Shannon Dickey

Toni OK "Golden Guitar Mood" Repent. Sensational LP!! Great (fairly current) Surf Guitar!! Not only that, but Tony plays ALL the instruments: Lead guitar, rhythm guitar, Electric Bass, Drums. Plus, he wrote all the songs himself!! On Michael Lucas' Repent label. This guy is no slouch! I have several 45rpm's by him, but this the explosive device!!! The LP was issued in 1996/1997. Well worth seeking out if you like virtuoso guitar. BTW, he is Japanese. ----HB

Coe, Oxley & Co. "Nutty on Willisau" Hat Hut. 2xLP. (Tony Coe, Tony Oxley and Chris Laurence). 1984.

Warne Marsh "Self Titled" Orig. mono. Featuring: Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones, Ronnie Ball and Paul Motian. MOST MUCH!!

Allen Eager "Renaissance" Uptown. 1981. Wow!! I have been looking for a decent copy of this forever, Just last Sunday I found a sealed copy for $5.00.....Yesssss! Eager with Hod O'Brian, Teddy Kotick and Jimmy Wormworth. "I'm Lovin' It!" ----HB

Mississippi Fred McDowell "I Do Not Play No Rock 'N' Roll" Capitol. One of my (many) fave blues LPs!

I love the sound of Joe Maini. Little recorded. What have you to say about this amazing reed player?

Fischer just ended. Next up: Dexter Gordon "Daddy Plays the Horn" Bethlehem. orig. W/ Kenny Drew, Leroy Vinnegar and Larry Marable. SWEET!!!!

Clare Fischer "ONE- to get ready: FOUR TO GO!" Revelation. Featuring Gary Foster. One hell of a session!!

RE: J. Stevens "Freebop" Heck yeah, it's good!! Currently spinning: JR Monterose "The message" Jaro. orig. A bitch of an album.

Chico Freeman "The Outside Within" India Navigation. W/ Jack DeJohnette, Cecil McBee and John Hicks.

Bard Hoff and Friends "Street School" Great private press. from Loveland, CO. on Radiant Star. Featuring the amazing Hugh Ragin on Trumpet!!

Heck, so many fine Stitt recordings, and some MOR stuff... I constantly enjoy the Impulse recording "Salt and Pepper" with Paul Gonsalves. But, Stitt made sooo many records... Another on Impulse that I dig, is "NOW" Check 'em! ---HB

Michel, Yes, you are correct. Good point. Spinning: Brother Jack McDuff "Hot Barbeque" Reissue on BGP. GREAZY!!!!

Please forgive me, all knowing one!! Jeez, What the holy heck were YOU talking about? I really respect the amazing work you have done for Jazz, and the fecundity of your releases, but why so snide? Why so "know it all" all the time? Wussup, rocker??? ---HB

Yeah, right. It's very horrible that vinyl is still being pressed...the horror!!! Nutcake. Spinning: Paul Desmond "Glad to be unhappy". RCA Masters, French. "Like a dry Martini" indeed!!! W/ Jim Hall, Gene Wright, Connie Kay, Gene Cherico. Vinyl Lives. ----HB

Yes, dig the above comment. ---HB

Hey, Clifford I might have a line on a copy of Urabe's "Solo Alto". I will PM you when I contact my pal. Spinning: Stan Tracey & Don Weller "Play Duke, Monk and Bird" Emanem. 1988. W/ John Pochee & Chris Qua.

Dock Boggs "Country Blues-Complete Early Recordings (1927-1929)" Revenant. 2xLP...Finally on wax! Previously: Masayoshi Urabe "Solo Alto" PSF. 1996. Super swell!!

Gus Cannon "Walk Right In" Stax. Only 500 pressed. A damn fine album!! I got the CD reissue.

Now: Charles Austin & Joe Gallivan "Mindscapes" Spitball Records. Great duo featuring Soprano, Tenor, Alto, Oboe, Flute & English Horn, W/ Gallivan playing percussion and Moog synth. Previously: Mal Waldron & Jim Pepper "Art of the Duo" Tutu.

Dewey Redman "Tarik" BYG. original. W/ Mal Favors and Ed Blackwell.

Perfect record for a non stop rainy day! Herbie Nichols "The Third World" Blue note two-fer. Complete Blue note sessions, W/ Al McKibbon, Teddy Kotick, Art Blakey & Max Roach.

George Handy "Handyland U.S.A." on X, white label, Mono. Featuring Allan Eager and Dave Schildkraut!!

Forgive my misspellings! I'm no better than those fux I'm railing against! WOOF! ----HB

F*ck Donald Judd! What a boring, conceptulist, Minimalist, Bullshit artist, he was! Can anyone draw anymore? Sorry, but the whole concept art idea is sooo dead inna' water.... Form, Idea, Construction. OK. ----HB