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Trapped in a very deep groove?

1917-42: I would replace Billie Holiday and Bix Beiderbecke with something by Lester Young and Sidney Bechet. 1943-59: a bit troubling to have no Mingus here, but you do have Changes in the next era. As for your Lennie Tristano selection, I would have gone with Requiem. 1960-79: Any of Crescent, Live at Birdland, Africa Brass, Live at the Village Vanguard over A Love Supreme. I don't think Headhunters belongs on the list. Substitute The Individualism of Gil Evans. Also, there's a dire need for Roland Kirk here, and Dexter Gordon. 1980-2000: I agree that David Murray should be there, but I'm not sure which one. The Don Pullen-George Adams Quartet should be there. I personally would delete Zorn (particularly), Marsalis, Coleman and Jarrett. I would add Thomas Chapin, maybe Woody Shaw.

I recall being rather surprised and delighted to find this in the record store, with no advance warning. I think that part of the concert was already available at the time as a bootleg on a U.K. lp (Charley or Affinity).

Some things that exist but haven't been released yet--Mingus at Cornell with Eric Dolphy and Mingus at Ronnie Scott's.

I have several Silveto LP releases signed by Horace Silver. He was selling the LPs himself and signed every one he sold.

The first two sets are great. The label runs out of steam in the third set, which did not hold my interest.

I recently went through the entire 25 volume series, looking to copy the tracks that were the best combination of performance and sound quality to my ipod. There's a pretty large percentage of the series that has sound quality below what I personally can bear to listen to. The four volumes that I copied the most music from were volumes 8, 15, and 17, and 18. Volume 8 includes three tracks with the Stan Kenton orchestra that I found appealing. Volume 15 has the Red Norvo Comet recordings with Bird and Dizzy. Voume 17 has Barry Ulanov's Metronome All Stars with various configuations, including Dizzy or Fats Navarro and Lennie Tristano. Volume 18 is a worthy acquisition for the transciption performance with Willie Smith and Benny Carter.

Is that a positive or a negative $100?

I sure agree with that statement. Sama Layuca, Sahara, Song of the New World, Song for My Lady, Fly with the Wind, The Greeting--his Milestone catalog is some of my favorite music from the 1970s.

iTunes is a wonderful program. What probably sucks is your Windows computer.

I haven't seen it, but the DVD with Tina Brooks is Ray Charles in Brazil.

Speaking of Art Pepper, I recently found Art Pepper and Duke Jordan in Copengagen, a Galaxy 2CD release from eight or so years ago that had escaped my notice. George Cables was late arriving for a European tour, so this is his working group, with Mr. Jordan substituting on piano. This is a very outstanding concert recording that, due to the substitution, focuses on bebop classics (and related standards), rather than on the pieces that he typicially performed live during this period that are otherwise pretty well documented. Another wonderful addition to Art Pepper's late period discography that's a little different from the norm.

I have the Ellington British Connection CD. Not the others.

And some cooler weather--100 degrees in late September is pretty brutal.

Debut in Blues has Herb Wise on trombone, Jay Peters on tenor sax, Jim Taylor on piano, Sid Robinson on bass and Jerold Donavon on drums, and was recorded on July 8, 1963. According to the liner notes, Gene Shaw was from Detroit. He cites among his most memorable engagements two weeks in Detroit with Lester Young. His favorite trumpet player is Freddie Webster. Mr. Shaw plays a Student Olds trumpet.

Ahmad Jamal's Club Alahambra, on Argo. Occasional pops and crackles, but this is a truly beautiful recording (sonically and performance-wise).

Yes, there's Debut in Blues, which features a sextet. This was the second of the three. I have it in two LPs, the original Argo, and a Chess reissue (the latter being one of those cheapo reissue Chess pressings). I don't think there's been a CD reissue. I believe both Breakthrough and Debut in Blues feature Mr. Shaw's working band of the time. The repertoire is mostly originals by band members, and both the compositions and playing, by mostly unfamiliar names, are at a high level.

I have a Donald Byrd-Pepper Adams Fresh Sound CD called Out of this World, which purports to be the Complete Warwick sessions with Herbie Hancock. Not sure if it is complete. Perhaps not, as there are no alternate takes.

I hope you enjoy them. It took a pretty long search before I found all three of these, but it was worth it.

I downloaded to my itunes library/ipod from this one with no problems.

Now that's good luck. One of my favorites I've never gotten to see live.

I noticed that dustygroove.com has two of Gene Shaw's Argo Lps for sale. They're both good ones that don't turn up very often. Breakthrough was recorded on October 11, 1962 and features Sherman Morrison on tenor sax, James Taylor on piano, Sidney Robinson on bass, and Barnard Martin on drums. This LP has some really great tracks (Autumn Walk, Six Bits, the Thing, and It's a Long Way are my favorites). There has not been any CD reissue of this LP, to my knowledge. Carnival Sketches was recorded May 11 and July 17, 1964. This one was out briefly as a Japanese CD reissue. This is a sort of Latin record, but don't be deterred, the first side of this LP is great--it's a side-long suite composed by Richard Evans, and featuring Shaw's beautiful trumpet. Gene Shaw -- Breakthrough . . . LP . . . $39.99 (Item: 19831) Argo, 1962 Condition: Very Good+ View Cart We love this record! Gene Shaw was an obscure trumpet player who was also known as Clarence Shaw, and who played with Mingus (on Tijuana Moods and other sessions) before Mingus threatened his life, and he had to move to Chicago and change his name! (This can be verified in the liner notes to the 1963 release of Tijuana Moods, in which Mingus says that he loved Shaw, but can't get in touch with him anymore.) In Chicago, Shaw merged with the city's great scene of underground soul jazz players, and created 3 amazing recordings for Chess/Argo -- one of which is this album! The session sparkles with lyricism and imagination, and with a groove that mixes soul jazz rhythm with edgey modernist soloing. Highlights include the cuts "Autum Walk", "Six Bits", "The Thing", and "Our Tune". (Original Argo pressing. Cover has a bit of tape on 2 corners, and 2 edges, plus some light wear -- and pen notations on the back cover.)Gene Shaw -- Carnival Sketches . . . LP . . . $11.99 (Item: 5243) Just Reduced! Argo, 1964 Condition: Very Good- View Cart Excellent LP by one of the lost trumpet talents of the 60's! Gene "Clarence" Shaw played with Mingus, until the big one scared him away, and he fled to Chicago and started recording LPs for Argo. All of the LPs are great, and this one's a rare treat featuring a cool set of compositions and arrangements by Richard Evans that have a groovy Latiny feel to them. Evans plays bass, and Charles Stepney's on vibes. Shaw is stunning throughout, and this set makes you wonder why Mingus didn't come out to Chicago and re-hire him on the spot. Cuts include "Ain't That Soul", "Goin Back Home", "Goin' Downtown", and "Cha Bossa". Tough one to find! (Original blue label Argo pressing.)

This concert has been postponed until January 14. I was told that Mr. Newman has broken his hip. Let's hope he recovers quickly.

Every day I feel like it's Otis Spann.

I saw Mr. Harris this past Saturday night at Birdland. There was a good size crowd present--and he had Charles Davis on tenor sax, Early May on bass, plus a guitarist and drummer whose names were new to me. It was a very nice concert.