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I did end up buying the DVD, Bruce. My mom picked it up for me at the Indianapolis downtown Borders--when the clerk handed it to her, he said, "Klaatu barada nikto." Later that day she was on the phone with Scott Newman, her former boss at the prosecutor's office, and she happened to mention the errand to him. "Ah," he said. "Klaatu barada nikto." Damn, it's truly a universal saying now! I also like the newsreel on the DVD--it's a heated Red-scare account of the Soviets behaving badly at a peace conference. Gives you a real sense of what the climate was like when the movie came out. Yeah, the theremin score is great! Re: THEM, it's another fave of mine from this era (need to get it on DVD as well); in fact, the sound of the cicadas this summer reminds me of THEM all the time!

Is Giddins saying that Sedric was the poor man's Coleman Hawkins?!

I think Triumph was the poor man's Rush.

Hey, c'mon, man, what about Triumph?

Here's some earlier board discussion about the Nocturne set: Nocturne I'd say for a West Coast jazz fan the Gioia is essential. (Others may differ--seems awhile back there was some discussion about musicians Gioia left out or didn't pay enough attention to, but overall it's a great read. And hell, he even managed to interviewe Dodo Marmarosa, who was part of the late-40's LA bop scene, for it!) It's still in print in paperback, and you could probably find it used (paper or hardback) pretty easily on Amazon or some other online source, if your local stores don't have it.

Wow, that's a tough one, Musical Marine. I know you're an MJQ fan, which tempts me to endorse the Hamilton set for you--others can explain it in more clearly technical terms than I can, but they were exploring some similar avenues in the 1950s. I like the Shank a lot, though you will probably encounter mixed opinions around here; the Giuffre is excellent. Never had the Baker sets, but I think much of what constituted the Baker Live box has been issued on individual CDs. Do you have a non-Mosaic set--the Complete Nocturne Recordings? It's a 3-CD set of West Coast musicians recorded in the mid-1950s--Cadence carries it, and Dusty Groove, too, I believe. Ever read Ted Gioia's WEST COAST JAZZ book? Can you tell yet that I like West Coast too?

yes, it was. I have noticed myself that music can be acquired faster than it can be taken in. A purchase may be one click and second away, but to get acquainted with the music takes several spins and hours. Tell me about it! I picked up Dinah Washington's THE BEST IN BLUES about a year ago and didn't get around to listening to it until today. Ah, well--see various "backlog" threads, etc.

Gawd, they're noisy buggers! The sound on parts of the IU campus is truly deafening. In other news, a Bloomingtonian made NPR's humorous morning spot for being hospitalized after eating 30 fried cicadas...

Thanks to your purchase, there'll probably be a new Mosaic set on the drawing board in Stamford Monday morning!

You did very good, MM. I have all of those sets and love them. What a diveristy of choices you made, too! I know it seems like a lot of money, but I wager you'll still be pulling these boxes out to listen to 10 or 20 years from now. Seems to me like a jazz is a lifelong love for most; I know it is for me, and it makes me more likely to invest the coin in getting great music. Good call on the JJ, too, as it will probably go out of print very soon. You will be deriving pleasure from these purchases for a long time to come.

Scandalously, yes!

Either this Tuesday or next: ElementsofStyle

Great session! It's a shame that the sound sucks. Yeah, I keep hoping that it will be re-issued with some sonic improvement. I have the Black Lion version, which I picked up as a cutout several years ago.

Oh yeah! Last year I got to interview the drummer on that date, Killer Ray Appleton. He's from Indianapolis, as is James Spaulding, who's on the album as well. Considering one or two tracks from it for an Indiana jazz anthology.

Gasoline, although I specifically asked her for water!

Don't annoy us further! I'm pretty sure we've had such a thread... I remember some previous discussion. Saw 'em on the MOVING PICTURES tour when I was 15 and stoned out of my gourd. My freshman year in high school "Spirit of Radio" seemed to be on the local album-rock FM station every morning when I woke up. Didn't follow them much after SIGNALS, but still retain a fondness for that 1976-82 period of their work.

Found this pic while I was searching for something else in the NY Times American experience archive: On another note, this was the first time I had to use the "any date" option in the search function when I went to re-locate a topic for which I was looking... yikes!

Wolff, the recently-reissued VME AFTER HOURS WITH MISS D is one small-group date. I just picked it up as a freebie through BMG. Ya know, I picked up THE BEST IN BLUES about a year ago or so and just got around to listening to it today. I already have some of this material, but what a great compilation this CD is! Lately, when it comes to classic jazz singers, I find Dinah overtaking Billie in my listening habits... this may just be a reflection of the considerable time I've spent listening to Billie's entire catalogue, whereas I'm still discovering Dinah's album by album.

"This is unbelievable!" I was running the board when it was on.

Sumatra coffee (black).

Healthy Choice "Beef Merlot"--sorta yum!

Found used yesterday for $7 apiece... Lee Konitz w/Metropole Orchestra, SAXOPHONE DREAMS (still sealed!) Clifford Jordan, THE ADVENTURER ... just ordered Jean Goldkette, GOLDKETTE BANDS 1924-28 (Timeless). Now on the wagon till July 1.

Two of the Thornhill Heps that I have include Lee: 1948 1947 Great to have in & of themselves... there may be a more targeted collection out there that focuses exclusively on the pieces in which LK solos.

Berigan, quality on THE STRANGER was okay, what you'd expect for $7. Another one in that series I want to pick up is SCARLET STREET (1945), another noir title with Edward G. Robinson... Last night watched NIGHT AT THE OPERA and DRACULA (orig. Lugosi version) from newly-arrived boxsets. Sound on DRACULA wasn't very good, although watching it with the 1999 Phillip Glass score (performed by Kronos Quartet) was actually pretty cool. Sometimes those modern scores imposed on old movies don't work well for me... but in this case, the fit was good. Tonight it's DRACULA (Spanish version) and maybe a Wolfman flick.