Dan Gould

If I recall correctly, Willard Jenkins writes for Jazz Times. I seem to remember him pissing me off in that infamous "over-rated/under-rated" issue when he declared that Benny Carter was too "Republican" or something like that. I also remember him on BET on Jazz, involved in some sort of Star Search/American Idol type show. I think it was three un-signed acts per show, performing and being critiqued by a panel.

Oh, and another thing I discovered: It helps to go through the old pages to clear out things that were acquired. I seem to do that right after the New Year when I realize how many things are listed that I don't have to look for. Another thing I keep in that music folder is printouts of ebay items that I missed out on, usually old records that I may want to find through other sources.

I often print out listings from Alan's Jazzamatazz pages to keep things that catch my eye in mind, and I keep a file folder in my briefcase with all the loose pieces of paper, along with important things like home addresses of people I trade with. I haven't been doing a lot of buying lately at all, but the pages were very helpful when my wife asked for things I'd like for my birthday/our Aniversary in September, I was able to make a lengthy list of things she could look for/save for Christmas shopping. In the end, I think I got all but two of the discs I asked for. I never bring the whole folder with me to a brick and mortar, but I will jot down certain titles I'd like to find and bring that with me.

The more I think about it, given the fact that there is such a variation in how much discographical details people give, I think its really up to an individual to do some searching themselves. Asking anyone, even the anally inclined, to put it all togethr, seems like a lot of work for minimal return. I think the best thing would be Jim's idea: Copy and paste the answer posts for each BFT, in order. If the info is there, great. If its lacking, well, as Jim says, you can go and ask the guy for more info, or try to search it out yourself.

Except that Tony was #1 and I was #2 ... Honestly, it seems to me that even a single person could do this into the single thread Jim is talking about, and have it done in 30 minutes or fewer.

Borders tends to stock a lot of Grant Green, or has in the relatively recent past. So if you like your brick and mortar shop, I'd try there first.

Just guessing, but I think in the psychiatric biz, one has an illness or a "condition" and it is either highly debilitating or moderately debilitating or barely debilitating. But the condition-the illness-the deviation from the norm, the well-adjusted-is always there.

I heard him on the "Jazz" series and on these programs. Definitely seems like a nice guy, but he contributed absolutely nothing to either series. What is he a critic of? Certainly not deceptive "documentaries." I know he's been involved in Miles Davis Conferences at Washington University (my Grad School alma mater).

it's just really big Its more than just really big ... it requires major alterations both to airport gates, and due to its weight, to runways, too (I'm pretty sure). Its going to be very interesting how the market shakes out. Personally, I think Boeing is going to be proven right that a smaller jet with greater fuel efficiency is going to prove more popular. Moving huge groups of people from point A to B-isn't that the the spoke-hub theory? How economic will this plane be if its not flying at capacity or near capacity? A lot of credit is due to Airbus for its successes, but it may have miscalculated on this one.

I'll be interested to learn more about the Jess Willard title defense in Havana. My understanding has been that Johnson wanted to see his dying mother and therefore agreed to throw the fight to Willard so he could return to the US without the title, where he'd be less threatening to the prevailing order of the day. The evidence that the fight was thrown was pretty compelling to me: After being hit by a right cross, Johnson went down, but as he was counted out, he raised his arm to block the brutal Havana sun from his eyes, suggesting that he was in fact in full charge of his faculties and not knocked senseless. My father has a boxing book I used to look through, I guess it was a biography of Johnson. What I remember most is, in the photo section, there's a shot of a scowling Johnson, in his 50s or 60s, about to fight a very young opponent, late teens or early 20s. The caption said that Johnson won the decision!

Since the guy used "Buy it Now" that isn't really a measure of current value. You know the psychology-get it while you can before it gets bid up. I'd be curious if there have been any recently completed auctions to give a better view of the value.

So when do we start the discussion? I got four nailed already without working up a sweat! B-)

For a single session, I could do the transfer, Marty.

Yeah, I forgot to ask if I deserved credit for inspiring that bit of audio tomfoolery. Just think if anyone had real audio editing capability-with multiple track capability, you could take Armstrong's original "wonderful World" and add some Gee-Whiz noodling on top, really confuse people!

Yes, so unless you drove straight through and concentrated your jazz dial search to the evenings and overnights, I'd say its a good chance you'd miss some decent jazz programming. And for anyone attempting this in the future, remember that since jazz tends to get programmed on public stations and college radio, you can restrict yourself to the low end of the FM dial, and avoid that span that is apparently 50% country.

As far as I'm concerned, if Fathead didn't think it was "too soon" then there ain't nothin' "less than tasteless" about it.

Well I didn't get it yet and I'm only 7 miles away from you. Then again, you got the original from Serbia more than a week before I got it.

Am I the first guy in the States to get it? Just shuffled through the tunes, and I can't wait for the discussion to start, as I know I am going to set a personal mark for tracks identified! B-)

To be clear, I am not saying that stripping is never a last resort to homelessness. But to imply that every, or even a majority, of strippers are doing it due to extreme poverty is ridiculous. So, Alex, care to give us the Marxist interpretation of women who are adult film performers? I'm sure the marxist interpretion is fascinating. But you have to admit, its a unique industry, considering that women get paid thousands of dollars per week (or scene) but the poor men only get a few hundred dollars per money shot. Talk about being exploited! Those "stunt cocks" have to perform through multiple camera set-ups, with dozens of people watching, hot lights all around, and maintain their, shall we say, self-control, all for a few hundred dollars.

That's really weak and a crock of shit, Alexander. And really, I had no idea that Marx and Engels gave marxist interpretation of erotic dance. But the most ridiculous statement you've made is this: This is such a crock its a joke. There are so many middle class women stripping ... do you think anyone believes its a "last resort before homelessness?" Give me a f-ing break.

Thanks for the update. The Eric Alexander looks like a winner, and I have the first Philadelphians disc and its quite nice; a Volume 2 is a welcome sight!

On the negative side, this BFT surely set a record for me for tracks from albums I own, and I only definitively ID'd one, the Jack Wilson track. But I own #6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14 and 16 and 17 and have no excuse for missing Sweets. On the positive side, I did say "A James Moody Argo" so I'm counting that! So while I might have gotten 8 out of 17, at least I still set a personal mark with two correct. B-) Thanks again, Big Al.

Johnny Lyttle: The Soulful Vibes of Swingin' The Gate Gloria Lynn: Miss Gloria Lynn Harold Mabern: Rakin and Scrapin' The Leading Man Mabern's Grooveyard (the one to get!) A Few Miles From Memphis Joe Magnarelli: Always There Mr. Mags Kevin Mahogany: You Got What it Takes Double Rainbow Gildo Mahones: Soulful Piano of The Great Gildo Mike Mainieri: Blues on the Other Side Russell Malone: Look Who's Here Junior Mance: Blue Mance Truckin' and Trackin' Here 'Tis The Soulful Piano Of JR's Blues Big chief! and his Swingin' Piano Live at the 1995 Floating Jazz Festival Mance Groovin' Blues At Town Hall Volume II Manhattan Jazz Quintet: Funky Strut Shelly Manne: At the Blackhawk, Vol. 1 Perk Up Boss Sounds Lawrence Marable: Tenorman Dodo Marmarosa: Chicago Sessions Hank Marr: Sounds from the Marrk-Ket Place Live at Club 502

Funny, I thought your sense of speed came from that round guage below the dashboard. I'd suggest the real reason is that the vast majority of dingbats on the road haven't the common sense to recognize when conditions do not allow them to drive as fast as they normally do, so you have idiots going 75 in fog-bound conditions, and then you get 200 car pileups.

Well, I myself have the Ben & Sweets and Cat Meets Chick and the Burrell Euphoria CD but that doesn't in the least stop me from putting this at the top of my Mosaic wish list, with the Braff, Buck Clayton, et. al. in the set.