Dan Gould

The deed is done cuz the Deed is signed. Plant City here we come!!!

No it's probably not Castro although Lush Life is far from his best. Are you not aware of his work with Teddy Edwards? My enthusiasm was predicated on the presence of, in order: Teddy Edwards (including all of the recording that was initially released as only half of an LP shared with Sonny Rollins) Teddy Wilson Zoot Sims Stan Getz Castro, despite Lush Life, is no slouch himself. And, the enthusiasm I had for this release was more than matched by the actual music.

Arrived Saturday from Amazon - as good or better than anticipated. Very nice Higgins too - if anyone had known about this gig at the time I would have asked Eddie about it when I interviewed him. Sound on my high-end PC speakers was more than acceptable. Is it too much to hope there are other tapes of shows recorded at this Indy jazz club? They don't drop any hints in the liners but one can hope ...

Happy Birthday Tom!

I think anyone with a brain can recognize that there is significant down-side risk in the global economy this year.

Clearly seems to be a way to keep the money flowing in ... Jim might turn a profit on this thing yet! Seriously though it's up to Jim how to utilize the button option but it seems to me it could be a new way to initiate the semi-annual funds drive. When a certain amount is raised, Jim could remove the button, then the reappearance of the button would tell everyone that what was raised is near exhaustion and it's time to dig deep again.

Tim, this: "The "consent" for sex was tacitly given when these women accompanied Cosby alone to a hotel room and before the drugs were administered or had taken effect." is bat-shit insane!

1. Nobody's accused Cos of unwanted fondling. So that's a B.S. red-herring/misdirection. 2. Many of the accusers, including the one that forms the basis of the criminal charges, were women who were young enough to be his daughter if not granddaughter. They looked up to him and believed he was acting as a mentor to help them in their acting or modeling career. It's an appalling assertion that they should have "known what they were getting into" just because they willingly went to his house. 3. For the very last time, everybody who has accused Cosby of drugging them have made it clear that they had no knowledge of what they were given, in no way consented to being drugged, and say that they became disoriented/weak/unable to physically resist after being given whatever Cos cooked up for them. The fact that you don't see this as sickening is on you. PS - Welcome to the SS1 Ignore list! I was getting lonely.

In 1960 Herbie could put together an orchestra for a gig?

So another Dexaholic hears #9 and has no reaction like mine? Guess it's time for a q-tip, Debrox (tm) and an appointment for a hearing aid adjustment.

Or maybe it's someone else of note that Westbrook jammed with. Either way it's good news, thanks for sharing it.

Very cool news. Does this last mean more Carmell with Westbrook or just more Westbrook? I liked him on the Carmell set but I really enjoyed Carmell the most. I love these true archival releases, forgotten recordings rescued and restored and released. It's great that the market is strong enough even today that another batch makes good business sense. On Disc 3 - what pleased me most was the trombonist, Truitt who I had never heard of before. I thought he was really strong.

Then he's a very adept impersonator and I fell for your nefarious programming. Did you rub your hands in glee that I was the first sucker to fall for it?

Track 9 must be Dexter Gordon.

So has anyone else gotten this and listened to it? Disc 1, Abstract Candy, is a one-time-only for me but I'm sure others would enjoy the freely-improvised jams with Chico Hamilton and Buddy Collette among others. Certainly a surprise to hear Joe Castro in this context - he had a lot broader taste/skills than previously thought. But the rest of the six discs were even better than I hoped, culminating in the two large-group discs which are best of all, imho. I think if Clover Records had managed to put these two out at the time they'd have been recognized as great big band recordings of the era but it seems like Clover Records had all the ups and downs and fights and disputes that Castro and Doris Duke had as a couple. But thank God they put up the money for these two sessions, at least. Really I can't recommend this set enough, and I can only hope that Sunnyside Records will come thru with at least another release from these tapes. From the Joe Castro website, there were jams that featured Dexter Gordon, Cannonball, and Jack Sheldon among many others. Here's hoping they are next up!

We need a spit-take smilie.

Uncle Buck Uncle Reemus Auntie Em

From my wife: Early Christmas present to myself:

Indeed, completely different opinion from me. Both albums are great and I'm not sure what is meant by chemistry between Dex and Al. The contrast works perfectly, imho. I'd probably give a slight nod to Silver Blue for "On The Trail" but I would never want to be without either one.

I rarely add to these threads, it seems, but this year two archival releases stand out tremendously for me:

So my wife signed us up for Starz because of Ash Vs Evil Dead (good fun, btw) and I discovered Whiplash is running right now. TTK is of course correct in calling it a sport film but regarding his Music Major comment - what the fuck is all the homophobia in this movie? Is this the way it is in highly competitive music programs? "It's not like your boyfriend's dick. Don't come too quick." "OK, ladies" and a whole bunch of other ugly things said by the a-hole professor. Is this the way it was/is or did they just transfer locker room talk from the sports movie they cribbed from into the 'jazz' movie they made? Because it totally sounded like a football locker room rather than a music program, even a highly competitive one. I am glad others saw it this way too. I laughed out loud and clapped at the moment of impact. More high comedy when he calls the girl he cast aside because drumming is more important than sex, and he finds out she' dating someone new. Laughed out loud at that one too. Almost makes me wish I had paid the $10 to see it in the theater, just to know how others would have reacted if I had bust a gut at these "high drama" scenes. I have to admit that the movie got slightly more interesting when JK Simmons' character is acting like a human being in the jazz club, explaining his approach to teaching but I just wish it had ended after he reverts to form and humiliates the little shit at Carnegie Hall. The "triumph" at the end is just ludicrous. In summary, two loathsome characters do not a good film make. But if you watch it like me SGCIM did, you can still have a good time.

Hey I'm always up for a Jarrett put-wdwn. The irony that the opening sentence of the very next paragraph refers to the "great jazz pianist Oscar Peterson" ... ooo wee! That couldn't be coincidence could it? "Jarrett sucks, people, and by the way Oscar Peterson is great!" In a different context that has to get some sort of trolling award, doesn't it?

Loved Mr. T from the moment I heard him (might have been on Midnight Blue but I am not 100%) but 1A and 1B will always be Blue Hour and Gene Harris Trio +1. Slow, mellow blues on the former and one of the all-time greasiest recordings on the latter. So if you like Stan but thought Blue Hour was 'sleepy' or some such, don't sleep on Gene Harris Trio +1. Gene and Stanley tear it up.