paul secor

If EMI, Universal, and BMG were in a bidding war over her, no wonder the majors are in trouble. Then again, what do I know about the public's taste? - not a damn thing. She'll probably end up as the new Norah Jones.

It might help if you'd tell us what free jazz you've listened to (and not gotten).

If you do put it up FT/FS, it looks like you might have a couple of posters on this thread who'd be interested in it. I hope you give it some good listening before you get rid of it. Nothing "sappy" there - at least to my ears.

Sorry to see this, but he has the right to choose to retire, and it seems he feels that this is the right time. He was fine in later roles in Nobody's Fool and Empire Falls.

Belated Birthday Wishes! Hope it was a great one.

Very fine LP/CD - no matter what format you have.

I believe that he's lived in the Hudson Valley for a number of years. I have a couple of things by him in my collection - 1 track with a Cal Massey group on the Candid anthology, The Jazz Life, and an LP with J.R. Monterose on Cadence Jazz Records. I don't know anything about him other than that.

Art Pepper: Gettin' Together

Downhill is a long way with a box that size.

Thanks, Chris. Don't think I ever saw a photograph of him.

Happy Birthday to a great host!

Seconded.

Congats! Sounds like a fun wedding.

If there's nothing added to the two LPs, I don't need this. Glad of that.

Dicky Wells: Bones for the King

Excellent album, DMP! I finally have some free time to post my recent purchases after this past weekends journey to Boston and Newbury Comics with fellow board member JMJK. Let me know how I did? Jackie McLean - Vertigo, 4, 5 And 6 Harold Land - The Fox Clifford Jordan - Mosaic Victor Feldman - The Arrival of... Benny Golson - Gettin' With It Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Caravan Curtis Counce - You Get More Bounce With... Junior Mance - At The Village Vanguard Oliver Nelson With Joe Newman - Main Stem Joe Newman With Frank Foster - Good 'N' Groovy Shelly Manne and His Men - At The Blackhawk Vol. 5 ( finally the whole set!) Art Pepper - Gettin' Together Wayne Shorter - The All Seeing Eye Duke Pearson - The Right Touch Teddy Charles - Coolin' Phineas Newborn - The World of Piano! Barney Kessel - To Swing Or Not To Swing Joe Henderson - Our Thing Looks like you did pretty well, Tom. I only have about half of these, but I've listened to the Land, Jordan, Counce, and Newman recently - sure you'll enjoy those. I have good memories of the Pepper and the Newborn, but it's been some time since I listened. Keep meaning to pick up Vertigo & Coolin' while they're still around. Believe Coolin' is oop - glad you got a copy. You have a lot of good listening ahead of you.

Who's the young fella on the left side of the second photo?

Ironic that another "N word" became associated with a Seinfeld actor a year or so after this article was published.

Lazaro - Thanks for that story. Somehow I missed it the first time around. I figure perhaps others did too, so I'm bringing it up.

Benny Carter and Dizzy Gillespie: Carter, Gillespie, Inc.

This is a GREAT thread!

Perhaps I've missed it, but I did a search and didn't find any topic devoted to Dizzy Gillespie. There have been threads devoted to specific Dizzy recordings, and to his early career, but nothing devoted to the man's music as a whole. (If I've missed something, please post the link and I'll delete this topic.) I do have to say that I find it odd that Dizzy Gillespie seems to be somewhat overlooked these days - even on this Board. Anyway, I'll start things by listing a couple of favorite - relatively later - Dizzy recordings: An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet (Verve) - This was the first Dizzy that I heard. (Actually, that's not true. The first Dizzy I heard was the 1945 Clyde Hart session that I bought on some budget label, but that wasn't really a Dizzy Gillespie record, and I didn't know what to make of it at the time.) A friend belonged to a record club, forgot to return the do not send card one month, and ended up with a Dizzy Gillespie record that he didn't want. I bought it for 2 or 3 bucks, and it was love at first listen. Fireworks, intense emotions, and joyful spirits - what more could I ask from music when I was 17? What more could I ask from music now? I wore out that record playing it on a crappy turntable when I was in college - the good old days when I didn't have so many records and truly knew the music in my collection - replaced it with a Japanese vinyl copy in the 80's, and still listen to it and enjoy it now. Benny Carter & Dizzy Gillespie: Carter, Gillespie, Inc. (Pablo) - Unfortunate that the title reads like it should be on the door of a law firm. This is a record that has been overlooked, and when not overlooked, undervalued. Fine playing by two giants & elder statesmen of the music - especially fine playing by Dizzy. The fireworks are gone, replaced by more tempered playing - (exuberance giving way to thoughtfulness and gracefulness isn't necessarily a bad thing, except to young people), and the spirit and intense emotions are still there. I'd also recommend reading Larry Kart's essay on Dizzy Gillespie in Jazz in Search of Itself to gain something of an understanding of the man in the music. Fine writing - the opening story is classic.

Up. I was perusing old threads for things I'd missed or forgotten - there's a wealth of information and opinions to get one listening and thinking to be found there, if you take the time to look. Anyway, I found this Eddie Johnson thread and I'd like to hear those stories, if Chuck has the time and inclination.

You just added a new word to my vocabulary, Matthew. I don't remember ever hearing nor seeing the word, "lacuna". Thank you. With some luck, it will at least remain in my passive vocabulary. I can't imagine ever using it in conversation.