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http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/programs..._interviews.asp I discovered this while exploring the jazz scene in chicago via google I have only so far listened to the Curtis Fuller interview. Fascinating! I wish however that some of the questions asked of him weren't so dreadfully banal, but hey, its better than nothing. Curtis is very poised and well spoken. I came very close to have been able to hang out with him at a jazz fest in Germany years ago. After hearing this interview, my disappointment is renewed.

I've only seen Michael perform live twice; once at the OKC zoo in the late 70's when he was on the Joni Mitchell tour right after she did the Mingus album....Jaco was on that band too. The other time was in NYC in '82 or '83. He was playing with Charlie Haden's quartet - alongside Richie Beirach and Al Foster. The group I was there with were seated right in front of the stage. "In your face" doesn't begin to define what that experience was like. I like the 3 quartets album. It is a classic, but some of my favorites of him as a sideman are these: Hal Galper's 2 LPs "speak with a single voice" and "reach out" Jack Wilkins 2 sides, esp on "you can't live without it" (notably the cut "freight trane") The Jaco birthday concert with big band The intensity he plays with on these is mind boggling.

I wish I had a scan of that comic illustration to post on here: A guy holding a sax, standing at a Burger King counter chanting "a chicken supreme....a chicken supreme....a chicken supreme..."

I am thinking that they haven't released Never let in End on disc yet. I wish they would. I bought my vinyl copy on Ebay and it is well used. No skips, but considerable surface noise.

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal, motherfuckers! ← ....you fuckin' fucks!"

I read an email earlier that hinted at the 'fact' that Michael Brecker is seriously ill with a blood disorder of some sort. Does anyone know about this? Is this merely an ugly rumor? (I hope so) It has been discussed in the "All about Jazz" message board as well.

Thanks Michael. Great resource!

If someone were to ask me to pick the essential Mangelsdorff LPs (with him as a leader), these would be the ones I would choose (keep in mind that while I have a lot of his recordings, I don't have anything from the late 50's). In no order of preference: Now, Jazz Ramwong (pacific jazz 10095) w/ Gunter Kronberg, Heinz Sauer, Gunter Lenz and Ralf Hubner Tension (CBS) same group as above Never Let it End (MPS) same as above Live in Tokyo (enja 2006) same group as above (minus Kronberg) "ZoKoMa" with Attila Zoller, and Lee Konitz The Wide Point (MPS/BASF) w/ Elvin Jones and Palle Danielson Tromboneliness (MPS/BASF) solo Live in Montreaux (MPS 15572) w/ J.F. Jenny Clarke and Ronald Shannon Jackson Tension, Never Let in End and Now Jazz Ramwong are smoking! Hard core european hard bop/post bop. Lots of Eastern themes, esp on Ramwong. Those are just the ones I like the best. Everything he recorded had merit. There are no losers imho.

What this current tv generation will relate to is Jerry Seinfeld's cereal boxes all lined up.

It was released on Tutu in 1990, and is titled "International Jazzfestival Münster". The performances are actually from 1988 though. Mangelsdorff and Scofield perform 3 tracks, for a total of about 30 minutes - "The Eternal Turn On", "Gray and Visceral", and "Alfie's Theme". I can't find it on amazon or half.com, but it's still apparently available at Amazon Germany: http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000...3396125-3726924 Not sure whether you want to pay that price and the shipping costs though. edit - appears to be available through Cadence in the U.S., as well... ← How is the Marty Cook/Jim Pepper set? I knew Marty from when I lived in Bavaria. He asked me to do a 2-bone and rhythm thing one night in Augsburg, but it fell through. He has that free bag going on, just don't ask him to read changes. (oops did I say that? sorry Marty!)

Brandon, I totally agree! There is something very appealing about a nice organized set of same label LPs all lined up, especially those labels that are easily identifiable by the spine - even from across the room! Impulse comes to mind first. Program television is an evil appliance when misused. I think I could live without the garbage that is shoveled up on a daily basis. I do like a few channels though. These come to mind: The History channel Natl Geographic network Discover PBS TVland (gotta feed my Andy Griffith jones somewhere!) ESPN BBC

Did anyone happen to see a particular program on tv this past saturday (reran on sunday); on HGTV I think. A home design team was helping a couple with their living space. The husband had a substantial LP collection, and the solution was very appealing. They installed drawers with heavy duty sliders. Each drawer appeared to be able to hold around 75 LPs, and the entire cabinet seemed to have at least 15-20 drawers. Yes, I know that isn't enough drawers for some collectors in these parts (sangrey), but it was an attractive option (probably expensive too, unless you tackled the construction yourself.

Thanks Chuck! Now if I can just manage to get this one without breaking the budget.

Whilst googling - trying to determine personnel on a Bill Perkins Pacific Jazz LP - I stumbled across this helpful list: http://jazzlabels.klacto.net/pacific.html It didn't answer my question as to who is on this particular date (PJ 1221), but it is a good resource to have on hand.

Interesting. I'm curious to know, Adam, if that is the standard German understanding of Mangelsdorff and others, or if that is the idiosyncratic interpretation of Wolfram Knauer, the writer of this piece? If Tristano and Konitz are that influential on German jazz, then I'd be curious to hear a lot more of it (not that I'm not already curious about German and European jazz in general).

I have been listening to an odd LP I picked up awhile ago. It is on a small independent label (Jazz Showcase Records). Low budget doesn't even begin to characterize this production; Black and white jacket, very austere design, etc. The recording is of a live date from August 22, 1947 featuring the following band (billed as The Bill Harris All-stars, and titled "A Knight in the Village"): Bill Harris - tbn (of course) Flip Phillips - tenor sax Billy Bauer - guitar Lennie Tristano - piano Chubby Jackson - bass Denzil Best - drums What a line up! Of course, Bill Harris was in the Woody Herman band with Chubby, and maybe Billy Bauer, but the presence of Lennie Tristano on this date was a surprise to me. However, compared to other recordings I have of Lennie (all his own productions), his playing sounds different. I am going to give this LP many more spins before I come to any conclusions (such as, is that really him on this date?) Everyone's playing is very spirited, but the recording sounds like a bootleg. (in fact, I am sure of it) The sound quality reminds me of some of those live Bird releases that were issued back in the late 70's; bad, but considering the personnel and historical significance, its a non issue. That doesn't really bug me that much anyway, because live recordings are always a treasure trove. Players usually kick it up a notch when in front of an audience. It is hard to find recordings of Bill Harris, and I am glad to have found this one. It is the only live date I have with him.

Very sad indeed. I knew him well, and had spent time with him in the 80s when I was living in Germany. He was a very special player and a generous man. He will be sorely missed. I just think it sad that he wasn't better known in this country. As Elvin Jones said "listening to Albert play is like hearing a trombone quartet when the other three cats didn't show up" Here is a great link to a German TV website, whether or not you can read German. http://www.heute.de/ZDFheute/inhalt/20/0,3...2342676,00.html

Years ago I worked part time at a music store. I was probably the only employee who liked jazz (I was certainly one of the oldest) The store policy was such that if there were more than one copy of a particular cd in stock, we could open one and play it through the house PA. There was rarely anything in stock that I saw I wanted to hear in the first place, but one day one cd caught my eye. It might have been a Mingus CD. It has been awhile. Anyway, I popped it open and fired it up. At least I was enjoying it. Fellow employees looked at me funny. So, not two tunes into the disc, I go to the restroom. As expected, when I got back, there was something else in the player. Oh well. Pearls before swine.

In case this hasn't been posted here yet. http://www.billevanswebpages.com/index.html

Billy Higgins, Max Roach, Roy Haynes, Jack DeJohnette, etc. Really, this is an impossible question to answer, because I like so many players on their respective instruments, and its hard to omit anyone!

Watched "The Hustler" with Paul Newman tonight on tv. I had seen it before, but it has been years. I had forgotten how good the soundtrack was. Then later in the film, there is the scene at the rich guy's mansion with a live dixieland band briefly in view. Wow, what a surprise to see a young Roswell Rudd (along with Kenny Davern). In a small way, some of the soundtrack reminds me of that of the film with Susan Hayward "I Want to Live". Great movie. Better than I expected.

Sorry Chuck....damn it sucks getting old!

On the lower right front of the wooden base on my Dual 1219 TT, it says "United Audio". In doing some research on Ebay and google, I have seen 1219s with this and others without. At what point in Dual's history did UA have an association? Is mine an early or late model? How can you determine the approximate age of a Dual TT. Is there a master serial # list online? Also, I have a Stanton 890 SA cartridge/headshell and stylus that I picked up at Mars music when they were going out of business. I know this is a DJ set up, and tracking force is rated at 5-8 grams. Would it be ill advised to use this for home LP play? Just curious. Thanks!

Now, if someone were able to have a comparable system on 12 volt that you could put in the back of your Ford Van. Imagine pulling up alongside some punk driving his tricked out rice burner, pumping out hiphop at distorted volume through his piss ant aftermarket car stereo. Slowly crank up your system as you play Larry Young's Unity with enough clean power to leave him and his car sitting in the ditch as you drive away. Ahhh, if only.......

If this audio rig is real......