Pete C

I liked seeing Ivo Perelman live because his playing rattled my skeleton (plus it was the last time I got to see Wilber Morris), but I can't listen to him on disc.

And, of course, Mahler's warm and fuzzy Kindertotenlieder.

Ted Poor Poor Boy, Long Way From Home The Prodigal Son

Allen, if we change the title to The Night of the Hunter will you give it a second chance? Actually, I tend to agree with Larry and to a degree Mark--I don't think the music ever breaks out of the pleasant texture in a really engaging way. Just compare Riot with the versions by the Miles group.

I don't know, but "fa-so-la-si-do" in Portuguese becomes "fa-so-la-ti-do" in English.

I'd guess by the number of recordings that have surfaced from Free Trade Hall (compared to London venues, for instance) that they must have broadcast jazz concerts on a regular basis. Shouldn't that be doobie doobie doobie doobie doobie doobie doobie doobie dada badoobie dada?

All depends on who's playing or singing them. I wouldn't be surprised to see Dave Frishberg singing My Pinky Hurts. And if Dolly Parton and John Fogerty did a duet on Bosoms in the Bayou I'd give it a listen.

Allen, lots of song titles and album covers were not chosen by the artists, but by producers. So, should we hold the producer's choice against the artist? And plenty of examples have been posted on this board of covers that don't well represent the music, to say the least. OTOH, Thad's A Child is Born lives up to the schmaltz of the title. I'm wary of titles in general, and I know how arbitrary the choice can be, as well as deliberate at times. But I think "programmatic" titles can lead the witness in bad ways, hence folks assuming that there's something inherently "spiritual" (a word that's like a Rohrschach test anyway) about the MUSICAL CONTENT of A Love Supreme. I wish Trane had called that piece something like Paper Toilet.

Huey Dewey Louie

First time I saw him was at Jazzfest. Even though I didn't like Kidd, and liked Joel Futterman even less, I was blown away by Alvin Fielder and especially Clyde Kerr. I think William Parker might have been on bass, but not sure. I also saw him at least once with Fred Anderson at Vision. I don't remember any real range of dynamics or use of space, just blowing his brains out. In the spirit of full disclosure, I'll add that I don't like Brotzmann either.

Filly Joe Jones Mustang Sally Bob Geldof

Bibi Netanyahu The Yahoos The Houyhnhnms

I simply don't "get" Gayle, just as I don't get Kidd Jordan (I get him even less than I get Gayle). And I'm by no means averse to energy playing. I love Ayler, love Pharoah Sanders at his most extreme (e.g. Izipho Zam, Preview (with JCO)), like David S. Ware & Sabir Mateen, and I cut my teeth at Studio Rivbea. Still, I can understand the allure of Gayle much more than the allure of Jordan, who seems to play at one level of extremity at all times (I've seen him 3 times I think).

Rosolino Isabella Rosellini Ingrid Bergman

Ernie Wheelwright Ernie Bert

Pozzo Vladimir Estragon

Jeff Healey Stevie Ray Vaughan Jimmie Vaughan

My take on the Chicago tenor sound is that a lot of it comes out of Byas.

Actually, Herbie wanted to call the album Cuss Like a Crabby Alter Kaker, but the label made him change it.

I'm not familiar enough with these players to recall style specifics offhand, but do any or all of these guys fit the bill? Jodie Christian Willie Pickens John Young

For me, probably Anniversary & Serenity. And the DVD of those shows.

I was unfamiliar with Anderson until I heard him play at a Billy Higgins benefit at St. Peter's, and the stylistic connection, especially the touch, was evident. Cover of Clube da Esquina, Milton Nascimento & Lo Borges IIRC, he was the loose cannon who was kicked off WKCR because he complained about something like an AACM festival, which he considered junk, pre-empting his program.

When I switched from DSL to cable I got a single-unit combo modem-router which I'm very happy with. I've only had to reboot 3 or 4 times, and I don't have to wonder whether it's the modem or the router that needs to be reset. I'm pretty sure I had to call a help desk for initial setup since these days even if you get printed instructions, good luck with comprehensibility.