Dan Gould

Funny, I live 20 minutes from Marty, and no original package yet. But I guess its close! Gave a listen today, Milan, and I have to give a big . Nice assortment of material, much of which I don't often hear. Seeing as that's the case, there are no guesses, other than saying that I'm pretty sure I heard Bird from the Benedetti box, and later on, Louis Jordan. Well worth the wait!

Reminds me of when a college buddy was studying for the LSAT. He was having a real hard time, and he'd ask me the questions, and I was getting them right, one after the other. Man, did that piss him off, that another poli-sci major, one who, unlike almost every poli-sci major since the dawn of time, didn't have any interest in the law, was breezing through it. As far as the GRE goes, I took mine over 10 years ago, so all of the changes since then render my experience pretty useless. I'm pretty sure the analytic part was being tested when I took it, it wasn't an official part of the exam yet. I remember hearing that the SAT is a good predictor, but my scores flipped from the SAT, with my math score being significantly higher, like 650, and verbal going down. I always had the feeling that my math score had a lot to do with my getting accepted at Washington University, where at that time the Political Science department had a strong reputation for econometric approaches to the discipline.

This is where you have no fucking clue. Try and grasp this: GEORGE HASN'T "LOST" ANY INCOME.

Hey Nessa, does GEORGE own the recording? Is he selling it? If not, FUCK OFF!!! I'll be polite. George does not own the master but does have an interest in the commercial exploitation of same. Artist royalty and composer royalites are due him. Do you know what these amounts are? Where's the "commercial exploitation" you holier-than-thou, sanctimonious, jackass? (I'm NOT being polite). I am not SELLING anything. Royalties get paid on SALES.

Hey Nessa, does GEORGE own the recording? Is he selling it? If not, FUCK OFF!!!

In the spirit of the holidays, done and done. Guess I get to be a not-so-secret Santa, after all.

As the Dodgers got cold feet and sent Big Unit and Big George into paroxysms of rage, the Sox jumped quickly on one of the most suprising non-tenders of the year, former Astro Wade Miller. He's had two years of injuries but passed his physical so his "frayed" rotator cuff can't be too bad. And when healthy, this guy was awesome with the 'Stros, something like 32-12 his first two full seasons in the bigs. Like the Matt Mantei signing, this is one of those super-low risk, huge upside deals that Theo is really specializing in. If my math is right, for the money we were offering Pedro, we now have: Clement Wells Mantei Miller With Schilling apparently behind in his rehab, I feel much better having signed this guy, so long as he's healthy. We're really stockpiling the arms, while the Yanks are overpaying for what they've got, still can't get RJ, and still can't unload Kevin Brown. And if they end up with Vasquez, its not like he's going into the season feeling wanted or anything. BTW, we've cornered the market on "MILL*Rs": Billy Mueller at third Kevin Millar at first and now Wade Miller in the rotation. At least now we've got someone who spells it normally.

That and the fact that Mike could post about this super rare LP and in 12 minutes, someone steps up with an offer. Bet he didn't think it would happen that quick!

Mike, You're in luck. I actually posted about this album in this George Freeman thread.: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...=george+freeman You still on Mistywood Drive? I'll send a burn to you sometime next week.

Dex certainly freely shared credit ...

Correct: "By the way, though I haven't watched Ray in Brazil through, when I previewed it I caught one item that will certainly be of interest to many: an instrumental with a tenor battle between Fathead Newman & Tina Brooks." Who are you quoting, John? I grabbed this over the weekend, I'm going to identify it as a "Santa" gift to me and the Mrs. I promise it will be the very first thing we watch after the World Series DVD. But seriously, when did Tina Brooks get a gig with Ray? How long did it last? It would make me wonder if Tina's life could have been different if he had a steady gig with Ray ... a poster over at Jazz Corner, Pete C, who occasionaly posts here. I still haven't seen the dvd myself. Sounds like the same exchange that Harold Z. identifies as James Clay and Fathead. Need to study all available Tina and Clay pictures before watching, I guess!

Correct: "By the way, though I haven't watched Ray in Brazil through, when I previewed it I caught one item that will certainly be of interest to many: an instrumental with a tenor battle between Fathead Newman & Tina Brooks." Who are you quoting, John? I grabbed this over the weekend, I'm going to identify it as a "Santa" gift to me and the Mrs. I promise it will be the very first thing we watch after the World Series DVD. But seriously, when did Tina Brooks get a gig with Ray? How long did it last? It would make me wonder if Tina's life could have been different if he had a steady gig with Ray ...

I have to say that "Two Brothers" is only for Candoli fanatics. They are way past their prime. I'm in the process of building a Candoli collection, and have several CD's in transit. Right now, I'd recommend "Powerhouse Trumpet" and "Confirmation", The Chiz Harris Quartet. Both feature Conti (you're not going to find much with Pete alone). There is also Pete and Conti Candoli, "Fascinating Rhythm" which I have but have not checked out yet, and "Conti Candoli" (VSOP) which has Vince Guaraldi on piano and Stan Levey on drums. All of these should not be too hard to get. As they say, your mileage will vary. But when all those CDs arrive, I imagine you'll discover the man's name was ContE.

Obviously its a doctored photo, John. We all know that no Iraqi will smile for an American camera.

Don't wait on me ... I got it from Marty but I have no idea when I might listen and post, and from the previous post, Marty is not doing his usual extensive commentary.

Also got mine, but I have no idea when it will get heard.

I do have the Pershing date, but in a digipac, so its not getting listened to this time through. And that's quite enough for me!

Willis Jackson: Smoking with Willis Legends of Acid Jazz Funky Reggae Mellow Blues Illinois Jacquet: The Message Spectrum Go Power Desert Winds The Kid and the Brute Jacquet's Got It! Flies Again Ahmad Jamal: Portfolio Happy Moods Etta James: Blues in the Night (with Cleanhead and Red Holloway) Mystery Lady Time After Time Keith Jarrett: Whisper Not Jazz Crusaders: Freedom Sound Heat Wave Ron Jefferson: Love Lifted Me

Definitely! Just remind him how well-received your set was, you should have a definite advantage over all the people who are just trying to catch their attention for the first time.

As far as Mapleshade goes, I don't have the audiophile ears or equipment to weigh in on their techniques, but I am surprised to hear about their apparent business practices. What I am curious about is how someone like Larry Willis views them, since he seems to be on almost every recording, and I thought I heard he had some formal position with the company. Maybe he gets taken care of, so he doesn't care how the label treats other artists? Pretty sad, if that's the case.

Thanks for that link! This one's definitely leaped to the top of my wish list, and since I anticipate some cash gifts for Christmas, I will definitely be ordering this soon.

It's true that when they launched the new site, AMG said that it was optimized for IE.

Sox sign Clement, and it looks like the Yanks have crept closer to getting the coveted Unit. I'm pleased to get Clement because I think he's got more upside than Pavano, has been more durable, and cost significantly less. And anyone who's seen Clement's facial hair knows he'll fit right in with the rest of the idiots Seriously, ESPN had a chart comparing the cumulative stats of Pedro/Lowe vs Wells and Clement, and on ERA, batting average against, and ratio of strikeouts to walks, there's no comparison: Wells and Clement are superior. The only difference is winning percentage, and that's all about run support. Lowe was awful but got more wins than he possibly deserved because of the offense he had. Clement was excellent but lost 13 games because the Cubbies never hit for him. I think the Sox will be fine this year, just as long as they cross off the last thing on the checklist: SIGN VARITEK!

Maybe its the Holidays getting me into a sentimental mood, but this guy was one of my favorites growing up (and probably as much as anyone inspired me to take up guitar) and as I was driving today I heard one of his biggest hits, "I Got a Name" and it just sent me down memory lane. He really was a very talented guy, taken way too soon.

First the Red Sox win the World Series, now Aric agrees with me. The end is near, I tells ya! And here's another clue. Anyone seen Shurdlu lately? It probably turned out he was the only one right with the Lord, so he's the only one raptured out of the joint.