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Right, at the American Jazz Museum. A plastic alto said to be the Massey Hall horn.

Didn't 'Orse have some R&B success? I was under the impression that the nickname came from a minor hit record. A la Gator Tail Jackson and Lockjaw Davis. (And Airegin Rollins?)

Charlie Chan!

OK, I'll bite...

I've just been listening to "Hawk's Variations" on the Classics CD. Has anyone remarked... that the second part sounds a heck of a lot like " 'Round Midnight" ?

Just before Sunnyland Slim.

Sorry, folks, But anyone who puts out a "Thelonius" Monk t-shirt isn't getting my money.

Mike beat me to it. There's also a badass trio version of the tune on her Concord disc called "Interlude," highly recommended.

From the looks of their online catalog, it appears that the new owners have deleted a big chunk of what was once available on Concord.

Another one that will stick around no matter what: "A Charlie Brown Christmas"

Any guy who puts Doc Cheatham and David Murray together on the same record is OK with me. Glad you're here, Allen!

Good work, Mark! Golson is coming to Kansas City on Friday!

Here are some jazz-related portions of the list. Note the presence of a board member in Category 83! Field 10 — Jazz Category 45 Best Contemporary Jazz Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.) Journey Fourplay [bluebird] Unspeakable Bill Frisell [Nonesuch Records] In Praise Of Dreams Jan Garbarek [ECM] The Hang Don Grusin [sovereign Artists] Strength Roy Hargrove (The RH Factor) [Verve] Category 46 Best Jazz Vocal Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.) American Song Andy Bey [savoy Jazz] Twentysomething Jamie Cullum [Verve/Universal] Accentuate The Positive Al Jarreau [Verve Records] The Dana Owens Album Queen Latifah [Vector Records] R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal) Nancy Wilson [MCG Jazz] Category 47 Best Jazz Instrumental Solo (For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.) What's New Alan Broadbent, soloist Track from: You And The Night And The Music [A440 Music Group] I Want To Be Happy Don Byron, soloist Track from: Ivey-Divey [blue Note Records] Speak Like A Child Herbie Hancock, soloist Track from: With All My Heart (Harvey Mason) [bluebird] Bulería, Soleá y Rumba Donny McCaslin, soloist Track from: Concert In The Garden (Maria Schneider Orchestra) [ArtistShare] Wee John Scofield, soloist Track from: EnRoute [Verve] Category 48 Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.) Somewhere Bill Charlap Trio [blue Note] Fountain Of Youth Roy Haynes [Dreyfus Jazz] The Out-Of -Towners Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Jack DeJohnette Trio [ECM] Eternal Branford Marsalis Quartet [Marsalis Music/Rounder] Illuminations McCoy Tyner With Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride & Lewis Nash [Telarc Jazz] Category 49 Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album (For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.) Get Well Soon Bob Brookmeyer New Art Orchestra [Challenge Records] On The Wild Side John La Barbera Big Band [Jazz Compass] Coral David Sánchez [Columbia] Concert In The Garden Maria Schneider Orchestra [ArtistShare] The Way: Music Of Slide Hampton The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra [Planet Arts Recordings] Category 50 Best Latin Jazz Album (Vocal or Instrumental.) Bebop Timba Raphael Cruz [RC Music] Jerry Gonzalez y Los Piratas Del Flamenco Jerry González y Los Piratas Del Flamenco [sunnyside Records] Land Of The Sun Charlie Haden [Verve International] Another Kind Of Blue: The Latin Side Of Miles Davis Conrad Herwig Nonet [Half Note Records] Soundances Diego Urcola [sunnyside Records] Field 23 — Composing/Arranging Category 82 Best Instrumental Composition (A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.) Ada Plays (From Cold Mountain) Gabriel Yared, composer (Gabriel Yared) Track from: Cold Mountain - Soundtrack [DMZ/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax; Publisher: MRX Music.] Bulería, Soleá Y Rumba Maria Schneider, composer (Maria Schneider Orchestra) Track from: Concert In The Garden [ArtistShare; Publisher: MSF Music.] Merengue Paquito D'Rivera, composer (Yo-Yo Ma) Track from: Obrigado Brazil - Live In Concert [sony Classical] Past Present & Future Slide Hampton, composer (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra) Track from: The Way - Music Of Slide Hampton [Planet Arts Recordings; Publisher: Slide Hampton Music.] Three Romances Maria Schneider, composer (University Of Miami Concert Jazz Band) [summit Records (Summit Education); Publisher: Summit Records.] Category 83 Best Instrumental Arrangement (An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.) Bella Luce Phil Kelly, arranger (Phil Kelly & The NW Prevailing Winds) Track from: Convergence Zone [Origin Records] Libertango Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Yo-Yo Ma) Track from: Obrigado Brazil - Live In Concert [sony Classical] The Long Passage Chick Corea, arranger (Chick Corea Elektric Band) Track from: To The Stars [stretch Records] Past Present & Future Slide Hampton, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra) Track from: The Way - Music Of Slide Hampton [Planet Arts Recordings] Sing, Sing, Sing Jim McNeely, arranger (David Liebman Big Band) Track from: Beyond The Line [OmniTone] Category 84 Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) (An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.) Dancing In The Dark Vince Mendoza, arranger (Jane Monheit) Track from: Taking A Chance On Love [sony Classical] Joy To The World Joseph Joubert, Michael McElroy & Buryl Red, arrangers (Michael McElroy And The Broadway Inspirational Voices With Joseph Joubert) Track from: Great Joy - A Gospel Christmas [sh-K-Boom Records] Over The Rainbow Victor Vanacore, arranger (Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis) Track from: Genius Loves Company [Concord Records/Hear Music] Summertime John Clayton & David Foster, arrangers (Renee Olstead) Track from: Renee Olstead [143/Reprise Records] Unchained Melody Steve Gaboury, Cyndi Lauper & Don Sebesky, arrangers (Cyndi Lauper) Track from: At Last [Epic Records]

What kind of mallets does he use on them? But seriously, folks. I'd second the recommendation for "To My Queen" and add one for the expansive remake, "To My Queen Revisted," on Steeplechase. Then there's "Visions," the Steeplechase disc of duets with Sun Ra.

Be sure to visit his site and check his song list! I want to hear his cover of "Let's Put the X in Sex" by Kiss! (And then I want to be eaten by starving baby elephants.)

Charitably...I'm OK with that.

Charitably: The reviewer seems to be perceiving the music by non-jazz standards. (Hey, we ALL perceived jazz that way once.) It's clear in the way he quickly resorts to the fallacy of "I don't understand this, so it must be drug music." And I'm bothered that he felt compelled to post that on the Internet. He has good ears, and I hope he'll keep them open as he journeys deeper into the music.

"They" say his career was in twilight then. "They" forgot to tell Monk about that. He's going at it with an intensity that the Columbia records often miss.

C'mon, Late! Give us a taste! (I'm insanely envious.)

Hey! You stop trying to trash Lennie's reputation! (BTW, Just got home with a Sal Mosca CD, found in the $1.99 discount pile at a chain store...)

Worth $10 for "Lady Bird" alone. Warning: May cause obsession with Dameron's writing. At least that's how it worked for me. And I'm glad it did.

Milwaukee. Should I laugh or cry? Others included Little Rock, San Jose, Baton Rouge ... and Sheboygan and Eau Claire! Guess I need to nurture my inner cheesehead.