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I have a Stan Getz Quartet "the Stockholm Concert" cd on Gazell under license by Sonet Records Ltd. from a Feb 18.1983 concert and it doesn't have Over The Rainbow on it. Different show or different concert?

Maybe they are just getting the name on the earlier ones wrong. Example: Phil Lancie might have remastered an album in 1987 then RVG did his remaster in 1999 or 2000. It's not only confusing but I'm willing to bet that some of the info is wrong but what do you expect with a cheap copy? They had to cut corners somewhere, actually in a lot of places and research is one of them or so it appears.

Big fan as well. When I see his name on an album I know it'll be worth checking out. I have soo many albums with him playing bass as I'm sure everyone else here. The Booker Ervin, Eric Dolphy and Andrew Hill albums are probably my favorites though someone mentioned his work with Walt Dickerson which I also really dig.

I bought Spanish Grease on vinyl a few years ago to check him out and I like that one but his covers/song selections don't inspire me to buy more.

Thanks for that link fasstrack. I'm listening to it now. I've been a fan of Harrell's from a long time but only got to see him once at the SF Jazz festival where he played in the Grace Cathedral which is quite an interesting venue because of it's acoustics. I've never heard a Tom Harrell album that I didn't like. The quality of both his playing and writing are very high.

He should do a duo with Randy Weston. I'd probably fly to NYC to see that. The last time I saw him was about ten years ago at the Grace Cathedral in SF. It was superb.

Stan Kenton?? (or so George T.Simon sayeth ...) Kenton has never been "the Man" in my book but good for Georger Simon.

That album w/Golson is on my short list of albums to own. It's the only RRK album I don't have on vinyl (or cd for that matter). Is that the same cover as the U.S. issued lp? I've never seen it so I have no idea. I like it though. The Haynes album I'm well acquainted with though I don't have it on vinyl either.

I'm not surprised to hear of your experience. I wouldn't expect the Heavenly Sweetness lp to better an original or a Mosaic copy but if you can't get your hands on those then it's not a bad choice. If you can't compare it to others you'll be none the wiser.

Well, just as an FYI, I used to go by the handle "Gene Harris Fanatic" so perhaps you should take my opinion with a grain of salt. But its a deeply soulful recording of mostly slow blues and when I first heard it, the first thing I did was to put on the headphones and turn out the lights and just listen. So before you drop big bucks, I'd see about sampling online to see if you'll dig the music. There are people here who actually think its a snooze. Some of them even feel the same way about Grant Green's Feelin' the Spirit. If I may weigh in here, I'm not a big fan of the Three Sounds at all but The Blue Hour is a real fave of mine. Now I am a fan of Stan the Man and he is in his element on this album. The only real thing I would add is stick with the original and don't pay for the 2 disc set. I was disppointed with disc two. They got it right the first time when they chose the cuts for the original album. It's not that the other music is bad but disc one is where the real magic lives. The original lp is pretty great too of course.

I'll join you in praising that album w/DH and EJ. I was a little surprised that Elvin would play on such a concept but he sure did a beautiful job on it.

If you go out to Frisell's website you can purchase a live set with Yahel and Blade. I have it myself and it's very, very good. He sells a lot of his live show on his site and they are available in MP3 and FLAC. Another one that I really like a lot is the one with Greg Leisz. I had a live boot of one of their shows I attended and then later they released a show from what I assume is another date from the same tour. Their musical communication is pretty amazing to watch/hear and I love that kind of cowboy jazz that they play around with. Cosmic American Music indeed. Here is the link. The organ trio is # 004. http://www.billfrisell.com/downloads

This is probably a repeat from my responses on a previous thread but when I first heard Grant Green I was perplexed by the lack of chord playing that is usually part of the guitarist's job in an ensemble so I get it when people call him lazy but like some here, I think those people either think guitars are for comping or they are big Wes fans. Maybe it's a generational thing too although I'm coming up on my 59th BD. Once I began really listening to what Green was doing I got hooked on his style and when he had the right band and the right producer and material he could really light a fire. Some of his repeated single notes could bring up that "lazy" notion in my mind but then he'd pull off a solo like on It' Ain't Necessarily So from Nigeria and the pacing of his improvisation was truly class, class with a little dirt on it but class all the same. He was one of my least loved or least understood jazz guitarists many years ago and now I have a pretty big stack of Grant Green albums. I've avoided his recordings in his waining days after Blue Note but most of his Blue Note (not all mind you) are worthy additions to a jazz fan's collection.

I've enjoyed the albums I've picked up over the years including The Glass Bead Game, Spellbound, Live At Ethel's, the latter on the Mapleshade label. I bought the Music Matters Cliff Craft lp last year so I've been getting into that one more recently. I never saw him perform but he was a solid player imo.

I guess you getz what you pay for.

Yeah, I figured that out. Thanks for the link.

That interview with Dickerson was long and full of interesting comments. It's a damn shame he never really got the recognition he desrved.

I've heard musicians criticize other musicians before so you're right, nothing new under the sun. I just feel a little sad that he has to put down a fellow pianist/jazz musician and for what? Headline grab or just in a funky mood or maybe he's tired of being compared to someone that he doesn't feel a simpatico with. That's all fair in my book too but at the same time, we all know how hard it is being a jazz musician, especially these days and even though in this case the other person isn't alive, I still think it's unnecessary to put down others. Does he have a right to an opinion? Of course he did as you pointed out Paul but I don't get why he had to say it to someone interviewing him. The jazz musicians who I've heard say negative things about others said it in a private conversation and I've not repeated any of it. That too is unnecessary imo.

Yes, well stated JonRaney. I like some of Mehldau's music but those comments are really unnecessary. Methinks there is more to what he said than the face value. Bad hair day? Fight with the wife? etc...

Thanks guys! I knew I could count on this site for information. I look forward to reading these interviews when I have some time to really enjoy them (later tonight). Thanks again. Re:Crowe's difficult time with the jazz underbelly, I can totally understand where he's coming from. While I'm not a religious person I know that my mind and body would not be able to do that either, as much as I love the music. I'm happy to hear that he didn't stop playing though.

The beatheads dig Chico. For real. Are there beatheads where you live? Is a beathead someone who samples bits of songs for hip hop, etc? Yeah, DJ Shadow used to live in this area and frequented the stores here of course. One of the great old stores is on the cover of his Entroducing album.

Well I'm officially jealous! I have it on cd and there are times when I wish I had plumped for the vinyl box instead. I ran across a used set a while back also at a decent price but then I felt guilty about buying it since I already had the music. I do that with single albums sometimes but a box set, not very often. I'm in the middle of planning a trip to Scotland in the fall so overspending in the music dept. is not prudent for me at this time.

Didn't you mean a step forward? in regards to cds. At least that's what I remember when cds first appeared. All that "perfect sound forever" nonsense. Not to continue any arguments here but I've read Lon's posts both here and other boards and he's never come off as condescending or snobby to my ears. Maybe it's because I've always had some interest in making my sound system sound as good as I can. I don't have unlimited funds for audio (I do keep a fully stocked bar and a wine cellar) but I've always managed to find techniques or equipment that wasn't expensive that would increase MY listening pleasure and Lon's right imo, if it's something you enjoy then what harm is it and why not do it if it feels (sounds) good? I bought a VPI Scout about ten years ago and I've been pleasantly surprised at the improvement in the sound quality with different cartridges in particular but also little tweaks like cables, anti-vibration stuff and even positioning of my speakers in the room. My system is more modest than lon's but it sounds great to my ears and when money allows I know that I can make improvements. Simply changing cartridges last September made a huge difference in my turntable's ability to reproduce the music and the price difference was actually about $100 less than the previous one I owned. To go along with Lon's statement a few pages back, I'm consistently pleased at how much information my current cartridge/turntable is able to draw out of those record grooves. It doesn't matter whether I payed $2 or $25 for the lp, if good sound was put into the grooves, I'll get a good if not great reproduction to my ears. I don't try to convince digital fans to convert. We all like what we like and there's a good chance that no one is going to convince anyone otherwise. I certainly do enjoy my cds too. As others have stated, both digital and analog have their + and - so it depends sometimes on what your ears hear and whether or not an album is available in one format or another. I've got many an album on vinyl that's never been released on cd, much the same as I have cds of albums that are impossible or too expensive to own on vinyl. So I swing both ways. Whatever it takes to enjoy the music I love, that's the way I roll.

Ok, so I only discovered Walt Dickerson about six years ago so don't laugh here but I'm curious about the pianist that played on several of his early albums, Austin Crowe. He really fit in well with Walt's superb playing/songs yet I had never heard of Crowe before this. I googled his name and got other people with his name but not the jazz pianist. Did he ever record under his own name or play a supporting role with others? It's like he made those albums with Dickerson and then "poof" he was gone. Was he abducted by aliens? Inquesitive minds need to know!

That was great!