics vs. others, it's one Mosaic vs. another. When I have saved enough money to buy a set which one (or two) do I really want most? I am often guided by the running low list, but my top selections right now would be Farmer/Golson; Stitt; Turrentine; Basie; the upcoming Gillespie set.

Yeah, but Hank was only 50 at the time, not old. I'm 50, and I don't look that bad ( I hope). Hank looks like a man in his 70's in that picture. Of course, the coroner estmated Bird's age at something like 55 when he died, though he was only 34.

This is a shock. Hicks was 64 years old. One of my favorite players. I love this CD in spite of the wonky Van Gelder piano (and the strange AMG review) Here's another good one:

A list that's hard to argue with, though I would choose "Kind of Blue" over "Birth of the Cool." Paul's right; if someone picked up these 7, they would have a truckload of great music. I'm not sure, though, that giving these 7 CD's to a novice listener would then turn into big jazz fans. One problem is the sound of some of them (even the CD versions). Sure we can listen to them and get past the sound and hear the fantastic music. But I'm not sure that someone new to jazz could do that. They may even be turned off of jazz (hard to imagine, but I think it could happen) My experience is that most hard-core fans come into jazz from music that is more on the fringes of jazz or perhaps a bit more "popular." It was my exposure to some of the touring big bands of the '70's (Herman, Kenton, Rich, Ferguson) and some fusion bands (Weather Report, Chick Corea, Miles), that caught my listening ear and started me down the road of exploring the central jazz tradition. I was also lucky that my high school library had a copy of Martin Williams' "The Jazz Tradition" which gave me a good idea of what to explore and what records to look for. edited for spelling

Indeed, you can. "Scotch and Milk" is an excellent CD. So too is "Chic Boom", which is the other Payne Delmark CD I have. I would recommend them both. A strong front line, of course, and the rhythm sections are really smokin' on these dates.

I tend to agree, though a bit of reflection on human nature suggests that most (probably all) were trying to save themselves first. The thought that they might save others on the ground was probably quite secondary, though that reality likely dawned upon some of them as time went on. Ironically, in failing to save themselves they most likely saved many others. No matter what happened up there, I think they're heroes. I saw the A&E movie a few months ago. Thought it was pretty well done for the most part. Planning to see this one this weekend. Looking forward to it (sort of).

Agreed. Wise advice. The studio box is amazing, too. If I could only take one box set of music by one artist to the desert island , this would probably be the one.

I only have one Cd by Tom as a leader - "Upswing" on Chesky, which has very strong sidemen. I like his composing and playing, though I don't think of Tom or play his music all that often. He was always in very good form on the Phil Woods Quintet recordings (perhaps he felt less pressure as a sideman than a leader?) I know Phil thought very highly of him. What's Tom's CD "Live at The Village Vanguard" like?

I picked up this CD a month or so ago, and I must say I really dig Brookmeyer's playing here. Raney on the other hand, seems underrecorded to me. His solos don't grab me the way Bob's do. I've not heard this one with headphones yet, so I guess I need to do that to really hear Jimmy. Overall, I think it's a good CD, though I'm not quite as knocked out by it as some others. I would hesitate to call it an instant classic. But, different strokes and all....

It's not correct. Most likely 30 years. Probably all the Gospels were essentially complete by 70 AD, though they they may not have been in the compiled form in which we have them now. Other writings in the New Testament, esp. Paul's letters, are earlier than the earliest Gospel. And of course, there are eyewitness accounts in the Gospels, details that have been confrimed by archaeolgy that only an eyewitness could have known.

Given the fact that most of these scam artists don't speak (or write) English very well, they probably don't understand your deservedly nasty replies. I get these messages all the time and I hate them. I trash them immediately, though I fear that someday I may trash a real one. So be it. What surprises is that legit businesses like the Banks and PayPal and eBay and all the rest don't have a whole team of security agents and lawyers hunting these crooks down. I mean talk about wrongful use of a name - this takes the cake.