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Capitol Live George Shearing, disc 3.

Last night, Guitar Shorty at Pearl at Commerce.

Coming in the mail the last two days, Von Freeman, Have No Fear (Nessa), and Harry Whitaker, Thoughts (Past and Present) (Smalls).

I didn't like it.

I believe this is the fellow I saw at the Village Vanguard with Paul Motian. It was more in the nature of growling, like he was pretending he was a wolf or an angry dog. I found it very strange and unbearable in that intimate context; I liked his playing but not enough to overcome his peculiar sounds and facial expressions.

This box set sounds fantastic.

No information is provided as to the group or nature of the performance (with the Dallas Symphony?). At the Meyerson Symphony Hall: October 31 An Evening with Herbie Hancock Herbie Hancock is a true icon of modern music. Throughout his artistic explorations, he has transcended limitations and genres while maintaining his unmistakable voice. In addition to being recognized as a legendary pianist and composer, his illustrious career includes an Academy Award for his Round Midnight film score and 14 Grammy Awards, including 2008's Album of the Year.

Pretty much Ditto, except I made the mistake of listening to Doo-Bop--the slightest recording of his career.

No, not as of Monday's mail.

I would buy a CD; if it is only mp3/flac, I probably will not.

Perhaps Donald Brown, the gentleman who was at the Massey Hall Concert?

Who here saw Sonny Stitt live? How was it?

For B.B.'s guitar, Live in Japan is a pretty nice one.

yes, he's using oxygen all the time now. he's still got his chops though. aside from his health problems, he was dealt a very heavy blow recently with the passing of Eddie Marshall. Dumb question of the day: who is/was Eddie Marshall? An excellent drummer. http://www.mercurynews.com/music/ci_18858967

Yes, I try not to get too excited when I see something good, as most of the time the vinyl has been abused. One point to note is that one need not waste one's time at the HPB in Plano, as I've always found that one to be stripped clean, as if invaded by the jazz equivalent of African army ants. I wonder why (ha ha)?

I go through long periods of finding very little. I also think there is probably less competition for jazz records in Dallas than in Austin (an Ornette Coleman concert in Dallas would probably be half empty) but probably also a greater potential supply, given that Austin was a pretty small town in the '50s-'60s. This is somewhat unprecedented for me, in that in the last few weeks, I've found five original Blue Notes in good shape for a total of $110--the only pricier one being a Jimmy Smith for $50, but it is in perfect condition.

My recent Blue Note luck continued, as yesterday I found a pretty nice W.63rd mono copy of Cannonball Adderley's Somethin' Else.

Not me.

The ipod inspired me to re-listen to my entire CD collection. It took awhile, but it was quite fun. Now I have a backlog of unheard CDs, but I will get to everything eventually (except maybe my huge backlog of classical LPs).

At the Kessler Theater: Allan Holdsworth--November 13. Rebirth Brass Band--November 19.

Horace Silver--Six Pieces of Silver (Blue Note W. 63rd) Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (Blue Note, NY USA) Fletcher Henderson Memorial Album (Decca ten inch)--Great sound on this ten inch.

In Dallas right? At a rock club? I was there for that. Olinga! Small world! Yes, that was at Mother Blues, where I also saw Freddie King. Believe it or not, I caught that gig too! got-damn, ya'll too?! Dallas wasn't just the Soft Machine. first time I saw Freddie was when a friend's father got me a ticket to The!!! Beat-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f13OyN_KrVg it's not Clapton or Scofield but what the eff is? hep Mickey Roker solo-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq0jRumMJG4 There's a terrific DVD of Freddie King on the Beat. http://www.amazon.com/Freddie-King-Beat-1966/dp/B00005NC52/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1317990989&sr=1-1

In Dallas right? At a rock club? I was there for that. Olinga! Small world! Yes, that was at Mother Blues, where I also saw Freddie King.

The second jazz concert I saw, way back in 1974, was the Dizzy Gillespie Quartet, with Mickey Roker on drums (and Al Gafa on guitar).

On third listen, I'm still really liking the new Rudresh Mahanthappa, Samdhi, on ACT. With David Gilmore on guitar, Rich Brown on electric bass, Damian Reed on drums, and Anantha Krishnan, mridangam and janjira.