Quincy

I own an 800 Mhz G3 12" iBook and love it. I maxed out the RAM (got it elsewhere) and find it most responsive for my needs, though other than messing with some medium sized photos I'm not exactly doing stuff that needs lots of speed. You of course will be buying an even faster computer. The one nice thing about a slower processor is that the G3 runs very cool so the hand rests (namely the left) never gets too hot. Sounds like you've talked yourself into the 12" iBook. I think you'll be very happy with it. It's a nice size and a dandy machine.

I couldn't agree more. For such a relatively small city, what a delight. I can't wait to see (and hear) what next year's series brings. I have a ticket for Dave Douglas in May, and will probably have to pick up a ticket for Dave Liebman very soon. Aye! I got tickets for Douglas back in September too. They have a deal where you get 15% off if you buy 6 tickets to 1 show or 1 ticket to 4 shows. So back in Sept. I picked out tickets for Moran, Zorn, Shorter & Douglas (along with buying tickets for other friends, but not 6 tickets to any one show.) I wish I could see Liebman too but I'm afraid it's just a little too close to when we're taking off for vacation. Now had I bought tickets to Liebman back in September I'd know when we were leaving, but since I didn't...

I was in the 2nd row center as I picked up tickets last September. I've always been the type who's just happy to be in the house, but being that close did make for an intense experience. WOW! Not much more to add other than it was a treat to see how the band members played off of each and how much they enjoy playing with each other. John Patitucci (who looks a wee bit like Christopher from The Sopranos) was straight ahead and he and Perez spent a lot of time looking over at each other with nods and smiles. Although Shorter is the legend, I couldn't keep my eyes off of the other players as they are such fantastic musicians. It was fun to watch Shorter start to play, lower the sax a little, lean slightly on the piano and look over at Perez and see a sly little smile form in reaction to where the music was going. This happened other times in reation to what Patitucci or Blade were playing too, but more often than not it seemed as if Perez's ideas were driving the show. I wouldn't trade this show for curtain #2 or 3 even if a time machine is behind one of them. They are a pretty amazing band, and I'll have to make a point of watching where the others end up in the future - hopefully years from now. While I enjoyed Mehldau (especially his take on "She's Leaving Home"), this was the brain-tingling clear-out-the-cobwebs blast that cured my aches & pains and put life back in my step. We are so lucky to be getting shows like this in Eugene!

I have the Lost Ballparks book. Got it for X-Mas a few years ago. Lots of nice pictures and some stories of highlights that happened in the parks. I love a shot of Forbes Field with the Cathedral of Learning out past left field. It looks like King Kong should be climbing it. It's the type of book you can go back to, if for nothing else to look at the pictures. Recommended.

Fek! Fek you Mr. Wesbed!

I keep mine in a file of "receipts of important stuff." I figured as it does have a serial number on it, if the Mosaic was stolen I'd be able to ID it should it pop up at a local used record store or wherever. Longshot I know, but what the heck.

A reward for finally finishing my taxes. I couldn't make up my mind whether to do a $100 variety pack from Alldirect, a Mosaic set or an order from Nessa. So I decided to play a hand of computer Yahtzee for each and let the highest score win the order. Sorry Chuck, though I'll be ordering after vacation in May! Art Ensemble of Chicago - Reese & The Smooth Ones Art Blakey - At the Cafe Bohemia V 2 (have V1) Art Blakey - Roots & Herbs Tina Brooks - Minor Move Tina Brooks - Back To The Tracks Kenny Dorham - Whistle Stop Bud Powell - Scene Changes Jackie McLean - Capuchin Swing (Right Now! has me going) Jackie McLean - Jackie's Bag Hank Mobley - Dippin' Cecil Taylor - Unit Structures Larry Young - Into Somethin' Steve Earle - Train A Comin' I'm glad this group "won" as I've been meaning to get many of the above for ages but other things kept jumping in front of the line. And yes, I plead guilty to being on a Blue Note jag.

Overplayed but then most anthems are: The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again One that worked for me for a spell. Heck, it works even now. The Clash - Guns of Brixton The Clash were so good at that kind of thing, so I'll add: The Clash - Clampdown Like the Burning Sky mention too. Just another American looking to England for anthems!

I'm not one to defend Page's post-Zeppelin work, but it took them a long time to release live stuff from the vault. In '97 there was the BBC Sessions release, and then last year the 3 disc live CD and the 2 disc DVD. That's it. They could sell a lot more of that but supposedly Page is hyper-critical of his playing. So rather than spending time counting money, I think he spends it editing tapes.

I hated the band with a passion, but my friends & I agreed that we'd see the 1st band that came to Assembly Hall, seeing as we lived right next door. Journey in '81. Oof! Things got much better, as later that year and then the next I saw Frank Zappa & the Talking Heads. Don't stop believin'.

The tracks with J.J. Johnson have pushed me off the fence. There will be a Mosaic in my future.

Well, I guess it serves us right for the television shows we export around the world...talk about tasteless and boring! I was not trying to sound sarcastic - I'd be really interested to know! ubu Judging from the pictures of Emmentaler in Google Image Search it looks like what Americans call Swiss cheese. Cheese full of holes.

I've also used Powell's. It's also a great (and overwhelming) store to visit in person too. However, you might want to try alldirect.com. They have free shipping on orders over $99, and as you're looking to buy many titles you might cross that bar. They also have some pretty fabby prices on jazz cds, so you can mix books & music if you like. I just did a comparison on 2 of the recently mentioned jazz history books for kicks. The History of Jazz by Ted Gioia - paperback Amazon - $11.87 Alldirect - $10.51 A New History of Jazz by Alyn Shipton - hardback Amazon - $27.97 Alldirect - $24.77 I'm not affiliated with them, just another boardmember thinking about getting some books mentioned here. I also have yet to try alldirect, though I believe Morganized has. I keep meaning to do a big order of discs but I've been pleasantly sidetracked by Mosaic & Nessa. And will remain so for awhile longer too.

I picked up the Bluebird A Night In Tunisia just last month and it is a treat to hear Jackie McLean & Johnny Griffin with Blakey. The Jazz In Paris Paris Jam Session from 1959 is a real gem. Bud Powell & Barney Wilen appear on 2 tracks. The rest of the band includes Morgan, Shorter & Merritt.

I've had the same thing happen with orders from them. They mail 4th class (or the media rate) from CT I believe, so on occasion it's taken discs 8 days to arrive to the west coast. With luck you'll get them tomorrow, but it might take 2 more days. Between mostly slow service and backorders that are never filled I've given up on them. Well, maybe not the DVD site.

The usual answer is one of the following: In A Silent Way, Nefertiti, My Funny Valentine...oh, a few more too. But over the past year or so whenever I play Modern Jazz Giants I think it must be the most beautiful album ever recorded. It might be easier to list your least favorite. Unless you're couw.

Yup, that's who it is. I get the warm fuzzies for that industry spokesman (yes, he's all man) as I used to see him on signs on the way to my grandparents. He's just such a strange little cuss too. I'm also somewhat jealous of him as he has wall sockets built into his head. However, they come at a heavy price, as they are a substitute for ears! Unless he can hear through them too, then he's one up us. Here's a link about his creation. And here's a picture from the Lileks site that I once used for the back cover of Grateful Dead show. One of Phil Lesh's nicknames is Reddy Kilowatt, and though a I'm big fan of the group it has nothing to do with my choice of avatar. More of a Jerry fan myself.

Not easy pickings. The Beatles was the first rock I heard playing with my Matchbox cars listening to my parents' copy of Hey Jude & Abbey Road. The Who ruled my life from my mid-teens thru early 20s. As much as I love The Who Sell Out, my favorite album is Quadrophenia, and that's from the '70s. My favorite Stones is Exile and the very end of the '60s stuff. Love the U.S. psychedelic bands, VU, and so many more. But as far as what I play today that still sounds the freshest, it's gotta be The Kinks. Something Else & Village Green are my 2 absolute favorites (don't make me pick!) along with the others nearby. I also love Muswell Hillbillies from '71. I'll 2nd (or third?) the advice about getting the imports. The are a ton of extra cuts and the mono mixes are terrific.

I didn't know that Ravi Shanker played with Yes, let alone fathered any members!

Think higher! I'm pretty new as I just ordered my 1st last December. I'm 139,XXX. Yowsa!

I'm not seeing anything either, but on another (non-jazz) board I saw some strangeness relating to dates. It seemed to be related to failure to program for leap days.

Yup, it's scaring me too. And they're just supposin'. I think I'll be ordering it tomorrow.

I bought my first Mosaic last Christmas and picked up another when the Blue Mitchell was running low. I'm still pretty early in my jazz obsession. I've had some albums for 20+ years but it's really only been in the past few years that jazz has become the primary music choice. I have about 400 titles...which comes out to just under 500 discs. Huh, those 2 discers and box sets add up! I really hadn't been aware of Mosaic until about a year ago, and I held off as I felt I still had a great deal of other things that I needed to hear (Getz, Art Ensemble of Chicago, all sorts of things I should have heard earlier in life, but better late than never!) first. However, by not having been a big buyer of jazz for all this time Mosaic can fill the bill quite nicely. After a dozen or so Ellington albums I went for the Hodges as I greatly enjoyed Back To Back and Side By Side, and the only Hodges I had away from Ellington was with Mulligan. So aside from a few songs from Side By Side, the rest of the Hodges was new to me. I picked up the Blue Mitchell as I had been enjoying his playing on a the Horace Silver discs I had, and I was intrigued that it included him with Henderson/Hancock and Cook/Corea (plus the Duke Pearson material.) So it was a nice fit. Being a newbie has it's advantages (though I've missed out on years of enjoyment of the music.) Thus far I've made Japanese purchases off limits, and in comparison the Mosaic pricing is better. Assuming you want all the box includes that is. And actually, as many older CDs seem to have mastering issues (old Columbias for example), I feel pretty safe in trying Mosaic as the Patton Select aside, most of what I've read about them (and the little I've heard) they sound nice. I've given up some expensive vices in the past few years and along with better earnings I'm at the point where I have a regular music budget and then a special purchases budget, and just about every month is special now. Maybe it's midlife crisis (or having a parent with Alzheimer's), but I'm not assuming any longer than I'll live a long life with great hearing, so I figure I might as well pick it up a notch in my music spending while I'm in my prime listening years. Anyway, some of the sets provide the music I'm after. And while I'm not sure I really need 6 discs of J.J. Johnson in one fell swoop (haven't bought it - yet) it isn't easy material to get, especially if you factor in time. And since I have 2 music budgets , I'm making an effort to cast a wide net and explore other artists while feasting in box set gluttony. Despite the fancy booklet and the big box packaging, so far I play my Mosaics more than I play other box sets. I think this is because they come in regular old jewel cases which I file alongside other discs, while sets like the metal banded Miles boxes are harder to get into to. Especially if you've been drinking. Ed Swinnich once noted in a thread that he's willing to buy Mosaics of artists he barely knows just because he knows Mosaic does quality work. I don't know if I can be that bold, but I know what he means. They put a great deal of care into their work, and it's nicely packaged.

Perhaps a dangerous thing to say 'round here, but ya know - at least from '72-'74 - the Dead could be downright "jazzy." B) There is something about ole Jer's sound that helps (or rather, helped me & some other folks, but obviously not everybody ) during times of upheaval. I got through quitting cigarettes (and I really really really really really liked smoking) and some more serious sadder family matters through both their music and the mad mind occupying obsessiveness that happens to Dead traders/collectors. I ended up purposely leaving a few holes in my favorite years in case I need something "new" in the future. Whenever you choose to dip back into jazz, it will sound sooooooo wonderfully fresh to your ears after the layoff.

He mentioned in late January that he hadn't been listening to much jazz lately. He also said he had been on a "Grateful Dead bender." As someone who has 881.25 of tradable hours of Grateful Dead on my etree list, I can understand what he might be going through. But yeah, I enjoy his posts (and miss the cat too), so I hope everything is fine & dandy.