Bright Moments

have you heard "whip appeal"!!!

not to mention charles earland!

how could jimmy smith not be leading this (and every) jazz organ poll?

i just discovered rhoda via her "take five" cd. excellent!!!

welcome to the board! B-)

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well, after listening to this one i am convinced that BG was the GREATEST clarinet player of ALL time!

and thanks to you all! B-)

this one was used as part of the soundtrack for a short film about food that i saw at Copia in napa, california. it confused me at first because i did not expect to hear a jazz arrangement of fur elise!

mcdonalds now offers apple slices as an alternative to fries in their "happy meals".

thanks to you all for your birthday wishes! B-)

i heard a jazz version of fur elise on solo clarinet. way cool!! unfortunately no one could tell me who did it. anybody out there have any idea? i check'd AMG without success. not goodman, not shaw. i would really like to find this puppy! thanks to all. B-)

thanks all!!! it was a very happy birthday! my wife and i went to napa, california last wednesday and returned today. it was a wonderful vacation (the kids stayed home with our nanny) full of wine, wonderful food and romance! we stayed at the kenwood inn, WONDERFUL!!! highlights included a trip to the mud bath's at calistoga, a 4 hour lunch at the french laundry and visits to many wineries including silver oak, beuhler and opus one! we woke up this morning and drove to san francisco airport via the scenic route and the golden gate bridge. we stopped and took photos in front of the bridge and made our plane with only minutes to spare!!!!! anyway, it's back to work tomorrow (ah, the real world)! thanks again to all my online buddies for your birthday wishes. i love this community and really enjoy my time here with you all! this is a special place and you all are what makes it special!! regards! evan

i won the following mosaic's on ebay yesterday. Mosaic 170 - Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions CD NM US $132.50 Mosaic 148 - Benny Goodman Small Group Capitol jazz CD VG++ US $182.50 please tell me: 1 - that i didn't overpay! 2 - that i am going to love the music!!! oh, and please post your Mosaic Ebay wins in this thread for us all to see!

picked this puppy up used and really enjoyed the cronkite interview!

great moment. it's what memories are made of!!

sea green for me!

it's a plan, dan!

Let us know how the sound it to your ears! I only listened to it on a listening post at a B&N and it was so bad (And I can easily listen to Acoustic recordings) I thought I would never get it...think I posted about this awhile back, just wonder if some of the early batches had something wrong with them...Batches??? What do I think these are, cookies? i'll give a full report!

87 - way cool!

mine's a short list but hopefully will grow: martyjazz (we met at the lynne arielle concert); marcoliv's father (visiting from brazil). surprised nobody has mentioned DEEP or mnytime!

This was inevitable: Riccardo Muti quits La Scala April 4 2005 The musical director of Milan's La Scala, Riccardo Muti, tendered his resignation on Saturday after months of internal disagreement at the opera house. In his resignation letter he wrote: ‘The vulgar show of hostility from people I have worked with for nearly 20 years has made it really impossible to continue a working relationship which should be based on harmony and trust.’ (photo: Tamonila/ Teatro alla Scala) Tensions at the newly redeveloped opera house came to a head in February with the sacking of La Scala’s sovrintendente Carlo Fontana and his replacement with Mauro Meli, an ally of Muti. Muti and Fontana had long been at loggerheads over the artistic direction of the theatre. Strikes and protests continued, however, and La Scala’s heavily unionised staff last month voted unanimously to oust both Muti and Meli. The opera house sought to restore order, though it was difficult to see how Muti could carry on in the circumstances. Muti, 64, had been musical director of La Scala since 1986. While known for his high standards, he also has a reputation as an uncompromising taskmaster and had been criticised for a reluctance to programme more accessible repertoire. No successor has been announced but the spotlight has fallen on two Italians. One is Daniele Gatti, musical director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and of the Teatro Comunale in Bologna, the other is Riccardo Chailly, who is renowned worldwide as an opera conductor and is musical director of the Milan ‘Giuseppe Verdi’ Symphony Orchestra. La Scala’s governing body is due to meet again today (Monday) and on Wednesday the prefetto appointed to arbitrate in the dispute, Bruno Ferrante, will meet union leaders to work out a plan for the theatre following Muti’s departure, though with Meli still in charge as sovrintendente. Charles Searson, online Italy correspondent

this is a GREAT cd!