Kevin Bresnahan

Xavier Davis - Dance Of Life (Metropolitan Records). Nice CD. Don Braden plays beautifully. I pulled this out because I just got an offer from Tommy for CDs from this catalog. I've had this one for years.

Actually, what he said was, "There is no way all of these titles are legit."

I talked to someone in the reissue industry and he assured me that these releases were not legit. In fact, he was pretty positive that Getz was under contract with Verve when this recording was made in 1966. Also, the EU copyright extension ends at 1962 (the Beatles rule), so these recordings are not in the public domain there.

I imagine it's one of the producers associated with Impulse! Records. The last time I was in touch with someone at Impulse!, he was located in California. I thought LA, but maybe it was Beverly Hills.

Jeez, I thought you were just getting some skin grafts. That sounds like a lot more than that. Good luck with your surgery. There are some great doctors in Boston so you should be in good hands.

I've been told that they are really just very nicely done boots so caveat emptor.

Good luck. If you get out Friday or Saturday and you want to hear some live music, Kenny Garrett is playing at Scullers. These will be the first live shows there since before Covid.

Frank Foster & Frank Wess - Two For The Blues (Pablo).

I really liked that Frank & Frank session "Two For The Blues" but my favorite leader date would be "Leo Rising" on the Arabesque label from 1997. I've never seen their Concord recording, "Frankly Speaking", on LP or CD. Strangely, it appears to have only be released on CD in Japan one time back in the late 80's and never since. I tried catching Frank live for several years but he didn't seem to come through Boston.

Happy 73rd birthday to my old friend Michael. I still have a hard time thinking that he is 73 today. Damn, we're all getting old.

If what Allen said in an earlier thread, maybe Jackson had trouble finding sidemen? I mean really, if your own dentist thinks you're nasty, it could mean a lot of musicians don't dig you.

According to his website, he had a pretty major health scare back in 2015. They even started a gofundme for him: https://www.gofundme.com/f/2ndyn24?r=80337

His playing was pretty incredible with Joe Henderson. I saw him play with Joe in a trio twice and George's bass playing was superb.

Well, if it means anything, these speakers are not made in Hope, AR. This model is made in China. This does not necessarily mean that they suck, only that they are not made in Arkansas. There are some who feel that the quality of the Chinese-built Klipsch speakers is not as good as those made in Hope, but only you can decide that - if you choose to buy some of these speakers.

Cancer is a horrible disease. Norm even had something funny to say about it though, That's the way he was. It's a draw!

Never heard of this LP or the label East-West. Interesting music if not earth-shattering.

Damn, 61 is too young. They say he's been battling cancer for 9 years. That's a long fight. He was funny as hell. His sense of humor was so twisted, he made some people cringe. I saw him in Boston one time and there were jokes where I was laughing hysterically while others around me groaned.

Over the years, this has become one of my favorite Horace Silver recordings. I still pull it off the shelf before a lot of his classic Blue Note dates.

So you are OK with that word continuing to refer to black people? Because that's what many black comedians are doing.

Wynton better avoid the comedy clubs while he is at it. The 'N' word is slung far and wide on those stages. In a way, I agree with Wynton about the use of this word by blacks. If they truly want it to go away, stop using it as a euphemism for friend. But fuck those Robert E Lee statues Wynton.

Not loving it - not hating it either. I first tried this on tap at a pub before COVID hit and remembered liking it a lot. Not so much in a can, even with the "nitro ball" explosion adding the nice foamy head.

Not me. Does anyone know his real name and where he lives so they can do a quick search of the 'net?

Lee Morgan - The Complete Live At The Lighthouse - Disc 3

I wouldn't necessarily mind paying those LP prices if the label included a download card. I am not paying for this stuff twice and I listen to music digitally far more frequently than i do on my turntable. Lately, I've been trying to buy my LPs from Amazon. At least that way, they have AutoRIP, which, for mainstream record labels at least, allows a download of any LP you buy from them.

Got to see Jemeel a couple of times in Boston at the ICA's old Boylston Street performance hall. Memorable shows for sure.