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you go out at night dressed in nothing but a black thong?? Hey, when I go out, i go all the way out, if you know what I mean...

For future consideration, a few years down the road, howsabout a shirt w/the FUSCHIA SWING SONG cover done up in real fushia, and the words "Organissimo Forums - Real Fuschia, Real Jazz", or something like that?

You're assuming that I go out in the daytime...

Whatever it is, make mine black, please.

I think it works becasue the orchestra seemed to take it at face value and didn't spend a lot of time thinking about how goofy (in the "legit" sense) it really was (I don't think that they HAD the time, actually). They just came in, did what they were asked to do, and Ornette took care of the rest. FWAH-LAH! Instant classic! On FORMS, I think the musicians DID spend too much time trying to think about it, and since what they were thinking and what Ornette was thinking were probably two totally different things, interpretation did not meet intention. But nevertheless, it's something that shouldn't be ignored .

It's like Miles telling Trane to take the horn out of his mouth. You don't feel like hearing anything, then don't play anything. It's not like there's a Music God who will swoop down in wrath and take it all away if you don't listen to it for a while.

I just don't listen to anything. No big deal. Seriously.

That's not Betsy Palmer, silly, That's Buttsy Alarmer!

Oh. we're talking MUSIC...

I SO love it when the best team wins. And they did.

Nooooooo..... Just how sagging was that butt, anyway?

Hey - fair's fair, and Mr. Ricci has been totally cool ever since that big misunderstanding we had. He's due some props for that, I think. Not sure that Dan would agree, though.

Indeed!

Ken Nordine's "major label" affiliations (that I know of) were Dot (all the Word Jazz things) & Phillips (COLORS & TWINK). The Rexroth/Ferlingetti this is a gas. I've not heard it since the 70s, and maybe my tastes have changed, but they'd have to have changed a LOT for me not to dig it any more.

In fairness to Mr. Ricci, his comment was made several outages ago. Since then, he has been nothing but gracious in allowing Organissimo-ites to communicate on his board.

The book is darn near essential for any serious Warne fan.

If Jim wants to take the money, I'll give it. But if he doesn't want to take it, that's cool too.

From ejazznews.com Due for release later this month (6/29) is a Prestige twofer CD, "Super Soul," by soul-jazz purveyor RICHARD "GROOVE" HOLMES (1931-1991). The disc pairs "Super Soul," a Chicago big-band date under the direction of Richard Evans (best known for his work with Ahmad Jamal and Ramsey Lewis); and "Soul Power!," a sextet session featuring guitarist Wally Richardson. Both were recorded in 1967 when Holmes was red-hot, coming off his hit single "Misty" of the previous year. http://www.fantasyjazz.com/catalog/holmes_r_cat.html#24292 "Guitar Moods by MUNDELL LOWE" is also scheduled for 6/29 release, in the Original Jazz Classics series. The 1956 date, Lowe's second for Riverside, is an all-ballad program which finds the guitarist in the company of his regular bassist and drummer of the period (Trigger Alpert and Ed Shaughnessy); Lowe's arrangements for flute, oboe, and/or bass clarinet embellish half the tracks, including the first, "Speak Low." ("It took more than a little willpower," confesses Orrin Keepnews in his original notes, "to avoid turning that title into a pun and making it the title of the album!") http://www.fantasyjazz.com/catalog/lowe_m_cat.html#1957 ============ An intriguing trio of spoken-word albums is being prepared for reissue early this fall. First on the list is "CHARLES BUKOWSKI Reads His Poetry," a 1973 recording most recently released in 1980 by Takoma (one poem, "Last Days of the Suicide Kid," was included in the 1997 CD "Takoma Eclectic Sampler"). Richard Meltzer will be contributing notes to the new CD package. http://www.fantasyjazz.com/html/takomasampler.html Next, "Poetry Readings in the Cellar" by KENNETH REXROTH & LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI, a Fantasy album recorded in 1958 at a San Francisco "jazz and poetry" session and out of print since the mid-70s. (The 21-minute Rexroth track, "Thou Shalt Not Kill," appears in the 1993 4-CD Fantasy beat poetry box, "Howls, Raps & Roars," as do two of Ferlinghetti's poems--"Autobiography" and "Saint Francis.") http://www.fantasyjazz.com/html/howls4410.html And finally, LENNY BRUCE's 1972 Fantasy album "Thank You Masked Man," the CD reissue of which will feature John Magnuson's animated film of the same name (produced by Magnuson; story and narration by Bruce; direction, characters, and sound by Bruce and Magnuson). Lenny lives. http://www.fantasyjazz.com/catalog/bruce_l_cat.html

Betsy Palmer! That's the one! Yeah, that!

It's about as good as this kind of a date can be without being "great". Recommended.

All that!

If it's a blowout, nothing. If it's close, I'd have to give the edge to the Lakers. Hate to say it, but...

In baseball, the umps strike zones are variable. Those who adjust succeed, those who don't, don't. Same with football refs and pass interference calls. Those who adjust succeed, those who don't, don't. Same with being a musician and paying your bills. Those who adjust succeed, those who don't, don't. There seems to be a pattern here... (not sure it applies to hockey, though )

Oh HELL YEAH!!!! Kellaway can also be heard to very good advantage on the Terry/Brookmeyer Mainstream dates (if you can find them...), Mulligan's AGE OF STEAM (ditto), several Oliver Nelson dates, Ben Webster's SEE YOU AT THE FAIR, and some other dates I can't remember, as well as some that I haven't heard, but are probably at least ok.

So, like, you'll be making burns for everybody in the house to assuage your guilt? THREE CHEERS FOR TONY!!!!