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I think that the sound in Verizon Hall isn't as good as I'd like for small groups. Haven't been to the Perelman Hall yet. Interesting trivia: Keith Jarrett used to take piano lessons in a house that was demolished to make room for the Kimmel Center. The house was located about where the stage of Verizon Hall is. The first time he played there (two years ago?) Keith jokingly wonders is her ghost had broken a string on the first piano the brought out. (She didn't like jazz.)

The amount of CDs I own somehow always seem to keep ahead of available shelf space... How much shelf space IS there in Mt. Airy, anyway? We may have to borrow some additional shelf space from Chestnut Hill.

The amount of CDs I own somehow always seem to keep ahead of available shelf space...

Alan, Why can't you get them to make it 8 bucks for US? But it is! $ 8 for the Sam Rivers Trio $ 7 for Steven Bernstein $ 5 for Uri Caine $10 for being in an "Art Center" = $30 total

The CD set is very nice, with a lot of good NYC players. I've heard each disc only once and, so far, like the CD of originals a bit better. Here's the description as posted on Jazzmatazz: The New Talent Jazz Orchestra - The Sound of New York Jazz Underground - 2 CDs (Fresh Sound New Talent 200) original recordings with large ensembles to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the label disk one: eight original compositions by Jason Lindner, Frank Carlberg, Magali Souriau, Andrew Rathbun, Guillermo Klein, Taylor Haskins, Pablo Ablanedo and Avi Lebovich disk two: compositions by Wayne Shorter (two), Gustavo "Cuchi" Leguizamon, the Aphex Twins, Dwayne Burno, Magali Sourau, George Gershwin and John Coltrane arranged and conducted by the composers on disk one soloists: Claudia Acuna, Jimmy Greene, Avi Lebovich, Russ Johnson, Chris Cheek, Ben Monder, Andrew Rathbun, Bill McHenry, Miguel Zenon, Brandon Owens, Phil Grenadier, Jason Lindner, Jeff Ballard, Aaron Goldberg, Jaleel Shaw, Eli Degibri, Frank Carlberg, Jason Hunter, Chris Karlic, Diego Urcola, Avishai Cohen, Dana Leong other musicians include Jamie Baum, Marcus Strickland, Jorge Rossy, Matt Penman, John Hebert, Christine Correa and Chiara Civello

Steven Bernstein Diaspora Blues — featuring the Sam Rivers Trio and Uri Caine — Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St, Philadelphia Mar 5 (Sat) — 7 & 9 pm — $30 (members: $15)

I haven't heard it, but perhaps someone would be consoled by another Shorty Rogers title that was released on 1/25: Shorty Rogers & His Orchestra - The Wizard Of Oz & other Harold Arlen Songs (DRG Records) Jan 25 — 1959 RCA release

I'm most frightened of the unknown unknowns that are known by others.

Has this Earl Hines album made it to CD?

Neighborhood names do change from time to time. (And I swear that the Philadelphia Inquirer changes neighborhood boundaries depending on whether they're reporting something good or something bad.) There's an interesting city government web site that lists several hundred neighborhod names: phila.gov/phils/Docs/otherinfo/placname.htm

Has anyone done a collection of birth names versus professional names? (e.g., Herman Blount = Sun Ra)

I would think so. It's not the worst neighborhood in Philly. You'd just want to use some commone sense, as would anywhere. I live one neighborhood over from Germantown, btw. And Coltrane's Philadelphia house is in the Strawberry Mansion section of the city.

"We'll begin boarding with the last 200 rows..."

Careful....

They could fit as many as six CDs in the same size package.

I paint my own.

Good luck! Hope all goes well...

There's such a club in San Francisco. There were the inevitable clashes between workers and their self-management, worries about expenses & benefits, etc. (I don't know if they're still in business.)

Amusing novel about the subject: (I happily haven't seen the unamusing film verson.)

Is there such a box to be or are you just kiddin' around? The first Mosaic Nonselect set! B-)

Novacaine spill?

Yes, I remember seeing Mose Allison at a small club in Austin 20 years ago and really enjoying his piano playing, but every one of his records I've heard has only brief solos. Does he play more than the one?

Did you ever see it, I mean the real thing? I did ... Oh, those crazy college kids!

"The woman I met at the grocery store this afternoon didn't like your tune, Curtis." "Yeah well, FUCUR!"