ghost of miles

http://www.current.org/2013/09/new-wyzr-brings-jazz-back-to-pittsburgh-area/

Also a nice version of "Let It Be" on Joshua Redman's latest CD. Some early jazz interpretations of the Beatles on this Night Lights show: http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/fab-jazz/

The Berigan is out and sounds wonderful: http://www.hepjazz.com/hep_jazz_artist_biographies/bunny_berigan.html

I don't normally post Afterglow shows here, but I thought this one might be of interest to some board members: http://indianapublicmedia.org/afterglow/beatles-sing-standards/ ...mostly drawn from post-breakup solo records, although there are several by the group itself in there as well.

Last week's Night Lights show, featuring music from concerts recorded on college campuses in the 1950s (Dave Brubeck, Bud Shank, George Shearing and others) is now up for online listening: http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/jazz-college/

Happy birthday to the original GHF!

Listening to Red Rodney's Fiery (1957 sides with Ira Sullivan, Tommy Flanagan, Oscar Pettiford, and either Philly Joe Jones or Elvin Jones... not too shabby) and trying to reorganize my desk. My laptop is surrounded by canyon walls of CDs.

Just finished Season 2 of The West Wing earlier this evening.

Coltrane's FEARLESS LEADER.

Donation made. I've been revisiting Coltrane's Prestige leader sessions, working on some programs, and happily checking in on the board again in the past hour. (When I saw the link to this thread in the "We're back" posting, I thought maybe Jim had tried a real hard-knuckled, pull-the-plug-for-24-hours approach to fundraising... ) Haven't been as active for the past couple of years because of big life changes, but this place will always be my Internet home. Thanks again to Jim and the moderators and all youse guys for helping to tend the board's unique flame.

Thanks for the link. I'm definitely picking this one up. We could do a whole thread on jazz interpretations of folk music Jim Hall did a fantastic LP with clarinetist Bill Smith, with Shelly Manne on folk themes. John Benson Brooks also did a nice one, though I liked his "Alabama Concerto" more. Scgim, you might be interested in this Night Lights show I did several years ago: http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/jazz-goes-folk/

Not sure if this was ever a Groove Merchant release, but how is Joe Williams' HAVING THE BLUES UNDER A EUROPEAN SKY?

I wonder if Mosaic might ever tackle the late 1920s Ellington sides--at least the ones that are currently under Universal and Sony control.

Both excellent sets... wouldn't want to be without 'em. I'd like to revisit the Gillespie sides in particular sometime soon.

It's a wonderful novel, TTK... I finally finished reading it a couple of weeks ago. Did Chabon do some sort of suggested soundtrack listing for the novel anywhere online?

KU--I think all of the discographical info will be up on the Mosaic site pretty soon, but in addition to the leader dates, ZODIAC, RHYTHM X, and SUPER BASS, it will also include Pharoah Sanders' IZIPHO ZAM and Ed Blackwell's SHADES OF EDWARD BLACKWELL (w/Don Cherry and Wilbur Ware, previously unreleased). Thar's gold in them thar 70s!!

Well, considering the update, the list I put up above (which would only fill 4 or maybe 5 discs anyway) is outdated and it seems sideman-sessions not included. But I'm really looking forward to getting proper editions of the Payne and Brackeen albums! Since Ware is mentioned ... that means the CD that the Wilbur Ware Institute put out recently will be included as well, I assume? Yes.

Updated with considerable clarification--the set will include both Jordan's recordings as a leader and as a producer for a late-1960s run of recordings that he referred to as "The Dolphy Series": http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/mosaic-records-release-clifford-jordan-set/

Hey all, I've just posted some news from Mosaic about a forthcoming Clifford Jordan set on the Night Lights site: http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/mosaic-records-release-clifford-jordan-set/

Picked up the original Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz (6 LPs with booklet by Martin Williams) for $10 at Luna in Indianapolis. I'm a happy man...

Dick Martin is the MC for the first five cuts on the 90th Floor Records release CIRCA 1960, which includes several recordings of the North Texas State Laboratory Dance Band A (featuring a young Marvin Stamm on trumpet). You can't hear him very well, but he's there, for any Dick Martin fans out there (and the CD itself is an interesting snapshot of a certain aspect of the Texas jazz scene at the time... four tracks here for fans of vocalist Ann Richards as well). http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=18060#.Uiiw2H-aZjg

Up for Gerald Wilson's 95th birthday! http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/last-of-the-lions-gerald-wilson/

Up for Mr. Silver's birthday: http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/the-horace-silver-songbook/

Wayne Wallace mentioned this book just yesterday when I had him on the show.