paul secor

Art Blakey & the Messengers: Three Blind Mice (UA/King Japan)

Thanks for the info about Mosaic. I have a Japanese Impulse LP dated 1983 and the sound on that is better than the sound on the Complete CDs, though it's not great. RCA didn't come close to what Rudy did with Trane's music. Guess I'll stick with the LP and forget about completeness.

John Coltrane: Crescent (Impulse mono)

All the Best to You on YOUR BIRTHDAY, Tom!!

Muhal Richard Abrams: Live at Montreux 1978 ( Arista Novus)

Kenny Drew: Everything I Love (Steeplechase)

Dick Katz: In High Profile (Beehive)

Charlotte Rae Ray Charles Ban Johnson

Tweety Babwa Wawa Jimi Hendrix

I can't take the sound on the CD version of The Complete Sun Ship Sessions. They screwed up the sound of Trane's tenor. Obnoxious and unlistenable imo. I don't know if the sound on the LPs is any improvement, but I can't see spending Mosaic type $ to find out.

Horace Parlan: Musically Yours (Steeplechase)

Milo Minderbinder Yossarian Snowden

"The thing you learned as a Cubs fan: When you bought your ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth." - Joe Garagiola

Glad that you're back at full listening strength!

Billy Bang Quintet: Rainbow Gladiator (Soul Note)

No matter what your opinion may be, he has the right to appeal his suspension under the contract that was agreed to by the players and the owners. When the appeal is decided only the arbitrator's opinion will matter.

Hog Heaven http://www.hogheavenband.com/ Wonder Wart Hog Hargus "Pig" Robbins

I read this and I'll be curious what your take is when you finish reading it. I finished the book. I don't know what I can tell you... I enjoyed the sober prose style, and the fact that what did happen tended to do so quietly, under the surface (much like life I suppose). I don't know what I thought of Stoner himself. Part of me thought him a fool for not leaving his wife when they were so obviously unsuited, and part of me thought he could have been a bit more involved with his daughter. That said, I admired his stoicism, and I'm sure any person, on reviewing one's life, would find things they would have done differently. So, yes, a very human tale I suppose. Sorry that's all I have, I'm no literary critic (grade U at English Lit A Level, 1987). I think that you and I had pretty much the same take on it. Here's my short Goodreads review: "What do you with a quiet, elegant, starkly written book that you admire for its style but little else, and you know you'll never read again? Donate it to the local library for the next book sale. "

Rachel Kushner: The Flamethrowers Not much there.

Krystal Klear and the Buells: Ready for the 90's (K2B2)

Benny Golson's New York Scene (Contemporary)

Frank Wakefield (Rounder)

St. Louis Town 1927-1932 (Yazoo)

John Corbett Barry Corbin Darren E. Burrows

Lord Buckley Buck Mulligan Stuart Little