paul secor

I finally got that one fairly recently too. I already had a lot of the material, but it was worth getting the collection just to be able to read the commentary by Barry Harris and this Board's own Michael Weiss. I'm sure you'll enjoy it for many years.

Thanks for all of the feedback. I'm no longer surprised at the amount of valuable information (plus worthwhile opinions) there is to be found among you guys. I have the Vaughan w. Brownie recordings, so I'll probably try the early Columbia sides as a next step. Any opinions on the Gershwin recordings on Verve? I listened to some clips and it sounded pretty good, but clips can sometimes be deceiving.

Benny Golson: Gone with Golson The Best of Floyd Tillman Arnett Cobb: Smooth Sailing

Tommy Flanagan Trio: In Stockholm 1957 - some of my favorite Tommy Flanagan

MANY THANKS, brownie!

I hope that's a joke and you just left off the smiley.

I agree - ignore the SOB. If people didn't pay attention to him, he'd dry up and disappear.

Don't see them as the same at all. I'd rather have some idiot tailgating me than have an idiot shooting at me.

My wife is a first grade teacher and she's serving green eggs and ham to her class on Friday - a Dr. Seuss celebration. If I thought her kids would have a clue who Dylan is, I'd bring this version in to play for her class.

One of the many blind areas in my listening is female vocalists. (I should say here that I have a musician friend who would probably say that that's a good blind area to have.) Anyway - one female vocalist I've never been able to hear is Sarah Vaughan. I've heard very few of her recordings, but from what I have heard I've always had the feeling that I've been listening to someone in love with the sound of her own voice. Maybe that's not a bad thing, but for me that the sound of her voice has obscures the conveying of emotions. (Hope that makes sense.) Perhaps I've just heard the wrong recordings. If anyone has a Sarah Vaughan recording that they think I (and others) should hear, please post that recommendation. Thanks. edited (I hope) for a bit more clarity.

I've mentioned this elsewhere, but I've really had it with genres. I used to keep my collection organized by genre, but I've dropped all such distinctions and let everything co-mingle. So, in answer to your last question, I don't think I would have a problem with a reunited Zeppelin recording for Blue Note... There's a record store here in town that refuses to seperate the CDs by genre. So you have to go from A-Z of every conceivable kind of music to "browse." There's a reason there are genres, because it's a practical application. Play me a record, and I could tell you a genre it belongs in. I don't care what people want to pretend. There ain't nuthin' new under the sun. No matter how genre-bending an album might be it still fits somwhere. Music is music at it's heart.... But Paleaaase, when I want to find something, give me a reference point. Blue Note is one of the greatest and only pure jazz labels in history. EMI is so big they could put any artist on any imprint...why does it matter to them. I think it just damages the brand, to put it in marketing terms which is, like it or not, what we're REALLY talking about here. It's not music to these people, it's product. Just curious - do they file classical CDs mixed in with everything else by composer, by performer, or ? It sounds like browsing there could be fun, assuming that I had a lot of time to spend.

A very happy birthday to you!

Sit Down and Relax with Jimmy Forrest Sweets Edison/Lockjaw Davis: Jaw Breakers Charles McPherson: Con Alma!

Interpretations of Monk is fine stuff - might still be available on DIW. That's the Way I Feel Now is entertaining - sometimes a bit more than that.

You'll be missed, Mr. Jenkins. Thanks for all you gave us.

Duke Ellington/Johnny Hodges: Side By Side

Always enjoy reading and learning from yr posts, Mike. Hope it's a great birthday!

My actual budget always seems to be more than my planned budget. I'm sure that I'm not alone.

Don't know what happened to Calt. I do know that I gave up reading his liner notes long ago - could never figure out whether he wrote them as a put on to piss people off or whether his mind/sensibilities just worked that way. Whatever the deal was with him, I never heard anyone make a positive comment about his writing. I did buy and read his Skip James bio, but he had an axe to grind there and I ended up selling it. Yeah - there were a couple/few Ma Rainey cuts scattered on the later comps. I just would have liked another full CD by her, and Yazoo would have done it the right way. Never got the Kentucky comp - one to look forward to down the line.

I don't have the Wilson, so I can't comment on it. Don't have the Hodges either, but I have a great deal of the music contained in it. A lot of that music is what I call forever music - you can listen to it forever. Whichever one you choose, I hope you enjoy listening to it.

I'm looking forward to listening to it.

Blue Mitchell & Orchestra: A Sure thing Benny Golson: Groovin' with Golson Chuck Wayne: Morning Mist

$80 - unbelievable! Anyone who wants it can have my copy for half of that.

Missed it yesterday, but belated happy birthday wishes.

Yazoo did what they did the right way, and that's why it's sad for me that there may not be any more. I never say never - well hardly ever, anyway. Just wish they could have done another Ma Rainey and maybe a Memphis Minnie or two.