Dan Gould

There was a JRVG issue of the original session, it sounds fabulous.

I don't know, but I'm disappointed that mine is the lone vote for "Misty Night" which is just a beautiful, beautiful tune.

Oh well ... I'm broke anyway. But with my birthday coming up in September ...

Hmmm ... new One For All as well as a Joe Farnsworth led-date. Wonder who's with Farnsworth-his One For All friends, perhaps? Thanks, Hans!

To me a 3-star review is bothersome. Why? It leaves me with the feeling that many of the sessions with this type of rating aren't critically judged at all. If the reviewer doesn't have the time or inclination to really listen to a session, it is so much easier to paste it with an average 3-stars. In other words, he is taking a pass on the session. At least the reviewer takes a stance with 2-star ratings. There may be those who disagree but at least the reviewer can claim he listened and rated. Of course, there's got to be a lot of sessions that are genuinely worth 3-stars, but one gets suspicious when these are liberally doled out, especially with no accompanying text review. The critic is taking a pass on the session. I've had the same thought that three stars is the "default" rating but I've never sweated the fact that so many seem to have that rating. I chalk it up to the fact that there is simply a vast amount of solid, decent jazz albums recorded by competent professionals. I do expect that a 3 star album is going to reach at least a certain minimum standard of decency. I've never encountered one that wasn't at least three stars; can't think of one that really should have been four or five. I think the three stars is really shorthand for one of Yanow's favorite comments: "Fans of this artist will enjoy this disc" or "fans of this style of music will enjoy this disc"

So many to choose from, I'm most torn between Our Delight and On a Misty Night, with Misty Night probably getting the nod-one of my alltime favorites. But Tadd was a master. Here's hoping those Uptown Dameronia albums finally come out soon.

Guess its time for the former Gene Harris Fanatic to chime in here. While I dig the Live at the It Club recordings, they are quite different from the "classic" Sounds BNs. Considering that you are not a big fan of the Lighthouse recording, I would actually hesitate to recommend them, at least not without giving them a listen first. If you search for "Gene Harris" on Amazon you can find clips from each of the albums. I'd go there first before committing. I should mention though that somewhat surprisingly, there are a couple of the tunes on Volume 1-Love for Sale and Green Dolphin Street-have the same arrangements as the original studio versions.

Well, Conn. I don't think of three stars as the kind of gross injustice that Rooster is after here. I think we're looking for the 2 or fewer star dates that are clearly better. But in general, they've really gotten it right on the Sounds; some might even say they've swung the pendulum to far. You see, before I got online, I relied on the AMG book and I was quite distressed to find there wasn't even a Sounds entry, but the next edition really made up for that by publishing one of the longer profile sections, and lengthy reviews of the BN titles from their first tenure on the label. And if you check the actual reviews, they get it largely right, pointing out the overall consistency of the band from album to album, so I really don't have much argument. But if they don't give 5 stars to my avatar, them's fightin' words!

Nice idea for a thread, I wish I could participate but I'm having a hard time finding really questionable reviews of personal favorites. Maybe that's a function of the fact that I sometimes use Yanow as a proxy-he and I have largely similar taste and therefore if he likes something I often like it, so there aren't many albums we disagree on?

You know, all of the warnings I've seen made me extremely anxious when I got a message from ebay about my expiring credit card. Fortunately I recognized the last five digits and rememberd that I had just received a replacement card. But I didn't trust the link I had gotten so I went directly to the Ebay site and although the navigation was a pain in the ass, I did ultimately become convinced that indeed, the message was legit and the card on file was expiring so I gave them the numbers. Definitely a pain but I guess its good to be so doubtful when these messages show up.

Happy Birthday, Lon!

OK, now I understand. However, I do think that the idea behind this is not a compilation of donated tunes, but like the AOTW, the selection of a specific group of tunes by an individual who is then in charge of distribution, sometimes with the help of a few of the recipients. I think that's what Dr. J was talking about, especially considering his comment about Blindfold Tests with uniting "themes."

I'm not sure what couw means by contributors. I do think that this should be under the control of an individual who creates his own disc of selections and distributes them to all who request it, with the understanding that there may be designated "helpers" on either side of the pond, and that help may be requested in the event of a multitude of requests. For what its worth, even with a couple of mailings to Europe, my postal costs have never exceeded $10.

Why, Daniel, would it not be considered illegal? In fact, its even more cut & dried than Napster, because a centralized server-Organissimo's-would be providing copies of copyrighted music.

I accept what you are saying, Minew, but I would question some of your options which seem off the wall. A better poll would deal with the question you pose in your last post, so that the choices might be: I can't tell I think he's white because he defends Bush I don't care-he seems like a nice guy/jerk I'm Johnny, he's white just cause I KNOW The argument I am having with Johnny is a serious one and I think it is worth discussing. I just don't think your approach is conducive to the discussion. And now to keep everyone guessing- PEACE!

You shouldn't pass, Moose, if you are interested at least in being a participant (recipient). And if participation is really widespread, my experience shows that the vast majority of recipients are "free riders" and only one or two people will be asked to burn copies and mail to late joiners.

Obviously "Minew" has a problem with me personally. Otherwise, if this were a serious discussion, then the only appropriate responses, which are not being allowed would be "human" or "I've never seen him, so I cannot tell." But please don't delete this, I'd really like to get Johnny's response to this.

Just stumbled across this site and while its not jazz specific, it looks like a good source for upcoming Record Shows, recommended stores, advice on vinyl-to-CD transfers and other stuff. http://www.recordcollectorsguild.org/ I'll really be flogging this site though if someone responds to my post for Richard Evans' long sought-after Argo LP, Home Cookin'

Looks like things are slowing down in jazz BB land, here's hoping this idea takes off and the summer doldrums don't sink it.

Just what is the story with Ray Charles' Tangerine Records? I was hoping Mike Fitzgerald's site might have info but it doesn't. Was the label mostly jazz or mostly R&B or what? I've heard about the famous Little Jimmy Scott LP that got withdrawn and is a major collector's item-in fact, its up on ebay right now, for about $80 or so: Little Jimmy Scott on Tangerine. I do know there's a fine Al Grey record on Tangerine, Shades of Grey with Sweets and Lockjaw. Are there any other jazz albums in the discography? Is there a discography? I searched Google but all I found was band discographies for Tangerine Dream. Thanks!

They ask Dan Gould. You mean Johnny, don't you? This would be correct, as Johnny believes he has special powers to discern the racial background of people, and he doesn't even need to see them.

Is that 90 solo recordings or 90 as a leader? I could have sworn I read that he's over 100 as a leader, but 90 sounds ridiculous for solo guitar!

Sure, Tony, you'll have plenty of time to keep the burner cranking during those 4 AM feedings.

But of dubious and more risky legality. Hans, its unfortunate that the postal price is that high, but on the other hand it would mean that European members can be the beneficiaries (I sent AOTW burns to Europe for around $1.50, and in one case, a gent in the UK sent a copy on to someone else in the UK) although I know in some cases you really want to BE the moderator. Anyway, I'm all over this baby, playing around with some themes and selections, and I'm just waitin' for the call

Couple of other thoughts-we should probably limit tunes to maybe 6 or 7, that would simplify CDR production. Also, the provision of downloadable selections is really problematic considering the legal questions and the current approach of the industry, targetting individuals. That's why I've adopted the "wink wink nudge nudge" tone of my AOTW announcements. So I do recommend that we stick to CDRs, and also it might be best to stick with OOP material as much as possible.