Brad

Maybe I should starting posting in Spanish

Guess you gotta to get up early in the am not to miss the good deals. Damn!

The first thing I ever bought was a toy for my son but my first jazz purchase was the Desmond box. I'm sure I overpaid but the music has paid me back a hundred fold.

I don't have this myself but here's the AMG review: Big bands were on their way out by the late '40s, which left bandleaders and musicians who had played swing in a quandary: embrace bebop or become a nostalgia act. Certain wise musicians like Gene Krupa and Harry James, however, found a middle course by modernizing swing with new arrangements and selling it to ballroom dancers. The Complete Capitol Recordings of Gene Krupa and Harry James collects a multitude of splendid performances from both players as they transitioned from one era to the next. The four Krupa discs were recorded in 1946-1947 during the drummer/leader's successful comeback following a drug conviction. His band averaged around 17 pieces during these sessions, and occasionally featured vocalists Caroline Grey and Buddy Stewart. The band covers everything from bouncy straight-ahead swing like "Indiana" to tender ballads like "How Deep Is the Ocean." Of special interest are a number of stripped-down tracks, including "Body and Soul" and "Limehouse Blues," that feature Krupa, saxophonist Charlie Ventura, and pianist Teddy Napoleon. The three James discs were recorded between 1955 and 1958 and find the semi-reclusive trumpeter returning to the limelight. Married to Betty Grable and living in California, he had been perfectly content to perform locally. In the mid-'50s, however, his contract with Columbia ran out, giving him a chance to make another start. The first dozen cuts feature a large band with strings, providing James' horn with a plush background to play against. Guest vocalists Helen Forrest and Bob Marlo also help out here, offering fine renditions of "I've Heard That Song Before" and "My Silent Love." James's favorite drummer, Buddy Rich, also makes several appearances. Overall, The Complete Capitol Recordings of Gene Krupa and Harry James is an excellent collection that will please fans of both players and that will be a special joy to anyone who appreciates good swing.

So much for people not caring how much posts they have

Counting Mosaics and box sets, around 2,000 or so. I'm trying to winnow down my collection for space reasons to get rid of cds which in all likelihood I probably won't listen to again.

Since Bird is the reason why I listen to Jazz, LAL's recs are right on point, especially in the order mentioned. The Complete Dial and Savoy are a cornerstone of any decent jazz collection and I can't imagine being without it. I also like the Live Savoy. Listen to White Christmas. You've never heard a Christmas song until you've listened to that. I also like the patter between Bird and Symphony Sid, although many (including Chris) consider him a controversial figure (read that as detest). However, I think you can get by with the recent Verve Masters box instead of all the alternates (I have both). However, Bird is one artist where you want to listen and dissect every alternate.

I wonder if "Tom" posting that "give us more" is our old Tom at Blue Note. I just don't trust any comments I'd see on that site.

Hey, what did I ever to you? Sold you a cd and got hooked on these boards (8,000 posts or so later . There goes my Moosehead brew. Maybe, I'll have Lon give it to Weizen

I guess I missed it but why cancel the babe thread. Yeah, it'd gotten a little smutty but that's life; it has its blemishes and is not clean. If you're going to get rid of that, also get rid of the politics forum. Bummer.

Burn, baby, Burn!

For you non New Yorkers, "br." is Broadway.

Look at my avatar and you'll know, plus

Just in time for the Dexter Select since I sold my individual cds to cover this. Excellent! What with the new Savoy set, the Prestige box and the Select, it's coming up Dexter-ilicous!

Shrdlu, I wasn't aware of that. I'll have to scout around somehow. Thanks for the tip.

Still down. Maybe it went down because they're uploading so much information in the coming soon page

Here's a stupid question but what the heck does "sampling" mean?

I always liked twins Heh, heh, he said twins

I like this sound and this cd. It's very swinging nice renditions of standards. It doesn't blow your socks off with any new stuff hanging but it's very good and well worth the money. Too bad it's not a little longer.

The ones above 200 are still in print so it shouldn't be more than what you can get from Mosaic. The others are going to be more expensive for sure. For example the Buck Clayton has gone for around $250 so that's $40 a cd. I'd say for the Desmond, that's probably going to be in that area. It's hard to give a real good answer because the market (ebay) goes up and down. Checking ebay and their completed auctions may be helpful. BTW, do you know about the Mosaic web site. It's mosaicrecords.com

Brad, this is the way I see it: People can say whatever the hell they want. Players are free to give it back to them, as nasty as they want. But no one physically threatened the ball player. Whatever was said, there are no circumstances where assault, let alone a violent outburst which is likely to injure other people, is called for. Sticks and stones. Any ballplayer should be able to take any amount of verbal abuse. There is no excuse, no circumstance, and no explanation for heaving a chair into the stands. And no, this isn't hockey either. Hockey has a tradition of fighting and its not surprising that players have gone into stands and attacked fans. This has never happened in major league baseball before and this clown needs to be made an example for any other high strung idiots who think that verbal abuse should be met with physical violence in the middle of the game. Dan, Ultimately I agree with you about the physical abuse. He has to pay the price. But if you or I verbally assault someone in public, at a reataurant, bar, movie, we're going to get punched, etc. I still don't understand why you shouldn't behave at the ball park any less than you would behave in one of those public places. Oh, Ed, the judges just ruled and you've received a mandatory 4/5th deduction, bringing your post count back to 1900 :rsmile:

Sounds pretty cool. I only have the Jacquet so it'll be an order for me.

I don't know if this counts as disgusting and I haven't tried but want to but there's a Chinese delicacy called drunk shrimp. What you do is stick a live shrimp in beer batter, hence "drunk", and then when it's drunk, bite its head off and eat it. It's supposed to be really good.

A year's suspension? That's nuts. I doubt he'd even get that much jail time. Probably a few months. Again, I repeat, why does behavior that would be unacceptable in other settings and might get you beat up be acceptable in a ballpark just because you've paid to see a game. I see references to the fact that players should take it because they're paid money. In that, I see inferences to the poor working stiff who gets paid to see millionaires. What does your degree of wealth have to do with it. Ladies and Gents, you don't check your manners and behavior when you buy a ticket. Somehow I don't see a $20 ticket or whatever it costs now giving you the freedom to do what you want at the ballpark.

I think a week is enough but wouldn't be opposed to the remainder of the season. Getting suspended is the least of his problems what with one of the victims threatening civil litigation. You can't justify his actions but I've been in the stands and hear what people yell at the players. No one should be subjet to that kind of abuse. Just because you paid a ticket, that doesn't mean you have license to call a person every name in the book. What's tolerated at a ballgame wouldn't be tolerated in any way in a social setting.