ghost of miles

Beware the Gregore! Seriously, though, this sounds like it has possibilities.

Two more recent/new Hep re-issues: Autumn is such a sad time for the wallets of jazz fans...

Is much of her stuff available on CD? I have only a "best of" comp drawn from her Decca recordings. Friedwald's book was also an eye-opener for me, aside from his snide dismissal of Nina Simone. I always recommend it to people who want to read more about jazz vocalists.

It is indeed a huge "Best of Chet" set. I'll look into the 9/21 re-issues, though... Too bad you were overexposed to the Golden Gate Quartet, Alfred. I really dig them! I love their WWII propaganda song, "Stalin Wasn't Stallin'"... harmony quartet agitprop at its finest.

Possibly. There may be life in that thar Curse yet...

Interesting story, Aric. I know that the Arkestra was a "family," etc., but didn't realize that Sun Ra exerted control over the recording activities of its members to that extent (if the story's true).

A jazz gangster.

I saw that too, Clunky. I don't mind the omission, but it does seem rather odd, given the "Complete" title. This is such a fantastic set! I just finished Gene Lees' LEADER OF THE BAND biography (a good book despite the annoying jibes against rock 'n roll) and listened to the set again while doing so. I'll be revisiting this one frequently.l

The archived programs are finally available: ArchivedNightLights

Alejo, thanks for the comments & suggestions--I think that would make the "Book Nook" list more readable, and we could probably wrap the text around a small picture of the dust-jacket. Mike, I've thought about that, as I'd like to do something on Gryce for the new program. I might edit what we did down to a 2-part, 2-hours-total special (total time for the original broadcasts was about 150-160 minutes after subtracting news, underwrites, etc.). I'm planning the January-April programs right now & will probably throw that into the mix--most likely March.

BTW I screwed up on the tag at the end of the Parker show--next week's program will be "Four Women: The Philips Recordings of Nina Simone." The program on THE CONNECTION will air on Sept. 11.

Well, I'm not sure--but the vine material was evidently booted from broadcasts taped by Boris Rose. Who has oversight of the Rose-taped material now? I'm assuming the Coltrane estate rightfully wants control... a conflict between them & the Rose owners? I honestly don't know, as there were no specific references in the Coltrane list post, but I hope it gets settled & that we can eventually hear this music.

Hey, thanks, Pryan! It's weird to have it posted on the site before it's even been broadcast, but I'm glad folks don't have to be up late to hear it now. The BOSTON 1952 disc is awesome, esp. the first half w/the Twardzik/Haynes/Gordon/Mingus line-up. The booklet is pretty amazing as well.

Beck covers Elliott: BeckElliott

Just picked up a nice used copy of YOU JUST FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE a couple of days ago w/out realizing it was nearly his birthday... love you always, Prez.

Well, uh... Charlie just announced that he has yet another tape of outtakes from EITHER/OR that he's going to start posting (this is all being done with the permission of the family, btw). Amazing! So "New Monkey" isn't the end of it, evidently...

So has this been postponed? I don't see anything on it at borders.com or cduniverse Greg, According to someone on the Coltrane list, it's being held up due to legal battles over ownership of the tapes. Anybody know the scope of Verve's intended release? The vine that's been going around consists of 4 CDs: Seems like Verve could squeeze that onto 3 CDs, although it would mean breaking up the dates.

Thanks for the feedback, folks. We'll be adding pics of the book covers to the "Book Nook" link & doing some other things to give the site more visuals--a bit text-heavy right now, I think. The webmaster's wife is due to give birth any day now, so it may be a week or two--same w/the archived programs, which are on the server but not yet linked to my page. If you know of any particularly good Chicago/Detroit/Cleveland/Kansas City or other midwestern jazz sites, let me know & I'll add them.

Taken from the Elliott Smith board (yep, they discuss more than Elliott there): metalgoddess

And one instance of a PM bouncing back because a certain much-loved poster's PM box is full!

Any lined up in the Michigan area yet?

Not enough of a fan these days to say for sure, but is this a combination of: (a) American players' drift from fundamentals catching up with them (b) the fact that our all-star teams play together only briefly, while the teams they're competing against often play together year round?

The few audio posts I've seen elsewhere from Greg over the past year or so have often included finger-wagging chastisements of others for not buying SACDs... He blames consumers for the format's failure (so far) to take off.

Johnny Rogan, A SEVERED ALLIANCE: MORRISSEY & JOHNNY MARR.

Talk about sleeping in!