Brad

Folks, I got my copy of this last night. YES!!! If you're into Tadd, you gotta get this. Heck, if you're into jazz, you gotta get this. Get this CD!

This is a very eclectic disc to be sure and thank Jim for taking the time to pick out some great stuff. A couple I didn't care for but most of the others I liked quite a lot. 1. This song surprised me. It started out as a piano solo and then after awhile the rest of the band joined it. Nice front line. Don't know who's playing trumpet. 2. I cracked up when I heard this. This must have been recorded at a joint by somebody with a portable recorder (maybe Jim?). This isn't almost good, it's good 3. No idea but nice orchestration. 4. Something makes me say Mingus here, especially the baritone, which must be Pepper Adams. 5. No idea but great voice and nice arrangement. 6. No idea; kind of syrupy with strings. Sounds like something from 50s pop that would have been popular with the mainstream. 7. I found this very interesting. No idea but they seemed to be explorations of a song that I can't put my finger on that was just starting to develop when it stops. Disappointing that it stopped right there. 8. I liked this although it seems like a fairly typical tenor sax/organ group. I'd like to say Sonny but I don't think so. 9. No idea. A little to out for my tastes. I guess this was one of those non-jazz songs you mentioned. 10. Straight percussion by itself doesn't get me going. Well done, however. 11. If this is Jim's way of recruiting us for the First Texas Volunteer Regiment, I'm afraid the war ended about 85 years ago. Someone should tell him 12. Only track I truly did not like. 13. Someone mentioned that they thought this was the Metronome All Stars. I don't think so. Not enough soloing. My guess is that this is a late 40s Thundering Herd, with Woody soloing. Could that be Getz on tenor, maybe Zoot. I remember Jim mentioning that he was looking forward to an upcoming Mosaic of Woody's. If this is on it, count me in. Regardless, I want this. Really fantastic stuff. 14. I think this is Stan Getz and Jimmy Raney from the Roost material. Really enjoyed this too. If not, I'll be getting this also. I don't know who's playing piano but he gets high marks from me. 15. This could be Red or Hamp. Another swinging song. This could be another pickup. A note of appreciation to Jim for picking a good mix. Can't wait to listen to Disc 2.

Looks like I owe Deep an apology for suggesting that we ignore him. Like Dan, I'm glad he's here. . Deep, do you have any good stories about Sonny Stitt?

Jim, I'm with you on this 1000%. Thank you for the great job you're doing. This IS the home for jazz. On a related topic, I know this must cost you money. I can't speak for anybody else, but I'm more than willing to help out with defraying some of the costs.

Africa, Not to worry about appearing as a total idiot. I've participated in all of them so far and I know I don't "appear", I am a total idiot. .

I'll take #27, if it's still available. If not, the next available one. I don't expect to be doing it until late 2005 . I'm serious.

Do you mean participate at all or do you mean getting a disc but not posting anyththing? On a separate front, what would be a good interval between tests. On the sign up thread, I saw RT suggesting every three weeks. My concern is that you don't want this to get stale and I think we've had a good interval between Jim R's test and Jim S's test. We all lead busy lives and try to fit in listening to our music as much as we can so having this too frequently could be a bit of a concern.

Jim, Received your package on Thursday and they went out Friday. Over and out.

Hiroshi has announced the following: The following CDs are scheduled for release on January 21,2004. Universal UCCV 1056(Verve) Haden, Charlie feat. Joe Henderson/The Montreal Tapes Sony VRCL 18816(Hybrid CD) Friedman, Don/My Favorite Things King KICJ 466(Paddle Wheel) French Jazz Trio/Sometime Ago Victor VICP 62579 Hooker, John Lee/Face to Face Venus TKCV 35324 Bernstein, Peter/Stranger in Paradise BMG Fun House BVCJ 38057-8(Bluebird) Miller, Glenn & Andrew Sisters/The Chesterfield Broadcasts(2CDs) 2940 The following CDs are scheduled for release on January 28,2004. * means cardboard sleeve Universal UCCC 9072(Cadet)(24bit) Lewis,Ramsey/Live in Tokyo* Universal UCCC 9073(Argo)(24bit) Jazztet,The/Big City Sound* Universal UCCC 9074(Argo)(24bit) Jamal,Ahmad/Portfolio of Ahmad Jamal* Universal UCCC 9075(Argo)(24bit) Goldie,don/Trumpet Caliente* Universal UCCC 9076(Argo)(24bit) Johnson,Bud/Off the Wall* Universal UCCC 9077(Argo)(24bit) Stitt,Sonny & Bennie Green/My Main Man* Universal UCCC 9078(Argo)(24bit) Leslie,Bill/Diggin' the Chicks* Universal UCCC 9079(Cadet)(24bit) Bryant,Ray/Up Above the Rocks* Universal UCCC 9080(Argo)(24bit) Fleming,King/Stand by* Universal UCCC 9081(Argo)(24bit) Moore,shelley/For the First Time* Personally looking forward to Sonny and Bennie's My Main Man.

I think I remember hearing something on WKCR a couple of years ago about his passing but I couldn't find anything on the web so I'm not absolutely sure.

Not early but still good are Kenny Drew, NHOP and Phillip Catherine. Just picked up a Steeplechase of a German concert.

I agree with Jim. When I watch people play those bones, I marvel at the music they can produce out of it. Just looking at it, you wouldn't think so. Nobody's mentioned Jimmy Cleveland, although he gets mentioned ocassionally. But the guy who never gets mentioned at all and his one album that he did as a leader is just great bop, and part of the great tradition of Brookly bebop, is Matthew Gee. He can play! What about Tommy Turk, who participated in some JATP sessions. Hard to find his leader albums.

It's been released on Roulette but as with all Roulette cds, it's very hard to find. Your best bet is to keep an eye on Ebay.

Soul Stream captured the essence of that prior BNBB thread in a nutshell. There was much debate about what or what we could not read into it. I don't recall if there was ever a general consensus about it. My feeling was that it didn't present a good picture of Hank's state of health at the time and in about 7 years he would be dead.

I'd have to agree with Rooster on this one. Music is always being reinterpreted, especially in jazz. In this case, we may not care for the results but the idea is an old and established one.

B3-er and Use, isn't it time to close all Deep related threads. They just seem to be a general waste of time.

Regarding the observation that Dana made, there is a certain absoluteness to the book, I'll agree. By the time I got to the end of the book, I was wondering if, for example, Bud's common law wife, Buttercup, was as completely bad as he depicts it. From what I've been able to read so far, she doesn't sound like any angel. But I didn't get the idea that everything Bud did FP agreed with. What came across was a person trying to help his jazz idol live as much a normal life as he possibly could. He probably prolonged his life by his help. I also think his strong observations come from someone who was constantly around Bud for several years. His constant presence with Bud helps make this book so gripping. He witnessed the ups and downs that someone with mental illness (or possibly epilepsy) suffered.

Do you have any plans to come east, like to New York?

To further elaborate on what Chris said about Danny's accomplishments, I've picked up Blues for Philly Joe and the Glass Enclosure and they are excellent, top notch swinging music. Really incredible music. Here's the AMG review of Blues for Philly Joe: Drummer Danny D'Imperio's fourth album as a leader is similar to his first three: high-quality hard bop with the emphasis on lesser-known tunes. Using a talented septet (with trumpeter Greg Gisbert, altoist Gary Pribek, tenor saxophonist Ralph Lalama, the great bop pianist Hod O'Brien, guitarist Steve Brown, and bassist Dave Shapiro), D'Imperio revives such songs as Duke Pearson's "Tribute to Brownie," Curtis Fuller's "Time Off," and Benny Harris' "Reets and I." Hard bop fans will definitely want all of D'Imperio's well-conceived recordings, including this one. The Glass Enclosure Review: In his series of releases for V.S.O.P., drummer Danny D'Imperio has successfully kept hard bop not only alive, but creative and fresh. This CD has one of his finest recordings. The arrangements are quite inventive; the 11 rarely recorded songs are superior (including Quincy Jones' "Jessica's Day," Freddie Redd's "Thespian" and Lee Morgan's "Need I"), and the musicians (in settings up to a ten-piece) sound quite inspired. Their rendition of Bud Powell's complex "Glass Enclosure" is quite definitive. Among the star soloists are trumpeter Greg Gisbert, altoist Gary Pribek, Ralph Lalama on tenor and pianist Hod O'Brien. A high-quality and frequently exciting CD that rewards repeated listenings.

I think that was the whole purpose and it's a good exercise in democracy (please no smirking) to gauge the feeling of the community.

What we do without you, Weiz --, I mean Red Me--, I mean Dr. Freud Mark, In view of some of the recent changes with that forum, it seemed like time for taking the pulse of this community once again. I don't remember if one had ever been taken so I thought I'd do it. Obviously, the members feel otherwise. That's democracy in action. Are we clear now?

Jim, That makes two of us. My apologies for over reacting as well. You have enough to worry about without the ravings of another madman

I think the post is self explanatory, but to help you here, my concern is should a thread be deleted because the moderators deem it silly. As long as it doesn't run afoul of the rules that Jim has posted, then it shouldn't be closed. That, in a nutshell, is it.

Is it time for a middle school english teacher to step forward (realizing that I might be called STUPID by the perspicacious one)?

Why do I feel there's no "love" lost between Deep and Patricia ?