ghost of miles

The Devil in Miss Jones?

So this will cover the 1969-73 era, I take it. Man, that's a chapter of Gordon that my ears have completely failed to tap yet... what's the group consensus on early-70s Dex Prestige? (I'm assuming they won't include the 1960 album RESURGENCE, which was released on Jazzland.)

Can we exile Deep to Blue Note Europe? B) I loved the old Blue Note board, but I have no desire whatsoever to resurrect it. This place is even better IMO. Many of the same posters are here, the feel is somewhat looser and yet more civil at the same time, and I'd much rather live with Jim Alfredson's subjective cool than the the vacillating corporate authority of EMI. (Remember the new software that wouldn't allow you to type "Jew"? And how it succeeded only in offending the Jewish members of the board? ) And just take a look at this new BNBB--the parameters don't promise much. Will Tom Evered be there? For me he was a neat attraction on the old board--a jazz-loving human face for the BN program, and also somebody who jumped into discussions about literature, etc. He posted about 700 times on that board. Will "Ben" be as interesting or as prolific? Hell, "Ben" probably won't even be a "Bo." Nothing against it, it's great if they want to encourage more jazz discussion on the Internet, I'd never argue against that. It just inspires no interest at all in me--not enough, at least, to toggle over there more than once in a great, great while.

I got that one too, Lon, but with the wrong booklet, so I had to return it and haven't had a chance to spin it yet. But if the likes of you, Jim Sangrey, and Joe Milazzo are singin' its praises, I doubt I'll be disappointed.

A wow for all of these. I have a fair amount of the Jazztet material, but I know there'll be much I haven't heard before... and I have very little of Dex on Prestige. Good news about the Granz, too. What astonishes me most, however, is this--that Mosaic has evidently gained access to the Argo vaults!

Simple - that was then, this is now. What was good then was good, but life goes on, things change, and doing something good now is more important to me than attempting to recreate a Camelot that may or may not have been illusory in the first place, and right here right now right on is working for me just fine, thank you very much. I'm loyal to ideals, not brand names. Same goes for the music itself, even moreso (yalldonthearmenow ) Amen!

Chuck, Are you talking about Malachi Thompson? No--he's talking about Malachi Favors of the Art Ensemble.

"I used to smoke marijuana. But I'll tell you something: I would only smoke it in the late evening. Oh, occasionally the early evening, but usually the late evening - or the mid-evening. Just the early evening, midevening and late evening. Occasionally, early afternoon, early midafternoon, or perhaps the late-midafternoon. Oh, sometimes the early-mid-late-early morning. . . . But never at dusk."--Steve Martin

Thanks for the link... I've been looking for a copy of THE SWINGIN' NUTCRACKER to play on the radio come next Christmas. They're temporarily out of stock, but I'll keep an eye out for it to come back in. Too bad Mosaic doesn't have much luck leasing from BMG--I'd really like to see a Shorty Rogers RCA set.

Kind of reminds you of Eastern Europe in 1945, eh? You have to watch those damn Rooskies--they move fast when there's new territory to appropriate. Maybe "Ben" can hire him to carry out some good old-fashioned Stalinist purges if things get out of hand... B)

Interesting--in the liner notes to the Rhino Handmade edition of Jimmy Scott's FALLING IN LOVE IS WONDERFUL, Billy Vera says that 10-12 years ago Mosaic tried to put together a Tangerine box that would have included the Little Jimmy Scott, Percy Mayfield, and Louis Jordan material, but that they weren't able to come to terms with Ray Charles' representatives. The Scott and Mayfield sides have since come out in the Rhino series, but a Mosaic with Jordan thrown in would have been quite tasty, I'm sure. Re: the Kenton post, I should ask David Baker about his experience, since he lives in my neck of the woods and actually played with Kenton (briefly--Jsngry's reply confirmed!) around 1952, I think.

Twisted European decadence, Doc. In any event, there's no hope for this new bulletin board--just take a look at the plague of posters who've already infected it: A hopeless case, Doc, unless perhaps your notable powers of persuasion can be brought to bear on this neurotic crew of wiseacres...

I've listened to it all the way through twice now, and offer the following impressions: (1) It won't disappoint those who liked the first record. (2) For the first five songs it sounds as if it will be as good as the first record, then tapers off... (3) But the last song, "I Didn't Miss You at All," is the best... Ellington's "Melancholia" set to words by NJ, a rather haunting and compelling, spare, piano/vocal only piece.

Norah Jones, FEELS LIKE HOME Duke Ellington, COMP. STANDARD TRANSCRIPTIONS Art Ensemble of Chicago, 1967/68 Duke Jordan, FLIGHT TO JORDAN Joe Turner, EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK

Hoo boy... I guess I'm outta luck since I didn't watch the game or the halftime show--for those of you who did, how much do you think your trauma is worth?

I voted for Hutch--his work on DESTINATION OUT is what got me into vibes in the first place, as discussed earlier in this thread. Right now I'm on a Lem Winchester kick, having recently picked up all four of his Fantasy re-issues.

I'm going to register as "Greg" and make a splashy posting debut by attacking Europeans for their anti-Semitism. Think that one will pass muster with "Ben"?

I believe Still also wrote some arrangements for Paul Whiteman's band in the late 1920s.

Yes, I usually wait until there's at least a "buy one, get two free" offer. It works out quite nicely in terms of money spent.

Well, maybe I'll go ahead & grab it, Lon--BMG has it, and I still have a few freebies coming to me, so I won't feel too bad if Sony re-masters & re-issues it next year or something.

Dave Douglas, STRANGE LIBERATION Dave Douglas, WITNESS Cannonball Adderley, INSIDE STRAIGHT Uri Caine, TOYS Uri Caine, BLUE WAIL Claude Thornhill, 1946-47 (Hep) Joel Frahm/Brad Mehldau, DON'T EXPLAIN Stone Roses, THE STONE ROSES Replacements, ALL FOR NOTHING/NOTHING FOR ALL Sonny Boy Williamson, ESSENTIAL SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON

Looking these over makes me wish yet again that Mosaic would finally get around to the long-promised Capitol Big Bands box. A lot of interesting material sitting there in the vaults, even if you discount the Benny Carter and Cootie Williams (already released on the Capitol Jazz box).

Not so fast, Mark... I believe it's $4.95 for a three-day trial, and you have to give them your credit-card number... Why not enjoy the truly free nipples right here on Organissimo? nipple

Don't even go there.

Chancellor Smith used to be my dad's boss! My brothers & I just got the following e-mail: Small world indeed! Wonder if he ever cornered Dad in the chowline about his performance...