paul secor

Gigi Gryce: The Rat Race Blues

Buena Vista Social Club: Lost and Found (World Circuit) Again

He'd end up with an empty tip can/hat/box.

He said, snarkily.

Monk: Criss-Cross

Happy Birthday!

Roy Eldridge: The Nifty Cat

Yes - a very short but very good record. I wonder if Argo wanted short tracks to get airplay.

Johnny Griffin

I remember when the Yankees played the Braves two or three years ago and the Yankee announcers were commenting that Braves were to be moving into a new stadium and were in the process of tearing down the team in the hopes of rebuilding. You hear that a lot in baseball (rebuilding the team), but it doesn't always come off. It's good to see that it's actually happening in Atlanta. Congratulations to the team and to its fans.

I was merely pointing out the anomaly. I can't remember the last time I saw a full page ad for a non-pop/crossover jazz record in a major newspaper.

I have no idea why, but the Yankees have seemed to have had his number over the years - no matter what team he's pitched for, or what Yankee team he's pitched against.

I like that episode of Piano Jazz.

East Coast Jive (Delmark)

Evelyn Waugh: A Handful of Dust

Grant Green: Oleo

Yes. Big money is obviously being spent on promotion.

The Best of Blind Lemon Jefferson (Yazoo)

Full page ad (with a quote from Sonny Rollins) for Both Directions at Once on the back page of The NY Times Arts section today.

I see that story every year and think about how smart his agent was. A lot of guys (in all sports) took the money in a lump sum and have blown it.

Good luck to the Rockets. They'll need it if they expect him to stay healthy over four years. He's 33 now - think about it.

Sweet Home Chicago (Delmark)

Archie Shepp: Blasé

Gotham Gospel Volume Two (Krazy Kat)