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And that raises something I have been thinking about recently as a result of this discussion. How important is the "musical analysis" to anyone other than musicians? Maybe its a matter of the difference between analysis and desciption as hinted at earlier. In the limited CD reviews I attempted for a print publication, I acknowledged that I am not qualified to do any level of analysis of the music. Instead, my intended audience when writing was non musicians and I therefore attempted to "describe" the music in a manner that would give the potential listener some idea what to expect. In a work potentially as important as this Monk bio, can it be a valid document without a significant emphasis on musical analysis?

Maybe it is best to ignore my stated impression regarding in depth analysis and instead focus on whether Kelly's confessed perspective as a historian rather than a critic impacts expectations or standards?

It seems that Chuck has been hinting and a couple of people have some inside information regarding an upcoming new Von Freeman recording. Are there any details that can be shared publicly at this time? I am ready to pre-order now!

In an interview on Willard Jenkins' blog, The Independent Ear, Robin Kelly states That statement suggests to me that his primary goal in writing about music is not necessarily to provide an in depth analysis of the music. Does the above perspective impact any of the thoughts expressed so far?

I already own about half of this set and would not normally purchase the box set under this circumstances, but at this price it is worth it alone just to get the stuff I do not already own. Just placed my order.

I placed an order with amazon as well.

Last night I was watching the series finale of the HBO Series The Wire (for the second time). There is a scene where the character Bubbles, who lives in his sister's basement, is going up the stairs and we hear the sister's music playing. When she opened the door it hit me - I am almost certain that it was a piece from one of Lafayette Gilchrist's recordings with his primary band - that mixture of jazz, go go and whatever else he is into. It made the sleep I lost when I obsessively stayed up to 2:00 a.m. even that much more worth it. By the way, I recently listened to Soul Progressin. On the surface the concept was not much different than what I heard on The Music According To Lafayette Gilchrist, but with increased exposure to Gilchrist's approach I did find myself getting more out of it this time around. Still something I will need to revisit when time permits.

Sounds like a great night of music!

Thanks for the info. I will try to confirm the date and include the session on the discography. Thanks again.

PM sent to add these to my pile: Rudresh Mahanthappa Black Water Red Giant Perico Sambeat Ademuz (w/ Brad Meldau and Mark Turner) Fresh Sound Dave Scott Nonchalant SteepleChase Jon Gordon Within Worlds Artist Share Promo

Thank you very much Lazaro. I should have also included Tranformations in my original inquiry. I own the CD reissue, but the cover was badly damaged in a flood in my home a few years ago and I tossed it. I have the song title and composer info (from the disc) and the allmusic.com listing, but I would like to confirm the accuracy of the personnel and recording date/location info if possible.

I am working on a Bunky Green discography to be published at jazzdiscography.com. There are a couple of sessions as a leader that I can not locate complete information for. Does anyone have either of these OOP LPs and can provide the discographical information? Bunky Green - Visions Vanguard 79413 1978 Bunky Green - In Love Again Mark 57623 1987 Thank you for any help.

Fred Anderson/Harrison Hankhead - The Great Vision Concert (Ayler Records)

PM sent regarding: Omer Avital The Ancient Art of Giving Smalls Gregory Tardy Steps of Faith SteepleChase

They received a bit of discussion on a Chicago Jazz thread by Larry kart a while back, but Jason Adasiewicz, Rolldown and Keefe Jackson's Ready Everyday are both fine recordings that feature Berman. There is also a live set issued by Luminescence that also features a Keefe Jackson set as well.

I just received my fourth order. 14 of 15 items ordered were shipped and I too received the Stitt box.

Wasn't that on Warner Brothers?

Another PM sent.

Follow up PM sent.

PM sent before I saw your last post.

I had another miscellaneous charge on my card as well.

Interestingly, today I received my third order that I submitted on Monday. My second order was shipped Monday and I have not received that one yet. I received 17 of the 21 items ordered. Unshiped items are: OJC 113 Kenny Dorham Quintet by Kenny Dorham Quintet (CD) $5.98 FAN 1156 Wes Montgomery Trio (20bit K2 Super Coding) by Wes Montgomery (CD) $4.98 OJC 737 The Tokyo Recital (Live) by Tommy Flanagan (CD) $5.98 OJC 10812 Goodbye by Gene Ammons (CD) $4.98 Different than the first order, this time there is a separate notice attached to the invoice regarding the Warehouse Clearance Sale that confirms that unshipped clearance sale items were backordered and that they expect most backorders will ship within 1-2 weeks of date initial order was shipped.

Since I don't expect to receive everything I placed a third and final order today: OJC 640 All Night Session, Volume 3 by Hampton Hawes (CD) $4.98 OJC 7212 The Centaur and the Phoenix by Yusef Lateef (CD) $5.98 OJC 10092 Focal Point by McCoy Tyner (CD) $4.98 OJC 10812 Goodbye by Gene Ammons (CD) $4.98 OJC 9192 Groovin' High by Booker Ervin (CD) $4.98 FAN 30035 The Honeydripper (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster Series) by Brother Jack McDuff (CD) $4.98 OJC 811 I'll Catch the Sun! by Sonny Criss (CD) $5.98 OJC 8812 In Washington D.C. 1956, Volume 2 (Live) by Lester Young (CD) $4.98 OJC 1747 Jazz a la Bohemia by Randy Weston (CD) $5.98 OJC 113 Kenny Dorham Quintet by Kenny Dorham Quintet (CD) $5.98 PRS 241462 Keystone Bop: Sunday Night (Live) by Freddie Hubbard (CD) $4.98 FAN 24135 Live at the Five Spot by Charles McPherson (CD) $5.98 PRS 30163 Mating Call by Tadd Dameron / John Coltrane (CD) $5.98 PRS 24080 Pre-Rahsaan by Roland Kirk (CD) $4.98 OJC 2372 Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop by Charles Mingus (CD) $5.98 OJC 10712 Sama Layuca by McCoy Tyner (CD) $4.98 OJC 473 Something Borrowed, Something Blue by Tommy Flanagan (CD) $4.98 OJC 1302 Soprano Sax by Steve Lacy (CD) $4.98 OJC 737 The Tokyo Recital (Live) by Tommy Flanagan (CD) $5.98 PID 838980 Walter Bishop Jr. Trio by Walter Bishop Jr. Trio (CD) $4.98 FAN 1156 Wes Montgomery Trio (20bit K2 Super Coding) by Wes Montgomery (CD) $4.98

I just received my first shipment from oldies.com. 8 of 14 items ordered were received. Missing from the shipment are: OJC 18622 Curtis Fuller With Red Garland by Curtis Fuller / Red Garland (CD) $4.98 PRS 241202 In A Minor Groove by Dorothy Ashby (CD) $5.98 OJC 1913 The Jaki Byard Experience by Jaki Byard (CD) $4.98 OJC 431 New Ideas by Don Ellis (CD) $4.98 OJC 1867 Relativity by Walt Dickerson (CD) $4.98 FAN 7020 WorkTime by Sonny Rollins (CD) $5.98

I just returned from a lunch time drive to my local independent retailer to do some browsing. When I walked in the store the proprietor happily said to me that I arrived in time as he had just received a bunch of Fantasy cutouts. Not surprisingly he had many of the items I ordered from oldies.com and I am still waiting to see if they will arrive. He was selling them for $7.99 and $8.99 (for K2s). I wondered whether I should tell him about the oldies.com sale and decided to let him know. He understandably was not happy to hear about the sale for lower prices and wondered whether they were coming from the same distributor as his. Since I always try to support him when I can, I picked up the following two items that I did not purchase in the oldies.com sale. Flanagan/Coltrane/Burrell - The Cats (K2) - $8.99 Cannonball Adderley w/ Bill Evans - Know What I Mean? (K2) - $8.99 I also picked up a used copy of Dejan Terzic Quartet (w/ George Garzone) - Four For One for $2.99.