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Greg one question, when you found this item on ebay, what did you do a search on to find this, guitar or....?

Thanks for all the music you gave us.

Bird is the phoenix, he will always rise.

Are these fellows a legit label?

I was doing some shopping on Amazon. I already have the CD, but just did a search on the band. The first CD 4 to 6 weeks to get it. Is it out of print, or just plainly out of stock? Waiting for the Boogaloo Sisters... Waiting for the Boogaloo Sisters... by Organissimo (Audio CD - 2003) Music: See all 3 items Buy new: $16.99 Usually ships in 4 to 6 weeks Used & new from $16.99

86 today if he had been still alive.

More on the demise of Tower Demise of Tower Records sign of new digital agestory by Rob Lever Sun Aug 27, 6:02 PM ET WASHINGTON (AFP) - Who killed Tower Records? ADVERTISEMENT The Internet seems to be the prime suspect in the demise of the pioneering music retailer, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this month for the second time in two years for its US stores. But analysts say the rise in digital music downloads is only one of several factors in the failure of Tower, which started music superstores in California in the 1960s and expanded to global markets. Tower, whose non-US operations are not affected by the bankruptcy filing, failed to keep up with a fast-moving landscape involving online retailers such as Amazon.com and discounters like Wal-Mart, as well as a move to digital music, say analysts. The collapse of Tower "is a sign of the evolution of music," said Phil Leigh, senior analyst at Inside Digital Media, a market research firm. "It's pretty clear that recorded music is going to Internet distribution and right behind it will be video entertainment." Global sales of music CDs fell 6.0 percent in 2005, according to the London-based International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, while digital sales rose 188 percent. This trend has been similar for the past few years. But digital music downloads made up only about five percent of overall music sales, the data showed. David Card, analyst at technology firm Jupiter Research, said blaming downloads from Apple's iTunes and others for Tower's demise is "just ridiculous." "The transition to digital music has not happened by any stretch of the imagination," Card said. "Music sales have been declining steadily since 1999, for a number of reasons, such as competition with DVDs and video games, aging baby boomers, maybe a bit of file-sharing, and only very recently digital downloads. Digital music is chump change compared with sales of CDs." Card said he and other music fans still enjoy music CDs, which have several advantages over digital downloads because they have better quality, can often be copied without restriction and backed up. "If I want to buy something cheap or try a new band, maybe I'll go for the cheapest which is digital, but all else being equal I'd rather have the physical product, and I'll pay a few dollars extra for it." Among the problems facing Tower and other retailers are shrinking sales of music and thin profit margins. Wal-Mart probably hurt Tower by slashing prices on music CDs, using this as a "loss leader" to get customers in stores, said Card. At the same time, Apple has dominated the online music business with a price per song of 99 cents, of which 70 cents goes to record labels, said Leigh. Even though this generates little profit, Apple uses this to promote sales of its iPod music players. Still, the analysts say there may be ways to make money in music retailing for companies like Tower, which hopes to find a buyer for its US operations. Card said a company like Tower needs to marry the advantages of stores for promotions and appearances with the convenience of online sales and digital delivery. "If you have physical stores and digital service I think you can do things," Card said. "A store is a place where you can show things, make an entertainment experience. I believe music retail can make it if someone can put together a one-two punch with digital stores and physical products. For example, you could buy an album online and pick it up in the store." Leigh said Tower "could have done a better job of leveraging their brand in cyberspace," to compete with Amazon. Overall, he said the lesson is that companies must adapt to changing market conditions. "Tower was one of the biggest, and if evolution has taught us anything, it's not the biggest of the species that survives, it's the species most adaptable to change," he said.

Any memeber here that has a DAT player? I am looking for some help. I have a number of rare DAT recordings that I would like to convert. PM me and I can give you the details.

Revisiting an old thread from 2 years back. Made wonder has anything new come about regarding Rose's collection? Will these recordings one day find their way to a record company for release? http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...20rose&st=0

Day one of the festival was brought about one major concern. Chico Hamilton was taken to the hospital before the show. The announcer from WBGO said Chico needed our prayers. To me, that didn't sound good. Chico Hamilton will be 86 in September. Hopefully he will pull through.

As a kid in Detroit, my friends and I loved Soupy. His noon-time show was a crack-up. It was a kids show but he would do all this risque humor. We thought we were getting one over on our parents, like we were insiders. I remember those characters so well, White Fang, Black Tooth and in particular, Pookie! Didn't he get fired for telling all of the kids to go into their parent's bedrooms and find all of the green pieces of paper w/ President's picture on them and send them to him??? Yeah, that's what did him in. Didn't Soupy make a come back in the late 1960's very early 70's?

Very nice. Thanks for sharing this.

I know someone that has a copy. I didn't think video was around then. I thought video didn't come into play until 1958?

Michael played his ass off August 9th with the Frank Wess band at Grant's Tomb. I should post some of the photos I took that night.

Has anyone here old enough ever seen this?

Back in the 1970's Mary Lou Williams appeared on the PBS series Soundstage. Does anyone remember this one? Does it exist? I've checked Amazon abd other sites, but nothing.

I've watched this film 2 times now and enjoyed it very much. There not much playing. It is more the life of Jimmy Smith as he toured Europe in 1965.

Okay, here is Sunday's lineup. The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Chico Hamilton, Joanne Brackeen Quartet, Ray Mantilla, and David Sanchez davidsanchez.jpg Sunday, August 27, 2006 From 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM Tompkins Square Park The 14th annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival offers an extraordinary and FREE line-up. City Parks Foundation is proud to announce that the festival will also include special celebrations for Chico Hamilton’s 85th birthday. The two days of free concerts take place in parks in the neighborhoods where Parker himself lived and worked. Chico Hamilton Drummer Chico Hamilton’s career stretches from the birth of be-bop, through West Coast cool to the present. While still a high school student in the ‘40s, he jammed with young players like Dexter Gordon, Illinois Jacquet and Charles Mingus. As a member of Gerry Mulligan’s “piano-less” quartet in the ‘50s, he gained a reputation for his innovative rhythmic sense. Hamilton’s own mid-‘50s quintet broke barriers both for its multi-racial make-up and it’s dynamic take on cool jazz. That group gained immortality from its appearance in the seminal music documentary Jazz On A Summer’s Day as well as a supporting turn in the gritty noir drama The Sweet Smell Of Success. Hamilton has continued to be a prolific artist. This year alone he is releasing a total of five albums—astonishing for anyone, let alone a man approaching 85. Joanne Brackeen Quartet Joanne Brackeen has been described as “a visionary of extraordinary depth” by Tony Bennett, and “a pianist-composer of phenomenal capacity” by the late Bill Evans. Her writing is remarkable for its creativity, stylistic range, emotional depth, and whimsical spirit. After gaining distinction as the first and only female member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers (1969-1972), Brackeen went on to perform extensively with Joe Henderson (1972-1975) and Stan Getz (1975-1977). Her new quartet outing, Friday: Live at the Jazz Standard, features her working group with Ravi Coltrane on tenor sax, Ira Coleman on bass, and Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez on drums. This new, exciting release comes on the heels of the Grammy®-nominated Pink Elephant Magic (1999) and the solo piano tour de force Popsicle Illusion (2000). Ray Mantilla A son of the South Bronx (with a strong Cuban background), Ray Mantilla is one of jazz’s most renowned Latin percussionists. A conguero of extraordinary power and lucidity, he has played with Max Roach, Charles Mingus, Ray Barretto, Tito Puente and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, as well as recording as a leader since the mid-‘70s. His latest album, Good Vibrations, was released in May and features Mantilla’s trademark Latin fire. David Sanchez Puerto Rican born, New York-based tenorist David Sanchez has been a fixture on the jazz scene since the early ‘90s, playing with everyone from Paquito D’Rivera and Claudio Roditi to Kenny Drew, Jr., Rachel Z and Hilton Ruiz. On his 2004 album Coral, Sanchez reinterpreted the music of Latin master composers such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Heitor Villa Lobos and Alberto Ginastera, backed by his working sextet and a full symphony orchestra. Sanchez combines rhythmic subtlety and lyrical depth for an unforgettable sound. ** Directions to Tompkins Square Park: Located between 7th to 10th streets in the East Village, Manhattan, between Avenue A & B. Take the L train to First Avenue. Walk South and East.

Frank Wess, with Michael Weiss on Wed Aug 9th. Cedar Walton Quintet Agu 10th.

There's one less note in the world. Thanks for all the great music you gave us.

I didn't think so. Thanks Jim.

In the past month when I've visit this place I have been getting spam/pop-ups. I don't get any at any other sites I visit. Anyone else have this happen to them? Is this something deliberate? It is nothing vulgar in nature.... I've scan my PC for anything installed on my PC and found nothing. It even happened to me once while I was at this site at work. P.S. As I write this, one just popped up for stock trading.

In 150 years when we are all dead, what jazz artists will be remembered liked Shakespeare and Dickens are still remembered and read today? I think it will few to maybe just 1.

Sad News. I guess 86 is a good long life. I'll play "My Hour of Need" tonight. I really do enjoy that record, and why not, when you have Ike Quebec and Grant Green backing you.

It's like, "I didn't start the forest fire, the Cigarette did when I trough it on the ground". Still breaking the law in my opinion. If it doesn't violate any laws, it's not breaking the law. Whether you like it or not, that's how it is. I know it not, but the artists are still being screwed out of money.