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  1. I think much of the Half Note material has been booted before, but I've never heard it, and I'm sure the sound will be much-improved over previous boot and tree issues. Great news!
  2. I got this via Mr. Tanno not long ago and concur with Jim Sangrey--you might want to wait for a domestic re-issue. For a better (IMO) album coming out of a somewhat similar sociological concept, check out Elmo Hope's SOUNDS FROM RIKER'S ISLAND, which includes John Gilmore, and which recently got re-issued by Fresh Sounds.
  3. The Ocium is pretty decent. (Some of the material is replicated on Sony's recent Basie set.) Thanks for the tip on that live CD, Lon, I'll keep an eye out for it.
  4. I picked up a bunch of the Goodman Heps not long ago, in large part because I was tired of waiting for Sony to do more with their Goodman catalog... but I'll take the Mosaic bite if they do a full-sized Goodman, for sure. I'd also like to eventually get that Ella Mae Morse Bear Family as well.
  5. No, not that they did it, but tvland has been showing the shit latter episodes with no Barney, and when Opie is turning into Richie Cunningham. Oh yeah... and then it was on to Mayberry RFD.
  6. Are you saying that TVLand colorized Andy Griffith? Of course, that could be interpreted in more than one way. (Were there any African-Americans in Mayberry? I don't remember seeing any... seems kinda odd for a Southern town.) Re: Starsky and Hutch, J.J. Johnson did some scoring for the show.
  7. Tried to stir up some interest on the "Hot Stove" thread, but no takers, so I'll try here--what do Cubs fans think of Greg Maddux's return?
  8. Benny Goodman on Columbia as a Select? What's the theme? Small groups? Small groups without Christian? (Since that material has already been issued, quite recently.) I'll admit I don't know much about Freddie Slack, although he backs Joe Turner on the version of "Rocks in My Bed" that I used for my Ellington special.
  9. HUGE Shaw fan here--in fact, this thread's timing is great, as I just took down SELF-PORTRAIT and began listening to it again just the other night. If you can find it in the $50-60 range, by all means get it. Great overview of Shaw's entire career. KING OF THE CLARINET is a wonderful Hindsight set of Shaw live on the radio circa 1938-39, 3 CDs and usually quite affordable... Hep has also put out some great Shaw titles, including EVENSONG, which features the early 1940s band that was frequently supplemented with strings, and 1944-45, a 3-CD set that extensively documents one of Shaw's underappreciated (IMO) big bands. Richard Sudhalter has a good chapter on Shaw in LOST CHORDS. Mosaic's quote doesn't surprise me; I think Artie would be very reluctant to entertain thoughts of a complete anything from his career--he has some pretty withering things to say about some of the material that he recorded. I have some friends who have the Complete Bluebird/Victor LP sets that were issued in the 1970s, and they swear by them... doubt we'll hear them on CD anytime soon, however.
  10. My sentiments exactly. I'm going to thumb through the catalog when I get home tonight and circle everything I've wanted but put off buying... This doesn't bode well at all. Also remember that Fantasy owns their own warehouse, which is a big reason (so I've been told) why they've been able to keep almost everything in-print for so long. An unusual situation that will likely not be replicated in the event of new ownership. Damn, if only Mosaic had the major capital to pick them up...
  11. Did I miss it, or have Cubs fans here sounded off yet on the return of Greg Maddux? I know, it would have been more exciting 5-6 years ago, but nonetheless I think it's pretty cool... Maddux has enough left IMO to give Chicago a pretty strong rotation next year, what with Wood & Pryor still there. Glad to see him back in the Windy City.
  12. And the mic wasn't for sex, either. What is it with us, JM?
  13. Ohio and New Hampshire are in play for the Dems this year, but Indiana, sadly, never is. Indiana is almost always the first state the networks call--"The polls are now closed, and Indiana has gone for (fill in the GOP candidate)." In 1992 they announced, "The polls are closed, and Indiana is too close to call." That's when my friends & I knew that Clinton had it in the bag. Now reading Franklin Folsom's DAYS OF ANGER, DAYS OF HOPE: A MEMOIR OF THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN WRITERS, 1937-1942.
  14. That would be Gerald Early's piece. I have respect for Early's work elsewhere, but the editors allowed him to use that space to settle a score with Jarrett--one of the most irresponsible acts I've seen in terms of jazz publishing and scholarship. I got the book free as a review copy when it came out, and it does have some wonderful pictures. The Borders here also had them on remainder, so I picked one up for my mom. On the basis of the photographs I'd say $9.99 is a reasonable price.
  15. I don't want to know these things!
  16. You'll be happy to know that I gave up my chocolate-fudge Poptarts many years ago, Patricia. These days I'm a yogurt-and-granola guy when it comes to breakfast, with the occasional home fries, bacon, or sausage links. Breakfast is the one meal I can't miss--I'm damned cranky if I do. Oh, and the half-pot of coffee that I wash it all down with.
  17. Art Blakey, MOSAIC Art Blakey, THREE BLIND MICE V. 1 Betty Carter, LOOK WHAT I GOT George Russell, STRATUSPHUNK David Fathead Newman, IT'S MISTER FATHEAD
  18. Well, OK--opened but not listened to at my joint is Discs 7-9 of the Four Freshmen box-set. Slow going for me on their later work! Other than that, I've tended to all but inhale Mosaic boxes during the first several days of having them.
  19. Didn't read the Morello yet. I tend to let Cadences pile up and then read the last 2-3 at once. Couldn't say no to an immediate read of the Hamid piece, however
  20. As a kid I was a big fan of the chocolate-fudge version.
  21. Dan, inquiring Norahs want to know--does it feel like home? Congratulations. Good thing you've got a large backyard, too. The house looks nice & roomy, but you know in a few years you'll need to be adding on the "Jazz Annex 2" wing.
  22. Mark--I'd say the Hampton Sisters and the David Baker Quintet came close to burning down the Waldron last night. Aletra Hampton in particular was on fire--more energized than at the IHS tribute last November. (She's 88--man! Virtue is 82.) And the David Baker Quintet was amazing. I heard Lida Baker say to somebody that it had been a long, long time since Baker & Young had played together, and I think that's the happiest I've seen David Baker onstage in awhile. Young did a tour de force solo on "In a Sentimental Mood" that brought him a near-standing, extended ovation. Deno Sanders on drums played with his usual edgy power, and Luke Gillespie continues to be my favorite Indiana-based pianist. A great, great night, one of the best jazz nights out I've had in a long time. The Waldron sold out and a number of people were turned away at the door. I think it was the Topper in 1960 for David B. all over again! David delivered a pre-concert lecture on Indiana Avenue that was interesting and informative, and I talked to him afterwards. I asked him to sign my copy of STRATUSPHUNK, and he said, "Damn, man, where did you find that?" (I think he thinks it's OOP.) He signed it and said, "Show that to David (Young), man, he'll flip out!" I didn't get to see David Young till after the Hampton Sisters set, though. He was really nice, signed it for me, and initially was hesitant about doing an interview for the series sometime--"I never know what to say, man," he said. "Pookie (who was standing next to him) can tell you, just the other night I turned around and some guy was shoving this microphone into my face saying 'What do you think about this?' and 'What's up with that?'" But then he said, "Just look me up in the book, we can do it." I really want to bring his name forth more in the Indiana series. BruceH--I've toyed with the idea. Duncan Scheidt has written an excellent book called THE JAZZ STATE OF INDIANA; its focus is more on early jazz. David Baker has long been at work on a book about Indiana Avenue, and there's another buff/enthusiast/amateur scholar who's supposedly writing one as well. (There have also been several dissertations done throughout the years.) I think at this point I consider myself extremely fortunate to have the series to work on--but I would like to write some articles about Indiana jazz for Traces, the Indiana Historical Society's magazine, and that may come about soon.
  23. Weizen must have posted his 2004 electoral map by mistake.
  24. Excellent to see you back, Mike! I caught David Baker & David Young performing together in Bloomington last night--they each signed my copy of STRATUSPHUNK. How's the HG project coming along?
  25. It sure is, ain't it, Berigan? Thank God the young whippersnappers like you and me can still lob a few--er, uh... oops. Hey, Wesbed, happy b-day, and thanks too for your aggressive advocacy last year regarding the Organissimo board. As I recall, you took the lead in promoting it to those of us still flailing in the water as the BNBB went down.
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