Brad

The article in the August review of JR about thinning out your collection is a classic. Had me in stitches. That just by itself made this issue worthwhile.

Paul Chambers is no doubt one of the great bassists. But to call him the best, well, I leave that for others to decide. Also, we should not forget that there are many great bassists in that era. A few that come to mind that are favorites also are NHOP, Sam Jones, George Mraz and Leroy Vinnegar. From the bop era, ones that come to mind because they played with Bird are Tommy Potter and Curly Russell (did play with Blakey as well). And of course there's Milt Hinton. So Chambers is very good, but let's not forget some of the others.

Mnytime, I'm just a beginner (since December) like your cousin's child and one option you may want to consider (what I'm doing) is rent. I have a Selmer Altosax and like it (of course, I have no basis for comparison). I also like the Vandoren reeds (2, which is probably good for a beginner). Slightly off topic, but I find that practicing gets my mind off stressful activities of daily life. You can't properly practice and be thinking about other stuff (one of the first lessons I learned from my teacher, who plays jazz).

Brownie, A couple of years ago, I picked up from Amazon France, Sonny sits in with Oscar Peterson. I don't know if you have that or if it interests you, but it's well worth picking up. His Verve stuff is quite good.

For me, it's Jackie. The way he plays his horn is just unique. Second, would be Bird, no one has that delicious sound on the alto like Bird (Sonny might be close).

I was on that show when I was a kid. Embarassed my parents to no end.

I Remember Clifford but that is also one of the saddest, a very wistful ballad. Along Came Betty and Blues March would be second.

I'm with Jim on this one. Not a real good one.

Our Delight is one of my favorites, with Good Bait not that far behind.

I'm not sure this qualifies but yesterday while I was picking up some of the new RVGs, I noticed a JRVG of Grant's Sunday Morning for 12.99 (marked as used) which I though was interesting. I then saw both JRVGs of Elmo Hope for also 12.99 each. I started to get excited. So I carefully checked the stacks. By the time I was done, I had gotten JRVGs of Jutta Hipp (not the Hickory House or Zoot Sims' ones), Sal Salvador, Tal Farlow, Kenny Burrell and Bill Evans' Sunday at the Village Vanguard (one of those Japanese reissues from JVC that is slightly larger than the JRVGs) and Eddie Higgins' Haunted Heart on Venus. All for 12.99. Even though they were marked as used, they weren't and were all sealed. A lucky haul. The person at the front desk said they'd had a lot more. Too bad but I can't complain.

Happy Birthday to THE MAN!!! Thanks for everything.

I received an email, allegedly from Ebay about problems with my account, asking me to click on something called the Ebay Billing Center. This is fraudulent. Don't click into this. I checked my account with ebay and it's just fine. Be extra careful when you get emails like this. It bears repeating from time to time.

Dr J., You raise some good points, which have discussed extensively, although I don't know if this thread is necessarily the right place for it. Whether this set is in the public domain (50 years in Europe) probably depends on the discography, as you've suggested. It's my understanding that Definitive gets a real black eye not because they're taking things that are in the public domain, but particular presentations of material in the public domain and copying them: the Bailey from Mosaic and the Mingus from Uptown or putting out presentations that other companies might have done. I believe Chuck had said that Spotlite was going to put an edition of Fruscella before Definitive got in the act. Viewed in this regard, Proper might not be viewed all that differently from Definitive. What is a shame that Mosaic couldn't do this.

I was hoping to get the Edmond Hall, James Johnson Blue Note set but the way bidding is going, it looks like I may have to pass. $200 on that one seems realistic.

That seller, Chameleon Collection, has some nice stuff. I've bought from him before, a Storyville Vic Dickinson cd, and no complaints.

If this is material in the public domain (remember Europe has different laws on this than we do), what's the big deal? Past Perfect has put out a nice 10 cd box of Count Basie. I'm sure it's not "legit" from a US point of view but it sounds great and if it's legit in Europe, I don't see a problem.

In one paragraph, Chris summarized much of what I was thinking. This book is chockful of information but sometimes I wonder if throwing the kitchen sink at you is the best way to go. Ultimately, it's the assumptions that he made that bothered me and I was glad to hear Chris echo that. One example that came to mind was the author's statement that Lester Young knew other instruments well (or something like that) and not just saxophones. As proof of that, he cited a photo looking admiringly at someone playing the piano. I found that to be a great leap of faith.

This one's on Ebay right now: Ammons/Lewis

I'm not sure this qualifies, but how about Drums Around the Corner. There's some fervent playing on there. Moanin' was my introduction to the JMs and it's not just good, it's Great!

I have Dish Network. You can get the local networks, if you pay a little more. It beats cable, which was going out. Haven't had many outages. I'd like to have the Weather Channel local and the YES Network, which has the Yankees (even though I'm not a Yankee fan). But I have no complaints. I got it mostly so I could get Fox Sports World, which has the English Premier League and the Bundesliga. Translated, that's the english and german soccer leagues for you uneducated sports fans.

Kevin, Unfortunately, I wasn't as patient as you. I gave it one listen, put it in the ebay pile, gave it another half hearted listen and out it went. You're probably right. I might have been to quick on the trigger finger.

Aside from the compilation (image posted by Couw), there's not a lot of Sonny's Argo work out on cd. Notable exceptions are Sonny Stitt, Interaction, At the DJ Lounge and Soul in the Night (which is not very good IMHO). I'd love to see My Main Man in cd. Picked up the LP after I heard the few cuts on the compilation. DJ Lounge is a must. It really burns.

Thanks. Sorry to have been a pain in the ass about this but I never had the 1987 reissue, just the box.

Trust me, I'm happy :rsmile: Just trying to figure this out and thank you Ed for helping me with my faulty memory. Now, this gets back to the basic question. There are 2 alternates on the forthcoming RVG. One may be Someone in Love and the other is ____. Any ideas?

One of these tunes is not on the Dex box because the discography makes a point about that. Unfortunately, I can't remember which right now. An online discography, Our Man in Paris, indicates that Our Love is Here to Stay is on Blue Note BT 84430. I assume that's a Dex-less song as well and that both of these song are under Bud's leadership. I assume we'll find out the answer in a week.