Dan Gould

Well, I agree with you in principle but not at this point. The fact is that Cuscuna has said many times that most 1950s dates don't do well as reissues and that is why they have only seen the light of day as Mosaic sets (the Lee Morgan, Lou Donaldson, Hank Mobley sets for example). So these are not the dates that Blue Note is reissuing and for those they do reissue, like the Messengers RVGs, well, they've just been sonically upgraded, and being available from the source the European labels can't expect to make much off of them. But you are right in principle ... eventually European law will make things like the Connoisseur series completely unnecessary. Will this ultimately hurt Mosaic? Perhaps though Mosaic has the added value of the limited edition nature and the "classy" image the company has worked hard to attain. And on the other hand, the European laws should work to finally eliminate Verve's padlock on almost all of their holdings, and that would be a good thing!

Forget justice, I'd settle for some of that .

What can I say? I've been called worse. Heck I've even been called a "contemptible bastard" One bit of advice if anyone contacts Mr. Higgins directly: Don't ask him about "Music From Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". He's kinda touchy about that date.

Well, with five days to go its at $10. Wonder where it will end up. Where's Jim been? I think he said that he "thought" he saw it once but it might have only been a dream. He should be on this like ugly on Roseanne.

I'll nominate two, both coincidentally have just three songs each: Red Garland Quintet, All Mornin' Long I posted about this elsewhere today, but this is a favorite from way back. I'm a sucker for long, slow blues and the title track fits that bill perfectly. Then throw in two terrific standards, "They Can't Take That Away From Me" and "Our Delight" and you have one near-perfect way to spend 37 minutes. Definitely do not get the feeling these guys were "watching the clock" on this Prestige jam! Dexter Gordon, One Flight Up Its been a while but its quite possible that this CD made me a Kenny Drew fan. Actually, to be honest, that was almost certainly Blue Train, but I first heard this one very close to the time that I heard Blue Train and Bluesnik, and these three albums were surely instrumental in getting me to sit up and take notice of Mr. Drew. But its much more than that. I never tire of the 18 minute long "Tanya" at the start of the record. I love the tension and release in the tune and the way the rhythm section works throughout. This tune has such a cool vibe to me, kind of makes me think Tanya was the kind of girl who kept you on your toes all the time but she made it worthwhile. "Coppin The Haven" may be my favorite Kenny Drew composition, and even though its like I know every note in his solo, it kills me everytime. And then we wrap it up with an absolutely classic example of Dex' balladry, 'Darn That Dream". Beautiful and heartbreaking. "Kong Neptune", the CD bonus, is just icing on the cake!

Man, my latest "d'oh" is painful both fiscally and musically. Remember my "Dusty Groove-itis" thread? Well, I did miss out on the Paul Griffin "Soul Sauce" LP but it got me thinking and I decided to see if I could track it down. Took no time at all as it turned out to be listed on a website I had cruised several times but never actually ordered from. But what's this? They list two different Paul Griffin LPs, the aforementioned "Pours on Some Soul Sauce" and also "Plays Swinging Soul". Different labels, too, one is Somerset and one is Audio Fidelity or something "audio". Maybe it was the residual effects of DG-itis but I decided if I was going to try Paul Griffin I was really gonna go whole hog. And what's this they have? Houston Person on Westbound, Get Outa My Way? Well, I really liked the Eastwind live double lp from the same time period, oh sure, throw that in too. So, the box arrives a couple of days ago. I take a look at the two Paul Griffins and what do I see? Like 3/4s of the titles are the same! And what do I hear? Yes indeed, the exact same album, with just a few titles changed! At least the music turned out OK, with a strong gospel groove, not as commercial as I'd feared. Wish I could say the same thing about the Houston Person. I knew what I had just by glancing at the first title of the first side: Disco Sax Its worse than it sounds. I think there was more musical content in Rick Dees' "Disco Duck". And as a board member pointed out to me, if we combine those two titles we almost come up with a motto: Disco Sucks

This came to mind as I was digging, really digging, "All Mornin' Long". I just love the slow blues title track, maybe its just the fact that I've always been a fan of the tune, but I adore Donald Byrd's statement of the theme on "They Can't take That Away From Me" and then they bring it home with a classic Dameron composition, also a big favorite, "Our Delight". For a "jam session" this is a heckuva an album! Any other nominations among all of those Red Garland/Coltrane jam dates?

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I don't know how many noticed my post to the Byrd/Pepper thread but I suggested a way of discussing less available or even downright rare LPs if the owner of that record would be willing to send maybe 5 burns out to the first five declared participants and subsequent participants would receive burns from those five, sort of a "burning tree" as it were. Given a little more lead time, rare music could be distributed in time for a discussion. Might also be interesting if participants only had a list of personnel and tunes and no liners to help them. On that basis, I can offer: Gloria Coleman, Soul Sisters (with Grant Green) Swingin On The Vibories (Kenny Drew, Sonny Clark, Gerry Wiggins taking turns on a set of vibes that play like a piano) Mad About Tadd, a Dameron tribute LP featuring Slide Hampton, Jimmy Heath and Kenny Barron The Super Jazz Trio with Art Farmer, Something Tasty (Jim R. can attest to the excellence of this recording) Philly Joe Jones and Dameronia, Look Stop and Listen and To Tadd With Love Jon Hendricks, Good Git Together (World Pacific with the Adderleys, the Montgomerys and Pony Poindexter) And really off the beaten track, Bumble Bee Slim, Back in Town! (Pacific Jazz with Groove Holmes, Les McCann, Curtis Amy, Joe Pass) I guess if there is a groundswell of support, whoever has an upcoming choice can pick me and then I just might leave it up to a vote for which one I will send out. I do think this is a good way to expand choices and experiences.

When Mr. Rogers passed there was some discussion of his show's music director, and now I have found a copy of Johnny Costa's Dot records release, In My Own Quiet Way. Anyone familiar with it? Thanks!

As with all matters socio-political, you're not too perceptive are you? That link is to an archive of the board, not the board itself. Have you checked today's date? I would think you've lived in this country long enough to know what April 1st signifies.

Actually, I've had an idea, I guess it isn't particularly realistic, but what about the distribution of burns of hard to find or never reissued LPs? Maybe the one person who owns the LP and nominates it sends out five or ten burns, and those who receive burns send them onto the next group. Just mailing CDRs would cost a dollar or so. Might also be interesting if people were called upon to offer opinions purely based on listening, no liners included. I know, not exactly realistic.

I had the Byrd/Pepper Mosaic set in the car when this was chosen and since I didn't feel like figuring out which disc it was on and taking it back inside for serious listening, I didn't participate. But now that I am up to the last disc in the set, I really wish that the "Royal Flush" date had been selected instead. Great tunes and also Herbie's first appearance on the label would have made it a better choice for an album of the week discussion.

I'm with you, Matthew. The Sox won 93 games last year and have clearly improved their weaknesses-the bullpen, the bench, and having Tim Wakefield as a starter throughout the season. Meanwhile, the Yanks are getting older, their new imported stars have to deal with New York, and they sent their best middle relievers out the door without a second thought (Mendoza and Stanton). I read in today's newspaper that no one boos in Japan. Well, I guarantee that Matsui is going to hear some boos in New York, just like Giambi did when he started the season poorly. The Evil Empire will have their hands full. You can bank on that. (I just love Opening Day-you can talk trash all you want because there's nothing but possibilities in the air)

Well, now I got it to work, by posting it at my picturevillage photobook and then adding the link here. Maybe that was the problem, posting several different customized avatars might have exceeded the software's limit so it wouldn't let me upload a new one? What happens when you replace one with another? Does the old one get overwritten or is it still taking up space on organissimo's website?

Its 50X50 pixels and 5 KB, so that's not the problem.

Well I'm pissed. I have a very cool baseball avatar to replace the US flag but it won't upload. I "browse" and select the .gif (just like I did with the flag) but when I click to upload the file, nothing happens whatsoever.

Just Speedball.

Well, as Eddie Murphy said in "Trading Places"-"I can SEE! Praise Jesus I can SEE!!!" (Yes, I got a temporary repreive from Dusty Groove-itis with the "Item Out of Stock" e-mail. Only now, from Harold's comments, I'm wondering if I wish I hadn't missed out

Thanks for posting this, there is a link at the bottom of the page to an english translation of Weeden interviews including his memories of Shirley Scott (basically it sounds like Lockjaw was a bastard to her while they were married) and also Weeden's recollections of the ill-fated Dexter/Sonny Stitt Blue Note session.

couw, it occured to me that "journeyman" might not be the best known noun for our non-American friends. I think it is most often used in the sporting world to describe the kind of athlete who never comes close to stardom but who is a "role player" who handles his job competently but even then often finds himself moving from team to team, not often jobless but not exactly loved or appreciated. Maybe like Bill Hardman? I think he might epitomize the term "jazz journeyman".

Oh man, this sucks. "LOR" was the winner of my re-auction of that rare Ronnie Foster Live at Montreaux LP (just move the decimal point in $2800.00 over two places to know what he paid). If he's got the wallet to bid $2800 on that Morgan LP I just know that if he'd had some serious competition, he'd have paid much bigger bucks for the Foster LP. I knew I should have asked my friend to shill for me

I dug out some Kenny Drew CDs I hadn't listened to in quite a while and as I was digging them anew, I was reminded of something that really bothered me when I learned that Drew had died (As I check AMG I can't believe that in August it will be ten years since he passed). Basically what ticked me off was the NY Times obit, which described Drew as a "journeyman". At the time, I really dug all of the Blue Note hard bop pianists and Drew especially, and this damn-with-faint-praise term really bothered me. But as I thought about my anger ten years ago, I realized that perhaps the description really was apt. Not everyone is or should be considered "legends". Not everyone belongs in the Hall of Fame. And yet, we find that when our personal heroes aren't treated with sufficient respect we get ticked off. OK, that's what I wanted to express. Not really sure how to open it up further for discussion ... maybe on the nature of hagiography and the creation of legends? A list of journeymen who deserved a better fate? (BTW, I was going to post this at AAJ but because of the "political dumping ground" thread decided to keep it here)

Dusty Groove Review-itis. Don't let it happen to you! Dusty Groove Review-itis is a rare but frightening disease in which otherwise normal people allow the unrestrained yet unverifiable ravings of the Dusty Groove Review-Bot to overwhelm their normal self-control, resulting in uncontrollable flatulence and (at least as scary) uncontrolled sending of credit card information over the Web. There is no known cure for Dusty Groove Review-itis, however, relief is sometimes gained through the welcome appearance of the "Item Out of Stock" e-mail notification. Today's triggering event: Paul Griffin -- Pours On Some Soul Sauce . . . LP . . . $24.99 (Item: 5951) Somerset, Late 60's Condition: Very Good+ View Cart Short tracks of soul jazz organ with a definite pop R&B gospel feel --similar to something that you might hear coming from the Stax or Hi studios of the time, but with a little bit more liveliness than Booker T & The MGs. Griffin's sound is clean and sharp, and the album includes a number of originals with an uptempo gospelly feel to them, like "Old Time Soul Sauce", "Some Down Home Soul", "Blow One For Otis", and "Wilson, Otis, and Aretha". Cool cover, too, with some groovy kids dancing at what appears to be a very segregated dance! (Cover has a bit of edge wear.) I checked AMG and found that Griffin played a lot with King Curtis and also on Nat Adderley's Sayin Somethin ... and the next thing I knew, my credit card was flying out of my pocket and you-know-what was flying out my butt ! Anyone else ever fall victim to this nefarious disease? Confession is good for the soul, doncha know ...

With Hubbard, Roland Alexander, Ronnie Matthews and Marcus Belgrave, the Persip is a winner. Do not hesitate!