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David Fathead Newman: October 7 at the Univerity of Texas at Dallas Conference Center in Richardson. 8 p.m. $20 972-883-2787

Nat Adderley isn't in the elite of the trumpet players of his day--I much prefer Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Donald Byrd, Blue Mitchell, etc.--but on the other hand, he always seemed the perfect foil for Cannonball--I don't think the group would have been better with any of those trumpet greats.

I don't care for her either. As for new blues, that fellow Otis Taylor is making interesting music.

I would recommend instead buying the recordings of her deceased father (Johnny Copeland), a very fine Texas blues guitarist--for example, the album Copeland Special, which features George Adams.

I have Eric Kloss' Land of the Giants on a Prestige LP. It says Recording by Dave Jones. Another Prestige LP from this era, Melvin Sparks, Akilah!, recorded by Rudy van Gelder.

I pulled out as many pre-OJC Prestiges as I could quickly find. Roland Kirk with Jack McDuff--Kirk's Work--Prestige 7210--Recording: Rudy Van Gelder (RVG in the wax) Richard Groove Holmes--Spicy--Prestige 7493--Recording: Rudy Van Gelder (Van Gelder in the wax) Booker Ervin--Heavy!!!--Prestige7499--Recording Richard Alderson (cover is pre-Fantasy but LP is post-Fantasy). Jaki Byard with Strings--Prestige 7543--Recording Richard Alderson (cover is pre-Fantasy but LP is post-Fantasy)Jaki Byard Experience--Prestige 7615--Recording Richard Alderson (cover is pre-Fanstasy but LP is post-Fantasy) Brother Jack McDuff--I Got a Woman--Prestige 7642--no information Johnny Hammond Smith--Black Feeling--Prestige 7736--Recording: Rudy Van Gelder--Van Gelder in the wax. Johnny Hammond Smith--Here it 'Tis--Prestige 10002--Recording: Rudy Van Gelder--Van Gelder in the wax. Houston Person--Person to Person--Prestige 10003--Recording: Rudy Van Gelder--Van Gelder in the wax Houston Person--Prestige 10044--Recording Engineer--Rudy Van Gelder--Van Gelder in the wax (Post-Fantasy release, I believe) Dexter Gordon--Generation--Prestige 10068--Engineer Rudy Van Gelder, Van Gelder Studios--Van Gelder in the wax (post-Fantasy release, I believe)

The Fantasy catalog of jazz labels is the greatest single collection of jazz recordings in existence, I would think. I've scarcely ever heard an OJC or OBC that I didn't like (or love). Keep them in print and keep issuing new gems, and I'll keep buying them.

So you don't want a CDR copy of the extremely rare LP Charlie Parker and Ornette Coleman Jam Session in Fort Worth, 1954?

I was napping that day.

http://forums.allaboutjazz.com/showthread.php?t=10706

As for your cassette adapter, buy one of the Monster brand. The two I've had do not make any annoying clicking sounds. In contrast, the Sony cassette adapter was horrible, making loud clicking sounds that got worse the longer it was used. I believe that you can plug your ipod into the new BMWs--of course, that is a rather expensive ipod player.

I don't agree. For the most part, I prefer the unedited tracks on Mingus Ah Um and Mingus Dynasty myself. I suspect that Mingus was pressured to edit solos to get as many of his compositions as possible on his Columbia releases. The additions to Booker Ervin's solos are especially welcome. Either way, they are both great albums.

Just don't make a wrong turn (The neighborhood around Fair Park is pretty dire). Dallas' main cultural outlet for the out-of-town visitor are the numerous men's clubs on I-35. If you can find a copy of the Dallas Observer when you're here, it has a fairly complete listing of concert and club appearances. There's always the chance that Marchel Ivery might be playing somewhere, for example.

Unfortunately, no.

Also, his "Debut in Blues." Carnival Sketches was briefly available as a Japanese CD reissue.

The version of Tenderly on this CD is really good. I would never have thought there was any life left in this standard, but I was sure proven wrong. A straight to ipod transfer.

His best work is in the last fifteen years or so--the groups with Cary Denegris on guitar and Eric Person on saxophone--this is a great and underappreciated group. For example, Trio, Arroyo and Euphoria are three favorites with this group. I saw this group at the Knitting Factory five or six years ago before a very sparse crowd and they were superb.

Yes, the Monk Blue Note LP set was the first Mosaic set. I'm not sure why they chose to start with 101 rather than 1.

The reference is to this concert DVD, I believe: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00...9058995-5895927

I placed an order for a few OJCs with J&R on Saturday. I've already received an email that the order has shipped (all of the ones I ordered).

Yes, they are both Slytherins. You're just upset about your cellphone. --eric ← Soulstation1 lost his cell phone. ← Any relation? --eric ←

I finished the book on Saturday, and the series continues in excellent form. While the hype is out of hand, this is one of those very rare instances when it is deserved. I suspect it's going to be a very long wait for book 7.

Thanks. They had what I was looking for in stock, it appears.

Is there a current U.S. source for the Black Saint and Soul Note catalogue?

You have won Stump The Organissimoites. Everyone should send you a free CD, I would think.