robviti

an admission: i'm a clinical psychologist, not a psychiatrist. any advice i might offer on prescriptions therefore would be based on my vast personal experience with pharmaceuticals.

please, everybody take a deep breath and relax. i talked with michael cuscuna when i was in new york two weeks ago. he told me that the idea for the single reissue series came out of a meeting he had some time ago with executives from some of the big labels. these suits were complaining about the poor sales of their jazz reissues, which could cast some doubt as to the future of some reissue campaigns. so, michael figured that as one door might be closing for the big guys, another door could be opening for mosaic. that's the extent of it as far as i was told.

i used to eat several double cheeseburgers a week. mickey d's was across the street from work and they were only 99 cents. in the past ten months, i've been there 2 or 3 times and ordered a mcchicken sandwich. i've lost nearly 40 pounds.

thanks for the heads up. too bad they weren't on sale when i schlepped down there two weeks ago.

i believe you're right. that's why tower had copies of eternal spirit in stock for so long. they owned bayside, the company that distributed the collector's choice series.

stores like tower records seemed to have had copies of eternal spirit available for quite some time after it went oop. i think but not farewell has been much more difficult to find, however.

i just got back home. whew, what a weekend! i saw both sets of the tolliver big band on thursday, and i concur wholeheartedly with catesta. i got a chance to talk with michael cuscuna and later, with david weiss. friday was devoted to three sets at dizzy's. the first two were performed by mulgrew miller, and it was a real treat to finally see wingspan. gorge colligan's after hours set was marred only by the crowd's obnoxious behavior, with several tables not just talking, but shouting to each other during the show. i must say, this club's sound and visual presentation are first rate. but it won't be one of my regular stops for jazz, because i go to see and hear the artists create important music. from what i could see, the trendy crowd that frequents dizzy's are mainly there to be seen. jazz comes a distant second, if at all. saturday provided a fitting crescendo to my weekend. the first set at the standard was excellent, and meeting joe chambers afterward was a bonus. then i heard two sets by joel forrester featuring clare daly at cleopatra's. their music has wit and humor, and daly's tone is incredibly full and rich. she and i talked for quite a while. i learned we were at berklee around the same time, and that she used to tend bar at michael's, a favorite jazz spot now long gone. finally, i caught bruce barth's last set at smoke. i really enjoy his playing, and someday i hope to see his sextet perform. man, i love this music. and yes, i love new york.

yes, i've managed to drop by a few times on my way to nyc. kevin b. and i even had the pleasure once of going to lunch with michael.

hey! naps are cool!

i'm really looking forward to my upcoming stay in nyc. as i mentioned, i'm extending my usual 2-day weekend by flying down thursday and coming back sunday ($105 round trip on jet blue!). here's my itinerary, in case anyone would like to join me at one of these shows: thursday: charles tolliver at birdland - 9pm set. dimitri kolesnik/andrei kondakov + 5 corners w/ eric alexander & jim rotondi at smoke - 11 & 12:30 sets friday: mulgrew miller and wingspan at dizzy's - 9:30 & 11:30 sets george colligan trio at dizzy's - 12:30 after hours set saturday: joe henderson tribute at the jazz standard (see above) - 7:30 set joel forrester featuring claire daly at cleopatra’s needle - music until midnight bruce barth trio at smoke - 12:30 set looks like i'll be sleeping a good part of each day!

there are only two people from whom i will borrow or to whom i will lend recordings: my brother tom who introduced me to jazz, and kevin bresnahan.

i'll probably hold off ordering any double jewel cases until i place my next order with american-digital. i'm a little worried though, they haven't stocked klone cdrs in jewel cases for some time now. if i order them on a spindle and have to order jewel cases for them separately, that increases the price of each unit.

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i was just looking for some today. the problem with staples is that a 10-pack costs $9.99! they're much cheaper at american-digital, but they have a $25 minimum per order. if you buy 100 of them for $25.96, the total cost with shipping would be $33.99, which is a lot cheaper than staples, but i don't need 100 of them.

Richie Cole with Hank Crawford Quintet - Bossa International Susannah McCorkle - No More Blues and Sabia Rosemary Clooney - Out of This World

speaking of negative freedback, i left some for a seller from england. he waited two weeks to ship the box set (not a mosaic) i won. it finally arrived three weeks after the auction closed, but it was damaged due to shoddy packaging. his reply to my feedback was that i should have contacted them sooner, and it was a shame that i neglected them! i posted a follow-up comment pointing out that the neglect was clearly their's for waiting so long to ship the box and for using inadequate packaging materials.

is he jerry bergonzi's cousin?

hey all, i'm looking for a few details on marty ehrlich's latest release, news on the rail. specifically, could you please tell me: 1) Where and when was it recorded? 2) Who is the recording engineer? 3) Who mixed and mastered it and where? 4) Who is the artist responsible for the cool cover and what is the name of the painting? thanks in advance to anyone with the time and patience to provide me with this inforamtion. p.s. for those who know about my new year's birthday fiasco and are interested in an update: my apartment is still in the early "waiting to dry out" stage of reconstruction. which means this place will stink like a wet dog for at least another week before anything can be done!