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sadly, i see that one of the artists stokes profiled, vocalist pam bricker, committed suicide earlier this year.

i was checking out the website of a small used cd/vinyl store in my area to find out when they're open, and i came upon something they call the band name generator. now, fledging groups can spare themselves countless hours of brain-racking and in-fighting with other band members over what to call themselves. check out this link and try it yourself. click on the words "band name generator' on the left - planet records. post some favorites if you wish. here are some names i'm considering: the thelonious monkees the self righteous brothers weasel queef

and a howdy to you too!

Hey gang, I'm looking for this 1996 recording on the Swiss Claves Jazz label featuring Jack Wilkins and Kenny Drew, Jr. Any help would be appreciated.

2005 is the 30th anniversary of the founding of the black saint label. as far as i can see, there's no new u.s. distributor, just north country/cadence. i was sorry to see allegro stop distributing black saint and soul note a while back. i used to be able to get a good number of their titles fairly cheap from allegro's outlet store: cybermusicsurplus. btw, cybermusicsurplus.com is having their end of the summer clearance sale. even without the bs/sn catalog, they've still got a lot of nice titles to choose from on labels like linn, great jazz masters (24bit remastered black lion titles), freelance, epm, ronnie's scott's jazz house, and others. most of the cds i ordered were under $5!

yes, the same theme is used in both titles. btw, dolphy's mandrake is the same tune as the madrig speaks the panther walks. also, it is argued that coltrane's miles' mode was actually written by dolphy and appeared earlier under the title red planet.

yes, it's a compilation, as are the other titles in this series: the artist selects - freddie hubbard the artist selects - kenny burrell the artist selects - lou donaldson

so far, this one has my vote for 2006:

well yeah, now it works!

according to the link you provided, you're not currently selling anything.

looking forward to spending time with you in chicago.

if you kids don't knock it off right now, i'm turning this board around and we're heading straight home!

i don't think it was the quality of his voice that hindered the band's success so much as it was their inability to tour. partridge has suffered from severe panic disorder with agoraphobia for many years and finds live performance unbearable. it's a real shame. one of my favorite bands of all time. btw, i don't think my xtc cds sound terrible at all, especially my mfsl copy of skylarking. if the sound isn't perfect, it certainly shouldn't keep anyone from enjoying this exceptional music imo.

i think you're mistaken. miles doesn't play on the booker ervin recording. sorry, i couldn't resist.

guys, your suggestions are totally inappropriate. -_- i love it!

if your friend gave you the proper box for nothing, why cancel the mosaic order? it's not like you're losing any money. as far as michael going after these guys, it's not illegal for proper to manufacture and sell this box in parts of the world where the copyright has expired. what is wrong, and possibly illegal, is for proper to wholesale them to vendors who sell in the u.s., and for the vendors to sell them to people like your friend, if he's in the u.s. i agree with jim. buy the mosaic. great music, great sound, great company.

i checked some international sites in japan and germany. both list the u.s. grp release as the only release currently available. that's a shame considering the reissue of lesser titles by universal in japan.

sorry you lost your "jazz sanctuary," tony. despite the fact that i live near boston and the berklee college of music, there are relatively few places to hear jazz where the music is most important thing on the menu. of the two premier jazz clubs, one books predominantly smooth jazz and adult contemporary r&b acts. the other, my favorite club for the last 15 years, has changed drastically over the past year. it's now booked by the people who run the blue note clubs. there are far fewer bookings now, and the kind of acts they frequently feature aren't exactly my cup of tea. these sad conditions make my jazz weekends in nyc even more special to me. now there's a place to hear live jazz! p.s. one of the last times i went to a jazz supper club, i found myself repeatedly annoyed by a guy at the next table who wouldn't stop talking to his date. the thing that enraged me the most about this guy was the fact that before the show i spoke with him briefly. he introduced himself as a classical pianist. all i could think of was how could a musician disrespect another artist in this manner?! my revenge fantasy: find out when his next recital would be and return the favor!

My vote goes to the insufferably boring slide guitar solo featured in the power ballad reinterpretation of the Everly Brothers classic "Love Hurts," which was a megahit for Nazareth in 1975. oh boy, does it suck!

i don't think you were being a pain, but perhaps your expectations exceeded what the venue was offering. the clubs i frequent on a regular basis have a strict policy of "limit your conversation to a whisper in respect for the artist" that's stated at the beginning of the show and consistently enforced. i go to these places expecting to hear the music, and so do most others in attendance. there are a few other nearby establishments, however, that have no such policy. once, when i complained about the fact that several tables were holding loud conversations, i was told by the manager: "it's unfortunate, but if i told the people who come in here for food, a drink, and conversation to quiet down, i'd go out of business." obviously, i rarely go back to these kinds of places. yes, it's annoying, but what do you expect? if the people where you live choose to run this type of club, i suggest going elsewhere for your music.

for the most part, the only threads i've deleted were auction listings and perhaps a live performance notice or two. both are time limited, and i don't want to clog up board with non-discussion threads that have outlived their usefulness.

i'm not sure this is true. i could have sworn i had a copy of the shaw reissue in my hands over the weekend and it did have "the box."

gee, i wonder why he wants to remain anonymous?

actually, there's two tributes, four celebrations, two birthdays, one salute, and even one homage!