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Meanwhile in St Louis. I know it's early but there are reasons for optimism here even with the shelving of Cris Carpenter for the next few weeks. Pineiro is at last pounding the strike zone with sinkers and you saw the result with the Mets last night. Ryan Franklin has 4 saves, albeit he's not a typical high-octane closer. Hopefully either Perez or Motte will emerge ready before midseason as Franklin is better suited to set up duty. The third base platoon is working, at least the first time around the league.Ryan Ludwick show s no signs of a sophomore slump and if Ankeil gets going it could be an exciting summer in the Mound City. I for one am not willing to resign myself to an inevitable Cubs division title.

First MLB game in person that I remember is Stan Musial's last game in 1963. The following year I saw Lou Brock's Cardinals debut. Speaking of Cards-Cubs- yesterday's Cards win was a typical hard-fought battle with the Birds prevailing. I just wish I knew something about this Cardinals starter for today. He won't have an easy time of it going up against Zambrano.

Agreed. Add in also his work with Monk and all of his collaboration with Clifford Brown, Sonny Rollins. Max's work was never pedestrian or dull. He seems endlessly inventive. A great musician.

Thanks for the reminder about these reissues. I ordered them, got a prompt response and have been happily listening for the past few days. Woody Shaw was certainly a "master of the art" who I regrettably never got to see. IIRC Steve Turre later played with Bobby Hutcherson and was (is) an unjustly neglected, under-recorded artist.

my sincere condolences on your loss. you are fortunate in having such a good human being for your mother. you and your family are in my prayers.

I ordered both Elektra Musician reissues of Woody Shaw's music. I'd almost forgotten this material existed. Thanks for bringing it to my attention with this thread.

Oscar Peterson: Night Train Stan Getz: The Best of the Verve Years, Volume 1 or if that's not allowed, Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim Sonny Rollins: The Bridge Ben Webster: Atmosphere for Lovers and Thieves Art Pepper: Meets The Rhythm Section Gary Burton (with Chick Corea): Crystal Silence Herbie Hancock: Maiden Voyage Ella Fitzgerald: Sings The Cole Porter Song Book Louis Armstrong Plays W C Handy Horace Silver: Song For My Father McCoy Tyner: Passion Dance Return To Forever: Light As A Feather (Deluxe Edition) Terry Gibbs Dream Band:Volume 1 Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis Orchestra: Live At The Village Vanguard Dizzy Gillespie: At Newport Count Basie: At Newport Harold Land: The Fox John Coltrane/Johnny Hartmann John Coltrane: A Love Supreme Pat Martino: Live At Yoshi's Donald Byrd: Live At The Half Note Cafe Charles Mingus: Live At Cornell University 1964 Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection Sarah Vaughan: Live At Mr. Kelly's Freddie Hubbard: Red Clay Woody Shaw: Rosewood Joe Henderson: Mode For Joe

Over the last week I acquired- The Freddie Hubbard Woody Shaw sessions (Blue Note 2cd) Bobby Hutcherson: Components Art Pepper: Live At The Village Vanguard (Contemporary 9CD Box Set) Gene Harris Quartet: A Little Bit of Heaven Joanne Brackeen: A Breath of Brazil Stan Getz: Sweet Rain the first two at $16.99 and $8.99 (Euclid Records) and the Art Pepper for $12. 58(Second Spin). I remembered some of the Hubbard-Shaw sessions from the early 80s when they were originally issued. The results are mixed in terms of quality. I find if I lay aside as much of my preconceptions as possible about what a meeting of two stars on an instrument should sound like, that it's a really fine set at times-see Boperation, Sandu and the other bebop oriented numbers- and at others a little "flat". I'll continue to listen to see how it grows on me as these two are obviously two of my favorite trumpeters. Gene Harris Quartet: A Little Bit of Heaven. Vastly entertaining and could easily be an excellent point of entry for those unfamiliar with his work. For "veteran" fans it makes for a lovely artifact of Gene and his group in concert. I heard this lineup at The Black Hawk in Chicago and have never forgotten how much sheer pleasure it gave me. This is as good as it gets. Art Pepper: Live At The Village Vanguard. I'm on Cd 1 of 9. That's a lot of Pepper but I'm going to take it piecemeal. Personally, I like hearing entire sets-it gives an authentic context to the event. The most extreme example (in my experience) is The Mahavishnu Orchestra's Between Nothingness and Eternity. For a group of us lucky enough to be there we felt that the real "stars" were Jan Hammer and Billy Cobham, while the album focuses more on John McLaughlin's vehicles. The concert as issued was not the same concert that occurred. Here we have a highly committed and focused Pepper, determined to "make history" (his words as he kicked off the initial set) in his own humble way. So far, that means exposing his emotions and influences in as intensely a manner as possible. Enough for now. Peace, Blue Trane

My order says "shipped" on the 13th at the web site, but I've never received an e-mail confirmation nor a notice that the copy of East Coasting I ordered was cancelled. Should I worry?

Coltrane and Lady Day: The Master Takes and Singles A classic pair for a warm near-Spring morning.

So where did you buy it from?

It's a hard choice between Blue Hour and Gene Harris Trio Plus One. As Fritz Reiner once said: "Sometimes You Have To Take The Good With The Good." Personally, I could listen to either one of these cats play the blues all day long. Peace, Blue Trane

Thanks Mike. I ordered mine this A.M. and it still showed 9 left. Hope I wasn't too late.

How is this? I enjoyed A Natural History of the Senses a great deal. BTW-Is it true that a third volume A Natural History of The Census is underway?

GO ILLINI!!!!!!

The Oxford Book of Adventure Stories How My Heart Sings-A biography of Bill Evans

This store offers great service and has some very knowledgeable people in charge. THe owner, Joe Schwab, has a fabulous collection of his own as does his right hand man Steve Pick. I don't know what I'd do without them.

The exquisite A Child Is Born from The Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orch. album Consummation.

Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Paul McCartney, Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, Johnny Cash, Big Joe Turner, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and a few others I'll probably recall a few hours from now. Where do you place Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett -jazz or pop?

How My Heart Sings-A Bill Evans bio.

I bought these at my local brick and mortar, Euclid Records, for $12.99 each. They had a number of other titles, such as Jimmy Smith's House Party and Prayer Meeting dates, at $9.99 each. I don't recall seeing these on any of the deletion lists I've seen at this or other sites. If these are part of further BN deletions, I'd like to know. My wallet is already moaning this month but obviously if they're going OOP.... Peace, Blue Trane

Baseball-all the usual reasons, the game within a game, the way a season unfolds, the fact that there isn't a stopwatch regulating play, the surprising performances by athletes on their way up- and down, the stats, the inevitable comparisons between current and past players, the fact that its played in mostly warm weather, the joy of armchair managing and general managing. IMO there's very little to complain about beyond the inflated salaries in all pro sports.

I've finished The Man In The High Castle and am now re-reading (after what has to be 25+years) Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? I'm juggling with it -a picaresque novel Johnny One-Eye, A Tale of the American Revolution by Jerome Charyn and -my winter science fix-A Short History of Nearly Everything in my continuing struggle to become scientifically literate-yes that was me the Biology teacher caught snoring when the lights went down and the overhead projector snapped on. When I retire from school teaching, I definitely plan to study biology, physics and more history, just for the sheer pleasure found in exercising my curiosity.

Happy Birthday Thom. Hope it's a great one. Jeff Tedford

Disc 3 Next up: Jimmy Smith: Retrospective Carmell Jones: Mosaic Select Count Basie: America's Number 1 Band