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I remember getting these in the 70s- an eclectic combination of players to be sure, but a fun recording. It was my first exposure to Woody Shaw (he actually trades with Maynard on one tune) and my preferences began to shift. Getz plays a nice version of Infant Eyes IIRC.

For the 50s, Night at the Vanguard. No doubt on that one, even though I love the two catesta listed. The VV is probably my favorite Sonny. For the 60s, probably The Bridge, although there are many great moments on the RCA recordings, like that long version of 52nd Street Theme.

The link has changed. It used to link to a guitar painted to look like female bid'ness. Maybe it did get flagged after all.

Just heard from Paul. He's hoping to go home tomorrow night or Thursday morning. The infection-related fever is down but has not yet gone away. They've got to knock out the infection before they deal w/the stone. He's hoping they can do it w/o cutting (as in the "sonic blast" technique). I told him he'd have a whole get-well-soon thread waiting for him to read and he said to thank everybody.

I love peanut butter. Chunky style rules. I love it with chocolate, I love PB cookies (but they have to have that fork cross-hatch design), I love it in ice cream. I also love cashew and almond butter. Freshly ground is the best, I don't need all that sugar in the commercial brands. But I'm currently tending to avoid it completely, since I'm trying to lose weight. So I don't keep it around. ....and don't let me forget the nastiest and tastiest peanut butter treat of all time; the PB and bacon sammich. It hurts so good. Call 911.

Wait, I thought he was there for kidney stones....did I miss something?

Update. Much as I would have liked to have made a graceful exit, it turns out my best option was to stay in KC for the year. It didn't make $en$e to move just for the sake of leaving town when I will probably be moving again next summer. Hopefully in the spring I'll find a teaching job elsewhere (that would start next fall- this whole thing happened too late for me to get a gig for this fall). The full-time teaching gig is my best option since it comes with the perks like health insurance. I'm teaching an additional class this fall (jazz history, it meets at 8AM three days a week- youch!) and I have enough gigs that I think I'll be able to get by, but there will be NO CD buying for awhile! That fact actually makes it a little painful to hang out here. S'okay, I have plenty to catch up on. I have now moved into my apartment. It's not bad at all, I would have been excited about it 20 years ago, but leaving my house for this is very strange. I lived alone forever and thought I'd never give it up, but now I'm finding that I'll have to get used to it again. My budget is pretty limited, and I'm now living in the same neighborhood as many of my students! This summer was about the worst three months I've ever been through. it was hard being alone in that house, spending my time separating, sorting and packing my stuff all while trying to process my feelings which tend to hit in big spontaneous tidal waves. Pretty dark times, I'm glad to be done with the moving (the processing of the feelings continues, however). I feel that I've hit bottom and am starting to rebound, so there is light at the end of the tunnel, although I do feel like there's been a big chunk bitten out of me and some things will never be the same. My wife returned from Santa Fe about a week ago and I've been over to the house several times already to work on splitting up stuff, helping her move things around etc. (and enjoying the opportunity to hang with my dog ). I think I'm able to accept the ways things are now. I know we're through, but even though the wounds are still fresh I find myself unable to hold a grudge- that's not how I've ever been, and I'm not going to start to be that way now. She's being very supportive and is letting me leave a lot of my stuff at the house until I make a more permanent move. Still, it's strange to be around her, things are amicable but the relationship is obviously DOA. My friends have been wonderful to me (which includes the folks here). I have always tried to avoid imposing on my friends, but this summer they have been getting an earful from me as I vent my feelings, sometimes while quite inebriated. God bless 'em all. And the music. The music is what continually saves me and makes life worth living. It's the constant in a life full of variables. I'd be in deep shit without it. That's all for now.

Oh my god, Paul Gonsalves is sleeping throughout the entire tune!! That's why Jimmy Hamilton after taking his clarinet solo also has to take the tenor solo... That is wild! That cat is MF OUT COLD! He doesn't even flinch during the sudden loud ensemble hits. Amazing.

Can you say "speedball"?

Layin' down the greeze while eatin' spaghetti. Cool.

Amen.

Our friend Conn500 asked me to post this on his behalf. He's been battling kidney stones lately and over the weekend started feeling pretty punk, sporting a fairly high fever. He checked in to the hospital and is being treated for a nasty bladder infection caused by blockage from a fairly large stone. Once the infection is under control they will then deal with the stone, which apparently is too big to pass the usual way. Conn said the doctors told him if he had waited much longer he might have been in pretty serious trouble. Conn is a stubborn cuss sometimes! He will be in the hospital for a couple more days and wanted me to mention this on the board because he had a couple CD deals pending and will be unable to do much in the short term. He will take care of business when he returns home. Best wishes to Conn for a speedy recovery!

Umm, yeah, that's what should happen, chewy!

In addition to the others mentioned, I also like the two duo sets with NHOP...... ....and the duo with Jimmy Rowles.

PLANET NINE FROM OUTER SPACE!

Probably crashed out after that coffee-and-tabasco binge.

Very sorry to hear this. Maynard was a staple of my high school jazz festival experiences. It was common at that time for him to invite the kids in the audience to join the band on stage for their closer, which at that time was "Hey Jude". My buddy (Miles251 as he is known here) and I did this once, and it was a thrill of a lifetime. I think it was experiences like that that led me to realize that music was my future. I never played in Maynard's band, but when I was on Woody's band we did a short tour with some extra guests- Nancy Wilson, Billy Eckstine and Maynard. It was great to hang with Maynard for those couple weeks- he'd come hang in the back of the bus and tell stories endlessly. He was a great guy, a great showman, musician and bandleader. Maybe we can get DukeCity to share some more stories. I'll always have a fond place in my heart for Maynard. RIP. BTW, I'm still waiting for "Live at Jimmy's" to come out on CD.

J K B

I think it's OOP. A quick search only came up with a used copy at Amazon, for about thirty bucks.

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This to me is the bottom line. Let's respect our host, it's his house. I always appreciate the humor around here and I think the spirit with which this thread was started was not malicious or anything, but sometimes it's easy to be misunderstood on an internet board, especially about a topic like this. And considering your teaching job, Alexander, I'd think you wouldn't want to place yourself anywhere near that link, regardless of your intent. I don't think that's paranoia, just discretion. You just never know what's going to happen (and believe me, that's my mantra lately!). I think if you chose to delete the thread no one would mind. Peace!