ghost of miles

I'm bummin'. Picked up GRANTSTAND, popped it in the player, and got--nothing. First two tracks wouldn't play at all, and track 3 featured much hiss and static. When I took out the CD, I discovered a circle of ray-like scratches emanating from all around the interior of the disc. The store's ordering a replacement; guess I'll get my Green/Lateef/McDuff fix next week...

I'm guessing yes, as these are both included on the Japanese cut-out of HI-FI UPTOWN that I picked up several years ago. As for MASTERPIECES, I'm wondering if several tracks from the 10-inch ELLINGTON MOODS (or MOOD ELLINGTON, can't remember the exact title) might be included--"The Clothed Woman," for starters, is one I'd love to see included.

I'm sure Lon, Jim, or Joe could speak to that. I picked up the one entitled "3" on a whim.

You also share it with Roger "the Rocket" Clemens!

Picked up three Andrew Hills, two Sam Rivers/Dave Hollands, one Air... (groan--never again!)

Road-runnuh, road-runnuh... Always loved the Modern Lovers. Loved the Sex Pistols' cover of "Roadrunner" as well. "I don't know the fucking words..." Damn, Berigan, that set looks close to complete. I'll have to keep an eye out for it in the used shops.

No, I don't, Jim (just have the material with Coltrane), but I'll add it to the wish-list.

The line-up sure looks tasty: Jimmy Heath on tenor, pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Art Taylor.

This is listed by Alan as an upcoming 2003 release, dual-layer SACD from Audio Fidelity. I'm quite a Dorham fan AND I've developed this weird fetish lately for late-1950s, early-1960s "jazz-goes-musical" albums (Billy Taylor's MY FAIR LADY, etc.). Has anybody heard or seen a specific date for this hitting the street?

Don't know how I missed these, or if they've been mentioned elsewhere... from Alan's upcoming page: Cool that they're including "The Liberian Suite" with UPTOWN!

Vibes, I like the way you think. For those who don't want to shell out for a Mosaic, Deep Discount has the new RVGs for $9.97 and free shipping. I think that beats CDUniverse unless you can work 'em for a deal on the shipping charges...

No, no... it can't be. Surely it says "yummi."

Hey Late, the new Von Freeman, THE IMPROVISOR, is outstanding. You might also want to check out the two records that he did for Chuck Nessa--SERENADE & BLUES and HAVE NO FEAR. I think Chuck still has both for sale. I don't know if any of us mentioned it yet, but Sam Rivers' mid-70's Rivbea loft scene in NYC was amazing. That scene is probably best documented on the three-CD WILDFLOWERS set.

Lon for Prez in 2004! Happy birthday, friend!

That's great--hope you post a review! I'll bet Osby does some Ellington, as there are a couple of Duke tunes on ST. LOUIS SHOES. I saw him here in B-town two or three years ago w/Jason Moran. The first half of the show didn't really catch fire, but the second half was smokin'.

Well, the Yanks' bullpen blew another one today against the A's. Like I said earlier this year, it's the six-foot-wide portal on the Death Star...

Duke Ellington, 1939 V. 2 (Classics) Anita O'Day, I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU and the Mosaic set discs 6-8 Greg Osby, ST. LOUIS SHOES Various, GROOVIN' HIGH IN L.A. 1945-46 (Hep) Fred Astaire, STEPPIN' OUT

I'd still like to see a NY-San Francisco Series reprise of '62 (I know J Larsen and Greg wish for different results this time around). The Giants have always been my favorite NL team, and I'm hoping to catch a game at Pac Bell someday myself. How old are you, Greg? I'm 36 and people think I'm 25. It used to annoy me, but now I think I'm getting to be old enough that I don't--gulp--mind being taken to be 10 years younger.

Some possible good news. I emailed Mosaic about a Pullen/Adams Mosaic Select a few weeks ago and they replied: Thanks for the Sunday good news! I haven't heard that much Pullen/Adams, but what I have I've really liked...

I think it's a really good decade for jazz, despite the historical rap that this is when everything went to hell, fusion took over, etc. The aforementioned Joe Henderson and McCoy Tyner Milestone dates, Art Pepper on Contemporary and Galaxy, Miles' electric period, Braxton, the AEC, Shaw and a lot of other artists recorded on the Muse label, Dexter on Steeplechase, Jarrett--yeah, quite a lot there. It's the decade from which I'm most likely to find a really interesting, previously-overlooked record these days. What I'd like to learn more about regards the up-and-comers, the new guys on the scene in the 1970s. Most of the artists I mentioned came of age before 1970; who were the musicians in their late teens/twenties who were causing a stir twixt '70 and '80?

What about all of the trades, folks? How did your teams shake out? Catesta, maybe the change of scenery will bring out a better attitude in Mr. Mondesi. B)

I have a family member who is a guide at Taliesin West. Amazing place! Well worth the trip if you're in the area (Scottsdale, AZ). I was staying in Scottsdale with a friend who's a FLW fiend, and he and I snuck into the tour as it was starting and evaded the $5 charge. This was 15 years ago, Mule, and I was a young pup. Please forgive me. B)

Damn, I guess it's up to me to be the trite one here and suggest KIND OF BLUE. But if a box-set could count as "a single CD," I'd be totin' the RCA/Victor Ellington.

Soulstream, Jim, and John L., you're right on about the Sun blues story. I LOVE that stuff. I have a whole box of it that Charly put out called SUN RECORDS: THE BLUES YEARS. It's 9 CDs with a 44-page booklet, and jump on it if you ever see it. Unfortunately I think it's of questionable legality--in fact, I think some of these sets were seized and destroyed. But it's really an amazing compendium of what Phillips was up to long before Elvis.

Yeah, man, I hear this record really swings.