Dan Gould

No I think she realized that without genitalia, Ken isn't really that much fun.

I agree with John. People should make an affirmative offer of personal info rather than having it spread around. Plus, participation isn't always ongoing, people take a break from one and rejoin with later tests. Plus, if you're e-mailing to say you want to participate, how much more time does it take to bang out your mailing address?

According to AMG, you're wrong. But then again, on Saturday I could go to the source and ask the owner of Prestige if his company gave Oliphant a leader date. B)

I'll keep that one in mind. Also thinking of a little cross-sauceing though I'm not sure if it will work or not. What about the sauce that goes on Sesame Noodles, which starts with peanut butter but adds sesame oil, garlic, soy sauce. Or maybe I should play it safe and just make Sesame Noodles as a side dish!

Luck! February 14? Does Mrs. Gould know yet? Bring flowers and candy! For both of 'em! Actually, the Mrs. has to work Saturday, giving me time after the interview to put together the "surprise" Valentine's dinner-scallops/shrooms/peapods/broccoli in the wok. Bit of a risk, since I usually do pork or chicken. Just gotta figure out a sauce for it ...

Put me down for the usual suspects: flute; soprano, violin (though there are exceptions to each).

Both albums are highly recommended; I don't think Grant was running on empty, either.

Neither can I.

I'm pretty sure Sweets Edison was in there, too. I think a lot of people will jump on the Jazztet stuff though once again, I curse the day I went in search of those missing LPs. If I'd only known ...

No, according to AMG, that's Gene Harris AND the Three Sounds, not to be confused with Gene Harris OF the Three Sounds

Thought you'd all like to know that I finally nailed down an appointment with Bob, for this Saturday, Feb. 14. Wish me luck, and thanks again for everyone's suggestions!

All you have to do is contact their US Distributor: Stateside Distributors-1004 N. California. Chicago, IL 60622-3408 Attn: Pete Crawford. Phone toll-free 1-888-776-0436 or e-mail stateside@prodigy.net He also has Stunt and Timeless, three CDs or more and shipping is free.

Yes, to my knowledge, that's the original cover.

Well, people just need to hang in the thread for a few minutes before and after 12 pm, keep clicking "refresh" to see who all has "joined" the party. And when the party's "over", we should post this image:

Absolutely. I performed like Johnny did when he was sober: .297

Considering that Tim's politics precede him, its clear that Berigan or myself will be handling his application, but thanks anyway, Mark.

Eastern Standard Time is GMT - 5, so set your watches accordingly!

I just realized we're a bit less than a month away from the first anniversary of the death of the Blue Note BB and the birth of the glorious Organissimo BB! From the earliest registration dates I can see that March 6 was the day of death/resurrection and I think we need to celebrate the first birthday right. How about if everyone logs on at a particular time, like 12:00 PM Eastern time on March 6 (that way its 9 AM on the west coast and not too late in Europe) and we try to set the new record for most members online at the same time? And we do it by congregating in a single thread, "Happy Birthday Organissimo" where Jim can cut his cake:

Some have noted that two disc tests require more listening time plus it may be difficult to follow the discussion of so many different tunes. We've now had two two-disc tests plus we're trying to come up with an FAQ for newbies, so why not come to some sort of board consensus on the issue, or at least have the discussion?

If we can get back to length, I think there should be an explicit limitation of two CDs. I mean, saying that you should consider your audience is fine and dandy but I can imagine someone going overboard and getting out of control and I'm sorry that is just too much to impose on people. In fact, I sincerely hope that two disc sets don't become the norm because I suspect that participation may start to decline if people find it difficult to devote sufficient time to multi-volume BFTs.

True, Brad! Just as deadlines focus the mind, space limitations make the compiler focus his attention on the very best/most important tracks.

I haven't shared this with my wife yet (I think you need to have wills drawn up before you talk about funeral issues!) but the former Gene Harris Fanatic has thought a bit about this and I think an excellent choice would be Gene Harris "Blues For Ste Chappelle" Audio Clip Here I don't want something slow and sad, this is a nice uptempo, uplifting, "happy" blues that I think would bring a smile to people's faces. Its also short, under five minutes, so its not likely to bore the crowd. Another option would be any of a number of Gene's performances of "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" though that would bring Christianity into a non-Christian service.

Brad, I was also going to reopen the discussion of quantity of music. We've now had two double disc tests and I think its an open question whether this has turned out to be a manageable amount of music, both for the process of listening and evaluating as well as the question of keeping track of what tune is being discussed when there are so many "in play".

If you are going to insist on "favourite" then I think there should be a nod toward American spellings with "disc".

John, You did a fine job, I would clarify a few things though: On the issue of what music is fair game, I would not say that it is truly "anything goes" but rather that people have chosen music tangentially related to jazz in addition to recognized jazz styles. In other words, we don't want someone to program speed metal, right? Well, "anything goes" suggests that speed metal is just fine, and I'm reasonably confident that the consensus of the board would not agree. On the issue of when a new BFT should be shipped, I think its fine to say that the discussion of answers should be underway, but a sentence about allowing for postal time from the States to Europe and vice versa is a good idea. In general, discs shipped overseas should go one week before inter-State or European discs should ship. Oh, and one other thing, you should know that "favorite" is not spelled with a "u". Other than that, great job! With those minor changes, we just need to get B3-er to post the message, preferably (I think) the same way that the Political Forum Rules are displayed, above the thread list as a separate link, though of course it could just be pinned, although there are a lot of pinned items already.