Dan Gould

Is it really that hard to find? Amazon shows it in stock for $11.98 with 30 used copies available from $7.19.

Funny thing - I used the yousendit download when it was available, which is a good thing because snail mail has never made it south Florida.

That's well and good (and I'm right with you on what you are biased towards) but "bored musicians trudging through" is clearly a projection of your own preferences on to the musicians. There's nothing that says these guys were "bored" by the material. You're bored with the material, as is your right. Hey Dan, Have you listened to this CD in its entirety? If you have, please let me know your thoughts. Another reviewer on this board stated that Green wasn't "into it" as much on this date as others. No, I haven't yet had the chance to purchase, though I hope to soon. I still suspect that those who think Grant "wasn't into it" or was "bored" are projecting their own disappointment with the material onto a presumption that Green, being so good at more challenging material, was somehow unhappy and bored having to play this dreck. From the memories offered by DMP, it doesn't sound like Grant looked bored playing in this style.

Since Mike has updated the master BFT thread with this as the official signup thread, I might as well bump it up and make sure folks know that BFT 39 is open for business, and I'm still providing early mailing service for those at the far reaches of the galaxy (or just heading out of town in August).

Man it really sucks how scientists suspect that bit-torrent downloading will be the long-feared mode of human-to-human BIRD FLU. But no guts, no glory - and no TRANE-GETZ either.

That's well and good (and I'm right with you on what you are biased towards) but "bored musicians trudging through" is clearly a projection of your own preferences on to the musicians. There's nothing that says these guys were "bored" by the material. You're bored with the material, as is your right.

Considering his resume, I'd have to qualify that statement by saying that it depends on who's making the list, and for what reasons. I think it's safe to say that as a 50s-60s LA session player for pop & R&B sessions, he was on the A-list. And the B+/A- list for jazz sessions. The guy could play, and I wish I could see Plas and Houston tear it up together.

Why is there an impact on the musical results if Bird was "completely professional and musically serious about the session"?

Chewy doesn't show respect. Kevin announced the passing of his Father and all that jackass could say was some shit about his working for the phone company, and did he ever see some such type of equipment. He's an ass and doesn't have an ounce of human decency.

Compared to what they have, there's no doubt that he can help.

As Philly says, kids are resilient. I'm not sure that giving in and moving back just for them is the right or necessary thing. Two questions: how old are they (is there time to get their shit together and do what is needed to go to a decent school or is the coming year make or break)? And when did you make the move last year? Starting the school year instead of being the new kids who arrived in the middle might help them complete the transition. Or maybe the kids just resent you and the fact that they had to follow their mother's boyfriend to a place they didn't want to be has led to this sort of acting out and making trouble in order to force a change. Maybe if you had married her, they'd show a little more respect for their elder's decisions. So maybe some counseling isn't a bad idea.

"NO CHANGE!" My brothers and I still laugh about this one from time to time. Anyone see the SNL takeoff with Pam Anderson as the "disfigured" girl? All the pig-faced male orderlies can say is "She's HOT!"

That's true, for I am saying that music criticism which brings in these extra-musical elements is of no use to me, whether its a Marxist perspective or any other. Holds precisely zero interest. In fact, and I know there are certain people here who would slam me for it, I'd much rather read Scott Yanow.

I am pretty sure it was a mastering difference when they were brought back into print. And the covers were much better, too.

I don't think its any surprise that the Indians are throwing in the towel at this point, with three clearly better teams ahead of them. But this is good news for our friend Conrad. The only problem will be if Atlanta uses Wickman so much, his arm actually falls off.

My point is that is of no consequence to me.

"The Monsters are DUE on Maple Street." Good call, Jazz Kat, and the correct title really sums it up properly.

The bottom line for me, Red, is that any "criticism" based on the record company vis a vis Parker's strings album is totally worthless as it will never tell me anything about the music contained therein. Call me crazy or old fashioned but I read music criticism to learn about the music, usually with an eye toward whether or not I am interested in the album. Anything else is an intellectual circle jerk.

That warning is not strong enough!!! ooof ... Theisman... nice that LT was on top of the call for the medic. If you haven't seen it, as bad as Theisman is, Big Sid's is a hundred times worse.

That warning is not strong enough!!!

Hearing from Mike Weil that his August holiday plans would necessitate an early shipment of BFT discs leads me to suspect that there may be others in a similar situation. So if its OK, I'd like to open up this signup thread for those who plan to be out of town for some portion of August and would still like to participate in my BFT. Since I offered to switch places and take over the August slot it dawned on me that August is pretty much the slowest month around the 'O' so I'd like to ensure maximum participation in this BFT. I just completed the selections and sequencing and I am rather pleased with the resulting flow of tunes across the two discs. So, anyone who is interested in early BFT 39 service, please email dangould@hotmail.com with your particulars. If you are interested in using yousendit.com as delivery service for MP3s, please indicate. I haven't uploaded anything yet but if there is interest I certainly will use it. Apologies to Matt for starting in on this early, thanks for your consideration, and of course the discussion threads will not be started until the appropriate time. UPDATE: Current signups (snail mail) (italics signifies early shipment): Bright Moments dutchmanx mikeweil Magnificent Goldberg Stereo Jack Stefan Wood Durium Jim R. Jim S. Current signups (yousendit download division): Tooter King Ubu Steven marcoliv couw Sidewinder md6553221

Funny Rat forum I can see, since this seems to be the single thread that attracts all of the out or semi-out (or maybe I should just say "diametrically opposed to the Wynton-Crouch vision of jazz) music that obviously has a following. Book Club I don't see, threads about favorite books can be created separately and don't really need their own forum.

It was the day before. Padilla, maybe?

Great episode and one of my favs. too. Lot of autobiographical commentary on "Stop at Willoughby" Serling was overworked and stressed. I saw a few TZs last night. I really enjoyed "Dead Man's Shoes." A body is dumped in an alley. A homeless guy takes off the snazzy pair of shoes from the body, puts them on, and becomes transformed in such a way that he takes on characteristics of the dead man. He then goes out to avenge the murder. In the end, after taking out one of the gangmembers, he too is shot. With dying breath he says, "I'm gonna be back. I'm gonna keep coming back. I'm coming back till I get you, Johnny!" The body is dumped in the alley and another homeless person takes the shoes. I thought I'd seen them all but that one sounds like a classic I've never seen.

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