Brad

A very disappointing game from Spain, to say the least. We always have to suffer these kinds of games from this team. Just like against Russia, this game should have been put away. Instead we now face the distinct possibility of going home. Greece should have an easy game against Russia, putting them through, while Spain face what will be not an easy game against Portugal. A tie is all that is needed but with a desperate host team it will not be easy. If they get through, it will only lead to more disappointment.

This is the one we all recommend.

This is one of the albums brownie is referring to.

According to AMG, Carla Bley is her mother.

What instrument does Arnold play?

I'm puzzled why Fuchsia Swing Song got reissue of the year since it was available as a Mosaic until recently whereas I don't believe Ellington Uptown has been available for awhile.

Tony, Did you order these on line? If so, can you let us know where. Thanks.

All Jim has to do is say the word and I'm willing to give a couple of C notes.

If you consider lp recorded onto cds bottlegs, then I have less than 5, othewise 0. I'm pretty scrupulous about that.

Last couple of days I've been listening to the Arranger's Touch, 2 lp set of Gil Evans and Tadd Dameron. Great Gil but even better Tadd.

Well, I just plunked down $20 for the Spain-Greece game. Fortunately there's a few games on FSW in the next few days and then I'm going to Europe on vacation so hopefully I'll catch the remainder there.

Do you mean every two fer they ever did or just the recent ones. If the latter, besides the ones you mention, there's Harold Mabern, Junior Mance and Johnny Hammond Smith.

You and me and everybody on this board, brother

To the point I would say. No wasted words.

No love for Sonny? This is one of my favorite Mosaics (next to the Mobley). I would rate this over the JJ although I like that one very much. But if the reason to buy is because it might go oop soon, yeah, it might go oop but you can always pick it up when it does. The music on the Sonny Mosaic shows him in his prime in a variety of settings and his Roulette work took place as he was also recording his Verve sides.

Spain is my team (having lived in Madrid and Barcelona, and Real is also my team but don't get me started on that subject) and I saw Saturday's game and like you wasn't happy with what I saw. They had incredible energy in the first 15 minutes or so but couldn't get anything close to a good shot. The passing seemed to be off. The way they were playing they should have won 4-0. The Russians were very inexperienced so they're lucky. I don't think they'll be able to get away with that with the Greeks so let's hope they're a little better. Dmitry, I've checked and the Spanish stations don't have it. Except for a few games on Fox Sports World, it costs almost $20 a game. I think FSW will have the quarters, semis and final on tape delay, but that's it.

The Granz Jelly, I mean Jam, Sessions will be coming out on October 5.

A couple of years ago, I had some dealings with a jazz fan in Canada named John Tracey who is an expert on Basie (his handle is basie nut) and has everything issued by him and probably a lot of what's been written about him. At my suggestion, he joined the old BNBB and participated in some Basie threads but didn't join this Board, to my knowledge. If you want his email, please send me a pm.

Yesterday's game was a heartbreaker. Too lose to France in the last couple of minutes. I'm not sure England can come back. Shades of Man U - Bayern Munich of a few years ago.

We're back!

I've listened to most of it and so far it's ok. It seems to lack the bite or drive of his late 50s/early 60s Messengers although I think John Hicks stands out.

You're wrong about nobody in the jazz world noticing. WKCR, which is on the web at www.wkcr.org had extensive coverage of Fats Waller and I'm sure they're planning something about the Count. They also have a Coleman Hawkins birthday broadcast every year.

I can't see that they're making that much on shipping. A six cd set is about $7 or so. With box, bubble wrap and UPS (even though they're probably getting a discount), I can't see them making more than $2 a box. That's not that much. Plus free shipping isn't that much of an incentive. 20 percent would be a heck of a lot nicer.

I, for one, must also progress ignorance about it being his first date AND I've got the darn box. I'll have to go back tonight and pull it out and listen to it again, having Larry's description rambling through my head.

I never saw it. DAMN!