MartyJazz

Hey Jack: All the very best. Be healthy and welcome to my age (January, same year).

Many thanks for the input from all in this forum. I decided to buy the Oppo 981 unit and am very pleased. The first disc I played was a DVD-R PAL-encoded copy of a George Coleman Octet documentary that features four complete titles by the group. It played perfectly, no sudden pauses as it had previously exhibited on a KLH deck I own that is able to playback discs from any region. Great purchase!

I appreciate the advice I've been getting and it seems Oppo is the way to go. Forgive my ignorance but what does "upconverting to an HD set" mean? Everything else being equal, I'd obviously rather spend $149 for the 971 than $229 for the 981. So please clarify what is the difference between the two decks.

Over the past year or so I've converted many of my private jazz videotapes to DVD, specifically to DVD-R discs (Taiyo Yuden as well as other DVD-R brands). I've noticed that they play well on the machine in which they were recorded, i.e., a Panasonic DMR-ES30V, as well as a Toshiba combo DVD/VCR playback deck that's connected to another TV in the house. However, on the simple KLH DVD playback deck I own (which I otherwise like as it has the capability of also being able to play PAL discs that I occasionally receive from European collectors) that's connected to the main TV in the house, all too often a temporary freezing of the image will occur which of course is hell when viewing and listening to a musical performance. This deck has no problem tracking commercially released DVDs, even the scratchy ones I occasionally receive as a result of my Netflix membership. Without busting the bank, anyone have a good recommendation on a DVD deck that tracks DVD-R discs well? If it can also play PAL discs, that would be a bonus.

Well, this Yankee fan's opinion is that Roger has no business coming in mid season to the American League at the age of 45. He will most definitely not be a savior. I'm counting on Tyler Clippard (or "T-Clip" as his buddies call him) to be that. P.S. I did however enjoy watching Curt the Blurt get smacked around last night.

Looking forward to this concert to be held at the Miniaci Center at Nova University in Davie (Ft. Lauderdale area): http://www.southfloridajazz.org/jazz/Locke_Keezer.html

I'll wager $150 that Ed Rhodes will cop this book. And when he does, I hope he writes a review, considering how erudite and knowledgable he is concerning all things Trane.

It's about time!

The video I have of that broadcast is of a Studio 61 show that combined a mainstream combo group that included Ben Webster, Buck Clayton, Hank Jones, Jo Jones, etc., with separate pieces performed by the Ahmad Jamal Trio (with Israel Crosby & Vernell Fournier). There are three pieces performed by the trio, "Darn That Dream", "Excerpt from the Blues" and "Jim Loves Sue". Since the 2nd piece you have is "not a blues", perhaps it's the "Jim Loves Sue" number although I confess I haven't watched this video in some time and therefore am not certain whether or not this piece is a blues. Hope that's helpful.

Something about this front line combination sounded familiar and sure enough, I looked at my list of private CD-Rs, and found this item of interest evidently broadcast the day before the recording above: Tokyo, 26 April 1977: Farmer, McLean, Walton, Sam Jones, Higgins; 36 minutes 1) Bags' Groove 2) In a Sentimental Mood 3) Movin' Out 4) 'Round Midnight

Yeah but Dice-K has looked absolutely horrible at the worst time. I think part of the problem at the start was the pitch selection. He's been setting up hitters with breaking pitches at the start, and I think that Varitek said to himself, "the Yankees have seen him doing this, let's start with fastballs tonite" and it really hasn't worked. When he's gotten them out, he's thrown first pitch strikes with off speed stuff. Meanwhile Pettite is on in relief for the second time in this young season. Think Torre is desperate for a win here? Unbelievable. I guess the second day after a start you're supposed to throw a bullpen, but asking Pettite to come in? He did it earlier when the pitching was so terrible, but there are a bunch of guys who didn't throw yesterday - obviously Torre has no faith in any of them. Then again, the old man got a DP grounder from Papi so I guess it worked - he gave him an inning and didn't get hurt in the process. I just can't believe how bad Dice-K was. Hitting A-Rod, hitting Jeter. I swear, he acts and talks so confidently but I think he's giving these big bad Major League hitters too much respect and letting them into his head. He was afraid of Frank Thomas and walked him in that single disastrous inning in Toronto, now he decides to throw inside to A-Rod, hits him. Inside to Jeter, hits him. Pedro would go up there and throw his pitches and say "hit it if you can, punk." I expected this guy to have the same attitude but he ain't showing it to me. The question will be what he does next Friday in the Bronx. I'm sure there are a bunch of Yankee fans who will look at this game and say, "we've seen him, he doesn't have much, we're gonna crush him next time" and I honestly can't say that I disagree. Well, I don't know if we'll "crush" him next time around - he is a very professional pitcher - but I was pretty well satisfied to see how well the Yanks handled all three of Boston's top pitchers over the weekend. What should be obvious in terms of the disappointment over being swept this past weekend is for this fan, Mariano's performance in the first game. That was truly a blown game, and one that simply had to be won, given the quality and inexperience of the pitchers we had to go with the final two games. That said, it certainly is a little too early to tell how the season will go, but if Mariano is done........., I don't want to finish the sentence. One final thought - what was truly awful about Yank pitching this past weekend, Pettite of course excepted, was the inability of the starters and relievers to close the deal after getting two quick strikes on the Boston hitters. Far too many walks and hits by Boston hitters after getting ahead 0-2, 1-2, etc. Yet another final thought - Okajima looks like one hell of a setup man!

If Mariano keeps pitching like this in save situations, it's gonna be a long year for the Yanks. Damn, I love beating Schilling and he should definitely have had an "L" for that effort.

And you wrote this before what he did last night! Yeah, absolutely incredible April. And that's the point for this Yankee fan. Assuming we do make the playoffs at the end of this season - Yankee pitching is really questionable - I want to see if A-Rod can perform when the money is really on the line. But no question, he's really on an unbelievable tear right now. Should get a real warm greeting from Red Sox fans tonight.

I do very much like this live date that features Woody Shaw. It just reinforces my opinion however, in that his live appearances during that decade are far stronger than any of the studio material recorded at that time.

I do have the Royal Jazz CD. I forgot what the protocol is here. Can we offer a CD-R copy if the CD is OOP?

I was fortunate enough to catch Hutcherson during the mid and late '70s at various NYC venues including the Vanguard, the defunct Jazz Showboat, etc. I have to say that nothing recorded in the studio from that period in any way approaches the quality of what he was doing in live performance. He was stupendous in live performance. For the most part, his studio '70s recordings will make this listener at least, go for the '60s stuff.

What I've always found annoying is the guy (never a woman) who feels he's got to be part of the act, e.g., he keeps shouting words of encouragement to a particular soloist, or keeps interjecting "yeah, yeah", etc. My attitude always is "STFU, I didn't come to hear you". I find that kind of auditory involvement terribly distracting. I recall specifically a Jackie McLean concert at Lincoln Center in the summer of '90 and there was this clown standing in the aisle next to me who kept a loud patter going particularly when Wallace Roney would solo. Drove me and I suspect other patrons, nuts.

Just now saw this thread and was glad to finally see a recommendation for the Violin Concerto (Larry Kart) which is my favorite of all the superb romantic compositions in that genre. My particular interpretation of choice is the 1954 recording by Oistrakh/Konwitschny/Staatskapelle Dresden (Deutsche Grammophon) if it's still in print, I hope.

I won a copy of that album about 35 years ago--a radio station promotion. "Blues for Charlie Parker" sends chills down my spine. Tony was a fine musician. I've owned the LP for about as long as you have. For my money, the uptempo swinging version of "My Funny Valentine" is the real keeper. Never heard that chestnut played that way before.

http://www.oldies.com/product-view/61342.html (snip) I doubt that the 20 year old or so (at that time) Herbie would have recorded a tune titled as No. 6 is above, "I Am An Old Man". Rather, that cut is a very spirited and terrific version of "I'm an Old Cowhand".

Thanks for the link. I have the Shepp DVD as well and while I do not think he was playing as well in August '94 as when I regularly saw him circa 1978-82, it too is a worthwhile pickup.

For those of you who dig the CDs Lovano has made with his nonet - this excludes you StereoJack - I highly recommend a DVD that arrived today and which I'm currently enjoying. Ttitled "Joe Lovano Nonet: the Paris Concert" (July, 2001), it contains nine tracks totaling over 100 minutes plus a 14 minute interview of JL himself. Tracks include "On a Misty Night", "If You Could See Me Now", "Hot House", "Theme for Ernie", "Charlie Chan", "Good Bait", "Embraceable You", "52nd Street Theme" and "Focus". I obtained the DVD from this wonderful website that has a great number of jazz DVDs: http://www.ejazzlines.com/

Well, I attended the evening concert of the Interpretations of Monk at Columbia University back in November '81 and if I recall correctly, Ed Rhodes, another Org subscriber, was also there. I thought it was a fabulous concert. The following week, WKCR broadcast both the afternoon and evening concerts and for quite a few years, all I listened to were the cassettes that I dubbed off the radio. When the DIW 4 disc set came out, I grabbed it and have listened to it from time to time since. I still think that it was both a great event and tribute to Thelonious who died the following February and that the music holds up very well these many years later.

The two LP sessions that are combined onto this one CD represents the very best studio output of the Hutcherson-Land late '60s quintet material IMO. ("Total Eclipse" is also great). I would think that the only way one can cop this from an Org member here is if somebody has a duplicate, otherwise I wish you luck.

I have seven, the Basie, Blakey, Dizzy, Chet, Ella, Quincy, and Monk. They are all quite good to varying degrees. The care taken to preserve the film footage and to enhance the audio make this a very worthwhile series not to mention a tremendous bargain at $19.99 list price apiece. (Amazon has had them all available at various times for only $14.99 with free shipping on orders over $25). The booklets that come with each DVD also show great care and are very informative. Just a terrifc series and I'm sure I'll eventually spring for the Louis and Buddy as well from this initial issue of nine DVDs. Of the above leaders, all but Quincy are now gone and I can only wonder how much input and negotiation was involved in order to get his DVD issued. (It's quite good BTW, featuring some terrific musicians in his 1960 big band, e.g., Budd Johnson, Phil Woods, Jerome Richardson, etc.) I can only hope that the producers have some Rollins footage from the '60s and, if so, that there won't be too many hurdles to jump to get it issued. Rollins understandably is very involved in decisions regarding the issuance of any material in which he is the leader.