Dan Gould

Jim, I have also enjoyed that publication with my Stateside orders. There was an excellent remembrance of Ben Webster's European years in a prior issue, and other nice articles. I may be wrong, but I wonder if Peter includes the publication hoping to increase orders of the Stunt label which he now carries. If I recall correctly, there's a nice Johnny Griffin CD called with The Great Danes which I never would have been aware of til I saw it in that magazine; I think another one was a Scandinavian piano trio that got Eric Alexander to guest on their disc, another winner in my book. I see Chuck is here right now, so I bet he'll tell me my book is all wrong.

I always do this, Ray, even on the discs that I had the hardest time with, I print out the comments of the moderator and give it another go. Didn't make Sangrey's or Randy's disc go down any easier but at least I gave them another try!

I think this post will get me to finally take the time to give a listen to his Palo Alto LP, Hip Pocket, I found up north at Christmas time.

With some of the guys here, If I had a combined guest room/music room, I'd take inventory before & after someone visits! Seriously, good luck on the big move.

Sad but not surprising. But ya gotta love this Wynton reviewer:

Happy birthday to Alan, along with the thanks of a jazz fan grateful for his comprehensive compendium of upcoming releases!

I'm in, Jim, and you can make mine a DOUBLE! Only thing is, we're not long for Coconut Creek, so I'm going to give you my work address. BIG NEWS is a brewin'!

I'm pretty sure it was the third word in Mr. Carlin's list.

I'd be interested to hear your impressions after your return.

In other words, were he here, Terry Bradshaw would be out on his ass too.

One more suggestion, Chuck, for your dining pleasure. Assuming that you and your bride are steak eaters, I heartily recommend a place called A. Carrolls. Its very close by the campus of William & Mary. Best steaks I've ever had, excellent side dishes, too. But not cheap! But if you feel like splurging for one meal, you'd be hard-pressed to top it.

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Jim: I can't deal with my scanner-either the image is too big or it gets saved as a type that won't upload. Totally annoying. Anyway, I'll e-mail the scan to you so you can at least see it. In the meantime, may I ask where the KB/Grant/Kessell picture came from? That's a concert I'd have wanted to attend!

Chuck, My wife and I honeymooned in Williamsburg. Colonial Williamsburg is fine but for us, the highlight is definitely Jamestown. There's been an enormous amount of archeological work there in preparation for the 400th anniversary of its founding, in 2007. If you want to learn more about the very earliest residents rather than the later era when the colony was firmly established, its a lot of fun. In the museum there's a schedule of the walking tours/interpretive talks that the Park Rangers give, be sure to do at least one, they're very good at taking you back in time, and again, if archeology is of any interest, you'll definitely enjoy it. One of the better discussions covers how the archeologists located the outline of the original fort. I'd also recommend a visit to Yorktown, there is a fine museum there covering the colonies up to the revolution and victory at Yorktown. Colonial Williamsburg has its charms but to me its more commercialized, lots more attempts to separate you from your cash, plus you have to fork over even more of it if you wish to actually get into the buildings. Basically, its free to walk around (other than parking) but its about $50 a person to get the full experience including all of the house tours. Definitely worth some time, but for me and my wife, we found the people dressed in colonial garb, etc., just a little too much; more of a show for kids, while Jamestown is the real deal-no "re-enactors" just markers and informative displays and your own imagination to picture the earliest settlements (be sure to stop at the glassworks on the way to Jamestown. Cool story-in order to try to have something to send back to England, the Jamestown colonists tried to establish a glass factory. The location was lost for several hundred years until it was rediscovered and excavated. So you can see the original site and then a hundred feet further along is a recreation of the glass factory. Another great day trip is to take the Plantation tours. I can't recall what highway it is, but they are all located on one long stretch along the James River. Beautiful old houses and gorgeous grounds, some of them right on the river. Very nice way to spend a day. And one BIG word of warning: OBEY the speedlimits in Williamsburg! The speed limits are very low-25 near William & Mary/Williamsburg and maybe 35 on the main roads, and the cops are very aggressive!!

I thought this man was caught between a rack and a hard place: And you know he doesn't get any respect!

It was resolved-I didn't post there anymore-until this thing started up. This thread called attention to Ricci's stupid decree and fortunately or unfortunately, Moose made reference to Ricci saying he had run off the "twerp" Dan Gould. I went to investigate and when I saw his ad hominem attack, I let loose with both barrells. The fact is that the respective "Suggest Questions For Bob Weinstock" threads serve as a perfect microcosm of why Organissimo is infinitely better than AAJ: Here, dozens and dozens of posts and many useful suggestions. There, but a handful of suggestions and most of the thread was given over to a Chris A. vs Chris H. vs Kevin B. battle over whether Prestige was a "junkie" label. After that, and hardly any thread traffic, can anyone blame me for not checking back?

And your choice of weapons? Wet noodle vs feather duster?

I propose that we go and TP Gary's Old Towne Tavern. Never could stand that Gary.

Jim, I'll try to remember to check that Italian LP for any pictures. Not sure if there were any, and of course who knows if they'd be "rare" but I'll let you know.

Got your message, Ed, and we'll figure something out in a few weeks. Thanks

Perhaps, but its still contradicted by Bob's direct statement to me-it was meant as a quartet recording because Coltrane was playing with Dameron at the time. Chuck, I'd still be interested in Ira's reply since it all started with him.

Aren't the results of "feminine" west coast jazz or "masculine" east coast jazz far more pleasurable and interesting than any supposed sociological explanations? In other words, its in the grooves, not the sociology.

Mike, that last comment was made in jest. I think its fine if the compiler wants to start the thread, but Golden Arm said (perhaps in jest) that he was a control freak who would "control" when the discussion gets opened. If the compiler wishes to start the thread once he's shipped the discs, by all means. But if he doesn't do so, any recipient should be allowed to start the discussion when they are ready to do so.