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I hope he drops in somewhere else in Chicago, but I haven't seen anything so far.

I know there is a link to another page with some of this info, but the title is pretty obscure. Johnny Griffin is going to be one of several tenor players at this: "Great Chicago Tenor Saxes" to perform with Chicago Jazz Ensemble™ The Chicago Jazz Ensemble™ (CJE), with artistic director Jon Faddis, announces "Great Chicago Tenor Saxes". This is the second program of the Sixth American Heritage Series themed "The Roots of Chicago Jazz" and it features Johnny Griffin, Von Freeman, Ira Sullivan, Franz Jackson and Eric Alexander along with CJE, 8:00 P.M., Saturday, March 19, 2005, The Art Institute of Chicago, Rubloff Auditorium, 230 Columbus Drive. Tickets are $25 and $30. Call this number and leave a message to reserve your seats: 312 344-6269. I will be there with my father in law. ejp

Sorry if this is beating the horse. Anyway, I was also most interested in Basra, since I had the others in this batch on CD or LP (I'll still probably upgrade the Hi Voltage but will wait until it hits yourmusic). So I decided to order Basra through HMV.co.uk, even though it had copy protection. It just showed up and I had no problem making a clean copy using FreeRip. I assume most other software would be just as successful. So I agree it should be released in the US (and probably will be once certain people come to their senses), but this is a viable route if you just can't wait.

Offhand I guess I'd say Dolphy's Uppsala Concert v. 1 and 2 on CD. Not that rare, I suppose. I've also got something called Earth Prayer by Russell Baba with Andrew Hill on piano. I think it is only available by ordering directly through Mr. Baba. And some CDR that Vandermark sells at his concerts.

I was being generous. Actually, I think the very expensive FLW houses in Oak Park, IL don't leak, but they also aren't particularly representative of Wright's later work, i.e. they have pitched roofs and the ceilings are taller than 7 feet high. By the way, I used to live in Rogers Park in the far north part of Chicago, and there is a FLW house there I used to walk by. It is up for auction (again). If anyone wants details, I can probably dig some up.

Well, it's just another case of architects living so firmly inside their heads, they don't always interface with the real world that well. Many of Wright's homes leaked. Mies insisted on marble inside and out of his buildings (with the breaks lining up perfectly). This became a hazzard in Chicago when it rained or snowed and most of the sidewalks have been replaced with rougher surfaces. But there are still many sidewalk treatments that are a total hazzard.

Over in new releases, we talked about Moran's latest - Some Mother - which is adventurous but not completely satisfying (to me). I also wasn't so crazy about the Bandwagon release, but I like the previous BNs. I saw Osby and Moran live at Chicago's Green Mill, and they smoked. I really hope they decide to record again together some day. They both have their own groups now. In addition to the Osby dates with Hill (Invisible Hand is really good), you might check out two Hill albums with Osby in a backing role - Eternal Spirit and But Not Farewell. They are OOP but there are usually copies floating about. Maybe we can press MC to re-issue these as well, since the Hill is starting to sell pretty well.

It is tough. For me, it is hard to separate the pianist from the composer, since the ones topping my list generally wrote most of their own materials. Or were on albums I particularly liked, so great sidemen are also contributing to their score. As someone else wrote, I am looking at the entire career more than their current playing. Nonetheless top five living pianists: Andrew Hill McCoy Tyner Herbie Hancock Horace Silver Jason Moran Next group would contain Mabern, Ibrahim, Brubeck, Kenny Barron, Uri Caine and Vijay Iyer. I've been lucky enough to see almost everyone on this list at least once, except for Horace, Vijay Iyer and Ibrahim.

I did see Caiman has the Jazztet and the Eldridge, but at very high prices (worse than the source). Not sure about Jazztet, but given the size of the run (and the fact they are both Verve only), I suspect that the Eldridge will eventually be marketed similarly to the Farlow, so give it six months to a year.

I guess it depends on your perspective. I liked Malkovitch, didn't like Adaptation, and really enjoyed Sunshine. So for me, Sunshine is really the best. The other two are a bit too smug almost in their -- hey look how weird I can be -- cleverness. Sunshine married the cleverness to a more genuine emotional core (and that's what often drives Oscar voters - that they can care about the characters) so is a better movie in those terms. Feel free to disagree with me though.

It definitely sounds good, though I do have all this material on CD or LP, so I will probably pass unless the new sound is incredibly good. Still, it is always good to get this material back into circulation.

If I recall from the first post, we can actually have multiple CDs going in the post, though that might get confusing. Think about it like two or more waves going around a stadium. It can look very cool, but also a bit dizzying, so let's see what happens. My suggestion (or echo of other suggestions) is that it be a post (not a PM) and that it quote the item up for grabs. Then if you are the winner, you can PM with mailing details. Reasonable? I have an item to Pay-It-Forward. Circa Michael Cain (piano), Ralph Alessi (trumpet), Peter Epstein (saxophones) ECM 1997. Reply below if interested. Eric

2 more nominees for sitting in the can too long (you know what I mean): Andrew Hill Passing Ships Lee Morgan Sonic Boom I'd give Passing Ships the edge, since it is an amazing album, and its success spurred MC to release the Andrew Hill Select (something I certainly never thought would occur).

In general I prefer Macs, and that was what I used all through college and most of grad school. However, I work in a very data intensive job, and sometimes I take the work home. The software we use will only run on PCs. In fact, it won't even run on Linux, so I am pretty much stuck with Windows.

Well, I'm not a fan. It's probably more a reaction to the hype than anything, but I did listen to their first album a couple of times and was not impressed. As it happens, I have a ticket to their CSO show in Chicago in May (part of a subscription). I'll be posting in the Offered section pretty soon, but you can PM me too.

The discography looks pretty good, though I think it should have included Osby's Invisible Hand. Sorry, still overwhelmed by the arrival of the package and no coherent thoughts yet.

Well, I was bummed about coming to work -- we do about 90% of work for government agencies, so there is really not much I can accomplish today. However, I had a suspicion that the Mosaic order would show up today, and I was right!!! Goodness - I have set 1420. I thought I had my pre-order in fairly quickly. I know the numbers are a bit scrambled but still ... I'd like to find out if this is the fastest selling Select (I'm guessing Moncur also did well, though many long-time collectors would have had the material, unlike me). I'll post some thoughts on the music in the other thread. I'm doubly psyched, since I ordered the Mulligan Concert Band, which also looks great. So much music, so little time... Actually, I am looking at some "life changes" and I think this will be the last big Mosaic order for some time, though I will probably request the Pepper Select for my birthday.

I really didn't have time to ask any of the clerks today why the Jazz Recort Mart had moved downstairs (to a space where they had moved the blues, I believe). I'm hoping it is just temporary while they remodel the upstairs. I wasn't crazy about what I saw, since it was even more crowded and the used CDs (which is the main thing I buy at JRM) were in complete disarray. I sure hope this isn't the beginning of the end. Anyone have more details?

I reckon he was born with bricks in his head.

Well, they get their 10 posts in, post in the Trading Post, get no offers and mosey on out. I guess that's ok. This board isn't going to be to every one's taste. I lurked for a couple of months before I decided I was willing to join.

I've never heard Basra and was pretty excited about it coming out. In this case, I decided to get the EU version. Really I'm not planning on making thousands of copies anyway. I'm confident I've got at least one player that will play it correctly, I'll pipe in into my computer to make some MP3s to take to work and that will be the end of it. I do think it is irresponsible of EMI to make the change this late into the process, since ultimately it means less money they can spend on the next batch of reissues (either pressing them or advertising them). It would have been a different story if the artist had decided on a name change six months ago.

What I read was that of the roughly 700 NHL players, about 400 are playing in Europe right now. The players that the public has actually heard of Lemieux, Yzerman, etc. did stay in the U.S. but are at the very end of their careers. The future looks very bleak for the current NHL. I do hope that whatever else happens, they pry the Blackhawks away from Bill Wirtz, who is one of the worst owners around (of course, I hate the Hawks, but they still deserve a better owner).

I guess I'm surprised there isn't a thread on this already, or a different NHL thread didn't jump to the top. I wouldn't call myself a huge hockey fan. In fact, I am not much of a sports fan at all, but I can watch basketball and as a distant second hockey. But I did grow up in Michigan, so I have fondness for the Red Wings, and was really glad that Yzerman finally won a few Stanley Cups. Anyway, I think it is a shame that the NHL couldn't resolve its labor issues and get the season started. I'm pretty doubtful that the NHL can come back in its current form, since it was always so low on the public radar to begin with. ESPN is threatening to not even show hockey if it comes back next season, since the replacement programming they've come up with does better than hockey. The best players are off in Europe anyway, and all the marquis players are in their early 40s and are ready to retire. So there are a lot of suggestions kicking around. Mine is to scrap the NHL and only return teams to Canada and northern US cities, and call it NHL classic.

It is hard to believe the stupidity of changing the name, especially at this late, late date. Maybe BN should charge Sims for the cost of recalling all these CDs or make him change the inserts by hand. I guess I wouldn't be surprised if it does hurt sales, since there is some market for the difficult to find Basra, but none for Lazy Afternoon (or whatever they finally come up with). So will Sims allow the ads to say Lazy Afternoon (formerly Basra), or is even that too disrespectful? Stupid stupid stupid.

Most shows at the Green Mill in Chicago are in a smoke-friendly environment. When Patricia Barber plays there, they have a no smoking policy. This is kind of off the beaten path but it is a club with a lot of history (one of Capone's favorite joints according to local lore). I've seen Greg Osby there a couple of times and Von Freeman and Ed Peterson. Most of the time, half the room at Hothouse is for smokers. I really don't know about the Empty Bottle or the Velvet Lounge, but I suspect they allow smoking for now. Chicago may yet pass a no smoking in restaurants/bars law, which frankly I would like, but that's another story. It really is up to Daley and his whims. Some days he supports it, then he changes his mind.