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Shepp has always been erratic, and that's putting it mildly. When he's not on, hey...rambling, aimless, full of sound & fury, etc. But when he is on, also hey - it's some powerful tenor playing. And there's no real cutoff point as to where it becomes all one or the other.

The one time I went to LA (winter of 1982), I made it a point to go by Gold Star, just to be there. It was about 7:30 AM when I made it, the place was empty and so were the streets, but I definitely felt a vibe. Maybe/possibly/probably a figmeat of my own creation, but a vibe nevertheless.

I'd like to know that myself.

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Mame? No, killed. It's the uncle that he maimed.

Be that as it may... Try this one, and in all liklihood all will be forgiven.

Kay Starr? Or was she a jazz singer tuned pop singer?

Tangentally related, Brubeck/Desmond kinda mashed it up w/"Christopher Columbus" & called it "Crazy Chris".

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I remember sending you a bunch of Max OOP Euro stuff, just not anything by Miles. But I could be wrong, especially about something that happened more than a few days ago.

Really?

Wow, it's like the record business only...bookier.

Hey, that's a damn good record. At least it is when Lockjaw plays.

It's ok, not great, but good. As a Basie album, it's a curiosity, mostly, & as an Oliver Nelson album, it's....ok. Don't be fooled by the presence of Ayler, Pharoah, etc. tunes, though. Everything's totally "inside".

Jim, my heart goes out to you. I lost my dad almost a decade ago after a protracted illness, and I still miss him. But you know what? He passed it on, as he should have done. And now it's my turn. It's different being a dad when you're the "old man" in your immediate family, when there's no grandfather left. It's easier to accept your inevitable aging and maturing, and it's also easier to appreciate, and therefore nurture and guide, the beauty and endless potential that resides in youth, which is what a parent should be doing. You're not young any more, they are, and believe me, that is so much...clearer and easier to grasp once you're no longer "somebody's kid". It hurts, I know. And like I said, you never stop feeling the loss (at least I haven't yet). But this is life, and as live is prone to do, when it takes something from you, it gives you the opportunity to get something else. So here's to the life of somebody who appears to have been a great father, and here's also to somebody who will now no doubt pick up that torch and run with it like a champion.

YEAH!

Does Joe know how you feel about these things?

That's what I was thinking, that & the appearance of Freddie on Q's classic Walking In Space album.

With coconut?

The pretty girls in shorts is not a new phenomenon. I'd invite you to visit the many mom and pop bakeries in the five burroughs and beyond and you will see what I mean. Hmmm...sounds like a Food Network series to me! I mean, if Guy Fieri can do that Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives schtick....

Yeah, ideal workplace. That and talented, pretty girls working in shorts all day.

The boat, yeah. The meal, no!