ghost of miles

BASEBALL'S PIVOTAL ERA, 1945-1951, by William Marshall. I just picked it up used last night--it focuses not only on Jackie Robinson and integration, but also on commissioner Happy Chandler.

Slated for a Mars-only release. The import price is going to be--you guessed it--astronomical.

I believe it's called "Night Ranger Lives!" www.motoring.com

That was a f#@*in' great board! I sure miss it too--these days I just hang out here.

High marks from me for the Braxton Wilisau ('91), JUMP UP, the Satie, and the new Giuffre re-issue (FLIGHT/EMPHASIS), which just seems to grow more revelatory each time I listen to it. Also Ran Blake's HORACE IS BLUE. And a big, big favorite: Horace Tapscott's THE DARK TREE V. 1 & 2. Great news about McPhee and OLEO. I wish somebody would re-issue his Giuffre tribute (a CELP, rather than Hat, release originally).

Wasn't this all part of the original joke?

In addition to those listed above, the Cole Porter record she did with Billy May... I believe it's called SWINGS COLE PORTER. As well as the other record she did with May, called SWINGS RODGERS AND HART. A fave of mine that's been re-issued only in Japan (but is on the Mosaic set) is O'Day's Billie Holiday tribute, TRAVLIN' LIGHT.

Peter, you might want to give BLUE WAIL a listen. It's closer to straight-ahead than many of Uri's other recordings, I'm told (I still haven't heard enough to say that myself). Wild that he played with Mobley--I had no idea! I knew he was from Philly, but I didn't realize he'd been around that long.

Gawrssshh!

This sounds fantastic, if it ever materializes. What's left in the "official" Miles Sony re-issue program? The Seven Steps/Live 1963-64 box... the Cellar Door material... what else am I forgetting? In any case, maybe MC and BB will move onto the bootleg material after they wrap up the above-mentioned projects.

Colts, schmolts... is it baseball season yet? I now return to my "old Hoosier crank in winter" rocking chair.

Finally getting around to this, which I've been anticipating for the past several months:

I have only three of this pianist's CDs, but I've been re-visiting them and enjoying them greatly of late: BLUE WAIL SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK: TIN PAN ALLEY (a kind of concept album that attempts to recreate the sound of NYC musical life circa 1900) TOYS He's also present as a sideman on a number of other CDs that I have. I'm interested in his Mahler interpretations--anybody else out there a fan, or have any recommendations?

Here's one more to send us on our way!

We're countin' down to a million, Moose... only 899,941 posts to go! Personally the suspense is starting to get to me.

Onto a million! We could call it "the million-Organissimo march."

Well, if it was me, and if it was the "Barbie On A Crucifix" pic in The Babe Thread, all I can say is " " Isn't that what this board is all about? At least it wasn't Norah Jones on a crucifix!

I think it was indeed Jsngry in the Babe thread at 12:48 p.m. Can B-3er verify? Hey, Organissimo, you've turned 100,000!

LOOK OUT, SHE'S GONNA BLOW!!!!!!!

... either that or Berigan posting some jive from Drudge!

I dibs Jsngry in the babes thread at approximate 1300 hours.

Wow, we're getting close!

You never know--they could dub her in with Stuff & Jonah on "I'se a Muggin'." Any word on what the next regular Mosaic set will be? Woody Herman on Columbia? MC made no mention of forthcoming sets, regular or Select, in the brochure.

It's OOP, but Amazon has a number of used copies for sale. I read it many years ago and think you would get something out of it... Here's the Library Journal's review & synopsis:

Shite! Not even a free box-set of blindfold tests? Oops, gotta go... my computer's crashing for some strange reason.