Dan Gould

https://www.discogs.com/Gene-Ammons-Night-Lights/release/3094493

Jesper Thilo with some fine 'mericans until lunch.

This is an interesting one ... bought for Teddy Edwards (of whom there isn't really enough) https://www.discogs.com/Russell-Garcia-I-Lead-A-Charmed-Life/master/869720

I don't know if I've ever seen a reference to this one but I can't imagine no one else has it ...

I say that owning three from a single week is a new high so ...

Nothing from me in terms of guesses, but a generally quite enjoyable BFT without any tracks with a 'WTF - people like this?' reaction. Rare these days. I guess I'll save up those reactions for Felser's effort in December. I really, really enjoyed track 2, with 5 and 9 close behind. Looking forward to what those with better ears have to say.

I am going to have my Dexaholic registration revoked but I have to admit I am not having a hard time resisting this one after seeing some reviews. 37 minute track with 1/2 taken up by bass and drum solos is something I can live without. And while my opinion is in the minority, I just don't love the Cables recordings, especially on ballads. I recall Cables saying how great it was that Dex let him play whatever but I'm particular about ballads and Cables ruined every ballad released from the Keystone with his clangs and whatever-the-hell. I rank every Dex pianist ahead of Cables. Sorry not sorry.

I'd be more ashamed of missing the Griffin track but several with ears way superior to mine missed on that too. While I've thought of Griff as one of those that people always *know* I guess you were right that the softer side of his playing isn't as recognizable.

I think free agency will be brutal for a lot of players and it will be bad for the game if the PA uses the legit concern about revenues in 2021 if the pandemic isn't in the rearview mirror to act as if the owners are nothing but greedy MFers. Getting an agreement for 2022 was going to be tough either way, another very slow season with low offers won't help. As to Cora I think he's a fine manager of both the game and of men. But he's no panacea. 2018 roster was a special team and the 2021 roster will have massive holes unless Bloom works some magic and some of the youngsters he threw out there this year turn out to be good. There's a pitcher who looked real good against playoff teams the last month, and a hitter who may fit well into the Three True Outcomes paradigm, hit a quite few taters in September. Aside from them though I don't know who would be an impactful controllable player, and Cora will watch his stock tank if he doesn't have the players.

I scored that one in the late 90s or early 2000s, for about $12 at a local store. It was a good couple of years before the CD appeared and no one I was trading CDRs with had it at the time so it felt like an extraordinary score. But nothing like getting it sealed @ a cut-out price point.

Just finished Stiles and moving on to Ruby with Scott. I am guessing this is the earliest recording those two made together.

Can't believe I am the one to start this but ... LaRussa Returns to White Sox Dugout Yankees Decline Happ Option Are the Yankees thru with Happ? Planning an upgrade? Have the Cubs declined Lester yet? I figured that would happen before a Happ declination.

Scratch ' n sniff inserts like those perfume ads!

Lining up three Houston Persons. That Chocomotive is a great potential BFT source with Alan Dawson playing vibes instead of drums.

Not sure why but going thru the list I came up with 42? I thought the blog would be better with the visual reminders of album covers ...

Yeah, like that one time when her boyfriend got beaten up because he had blue hair, but Mingus made them stop. Then Mingus beat him up because of the way he played.

Yeah but it really isn't - the blurb has about six high quality images that show two sides of one page. You can read what the fashion lady says, or a good chunk of her reaction to these photos. It is easy to get a good idea about the book. This kind of goes back to what I initially mentioned about whether this was the right author, being a rock/pop music business person with no apparent indication of jazz knowledge. We got Sonny Rollins and Quincy - surely got to be the most recognizable names of jazz survivors (and being a music business guy, he knows Quincy's vitae outside of Michael Jackson). We get one still-around critic and one young cat who did art installations replicating old clubs. But he could have spoken to ... Benny Golson or Jimmy Heath just to think of a couple of people. Really it all makes me think of it as a picture book w. sort of pop sociology stuff mixed in. Maybe it turns out to be a lot about those marketing pieces - and if it does, a few photos of matchbooks are gonna go a long way for me. It's true jazz fans can't be satisfied and always bitch. I bet the book would be a great visual accompaniment to that Jazz of the Late 40s thread. But if we want to hear about the clubs from the perspective of performers we're going to be disappointed. It will probably be just fine for what it is.

No but I did have the initial, unspoken thought, of what would Moran bring to this that would be memorable or enlightening?

I didn't attempt to rake him over the coals but I won't say I am excited by his participation ... I was not aware of his "art installations" replicating old clubs so thanks for that link, but studying pictures to accomplish this "art" doesn't give one insight into the environment of those clubs when they existed. It's a lot like the fashion expert opining about the styles show in those photos ... if I get this I am not going straight to her interview either. At 45 Moran is as equipped as anyone who was born long after these clubs were active to opine about them. Attempting to duplicate club stages from years ago doesn't really change that. So if I buy the book we'll see if I am surprised or pleased by whatever Moran says ... but I'll be far more interested in Rollins/Quincy/Morgenstern's contributions because they are old enough to know something firsthand.

No way! I was sure I'd be the fewest, I'm already second and only 4 people have reported.

Almost 4X as many as me, and not far from 1/2 of Hutch's albums to date. Sounds about right.