paul secor

Billups can tell the media that he's not concerned, but he damn well better BE concerned, no matter what he says.

Sonny Clark: Blues in the Night (BN/King Japan)

Hampton Hawes Vol. 2 - The Trio (Contemporary)

Walt Dickerson Quartet: To My Queen Revisited (Steeplechase)

Amen. A musician friend introduced me to this book about 10-12 years ago, and it was a great read. If I didn't have dozens of other books waiting to be read, I'd take it off the shelf and reread it now. If my memory is correct, Don Asher was the co-writer on Hampton Hawes' autobiography, Raise Up Off Me.

Ben Webster: Saturday Night at the Montmartre (Black Lion)

Went for a half dozen - a Bechet, Strayhorn, a Ben, Spanier/Freeman V-discs, Wax Label Sessions, & NY Contemporary 5. Could have gone for at least 20 more, but I'm trying for some degree of self control these days. Oh - & thanks for posting info on this sale, David.

When I was a kid, I loved Clarabell. Sorry that I never knew his identity all these years. Thanks for making my childhood a little happier, Mr. Anderson.

Up - with a couple of additions.

Happy birthday to Mr. Redman. Enjoyed his playing on Walls-Bridges and Old and New Dreams: Playing recently.

but then how will you play against miami (you know, the team that stinks) in the next round! I'm not saying the Pistons will lose. I don't think they'll keep playing bad the rest of this series. I think they were trying to play to the level of their opponent and then figuring they could flip the switch when they needed to, and obviously Lebron is too good to let that happen. So the next two games, the Pistons need to come out on all cylinders (har har) and put the game away early. Don't worry. You'll get to see the Heat get their butts creamed by the Pistons again this year! I think that Detroit will beat the Cavs, but if they don't get their act together soon, it might be next season before they get a chance to kick the Heat's butts.

Old and New Dreams: Playing (ECM)

Finger Poppin' with the Horace Silver Quintet (BN/King Japan)

It's yours. Thanks!

I have the following for sale: All are in m- condition, except as noted. Count Basie Orchestra: Atomic Basie -Roulette/Classic Records 52003 - $12 - ON HOLD Curtis Fuller: Fire and Filigree - Beehive 7007 - $12 - ON HOLD Ballads by Ben Webster - Verve (UK) 2683-049 - 2 LPs - $9 Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet: In New York 1923-1925 - Smithsonian 026 - 2 LPs - $9 John Lewis: The Golden Striker - Atlantic 1334 - $8 Lonnie Johnson w. Elmer Snowden: Blues Ballads, and Jumpin' Jazz - Analogue Productions 3001 - $8 - ON HOLD Alice Coltrane: Ptah, the El Daoud (w. Joe Henderson, Pharoah) - Impulse AS-9196 (original pressing) - slight cover wear - $8 Clarke-Boland Big Band: Sax No End (w. Griff, Lockjaw) - MPS Holland 5C 064-61223 - $7 Jackie McLean Quartet: Dr. Jackle - Steeplechase 6005 - $7 David Holland: Life Cycle - ECM 1238 - $7 George Coleman/Tete Montoliu Duo: Meditation - Timeless 110 - $6 All prices include shipping. Checks, mo's ok. Sorry, no paypal. Please pm me. Thanks once again for looking.

Let Isiah deal with the mess he created. Now, back to the playoffs.

I, Wabenzi by Rafi Zabor - Pretty much a waste of my time.

Elmore Nixon, Little Sonny Jones, Ray Lewis and the Four Bars, Blazer Boy, etc.: New Orleans Rarities (Pathe Marconi) - LP 1

Jim Dye removed Elvin's head?!!! How did Chuck post this before Bright Moments made his post? Spooky!

Jimmy Yancey

Either Billie & Pres or Louis & Louis.

James Wayne's recording of "Junco Partner" was issued on Sundown LP 709-02 - James "Wee Willie" Wayne: Travelin' From Texas to New Orleans, and on Mainstream CD 904 Bluestream: The Best of Mainstream Blues - both out of print. It's currently available on Morada CD 101 - O Blues, Where Art Thou? - available from CD Universe.

Hey, I did listen to a Hank Mobley LP this morning, so I'm not all bad. I just don't buy into the "all things Blue Note before everything else" philosophy. I figured my post might buy me a bit of flack, but I can take it.

Hank Mobley: Hi Voltage (BN/Toshiba-EMI Japan)

I've always felt that Blue Note was just one of a number of independent labels that documented the music during the 50's and 60's. (I know that Blue Note began in the late 30's and still exists today, but those were arguably the label's peak years for recording and documenting the music.) Blue Note recorded a lot of great music, but so did Riverside, Prestige, Contemporary, and a number of smaller and shorter lived labels. You could also include a label like Impulse in there - even though it was owned by ABC Paramount, it seemed to have a certain amount of autonomy, probably thanks to Bob Theile's guidance and Coltrane's record sales. I've always felt that part of the reason for the Blue Note mystique came from Michael Cuscuna's p.r. work. I know that during the 60's when I started listening to jazz and buying records, I was at least as interested (probably more so) in what was released on some of those other other labels as I was in what was released on Blue Note.