Dan Gould

Sad, shocking news. FWIW, ESPN is reporting it was respiratory failure related to sleep apnea, not a coronary, massive or otherwise.

Yeah, yeah, you knew what I meant!

OK, my wife and I watched the first set and I have three things to say: 1) Like the topic says, RUN, don't walk, to grab this! 2) I have no doubt whatsoever that its Tina Brooks soloing and trading fours with Fathead on 'Birth of a Band" 3) Anyone who has this, please listen closely to the first take of "Moanin'" and confirm for me that in his solo, Ray quotes directly and at length from "Work Song". Right from the start of his solo, I was certain that was what I was hearing, so I found a version of Work Song to play for my wife, and she applauded my ears ... but just to be sure, I'd like to hear someone from the board confirm ...

Lots of Red Sox stuff, as expected, including the Stephen King Diary of the Season, the Sporting News World Series book and the Boston Globe commemorative book; the NESN DVD was good but could have been better (more of the "smaller" plays that made a big difference in the outcomes) but I defy any Red Sox fan not to get a bit verklempt when they show Johnny Pesky as the last out was recorded Music: the HRS Sessions from Mosaic along with the Brookmeyer Select Dinah Washington, After Hours that new Horizon CD that people raved about the Curtis Fuller Delmark release from last year David Hazeltine Trio, Close to You The Mosaic Calendar Bunch of clothes, and a Borders gift card or two Oh, and a bunch of sushi dishware that will go back to Bloomies so fast it will make your head spin ... WHAT was my sister thinking?! But that notwithstanding, Santa was awfully good to me Merry Christmas to all!

Just opened this up, and its there in black and white: Tina Brooks - tenor Not sure why people were talking about trying to identify the members of the band, and whether its Tina or not.

That's the problem - I'm running out of time today, and I just know that after tomorrow, I won't want to hear Christmas tunes for approximately 358 days. Maybe I can give this a spin while Kobe's Corvette is hitting Shaq's brick wall tomorrow?

First off, thanks Big Al for a fun and fine compilation-one of the nicest to date. I know I'll kick myself a few times when the answers are revealed, but I only have a few guesses, and one I'm sure of (a first!): 11) James Moody, from one of the Argo albums? 15) Hank Crawford, I'm pretty sure 17) Track Six HERE And to answer Marty's Question: Cuz Al Likey the GGGRRREEEEAAAAZZZZEEEE!

Like Mark, I am certain to get a Mosaic set. However, I did not request other music but rather asked for any and all World Champion Boston Red Sox paraphernalia. So, the two DVDs (by MLB and NESN), a championship tee or two or three, a championship hat ... I'll finally be able to show my allegiance, two months after the championship (I only sprung for an ALCS Championship t-shirt afterwards, I figured I could wait til Christmas. My wife already got a Miter Saw for her various house projects, but she's also getting quite a few books and DVDs, most of which she's anticipating but I always try to find something she'll like that she doesn't know about, and in that area, I've got an old Vincent Price DVD-The Last Man on Earth, from the Matheson story which was also made into the Chuck Heston flick, Omega Man. She Vincent Price in any horror movie, so I think she'll be really pleased with it (and it was in the 1$ bin at Target!). I also got her the Clapton guitar festival DVD that was mentioned here recently. Merry Christmas to everybody!

Given what Alou does to his hands, was anyone actually willing to shake on this deal? Meanwhile, I'm now hearing the best of all possible Christmas presents: Jason Varitek is re-signing with the Sox.

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.