robviti

fantasy has issued nine original cds by wes on cd, four of which have been reissued in k2 form. the rest of the cds in the catalog are compilations of alternate or unissued tracks that are available in the box set. unless you're hankering for these unissued tracks, i'd pass on the box.

this new series is already in the brick and mortar stores.

Soy Ca-li-fa!

i just got this disc today, and me likey! i've enjoyed a number of hersch's trio recordings in the past. the addition of the two horns opens things up quite a bit. it feels like i'm getting a chance to hear more of hersch's creative vision, and what i hear is, well yeah, exciting and fresh! i strongly recommend this disc to others. heck, i think it should be considered for album-of-the-week.

now i'm really confused! mark, if you didn't request the mobley, my guess is that dmitry got another offer for it, since apparently he never received anything from me.

what is interesting is that anyone would take something that aric says at face value.

what i meant to say is i used the board's function to send you an email about the mobley disc. how is it you got sheldon's email first? sometimes i hate this screwy board!

sent you a pm.

new copies of the koch reissue appear to be in stock at half.com and walmart.com.

it feels like i'm having a flashback to my arranging class at berklee in the 70's! btw, i ordered two copies. thanks for the recommendation.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... Well, a look at the new Blue Noted Regattabar schedule appears to confirm both the hopes and the fears of many of us who have enjoyed this jazz venue over the years. As I had hoped, it some acts that would regularly play NYC but skip Boston will be making the sojourn to Beantown in the future. Alas, it's going to cost more to enjoy this music (including a $3 per ticket handling charge). Not sure if the Rbar will also institute a per set drink minimum too. Here's a sample from the website Regattabar schedule 7/22-24 Clark Terry Quintet featuring Hank Jones $25 8/5-6 Ray Barretto $22.50 8/17 Bill Charlap Solo $20 9/9-11 Another Kind of Blue: The Latin Side of Miles Davis $20 9/12 Mark Turner, Larry Grenadier & Jeff Ballard $20 10/7-9 Jazz Tribute to Frank Sinatra $25 10/16-17 James Moody Quartet $25 10/27-30 Dizzy Gillespie Alumni Allstars (feat. Randy Brecker, Jackie McLean, Slide Hampton, Mulgrew Miller) $30

i'm surprised aric hasn't weighed in on this discussion yet, given the frank conversation about his idol. then again, it took him a month to discover steve lacy had passed away.

yes, it can be argued that the artistic potential of people like freddie and stanley was at a high point during the late 60s and early 70s. but to conclude that what they recorded for cti is the best they had to offer is, imo, nonsense. there were a few gems, to be sure. however, even these recordings carry the mark of producer creed taylor that makes them sound dated. in the end, i predict the majority of cti's output will be doomed to relative obscurity, and rightly so.

are you referring to this 1998 effort: or this 2001 release from allison's band medicine wheel?

don't mean to be picky, but it's Such Sweet Thunder.

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Aldo Romano's To Be Ornette To Be

i don't know if we share the same idea of what's exciting, but here's a list of the shows i'm planning to attend this weekend: Birdland – Lew Tabackin & Randy Brecker Upover Café - Anthony Wonsey Quintet Smoke – Harold Mabern Trio Fat Cat – Tim Armacost Sweet Rhythm - Ray Anderson & Wycliffe Gordon

i'm looking forward to seeing ornette at the newport festival in august (hope it doesn't rain!). dmitry, did you ever make it to the maria schneider show?

no one's mentioned this gem yet, with clifford jordan, cedar walton, david williams, and billy higgins.

it's no mistake. bernard mckinney also played the euphonium on cool sound of pepper adams and other jazz recordings by sun ra, donald byrd, yusef lateef, and james moody.

i've done extensive a/b comparisons, and i can say without hesitation that the xrcds are 7.6254 times better. honest!

i think you just proved my point. in this male-dominated society, we insult guys with words that sound feminine or denote a lack of masculinity, and we deride women with an "unfeminine" word for their own body parts. it's really pathetic when you think about it.

i've always been mystified and dismayed by the fact that in our culture, the worst thing you can possibly call someone is a slang term for the female genitalia. this could only happen in a male-dominated society that holds such confused and frightened views on sexuality.

did you make it to the show dmitry (or anyone else)?