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Maybe the only positive thing out of this horror is that the media have decided to stop playing nice with and/or be buffaloed by this administration. I don't know about the US version of CNN, but the international CNN ran some of those quotes and then had many statements, generally from others within the government showing that Chertoff was woefully misinformed at best and more likely simply lying about not being forewarned. They then showed half a dozen reports and disaster training exercises that foresaw this exact scenario of the levees breaking down. At the very least, FEMA has to be taken out of Homeland Security and restaffed with professionals, since most of the top people left in disgust after the reorganization.

Unbelievable -- only in the sense that you don't have a Sony behind you to promote the album -- and great, great news guys. It's always heartening to see the independents on top from time to time. I think you really will be cracking into a lot of markets now, particularly Chicago. I only wish I was still there to catch you at a gig.

That is precisely what did not happen. It has been absolutely shameful that Congress has essentially thrown Homeland Security money at relatively unpopulated areas while really underfunding NYC, Chicago, LA, DC, NO, etc., etc., etc. There's a Molly Ivins column that belongs in the politics thread, but the main point is that sometimes pork barrel politics kills because it spreads the funds around the whole country rather than where they are needed (in this case urban centers), and this is a particular sad and appalling instance of it.

New Orleans was one of the few US cities I hadn't visited (of the ones I want to see). Despite the fact the French Quarter wasn't damaged that much, the city may never recover. I guess there are risks in building anywhere, but it really is an open question whether one should rebuild on heavily contaminated land in an area below sea level in a location that is probably going to be hit more frequently by tropical storms (as a consequence of global warming). I really feel for them, and as bad as it is, the loss of life could have been much higher if more people hadn't evacuated. In any case, I want to second Berigan (a first for everything, eh?) that this is a good time to make a donation to the Red Cross, but that you should check and see if you work for an employer who will match funds first. I was able to do that for tsunami relief.

Actually, very little, not more than 5 CDs worth, though at one point I owned three versions of Uptown. I'm hoping that a "definitive" version of Indigoes comes out soon, since I believe there may be more alternate takes. I have considerably more overlap in my Lester Young collection.

I'm just over 125, though I counted the RCA set as 24 CDs and not who knows how many albums. Even though I have considerably more Duke than Miles (89), I can see buying more of him in the future where I have some significant gaps, whereas I feel I'm pretty much tapped out on Miles.

The Johnny Griffin White Gardenia mentioned on another thread is available, as is a newer Holiday tribute by Nnenna Freelon - Blueprint of a Lady. And I'm sure it's old news, but Golson's Terminal One is available. I liked this a lot when it came out on CD.

Totally bizarre. I know I checked Rollins a couple of times and the only live performance was Don't Stop the Carnival. Maybe it was embargoed until the CD came out in stores. I ended up pre-ordering it with something else to get free shipping on Amazon. Well, I don't think I'll regret it.

Mine too. Well, fingers crossed. I probably wouldn't get the material at $77, and instead would wait to see if it shows up at yourmusic.

Haven't heard Hutcherson's Inner Glow (but I do think there will be a Mosaic Select to help rectify this soon). I've got one Jutta Hipp import, but I think there were two others I haven't heard. Actually, I have very little of the Three Sounds. Very little of the electric Donald Byrd Some of the early Lou Donaldson on BN. Debating on the Mosaic, since I have about half the material in the set. Horace Silver's Doin' the Thing Many others of course, but that's what springs to mind. Sometimes I look at it the other way and think that it is amazing that I have about 85% or so of BN's output from the 1950s to 1972.

Was the Rollins withdrawn? I've searched a couple of times and can't see it. Any thoughts on either Curtis Fuller's Keep it Simple or Dave Douglas's Bow River Falls? These both seem to have been added recently?

every time it occurs to me to look for this, whatever shop i'm in at the time doesn't have any. O'Brien is fantastic! ← I read The Third Policeman a couple of months ago and thought that was particularly good. I am currently reading Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London.

HotHouse does better promotions. I've lived in Chicago for five years and never once heard about the shows at the Underground Lounge. HotHouse is a great venue, as Mark said. But if you could play both that would all be good. Green Mill would also be good venue, but they may feel they have enough organ trio music there already. Shubas is another possibility where the groove could carry the crowd. Maybe the Vic for the frat crowd (don't know how much live music they book). Cubby Bear is definitely still around, but can't remember how much live music they book either.

I've seen it. Definitely some interesting bits, particularly when Chuck is on the loose in Europe. Very hard to believe any of the spy stuff was true. More like Andy Kauffman pulling your leg and never letting on that it was a gag.

Of course I am kidding, but I would hate for the big O to run afoul of customs for making a false declaration. When I ship items like that overseas, I generally put $10 which doesn't raise suspicions but is low enough not to trigger paying customs duties (at least AFAIK).

Selling like hotcakes on CDBaby. Great news! Anyway, mine showed up over the last couple of days (I was away and it greeted me when I stepped in the door -- priceless). I do like what I heard but will be spinning again shortly to let it sink in. My only comment is that on the customs form, you put in a dollar value of $0. Surely, you must value it more highly than that. (If not, maybe we should all ask for refunds. Or credit towards your third release.)

As far as cereal goes there is now a chain with three locations, including Chicago, where you eat nothing but cereal. However, lest you get the idea of emulating this idea, the owners have made in clear in several interviews they will try to sue you pants off. One more way that the legal system is ensuring that America goes to the dogs. This subrant belongs in politics, but the day the Patent office agreed to patent business practices (as well as living organisms) was a sad one.

I did own it. I couldn't believe I was actually able to sell it back to a record store! It's quite bad, with all the tracks credited to some producer rather than anything written by McLean.

Probably Monk's The Genius of Modern Music vols. 1 and 2. And Mingus Ah-Um I was started down the road to loving jazz music by my parents' copy of Take Five, but these records, which I bought in college, really took it to a higher level.

Regarding Jazz Showcase at the last minute, I've never been turned away, though I suppose some shows do sell out. Generally, getting in is not a problem but you may not get an ideal seat.

I have some fond memories of the song, since an after-school athletic team I worked with used it as part of their warm up routine. They say it is incredible he survived. Hopefully, there won't be significant lasting damage.

There is lots of great theatre in Chicago, but it's hard to know what to see or what your tastes are. I find Steppenwolf a bit hit or miss, and I would give the current main stage production a miss. Overall, I like Victory Gardens the best for being challenging but not too challenging. It's probably too hard to get tickets to the Goodman (or Steppenwolf for that matter). Maybe the best option is to check the Chicago Reader on line right before you go and see what catches your fancy. I think the theatre reviews are pretty reasonable (unlike the film reviews which are skewed towards favorable reviews for agitprop films). You can also check out TICKTS to see what the discounted shows are. There are of course some long-running shows like Wicked, but I usually avoid those. Before my son was born, I went to theatre at least once a month, sometimes more. I definitely miss that about Chicago. Book stores -- most of the independent bookstores have vanished. Perhaps the best bet is Powells with three locations - Hyde Park, Lakeview and South Loop. They have new and used books. There are a couple of used bookstores in Lincoln Park -- one on Clark and Wellington and one on Broadway near Wellington. There are two bookstores that sort of focus on architectural books -- one is on Wabash about two blocks north of the S. Loop Powells and the other is on Dearborn near Polk.

I happened to be browsing at emusic and found that while they don't have Black Orchid, they do have two CDs he was involved with called Jazz on the Latin Side Allstars vols. 1 and 2. I'm going to download and give them a listen tonight.

Hey, maybe we can force Herbie and Sonnie to play on some trio recordings, since the consensus seems to be that their recent recorded oeuvre is lacking compared to their live work. Just a thought.

Maybe we also need a list of the most gratuitous use of jazz in a film, not that I would generally complain, but there are plenty of times it is just for atmosphere. For instance, in Dark City -- a fairly enjoyable SF picture -- the female lead is a lounge singer, I suppose for the sole purpose of allowing us to go into the club and watch her sing (well, lip synch) a couple of songs. Now the songs are well done -- The Night Has a Thousand Eyes and something else -- but it's more to tie in with the ambience of noir film than anything plot driven. And I guess that's fine -- a lot of the film noirs are made bearable by the anti-hero stepping into a jazz club (this goes double for French film noir films where often the score is the only thing bearable about them). I assume that Collateral was on the same vibe, trying to tap into the spirit of film noir.