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Kareem abdul Jabbar was in the audience once when I was at the Iridium (Wallace Roney was playing, I believe).

Did you happen to see Elvin when he played at the Caravan of Dreams (I think it was 1984 or 1985)? I can't remember who was in the group, only that it was tenor (Bob Berg, I think), guitar (a Japanese player, I believe), bass, and drums. I heard two sets, each of which consisted of three long pieces. The first two songs each set were just okay, featuring the band (no drum solos)--the third in each case was a more complex composition that featured Elvin, and I remember being totally blown away by these set-ending pieces.

I really don't need any more CDs right now, but I have called in my order for this one anyway.

Roy is great, and this set is great.

Tuesday night I saw the Mingus Orchestra at the Iridium. This is a 10 piece band--with two saxophones, trumpet, trombone, bassoon, bass clarinet, French Horn, guitar, bass and drums--They tend to perform the more orchestral Mingus pieces, and it was indeed a pleasure to hear, among other works, Half Mast Inhibition, the Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife, Noon Night, Just For Laughs Sap, Jelly Roll, Eclipse, Noddin' Ya Head Blues, and a few other great Mingus compositions performed live. Wednesday night--James Carter Organ Trio at Birdland. I enjoyed this immensely as well.

The signs said 30% off last weekend, but it was actually only 30% off of magazines.

I have the CD--it is a good one.

Yes, on Silveto (preachy self-improvement records with truly awful lyrics).

Dave Brubeck Trio (Alan Dawson and Jack Six), with Gerry Mulligan--Blues Roots. A truly great $3 purchase--a terrific album, with fine sound.

10% was enough to get me to buy 5 CDs. Horace Silver--Tokyo Blues (I only had the LP) A couple of OJCs--Duke Ellington, The Intimate Ellington, and Phil Woods with John Eardley, Pot Pie. A couple of Classics--Mess Mezzrow, 1951-53, and Tiny Grimes, 1951-54.

The Dallas Tower has already commenced its liquidation sale. However, at this point it is a very modest sale--only 10% off of CDs and DVDs.

Dick and Kiz Harp at the 90th Floor.

From Dusty Groove upcoming releases: Charles Mingus -- Charles Mingus In Paris -- The Complete America Recordings . . . CD . . . Late October, 2006

Link to review of 1983 performance: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html...753C1A965948260

I know it was performed in September of 1983 in Fort Worth, with the Fort Worth Symphony and Prime Time, in conjunction with the opening of the Caravan of Dreams. There are excerpts of the performance in a Shirley Clarke documentary film, Ornette, Made in America.

Click on the button that says "Centers"--one of the drop down items is Bulletin Boards. It works for me.

They played at the Caravan of Dreams in Fort Worth shortly after it opened, in late 1983. I loved the whole group--Lester Bowie an amazing trumpeter (in white lab coat), Roscoe Mitchell and Joseph Jarman (the latter in war paint along with Malachi Favors and Don Moye) a pair of tremendous saxophonists, and an incredible rhythm section. Complete with the most impressive array of percussion instruments one could imagine. A great live experience.

Not as much as "smooth jazz."

She has a new release (recorded in 1991), under Jim Pepper's name--Afro Indian Blues, on Pao. Also with Anthony Cox and Leopoldo Fleming. Very nice one.

Lionel Hampton--Flamenco (RCA)

Definitely get "Roger the Engineer," (aka Over Under Sideways Down). This is essentially their only true studio album (they recorded fairly haphazardly like most second-tier Brit groups). Most reissues include "Happenings" and "Psycho Daisies" with Beck and Page. Be sure to get the edition with the mono and stereo albums. The mono album includes some important overdubs left off the stereo. And the single disc Rhino "Best of" will give you a good survey of the Giorgio Gomelsky period (early stuff through "Shapes of Things"). And the BBC album would make a good companion to those. I have the Rhino collection, Roger the Engineer, the BBC CD, plus Five Live Yardbirds. I don't really like Five Live Yardbirds, but the first three, mostly featuring Jeff Beck, are good ones.

Priests just want to have fun.

Duke Ellington, of course. Best of luck acquiring the complete Ellington!

The '80s/early 90s is when I saw him, and he certainly had not slowed down. He always looked so happy when playing the drums, as well.

There was a small one in Richardson two or three months ago, but I don't know when the next one is.