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This is the first Blythe recording I purchased and one I enjoyed. However, after collecting most of Blythe's recorded output as a leader, I would have to agree with those that have already stated that it is not his best.

I can appreciate that, but having suffered through water entering my basement, where the only thing of value that was damaged was a large portion of my music collection - I have a slightly different take. Of course in the end it does not matter because flood damage is excluded anyway.

I feel a little bit stupid. I transferred Rick Lopez' cassette of this performance to CDR and sent it to WKCR for the marathon. I made copies for Rick and the station and sent Rick back the cassettes. For some reason, I did not burn a copy for myself. I am sure I will regret that eventually.

The Candid discs are both recordings of live performances and both are easily recommended. I have heard Bartz live on several occassions and it has always been a riveting experience. There are actually quite a few Bartz bootlegs that circulate, including some with Sphere, McCoy Tyner and the Three Altos group with Sonny Fortune and Vincent Herring. You might also want to check out the recordings on Bartz' own OYO label, especially the first Live at the Jazz Standard disc, which documents a typical recent Bartz set.

Interesting comment considering Mehldau often goes out of his way to downplay any comparisons between him and Evans.

My bosses do not mind me sitting in my office with music playing, but I do not think this is the kind of environment that it would be okay for me to sit in my office with head phones on. Does not convey the "professional" image I am supposed to portray.

Some work places are not like that, though. My law firm isn't. It would be quite literally unbearable to have this group of people talking about my musical taste all the time. Trust me--no one would want to be the constant topic of ignorant conversation by a group of attorneys, paralegals and legal secretaries. There is something uniquely corrosive about legal people, something that sucks the soul out of you if you get too close. And I like most of these people! My wife has commented on the same thing, that law firm parties are like visiting a ring of hell. They can't help it. Glad I don't hang with lawyers. I worked in large law firms for a few years and for the past five years I have worked in house in a corporate law department. I have listened to music every day, all day. The only time I turn the music off in my office is when I am on the phone, or someone is in my office. I have gotten to be known as the attorney that listens to jazz all the time and occassionally I will get some weird comments, but I have also been able to turn a few people onto some music that I think they might not have checked out otherwise. So, it can go both ways. Of course it helps that I have my own office and unless you come in my office you really do not have to hear anything.

What is wrong with boys 2 men?

By the way, it is a terrific recording.

Happy birthday Larry!

I work for an insurance company and my homeowners' policy is through my company. I do not have flood coverage, but it was a nice idea. Thanks. I do have access to a VPI cleaning machine of my father's. I think he told me it may need something fixed, but I will assume the price to do that is likely less than the price of a new machine. Besides, I will also have to invest in some replacement jackets to keep everything in.

This is somewhat of a horror story that I have ignored for too long now. During the severe storms that occurred in October, 2005 in the Northeast, about 18 inches of water hung out in my basement. Since we had only recently moved into the home, much of my music collection was still in boxes on the floor. Needless to say, many CDs and LPs got wet. As for the CDs, I basically trashed the booklets, removed any stuck paper from the discs and put the discs on spindles and in CD folders. As for my LPs, I think I have been in denial. To this day, the LPs that were on the floor are still in the boxes they were in when the flood occurred. I never had the heart to even look in the boxes. Recently, I have had several occassions to look for specific LPs and I have been faced with the fact that many of my LPs have stuck together and some even seem to have mold growing on the covers. I suppose I need to just man up and get rid of the jackets, but I have to think the vinyl is salvagable? I know I should not have waited 1 1/2 years to ask these questions, but does anyone have any recommendations on what I can (should) do to salvage some of the LPs?

IIRC Porter's book has a good discography. Doesn't it?

Not a problem. Understood.

From the perspective of a fan of the music, however, it has consistently presented quality music and there is not anything to match it in the area without traveling to NYC or Massachussetts.

I have attended it several times. Always enjoyed myself.

Who is playing with him?

And so the David Murray debate is revived.

I got this one a couple of weeks ago. I really enjoyed the first two tracks, which were a bit more up tempo/groove oriented. I am going to have to give a closer listen to the remainder of the disc which seemed a little more meditative.

Buddy Guy is very good on a 1963 Muddy Waters LP, Folk Singer

Thank you Jim. The discography is also in need of some small updates, which I hope the kids allow me some time to work on in the near future.

Was that the show at Town Hall in NYC? I know all those guys did a show together in NYC in 2000. I have some fairly recent photos of Andrew from one of his last gigs he did in NYC. I'll to post some of them. That was actually at Aaron Davis Hall at City College. One of the many times I had the joy of experiencing Hill's music live. I am in shock right now and find myself suddenly saddened on an otherwise beautiful day after so many dismal rainy days. Andrew Hill has been one of my favorites since my college days twenty years ago when I really started to investigate the music. My prayers go out to his family.

I had an opportunity to listen to this one quite a bit in connection with a review I just submitted today for Jazz Improv. This is the first recording I heard by this group and I enjoyed it much more than I expected to.

Considering that Tolliver was recording in the mid-sixties I doubt he was influenced by Malik. Maybe the other way around? To my ears, Tolliver's playing is not that far removed from what he has done all along. I enjoy Malik's playing as well, but I will have to go back to see if I hear any similarities.

When listening in not the same critical manner that we jazz snobs usually listen to jazz, i am able enjoy a lot of what musicians like Jay-Z, Beyonce and Usher have recorded. Similar to the way that sometimes I like to see a movie solely for entertainment value and not to make me think, on occassion I allow music that some would consider inferior to appeal to me. And I would have to disagree with the generalization that would imply that R&B has no soul. Some of it does. I also think that Jay-Z has mad skills - even if the scope of his subject matter is faily limited.