[Album covers that make you smile]

Hey, no fair! Anita stole that cover from James T. Cat!

[black saint/soul note]

OK, don't get me started...

I'll second the recommendations for the Sam Rivers/Pullen "Capricorn Rising," a flat-out burner, and the Roach "Scott Free."

Don't forget any of the Roscoe Mitchell titles. Not a one of 'em.

[black saint/soul note]

A plug here for Muhal Richard Abrams' "Hearinga Suite" and "Blu Blu Blu."

And for Lacy's incomparable "Vespers."

[Status of New Orleans musicians]

Another list in another thread here. Johnny is listed in that one.

[God I hope this story is overblown right now!!!]

Anybody hear the interview with Michael Chertoff on "All Things Considered" yesterday? He too seemed quite clueless about the Convention Center situation.

[The Gasoline Blues]

$2.59 last Saturday in my neighborhood. $2.89 today. (Regular; premium is $3.11.)

[How Many Miles Davis ' Cds Do You Own??]

I'm in the 100-150 group, counting multiples as one. Lots of duplications in there, multiple Sony releases.

Add in the LPs and it goes well past 200.

[Sometimes I Just Don't Know About People...]

No, it's the faces in the wallpaper, all mocking, all saying "Kill him right now, kill him right now..."

I have this problem with wallpaper.

[Sometimes I Just Don't Know About People...]

You don't want to know what happened to the rest of the bird.

[October Conns!]

So when can I bring back my "Tex Book Depository" joke?

[If Mosaic Was A Man, What Would His First Name Be?]

Other results with the Pimp Name Generator include "Papa Slim Mosaic" and my favorite, "Fadeproof Mosaic Jazz."

[If Mosaic Was A Man, What Would His First Name Be?]

William Theophilus Francis, or WTF...

[Is jazz overly intellectualized?]

So how 'bout that Dale Earnhardt Jr.?

[Favorite Solos]

Lester Young's opener on Basie's "Miss Thing." Lighter than air.

And while we're in Basieland, Buck Clayton's spot on "Don't You Miss Your Baby?"

[Is jazz overly intellectualized?]

Duude, you were supposed to answer in the form of a SESTINA...

[Is jazz overly intellectualized?]

Overly intellectualized by the people who play it? Occasionally.

By the people who write about it? Sometimes.

And what art isn't?

Generalizations don't help. Generally.

[Playing Monk Tunes]

I sympathize with anyone who finds Rouse frustrating. He relies on the same gestures again and again. One phrase-beginning in particular is REALLY overused. There's not a lot of nuance in tone or time or attack.

But here's what I like: The just-mentioned tone and attack. And the willingness to work and rework an idea until he's satisfied with the result. Call it focus.

One example of Rouse with Monk getting it all right: The "Well You Needn't" solo on the Columbia It Club set. Four beautifully connected and contrasted (yes) choruses, full of inner logic, exploratory spirit and good humor. And the last bridge is woodshed stuff.

Put me down as a big fan.

[Favorite Solos]

Clifford Jordan on "Chilly Mac," on Andrew Hill's "Shades." This is funnier than she-it, without resorting to quotes.

And Fats Navarro on ... just about anything.

[Basie Tenormen]

No love for Eric Dixon, people?

P.S., I don't think that photo is of Quinichette.

[Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman]

Just got the reissue. It's a whole new ballgame....

[Art Blakey - Blakey's Beat]

P.S., The earliest Wynton recording with Blakey was the big band album on Timeless, from July '80.

[Study Describes Bar at Center of Milky Way]

You should meet the bouncer in the bar at the center of the Milky Way.

[If you like your Jelly spicy...]

Will I be able to buy a cleaned-up version at my Wal-Mart?

[Andrew Hill- Nefertiti]

Am I the only one who's dragged by Roger Blank's playing?

(Not dragged by anything else on the record, though.)

[Marvin Gaye's image used to sell Hennessy]

That Joe Klopus needs to get a grip.

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Probably needs a drink...

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Yes. And yes.