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Why? Just keep playing Highway 61 Revisited.

So it would seem. Except... Somewhere in my stacks I've got a fairly recent unreleased session that Perkins did under the leadership of some Los Angeles drummer whose name I can't remember. Got it from Pete, who did a series of big band clinics with, I think, Mike Vax, who had Perkins along. Pete's got some good Perkins stories, btw. Quite a humble and unassuming man who seems to have often been one of those "I love this music too much to feel good about what I've done with it but I love it too much not to keep trying" kind of guys. We've all known at least one of them in our lives, I'm sure. Anyway... They're playing all Mingus material on this date, most of it of 60s & 70s vintage, and the group tales an almost Giuffre-ian (as in the Giuffre trio days) approach to the material. Lots of "stillness" in what is very "un-still" source material. It's as unusual as it sounds, but in that setting, on that day, with those people, Perkins got his zone back, only darker and deeper, and I tell you - it is something to hear.

I'm thinking they're tree stumps. You see them looking like that around water's edge, at least down here you do.

Lee Dorsey Ernie K-Doe Chris Kenner

Definitely.

There was a time, a relatively brief time, when Bill Perkins was in a zone that nobody's been in before or since.

I've heard something, but damned if I can remember where. But yeah, there's something out there.

Wow. That's one that has kinda slipped under my radar. Not exactly a "common" tune, but not exactly obsxure either.

Priceless!

Really!

When did Nat do it?

The Art Ensemble of Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago The Art Hoyle of Chicago

Cool. So, who else besides Hartman might have done it for it to have been in Hank's ear?

Who plays guitar on "Little Sister"? Scotty Moore? James Burton? Somebody else? That sound is a few years ahead of its time, I think. Maybe it was post-production?

What's the origin of "There's A Lull In My Life"? Off the top of my head, the only other version that I have is by Johnny Hartman, on Roost. That album's strong on Sinatra-associated material, but I don't know of Frank ever singing this one.

Bud Freeman Von Freeman Chico Freeman

Of course!

That one's a collection of Toshiko material, mostly big band stuff from the 70s. But not all. There's one cut where a teenaged Monday plays flute. She was good! And yeah, it's an interesting enough compilation, although I don't know how much of it's really "rare" if you were keeping up w/Toshiko back in the 70s/early 80s. GREAT trio version of "Long Yellow Road", btw. The liner notes are entirely in Japanese, I'm told, although Monday's put up a translated version on her website. Love that cover, though!

I'd love to go to a brick-and-mortar, be it chain or mom-and-pop, if I could find one that could be counted on to be consistently offering me something that I would buy. But that ain't happenin'. The product won't come to me, so I go to the product. Or something like that... Anywa, thank you Al Gore, for inventing the Internet.

Looks like Dusty Groove' put up a bunch of Monday listings. http://www.dustygroove.com/cgi-sys/cgiwrap...ru&issearch=yes Most of it's already out of stock (hit the 'Send Request' button! ), but Selections '97-'00 isn't, and it is about as good as an "introductory sampler" (although by necessity it's incomplete - the woman's made so much music of so many different "genres" that a truly representative sampler would have to be a multi-disc set) of her more mature work as you're going to find, and this is about as good of a price as you're going to get on it. For those who might be interested, you might wanna carpe diem.

Depends on whether or not he hypes himself as a "keeper of the flame" or something like that and then goes about the business of raking in his bucks by giving aural comfort food to people who are frightened by Penderecki. Goes to intent, which ultimately goes to content. Look, god knows I love soul, R&B, funk, disco (yes, disco - the best of it is excetionally groove-y), and all the old-school shit. I still like hearing it, and I still like playing it. But only up to a point. For me, it's like pulling out the family photo album and getting taking a trip back to a deep part of my roots, to reminisce and maybe occasionally get a flash on how things got to be where they are today. Maybe even pick up on some things I had missed before. The past can be beautiful if you realize that it is the past. Go back as needed, just make sure to come back. Hardly anybody tosses out their family album, dig? But ya know, I just don't see the sense in putting new pictures in that album that are so close to the old ones that it makes no difference in the end. What's the story there? Yeah, I know, different strokes and all that. I'm cool with that part of it. What bugs me is that waaaay too often this type of thing is just more wishful thinking about how great things used to be and ain't it a shame that they don't make'em like this anymore but I am and I'm touring with Aretha so I must be the real deal and here's my product gimmeyourmoneythankyou verymuch. Aw, isn't he cute? He looks just like his grandfather! Oh, his grandfather was a helluva man, yes he was. Hey, this kid's alright! There's definitely a market for that, sure. But hey - it's not healthy. Sorry, it's jsut not. It may not necessarily beharmful, but it just ain't healthy. And I gurantee you that most of the target market for this type stuff is not looking at this type music as part of a well-balanced musical/intellectual/spiritual diet, if you know what I mean. And yeah, most of the audience for any type music ain't doing that. But I gotta ask myself if it's not perversely at least a little bit more healthy to be shallow in the present than it is in the past. I think it is, just becasue you're less likely to suffer as severe a trauma if and when you ever do wake up. Just my opinion.

Road trip, eh? Take a bus and buy some Monday Michiru sides. Hey, this Jill Scott side is great. I think you'll feel the love. Enjoy. (But seriously, start a savings fund and get some Monday. Seriously. One can never have too much good music in one's life.)

Just "Resolution". But hey. Yeah. Darn straight.

Ah yes, violation and WB jazz. Not at all an inappropriate pairing...

I was just goofing on the Caller ID thing. Hope you know that. Yeah, I think Monday's great (obviously!). Glad you concur, and glad that you're enjoying the discussion about her. A person of your background definitely knows quality!