ghost of miles

Larry, thanks for the rec and the descriptive rundown--I don't think this one ever made it to CD in the domestic Bethlehem reissue series (maybe in Japan, though?). Sounds like an interesting session to contrast with the Holman-arranged KENTON PRESENTS LPs.

What singles does it have on it? "See Emily Play" and "Arnold Layne"? I'll look it up on Amazon... if it collects all the 1966-67 Barrett-related singles, I'll probably go for it.

Hey, you weren't supposed to Google!

Long may you fly...er, swing. Best wishes to you, Phil--keep those northwest winds blowin'!

Yes, had meant to post this news myself--thanks for passing it along. BTW Marc is doing fantastic work with that blog--I know a # of Big O posters have checked it out already, but if you haven't, pay him a visit.

Vibes, hey, thanks, glad you liked the show. Part of my impetus for doing it was the sense that liner notes/Evans histories tend to have presented HOW MY HEART SINGS and MOONBEAMS as Evans' "return" to the studios and scene following LaFaro's death...but in fact he was back working as a sideman in late 1961 (as evidenced by the Murphy/Pike/first Herbie Mann sessions--in fact, that marks the first studio appearance of the "new" trio with Israels on bass), in addition to some solo club dates. Evans discography for the early 1960s Again, there was yet more material I wish I could've included, particularly the Mann/Evans recording of "I Love You" from Nov. 1961.

Amazon did get back to me, sending a detailed e-mail that enabled me to re-download the files and then locate them on my computer--though it took quite awhile for the process to work and seemed much more complicated than it should be.

4:01 is pretty cool too. (not to mention 7:14... ) Concertgoer review in the Washington Post David Fricke write-up for Rolling Stone

I was already skeptical about the ultimate worth of the Mitchell report--reading that ESPN piece cements it. And I say this having little doubt that Clemens juiced, and probably Pettite as well. As for your question, Dan, while I don't think Mitchell was probably biased in favor of the Bosox, he really should have discontinued his association with them, just to remove ANY appearance of potential impropriety. In the end I think this investigation will only cloud matters more. Everybody came out of it looking a little worse--players, trainers, teams, and MLB in general.

More info, plus two videos of the 1962 Evans trio playing "Nardis" and "Blue in Green," here: After The Vanguard: The Return Of Bill Evans

Thanks for reminding me of that poem and the story behind it, Larry. I actually have a recording of O'Hara reading it.

Message on the Jazz Programmers Listserv: I'm very sorry to pass it along. The thread here was the first indication I'd had that he was in a bad way... it has been a brutal holiday season in terms of public figures and personal acquaintances.

Frank is gone. RIP.

Terre Haute? Are you sure? My shipments come from Ohio. They were checked through Ohio and then sent to the FedEx facility in Terre Haute, so yeah, same central points of departure. The boxes were indeed there when I got home last night... only had a chance to listen to MAL-4 so far, but , and happy/relieved to fill in a few more holes in the OJC library: Pepper Adams, Encounter! Teddy Edwards, It's All Right! Art Farmer, The Art Farmer Septet Johnny Griffin, Change Of Pace Johnny Griffin, The Kerry Dancers Johnny Griffin, Way Out! Johnny Griffin, Johnny Griffin Sextet Barry Harris, Luminescence! Jimmy Heath, The Quota Jimmy Heath, Triple Threat Thad Jones, After Hours Harold Mabern, Wailin' Harold Mabern, A Few Miles From Memphis Shelly Manne, Vol. 1: The West Coast Sound Charles McPherson, Con Alma! Charles McPherson, Horizons Charles McPherson, McPherson's Mood Lennie Niehaus, Lennie Niehaus Vol.1: The Quintets Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 5: The Sextet Jerome Richardson, Midnight Oil Jerome Richardson, Roamin' With Richardson Mal Waldron, Mal/4 Mal Waldron, Mal/3 - Sounds Cedar Walton, Plays Cedar Walton John Wright, South Side Soul

What comes around goes around... and in your case, we are very, very grateful. Have a GREAT one, Jim.

Yeah, they apparently got reposted yesterday--I noticed that as well. Maybe Warner and/or the band decided to leave them be as good hype for a possible tour?

I've got two boxes on the way from Terre Haute--hoping they'll be sitting on the porch when I get home tonight. According to the e-mails, everything I ordered was included. Great to have a second shot at a # of titles that I thought had gone into Amazon Marketplace Insanity Land.

So, I just purchased an OOP Verve title for the first time via Amazon Downloads. I installed their software, and I'll be damned if I can find the files that I supposedly downloaded anywhere on my computer (they should be showing up in my Windows Media Library, according to their online help guide). I've contacted customer service, but in the meantime, any other Big O posters ever encountered this issue?

Looks like YouTube's yanked the "Good Times, Bad Times" and "Kashmir" clips. Too bad... "Kashmir" in particular was just epic.

From Jazz Scene USA Happy holidays to the Big O, David

If anybody comes across the Solal V. 1 and doesn't want it for themselves (unlikely, eh?), let me know... I picked up 2, 3 and 4 a few months ago, but 1 seems to have dropped out of sight.

The set-closer:

Where are there clips of "Good Times" and "Misty Mountain Hop" from last night's show?

I actually like some of the early electric material, particularly KOFI, but I had to narrow down the scope of the show for the 59-minute format.

Cool! I'd like to check that out.