Brad

Some of the colors are not terrible; the Billie Holliday VMP is a pleasing blue but they did a Monk one that was a splatter design that was hideous. I think I read somewhere that black vinyl is not really black, as you pointed out. It’s just what we’ve become used to.

If you’re referring to the photo posted by @BillF I have it and it’s a two CD set, which has 12 more songs than the vinyl. The vinyl was released back in 1976 whereas the cd version was released in 2002.

I never understood this fascination that VMP, as well as other companies, have for colored vinyl.

They’ve listed about 900 more records from the collection.

It was awful. After you listened to a few songs you’d had your fill. Speaking about that issue of the magazine, and realizing that they can’t include everybody, but leaving off Barry Harris seemed like a glaring omission.

I was getting ready to head out for my PT session (foot) when I received a call from my therapist: he has Covid. His wife is also a physical therapist in the largest hospital in our area and she has it as do several of her colleagues so he may have contacted it from her.

Looks like some of the paintings sold although two are still available.

This album was a revelation for me. In his book Mark Stryker has a chapter about them and the Strata label (that Cox and the group’s trumpet player Charles Moore formed).

All thanks go to Marc Myers. Yes, I really enjoyed it. Learned a lot about the B3 itself.

That’s too bad. I may have to pass on it if it’s that poor.

Zilch.

A legendary coach and the best football announcer there was. RIP.

Marc Myers, in his Monday edition of JazzWax, has provided a link and password to the above documentary. The password is good until New Year’s Day. The article also contains links for donating for watching the film and buying a DVD. Jazz Documentary: Killer B3 (2013)

I liked the Gitler books. Jeff Gold’s book, Sittin’ In, gives a flavor of what the club scene was like. The book was extensively discussed here. I liked the book.

Eight or nine times is a lot.

I have those. Probably time for a re-listen.

Merry Christmas to all. Hope it was a happy one.

And I want to read the LaBarbera book next!

The link is to all Hipp items on eBay, not just the paintings, which I see. Here is a link to one of them https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ink-Watercolor-Drawing-Horace-Silver-by-Painter-Jazz-Pianist-Jutta-Hipp-Signed-/284581512364?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m2548.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0 If you scroll down and click on the seller’s other auctions you can see the other paintings he’s selling.