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Neither have I! I have a friend who loves 'em to death, but I just--man, I can't bring myself to pick up a Dorsey CD. They don't push any buttons for me, or rather, they push the wrong ones. I've never sat down and tried to analyze why, but I really recoil from that band for some reason.

Stan Hasselgard Joe Harriott Jimmy Lyons (as a leader) Kenny "Pancho" Hagood (flame away! ) Savoy Sultans Earl Hines w/Parker (anything!) Teri Thornton Joe Albany

Definitely getting that box come May 4. Speaking of avatars, Jim, is that S.J. Perleman occupying your box now? I have an old Modern Library compendium of his stuff... he worked on Monkey Business and perhaps some other early Marx flicks too, though I can't remember which at the moment.

Ha, I heard that song on the radio the other day and was just lovin' it! War indeed... they ruled.

I'm putting together a show about Artie Shaw's two swing-with-strings bands, based around the Hep CDs IN THE BEGINNING (the 1936 band w/string quartet) and EVENSONG (the 1940-41 band). Outside of Krupa's brief experiment circa 1944-45 and Kenton's CITY OF GLASS recordings, what other big bands augmented themselves with strings? I'm also trying to think of one-off projects like THE SYMPHONIC ELLINGTON, one of my favorite Reprise works by the Duke. Highly recommend the Shaw EVENSONG to anybody interested in this kind of sound.

Carl Perkins Dodo Marmarosa Christopher Gaddy Sal Mosca (on a pianist kick, I guess) Sonny Berman John Gilmore (as a leader)

Joe Gordon Dick Twardzik John Dennis Freddie Webster Helen Carr

God, I love this city! Free Fred Hersch concert in Bloomington, 7:30 p.m. Friday evening. Met him in the parking lot outside the radio station the other day; very nice guy. He'll be performing his extended work Leaves of Grass: Herschleaves

Just starting Lydia Davis' new translation of Proust's SWANN'S WAY. Only 25 pages or so into it (I'm going to try to read about that much each night), but so far it reads beautifully, with more clarity than the earlier Montcrieff and Kilmartin translations. I also bought IN THE SHADOW OF YOUNG GIRLS IN FLOWER (aka WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE), the only other new translation to come out in the States so far (they all came out in the UK about a year and a half ago). The covers are beautiful, too: I read REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST (the Kilmartin translation) all the way through about 10 years ago... wondering what another decade of experience will do for the second time through. I think I'll have even more appreciation for it than I did when I was younger.

I'm definitely going to make it up for the Mehldau trio and the Coe tribute.

We're having our annual book sale, and a colleague just came downstairs and gave me a book that he plucked out: Charles Delaunay's NEW HOT DISCOGRAPY, 1948 edition, edited by Walter Schaap and George Avakian. I know it's very out-of-date at this point, but I'm still happy to get it. A bit scared, too, because I imagine acquiring discographies to be habit-forming--extremely habit-forming.

Stranger alliances have been formed playing games of Risk!

Somehow this slipped under my radar, but I'm going to take a loooooong dinner break from work to attend--it's right next door, practically. Yes, the Bunky Green, legendary saxophonist who's been quite an influence on Steve Coleman and Greg Osby, giving a free concert tonight at the IU Auditorium with David Baker on cello and Luke Gillespie on piano, among others. Hah-chah! And Fred Hersch is giving a free concert here on campus tomorrow night (met him yesterday, very nice guy); don't know if I'll be able to break away from the job for that one, though.

"Excuse me, stewardess... I speak jive."

Quick question: do you have to pay Social Security and Medicare taxes on capital gains (stock sales)? I always thought those were payroll taxes--but I'm thinking I better make sure.

Conn, you might want to beware of the Turrentine set--it came in for a great deal of criticism regarding audio quality either here or on the old BNBB. You might also want to go for only the sets that Malcolm Addey does. Sound is not as big an issue for me, so I can live with the McMasters, but I've seen so many unhappy postings about his work that I have to give them some credibility. I'd suggest trying one of the big black boxes, such as the aforementioned (and soon to be vanished) Tristano/Konitz/Marsh box. Well-annotated, good sound, and great music to be found there.

Well, I don't think they exactly ran away with it last year. I'm sure that Dan Gould doesn't think that, either! But yes, pitching may be a bit of a weak spot--Mussina is struggling early on, and Contreras still hasn't really come through for them as a starter.

That book looks really cool, Soulstation. I haven't really followed the season much yet because of other circumstances, but I'm hoping to gradually plug into it... read about Bubba Crosby's debut at Yankee Stadium, hitting a home run his first time up and crashing into the outfield wall to make a catch. The crowd loved him. And what a great name for a baseball player!

Yes, she was the star before Cab. I finally picked up that Classics CD of hers, which I think probably doesn't represent the band at its best--but still you get a sense, and I enjoy her singing. Recently did a sister/brother big-band show on both her and Cab.

Is she putting a new record out? I really like her older ones, and one just got re-issued, not too long ago... I'd like to hear from her again.

Yes, I believe you're right. I'll be interested to hear the CD when it comes out.

I just read about this in the new Downbeat--it's going to be a sort of ode to Lester Young's trio record w/Nat King Cole and Buddy Rich. Jason Moran will be the pianist, but I can't remember the name of the drummer.

The LCJO w/Wynton here in Bloomington a couple of years ago. They did give a sense of what it must have been like to hear Ellington, Basie, et al long ago. Also the Smithsonian Masterworks Jazz Orchestra here last year, though I'm not sure they fit the thread's definition. 'Tis a glorious sound indeed to hear live.

Excellent, BFrank! Yet another reason to visit the Bay Area. Man, I can't believe John's Grill is still there!

The story I have heard (unverifiable in a scholarly sense) is that Coltrane and possibly other members of the band dropped acid the night before, when LIVE IN SEATTLE was recorded, and were still feeling the effects the next day when they laid down OM. (Based on, erm, my own experiences, they certainly would still be feeling the effects!) It's a rather salacious topic, however... whatever Coltrane's experimentation with LSD was, it was all part of his attempt in his last years to push the boundaries of his music out of this world.