Dan Gould

The Two and Four Octet release is easily recommended, Bev. I saw Big George at Smoke with the Octet and didn't hesitate to buy the CD on the way out the door afterwards.

Only one page according to my settings ... Anywho, not much I can add to the discussion, its a terrific date for all the reasons mentioned, but it does remind me of what at the time qualified as a truly "Great Find"-Maybe three years ago, I spotted a Liberty pressing of this on ebay. The auction was headed up there, around $30 with another day to go, when I headed up to West Palm Beach for a record show. And what do I find? A very nice VG+ Liberty pressing, $12. Man was I happy! B)

And trailer parks get tornados, so pick your poison.

When I moved to St. Louis in the late 80s for Graduate School, I was quite shocked to learn that I was so close to the New Madrid fault and how long it had been since it last slipped significantly. Then they started telling me about how the worst building material in earthquake zones is brick-they just vibrate apart, I guess-and I started noticing all of the brick houses in that town. I am afraid St. Louis is going to pay the piper someday, just as L.A. will, too.

More of the same, mostly, an original named "soulin'", "Walk on by", "Mercy Mercy Mercy" and one oddball that I definitely considered using-"Impressions"

Congrats. I am sure this will NOT be a case of "be careful what you wish for, you just may get it"

I also ended up watching Charmed with my wife while we ran a tape of the show, because its running at 10 PM in South Florida and with the baseball playoffs starting tomorrow, I know I won't be watching the subsequent films live anyway. For what its worth, the Times review seemed to like Eastwood's film best and said that Wim Wenders film was laughed out of film festivals around the world.

Jim, the other track I considered using was the title track, which really takes the Dylan tune to church. Again, Lou sticks very close to the melody, but Foster really takes it to church. There's a nice reading of "Who Can I turn To?" a cover of "Hello Dolly" which the liners make out to be the greatest thing since sliced bread (or Carol Channing) and then the closest thing to the grease is a tune called blue something or other which is a nice, long, slow blues. But I already had that covered with the Mance/Alexander, doncha know.

Thanks again for the help everyone, as it turned out, they were conversant in English and after a few back and forth e-mails, the LP should be on its way across the pond soon. B)

Thanks Peter, I figured VG++ would be generally acceptable. That Lefty Edwards is a real nice record, and that George Bohanon Bossa Nova LP is currently at $60 on ebay ... Guess I'll have to wait for a response to my e-mail til Monday, aren't all the stores closed on Sunday in Germany?

Thanks Hans. Does it indicate if they ship worldwide, or would I definitely need a German member to help? And I am very surprised that they don't seem to have any link to indicate was their grading standards are. And believe it or not, $78 isn't a bad price when you consider that it went for nearly $200 on ebay!

I spotted an LP that I missed out on at Ebay last month-went for big bucks-and now I spot the LP at this website: http://www.parallel-schallplatten.de/ Can one of our German friends do a little reconn for me, and let me know things like: What are their record grades? What does VG++ mean? Do they ship overseas? Can I order online (and how do I do that) or do I need to contact them via e-mail? And if worse came to worst, can someone step in as go-between to order the LP and then ship it on to me? Thanks very much! Oh yeah, this is the LP: Earl Washington All-Star Jazz, Workshop Jazz (Washington's mostly forgotten, but he had a group of Basie folks for this date)

Hey, Brownie, I would think that collectors would pay a pretty penny for that!

All power to the Cubs avatar! Now--I myself am gonna start doing the ritual raindance to invoke a Cubs-YANKEES series. B) Surely the Cubs are still seeking revenge for 1932... Sorry, Ghost, the Cubs have been seeking revenge for a much longer time, all the way back to 1918, the last time the Sox won it all ...

Its a very happy day in the Gould household-my Red Sox are already in the big dance, and CubsWIN CubsWIN CubsWIN Guess my avatar brought them home, huh, GoM? Now, what are the odds of a Cubs/Red Sox series? B)

Yeah, imagine if Jim had my golden pipes and his eloquence: He'd be saying "That's Mr. President to you, pal"!

Well, I'm glad you liked it. You know, another theme could have been "crowd-pleasing" jazz, as none of the tunes were especially challenging and I thought that they ought to go over well with most jazz fans (of course, its possible that Dr. J. and Jim R. aren't like most jazz fans

Brad, the Artist Index page for Criss Cross shows no fewer than twenty five releases with Eric Alexander. ******************************** And Alexander, if you really wanted to listen and post your responses on the Discussion thread, there was nothing stopping you. That was the idea of a discussion thread and an answers thread-so that people who get a disc late or are just slow to get around to listening can still participate, if they can control themselves and not open either thread til they are ready to post.

Wait, wait! Don't listen to them! I can see it!!!! A sort or Asian looking girl on the hood of a red car, in a short black dress. Keep it!!!

Now if that shouldn't be an avatar, I don't know what would ...

Some might look at my collection, particularly my hunt for things like Argo LPs, and label me a "collector" but in reality I definitely consider myself a fan. I think its the hunger for the "new" that leads me to find obscure labels or albums, because I have largely exhausted the catalogs of the "majors". But its not a compulsive need to buy or acquire, its the thrill of the "new" (though there is an element of appreciation for the "rare" which probably gives an extra kick. But its all meant to thrill the fan in me above all else). As to the point of keeping "touch" with your collection, I have made a strong attempt to do just that, as for the last several months, I have systematically shuffled CDs to the office-I can't recall how many months exactly, but just this week I returned from vacation and I have just started the process over again. The first time through, I picked out CDs I hadn't heard in a while, and now this time, I am trying to remember which ones I skipped over last time and will try to pick others. Not as systematic as the LIFO system, but I am pleased to be rediscovering a lot of great music, and on top of that, I managed to take a couple of months to do the same thing with my vinyl. Heck, I've even stuffed my Car CD Case with pop/rock/blues discs, so it will be about three weeks before I return to jazz in the car. In the meantime, if I can just get through the music I got for my birthday, I'll finally dive into the box of 58 burns I received in August, so in some ways the mad acquisitions continue

Nary a clue, and this Seminole is not about to go make a visit to Gainesville to ask around!

Ray (and anyone else interested in Cochrane) the disc is available from Stateside Distributors: 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

That would be because the album just says "Flutes & Reeds" But its clear from the liners that Wilkins should get credit-he says he always wanted to do such an album, he picked Wess and Richardson and wrote the arrangements, so to me its pretty obvious it should be listed under Wilkins.

What can I tell you, Mike? I guess my copy of the Palo Alto was in a touch better shape than yours-I didn't even have to do any manual pop/click removal. Oh, and I got it for $5.