JSngry

Yeah, what Lon said.

Sure, but keep in mind that this is just my opinion. Torme is somebody whose chops I have the highest respect for, but I don't care for the use to which he puts them. A few of the old things are ok, but that's it. By this stage of the game, he wore his "hipness" way too conspicuously for my comfort. Shearing is somebody who has never done it for me in any form or fashion. Again, great chops, very tasty within his realm, but NMCOT, as they say. One man's taste is another man's bland, I suppose. And Concord is a label that far more often than not has been for me the musical equivalent of the "flavor remover" that Woody Allen used to joke about his mother using on her cooking. The Land/Mitchell thing is the only Concord side that comes to mind that doesn't fit that description. Even the Neil Swainson side w/Woody Shaw & Joe Henderson sounds like it had some kind of emotional filter put on it somewhere. They just seem to "whiten up" most all their stuff somehow, and have from the git-go. Put it all together and... Again, that's just me.

Marion Brown Mary Ann Fisher Miriam Makeba

http://www.magnebit.com/vsoprecords/vsop/vsop04.htm

I tutorialized from Dr. Harold J. Numbers doncha' know...

Jimmy Maxwell Tom House J. Fred Muggs

Indeed. Sometimes he can.

Hey, you spilled the obi beans, not me. Do you play poker? Seriously - It's a great side, and that's a fine price. Anybody who doesn't have it should carpe diem. And I mean that.

But it's always good to be reminded. Sometimes Crystal gets on my nerves really badly, and remembering the Gabler/Commodore connection often eases the pressure.

What are the odds the there's still a clean stamper for Jody Grind lying around somewhere and they could repress the vinyl! I know, slim just left town...

Can I be your friend? Do you have Ring Girls?

Konitz & Mosca.

Ever seen the solo bit he did on one of the early SNL shows where he did a monologue as "Face"? Roughly based on Zutty Singleton, IIRC. Tag line - "Can you dig it? I knew that you could." Pretty touching, really.

It's Torme! It's Shearing! It's Concord! Duh!

Apparently so. Let's do the math - D I C K B O C K = O N S M A C K Assign each letter a numerical value of its position in the alphabet, and we get: 4 9 3 11 2 15 3 11 = 15 14 19 13 1 3 11 Now, let's add: 4+9+3+11+2+15+3+11 = 15+14+19+13+1+3+11 58 = 76 Add again: 5+8 = 7+6 13 = 13 And to remove all doubt: 1+3 = 1+3 4 = 4 Therefore, Dick Bock was indeed on smack. Q.E.D.

Keep it up!

Alexander Blok Rene Bloch G (& J) Blockhead

I saw Barretto & Lou Donaldson reunited at one of those "Salsa Meets Jazz" things that the Village Gate was running ca. 1980. Ray did a set w/his own band (w/the great Sal Cuevas on electric bass) and then had Lou come out to sit in for a set. The music, of course, was superb. The vibe was strong, and Ray & Lou's smiles lit up the room as much as did their playing. Everybody danced for every song. It was beautiful. Que Viva La Musica!

Paul Henning Rooster Cogburn Chick Webb

Had a chance to hear this one today, and it's a swell session: http://www.cosmicsounds-london.com/DUSKO/birdland.htm No idea how to get it though. It's a Japanese disc, and all I got was a loaner. But if you come across it somewhere, carpe diem. Gianni Basso is sweet on this one!

Julie Newmar Michelle Pfeiffer Lee Merriweather

Albert Murray Albert Ayler Sunny Murray

Now we're getting somewhere!

I trade for their promo copies and then burn them for all my friends.

Mother Goose Goose Tatum Tatum O'Neal