Dan Gould

Uh, Mark, if its the best lineup in baseball, how come the Red Sox scored almost 100 more runs? Hopefully they'll go head to head and then we'll know which is the best lineup in baseball!

Told ya it was something Dali-esque.

OK, then what's the verdict on quoting "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" in the middle of "Two Bass Hit"? Kind of obvious. "Down For Double" would be more impressive. Guess I'm kinda simple minded then, cuz it brings a smile to my face.

I figured it was some sort of Dali-esque picture in a picture kind of thing, but ...

OK, then what's the verdict on quoting "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" in the middle of "Two Bass Hit"?

Lazaro, I got this for my birthday but haven't had a chance to listen yet. I think though that it actually has a recording date of December 2004, so maybe Horace isn't doing quite so badly, the fact that they recorded at his home notwithstanding.

Thanks, Jim. Can anyone check if this session was switched to "rejected" in the latest discography? As far as squeeks go, Bill, you may be right. I just remember listening to decent takes and thinking, c'mon Hank, no squeeks, man and then ... squeeeek. I hadn't been aware though that master takes were selected. So did Alfred simply decide not to issue it once the live set of a similar song list was recorded or did he have second thoughts about the studio date?

Maybe he didn't have change for a five because he only carries hundreds?

I've never seen a CD, Brad. A while back, there was a vinyl copy up on ebay but it quickly went too high for me. Weeks later, though, at my local used LP emporium, I found a Chiaruscoro vinyl reissue. So, if you can do with a CDR, just let me know. I was just listening to this late last week, its my favorite of the Babs sessions.

Kevin, I may have something you could offer. PM incoming. ***************** Folks, Kevin has it right. The band never really gels on these tunes. Lee is loose and having fun but Hank is not having a good time of it. On the rare occasions that he doesn't mar a solo with hellacious squeeks, he sounds lackluster. The band gets close on a few occasions-its not like its a session that is a total waste of time-but its really not worthy of release.

Happy Birthday, Marcus!

Since the Europeans chimed in on October 5, I'm sure Brad's b-day is October 6, so happy birthday to a fine person.

Yup, just as I will worry about which Pedro shows up, you'll need to worry about both El Duque and whether or not Brown continues to get his back loose-he blamed the Sox implosion on his back, not pitching rust, and credited his decent start to getting his back loose before Toronto. At least the Sox picked the correct aging righthanded power pitcher to acquire! I think the key will be the first game, for both series. If Santana dominates and the Twins win, the Yanks will really have their work cut out for them. If they find a way to win, the Twins probably fold pretty quick. If Schilling continues with his 'A' game and shuts down the Angels, I think we'll have a good shot at closing them out at home, and keep Schilling to start Game 1 of the LCS.

"Yoko Ono Nude" leads to Organissimo? "Alyssa Milano" I can sort of understand-there's more than a few pictures of her or references. But "Yoko Ono Nude"???? (Unfortunately, now I've reinforced the linkage between "Yoko Ono Nude" and "Organissimo". Sorry.)

On the positive side, though, Tuesday's game is at 4 pm Eastern time, so no walking around like a zombie Wednesday morning!

Well, Harold, both our teams have their work cut out for them. You get the toughest pitcher in the league, and for a bit more than five innings this time, at least once and almost certainly twice. And El Duque may even be dropped from the roster if he doesn't show improvement when he throws on Monday. We get one of the hottest teams, and their running game won't be easy to deal with, considering the rate that most of our pitchers allow stolen bases. But no one said the playoffs should be a piece of cake.

I just have a bit of info that contradicts some of Mike Fitzgerald's: May 3, 1967 - Arnheim, Holland (spelling I have wrong?) Rund Jacobs is listed as bass, no Pim Jacobs mentioned.

Something eating at you, Tim? You might just as well say, "Fucking bullpen".

GoM, No, I didn't; but one thing Bob told me is that the number of albums, and the creation of the subsidiary labels, were a direct result of cash flow. In order to avoid showing too much in profit and paying taxes on it, Bob wanted to put the money into production.

I am shocked that its running so closely-there is absolutely no reason whatsoever for a separate, dedicated forum. Mike Fitzgerald's post hit it on the head. If you want to keep yourselves segregated in the Rat thread, go for it. Otherwise, post your threads where they already belong: Artist, New Releases, Reissues, whatever. Or do you people think that Free/Avante/whatever the fuck you call it is so special it deserves its own forum? After all, everyone else is looking in the rearview mirror, right?

Hope you guys enjoyed the division clinching game, cuz El Duque had his postponed start against Toronto, and on a scale of Loaiza (really horrifying) to Kevin Brown (horrifying) to Javier Vasquez (no command, no clue, no results), it wasn't quite up to the Vasquez standard. No fastball and no command of the rest of his repertoire. Throwing slop, and nowhere close to the strike zone. He looked like a man desperately trying to protect his shoulder. Yanks are in deep, deep trouble. Sleep well, Yankee fans.

BTW, I'm now into the second of three shelves of binders, so I guess I'm about 1/3 of the way through.

Much more Dex: Happy Birthday Revelation Go Parisian Concert Take the 'A" Train Both Sides of Midnight Body and Soul Live at Jazzhus Montmartre Gotham City Jazz at High School Manhattan Symphonie Live at Carnegie hall featuring Joe Newman Those were The Days Doin Allright Sophisticated Giant Daddy Plays the Horn at Montreux with Junior Mance The Jumpin Blues A Swingin Affiar A Day in Copenhagen Clubhouse Blows Hot and Cool Landslide One Flight Up Other Side of Round Midnight All Souls Love For Sale The Apartment Biting The Apple Assorted Private Recordings Wycliffe Gordon: The Gospel Truth The Search Bone Structure (with Ron Westray)

My point is, we've all been in a crowd when the reaction to the previous soloist completely drowns out whatever the next guy does, sometimes for more than a couple of bars. So, its really impossible for the audience to be both "impressed by the soloing and listening to the whole tune." I'm wondering if more of our musicians have the same view as Organfreak.

I'd like to catch Houston Person sometime, as I've become quite a fan of his recent High Note recordings. If he still plays, I'd kill for a chance to see Jay McShann.