Dan Gould

I read it entirely as (we announce new titles in November, I am not sharing information about the next three years publicly, you'll know 2026 in 5 months.)

the dreaded reverse endorsement or as I first thought when I read this .... Danger Will Robinson!

Considering that the only Sanders I ever kept was an Evidence CD from this era, this goes from a "never" to a "maybe" - if indeed he is more on the "inside" thru out, compared to his fire breathing days of yore. Will be interesting to see if indeed this is judiciously chosen as Mosaic has been more in the mainstream than Sanders is known for, yet this is closer to the mainstream than that earlier era.

First series with Yankees this weekend and I have fewer than zero fucks to give. Thank god the Cubs have an actual roster of talent or baseball season would be over (and cricket is not something I am about to start watching).

I have this courtesy of former board denizen Stereo Jack. Anyone who wishes to hear it can DM their email and I will send an MP3. (the A side was Midnight Cowboy, I guess that did come out on a comp?)

Given his health woes for like, three years in Boston, this is even more impressive.

I own four of these - the Basie, Lazar (love his organ), Carter and Americans in Europe (but only on vinyl and don't even think I transferred to CDR), and plan to pick up the new Bird by the end of summer. Probably a record for BFTs and Me, and more support for Thom asking if this one was something I had curated. Well done - thank you.

I don't love the backings but I don't hate them. They support and set off Gene's piano which is given lots of room to do his thing. The title track is fine by me - and I recall they set off the supposed transitions inherent in the concept of the tune. The shorter tracks don't work as well as the long one, IMO, just because they feel a little time-bound and trying for airplay. Mileage.

Not even Soul Symphony? I don't like the backing much but Gene is great on that record and in the realm of "Three Sounds" but not really Three Sounds, it has to be the go-to record for GHF.

A little surprised Florida is as low as it is, and wondering what makes MI so much lower than any other state. Especially factoring in prevalence of winter weather - consider the rest of the northern tier of states.

All it took to make Milwaukee a .500 club was a visit from Boston. Now, it's Atlanta's turn. What an f-ing joke this team is.

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I guess Alfred/Francis could have hired Dick to supervise for a West Coast session. And to your hypothetical, I would much, much, MUCH prefer to imagine Curtis Amy backed by the Three Sounds.

Wasn't this a Liberty-era issue, when they had bought BN and PJ?

Major congrats are in order!

Sad news but 76 is a pretty good run but for someone as portly as he was. He surely was perfect as Norm Peterson.

I thought that the expanded release MC put together had put out everything or everything worthy of release? Of course, "worthy of release" has pretty elastic parameters these days. But if they go by expected sales, MC was quoted somewhere as saying that the Three Sounds were such consistent sellers at the time, and the CD reissues hardly sold at all. We're really lucky that the expanded Lighthouse, Babe's Blues, the It Club volumes, and the Standards CD saw the light of day.

The treasures continue to be posted, here are four more just uploaded since Friday: Doris Parker: https://aviary.library.vanderbilt.edu/collections/2137/collection_resources/148691 George Wein: https://aviary.library.vanderbilt.edu/collections/2137/collection_resources/148695 Lou Donaldson, with the topic being "Blue Note Hard Bop" https://aviary.library.vanderbilt.edu/collections/2137/collection_resources/148696 And something I am very interested in hearing, David "Bubba" Brooks and Eddie Locke, topics include Bill Doggett, Harlem Blues and Jazz Band, and Louis Armstrong (did Phil ask anything about brother Tina?): https://aviary.library.vanderbilt.edu/collections/2137/collection_resources/148699 Note I have been getting weird messages that Chrome is not compatible anymore .... I have been playing these reels in Edge.

"Star" was a poor choice of words but she was marketed as modern day singer of pop & standards ... to quote from that article And they want her to sing in a more straightforward singer-songwriter/pop fashion, instead of using her voice as a jazz instrument.

The hazards of becoming a pop star ... I guess Norah Jones doesn't suffer this problem because she keeps the jazz content minimal to non-existent? She does have jazz chops from what I have heard (I think).

From the article: I’ve come to that conclusion based on years of hearing people grumble at her concerts about the long improvisational instrumental portions, a sentiment that has been underscored by the emails I’ve received from disappointed concert-goers who disagree with my typically positive assessment of Krall’s live performances. In all of the above cases, they seem to want a stronger focus on the vocals, which is quite understandable given how great Krall is on the microphone. And they want her to sing in a more straightforward singer-songwriter/pop fashion, instead of using her voice as a jazz instrument. He is speaking to people and receiving emails about how terrible it is that she plays jazz at her jazz shows. That's why I asked if he ever tells people that's what she is and does.

Is it really any surprise given the way she was promoted and who she is married to? I'd like to know if the writer makes any effort to explain to people what jazz artists do and why there are these boring interminable instrumentals that might reward close listening if the complainers had the slightest ability to listen closely.

Nice!

Grant with sound, in color and b/w does exist.