Brad

You may want to check out some of the stuff he did with Shirley Scott, some of which is on the Mosaic set. I highly recommend Queen of the Organ under her leadership. That's a kick ass record. It's also been talked about earlier in this thread. All of his early BN is special.

Fantasy has listed these on their web site as coming out on April 27: Bud Powell - Bebop and Zoot Sims with the Joe Castro Trio. Both look like great pickups.

I'm not sure people on this Board like the Four Freshmen but I do believe it appeals to a certain audience so I don't think you can say it's a bomb. Regarding your comment on the Parker, you couldn't be more wrong. For an extended discussion on this set, see this thread.

Nice article. Even mentioned Hank so that was impressive. Thanks Dr. Strange -- I mean Lon

That's one bad looking bed

Monk is not only the most identifiable composer but also the most identifiable pianist. When you hear him, you instantly know who it is. After that it's Ellington/Strayhorn and then Tad Dameron. Tad has created some of the greatest songs ever written, IMHO.

Does anybody know if Rockin' the Boat has any bonus tracks over the TOCJ. Reason being, I'm pickin up Cape Verdean Blues today and if the other one does I'll get that too.

I wouldn't call myself a completist; there's too much out there. I will buy lots of an artist's cds that I can get my hands on when I'm really listening to him a lot. I can relate to some of what Africa Brass is saying but I've stopped worrying about it because this is my hobby. I have a lot that I haven't listened to but that doesn't concern me either. I'll get to it some day and I'm in no rush. If I try to rush, I'll just get nothing from it so I take my time.

Let' not forget this great collection:

Brad: As I said I was surprised to see that this book is readily available... try this link. If it does not show up the actual book, just insert the book title and author.. Alun Morgan... there is one "working copy" available for the less than $6.00 .... A really interesting addition to anyone's jazz library .. http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDe...sPL?bi=79328924 Garth, Thank you for that. I have also ordered the Marshall Stearns book as well. Thanks again.

Sent you a PM on the Jazz Modes.

Anybody heard from grey lately. I need a fix

BTW, the Garner project had been discussed here a couple of months ago. That project has been shelved. I seem to remember that the family wouldn't give its consent or grant rights to use the material or something like that.

The info about the Keynote is not new. This licensing problem has been going on for a very long time. I would be very surprised to see this ever come out.

I'm not sure their website has everything. A good place in the US that carries a lot of Fresh Sound is Jazz Record Center in New York City.

I open it when I get to work in the morning and usually leave it there for the whole day and check in a couple of times at night. So, a lot would be the best answer.

Garth, Do you have a suggestion as to where I can get the Morgan-Horricks book. I would like to read it.

Perhaps, we need a thread of how many cds we all have. That one would have over 100 cd of Duke, with 25 more on the way is mindblowing. I have about 1,000 or so and that seems a lot. Based on what I see here, I must be a pauper. Of course, it's not a contest as to how many we all have but to have 28 of Morgan does seem like a lot.

Hank, Sent you an email about Barry Harris.

What no love for Bird? I can't give you numbers but the guys who figure prominently for me are Bird, Stitt, Dexter and Bud Powell.

Roll Call for me but it was close with Soul Station. I was surprised to see Reach Out on the poll. I think it's weak. I was also surprised not to see Straight No Filter. Great disc in my opinion. Another candidate not on here is the session he co-led with Cedar Walton.

RT, it sounds to me like you are qualified for this position. You may not have worked with children a great deal but then again many people who work in day care centers haven't either. I don't know if this will be a career that you want to pursue because who know how well it pays, perks, etc. and chances for advancement but one can never tell where a certain job leads. In any event, since you have been unemployed for awhile it doesn't hurt to have an interview. It may turn out that if you get the position that this may not be what you want to do with the rest of your life but now this is time right time to find out, so go for it and good luck.

Any suggestions on where to get Hot Line. I checked Cd universe and the Groove but nothing doing. Well, actually cd universe has it as a $38 import but that's a little too rich for me.

hey - how about some positive feedback? Sorry, I'm on it, I was forced to sit in a meeting most of yesterday and never had a chance. Going from f***in' meeting to f***in' meeting. That describes much of my work day

Oh, get it. This is the first jazz history book I read when I became a fan and it was worth every penny. A very good overview. He points out the contributions of every important artist. I remember his writing on Pops being particularly good. I think this is a must.