robviti

Birdland: Saxophone Summit with Michael Brecker, Dave Liebman, and Joe Lovano Village Vanguard: Tom Harrell Quartet Smoke: Russell Malone Quartet Iridium: Joey Defrancesco Trio personally, i wouldn't miss the schneider gig. B-)

archie better watch his ass 'cause these guys might crash the party!

actually, he played the cornet: from the kyser website: Everyone's heard the name, but from where? Ish (Merwyn Bogue) got it from his comedy version of an old Yiddish song, "Isch Ga Bibble" (loosely translated, it means "I should worry?"), which he performed after joining Kay in 1931. The public (and band) began calling HIM Ish and the name stuck. Raised in Erie, Penn., the fine cornetist developed the rural "Ish" character with pudding bowl hair, who constantly interrupted the show to recite nonsensical poems to a frustrated Kay, becoming his onstage comedy foil. But he was no dummy offstage- he handled the payroll! btw, take a quick look at ish's picture above and you begin to wonder if he might have played some small role in the evolution of bebop, no?

i believe you're correct. this is an excerpt from doug ramsey's liner notes: "they have played clubs and concerts from new york to baltimore, and the enthusiasm of jazz resurgence would seem to indicate an active future for the group."

oh frank! some other great lines from the major: Margaret: They love you, Frank. Frank: It was their hatred that fooled me. Frank: I'm here to relieve you. Hawkeye: You do resemble an enema. Frank: I'm a pretty fair doctor myself. Ask any of my patients! Hawkeye: We can't dig people up just for that. Frank: What I don't understand is why do people take an instant dislike to me? Trapper: It saves time, Frank.

i can't agree with you there. first off, a poster might choose to delete their thread after it has served it's limited purpose (i.e., offering and looking for, announcement of a specific show, etc.). in the matter before us now, i believe someone who originates a thread has the right to end it when things get terribly out of hand. i liken it to a situation in which a person that starts a discussion may end the resulting argument before it erupts into a fistfight. mind you, this is a power or responsibility that shouldn't be taken lightly. i'm not a fan of censorship and wouldn't like to see this feature used whenever someone wants to avoid or disregard opposing views. freedom of speech is not absolute, and this ain't no public street corner. we're guests of organissimo and should act accordingly with honesty, integrity, and mutual respect. now get out of here, damn it!

You know, there's another old pie-related saying: It's as easy as pie! Personally, this adage never made a great deal of sense to me, since I have never made a pie and I don't believe it to be an extremely simple and utterly stress-free endeavor. Recently, I discovered that the actual maxim is It's as easy as eating pie! Now there's a motto I can wrap my lips around, as I have never encountered any real difficulty in filling my pie-hole with said fruit and pastry. It's nice to know you're never too old to realize one of the fundamental truths of the universe. Long live Pie Man!

"Sir" Miles Davis was inducted into the Knights of Malta in November 1988.

i said it earlier, and i'll say it again: his biggest hit, and a good place to rest after the journey.

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