Brad

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.

I thought the following article on Bud Powell might be of interest. I came across it while doing a search on Francis Paudras. It's two articles, one of Bud, apparently before 1960 and a review of his opening at Birdland in 1964.

Of the Blue Note recordings, you obviously have to place Volumes 1 and 2 up there with his best work, perhaps some of the best work in jazz (just my feeling). But I've been listening a lot lately to Bud!, which came later and that is truly one of my favorite albums. Period. I have listened to Bud on Bach countless times and I cannot just get over that recording. Blue Pearl has been hailed as exquisite and deservedly so. Some Soul as well. The songs with Curtis Fuller are also very well done, top grade bop. A recent addition that I've picked up (which GOM mentioned), which I think is also called Bud in Paris here in the US but the one I have is called Shaw Nuff made in France, mostly Bud from 1959 and 1960 but three from 1945, which is probably on Classics but was on Bebop Revisited. Otherwise hard to find. There's some amazing music on here and shows him in very good form. Slightly off the subject, but for those who have a deep interest in Bud (and I admit I'm a recent member of the club), a must read is Francis Paudras' book about Bud, which is one of the most memorable books I've ever read. It's quite gripping. Paudras makes the case that Bud was a co-inventor of what we call bop. The conventional wisdom has been that Bud Powell adopted Bird to the piano. When Paudras was in NY on the ill fated return, he visited Bud's father to find out why he wanted nothing to do with his son, and his father played him several home recordings of early Bud that showed he was onto new discoveries before Bird. For those of you who don't have the Verve set on Bud, I'd suggest it, and not just for the music alone, but the book is incredible. There are countless photos and numerous interviews with Bud's contemporaries as well as over 50 pages of an analysis of his music by Barry Harris and Michael Weiss. It was originally a radio program on WKCR that was transcribed. For any body interested in checking out a neat site, take a look at Bud Powell Site. We probably ought to have a Bud Powell thread to give him justice.

I totally agree with CS 500's sentiments and we should be glad to welcome everyone. Diversity is what drives this place. And we should certainly welcome Kevin back. His knowledge and contacts are hard to replace. What happened in the past is...in the past. I just hope that in welcoming everyone, we don't fatallyl weaken AAJ in the process.

I don't how many of us are video game fanatics. Actually, I'm not (except for the FIFA soccer games) but my son had picked up Medal of Honor: Allied Assault for pc when it first came out, which I thought was a fantastic game. He's since picked up the line extensions. I just got him the latest one, Medal of Honor: Rising Sun, and it's a terrific game, more so than the previous offering, Frontline, about the European war. I'm not adept at these but this one's not too bad and it's a lot of fun and the graphics are terrific, especially the Pearl Harbor level, which is the first level. Anybody else get this one.

Not to worry my little Viennese appple streudel , with zeese jazz habite, I'm already there. C'est fait accomplit, n'est pas?

I went back and listened to Caravan and I'd have to agree that Jimmy Forrest's Caravan isn't the most scintillating Caravan I've ever heard (Art Blakey's version comes to mind), the solos seem to get lost somewhere along the way and Jimmy starts out a little slow but does heat up, especially in the out chorus. I'd have to think that if this had been done on BN, Caravan would have been in the can for awhile.

Indeed, that is great news. But are we the only two interested in hearing some Tadd. Seems like we have this thread to ourselves.

You have to really respect and love a guy who can quote Red Skelton B)

For those who may not have this, $6 is a steal. They're not that easy to find.

You should see someone about your multiple personalities

I agree with those who say it's what you bring to the song. There's none that I would retire, especially Love for Sale. That's one of my faves, along with All the Things You Are. To cite three versions that are different but each quite fantastic, listen to Miles' version of Love for Sale, the Three Sounds and Art Tatum's. All unique but very cool in their own ways.

I dig Vibes and obviously dig Bags, not so much his work with MJQ but some of his early work. Count me in for Johnny Lyttle and Lem Winchester. I've come to like Bobby Hutcherson more and more and really like the San Francisco cd that I picked up a while ago. I happened to see a vibist by the name of Steve Nelson last night as part of the Dave Holland Quintet. I looked what I heard. Vibes just happen to have a certain rythmic almost relaxing quality that I can't put my hands on. Anyway, I'm a fan.

Jim, Did you ever get mine. If not, please add to the list. Also, I'd be glad to help with some distribution here on the east coast.

Haven't seen mine yet and I'm only a state away. Any mention of possbile new sets down the road?

Today is Coleman Hawkins birthday and WKCR is having it's annual birthday celebration for him where it's nothing but Coleman until midnight tonight. I've listened to it before and really urge you to give it a listen.

Dan, Can you ask about his reminisences of some of the major artists of the day whether he worked with them or not. Something like a quick word association game. You give the name of the artist and what's the first thought that you have. People alluded to his competing with BN but these were independent labels so I'd be curious about his recollections of trying to compete with the big labels and what he had to do to survive and did he and other indies try to coordinate efforts to more effectively compete with the big boys. BTW, if Cadence or Jazz Review aren't interested, what about AAJ. I'd certainly pay to see a transcript, regardless. Obviously, a big CONGRATULATIONS!!! is in order.

I assume you were referring to the Stanley the Steamer date? That's available on Affinity, although I don't how easy it is to find.

Come to think about it, Mike, you're probably selling it is illegal. Lord probably only grants a license to use the material in the cd rom and my guess is that it's a non-transferable license.

How about that cd set that they put out for the Ken Burns Jazz set. It's a good mix of everything from Louis to the present day. It'll give her a flavor of what makes us all so nuts.