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Daniel is correct. I happen to have a copy of the Rare Grooves CD, which I picked up in a used CD shop years ago. Without that, I doubt I'd ever have heard the recording. So the further question is, will it come back into print, and if so, when?

Same here ..... ← And now, the secret motive behind my starting this thread can be revealed...to force you all out into the open, making you confess. You HATE Blue Note and hardbop, just like you HATE America...

Obviously, you win.

I adore Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. I own the albums below. Suggestions for absolutely essential releases that I'm missing? Moanin’ (1958) A Night in Tunisia (1960) The Freedom Rider (1961) Buhainia’s Delight (1961) Caravan (1962) Ugetsu (1963) Free For All (1964) Indestructible (1964) Straight Ahead (1981) Keystone 3 (1982) Coast to Coast (1984-86)

Ell, I wouldn't dismiss it entirely, but can imagine it being better placed if programed later in the album. It's a little jarring as the second tune...to me.

As i said eralier in the thread, I'd never really gotten into this album before. Woe unto me, though, for it is truly a thing of great and prodigious goodness, as my recent listening has revealed. I love the contrasts between Dolphy's rapid fire and and Nelson's elongated lines. All told, I think my favorite moment is Nelson's holding that LOOOOOOOOONG note in "Yearnin'."

I'm haven't listened to this one in ages, mainly because I never really got into it all that much when I did spin it. Now that it's an AOTW, though, I'm going to give it a fresh listen. Thanks, John, for making me go into re-evaluation mode on what many consider a major jazz monument.

SHostakovich - String Quartets, especially.

Monkeys are our enemies.

Ah, now that does make sense. Didn't realize there was so much solo stuff on Places. Thanks.

Drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts has played in Branford Marsalis's groups for over twenty years now.

Good guess, but - nope. Places was recorded in early 2000, Volume 5 in late September 2000. Still wondering about the trivial...

A soup buffet, all homemade here in the kitchen today: • Chicken and noodle soup, featuring homemade broth, carrots, home-grown parsley, and pasta • Beef and cheese soup, featuring homemade broth, celery, potatoes, onion, and cheddar • Butternut squash soup, featuring fresh squash from our garden

Okay, so here's a question about Mehldau's trio records. We have (so far) five releases either titled or subtitled The Art of the Trio, and three releases by the trio that are not so entitled: The Art of the Trio, Volume One (1997) Live at the Village Vanguard: The Art of the Trio, Volume Two (1998) Songs: The Art of the Trio, Volume Three (1998) The Art of the Trio, Volume 4: Back at the Vanguard (1999) Places (2000) Progression: Art of the Trio, Volume 5 (2001) Anything Goes (2004) Day is Done (2005) So, why aren't Places and Anything Goes "Art of the Trio" records? When Places was released, I thought maybe that Mehldau had abandoned that motif - but then Progression: The Art of the Trio, Volume 5 comes along. Then another non-"Art of the Trio" release with Anything Goes. I can understand dropping the franchise title with the latest release, since Jeff Ballard replaces trio original Jorge Rossy on drums. But the earlier inconsistency seems random. Stupid question, but looking for insight.

Really done now...

Okay - I think I'm done with this thread. It's incredibly negative, and for no good reason. Akanalog, you say it's a stupid thread; but reading back through it, it seems that you're the one who introduced the negativity (in its second post!) and prolonged that negativity beyond all cause. Think about it. Later.

LOVE Phish. My favorite years are 1990-1997, with a huge "thank you" for "Harry Hood," "You Enjoy Myself," "Slave to the Traffic Light," "David Bowie," "Reba," "Mike's Song > Weekapaug Groove," and many more. Went to many shows and enjoyed them all. Quirky, weird, exciting times. I'm 43 and still listen fairly often.

A delicious chicken-corn chowder, with focaccia bread, dipping oil, and a lovely chardonnay. Cooking and eating to... Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook

I really like the Mingus Dynasty, Monk's It Club, and the Lovano, FWIW...

Feelin' like Sonny Rollins, so picked up a few things I didn't have already on eMusic. Worktime Tour de Force Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders +3 I haven't really heard any of his later work on Milestone, so I'm looking forward to +3, if only to see what the disappointment's all about.

Whatever, limey. ←

Mingusx5 is shipping for me in just a few days.

I'm not really into best-of lists and such things, but I think it's worth noting that Q magazine cited "A Day in the Life" as "the ultimate sonic rendition of what it means to be British." This is rather different from the criterion that most of you seem to be using, which has something to do with what is "the best song" by a British writer/group. I'm not saying that "A Day in the Life" is the "best" based on that criterion - I just wanted to clarify the terms of the debate.

Don't get upset - get informative. Offer your co-worker a quick sampler of players whom you consider to be "jazz giants," and let the games begin. To keep the playing ground level, you'll probably want to stick to contemporary sax and trumpet players, but I bet you can offer a compelling ... um ...alternative perspective.

TELL ALL!