ghost of miles

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"!

Oh, man! Thanks for the tip, deus--had no idea it was going OOP, and I still haven't run it down. Hmmm....

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??

I have now been burned twice--by both Deep Discount and a seller called Alphacraze--on this Chronological Classics title, which I ordered 4-6 weeks ago. In both instances the order was cancelled without any kind of notification... in any event, I've got an upcoming program on H. Henderson scheduled and desperately need a CD-R copy and liner notes of the C. Classics release. Could anybody provide this? I will gladly trade a comparable CD-R (preferably something OOP) in return and pay for priority shipping. PM me if this is possible, and thanks in advance.

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.

Well, perhaps you and I can't relate to it as well because we're both from "the big city!" Pass that piece o' straw this way, friend... we're all related anyway, right?

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.

Hey, that does look great, Dan--thanks for the tip. It'll make for some good spring-training leisure-time reading.

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

It's not polite to gloat. Although, if things had gone just a little bit differently last night, I'd probably be doing it myself. Aw, give him a break--he's a Red Sox fan!

Dan, Is anybody at work on a book about Boston's 2004 season? I'm assuming the Globe or somebody else did an insta-book... be nice for Bosox fans if a writer the caliber of Halberstam or Angell did one.

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!)

Dan, No disrespect to the Patriots--my in-laws live in MA, and if somebody has to win, it's fine by me if it's New England--I just hate football culture in general. (Didn't use to--a sign that I'm getting old & crotchety? B-) ) Didn't realize the Bosox & Yanks were teeing off against each other on opening day. Fan-tastic! Just saw a news story, btw, that Schilling intends to play through 2007. Hoping Pavano comes up with a good year for the Yanks... and Tino's back at first, which has sentimental value for me (obviously he's past his prime, however). Should be a great season.