Dan Gould

He's facing amputation of one leg and needs help especially with post-operative care/recovery. https://www.gofundme.com/team-george-cables

The big 5-0! Hope it's great.

Three quarters of a century!

Happy Birthday 2018! And once again, go Sox!

Happy Birthday 2018!

https://www.discogs.com/sell/list?master_id=1266377&ev=mb Tommy's Jazz is a discogs/ebay/amazon seller who is easy to deal with and used to participate here. He's got it at $20 plus shipping, I would think that's pretty fair and its domestic shipping too.

Curtis Peagler and the Jazz Disciples had a 45 out on Columbia, two years after their initial splash on the scene. Definitely surprised to discover this so I went for it from an Amazon seller. Nice.

That Barrow fellow is not only tall and handsome but damn if he doesn't look a lot like Hank. This will really tick off Don.

Since I'm more attuned to birthdays this New Year, I want to take note that BruceW would have turned 82 today. Let's remember him, and enjoy some of his vibes playing:

Not on this side of the pond. I've now had the opportunity to hear the purported Mobley with Monk tracks and all I can say is much ado about nothing. I mean, Hank barely solos, and the sound is for shit. If its Hank, (I don't hear it that way) is this life changing? Is it desert island material? Would you listen to it more than once? On the other hand, the interesting quote from the DB article is that Hank says playing with Monk he tried to stay in the upper register. This seems to jibe with what some identified as indicators that the sax on these two tracks is not Hank (from the other earlier thread). So that's sort of interesting. But this is really uninteresting in the extreme due to the sound quality and the brevity.

I approve since they didn't seem keen on bringing Arrieta back and Darvish is a high-quality starter who will only be more effective in the no-DH league. Now is there any guarantee that he doesn't resume tipping in his pitches at inopportune moments like a Game Seven?

Not denying your memory but why do those who have heard the disc all say it doesn't sound like Hank? Maybe you're right that Hank appeared with Monk but this RLR release doesn't document it.

Do we have to argue about the date? Why is this so important. The real issue to me is: How much Hank is heard in those two tunes; what is the sound quality? How is the rest of this RLR issue and does it justify what looks to be about $35 plus shipping on Amazon?

Woh. Hope it's great! I was going to find the cover to Introducing but these will do: I should link to the interview these came from, very informative: http://jazzprofiles.blogspot.com/2012/03/michael-weiss-on-jazzprofiles.html

I was struck by Mark's final post: just a few weeks before his own passing. I imagine Mark knew the end was coming and so Bruce's passing hit him hard especially since both were battling cancer. RIP Moose. And cancer sucks.

Spin some! As if you haven't already.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY 2018!

As I re-read Larry's piece I realize that "hell hound on his tail" "frenzied or tormented" and "quest to capture and express all aspects of every thought that crossed his mind" bring to mind Trane, not Bird.

So I've been sequentially pulling out discs from the binders that I haven't heard in a while and came to the Uptown release Boston 1952. Not having the notes handy I use google and what do I find? Our very own Larry Kart's Trib review. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1996-12-15/news/9612150019_1_charlie-parker-captures-music Excerpts: Parker's virtousity was of a special sort--not just speed of execution but a rush of meaningful musical thought so torrential that at times it bordered on the frenetic. But now that image of Parker's music has been altered, quite unexpectedly, by a CD of never before released live performances, "Charlie Parker--Boston 1952" (Uptown). The CD begins with seven tracks from a 1952 club date (the remaining four come from 1954), and on them the sheer connectedness of Parker's playing--the way every fleeting gesture flows into the next to form a dazzling, coherent whole--is at a level notably higher than any Parker had reached before. Second, and perhaps more surprising, is the emotional tone of the music. Before this, Parker at his most inspired was Parker at his most driven, a man who played as though there were a hellhound on his trail. But on this afternoon in Boston, it seems that, for once, nothing stood between Parker and his quest to capture and express all aspects of every thought that crossed his mind. As a result, this music doesn't sound frenzied or tormented at all but almost paradisic--as though Parker had burst through to a realm where each need is met the instant he conceives of it. How this could have happened at all is one question. (Perhaps, Parker was stimulated by the presence in his rhythm section of a gifted and very unusual young pianist, Dick Twardzik.) Another question is why this may have happened just once--for if it had happened earlier or later in Parker's career, it seems likely it would have been captured on one of his large number of studio and live recordings. So does Larry hit the nail on the head? Is Boston the peak Bird, never heard before or after? Not tormented or frenzied? I've never thought of Bird as either so I am wondering what others think. And I hope Larry A) doesn't mind my using his work and B) might be interesting if Larry still hears it the same way?

HP may organize the BFT presenters but it's Thom who gets them to your ears and for that we are grateful. Hope it was a happy one.

BFT166-001 Round Midnight Jay McShann – Kansas City Hustle https://www.discogs.com/Jay-McShann-Kansas-City-Hustle/release/4769407 BFT166-002 Piggy Love Jack Walrath Group – https://www.discogs.com/The-Jack-Walrath-Group-Hi-Jinx/release/10872271 BFT166-003 Someone’s Rockin’ My Jazzboat Frank Foster’s Living Color – Twelve Shades of Black https://www.discogs.com/Frank-Fosters-Living-Color-Twelve-Shades-Of-Black/release/2965037 BFT166-004 Sugar Grover Mitchell And His Orchestra – Truckin’ https://www.discogs.com/Grover-Mitchell-And-His-Orchestra-Truckin/release/3469642 soloists Doug Lawrence, Cecil Bridgewater, Mitchell Arrangement by Frank Foster – which Thom called “kind of clunky, like a late night TV show band might do.” Well Frank did do an awful lot of arrangements. I’ve greatly enjoyed tracking down Mitchell’s big band recordings which are cheap to very cheap on discogs when I found them. BFT166-005 Ode to Billy Joe Harry Sweets Edison, Seven Eleven https://www.discogs.com/Harry-Sweets-Edison-Jerome-Richardson-Ray-Brown-Larry-Bunker-I-Giganti-Del-Jazz-53/release/836736 Many versions of this on discogs, here is one with the group info. Excellent early 70s concert with one contemporary tune. Thought it would be interesting to program Jerome Richardson who doesn’t get a lot of attention. BFT166-006 Bag’s Groove Red Garland, I Left My Heart In San Francisco https://www.discogs.com/Red-Garland-I-Left-My-Heart/release/4276487 Just as with Jerome Richardson, wanted to highlight Leo Wright, another who I don’t think has ever made an appearance in a BFT. BFT166-007 Everything Happens to Me Horace Parlan – My Little Brown Book https://www.discogs.com/Horace-Parlan-Trio-My-Little-Brown-Book/release/3564662 The alto is Christina Von Bulow and she plays exceptionally thru out. Excellent late Parlan, I didn’t intend to program him but when this arrived in December I knew I had to. I think this was the one track everybody liked so I guess I did well in squeezing it in. BFT166-008 Fuchsia Moods George Benson – Glenn Tucker https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/georgesaxbenson2 Spoon said “I get the feeling this is a horn player of advanced age. But unbroken by it.” And that’s a pretty good description. Benson, who stayed in Detroit his entire career and recorded but a handful of times, was 86 at the time of this duo recording. BFT 166-009 Dolo Coker – Track A1 of this: https://www.discogs.com/Dolo-Coker-Third-Down/release/3026913 Now we get to my modulation away from jazz starting with: BFT166-010 Dave Alexander, Track A1 here: https://www.discogs.com/Dave-Alexander-The-Dirt-On-The-Ground/release/3504899 Not sure how he got away without giving a credit to Horace Silver but I would recommend both of his Arhoolie recordings. From blues vocals over a jazz tune to … BFT166-011 Billy Hawks, “I’ll Wait for You Baby” https://www.discogs.com/Billy-Hawks-New-Genius-Of-The-Blues-More-Heavy-Soul/master/1073049 A terrible shame that his two LPs never had an OJC reissue, I feel like this guy is the guy with the greatest soul/blues recordings no one knows. There’s one Discogs seller with the CD comp for only $10. Other copies a bit higher … BFT166-012 Let It Roll (Let the Good Times Roll) Parts 1 & 2 George Kelly & Earl Knight And now seemingly further away from jazz but not really. George Kelly played jazz thru out his lengthy career, and Earl Knight played with Lucky Thompson in the late 40s. Supposedly. So completing our trek away from jazz we use George Kelly’s participation to pivot back to jazz by programming … George Kelly. BFT 166-013 Slightly Blue I'm Shootin’ High – Red Richards - George Kelly Quintet https://www.discogs.com/Red-Richards-George-Kelly-Quintet-Johnny-Letman-Leonard-Gaskin-Ronnie-Cole-Im-Shooting-High/release/8421007 Maybe if I had posted a hint that someone might have noticed a similarity in tone between the two Kelly tracks. BFT166-014 Hi Fly Charles Davis Super 80 (Nilva) https://www.discogs.com/Charles-Davis-Super-80/release/4399399 Another saxophonist who may have never made it to a BFT. I don’t believe I’ve heard this tune at this tempo and this one was always going to be on this BFT. Now we get into the guitar section of the BFT and in retrospect maybe I would have done well to delete these, had I known that no one would care much for them and the member I attempted to alert to their presence is hopefully just on a break from the board. BFT166-015 Al & Billy Blues Billy Butler/Al Casey Guitar Odyssey https://www.discogs.com/Billy-Butler-3-Al-Casey-Jackie-Williams-Guitar-Odyssey/release/5634077 Casey is on the left channel, if it matters. BFT166-016 Misty John Collins - The Incredible John Collins (Nilva) https://www.discogs.com/John-Collins-The-Incredible/release/9862178 Chuck mentioned this one in the “Obscure records” thread and I tracked down a copy. I hate “Misty” with a passion but this one works for me. Mileage. BFT166-017 Baby Sweets Joe Carter III In the Now http://www.tjswan.com/albums/jciii-inthenow.htm I found this CD because it has a track featuring Bubba Brooks and I enjoyed the rest of it too. Unfortunately Carter died in 2016 of cancer. He was only 55. BFT166-018 Now’s the Time/Straight No Chaser Eddie Harris Live at EJ’s My version is the 3/4 Miles release on the A Jazz Hour With label. Here’s a link to Amazon where both discs are available as a download: https://www.amazon.com/Listen-Here-Live-At-J-s/dp/B00003CLVK Thanks to all who waded thru this behemoth; should I sign up for another I promise I won't go nearly this long again.

Thanks very much for your positive response to the tunes and also to the programming. When I post the answers you'll see links between certain adjacent tracks.

Check these two snips out. Two days to go from Sweden to Chicago. Five days to get out of Chicago. Guess I should be glad its now "out for delivery" three days after that.

Good sleuthing, he could very well be like Jim Wilke, the source of the Seattle releases to date, who was also a radio producer/host. If he is the source and has usable masters from all those shows there might be a series just as there is with Wilke's tapes.