Kevin Bresnahan

I went out with Doug twice... weren't you with us when we went to that microbrewery? Oh well, I thought it was you. Apologies to whomever it is I forgot! Kevin

Yup, jazzshrink was "analyzing" that show. Kevin

I'll be damned if I can remember all the people I met at the various hangs I've been to. I definitely remember the New York hang with Blue Note's Tom Evered and that drive in Dmitry's car! It was filled with us board members. Hmm... trying to remember... Jazzshrink - my buddy mike casinghino Jazzkitten Big Wheel John L (had a blast in Bourdeux with John and his wife) Christiern (even though he can't remember our meeting ) makpjazz57 (Marla) Stereojack ADR (? - not sure if this is Doug's user name) .:.Impossible (? if he is the Cary that used to live in Charlotte area) Shawn (? Again, if it's who I think he is - also from my Charlotte hang) Bertrand Dmitry Al in NYC (? I think that's who was sitting in that booth with Tom Evered that time) Dr Dave Gary Sisco (member here but never posted - lots of posts at JC) Pete C Steve Reynolds stevebop There are likely others but I just can't tell from the usernames. I have enjoyed talking with many posters. Lon and I have chatted quite a bit... in fact, I have to give him a call one of these days. I had a nice chat with Jim Sangrey back when he was having trouble with Blue Note's board (and don't worry Jim, any disagreements we had over that "thread deletion" spat is ancient history). I spoke with Weizen a couple of times. We have so many common interests and taste that his poilitcal leanings still blow my mind... which is why I totally avoid the politics threads... I like the guy and don't need a reason to think otherwise. I have spoken and still do speak ocassionally with "the DEEP one, Danny D'Imperio. We trade rare tapes. I still owe him something. I should get to that one of these days. I plan to meet Trumpet Guy soon. We have some wine to share. I think my buddy from Taipei is here somewhere but I can't find his name. Later, Kevin

Well, it's beginning to look bleak for my sunmusic order. The order status is still showing as "pending" and the "Tenor Time" CD is now listed as "Out Of Print". Will it show? Did I get the last copy or did relyles? I may still be "in the hunt" for this... Kevin

So, it looks like we're going to take Jim's advice and get the meal plan. Thanks for that info, Jim. The "travel agent" who booked us obviously didn't know how to save us a few bucks with that. I called to book it and she sounded exasperated, like, "You're gonna make me work, again". Since we do want to go to one of the "Signature" places one night, Joanne & I are going to go to try Christini's another night, probably Monday. Kinda steep but this vacation is already very steep so what's a few more $$? Thanks for that link, catesta. I found out that Sam Rivers is playing at a weekly Wednesday night gig at a downtown bar called Wills Pub. First set kicks off at 10... hmmm... might work. Thanks everyone. Kevin

I recently downloaded Musicmatch's latest released version, Ver. 10.0. Installed it. Looks nice. Rips mp3s at 10X too. Good stuff, right? I was in the middle of a project for my daughter, ripping all of her Now 2, Now 3, etc. CDs, right up to Now 18, for burning to CD-R for our upcoming vacation. Better to bring two packed CD-Rs than 18 CDs. Well, prior to the upgrade, I had ripped Now 1-9. Everything was OK. Each track had a song title and an artist. After 10.0 was installed, I ripped Now 10-15 and then noticed that all of the tracks had been ripped to be from an artist named "Various Artists" . Playing the tracks showed this same text. Not very useful if you're playing back the mp3 in a portable player. I went to Musicmatch's website and saw where they are now claiming that it's not a problem and that they have no plans to fix it. So, every version up to 10.0 worked the same (and properly) but 10.0 does it different and they think it's fine? Well, I went and found an old version and installed that. No more Musicmatch upgrades for me. Kevin

That wouldn't be too hard! That's the main reason I almost bought that Connoisseur LP, just to see if it sounded better than the old LT LP, which I thought sounded odd. If I remember right, the intruments were placed rather strangely across the two channels with a lot of them lumped into one. Kevin EDIT: I just dug out my LP of Dizzy Reece's "Blue In Trinity" (it was in a picture frame) and found out it's a "Larry", as in Larry Walsh.

I have (had) my share of Mosaic partials. I have a partial Kenton that I found at a used shop. Well, all four discs were there, but I only wanted two of them. I have a partial Nat King Cole (10 discs) that isn't my cup of tea. I've tried selling it for list price for years with no luck. The one that's always bugged me was a partial Buck Clayton. I owned this set and let a guy at work borrow it. I wasn't worried, it was still in print. He loved it and was going to buy it. I told him to just keep mine and I'd order another during my next order. Guess what happened? It sold out. By the time I called, I got a partial. Only missing disc 3. Well, as fate would have it, discs 3 & 4 showed up at eBay last week and I was the winner. $20 and it's finally completed. Woo hoo. Does anyone need a disc 4? Kevin

I thought these "Wally" titles sounded familiar. I looked in my pile and found that I have two, Andrew Hill's "Judgement!" and Dizzy Reece's "Blue In Trinity". I then realized why I thought these were going for around $10... these were issued in the Connoisseur & Rare Groove series... from digital masters. There was a big stink about this when it was discovered and afterward, most stores couldn't give them away. The vinyl afficiandos put their noses in the air at them. I can't tell you how many times I had that Hank Mobley "A Slice of the Top" in my hand, only to put it back down because I had heard it sounded lousy. I almost bought it just to see. It's good to see that some people played them before passing judgement on their sound. As for myself, I don't think I've even played either one. I bought them to get signed. Andrew Hill's autograph on "Judgement!" is pretty wild. Silver Sharpie across the black shadows. I'll have to give them a spin. Hell, I think the Reece disc is in a picture frame! Kevin

Hmmm, are we sure about all this...? Heck, the copy I have sounds fabulous! Definitely. The master tape of "Sweet Honey Bee" as well as Silver's "The Jody Grind" are LP dubs. Cuscuna confirmed that a while ago. In fact, there was a lot of talk about the JRVG CD of "Sweet Honey Bee" as being "click-free". When RVG re-did that title, he didn't use the US master, but went back to the Japanese master to see if it was a tape dub (after getting hounded by me for a month! ). From what Michael said, it seems that the Japanese master is simply a cleaned-up needle-drop. Kevin

I'm spinning Ronnie Matthews' "Legacy" (Bee Hive) now. Man, I wish Jim Neumann would put this stuff back out. Nice jam by all. I still haven't found a copy opf Sal Nistico's Bee Hive date. Kevin

How does a "Wally" of "Sweet Honey Bee" improve what is already a tape of an LP? You would think even vinyl fans would dig the CD of this session... it's a needle-drop! BTW, isn't $15 a little on the high side? Maybe I'm full of it, but I swear these went for around $10 when they came out and even at that price, didn't sell all that well. In fact, I'd be interested at $10, but $15? I'll play the CDs. Later, Kevin

I would still like the option of the ignore feature. You never know when the next "Stimpy, you eeeedeee-yot" will show up 'round here. When the heck are they gonna transfer the server anyway, Jim? I bet Use3D could do it in 10 minutes. Kevin

My wife and I decided to spoil our girls like good Americans, so we've booked a week in Disney for April vacation (4/23-30). I look forward to going to the bathroom with Lester Young and Satchmo. My sister-in-law is coming along and she will be taking the girls out two nights, leaving me & the wife alone for a little romance... after 25 years of being together, a "little" is all we need. Anyway, I wanted to take her to a nice restaurant and we've perused the Disney-area places like Narcoossee's et al. I was wondering if anyone had experience outside of Disney? We are staying at the French Quarter resort but we'll have a rental car. Any good Italian or Thai restaurants nearby that could be recommended or should we just stay on the Disney compound and pay through the nose? Any "upscale" Italian joints with a good wine list that won't cost $200 for the two of us (like Victoria & Alberts would)? Actually, while I'm at it, maybe on one of these road trips, I might see if I can swing by a CD shop. That's romantic, right? Kevin

I've used Norton's anti-virus for almost 10 years now and I've had great luck (knock on wood). Recently, when my subscription came up for renewal, I upgraded to their new anit-virus program with built-in anti-spyware. So far, it's been great. I see no slowing of my machine because of this package. However, I have worked on many machines with Norton's "Internet Security" package and that will kill your performance. As for AdAware, I uninstalled it. Unless you get the paid version, it doesn't stop you from getting infected, it merely helps you remove infections afterward. Spybot does allow for active blocking but it does miss some malware. I downloaded Microsoft's free ('til July) Anti-spyware program and it has been great. Not only is it active, it removes the infections better than any other package out there. SS1 should download and run this first. Later, Kevin

Hasn't Mosaic said that this material is scheduled for a future Mosaic Select box? I could have sworn someone posted this recently. Kevin

Sounds like a download trojan virus. Are you still using Firefox to surf? I have found a good program for rooting out the nasty programs. It's called X-Ray PC. You can get it from http://www.x-raypc.com. Download it (it's a .zip file), unzip it and run. It brings up a window with all the processes running on your machine. Click the "Online Analyzer" button and check the "Triage" column. Any process that comes up bad, click it and then click the trash can. Poof. Gone. Kevin

I was around during those gas shortages. There weren't any cars out there that didn't guzzle gas! Well, maybe a Chevy Vega (gack!) or a Pinto (BOOM!) or a Beetle... but don't get rear-ended! Back during those days, prices were around $.25 per gallon and maybe hit $.50 by the end of the late-70s. Gas was cheap. You could fill up your 25 gallon tank for $10. I remember my first car. A 1968 Chevy Impala. I could put $2 in it and drive around for the night. I guess I'm just venting a bit. I am really sick of the huge SUVs around me. My admin went out and bought a Lincoln Navigator. She wanted to be "safe". Well, to hell with people like me, right? She might safe if hits me, but I'm likely dead. She says she gets around 10-12 mpg. On top of that, our glorious political machine phases out tax incentives for fuel-efficient cars and then gives huge tax breaks to companies buying Hummers... but that's for the political forum. Oh yeah, a guy at work who drives probably 35 miles each way just went and bought a Ford F350 4X4. The thing might get 9 mpg in rush hour. I wonder if he's regretting that purchase yet? Kevin

I want gas prices to go through the roof! Maybe super-high gas prices will wake up all these crazy SUV drivers around Boston. I drive my Prius along and I'm literally surrounded by behemouths. I figure if I get in a "fender bender" with one of these beasts, I'm getting a bumper in the head. Where the hell is our government in this fiasco? The cafe standards were allowed to expire and this is the result. The car manufacturers were supposed to be working to make more fuel-efficient cars. Now that the CAFE standards were allowed to lapse, cars just keep getting bigger & bigger. Just the other day, a guy I play volleyball with was telling me they can't enough V8 Mustangs in. He complained that they couldn't sell the V6 versions for nothing. The thing is, the V6 version has balls! It can smoke most cars. But people want that V8. Make gas $5. Maybe then people will think about conserving. Kevin

Is it ballads? They're are a couple of ballads but it isn't all ballads. The track listing is: 1. Autumn in New York (Vernon Duke) 2. Bird's Eye View (Joe Lovano) 3. Don't Ever Leave Me (Thad Jones) 4. Alone Together (Howard Dietz/Arthur Schwartz) 5. Six and Four (Oliver Nelson) 6. Pannonica (Thelonious Monk) 7. Consummation (Thad Jones) 8. Quiet Lady (Thad Jones) 9. Joyous Encounter (Joe Lovano) 10. A Child Is Born (Thad Jones) 11. Crescent (John Coltrane) At joelovano.com, there are a couple of "video previews" there. Joe mentions that the first track, "Autumn in New York", was planned for the "Ballads" album. Kevin

This same band is coming out with another CD in May. I have an advance copy and it's another good one. It's called "Joyous Encounter". Kevin

Ditto. I have heard this session many times. If you dig Joe playing standards, it's well worth picking up. I dig Joe playing standards, so I will pick it up! FWIW, I am listening to Joe's upcoming "Joyous Encounter" these days. I found a promo at a local store. It's another session of "Joe playing standards". It got me thinking about "Tenor Time" again. I hope this comes in. Kevin

I just put in an order. I hope they aren't just listing stuff they don't have! Thanks everyone. BTW, I also added a mini-lp version of Kenny Dorham's "Inta Somethin'" (sic). $21 seems like a good price for this CD. I have the mini-lp of "Matador" and it sounds a lot better than the US CD. Kevin

I have a friend who has a nice Japanese-only Joe Lovano CD which was called "Tenor Time". It's on the Something Else label, which is an EMI subsidiary there. It's a very nice quartet date where Joe sticks to straight tenor sax throughout. Junko Onishi is on piano. Rodney Whitaker and Al Foster round out the rhythm section. I have been looking for a legit copy of this for a long time with no luck. Hirsohi has tried locating it without sucess. Does anyone know where I can get a reasonably-priced copy of this CD? I think there's a used copy on amazon.co.jp, but it appears to be 6,000 Yen, which works out to $55 and then there's likely another $10 to get it shipped... and that's if I'm reading their website right since I don't read Japanese. Just a bit more than I'd like to pay but if it's all there is, I'll have to think about it. Any help would be appreciated. L8r, Kevin

I don't know Jim... $14 for VG+? Is it really worth that? I see this title around a lot. It typically goes for $15-25 and usually in better condition. I tend to avoid VG rated LPs. They're usually pretty beat. Anyone ever buy a Dusty Groove VG+ record? Kevin