Dan Gould

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Sounds good to me, Mark. As far as the organizer of this goes, have we considered the fact that either he/she shouldn't be participating or else will know who his Santa is? Anyone willing to step forward?

Most people know LeDonne as a talented hard bop pianist, but those who dig the Patterson/Patton/Earland school of organ jazz should not miss this album. I'd heard LeDonne on organ on Scott Hamilton's Organic Duke and he was fine there, but I think maybe his organ-playing heart is more in the hard bop-soul jazz groove of this album. Excellent solos by Eric Alexander and Peter Bernstein, and some surprising (and surprisingly good) covers of tunes including two Carpenters tunes, "Superstar" and "They Long to Be Close To You" as well as more obvious tune choices like "Pisces Soul". Very strongly recommended, unless you're one of the people on the other side of the fence when it comes to the ubiqitous Eric Alexander.

Indeed!

Well that just opens an even bigger risk of not giving something that's desired! So .... as long as people send receipts ... maybe. I agree. Maybe the "Santa" could subtly ask the receipiant if he/she has a particular disk. Or the person could always send it back if they already have said disc. The only problem is, its supposed to be a secret santa!

Well that just opens an even bigger risk of not giving something that's desired! So .... as long as people send receipts ... maybe.

That's true, Maren. Someone else could certainly do it instead of Jim. ********************* As far as gifts/dollar guidelines, I think $15 or $20 is the max. If you get someone's name and get an idea of their tastes from their posts, great. But I don't think necessarily that passing around gift certificates is so bad, when you consider the number of hard core collectors there are here, it may not be at all easy to find something the person doesn't have or hasn't heard. So, yeah, it may be passing around $15 ... but isn't it the thought that counts?

Don't you find it more effective to listen when you have a chance to write notes down? for the Mrs. though. I'm the king of the misses, myself.

They really played Ben Webster on network television?

If you like singing female organists, you can always hunt down a copy of Gloria Coleman's Sings and Swings on Mainstream. B-)

We talked last year, rather late in the season, about trying to do a "Secret Santa" gift exchange last year but it never came together. So, since its a week into November, maybe its time to put it back out there and see what we can do. Here's the way I would set this up: 1. People sign up on a Secret Santa thread. 2. Jim Alfredson (B3-er) gets to be the organizer. When you sign up, send Jim a PM with your particulars-mailing address and regular email. 3. At some point, maybe no later than December 15, Jim matches up the people who have signed up so that A is Santa to B who is Santa to C, etc. and sends out the personal info he has received. I imagine the most popular gifts will be gift certificates at Amazon or the Bastards or somewhere like that, though its possible you'll actually want to buy something for someone and ship it. Normally I hate dealing with the holiday season this early, but with Thanksgiving not much more than two weeks away, I guess its time ... What do y'all think? BTW, 2004 World Champion Boston Red Sox t-shirts can be ordered in XL.

Well, I'll bet I am one of the worst offenders when it comes to cruising through the big "O" while officially "on the clock." I'd say I do it a dozen or more times a day. If I'm feeling particularly enthusiastic and motivated about work, I will accomplish a task before going back to check the "new posts" page. Of course, sometimes that one task is checking email and writing a two sentence response. What I miss is the alignment of my previous office. I was against the wall so any visitors would be seen long before they'd see what was on my monitor. Now, unfortunately, I am in a high traffic area with the desk against the wall, and the boss is in the office on the other side of the wall. At one point she saw me cruising through CNN or checking hotmail and made a comment about proper use of company time ... I cut back a bit but it didn't last long. What's funny is how often she sticks her head around the door to say something to me, and like an epileptic fit, my mouse shoots toward the upper right corner of the mousepad to close the window or at least minimize it. Seems so obvious to me but she hasn't said anything in a while. Not having sufficient cash flow for full salaries might have something to do with her reticence though.

The only brand of Tea I care for is Leoni:

Happy B-Day, Paul!

Three or four years ago, much more TV than now. At one time I watched a number of sitcoms regularly but slowly let shows like Friends and Frasier slip away. Lately, I've spent more time on the PC while my wife is watching a movie or Sci-Fi or something like that. Now that I think about it, that coincides with my marriage, when suddenly I had a PC in the house when my wife moved in. So, I started doing things on the PC and got away from TV. Currently, my regular watching can be summed up as: Newshour Seinfeld Occasional College or Pro Football Who's Line is it Anyway?

As a point of information: Marty Jazz came here about a year ago with the express purpose of selling stuff. Then he discovered he liked the place and has become a fine contributing member.

You mean there is a right side to Chuck's bed???

Gene Harris: Listen Here! Its the Real Soul Soul Symphony Funky Genes at Ste Chappelle Winery Down Home Blues Standards of the The Three Sonds Georgia on My Mind Live at the Lighthouse And the Phillip Morris All-Stars Black Orchid LD with the Three Sounds Out of this World Babe's Blues Feelin' Good Hey There It Just Got To Be Vibrations Live at Jorgie's Coldwater Flat Live at the It Club Volume 1 and 2 Live atht he 1990 Concord Jazz Festival First Set Introducing the Three Sounds Bottom's Up At Maybeck Best of the Three Sounds Gene Harris and Friends at the Bern Jazz Fest (private recording) 25th Concord Jazz Festival Nature's Way (Jam Records, not the BN album by the same name) In His hands Black and blue Like a Lover Brotherhood Live at Otter Crest Alley Cats Fujitsu-Concord 26th Jazz Festival Good Deal At ast The Three Sounds (Verve) Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Bg Band Soul Play Jazz on Broadway Tribute to Count Basie Live at the Living Room Today's Sounds Some Like it Modern 20th Concord Festival All-Stars 25th Concord Festival Trio + One

I thought we knew Tammy was quite cute on TV already!

Dan, what label is this on? Sound Hills, a '93 release. Probably tough to find at this point, but a search on GEMM shows a UK seller with one in stock, only $10.00: http://www.gemm.com/ddc/search.pl?&a_refno=GML669178714 I strongly recommend jumping on this!!!!

My opinion mirrors that of Big Al - most of these tunes did not engage me very long, I'm sorry to say. I recognized the melody of track 1 but didn't bother an in depth AMG search. Seeing the ID surprises me just a bit, I guess. Track 4 - for the life of me I cannot imagine why anyone would find this appealing. 7) and 8) I liked best, but no guesses came to mind. Thanks for the disc, Dmitry. I just wish I'd found more to dig on it.

Jim's comments serve as a reminder of a couple of follow-ups I had. On the Mel Rhyne composition from the Brian Lynch Criss Cross CD: ARRRGGHH!!! Not sure if I mentioned it in the discussion but I definitely recognized the tune when I heard it, but there was no way I was going to track it down. On Michel Sardaby: if anyone can find it, I heartily recommend Straight On which is a live date with Ralph Moore and Louis Smith in the front line, all Sardaby compositions which sound remarkably like a mid-60s BN. I've seen the Bastards pitching Sardaby trio or solo CDs but have never pulled the trigger. Based on this performance of Lush Life, I might have to correct that! On the Karl Denson - eggs on my face, cause I do have this one.

I'd say yes.

two hours, 21 page views, and nary a yay or a nay? I guess its safe to say this isn't getting the instant acclaim Tony's BFT got. Maybe I need to be inspired by 3 AM feedings?

I've never lost the groove since January 1988.