Brad

Can't we all just get along

There are actually considered to be 5 volumes: The Amazing Bud Powell (Volumes 1 and 2), Bud! (Volume 3), Time Waits (Volume 4) and The Scene Changes (Volume 5). I've recently listened to all except Time Waits. The material I've read lately rates Time Waits as not his best. I like all that I've heard recently so it's hard for me to pick out one as better than the other. Like Lon, I've started to explore some of his post 1958 European work and from what I've heard so far, which isn't, too be hones, all that much, it's different. The ideas don't seem to come tumbling out as quickly and I don't hear the same speed. Like I said, I'm just starting to listen to the European material so I may be wrong. Others may wish to comment on this. BTW, it's Un Poco Loco.

It's really hard to say more about a record of this type than has been said by commenators over the years but I'll give it a shot. Obviously, an excellent album alternating between shining emotions and brooding dark thoughts. Most of what we think about this album is somewhat colored by what happened to Bud. Autumn in New York is classic but even in the intro, it seems dark but the curtain seems to lift a bit after that. It's hypnotic to listen to. Equally different is Polka Dots and Moonbeams, done at a measured tempo, brooding in itself, obviously very different than the way a Red Garland does it. Generally, this is a happy tune, but in Bud's hands, it comes out quite differently. Glass Enclosure is very disturbing; it seems to show his many moods. From dark to light to dark. It's pretty fascinating, to say the least. Of different mood and classics are Reets and I, I Want to Be Happy (amateur psychologists probably had a field day with this) and I've Got You Under My Skin. A very compelling album and to me far different than Volume 1.

Kenny Drew, for the reasons Dan mentioned. Kenny and Sonny, two of my favorite pianists.

Unless you happen to have the JRVGs of Elmo Hope's BN sessions, you don't wait to wait for this one, plus put together, the JRVGs don't have as much music as the original US version. The same can also be said for the Wynton Kelly cd, Piano Interpretations.

I'm not really interested in prolonging this too much more, except to say that what jazz has been an evolving concept for over a century. Obviously, what Jelly Roll played is different than what Bird played and different from Bird to electric Miles. Could in the evolving concept of jazz, Cassandra Wilson be placed in there? Sure, I agree with you there. Jazz has always had a big tent of inclusion to it. I don't really believe you can place her in the same pantheon of Billie or Ella, but we have our own opinions about that. I believe my original point was that it wasn't jazz or didn't sound like it to me. Obviously, you disagree and are a big fan of hers, which I think is great. I didn't care for the performance. I'm sure you would have liked it. You have your views and I have mine. So we'll leave it at that and move on.

Obviously Dave Brubeck and Jelly Roll are very different. But they fit in jazz. Their styles fit into that rubric. As far as not listening to her, oh, you can take that one to the bank. Also you mention that Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughan are also great, which implies that you believe that Cassandra Wilson belongs in that company. Please let's not insult them by grouping Ms. Wilson with her.

I have the movie and I think it's excellent. What I find amazing in reading some of these comments is that's perceived to be as complete fiction or that Bud Powell's name is not mentioned here because this movie (even though what happened to Lester Young is in there) is really about Bud and based on Francis Paudras' Dance of the Infidels. Heck, even Dexter's "wife" is named Buttercup, just like Bud's common law wife. After I finished the book recently, I went back and watched the movie and howled when I saw that they had named her Buttercup. Another incident in the movie that was from the book is where in the movie the owner's wife of the Blue Note, where both a lot of the musical action in the movie and book took place, complains about Dex sitting down while playing. In the book, she complained about Chet Baker sitting down when sitting in one night. He promptly stopped and left the club for good. So, I know there's some fiction here but there's a lot of truth as well. If you think this movie is excellent, you need to get the Paudras book, one of the most moving books I've ever read.

Ed, glad to see you. We all need to probably take a break sometimes. I think that some of those people on the stock boards (just from having read some of the messages on the Yahoo message aboard about my company's stock) make some of our denizes look positively normal.

I frankly hate going shopping the day after T-day. So after I got a haircut on Friday morning, I went over to Best Buy to pick up the expanded edition of the Lord of the Rings for my son. No bargain but just one thing to get out of the way. The store was mobbed but what surprised me is that there was no waiting at the check out. This was around 10:30. I guess there were more lookers than actual buyers.

Looks like Dan got an early Christmas present . There were a couple of articles in today's NYT sports section about the move. One was about fan reaction. Apparently, Schilling went on a couple of fan web sites and some Yankee fans were trying to get him to come over to theirs. The second, in discussing Epstein's moves, quotes Schilling as saying that "I guess I hate the Yankees now", or something like that.

I was thinking the same thing. Ed use to post a lot here. I hope he's all right. Shrugs never posted a lot here although I'd like to see him here more often.

I think I'll ask for the Amy and the Chambers. I think I'll wait on the Pearson. I don't think I'm burning to have that one just yet. The Eldridge will have to wait until and if I get a bonus.

Well I guess we'll disagree about this. You can tell when someone "sounds like" jazz. Many bands/groups have different instrumentation, not all the same, but you can tell what you're listening to. Many songs can be adapted to jazz, that's true, and perhaps in the right hands Last Train can be too. But what's coming out of her mouth is not jazz, Alexander. Look, I understand that sticking to jazz is not financially viable so she's probably moved on from there. But I can tell what I'm listening to is jazz or not. It's like what Justice Potter Stewart said many years ago, I can't defined pornography, but I know it when I see it.

Okay, soul station, what's the first one. Why not start with, duh, Soul Station? B)

Well, that makes 3. Release date is now listed on their site as December 3.

Probably no need to add my one cent to what Lon has said but the Roost material is considered better than what's on the Mosaic (although I enjoy them both). I remember there was a semi extensive discussion about this about a year and a half or so on you know where.

That's a pretty unbelievable story. Where I live we have tons of deer, it's now a semi country sort of place but it's also residential and to have people shoot into your yard is goddamn dangerous. Around here, they have hunts organized by the authorities to reduce the deer population but I just can't stop from thinking that we're the ones poaching on their property. I realize that they can be a danger at times -- only a couple of years ago they ran into a car and killed two people in the process but still. Last week, I was taking a load of leaves to the back of our property and I turned around and out of the bushes came about 15 or 16 deer just passing through. It was a site to behold, I can tell you. Most of them didn't look at me (they were about 50 feet away) except for the last one. She stooped and looked at me (and I at her) for about 10 seconds and then ran to join her friends.

It's idiotic. Another attempt to rob language of it's expressiveness.

So, will I get famous if I have a love affair with the porcelain microphone. Oops, I tossed my cookies again, and again and....

Last week I saw Cassandra Wilson at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. My company has a subscription there so whenever they dole out the tickets for jazz, they call me or one other person since there's not that many of us around. I only knew her by reputation, having heard little by her and owning no cds. But heck it was free, so why not. What a disappointment. She sang 8 songs for about 45 minutes or so and I kept saying to myself, "where's the jazz?" When she played Last Train to Clarksville, my wife told me to stop muttering to myself. As a fellow fan mentioned to me yesterday, she's got a nice package but doesn't like the delivery. Maybe she sang jazz once, but this was sheer pop, and frankly, it wasn't good pop. When I mentioned to my fellow fan that I'd also hated Judie Silvano (Joe Lovano's wife), he said, "boy, you sure can pick 'em." Man, he wasn't kidding. As I said to my wife, please shoot me if I want to go see another vocalist!

Ditto for me Mike. He wrote a very nice introduction to the Verve set. So we can only hope this comes out in the not too distant future.

Danny, when you're out driving this weekend, just be careful you don't make a right turn into Vermont

I don't think we need to implement an ignore feature, just ignore him. Evenutally, he'll move away. He's like a child, the more you respond to his taunts, the more he likes it. Don't give him the sick attention he craves and that will be the end of that.

This is not something I'm really happy about and don't generally see the need. I know it's not my board and the moderators/owners can do what they like but it smacks of very big brotherish type behavior. The moderators dealt with a bad episode previousy and I'd leave it up to their general discretion but to institute a more formal system is not something I care for. What constitutes a warnable offenes is a very gray area unless you have clearly defined standards. I deal with these kinds of things enough at work and wouldn't want to encounter it at a place where I go for recreation. On a more positive note, I hope Kevin stays. We can use his knowledge and contacts around here.