Peter Johnson

Alan--put me down for Blue John if it's still available--PM sent as well. thanks!

Billions of Blistering Barnacles? (I LOVE tintin books!)

Well, I'll keep my fingers crossed for next year. Let me know if I can do any further Philly legwork for y'all.

GET IT! There's some greeeaaaazy shizzit on there. You'll love it.

About 300 or so; even Dodo! Big gaps in the 1500 series; I'm trying for them all!

I agree-Tom Cat should be remastered (along with shorter's Soothsayer, but that's another thread). I've never been wild about Delightfullee, but that's just me--get the music out there, I say!

Some of you might be looking for this--I know it took me a long time to track it down! Check out this page. No affiliation, disclaimers apply, blah blah blah.

Arrrr, it's Captain Roger Kidd comin' up from below to see how all o' ye scurvy dogs have swabbed the poop deck!

You guys are amazing!

Hey you guys, what's the story with what I thought was alluded to as an east coast tour this year (i.e., Philly, dammit!!! )

Can I get an AMEN!

I'm in a particularly contemplative mood today for a slightly silly reason--I just found out that my favorite restaurant in Seattle has closed, and the building has, in fact, been torn down. It's very sad to me because my (then fiancee, now wife) and I went to dinner there the night before our wedding; as a result, it had special meaning to us. Now it's gone. The earlier thread about "The Flip" being the last of the reissued Hank records to hit CD hit me in a very similar way. Hank--so much potential. It was the mid-eighties, he was finally getting himself back together (right here in Philly! Not far from my house, as a matter of fact!), and poof--he was gone. Mind you, I was 12 then, and had never even heard of the man. But in the intervening years, I have grown to love the man and his music, being alternately delighted at his music and frustrated about the lack of information about Hank, the man. I had always heard about this article, but never seen it. Now that I've read it (thanks a million for posting it, Rock), I'm sad and happy--sad that I was never able to hear Hank in the flesh; happy that we have as much of the music he created as we do; sad that we do seem to be at the end (for a lot of die-hard folks) of the "discovery" period of Hank's work; but happy knowing that there a still a lot of people out there who are, for the first time, picking up a copy of a record in his name, or something he was a sideman on, and thinking, "wow! I wonder what else he played on!" thereby opening themselves up to an entire world of discs and recordings. And then they, too, get to engage in a quest to unearth a copy of Far Away Lands or Slice of the Top or Another Workout. So many of these giants are no longer with us, and it's tempting to wallow in the "what if I had bought..." or the "why wasn't I born ten (twenty? Thirty?) years earlier types of thought. But like anyone close to us who has departed this world, we should feel implicitly charged with "spreading the gospel" and turning our friends, loved ones and enemies on to these marvelous, organic but historical documents. Rest in peace, Hank, John, Lee, all of you, wherever you are--with the knowledge that we're going to keep listening.

This is completely entertaning. I'm beginning to think I MAY have gotten one right. Damn! I thought I knew more than that! Keep the links and suspicions coming!

One word: Heineken!

You clownin' me there, Retep? Je suis densez!!! Noj, I have spent the last few months thinking, "Hmm, I wonder how you pronounce "Noj," and what does it mean, anyway? I didn't put that together until now!!!

nosnhoJ reteP

I've got every conn that was not issued as part of the 1500/4000 series; additionally, I've got every conn that was issued as above but includes never before released takes (or released only as LA/LT series), such as Blue Hour, Straight no Filter, etc. It's my favorite series!

Allllriiiiiight! This is a super-sweet compilation, Dan! I flipped through the tracks quickly, now I'm back for a detailed listen. 1. Reverse psychology made me NOT want to pick Gene Harris for the first track of the G.H. Fanatic's BF test, but I can't come up with anyone. The trick here is, which record? The REALLY audible crowd and the slightly out of tune piano make me think it's from the Live at the Lighthouse record, as opposed to It Club fare (in-tune and quiet); but I also feel like remember the Lighthouse record being "slicker," with a fair amount of organ. Don't know the name of the song. Love the blues. Love the end. 2. Big crowd. Another live performance. Johnny B Goode opening, with a little bit of "Ray's Rock House" thrown in. I have absolutely no idea who this is; could it be Ray Charles? Definitely not, upon hearing the vocals! Muddy Water...is it Joe Williams? 3. Stand by me chord changes. Damn, Dan--you're stumping my ass on this CD! If Jackie McLean played on the chitlin' circuit, this is what it would sound like. I can't even begin to guess who's playing on this cut. 4. Watermelon man. Well, it's not Herbie, so it's either Mongo or Quincy's version. It doesn't sound like enough percussion to be Mongo, and the sax (nice tone!) sounds like someone Quincy's had soloing on his big band records, so I'm going to have to go with Quincy. I completely dig the elastic time signature. But is it a big enough group for Quincy? Did Q ever record with a combo? The open fourths in the upper register of the piano sound almost like Oscar Peterson on quaaludes. 5. Artificial 'verb or recorded somewhere other than Rudy's, that's for sure! Sounds like Leroy Vinnegar playing bass...definitely west coasting...or maybe Ray Brown? Wait. Could this be Art Pepper meets the band (or the octet, or the rhythm section, or whatever that record is)? 6. Doc Sevrinson and the tonight show band! Seriously, trombone in the mix with electric bass narrows the field. Could it be so late as to be a Watrous record? Doubt J.J. recorded with a group like this. And as I get further into it, I'm not even sure it's built around the trombone--other than the (again) west coast sound, it sounds like Bob Cranshaw on bass. I'm sticking with Watrous! 7. Sounds like Paul Desmond on alto, but I don't think it really is. Someone who's emulating him, though! No clue. 8. Since I fell for you. Someone emulating Stanley T this time. Unless it's early Stanley and Shirley--maybe on Prestige? Don't think so...it's a little too "clean-sounding" for that. Sounds like Grant Green on guitar...would all three of them have recorded for Prestige? 9. Stan Getz for sure--on the late end of his career. This is the first one I'm completely confident of (watch, I'll be wrong!!!) I'd say this was a Telarc recording if I didn't think it was more likely on Verve. Bass player's GOOD with the arco. Makes me want to lay down and cry. Damn. Is it raining outside? 10. Damn, I KNOW the sax player. Patrick Williams and his New York Band? 11. Footprints. Cool version! Heavy on the bass. Survey says...acoustic weather report? Seriously, sparse piano playing makes me think Joe Sample. 12. My disc is skipping around here, but I'm thinking Johnny Hammond with a big band of some sort. Don't recall brother Jack recording with such a large ensemble, but I could be wrong. 13. Reverse psychology is getting the better of me...I'm thinking Gene again--although late-period. Post 'sounds days. Or possibly a Verve three sounds record? Dan, this was a hell of a lot of fun. Thanks again for the comp and putting it together. I can't wait to see how wrong I was!

Allmusic doesn't have a date of death for Baby Face. Does anyone know if he's still with us? Still playing?

Eh. Fan of Miles' albums and boots, not a fan of Miles' archival stuff--except the Gil Evans box. Won't be getting this. Vive la difference!

Jimmy wants the whole cupful!

Hmmmmmmm, no, no thread really takes a truly UNCOMFORTABLE turn until Rooster Ties posts a hello kitty picture or some other disturbing "weird shit from the internet." Although the CD above might qualify as the latter...

I think you mean "pRay pal"!

Yay! Dan, I'm still driving (or rather, my wife drives daily) the 1987 240 my parents bought new...I really like that series--it's a fairly bulletproof (helpful here in Philly, LOL ) model. In fact, in my family, since I was born, we have had a '71 142 '77 244 '87 240, 89 '240, and most recently a '92 960. I guess my parents finally had to get something with more than four cylinders! There's just something about the 240... I think it's a love it or hate it thing.