Kevin Bresnahan

I was doing a search for something here and this old thread came up. I read through it and got pretty bummed out by the names of those who have since departed and noticing that all of the incredible homemade cover art is gone. It seems that none of the pictures remain. Did they get accidentally removed or was it during one of the board upgrades? There were several great ones in this thread. I wish I saved all of them.

I do like Byas on this CD: And that recent release from the Nederlands Jazz Archief label:

I just wish this was released 20-25 years back when most CDs, rock in particular, weren't compressed to un-listenable levels. Now I'll have to wait for the reviews to find out if the mastering engineer did it right for a change. BTW, I'm in the same boat with the new John Lennon "Imagine" box set that's due to release soon. I want to hear it but I don't want to buy a sonic morass.

I finally picked up the CD version of this last night and I hope to give it a spin later. I was going to get the LP version but it was double the price, dropped the two bonus tracks and I can find no information about whether or not purchasing the LP gives access to a digital download of the material - so CD it is.

"avant-garde pianist Steve Kuhn"? Is there another side of Steve Kuhn that I didn't know about?

Who cares? It's still Issac singing "Disco Shuffle"!

I do dig Kimbrough's playing a lot but 6 discs of him playing Monk tunes is a bit much. Will they do a single disc "Best of" version?

Harry Allen is swinging through for his annual visit to Jocko's Sahara Jazz Club in Methuen, MA. Although I live in Maine now, I'll still be making the trek to Methuen tonight. I don't miss Allen's visits. Next week, Greg Abate is coming back for another visit. I may have to make it two weeks in a row.

Wake me up when it's done playing please.

Quite honestly, I think their vinyl grading system sucks, but that's just me. I've completely given up on ordering vinyl from them. To my eyes and ears, even their "Near Mint-" isn't graded right. Near mint is supposed to mean it looks and plays brand new but you can't use the term "New" because it's been opened. A simple minus sign doesn't cut it when you use the term "Near Mint". Near Mint- should look and play like a new record. It should not have scratches on the LP and cover wear as some Near Mint- Dusty Grove LPs do.

I got mine in but I've yet to spin it. I don't think I've ever seen this. Sounds like it's worth picking up.

On top of the price, the length of 3 of the 7 tracks exceeded an LP side, so they had to continue the track on the other side. Why buy the vinyl version with that kind of track slicing when you can get the tracks whole on the CDs? Makes little sense to me.

I created a template in PowerPoint and found all the right fonts. Like this:

You know how long it took me to get those fonts right.... I mean, um.... Cool backer!! And now I just noticed that those assholes at Microsoft wiped out ALL of my custom fonts when I updated to Windows 10!! Son of a bi.......

Yes - at considerable cost savings for those European customers.

Has anybody seen a signed Deluxe version of this set? I'd order a signed version if the signature were on an item that I could frame. For example, if he signs inside the book, I don't feel the need to have that.

Although the headline is "The World’s Greatest Living Jazz Composer Celebrates His Eighty-fifth Birthday", which doesn't make a lot of sense when you read the article, the browser tab is titled, "A Look Back at 1964, a Pivotal Year in the Career of the Jazz Composer Wayne Shorter", which does make sense when reading your article.

I played my "office mp3" versions just now and neither of those songs had a glitch so it's likely your source. I doubt that Exact Audio Copy is that good.

I agree with this sentiment. I am not a Herman fan either but I would not be opposed to ordering this if they were close and needed a few orders to push them over the top.

The biggest problem with a failing bios battery is that there's a chance that your system clock could get reset and mess up your Windows installation. It can cause you Windows to become "unregistered" and stop booting. The battery simply pops out when you push a little clip out of the way and the new one snaps back in just as easy. You can get the battery at most any store these days.

Yes, it's the bios battery and if it dies completely, you could have bigger problems. Open up the PC and you should see a shiny battery like the ones you see in car remotes or garage door openers. Easy to replace.

No option for a CD player in most Toyotas these days.

Are eye rolls audible?

Well, if it is "Live at Scullers", you'll be hearing me in the audience.

I can't tell if it's supposed to be Schuller's (as in Gunther Schuller?) or Scullers. I know that Joe Farnsworth was on the drums the last time Ronnie played at Scullers, but I don't remember the pianist and bassist. I do remember it was a great show. I think it was quite a long time ago too.