Brad

I just picked this one up and frankly I don't know whose idea it was to record the title track and Going Out of My Head because they're played so straight, I'm not sure you could call it jazz. I don't want to say it's background music but they stick out like a sore thumb compared to the other four tunes on the disc, which are in the hard bop style. Obviously, each of the pop tunes were the covers for each side of the LP. Not a bad cd, if you skip the two pop tunes, which in my view waste the enormous talent on this recordd.

What a bunch of assholes. You know, there's a reason why the Cubs and the Red Sox suck and that's because they can't win the big one. You can blame it on fate, the black cat that crossed their path or whatever, but good teams put this behind them and move on and win. These two can't. Thanks you idiots, now I have to f**in watch the Yanks and the Fish. Guess I'm resigned to seeing that god damned parade down Broadway again.

This was discussed a few weeks ago in Dan's Blindfold Test Number 2. This is slated for release today on the Quicksilver label, according to Alan's site, although the link to CD Universe leads you to a Collectables release. Anyway, it's already backordered. Damn!

Had trouble connecting this morning from home.

Johnny, Thanks very much. About to put in an order.

Based on what we've seen of Pedro's last two starts, he's going to need his full rest. If you start him on three days rest, you're not going to get the best of what's he's got to give. I believe the strategy is to win the next 2 at home and go back to the Death Star (aka Yankee Stadium), with the ability to lose a game and watch one for the ages. If they're down 2-3, then they might have to go with Pedro in game 6.

What can I say about ASE? It just didn't move me and I found it virtually unlistenable. I'm still grabbed the AMG description: "not your basic bop and blues." My favorite Shorter? JuJu. That one I loved. BTW, the Clarke Boland is not technically a Blue Note reissue. I remember reading that Alfred Lion bought the rights to the recording.

Harold alludes to this but jazz being so young then, people were constantly innovating trying out different things, especially the younger musicians, like Dizzy, usually after hours in famed places like Minton's. But I'm sure this was happening in many of the big cities. Another factor was that for the younger players, swing had become formulaic; a lot of bands were copying other bands and in some views it was probably getting boring and musicians wanted to extend the music to try certain things. In Bird's case, after hearing Cherokee, he said that he kept hearing things in his head that he couldn't get out; you can hear it coming out in certain of his solos with Jay McShann (look for the cd, Blues from Kansas City, originally on Decca, re-issued on GRD; Spotlite also did one called Early Bird, equally amazing). The culmination was Koko, set to Cherokee changes. When Bird and Diz got together, the rest is history.

I hated the All Seeing Eye. It just did nothing for me. I got rid of that one as fast as I could. However, Adam's Apple pleasantly surprised me, and I was expecting the worst. As far as the best, how about Blakey's Bohemia or Night at Birdland? Even though I had them in Japanese, those are the best in my opinion. Obviously, opinions differ but I like those stabs at latin jazz, especially the Latin Bit. I held off for awhile on getting that but liked it quite a bit after I did. Claude, are you interested in Redd's Blues. I've seen it in JRVG locally. If you want me to pick it up for you, please let me know.

If anybody has an idea where to get Seattle Jazz Repertory Live that Tony posted above, can you let us know. I'd love to hear a copy.

Well, I guess I stand to be corrected, especially regarding the TOCJs. Now, regarding the JRVGs, doesn't Rudy probably have access to the master tapes and he remasters them in the U.S. (in his studio, I'd presume) and then Toshiba just brings them back to Japan for making them into pressings? Or could he be remastering them from second generation sources? Somehow, the latter suggestion doesn't seem logical to me.

I'd have to disagree with Tony in certain respects about domestic cd sounding better than a Japanese remaster. Although I find the US RVGs to be comparable, if I have the JRVG, I only buy the US one because it usually has more songs. That advantage seems to be disappearing because some of the recent JRVGs have songs that weren't on the original lp configuration. In addtion, for the JRVG series, I find it hard to believe that Rudy wouldn't be remastering from the source tape. Considering the quality control that the Japanese pride themselves, I find it hard to believe that the Japanese are using a secondary source. If everything is equal, songs, quality, etc., I'd probably pick the JRVGs over the RVGs. Trouble is I don't think everything always is and that's why they have the preferred reputation.

Regarding Matthew's "rant", we should not bite the hand that figuratively feeds us and secondly we should give him the benefit of the doubt. I'm sure that many of us have listened to something at some point and called it garbage and when relistening to it later, said "hey's that pretty good stuff. What was I thinking?" I'm sure Michael's no different.

F***ing Yankees is all I have to say. Sox better come back to Yankee Stadium up 3-2 or there's just no way they'll win. To live in the NY metro area and not to be a Yankee fan is no fun. The arrogance of the Yankee fan. They're all typical bullies. The really arrogant ones are nowhere to be found after a Yankee loss. They are the Evil Empire.

This sounds like that theory years ago that you could get high by taking two aspirins with a coke (never actually tried it myself; that's the whole truth, dudes) .

I don't have a lot of his stuff, but check him out on one of those Prestige First Sessions. Not too many original beboppers left around. Very sorry to hear this.

I only have the Great Fontana and have, unfortunately, never checked out his other recordings. However, if that were the only thing he ever recorded, his reputation would have been cemented with just that one disc. The whole band is great on this date, especially Al Cohn and Richard Wyands. The first time I listened to this I couldn't believe how good this was. I believe this is hard to find but if you have the opportunity to get it, don't pass it up.

Read it this morning. Very funny, especially about some of the incidents revealed on the tapes (he apparently made tapes of everything). Wonder what Chris thought about it. Didn't he know Mrs. Armstrong very well?

I thought Moose was talking about me when he called me a pedophile. Or was that ax murderer? Or both

I have the Sonic Boom TOCJ but to have a whole second session is worth picking up. I just haven't done it yet. The place I buy from which usually has them for $3 or $4 off didn't have them yet so I wasn't too happy. I wound up paying full price for Passing Ships and Mothership (not too happy, but got too much on my credit card; my wife might kill me).

This was my first listen to it. Right now, I have a mixed review about it. But, I'll be listening to it again. It's probably one that requires repeated listening for appreciation.

My point exactly.

I'm not in the music business so perhaps the way music companies price things may make sense. I don't know. However, can somebody explain to me why a Blue Note sesssion that is reissued as a RVG is $11.98 while a connoisseur edition is $17.98. Yes, I know cd universe and others sell it cheaper. For example the RVG of Hank Mobley's Rollcall is $11.98 while the Flip is $17.98. Can somebody who's in the business explain this. To me, it makes no sense, unless Conns sell better than RVGs (although I think you'd be buying the artist and not the edition, if that's the case).

Mr. Menace, Didn't see it but could double check. They said they might have more in the back.

Rooster, It's Tuesday in the east. Just a few more hours to go!!