Late

I was wondering if you all could recommend some classical CDs where a double reed instrument is featured. Oboe, English horn (cor anglais), bassoon, contrabassoon, etc. I'm open to all periods of classical music, but don't particularly want to hear music from the "baroque" these days. Thanks!

That one was a ten-incher. Still have it! Ah, I was actually thinking of a 45 rpm. Found it:

Pee Wee Marquette is frozen! (Cryogenics on all the Pee Wee's.)

You guys is funny!

I guess sarcasm doesn't come through without a winky.

MF and The Convict Band.

Sonny's wearing David Byrne's dinner suit.

It's back up.

Never heard this one, but it appears so. I've also seen a cover for a 10" record under Guerin's name. Didn't Guerin also play alto horn?

Late, Thanks for the tip. I was all ready to drop iTunes prices on these two. Makes you wish Amazon would play hardball with Apple and start charging $.75 (or less) a tune and an equivalently lower per album price. They just did went to "war" with Walmart over book pricing, so it's not like it's out of the question. I'm glad someone could take advantage of those prices. With eMusic and iTunes around, I commonly forget about Amazon's mp3 section, which is often the lowest-priced of the three (at least for full albums). The only time I purchase music from iTunes is when I can't find the CD, and eMusic and Amazon don't have that particular album. Or when someone gifts me an iTunes card! What do you all think of Waldron's sense of rhythm? His eighth note runs don't typically "swing" like, say, Wynton Kelly, but they certainly possess a swing of their own. Very few can lock into a groove like Mal.

Do I get any points for liking Irene Aëbi? And not minding Paul Chambers' arco solos? (I said Major Holley, but it's Slam Stewart. I'll keep working on it.)

Agreed. Mal seems to have had a way of elevating the performance(s) of certain horn players. Mal-4 and Impressions are two of my favorite early Mal records. I also like his work on Enja, which seems vastly under-appreciated. Get Seagulls for $2.67 here, and Git-Go for $1.78 here. Very much worth it, for those prices. Has anyone here heard Waldron's Spanish Bitch? I'd really like to hear that session.

It's a good set. But I had to make a compilation out of it that omits all the "singing bass" solos. Major Holley, if I recall correctly. I could never get with those bowed/sung things. My loss, I suppose

Different than the America title. The sound samples are nice. Thanks for the heads-up — damn you!

I've liked Mal Waldron ever since I first heard him 23 years ago on Coltrane's debut album for Prestige. His discography seems fairly large, and with a lot of it obscure and out-of-print. List your favorites and/or share any Mal stories you have! What were his live performances like? I have about a dozen Waldron CDs, and I have a feeling there's a lot I haven't heard. Who's on this one?

Gil Mellé is shockingly humble. And I like his records too. Waterbirds.

I don't think this one has been mentioned yet: While it might not be "essential" Mulligan, it's probably one of the best-recorded albums Mulligan made. The playing, especially Art Farmer's contributions, is near flawless — and very much in a "night lights" mood. Look for the Japanese import (which can still be had inexpensively), as it contains an essential bonus track with Mulligan on clarinet. And another note on the "Mainstream of Jazz" alternates — they're worth their weight. I usually am not too excited when it comes to alternates, but in this case (especially with the alternate of "La Plus Que Lente") I'd call them must-haves. It's one of the few times where I find myself almost always preferring the alternates, which is strange. (Another musician whose alternate takes I love is Joe Henderson. With Coltrane, there's "historical significance" in alternates, but with Mulligan and Henderson, at least for me, there's consistent music-making of the highest order.)

THCD 127(Transition) Windhurst,Johnny(tp)/Jazz At Columbus Ave.* I found a jpeg of the cover, but couldn't find a line-up or tracklist. Anyone help? I know the information's out there, but right now I'm too dumb to make the right searches. I wonder why the Japanese market is releasing just one Transition title. More to come?

I'll echo Hans' thoughts. If you can find any of the 32XD titles (they're now 23 years old!), they're certainly worth picking up. (To me, they sound similar to DCC remasterings — nothing boosted about them.) That said, I've only ever seen (John) Coltrane titles (well, Mingus and Rollins too) with this prefix. (The 32XD issues of "Expression" and "Crescent" are especially nice. "Transition" and "Sun Ship" less so, in my opinion.) In general, I'm happy with the 90's U.S. digipacks for Sanders and Alice Coltrane. Pick 'em up, dig into the music, and enjoy. (Then secretly carry on your campaign to find ancient Japanese or German remasters.) Way back in 1994, London's Picadilly Tower had a fair sized batch of the 32XD-prefix titles on sale. I bought as many as I could afford at the time, but regret not buying them all — around 20 titles, I think. Oh — I think the UCCI versions of "Tauhid" and "Live at The East" sound pretty good. If you're jones-ing to hear them, they're worth a splurge, in my opinion.

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I'm glad it worked! I like iTunes as a sort of virtual Rolodex, but have never been intrigued by the store or any of the latest features. I do like how you can get full-screen cover art, and faster speed is always a plus. One trick (which you probably already know and/or use) to alphabetize by last name (using Al Cohn as an example) is to make "Cohn, Al" the album artist and "Al Cohn" the artist. It actually took me a while to figure that one out. And if you want an album dead last in your Rolodex, simply label only the track name (which can include artist + album + track title), and delete any information in all the other boxes. I do this for some vinyl rips of 45s, so that "singles" go at the end of my iTunes library. Finding original cover art is probably my favorite thing to do when it comes to setting up an iTunes library. And also straightening things out like Kenny Dorham's "Osmosis" = Dave Bailey's "Bash!" I do all this probably out of obsessive compulsive tendencies. And I don't even own an iPod. :blush2:

My mistake. It's not viewable from Preferences. Go to "Get Info" from the drop-down File, and then a window will pop up. The tabs are: Summary ~ Info ~ Video ~ Sorting ~ Options ~ Lyrics ~ Artwork When you click on Sorting, you'll get that song's information (i.e. track name, album name, etc.). You can then enter the criteria you want (e.g. year) in one of the "Sort" boxes (though there's actually no "Sort Year" box; I use the "Sort Album" box). The default for iTunes is to sort alphabetically by artist first name, and then alphabetically by album name. This can be changed with the Sorting feature. I had to play around with it a bit, but now my iTunes library is sorted by artist, and within artist by year. I hope that helps some to clarify!

Have you tried use the "Sorting" tab in preferences? This should remedy the situation, I think. You can keep the artist name the same, but sort using a tag of your creation. For compilations, I just label the artist Various Artists; as a result, all my comps pop up in the V section. But you can sort by any criteria (doesn't have to be alphabetical), as long as you create the criteria.