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Kulu, I didn't even listen to the first CD--never opened it because it had the wrong jacket/liners, so I don't know. I thought perhaps "Never Say Naw" was simply an earlier version of "Baby Please," but a quick glance at the original album notes in the back of the booklet seems to confirm that they are indeed two separate songs. I'm still trying to decide whether to even contact Rhino about it, since I've already thrown out the return label (surely lightning wouldn't strike twice, etc.--I'll never do that again). I probably will, but I'm very frustrated with them right now.

Friday: swap identities with father for wacky Disney-esque hijinks. Saturday: party with Bay City Rollers. Sunday: attend church/Irish riot.

All right, frustration continues. I got the replacement CD, with the correct jacket/liners, and immediately put it in my player. Soundin' great, yeah, yeah, I recycled the cardboard and tore up the return label.... Later I discover that track #5, which is supposed to be "Never Say Naw," appears to be an alternate take of track #7, "Baby Please." Has anybody else experienced this problem with this CD? Does anybody have a correct copy that they'd be willing to CD-R in exchange for a copy of my "rarity," with this mysterious alternate take? I have the utmost respect for the Handmade series, but right now it's living up to its name in a different manner of speaking.

Got this recently, Johnny, and will be featuring it sometime next month along with ALL MUSIC--another covert Organissimo board show! I'll post a link when I know the exact date; right now I'm leaning towards April 21.

Rooster, just found out I'm going to get to see Herbie's quartet here in Bloomington, the night before the Columbia concert. Ain't we a lucky pair?

No, I don't think so, although she does do his song "Almost Blue." ICE lists the bassists as Chrisitian McBride and John Clayton, the drummers as Peter Erskine, Jeff Hamilton, and Terri Carrington, and the guitarist as Anthony Wilson.

Actually (prepare to stone me for my heresy), after reading about Krall's upcoming CD in the Ice, I'm rather curious to hear it. She co-wrote half of the songs with Elvis Costello, and they mostly deal with her mother's recent death. She also covers "I'm Pulling Through," a song written by the unprolific and underrated team of Irene Kitchings (Teddy Wilson's ex-wife) and Arthur Herzog. Sounds as if the album may be shaded rather dark, and so for the first time I'm experiencing interest rather than apprehension regarding a Diana Krall release. Still doubt I'll buy it (we always get her promos at the station), but I do look forward to hearing it.

On a serious note, I do hope that the popularity of this website has helped you guys out in some fashion... your music deserves wider dissemination and respect.

Boy oh boy, when is that second Organissimo CD comin' out, huh? I'm gonna buy about a hundred!!

Ironic that this topic should come up--I worry a lot about this, driving in southern Indiana, and lately my concern has increased, as my wife & I are driving up to Indianapolis to visit my parents 1-2 times a week. I've never hit one, but I've passed wrecks & dead deer on the road several times, including one instance in which the deer had pretty much been obliterated--there was just a lake of blood covering the highway. I try to drive cautiously in areas where the woods come right up to the road; if I'm on a two-lane in the forest, I use my brights as much as possible. It's not always easy to stay vigilant and alert, though, if it's late at night and I've gone into that travel autopilot zone. And often, as in Vajerzy's case, the accident simply can't be avoided. On a much lighter note, the other day my wife & I were driving to the library here in Bloomington on a two-way city street. I saw a squirrel approaching the road, and so I slowed down, as did the car coming toward us in the opposite lane. The squirrel then proceeded to use the crosswalk (!) as it carried a baby squirrel in its mouth to the other side of the street. Too damned cute!

Eric, Don't overlook Daedalus. I've picked up a number of jazz & history books there at heavily discounted prices: Daedalus

Several times an hour when I'm at work. I try really, really hard not to log on when I'm at home... with mixed success.

Damn, that's a tough one... "Former Gene Harris Fanatic will let you guess.." Hmmm... Ahhh.... lemme think... HEY!!!

The new Mehldau has grown on me. It's--hate to say it--"pleasant." Not stultifyingly pleasant, but there's nothing here that haunts me say, the way the live versions of "Moon River" and "Young and Foolish" from earlier trio records did. As somebody else said, I wish he'd been a bit more daring in his interpretations. Here's a review from Pitchfork, an online publication that generally covers the indie/alternative scene. I think they reviewed the Mehldau because of the Radiohead cover and because of his associations with Jon Brion & Beck's rhythm section:

Hope it's finally coming... I haven't heard the Holiday tribute, but the reviews I've seen have been pretty middling.

What, no love for REACH OUT?

A SLICE for me, please.

Garth, You and I read a lot of the same books! B) I still haven't read the Finkelstein, which is considered a classic by some--I keep hoping that it will turn up in the local used bookshop. I thought that Neil Leonard did write a later book on jazz; in fact, I think I have it! JAZZ: MYTH & RELIGION. I recently mentioned it to Lon. Still haven't read the 1962 book, though. The social, economic, racial and cultural forces that accompanied the creation & dissemination of jazz are fascinating and deserve to be a part of the jazz narrative. Here's a recent one that I enjoyed: Publisher blurb:

The recent one-hour documentary that I did on Ellington's 1941 musical Jump for Joy is now archived for listening at WFIU: JumpForJoy

That's interesting, Lon. Somebody posted about this movie to the Proust list, and described it as being somewhat "Proustian"! I grow intrigued... will have to check this one out.

Definitely go for it, Rooster. Do you do web design? Do they have a website? You could offer to work on developing & honing that as well... man, you seem like a natural for this position!

I was just perusing the thread about the forthcoming Miles Cellar Door boxset (okay, I was on the verge of hyperventilating, I admit it ), and realized that picking it up will probably push my Miles CDs to about the 100 mark--a mark that I think only Duke has hit so far for me. I think I have about 80 Coltrane CDs, so they're kind of the Big Three for me, I guess. Partly because I love just about every phase of their respective careers, and two of them--Miles and Duke--had such long careers on record. It's always interesting to me to learn what artists obsess certain people--one person I know would answer this question with Carmen McRae. She has about 90 Carmen McRae CDs; I didn't even know that many of them existed!

Prestige Atlantic VV Live in Japan European Tours (Pablo) Miles/Coltrane (Columbia)

The program is now archived online: Jump for Joy: Duke Ellington's Celebratory Musical

Just got this through the Coltrane list, though I'm pretty sure it's been anthologized before: