ghost of miles

Whatcha got there, jmjk? I don't have many of mine anymore... somewhere in my closet still resides General Public's "Tenderness" and R.E.M.'s "South Central Rain." Ah, the 1980s 12-inch, home of the club mix, the extended mix, the obscure-reference mix, and the odd non-album track! Still got a couple of 7-inches from that era as well: Jesus and Mary Chain's "Upside Down" (backed with a cover of Syd Barrett's "Vegetable Man") and the awe-inspiring Husker Du version of "Eight Miles High."

And his dad just died... I was a Bobby Bonds fan when I was a little kid (anybody else remember the celebrated Murcer-for-Bonds Giants-Yankees trade?). Goodbye, Mr. 30-30: BobbyBonds

Kay Starr, JAZZ SINGER (and I still think Mosaic should do a Kay Starr Capitol Jazz Sessions set) Various, SUN BLUES 1950-58 (Charly) Charioteers, BEST OF John Coltrane, COLTRANE JAZZ Danilo Perez, TILL THEN

Bird & Pres, "Embraceable You" from JATP.

We had a thread about this on the BNBB--"How big is your backlog," or something to that effect. Mine's bad--probably 150-200 at the moment. But I try to listen to a CD at least twice before I put it on the shelf (or in a pile on the floor whenever I'm reached the need for another bookcase). If I really like it, I'm apt to play it half a a dozen times before I file it. But there's stuff I picked up two years ago that I still haven't heard.

Release update: just got an e-mail reply from Mosaic saying that these will be available in mid-late September. Still nothing on the web page, though.

Casablanca The Third Man Roman Holiday Stranger Than Paradise Sophie's Choice Taxi Driver The Maltese Falcon Monty Python and the Holy Grail Paths of Glory Dazed and Confused

Heh heh. The old Maltzian "telling" gambit. I won't fall for it, sir, no I won't!

And a plug for Archie Shepp's ATTICA BLUES. Toshikio Akiyoshi just did an album last year with a Hiroshima theme.

The posting of images of Middle Eastern victims of violence has always, in my mind, been the "go-nuclear" option in the political threads. I remember once having to resist the urge to post a picture of a victim on the old Blue Note boards, because I felt it was going to take the discussion to a more volatile level. It's sure done that here. There's not going to be peace in the Middle East until both sides recognize the essential humanity of each other. If posting these pictures here furthered that end, I suppose it might be a good thing. But that's clearly not the intent--it's, rather, to imply the inhumanity of the other side. Given that that very attitude is at the root of the violence, I can't see how it's going to help things. It's just an angry scream in an ongoing debate. But I wouldn't censor it.

Hey, Tony! Here's the word from the Big Man himself re: our Pomeroy notion: So there's hope!

You and my buddy Greg here in B-town. He's currently reading Welk's autobio, which he reports is one of the most ridiculous, shallow music memoirs he's ever read--and yet he's reading it. He sometimes plays Welk on his Monday night radio show; one night I turned it on and caught the Welk band circa '62 doing "Heartbreak Hotel." Yowsa! My latest secret listening pleasure: the first two Boston albums, which I enjoyed greatly as a kid. I keep hearing a jazz version of "Hitch a Ride" in my head. Fortunately for the rest of you, you're not in my head.

I'm hoping that NINOTCHKA will see DVD release myself.

Sure, Hank:

Yeah, I just tried to answer all five of John L.'s PMs to me--I wondered what was going on! John, I'm sending you a reply via carrier pigeon.

Heck no, Berigan... I thought I was gettin' it from you for Christmas! Ya won't let me down, will ya? :rsmile:

Somebody told me that Joe Torre has said he's going to retire at the end of this season. Was said somebody on le drugs? I can't find any mention of this on the Internet--but maybe I missed it.

Good review of the new single (available as a 45 only, limited edition 5,000) on the Pitchfork site:

Thanks, P.D. I thought (or imagined) that there was more material missing than that.

Good suggestion, Tony, as the four titles listed by AMG probably wouldn't fill out 3 CDs. Probably much more of a Select possibility. Here's what they show for Pomeroy: 1955 Jazz in a Stable Transition 1957 Life is a Many Splendered Gig Fresh Sound (originally on Roulette, I believe) 1958 Band in Boston United Artists 1958 Detour Ahead United Artists I'm going to e-mail Mosaic and see what they say, and I'll include your idea regarding the Mariano.

Right now: Ray Brown, FINAL RECORDINGS This weekend: Bennie Green, MOSAIC SELECT (all of it) Jason Moran, BANDWAGON Sam Rivers, FUSCHIA SWING SONG Jack Montrose, BLUES AND VANILLA J.R. Monterose, IN ACTION Charlie Parker, BIG BAND Randy Weston, MOSAIC SELECT (disc 2)

Agreed. I have the two CDs that came out several years ago, but didn't he do four or five albums for Vanguard? I know that the CDs were a distillation of his work for the label. I recently picked up one of Powell's classical CDs used, but haven't had a chance to listen to it yet.

I haven't heard of this writer before, but today's NYTimes Book Review supplement has a piece on a new biography of him, entitled VANISHED ACT. In addition to writing poetry, fiction, and art criticism, he evidently did some writing on jazz as well, including a piece on Fats Waller for Time, and recorded with blues musician Jesse Fuller. In 1955 his car was found abandoned on the approach to the Golden Gate Bridge; he's assumed to have been a suicide at the age of 40. Here's the link: WeldonKees

Paul, Just got an e-mail from my friend mentioning that very set--he'd just remembered it, but says it's long OOP. Clem might want to keep an eye out for it in the used bins, though; sounds like a good anthology.

I may try to put some of the interviews up on WFIU's website when the series runs. I've heard Baker's playing trombone again, too. I'll ask him the next time I see him.