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I seem to remember that every once in awhile they'd feature this kind of place on Hard Copy or Inside Edition. Pretty scary shit.

I was checking the website for a Boston club and they mentioned that Alexander had a new "Blue Note cd" coming out: http://www.scullersjazz.com/coming.htm. AFAIK, Blue Note never mentioned signing Alexander (and he doesn't really seem to fit their profile these days either, though perhaps the Marsalis and Blanchard signings are changing the trend). It's certainly possible that this is not on the Blue Note label, but was rather recorded in one of the Blue Note clubs. Anyone got the inside scoop?

Spider-Man here.

Yeah, that feature is pretty stupid, although I'll bet that you could work around it by closing and restarting the player. Also, even with the "All Classics" option selected nothing changed--I was still hearing Pat Martino and Kurt Elling. Does anyone know how to get the thing to work on Opera?

I'm pretty sure they only made it onto "The Latin Bit." Those tracks are not on the Complete Quartets set.

I believe they are uncle and nephew although some websites mistakenly say they are father and son. Cachao is Israel Lopez and Cachaito is Orlando Lopez. The whole Lopez clan is known for playing bass.

I've had this for quite awhile and it is tight, although I confess that the last 3 or 4 tracks sometimes blend together and make me lose focus on the music. The Jamaican organ playing is trippy.

Hooray for Wal-Mart (Now THAT's one sentence I never thought I'd say). Why couldn't Cuscuna make the booklet fold out to full LP size? (Or how about dorm room poster size?)

They appear to be definitely cheaper--the Hodges set, which sells from Mosaic for $96 plus shipping, is $80+free shipping at Deep Discount. However, I would use caution until people post positive reviews of this shop--I think have heard that people have problems with backordered discs which take forever to arrive.

You ain't the only one. A low point for all concerned, IMO.

Kevin, I have friends from Manila. Not really jazz fans, but I'll see what suggestions they have.

Looking forward to hearing this one. Maxjazz is a great company with a president, Richard McDonnell, who couldn't be nicer.

Strangely enough, I was on a pretty long bike ride yesterday and I couldn't get "Pinball Wizard" out of my head (which would have been fine had the chorus not repeated itself about 108 times). Maybe a spill would have put some Stan Getz on the mental jukebox! Only joking--hope you're feeling better today, GoM.

Classic.

There is more, but not much at this point. It's important to distinguish between sessions marked in the BN discography as "unissued" and those marked "rejected." Cuscuna has shown a willingness to reevaluate and often release those in the former category; those in the latter rarely, if ever, see the light of day. One I can can think of is the Kenny Dorham/Grant Green session that a few people clamored for on the Blue Note board. Not sure if it was "rejected", though, or merely "unissued." The rejected Tyrone Washington "Train Wreck" session will probably never make it out while Cuscuna is still running the show.

Supposedly there was a deal between Miles and Blakey in 1964 to swap tenor players. Wayne would join Miles, and Sam Rivers would become a Jazz Messenger. Only problem was that Sam Rivers decided he didn't want to play Blakey's music, and backed out, I think to form a group with Andrew Hill. If I remember correctly, this is in the notes to the Sam Rivers Mosaic box.

Which is THE Spike Jones record to get? Are there any albums, or just collections and compilations?

Oh yeah. Those Playscape discs are wonderful. Check out the new Peter Madsen Monk solo piano disc, too.

She actually left Tokyo the other day but should be back there in a couple of months, before she leaves. Also, she will be spending most of the summer in Kanazawa, so if anyone knows of any good shops there (I know, it's probably in the boondocks as far as CDs are concerned) I'll send those recommendations to her also.

My girlfriend is in Japan right now and offered to pick me up a couple of discs while she was there. Are there any shops in Kyoto that have good jazz selections?

I had my picture splashed across half of the front page of the Miami Herald about seven years ago--it was a very slow news day, evidently. Think I'll just let you all find that ugly mug for yourselves, though, if you're so inclined.

Apologies if this offends anyone, but the mention of DC Talk got me to free-associating and... Bassist Unaware Rock Band Christian

Bird: Kim, Thrivin' On a Riff/Anthropology, Chasin' the Bird, many others Sonny Stitt: The Eternal Triangle, The String (ET w/o the ET bridge) Diz: Dizzy Atmosphere

Monk: 52nd St. Theme (modified bridge) Bud Powell: Wail Bud Powell: John's Abbey Thad Jones: Fingers Kenny Dorham: Straight Ahead