ghost of miles

How long till Jim Sangrey deletes this thread?

Or not?

Did I already mention that this is the most Socratic thread this board has ever seen?

Why do you ask?

Playlist from today's Coltrane tribute.

Not much is easily available but quite a bit is out there. There's a Decca best of that's supposedly OK but what I've been didgging is one of the UK EMI two-on-one cds (ya'll might know from your Peggy Lee or Julie London or Dakota Staton interests)-- "Meets Cole Porter" (w/Billy May) & "At The Crescendo" (small combo, Jeri on piano) I picked it up at J&R for $15 & it shouldn't be more than $20 anywhere. There's a Jasmine disc of Decca material that's not too expensive either but I'm sometimes wary of Jasmine stuff, they have that big CEDAR logo on hte back... I Concentrate on You Clem Yeah, I ordered a bunch of those a week or so ago, but the only one that's showed up so far is a Jasmine of live broadcasts. It's OK--she goes flat a lot, not something that normally bugs me too much, but it seems to happen a lot on this particular comp. I have that Decca THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU & ordered the Cole Porter you mention plus a couple other two-on-ones... and a friend is going to loan me his Fresh Sounds version of MEETS JOHNNY SMITH. Thanks for hepping my memory to her, Clem. I've had that Decca comp ever since it came out & have always meant to get into her records more.

I was just enjoying Mr. Watts' sound half-an-hour ago as I played Gerald Wilson's version of "Equinox" on my Coltrane tribute program! Wasn't he a part of Quartet West as well?

Three of mine:

Is the house on fire?

Where the hell are my pants?

Is it not unlike Dracula?

Who would have believed that this thread could come back yet again?

Hey, I know that guy on the left! From last month:

Berigan, You're giving me flashbacks to 1964- I was an eight year old who thought Mickey Mantle was the coolest thing on Earth(hadn't heard Miles yet), and I was so excited that they were in the World Series. I got to watch some of the games(most were played in daylight hours, not like now, when you have to stay up 'til 12:30A.M. on the East Coast to see the end of the game), and I suffered much heartbreak as the Cardinals beat the Yanks in 7. Little did I know then that the Yanks would not make the postseason until 1976. The Cards do have a great team, and I think you're right about resting Pujols & Edmonds. PhillyQ, check out the David Halberstam book October 1964. Got it for a buddy of mine not long ago, and it looked so good that I've decided to hunt down a copy for myself.

Just came across a copy of this on my colleague's desk, and it looks quite interesting--in fact, I've periodically longed to read a book on just such a topic. Anybody else here ever peruse it? It was written by Bill Moody & came out in 1993.

Yes, I have the old Chess CD copy of FREE, but I'd never heard TURNING POINT before, and it's gorgeous.

Trigger pulled! Guess that means all 37 are gone now... everybody else better start scouring e-bay.

When is this slated for release again? Dexter & Don Pullen Selects coming in October, correct?

Harpo led a big band? I've been looking for Chico's, which I could've sworn I saw on a Laserlight CD years ago--but I'd like to hear Harpo's as well. I played Don Byron's "Abie the Fishman" & yakked about the Marxes on-air today.

Yep, Johnny, that's a good 'un too... and if you're a real fanatic, that box is the only way you'll pick up AT THE CIRCUS, ROOM SERVICE, THE BIG STORE, and GO WEST, none of which are stellar, but which all have their moments for Marxians. And NIGHT AT THE OPERA & DAY AT THE RACES are both excellent, of course. (Some day we gotta have a thread on the Ellington band's alleged participation in the soundtrack--supposedly that 2-CD Rhino set put it to rest, but evidently there's still some dispute).

Not long till the Paramounts come out on DVD!

Indeed it is--I knew you'd have a quick eye for her.

One of my faves is . Certain political posters have often left me , and certain new-release news has often made me . -_- is nice for a bored, sarcastic bent. I miss the bugged-out-eyes one from the old board, though. Chris A. used to use that one a lot in response to posts from GregM.

Matt Wilson does a Haden composition on his new Palmetto CD. I'll confess that I haven't found Haden's recent releases particularly compelling, but perhaps I haven't listened closely enough.