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Yes, you're right of course. Farther east. :blush2: I knew there had to be an obvious reason.

You've got that right! I've only recently been introduced to many of the clarinet players I listen to most frequently now, so saying this or that player is a 'favorite' would seem more than a little presumptuous. But, Dodds and Noone, definitely. George Lewis certainly I've been listening to a lot lately. And I love the Nicholas-Hodes' Delmark, "The New Orleans-Chicago Connection." The Louis Cottrell Living Legends series disc, "Bourbon Street," produced by Chris Albertson, also has some wonderful playing on it. No modern players, really. I'm familiar with Sclavis. Anat Cohen is technically right on, I'm sure, but her playing left me cold, not sure why. Maybe I should give her another listen. And I'm still waiting for my first DeFranco disc to arrive ("1949 - 1952 Studio Performances" chrono classics), but I'm looking forward to it even more now after reading some of the comments here.

Dumb question, probably, but why is the sky dark at Fenway at 8 p.m. and there's still light in the sky here in Fla? I thought it was supposed to stay light later the farther north you go (in the summer).

Using animals for torture also not a great idea.

I'm a little fuzzy on the whole issue ...

Safe to assume this would be the best-selling Mosaic ever? I would think most folks active on this board and not living under a bridge would jump at this one.

Mystery solved. I ordered the Waller from Tommy and forgot. I'm chalking the whole thing up to the insidious vagaries of advancing age. Or, as Dan Quayle once wisely said: "What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is." I'm just thankful no one was hurt.

I'll check with him, thanks. No no, not Captain Beefheart. Fats. ... I know you're not getting rid of any of your Fats.

I have no recollection of ordering it. In fact I'm almost certain I didn't. I received it about three weeks ago from an address in Switzerland. Couldn't make out the handwriting beyond that. Shipping package is now gone, unfortunately. Anyways, if anyone here sent this to me by mistake, let me know. The three discs and artwork came without the jewel case. Thanks.

Depends on your POV. These old guys, they take a bit longer to recover. Judging by the last couple of nights, defense is Texas' Achilles heel. They're ranked something like 13th in the AL in fielding. And the starter, Hunter, was knocked around pretty good right out of the gate tonight. Bad combination. Garza looked great. 10 Ks, 5 hits over seven innings.

Maybe in the case of your acquaintances, the jazz thing was a cover. Lots 'o' subversive types in the music biz, you know. The level of transparency a spook is allowed probably depends on what they do. A guy developing recording and surveillance techniques/technologies may not want to publicize his previous efforts in the field. Particularly if they're likely to be greeted with a collective, "Holy shit, this is unbelievable! Who is this guy!!??" It is curious that they remained purposely buried for Savory's entire life, given their apparent significance, which he must have been fully aware of. And isn't it perfect that the guy's name was Savory?

git it.

This guy is a circus!

Valverde blows, too ...

Maybe, but what just happened to Cliff Lee in the 8th? Texas infield had alligator arms on a couple of balls that got through for hits. Lee has six losses this season. Rays have given him three of them.

Rays pen blows tonight.

Awrighty, time to check this out. Thanks for keeping on it.

I wonder if Savory's work for the CIA was partly what made him guard these recordings so closely -- kind of like, once he went to work for them everything he'd ever done needed to be kept quiet. You know how they can be. Certainly, making them public would have brought him attention that he/they wouldn't likely want.

That's a wonderful story. Curiously, I didn't see any additional details at the website of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. You'd think they would be trumpeting this project. In any case ...

It's a good outcome. More details here. Another bear in Northwestern Ontario found itself in a similar predicament. Can't find the follow-up story right now, but they eventually found the jar with some bear fur in it near the lake shore and think the bear managed to get the jar off on its own. It's possible that the bear could have drowned swimming with the jar on its head, and the jar slipped off later. But because the jar was found very near where the bear was sighted and no bear carcass was found, they think that the drowning scenario is unlikely, fortunately. Another bear in Minnesota with a jar on its head was simply shot in 2008.

I think, actually, Ellington was the first jazz I listened to with any attention. I was about 18 or 19. A friend of mine was getting pretty heavily into jazz and he had "The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World" LP set. This was probably around 1977 - 78. We'd sit up late at night in his dingy little downtown apartment listening to that and some Basie, Tom Waits, that kind of stuff. That set's not great Ellington by any means, but we (or, I) didn't know any better. It was a treasure at the time, and I ended up getting the LP set myself (sold it years later, but I have the CD set today). I hadn't really realized that until now. Ellington was the first jazz I really "listened to." How 'bout that?

Did you all catch this?

Great news Dan. Sounds like an outstanding opportunity.

This is why these kinds of threads are so interesting. Listened to some Handy clips and absolutely love 'em. Pukwana is a guy I've never been aware of either, but going by Allmusic sounds like he's definitely worth investigating. Great rundown Jeff. And thanks for turning me onto Boyce Brown as well. I really need to listen more closely to Benny Carter. I wouldn't have characterized his playing as 'detached.' ... 'Polished,' maybe. None of the rough edges I tend to gravitate toward, I suppose. Intrigued about Robinson now also. It's so difficult for me to compare Hodges, say, to Dolphy or Ornette Coleman. Same instrument, completely different vocabulary. -- I love all three for very different reasons. And Braxton for yet altogether different reasons. But in the end, I suppose it's Parker above all else, even though I'm just scratching the surface there and will likely never have an appreciation for his music that a seasoned player might. It's still amazing. Anyways, love reading about the hows, the whys and the wherefores. (And I really must listen more closely to Benny Carter.)

Yeah, miss the old rascal. Hope he recovers from the repetitive motion injury soon.