paul secor

Art Tatum: God Is in the House (Onyx)

Art Tatum: God Is in the House (Onyx)

Don't mean to continue to turn this into a Don Heckman thread, rather than an ICP thread, but I can understand how someone could have a negative reaction to this band. I've never heard them live, and only have two of their recordings. When I listen to the recordings, I find that my response varies wildly, depending on where I'm at. Listening to Monk - Nichols today, I really got into what they were playing - enjoyed both the arrangements and much of the soloing. At other times, I can put the same recording on and just don't want to listen at all. That can happen with other music, but I find it happens to a greater degree with this band than with most others. Having said that, I do think that if a writer is reviewing for a major newspaper, he should have second thoughts about turning in a review that's almost completely negative. The musicians could be having an off night or the reviewer could be having off night. A review like that affects the musicians' ability to earn a living, and it affects potential future audiences who might like that music, but won't seek it out because of the review. I'm not saying that all reviews should be positive, but if a review is totally negative, perhaps the review shouldn't be written, and perhaps another reviewer next time out might be the answer.

Happy birthday, Larry! Hope that it's a great day for you.

"It Never Entered My Mind" did enter my mind right away - probably because of Bud's haunting version.

The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison (DCC)

Miles Davis: Milestones (CBS Sony/Japan) After that the unreleased stuff from these dates on the Miles/Trane Mosaic box

Big bands. No Lunceford, Goodman, Herman, Thornhill, Shaw, Webb, Raeburn, and hardly any Fletcher Henderson in my collection. Maybe someone can steer me in the right direction.

Penelope Lively: Making It Up - fictionalizing what one's life might have been had different choices been made and different paths been followed.

Thad Jones: Detroit-New York Junction ( Blue Note/Toshiba EMI - Japan)

I haven't heard that trio recording, but I bought his organ quartet CD, Quick Response, with Mark Whitecage, and like that a lot - not the kind of organ record you usually hear.

Understand your point, but what's the alternative - 'Mengelberg', 'Bennink' or 'Misha', 'Han'? I guess using last names is the usual thing. Using first names assumes a familiarity. I'm not really bothered by a writer refering to someone as 'Mr.' - nothing wrong with showing respect. I do have to say that I feel odd when someone calls me Mr. Secor. Even at my age, I think of Mr. Secor as my father, not me.

Just ordered a couple of CDs through the CDU link. One question - Does the forum get $ for CDU DVD orders also? Didn't order any DVDs this time, but I have ordered them in the past from CDU.

Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre Quartet: Peace and Blessings (Black Saint)

Svend Asmussen/Kenny Drew/NHOP/Ed Thigpen: Prize/Winners (Matrix)

Number one, Arroyo knew that he had no guarantee of "loyalty" being reciprocated, because he didn't receive a no-trade clause. He knew precisely what he was getting himself into - his own agent told him so - and even he acknowledges that there was no handshake agreement or guarantees about not being traded. The fact is the Red Sox made a perfectly reasonable offer to Damon - the same they offered to Renteria and Varitek. Damon calls it "flat out disrespectful" because the Yanks trumped it? Who cares? Why should anyone expect loyalty to exist in today's baseball environment with free agency and a powerful, essentially undefeated player's union? The fact is that players were only loyal before because of the reserve clause. Now, loyalty is defined by players like Damon as "pay me as much as the highest bidder" to prove that you love me. If he had a sense of loyalty, instead of a vision of dollar signs, he'd have accepted the ten million a year for four years. He'd have said, "well, the Yanks offered more money, but money isn't everything. The Red Sox offered more than enough to keep me and my family happy and of course I love the city and the fans. So I'm staying put. George can keep his money." This whole loyalty discussion is a load of crap. At least you're consistent, Dan - never use reason or logic when bluster and b.s. are available. You'd make a fine politician. You were the one who was pissed because Damon wasn't loyal to the Sox and took a better offer from the Yanks. Bottom line: loyalty is a "load of crap" for you, except when it benefits the Red Sox. If you want to talk logically, that's one thing. Don't try to throw out a bunch of b.s. about loyalty being "crap". You were all for it when it came to Damon. When it came to the Red Sox and Arroyo, it's "crap". I don't have anything else to say about this. I know where I stand, and I know where you stand.

Just sent a check, but this is a good thing too. I'm sure you'll do more than ok with this arrangement.

Same here.

Louis Armstrong: Chicago Concert 1956 (Columbia)

The Buddy Tate Quartet (Sackville)

Figured that post would bring you back to the baseball thread, Dan. I know that players should maximize their salaries - no question there. All I was saying was that Bronson Arroyo had a loyalty to the Sox and the Boston area, and that loyalty wasn't reciprocated. Incidentally, that same loyalty is what you expected Johnny Damon to have had. Damon obviously did what was right for him, regardless of what you, other Sox fans, or the Boston media thought, said, or wrote. I don't have anything else to say or read about this. Obviously loyalty is a word that only means something to you when it benefits the Red Sox.

Bronson Arroyo resigns with the Red Sox for less $ than he could have gotten elsewhere because he wanted to play in Boston, and the Sox turn around and trade him to the Reds. Looks like Damon did the right thing. Get your $ while you can, because teams (and their fans) don't give a damn about you. Players are property, and the smart ones realize that.

Art Hodes: South Side Memories (Sackville)

Six LPs of prime Billie and Duke for six bucks? Fabulous indeed.

Piano Interpretations by Wynton Kelly (Blue Note/Toshiba EMI - Japan) - 1951 sides - A needed reminder to myself of what a wonderful musician he was