ghost of miles

Oh man, I think I just got un-rec'd by the Council of Organissimo Jazz Jedis! Next thing you know Clare Fischer himself will pop in here to say "Son, it just didn't turn out as good as you think..." Jsngry, I haven't heard that Diz album, but I think we might have an LP copy in the station's library. I'll have to pull it out and give it a listen.

Too late--I think tonight's game already gave me one.

What a crazeee game! Incredible that NY pulled this one out--aided yet again by an Angel misplay. And none too soon, as I really thought the war of attrition was going to end up in L.A.'s favor. Have to say once more that I'm really glad that NY did not win as a result of that neighborhood-play call. And that A-Rod hit yet another clutch game-tying HR... he's practically inverted his postseason image in the past two weeks.

Fischer's a big admirer of DKE but the arrangements aren't overly reverential--in fact, they give an interesting twist on the Duke-Strayhorn tunes IMO & I like hearing Diz's trumpet in these settings. Record worked for me, but YMMV--"no" votes from the gents above obviously carry a great deal of jazz cred. Jazztrain, yes, "UMMG" is one of the five or six sides that I jotted down for possible use on the show.

Well, A-Rod comes through yet again! Man oh man... this game is going epic on us.

Boy, NY does not have their mojo tonight--and Girardi's habit of burning through his bullpen has come back to bite them hard here in the top of the 11th. I'm actually glad NY did not win in the bottom of the last inning--although L.A. had been turning the neighborhood play with a bit too much abandon IMO throughout the night, that particular play did not seem to call for suddenly taking it away. Gonna be a hard loss for NY to swallow, but the momentum's been with L.A. ever since the 5th... it's a wonder the Yanks were able to take it this far.

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I have a relatively recent Japanese reissue that I bought through Mr. Tanno a year or so back...just realized that it does indeed list the personnel, but in Japanese...as it quite naturally would, of course! Not sure which CF arrangement I'm going to use from the album--wrote down about half of 'em as possibilities while I was listening to it.

Pulled this one out today, as I'm working on a long-delayed Night Lights show about Clare Fischer...very nice uncredited arrangements from Clare--fine tribute to DKE's music overall. No personnel listed on the CD (or the original LP, which we have here at the station), but I did find it online:

Another potential edge for the Angels tonight--CC was very good at keeping them off the basepaths last night. Burnett tends to issue a lot more walks.

At work--a Rhino poster for the Central Avenue Sounds box-set, a Miles KIND OF BLUE poster, the Francis Wolff Coltrane poster that came with a Mosaic box or some such a few years back, and Mark Sheldon's "Great Day in Indy" photo. At home, a WPA-poster calendar and not much else--most of the wall-space is hidden behind book and CD shelving.

I've had John Keegan's WWI book sitting on my shelf for several years but still haven't gotten around to reading it. How is it? Though it might be a bit too generalist for this well-read crowd! Sounds like a good suggestion. Now, now...let's not ..... Weizen is actually slightly to the left of wherever the fine brews are stashed...gliding happily to the right...

mellowT, glad you're happy about the show. Is it just me, or did Tatum not garner as much attention as expected for his centennial? Not referring to this thread, but to other places on the Internet... Ted Gioia did a "Dozens" rundown at Jazz.com, but I didn't see much else while I was surfing the web on Tuesday.

That Philly-L.A. series is already shaping up as a really good one...if the Yanks do make it to the WS and face Philly, I'll be dreading Cliff Lee's turns in the rotation.

I would give the Angels a definite psychological advantage for tonight after last night's game--they've got to be hopping mad after those errors last night. They're a great team, and great teams generally come charging out of the gate with something to prove after such a performance. Not so cool of A-Rod to blow through the third base coach's stop sign like that (I'm assuming he did see it), but on the replay it looked like he was actually safe at home--not that it made any difference in the game's ultimate outcome.

Lots of attention and B-town pride for Ostrom here since the announcement of this prize.

NY weather conditions

Friend of mine who runs the Landlocked Music record store here in town just hipped me to what looks to be a very cool book: Revolutionary Jazz Cover Art 1960-1978

Loving this Shaw set, and good liners by John McDonough as well. Anybody else have a problem with "Nightmare" on disc 1 and "Prosschai" on disc 2 skipping?

There's a good anthology of Guaraldi out from Concord with liner notes by Doug Ramsey: The Definitive Vince Guaraldi

This week's Night Lights program, Art Tatum: the Group Masterpieces, is up for online listening, in honor of the Tatum centennial--an overview of the recordings Tatum made in the last several years of his life with Roy Eldridge, Ben Webster, Lionel Hampton, and others. You can also watch a brief clip of Tatum's 1940s trio on the program page: Art Tatum: the Group Masterpieces Air times for Night Lights around the U.S. Next week: "The Transition Records Story."

Doesn't appear to have updated w/tonight's game yet, but the NY site stats seem to bear me out: NY playoff hitting stats ... and w/tonight's game Posada joins A-Rod and Jeter to form NY's Big Three for the first round. (With key cameos from Matsui, Swisher, and Teixeira.) Three hot hitters might be enough, but I sure hope Damon & some of the others start hitting more consistently against the Angels.

Man, so glad to get out of the Metrodome! That place has the most passionate, relentless fans...they just don't give up. And Pavano was nearly unhittable for the first 6 innings. Glad NY had Pettite tonight...and that A-Rod continues his postseason morphing into Reggie Jackson or some such. I have a feeling that the ALCS is going to be an epic 6-7 game struggle. Some concerns: seemed like NY's offensive production beyond Jeter and A-Rod was a little spotty, esp. at the top of the line-up (Damon and Teixeira, although Tex did nail a couple of clutch hits in Game 2...Damon struck out four times tonight). Also, Phil Hughes has looked very shaky so far. Still, great to finally advance past the first round to the ALCS again. CC's going to end up with an awful lot of rest before his next start. Congrats to the Twins and their fans on an incredible season. A rather nailbiting sweep from my perspective, in part because MN had shown such mettle and been on quite a roll over the past month.

You mean how they routinely blew the strike zone calls tonight, mostly to the Twins' benefit? Or how they blew several calls in the Tigers-Twins tiebreaker that helped the Twins? For cryin' out loud, yes, a bad call, but the Twins couldn't score with no outs and the bases loaded? That's pathetic. How many runners did they leave on base tonight? 17, or something like that? Both teams made mistakes and blew opportunities... unfortunately for MN, Yanks had the last say. But MN has a lot of heart and two games at the Metrodome coming up now. By no means are they dead. Dave, just consider this thread similar to a bar where people you normally like and respect come in and act like drunken jerks. I normally ignore all of the vitriolic crap that gets thrown about here, but it's getting really, really old, and to keep ignoring it validates it. NY fans are obnoxious? Judging from this forum, it's the other way around. Props to Jeter and A-Rod for being the offensive heroes of the first two games. Tex may have won it with the walk-off, but NY was still in the game because of the other two. I love redemption stories, and this series is turning into one for A-Rod...not just for his clutch hitting, but for his obvious maturation into a true team player.

One of my favorite moments from tonight: Jeter and Rodriguez standing together in the dugout in the bottom of the 9th after A-Rod's home run, and Jeter slapping Rodriguez affectionately on the arm while they watched the game. Incredible that NY pulled this one out... Damon's line-out double play in the bottom of the 11th felt like a huge momentum-shifter, and when MN loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the 12th I thought NY was done for sure. Amazing game!