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Is this two disc version new or old?

It's funny--in my experience, there are quite a lot of saxophone players who tend to dismiss players like Getz or even Mobley out of hand when it comes to trying to shape their own sound. The norm these days seems to be to pursue the big sounds of a Rollins or Coltrane or Brecker. I had an obnoxious band director in high school who really discouraged kids from trying to sound like anything other than those thick-toned players. God forbid that a young musician try to develop his own voice.

The definition of a "distributor" is that of a wholesaler - i.e., a company that sells to retailers. Thus, claiming to be an exclusive distributor would mean that retail stores could only obtain the product from that source. Individuals could buy the product from any retailer that buys from that distributor. The confusion with Stateside may arise from the fact that they do some retail mail order in addition to their wholesaling.

Thanks for volunteering. Which one are you going to tackle first?

Martin Carthy is an excellent guitar player (and singer) who deserves attention as well.

Agreed! The new one's called Walkin' the Line and has some good soloing by Xaviar Davis, as well.

I expect The Beat Suite to have a sweet beat.

I still haven't picked up Modernistic yet, although it's on my list. And Moran was one of the biggest highlights when I saw the Osby quartet recently.

Jason Moran Trio - The Bandwagon (Blue Note) Aug 19 — with Tarus Mateen and Nasheet Waits — recorded live at the Village Vanguard, Nov. 2002

I concur: Timeless is timeless. And his last few albums have been pretty good, too. (And by the way: he'll be playing at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on 6/13/03.)

In addition to playing on a number of Roscoe Mitchell's releases, trumpeter Hugh Ragin has also played in David Murray's big band and with David Lindberg. He also has several nice releases on Justin Time. (I reviewed his 2001 Justin Time release Fanfare & Siesta a while back.)

It's vying for placement on my top ten list of 2003.

I have that one, it's pretty nice. (I seem to remember that there are several different groups on the CD, but I don't have it in front of me.) It come out from Tutu in 1990 and was recorded at the International Jazz Festival Munster.

It's been years since I've watched that show, but, yeah, I enjoyed it VERY much. Anyone enjoy the Simpsons parody of the Prisoner from a few years back?

This one came out in 1999. Maybe it's a re-pressing?

Stacey Kent - In Love Again (Candid) Jessica Williams - All Alone (MaxJazz)

Speaking of Ropeadope, Sex Mob has a new one out this summer. Their current tour is billed as: Modern Myth: The Music of Little Richard, Duke Ellington and John Barry and original music based on the writings of James Ellroy.

There's an essay on the web on Betty Boop in Snow White. The cartoon, which is from 1933, is the 43rd Betty Boop cartoon appearance and is considered one of the best cartoons ever made.

I can almost see them, too. But I don't know...I but you see tenors in lots of pictures! BTW, I meant to take you up on your new issue offer you posted on that other board, but then it went and closed and I couldn't find the thread...

Was it in B&W? It sounds like the Betty Boop cartoon "Snow White." Cab Calloway does the vocal. Great cartoon!

Yes, and I like the fact that it's a bit different than the "usual" jazz orchestrations.

Good shows by the Vandermark 5 and Ben Allison's Peace Pipe this weekend. Up Monday: Harold E. Smith/Joe McPhee/Andrew Cyrille — Rotunda, 4012 Walnut St, Philadelphia Mar 24 (Mon) — 8 pm — Free

Sheldon has a short comic bit called "Be Your Own Best Friend" on the 1976 recording by Bill Berry's L.A. Big Band, Hello Rev, on Concord. He has a very interesting take on the 1970's self-help book of the same name. Anyone else heard this one? Pretty witty... (Sheldon also sings Duke's "Tulip or Turnip" on the album.)

There is a tenor sax player there. He's inside practicing. The figure in the driveway is his wife. She's going out for another six-pack.

Some nice drawings. By the way, my current avatar is from one of my paintings: Can you spot the jazz musician in the painting?