ghost of miles

Charlie Parker, LEGENDARY DIAL MASTERS V. 1 Casa Loma, MANIACS' BALL Teddy Edwards, TEDDY'S READY! Duke Ellington, HISTORICALLY SPEAKING Georgie Auld, 1940-45 (Classics) Lil Green, 1940-41 (Classics)

Ah... may I suggest that you consult the following expert for interpretation/consultation: Dr.AFC

Just got this in the mail yesterday & am really enjoying it. Some of the material also shows up on Coleman Hawkins' RAINBOW MIST (the Auld/Hawkins/Ben Webster sextet date, as well as a big-band date of Auld's), but I've never heard the sides he did w/Shaw's band post-Artie in early 1940, or the last few on the disc which come from his post-service, mid-40's band. Good stuff! I can't wait for the second volume, which the liner notes promise. I know we've discussed Auld on this board before, but he's become one of my favorite "overlooked" players & leaders from the 1940s.

Found this today on an expedition to a newly-reopened B-town CD store (the owner died a couple of weeks ago). It's called MESSAGE FROM THE TRIBE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF TRIBE RECORDS, 1972-1977, music by some Detroit jazzers kinda doing an Art Ensemble/Sun Ra collective thing, it appears. Players include Marcus Belgrave, Phil Ranelin, and Doug Hammond; it's put out on the Universal Sound label. Looked too weird, interesting, and possibly cool to pass up, esp. at a marked-down price. Anybody familiar w/the Tribe label/group and this CD?

I'll have to look into CD Connection. Regarding Freddie, I'm still waiting on a back-ordered Earl Hines title from Deep Discount. It contains the two tracks which some say have Webster solos ("Yellow Fire" and "Windy City Jive"). There is some dispute about whether or not Webster is the soloist, but I intend to put them on the 2-CD-R compilation. I've assembled just about all of the other material, including the three Miss Rhapsody tracks, which I found on vinyl here at the station. Sorry about the delay! I'm seriously considering cancelling my DD order & trying to get the Hines elsewhere.

Weizen, you have my sincerest, most heartfelt sympathy. Be brave, my good man, and fortify yourself with some of Europe's finest brewed beverages.

I'm on the radio from 12-5:45 p.m. (new-kid-on-the-block duties, but I actually love programming jazz on the holidays), and then my wife & I are driving up to Indpls. for that rarest of events--the convergence of my entire family in one spot. Hoping to sneak in some time to watch the new 2-disc DVD of THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, which is a perennial Thanksgiving Day favorite of ours.

Hey folks, I've been trying to find good domestic online sources for buying Heps & Chronological Classics. While CD Universe is usually pretty good on price & availability for new releases in the Classics series, I often find that older items are difficult to obtain (particularly the Heps) from most American Internet sources. Worlds Records has quite a few titles, but I find them a bit pricey (I did break down the other day & order several CDs from them, ones that I had pretty much given up on getting). Any recommendations?

Yikes! This cover has to be by the same artist who did the Atlantic COLTRANE'S SOUND, correct?

I first heard Jackson on the Blue Note sides that he did w/Monk, and I couldn't appreciate him--thought his sound was too bright for that setting (now I enjoy his presence on those records). I think what I missed was the blues in his sound, because he strikes me as a very bluesy player. It's funny how many prejudices you can have when you first start listening to jazz. I probably did associate him w/the MJQ, a group that I slowly warmed to as well (and now love--gotta get that new Fantasy box!). Alas, the darkness of the closed mind! But only joy for the illumination of an opening one...

I don't remember what his source for it was, but I first encountered this story in James Gavin's recent bio of Chet Baker. Congratulations, Dan. You, sir, appear to be on a bit of a roll!

How long before we begin to see articles on "the sinister Texas-Organissimo cabal"? Or "The axis of Texas," as it were... I myself would like to see more Hoosiers--I think sheldonm & I are the only ones. Here's hoping we hear from you again soon, Aggie.

I have to admit that when I first started listening to jazz, I found the vibraphone to sound kind of--uh, "corny," I guess. I didn't even like Milt Jackson, for God's sake! These days, however, I greatly enjoy the texture that well-played vibes bring to a jazz date. Bobby Hutcherson's work w/Jackie McLean was the entry point for me; I think it was DESTINATION OUT that really made my ears wake up to what vibes could contribute to a record. Since then I've also become quite a fan of Jackson's work, in addition to that of Walt Dickerson, Lem Winchester, Eddie Costa, and newcomer Stefan Harris. I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting at the moment as well. In any case, who are your faves, if a vibes fan you be?

Per another recent thread, I dibs Art Blakey.

I keep thinking "Summertime," but then I always seem to hear a version of it that sounds just a bit different, just a bit more interesting--nonetheless, I still find myself wishing a five-year-shelf plan upon it.

Dan, would that be Barr McClellan's BLOOD, POWER & MONEY by any chance? The author is the father of Bush spokesperson Scott McClellan. He offered a terse no-comment when asked about the book at a White House press conference. BTW, where's the CIA in your poll? Or do they go under the O. Stone "warmongers" category? Two well-done (IMO) fictional recreations of events leading up to the JFK assassination are Don DeLillo's LIBRA and James Ellroy's AMERICAN TABLOID.

Freddie Hubbard, HUBCAP (RVG edition) Carmen McRae, BIRDS OF A FEATHER Hampton Sisters, A JAZZ TRIBUTE Wes Montgomery, COMP. W/LIONEL HAMPTON Joe Williams, THAT HOLIDAY FEELING (disappointing--glad it was only 5 bucks) Gerry Mulligan Mosaic (disc 1--starting my third time through the box)

Dean Young (who used to live here in Bloomington), Paul Celan, Ingeborg Bachmann, Rilke, Hart, Crane, & some of the radical proletarian poets of the 30's whom Alan Wald has been championing in recent years. I also like Kevin Young, a poet who now teaches here at IU. I go through phases w/poetry; haven't had one in awhile and feel another coming on. The Library of America has begun an American Poets series and will be publishing three more volumes next spring. Currently reading Alan Furst's DARK STAR.

It may have been on the 1990 CD release, actually. I know this only because I was hunting around for a jazz version of "Happy Birthday" last year (don't ask!) and came across a listing for Elvin doing it at the Lighthouse. When I checked my Mosaic box, however, there was a note saying that it had been left off the set... I think it's just the crowd singing to him, actually. I'm sure that Cuscuna & co. felt pretty safe in leaving it off the box.

There's an odd case here, I think, of the LP containing something not on the Mosaic set: the crowd singing "Happy Birthday" to Elvin. Not that that's a primary reason for going the vinyl route here...

I didn't see that sale on the website either. I recently cancelled my membership and signed back on with the return invitation offer--it really is a great deal if you work it right (waiting to buy your obligation until it's a "Buy 1, get 3 free" month, etc.). Holiday jazz fans take note: Joe Williams' THAT HOLIDAY FEELIN' is currently in the bargain bin for $1.99 plus shipping.

I dibs Ornette's bitter, tap-dancing progeny.

Yeah, just got an e-mail about this. With the Television re-issues already on my Christmas list, looks like some Rhino product will be dropping through my chimney come Dec. 25.

Same thing here, Lazaro. I played it on July 4th this summer & got several phone inquiries. Amazing what Duke does w/it in what, 4 minutes? 5?

Terence Faherty, KILL ME AGAIN. He's an Indianapolis mystery writer, known best for his Owen Keane series (involving a failed seminarian); this is a re-print of the debut of his Scott Elliott character, a former actor & WWII vet who's trying to pick up the pieces of his career by working as a private investigator in late-40's Hollywood. The plot concerns an attempt to make a sequel to a Casablanca-style movie (Faherty originally used the actual movie and the actual stars, but was told by the Bogart estate that he couldn't). Also leafing through some books about the Negro baseball leagues.