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hon·est (ŏn'ĭst) adj. 1. Marked by or displaying integrity. It's true, you were open in your opinion of Denny, but honest?

the (p)ayes have it!

for some titles, that's true. i just don't buy them. i find a lot of great stuff on these sites at reasonable prices. so someone who has the money to spend isn't a real fan? well, here i agree with you, sort of. as i said, i don't pay excessive prices simply because they're...well, excessive! on the other hand, the fact that some people are willing to pay more than me hasn't stopped me from building a nice collection of the music i love. i've purchased close to 2,000 jazz cds, all at reasonable prices, over a period of time. some people (not necessarily anyone here) seem to feel entitled to have everything they want, right now, with little or no personal sacrifice. the idea that people who are struggling to pay for food and rent should be able to easily obtain the rarest of jazz recordings--a genre that is enjoyed by only a small minority of people--makes no sense to me. if jazz was appreciated by a larger audience, it probably would be more widely available at lower prices. i'm not saying we should keep the music out of the hands of those who have little or no resources. there are ways to make jazz more accessible. that's where libraries, public television and radio, local jazz societies, and other cultural institutions provide a great service. you can get a lot, you just can't have it all. btw, welcome kevin. i hope you don't mind a little debate. after all, it's a music filled with passion.

gee, i always come across osby titles in the used bins of the brick-and-mortars. a quick look over at half.com shows zero available for 2.99, inner circle for $5, invisible hand for 4.75, and black book for only 98 cents. where are you looking? admittedly, soweto kinch's lone recording on the dune label is harder to find, but it's there too.

hmm. i missed the defrancesco listing (which would probably be my choice).

it looks like "slim pickens" for jazz in beantown tonight. since you're in copley square, you might check out the oak room, a restaurant in the fairmont copley plaza hotel that features local jazz. right down the street is another upscale restaurant called the top of the hub that features jazz nightly. it's located at 800 boylston street on the 52nd floor of the prudential tower. or you could take a short taxi ride to bob the chef's jazz cafe on 604 columbus ave.

greed = people charging or spending more than i'm willing or able to pay. sorry, but i can't agree with you on this one. i've been buying jazz recordings for over 30 years. i don't pay excessive prices simply because i choose not to. at the same time, i don't begrudge people who have the resources that allow them to get what they want at higher prices that they can afford. i also sell a few items on ebay from time to time. once in a while i might get $25 for an oop item for which i paid $8. usually i make less than $10 profit, and sometimes i just break even. remember, the buyer always determines the final price. there's no coercion involved. i assume the buyer, like me, is exercising his/her free will to make their decision. as far as bargaining is concerned, much our society seems to have replaced this custom with the practice of offering low and fair prices to begin with. as the son of a car dealer, i assure you that if someone offers you a "bargain" by reducing their initial price by 20%, that opening quote was inflated by at least that much to begin with. so, maybe you should enjoy your current collection for a while. if you wish, expand it slowly by purchasing select items at a price your head and heart can accept. don't waste your time or your love for jazz being jealous of others who have and can afford more than you or me.

why don't you check out the wes montgomery discography and see how your collection matches up? here's a link that provides both session and album indexes: wes discography

i just saw stafford with matt wilson's band a couple of weeks ago. he's a very solid performer with well-conceived solos. i like the first arts and crafts cd, but i think their follow-up wake up! (to what's happening) is substantially better.

i'm guessin' this is the bone he's most used to.

yes, i believe it was released in the fall of 2003. it's every bit as good as someday my prince will come, provided you like elvin's dynamic style of drumming in this trio. personally, i like it, but i know others who don't.

is it possible to close the discussion on this thread (via moderator options), rather than delete it altogether? that way, people could refer back to it in a search if they are interested.

this title appears to be "out of stock" or "backordered" on a number of websites.

IT'S GOT A LOT OF COOL PICTURES TOO!!! Altoist Frank Taylor and bassist Gene Taylor walking the bar at Alvito’s in Detroit, around 1953. btw, the authors maintain a website devoted to detroit music: detroitmusichistory.com

peer pressure - pressure from one's peers to behave in a manner similar or acceptable to them. i think this kind of thing could work if we try to keep the comments respectful and on topic.

The two-disc set you ask for is the Impressions set... impressions does not include the versions with overdubbed orchestra.

hell, the basic chip site is featuring streaming audio of the entire soundtrack. very cool. just click on the album cover: mister buddwing soundtrack

Not really. Byrd is only 7 years older than Smokey. It's always possible they may have known about each other at some point in their lives, but there's no evidence they ever worked together. If you're interested in learning more about the jazz scene in Detroit, check out Before Motown: A History of Jazz in Detroit, 1920-60 by Lars Bjorn and Jim Gallert.

i'm very sorry. i trust your parents were able to get you in to see a therapist soon after this traumatic event. B-)

while we're on the subject, what do you guys think about barron's 1963 recording for dauntless, west side story bossa nova?

and here's a link to his website: early records

i have a similar experience when i browse the used jazz section at one of the small chain stores (Newbury Comics) in my area. i'm always the only one in that section. i tell ya, it's deserted. ("how deserted is it?"). it's so deserted, it's where the kids go to rip off the store! they open and remove a rock/rap/metal cd and leave the packaging behind in the used jazz section. the joke between me and the store is "how many empty packages will rob find this visit?" it's just another nagging reminder that jazz is america's forgotten art.

the show's a half hour long tonight, and i can find no mention of the brooks band (or anything else for tonight's show, for that matter). where did you hear about this?

having survived both trends and enjoyed neither, i want to point out that, for me, the real culprit, the real musical stain placed on humanity during this dark period of civilization was disco. discosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucks discosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucks discosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucks discosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucks discosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucks discosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucksdiscosucks

You should check out Lindsay's solo effort called Dreamer. It features Howard Johnson, Robin Eubanks, Francesca Tanksley, Anthony Cox, and Newman Baker. you can order it directly from her website, or get a used copy from second spin for only 6.99. here are the links: erica lindsay second spin btw, i very much enjoy carroll's work. i own the two black saints, the omnitone, and the naxos collective. all strongly recommended.