Uncle Skid

Damn. There goes my "not buying any more CDs for awhile" resolution.

Make sure to check out the sweet deals on box sets -- you can't put them in your "queue", but you can order them (in addition to the monthly thing) at any time.

...why is everyone picking on me??? Mark~ Should we call "marks" sheldons from now on? Better than calling them "Skid Marks"!

I think they are in Manistee tonight. Pentwater is Wednesday. Road Trip? I saw them (w/Arno Marsh) yesterday at the park near the zoo in Grand Rapids. Perfect evening, great music, big crowd.

Happy Birthday to a great drummer, great teacher, and all-around great guy!

Port of Call is on its way to a board member in London...

I should add (hopefully it's obvious): if you decide to get a receiver, make sure it has a phono input!

No -- what you really need is a phono preamp (like those described above), plus (optionally) the Inport device. Here's a good explanation: What does a Phono preamp do, and why do I need one? Once the output of your turntable has been boosted to "line-level", it can be hooked up directly to the input of your PC's sound card. You would then just need some software (Goldwave, etc) to record whatever hair-band sounds of the 80's happens to be spinning that day. The "Inport" bypasses your sound card altogether -- it has its own analog to digital converter, and sends digital data to the PC via a standard USB connection. The software included with the Inport is simple and easy to use, but also fairly powerful. So, at the bare minimum, you need a phono preamp or receiver. The Inport is not required, but recommended.

Yes - thanks for sharing that with us. Yes, thanks for sharing, CONGRATULATIONS, and MANY MORE!!!

Congratulations, Chuck and Ann!

Free to a good home: Cecil Taylor - Port of Call (Past Perfect) This is a collection of some of Cecil's work for the Candid label, 1960-1961. The first five tunes appear to be from The World of Cecil Taylor, while the last two are from New York R&B. The selections are as follows: Air This Nearly was Mine Port of Call E. B. Lazy Afternoon Cindy's Main Mood Things Ain't What They Used to Be I purchased this without realizing (I was in a rush) that I already have all of this on the Candid releases. If you've never heard any of this and you're remotely curious... send me a PM... but don't blame me if you become a Cecil fanatic!

This is something I've thought about quite a bit over the last few years. My advice: quit thinking about it. It's a cliché, but "let the music be your guide". All of the sidetracks, detours, u-turns, slam-on-the-brakes and scream discoveries are what makes this hobby (obsession?) so much fun! I look at it this way: there's no way I'll ever have a "complete" jazz collection, so I don't worry too much about filling the gaps. If I concentrated only on the "styles I preferred", I would have missed out on a whole bunch of great music.

Love seeing your photographs, Mark. Keep posting 'em...

Here's one "big deal" that may have not been mentioned yet: The Sidewinder is many people's first introduction to Lee Morgan, and among the more well-known, available, best-selling titles in jazz. It's right up there with KOB, Soul Station, Something Else, etc., -- I would guess that this one record has created many new Lee Morgan (and jazz in general) fans over the years. And that, of course, is a good thing!

I'm pretty sure I saw this tip somewhere in an earlier thread, but it has worked great for me: cut across the top with a sharp knife, peel back a little bit of one section (just enought to grab ahold of), and then pull off the whole thing, QUICKLY. Repeat for the other section.

Before or after the cd of Styx tunes? Don't worry, Chuck. That one will see the light of day soon, with full credits to you as producer and "conceptualizer". But who's the "decider"? Oh, that one's easy: Big Aldo (Bossa) Nova!

Slightly irked... that's a good way to put it. I was excited to see that article today -- three pages in the print edition, plus the 1966 photo that is on the Mosaic box set cover. I need to read it again, but the thing that really remained with me was "You weren't exactly sure if that was how he [Hill] meant to hit those keys or if he missed them". I think the author was referring to has 1989-90 Blue Note dates (which I don't have have) but none of the Hill material I own has ever made me think that Andrew was doing anything accidentally.

"Playing with the queen of hearts, knowing it ain't really smart The joker ain't the only fool who'll do anything for you..." -- Juice Newton

…and those 2-liter mugs of beer were $7.00 each! I should have known the place was bad news, as it also violated two other laws of good dining: peanut shells on the floor, and singing the stupid “happy happy birthday” song to adults, complete with ballons and clapping wait staff. But what is even more irritating than bad food and over-priced beer? 11.2 oz beer bottles! Usually found in the over-priced import cooler, you get the illusion of buying a “real” six-pack, but with 4.8 less total ounces.

Ouch! For the record, I did NOT purchase this CD. In fact, I was not even aware that Def Leppard was even still together. Unlike Big Aldo, I actually gave up listening to prepubescent cheese rock YEARS AGO!! (Damn, I might actually need to check this one out. Ya gotta give it up for Big Al -- who else would have the balls to post a glowing review of a DEF-FREAKIN'-LEPPARD album on this board?!?!)

I'm guessing that's a screw-up. I believe "Hard Work" is John Handy's hit. No clue who does the late 60s "Stolen Moments". There is also a single "Best of Impulse Records" CD that has those tracks (correctly) listed as "Stolen Moments - Oliver Nelson" and "Hard Work - John Handy". Interestingly, this single CD is available from CD Universe for $3.49 (list price is $4.98).

Any opinions on the "companion" 4-disc set? I usually stay away from compilations like this (only because I eventually discover that I want all of the individual releases), but there's a whole bunch of music I haven't heard on these four discs: Disc 1 1. Where Flamingos Fly / Gil Evans 5:14 2. Stolen Moments / Oliver Nelson 8:48 3. Greensleeves / John Coltrane 10:00 4. Alamode / Art Blakey 6:49 5. Honeysuckle Rose / Benny Carter 3:53 6. Trey of Hearts / Count Basie 3:45 7. Samba Para Bean / Coleman Hawkins 5:28 8. Too Young to Go Steady / John Coltrane 4:24 9.Snap Crackle / Roy Haynes 4:13 10. Chocolate Shake / Freddie Hubbard 3:59 11. Impressions / John Coltrane 4:36 12. Theme for Lester Young (Aka "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat") / Charles Mingus 5:50 Disc 2 1. My One and Only Love / Johnny Hartman 4:57 2. Salt and Pepper / Sonny Stitt 7:52 3. Forest Flower - Sunrise/Forest Flower - Sunset / Chico Hamilton 10:37 4. T 'N' a Blues / McCoy Tyner 4:06 5. Someone to Watch Over Me / Ben Webster 4:31 6. Sister Mamie / Yusef Lateef 5:29 7. A Love Supreme, Pt. 1: Acknowledgement / John Coltrane 7:45 8. Rapid Shave / Shirley Scott 8:30 9. Los Olvidados / John Coltrane 8:56 10. Ask Me Now! / Pee Wee Russell 2:28 Disc 3 1. Black and Tan Fantasy / Earl Hines 5:14 2. Alfie's Theme / Sonny Rollins 9:45 3. Spanish Rice / Chico O'Farrill 2:47 4. Mama Too Tight / Archie Shepp 5:25 5. Gypsy Queen / Gabor Szabo 5:14 6. Larry of Arabia / Chico Hamilton 5:12 7. Our Prayer / Albert Ayler 4:48 8. Offering / John Coltrane 8:27 9. Journey in Satchidananda / Alice Coltrane 6:37 10. War Orphans / Charlie Haden 6:42 Disc 4 1. Stolen Moments / John Coltrane 6:30 2. The Creator Has a Master Plan / Pharoah Sanders 32:48 3. India / Gato Barbieri 8:57 4. The Rich (And the Poor) / Keith Jarrett 9:26 5. Hard Work / John Coltrane 6:59 6. Walk With Me / Alice Coltrane 7:49

Smoke machines RULE!!

I helped, too! (I just voted a few minutes ago.) I've got Physical Graffiti on vinyl -- Ten Years Gone, Custard Pie, The Rover, Trampled Under Foot, Kashmir.... how could anyone vote for anything else??

My worst decision was buying the Anita O'Day set. I really enjoy (most) of it, but I didn't really need 9 CDs of Anita at this point -- opportunity costs and all. Picking up a few of the still in print Verve titles would probably been enough. The Tristano/Konitz/Marsh and the Moncur Select are two of my favorites.