Brad

In the hope of getting out some worthy recordings that need to see the light of day (instead of or in addition to some of the post-1965 material that's been suggested), I offer the following: (after all there was jazz before 1960 ) Dizzie Gillespie - Horn of Plenty Lou Donaldson - Quartet/Quintet/Sextet, part of the New Faces, New Sounds series - this one is is need of remastering. Wynton Kelly - Piano Interpretations, part of the New Faces, New Sounds series - this one is also in need of remastering. Wade Legge Trio - New Faces, New Sounds Sal Salvador Quintet - I have this in JRVG and this needs to come out in the U.S. Lionel Hampton - Jazztime Paris Best from the West - Modern Sounds from California, Vol. 1 and 2 - Any music from Herb Geller, Conte Candoli and Stan Levey should be RVGed.

Tony, Thanks for posting that. I had no idea Quicksilver had a web site. I've just put in my order and really look forward to getting it. I've loved Tadd ever since I was exposed to him. A favorite of mine is the Barry Harris recording that he did for Xanadu, which I was able to get a few months ago.

Wish I had Chris' view. Since I live in the burbs (sort of, it's more country), I usually wake up to a lot of grass and deer nesting in the grass. It's very relaxin but not as invigorating as waking up in the city.

Tom, Dan and Philly Q have made some very good points so I won't elaborate on them too much. I may have missed this in some of the posts but when Pedro came out in the seventh, he pointed to the sky; that is the sign that he's done and secondly, he was being congratulated by Nomar and the other players. He believed he was coming out after seven. I don't believe Grady is coming back and he shouldn't. For all the good things he may have done, when it gets down to crunch time, he's got to use his head and he didn't. Yesterday, on WFAN in the New York are, Bob Ryan of the Globe was interviewed. He said that there's no way Grady will get his contract renewed. All of Boston hates him. He'll be reviled all next year. The ownership is image conscious and he doesn't see how they'll be able to tolerate what will happen. In his view, this is worse than '86 because although they were one strike away, here they lost to the Evil Empire in their own fuckin' stadium. That's what going to do him in, according to Ryan. Do you know how sweet that would have been for this Yankee hating Mets fan, it would have been beyond sublime, to stick it to every Yankee fan on Friday? One more thing, I've come to agree with Dan, there is no curse, just bad luck and stupid decisions. That's your fuckin' curse. Regarding the World Series, I think the Marlins can beat them. This could be a replay of one the 1990 WS where nobody gave the Reds a chance to beat the mighty A's. It could happen. Everybody laughs at the Ms beating the Evil Empire but why not. I like McKeon's attitude. With that attitude, they could.

Yes, I actually did buy the Junior Mance - Eric Alexander cd that was written about a lot. I'm trying to buy the Continuum cd that just came out and would if it weren't on backorder. Thanks Dan.

I've listened to the disc and really enjoy the music Jim has picked. Haven't really tried to figure out what is what but that's not my purpose here. I was driving my son home and listening to it in the car, when he took his face out of the video magazines and said he really liked number 2, the vibes selection. High praise to Jim from a boy who thinks rap is cool.

Didn't mean to mangle your words. You are correct. There are many wonderful sessions of all kinds on this set.

Among some of the nice sessions Louis Smith has done for Steeplechase is a duet album with Jody Christian. You wouldn't think that kind of combo would work but it does. Louis just doesn't get enough attention.

Jimmy Jones, who appears on this cd also appears in a lot of the music in the Mosaic box, which I highly recommend and love. Not all of it is like Lon says. There are some interesting sessions with Johnny Richards and Quincy Jones. Even if you're not a Stitt fanatic now, if you get the box, you will be.

This is a hellulva choice. Way to go Paul. Grant, Larry Young. What a combination. Looking forward to listening to this again.

Talk about ripping your heart out. There's only person to be blamed for this loss and that's Grady Fucking Little. Did he get fucking brain lock or what? What the fuck! I haven't this about a game in 15 goddamn years. I can only imagine what Red Sox fans like Dan must be feeling. They must be sick to their stomach. You just want to vomit

You're a sick (but funny) dude

I received an email from Stateside Distributors today, announcing a couple of new reissues, including the following, which may be of interest: SCCD 36031 - Dexter Gordon - "Wee Dot/My Melancholy Baby" featuring: Dexter Gordon (ts), Atli Bjorn (pno), Benny Nielsen (bass), and Finn Frederiksen (drums). Recorded live at Montmartre Jazzhus, Copenhagen, June 10, 1965. 24 bit, 96KHz remastering. Includes performances of "Take The A Train", "What's New", the two title tunes and others. Total playing time 48:34. UPC# 71604360312 SCCD 31546 - "Jam Session - vol. 7" featuring: Louis Smith (trumpet), Mark Turner (tenor sax), Billy Mitchell (tenor sax), Andy LaVerne (piano), Jay Anderson (bass), and Billy Drummond (drums). Recorded in September 1997, this session re unites Smith and Mitchell for the first time since the early 50's when the younger Smith used to sit in with Mitchell , Tommy Flannigan, Thad and Elvin Jones at various clubs in Detroit. Subsequently, Mitchell went on to work in the Lunceford, Millander, Gillespie, and Basie big bands. For a period he was Stevie Wonder's musical director. This was Mitchell's last recording before he passed away in 2001. Louis Smith is known to listeners of SteepleChase Jazz recordings as a leader of 11 previous sessions. His early recordings made for Blue Note are considered classics. Mark Turner is the youngest member of this frontline and has recorded extensively in the 90's most recently producing a series of CDs for Warner Brothers. The rhythm section of LaVerne, Anderson, and Drummond are found all over SteepleChase's offerings of the past 20 years and have done much to define the label's sound. Tunes include; "Autumn Leaves", "I Loves You Porgy", "My Romance" and others. Total time: 60:22. UPC# 71604315462

Dan, are you watching the game tonight with others or by yourself. The reason I ask is that one of my good friends at work is a die hard Sox fan and he's watching it by himself in his basement. He's very tense and I even offered to take him to dinner so we could watch it together but he just wants to be by himself. We don't have to tell Mrs. Gould to keep sharp objects away from you tonight, do we?

Dan, I thought you didn't believe in fate? That's what I mean about the better team. The Marlins made the plays, the Cubs didn't. That's how you win it. I don't like Zambrano. Nice fifth starter but that's about it. Clement. Good third starter. Fills his role nicely. Beckett and Willis (although he didn't have the greatest LCS) are the real deal, apparently equal to what the Cubs can offer. We'll disagree but I like the Marlins talent better. Many of them are young; a lot of the Cubs are slightly graying. The Tribune Company, which can afford it, probably won't do what it takes. The Marlins, who can't afford it, who knows their future.

The funny things about the Dodgers is that when you speak of the robbery that they perpetuated on New York, no one thinks of the Giants in the same way. It's because O'Malley persuaded Stoneham (the Giant owner) to come along with him. How else, could the Dodgers have played anybody on a regular basis without traveling so far. The nearest team were the Braves and that was in the midwest.

Well, I wouldn't expect much more from those Dodger fans. May Walter O'Malley continue to rot in hell, those fucking bastards. While I might hate the Yankees, it's nothing I feel compared to the utter contempt I have for the Dodgers and that was before '88. I revel when I see them lose a game. May they never win another title again Yeah, Dan you're right. they kept Wood in too long. Clement, maybe would have been the better choice. Zambrano, he doesn't impress me. Bringing in Veres, a another bad decision. That guy's awful. But face it, the Marlins are the better team. Top to bottom, I just think they're better. And in the end the better team won They'll do better in the WS than I the Cubs would have done.

I think in the end, the Marlins were the better team. While you can't always say that the better team won, in this case it did and they'll be a better NL representative against Yankees or Red Sox than the Cubs. While the Cubs have some good starting pitching, so do the Marlins and I think their pen is quite a bit better, with Looper and Urbina. The Cubs have Sammy and Alou but a lot of the rest of their lineup didn't really impress me, compared to some of the talent that the Marlins have going for them. They are going to very tough to beat, especially because the winner of the AL will have spent a lot of energy in beating its foe. I really feel for the Cub fans, just to be so close. That's something you don't forget for a long time. When the Mets lost the way they did to the Dodgers in the '88 playoffs, after being so close to taking a commanding lead, that's something that bugged me for a long time. It still bugs me, but not in the same way it did. That's a tough loss for Chicago to take. A real shame.

Is that Chris and hardbop having another musical discussion?

From your lips to God's ear, as the saying goes

Well, I hope you're right about next year team's because it always seems the Yankees always find a way to get what they want. It's nice to have $185 million to spend. I don't their rotation, however, will be as bad as you make it out to be. They'll have Mussina, Petite (presumably), Wells (I believe he'll be around), Contreras (possibly) and he'll go out and get a pitcher; I'm sure Millwood would fit in nicely for them as a number 3 starter. Regarding '86, let's not forget that Mitchell was not the only guy to get a hit off Schiraldi and company. There was a reason Schiraldi was traded; the guy was just not that good. And it wasn't just because we had Roger and Jesse.

I heard that security kept him in a separate room and didn't let him leave Wrigley until everybody else had left. In all fairness, he wasn't the only one going for the ball and it was a natural reaction. I'll bet I would have done the same thing. His situation kind of reminds me that Curb Your Enthusiasm episode where Larry injures Shaquille while sitting at courtside and everybody yells at him wherever he goes. Trouble is, this is real, not fiction. For his sake, I hope the Cubs win tonight.

It's not solely fate but in essence I agree with you. What people call the curse is not only superior talent but the knowledge by the Yankees players that the Yankees could beat the Red Sox. And even the Red Sox players knew or know that. What is the reason to explain repeated failures by this team at the hands of New York teams. It's certainly not fate but it's talent and it's also history weighing down on them. Even after they lost in '86, Dewey Evans thought there might be something to the gods conspiring against them. Although it's often cited, Game 6 of '86 is a good example. They let their guard down and the Mets who were a superior team but had not played like that did them in. They had no business winning but I think the Red Sox were starting to drink that champagne before the 27th out had been recorded. It's primarily talent but don't believe for a second that history doesn't weigh on some of these players' minds.

Trust me, if these two teams have the opportunity to screw up, they will. Instead of blaming it on the curse of this or that, these teams should look at themselves and say why is it that we can't win the big one when the Yankees can? They don't have the killer instinct. What else to explain what has happened to the Cubs now and 1984 or the Red Sox in 46, 75, 78, 86 and 03. When they had to get it, they couldn't it. We'll see tonight if we should lump the this year's version with those teams.

It's a good pickup, from my point of view. I really dug Rainy Night and Sweet Honey Bee. I really like Lee's stuff from this era. I'm probably one of the few that liked his Standards recording. As to the three horn front line, sounds good to me. It's not this particular grouping but whether any grouping works. Not sure how usual it is though. One that comes to mind and it worked pretty darn well was Bird, J.J. and Miles.