ghost of miles

AMG says 1928, but that means absolutely nothing IMO.

Yep--they just tagged it in the billboard for All Things Considered.

A HISTORY OF JIMMY SMITH--2-LP Verve set.

Sounds like it might have been a good candidate for the hypothetical Pacific Jazz box that Mosaic was pondering at one time--but that was pre-Select, and since some of that material (Amy, Jones) has now come out, I don't know whether or not a PJ box is still in the works.

I haven't read it--hadn't heard of it till your post, but it sounds really, really interesting (particularly for someone like me who has a fetish for reading about Midwestern jazz scenes). I'll try to run down a copy.

Still bummin' about Jimmy, but happy to see the return of Matthew!

Man, what a bummer... I've been off the Net and away from media for the past 15 hours (not that being away from media seems to matter ). Saw the headline about the memorial broadcast in the jazz radio forum and thought, "No, can't be..." Keep cookin', Jimmy. Your records sure will...

Wow... I, too, had--actually, I had two discs with huge gouges when I got the Hill set--and it was my very first Mosaic! But they shipped me replacements right away, which impressed me... there must've been a bad run with that Hill set.

That is a beautiful site, Mark! Congratulations to you and to Jeff!

Hey, there's no such page (damn!) Moose goofed--it's actually FatGuyHonkie'sSaltySnackHouseofPorn.com. That's the site for middle-aged men; Moose mistakenly referred to the "clean teen" version.

Thanks, BfB. I'm lobbying to take over doing the web updates myself--so sorry for the problems you've encountered with the links. I just sent an e-mail asking that the link in question be fixed.

I got it in the mail from BMG yesterday and listened to most of disc 1 last night. Loved it! I even liked Andy Bey's vocals... and to my surprise really enjoyed Horace on electric piano as well. The music cooks right along. Also got Hutcherson's NOW and the Jack Wilson, but haven't had a chance to delve into those yet... and the Shirley Scott $1.99 TALKIN' VERVE clearance title. That version of "Downtown"!

Not that it matters, but the rumor's been voiced elsewhere that certain boards have "cooked" their users-currently-online stats... any truth to that?

The Jazztet.

Exactly! "A riottt... iz an ug-lee thing. And I think it's just about time ve had one!"

That's what they said about 2,130... oops, wrong sport!

I just had a somewhat comparable experience with Alphacraze--they (and Deep Discount) both cancelled orders I'd placed for HORACE HENDERSON 1940-41. In both instances without notifying me... WTF??

Allen, thanks for the tip. I recently did a Thornhil big-band program and came across a passage from Zwerin's book, quoted in a W. Balliett piece, I believe, that I incorporated into the show. Of course it isn't just a question of time; it's a question of performing all the hard labor of research and improving my ability to write about jazz. But Thornhill's birthplace is just up the road from here, and nobody (that I'm aware of) has written a book about him before. His centennary is coming up in 2009, which is why the thought's been budding in my brain.

How is The Swing Era, Gom? I keep thinking I want to read it. Give me your review. Just started it, skeith, although I've dipped into it quite a bit over the past two years. Very worthwhile IMO, though. Schuller makes a good case for some of the lesser-known figures and keeps a good musicological/history ratio... too bad there isn't going to be a Volume III.

I've a yen to undertake a Claude Thornhill bio--but time is a big issue.

My wife & I are planning on going up to Saugatuck for a long weekend sometime in May or June... I'll be checking the calendar here to see if you guys have any gigs nearby around that time. If so, we'll try to schedule our trip accordingly.

Ack! Yep, LOVE BUG is a fun one.

I have always had good experiences with caiman/casacaiman and tend to order from them first... utnil recently. They advertised the Japanese import of the Candoli Brothers' TWO FOR THE MONEY... I ordered it... my credit card was charged... and nearly six weeks later I'm still waiting. I e-mailed them after the "media mail" date expired, and they informed me that the item was on backorder. In the meantime, I'm going to ask them to refund my credit card charge. There was no indication in their listing that the item was special-order. (Also just frustrated b/c this CD is proving so damned hard to find!)

Gunther Schuller, THE SWING ERA, and a bio of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm.

Actually, I didn't "sit in " ..During my summer break in college in '57 ( I think ), I actually worked with the Band for about two and a half months ( I think I was somewhere near Winston Welch ) Claude was still usng all that great Mulligan, Evans and Carisi stuff ..and the late ,great Gene Quill became my "road rabbi " My fault, sir... I misread your earlier post. Certainly did not mean to understate your stint with the Thornhill band. Color me impressed!