paul secor

I particularly enjoy Joe Albany's playing. The Right Combination and Portrait of an Artist, his last LP, are two favorites. There is a William Claxton photograph of Albany that's one of the most frightening portraits of a human being that I've ever seen. I don't have the means to post it, but perhaps someone else can.

Jimmy Smith: Back at the Chicken Shack Andrew Hill: Spiral Erroll Garner: Overture to Dawn - The Apartment Sessions Vol. 1 Julius Hemphill: Big Band Thelonious Monk: The Unique Kenny Dorham: 2 Horns/2 Rhythm Duck Baker: Plays the Music of Herbie Nichols - Spinning Song Jimmy Rushing w. Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, Richie Kamuca: Mr. Five By Five - Live Red Rodney: 1957 Various Artists: Bayou Rhythm & Blues Shuffle (Goldband/Charly)

Didn't realize how many there are until I started looking through my collection. Here are some more: Magic Sam Live (Delmark) Magic Sam: Rockin' Wild in Chicago (Delmark) Otis Rush: So Many Roads - Live in Concert (Delmark) Slim Harpo & His king Bees: Sting It Then! (Ace) Earl Hooker: The Moon Is Rising (Arhoolie) - four live cuts. Earl Hooker: Play Your Guitar Mr. Hooker! (Black Top) - two live cuts. Sonny Boy Williamson: King Biscuit Time (Arhoolie) - includes four tunes from a KFFA "King Biscuit Show" radio program B.B. King: Blues Is King (MCA) - I like this better than Live at the Regal. Various Artists: And This Is Maxwell Street (Rooster) Various Artists: The Blues ... A Real Summit Meeting - (Originally on Buddah; reissued a number of times since then.) Mississippi John Hurt: The Best of (Vanguard) Skip James: Complete Bloomington, Indiana Concert Pts. 1&2 (Document) Son House: Live at Gaslight Cafe, N.Y.C. (Document) Various Artists: Blues at Newport; Great Bluesmen at Newport; Blues with a Feeling - (All Vanguard) - Live recordings from the Newport Folk Festival. Various Artists: American Folk Blues Festival '63; '64; '66; '67; '69 (Currently available on Evidence, I believe.) Lowell Fulson: The Blues Show! Live at Pit Inn (P Vine) Eddie Taylor: Live in Japan, 1977 (P Vine) John Littlejohn and Carey Bell: The Blues Show! Live at Pit Inn (P Vine) Robert Lockwood Jr. and the Aces: Blue Live in Japan (P Vine) Lonnie Johnson: The Unsung Blues Legend - The Living Room Session (Blues Magnet) Johnny Shines: Hey Ba-Ba-Re-Bop! (Rounder) Clifton Chenier: Live at St. Mark's (Arhoolie) Juke Boy Bonner: 1960-67 (Flyright) - six live cuts from the Jungle Lounge, Houston. Jimmy Witherspoon: Rockin' with Spoon (Charly) - I have this on Charly. I'm sure it's been reissued a number of times. Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson and the Muse Allstars: Live at Sandy's (Muse) Various Artists: Detroit After Hours Vol. 1 (Trix) - Detroit piano players recorded by Pete Lowry. There never was a Volume 2. Various Artists: The 1968 Memphis Country Blues Festival (Sire) Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy: Live Action! (Charly) - Again, reissued many times. I believe the the Sonny Boy Williamson cut included on this is actually a studio recording. I've only included recordings I recommend. A few are out of print, but well worth looking for.

Thanks, Joe. I'll put it on my constantly growing list of things to check out.

Lester Young: The Complete - Essential Keynote Collection Vol. 1 Brew Moore: No More Brew Grant Green: Grantstand Marcio Faraco: Ciranda Orchestra Baobab: On Verra Ca - The 1978 Paris Sessions Joe Venuti/Earl Hines: Hot Sonatas Bobby Jones: Hill Country Suite A Treasury of Library of Congress Field Recordings (Rounder) I enjoyed listening to all of the recordings listed above, but the Library of Congress set was a true ear opener, since much of the music was new to me. A few highlights: "Northfield", a recording of a Sacred Harp group that sounds like it must have opened up the Heavens; "East Texas Rag", a beautiful slide guitar piece by Smith Casey; "Another Man Done Gone", by Vera Hall, a wonderful singer; "Creek Lullaby", sung by Margaret, a young Creek girl, sounding like a voice from Heaven; and several performances by fiddlers who are virtuosos of the spirit.

I guess that Magic is more forgiving than I. He always did seem to have a big heart and a generous spirit. My feelings must be starting to change already. I'm starting to wonder if Phil can get them to play together. I understand that Byron isn't signed to an extension, so perhaps we will see him back with the Lakes.

Joe: Any comments on this? Sounds interesting - I'd like to know more.

Can't wait to hear this stuff!

I'd go for the Tristano/Marsh/Konitz box - classic music and liner notes by Board member Lawrence Kart. Whichever one you get, I hope you enjoy it!

I've been a Laker fan since I was a little kid and they were the Minneapolis Lakers. If they pick up Karl Malone, I may have to find a new team (or more likely, just ignore the NBA until Malone retires). I never liked him, but I haven't been able to stomach him since his role in Magic's retirement. I never bought into his statements that he was afraid that he might become infected with AIDS if he played against Magic. I'm sure that he knew that he'd have a better chance of picking up a ring if Magic wasn't playing. (Same deal with Suns' owner Jerry Colangelo's statements at that time - he didn't want Magic playing, either.) Malone didn't win a ring anyway, and I hope he never does. The Lakers can win without him.

My lp copy, Steeplechase SCS-1044, reads "ANDREW HILL QUARTET" on the cover. The cd mastering must have added something (or someone).

There was a film from the mid to late 90's, Comedian Harmonists, about the vocal group of the same name. The Comedian Harmonists were not a jazz group. They recorded primarily pop tunes, folk songs, and classical pieces (though they did record a wordless vocal version of Ellington's "Creole Love Song"). They were persecuted and banned by the Nazis because several of the members of the group were Jewish. The film, Comedian Harmonists, is a dramatization of the group's career and lives, and seemed well done to me when I saw it. There was also a documentary film about the group made in 1975, but I've not seen that.

I only have vols. 1-3 of the Washington, D.C. sessions with Bill Potts' group, but I recommend all three. Wonderful Pres, and proof that he still had it late in his playing career (though he was only forty seven when these recordings were done).

ghost of miles - Hope you're doing OK in your recovery from your bike accident. Buell Neidlinger/Cecil Taylor: New York City R&B Charles Tyler: Voyage from Jericho Duke Ellington: In a Mellotone Chappottin y su Conjunto: Sabor Tropical Various Artists: Winner's Circle (Bethlehem)

Is this the material issued on Royal Jazz 506 - "You Stepped Out of a Dream", "Now's the Time", and "Emanon"? Is it the real deal? Not Fruscella? What?

New York Art Quartet: 35th Reunion Various Artists: Ngoma, the Early Years 1948-1960 (Popular African Music)

A lot has been said about this record already - most of which I agree with - so I'll just add a few thoughts. In some ways I find this to be a Charlie Persip album. He doesn't overwhelm the music, but I find his playing so inventive that I find myself listening to him as much as the front line musicians. His solo on "We Diddit" seems superfluous because his accompaniment throughout is more inventive than the solo. I heard him play with Archie Shepp in the late 70's, and I've always felt that he is one of the truly underrated musicians. (To be honest, when I think about great drummers, I sometimes tend to forget about him. He should never be forgotten.) Eric Dolphy is amazing throughout. Enough said! Mal Waldron seems somewhat subdued here, even though it's his date. He seems to be taking a back seat to the others on much of the record. Booker Ervin shows his strengths and weaknesses here. His greatest strength is his sound. His weakness is that a couple of his solos sometimes come off as a series of not so well connected phrases strung together. I've never bought into the Martin Williams "music is logic" school of criticism (I know that's a simplification, but that's how I think of it), so I can hear his strength and appreciate that. Fine compositions. My favorites are "Status Seeking", "Warm Canto", and "Fire Waltz". It's interesting to compare this version of "Status Seeking" to the one from the live Five Spot sessions. The live version has always been tremendously exciting to me - like a runaway train or like Forego coming down the stretch. This version is more relaxed (though only in comparison to the other), perhaps because it's a studio recording. I don't have anything to say about Ron Carter's playing other than I try to edit it out in my head when I listen. I don't understand why he was on this date. Did someone owe someone a favor or something? Thanks for choosing this one, Chuck. Once again it gave me a reason to listen to a record after too long a time between listenings. (That's one of the drawbacks of having too many records.) It's a fine record!

Archie Shepp plays alto on Duet, the album he recorded with Dollar Brand. Allen Eager and Bird swap horns on one track of In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee, the new Uptown release (Uptown 27.49). Get it from Mr. Nessa.

Fred Anderson: The Missing Link - cd Allen Eager: In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee 1947-1953 Bashful Brother Oswald: Don't Say Aloha

On a rainy, gloomy, peaceful Sunday: Bob Dylan: The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert - Acoustic Billie Holiday: Lady in Satin Duke Ellington: Anatomy of a Murder Roy Orbison: All Time Greatest Hits Otis Spann: Good Morning Mr. Blues Lyn Halliday: East of the Sun Archie Shepp: Bijou David Holland/Barre Phillips: Music from Two Basses

I agree, Paul. As admirable as his personal story and that of his parents is, I have to say that it makes me wonder whether, in instilling a tremendous desire to work and succeed, Mny has also been instilled with the traits that lead to those parents who scream on the sidelines (let alone attack umpires). Sorry, Mny, but I have to tell you, that is the way you are appearing here. Guess I'm headed for that mythical enemies list, huh? What I find fascinating is how you people are so fixated on when I was a kid. One who fixated on my IQ, seems to think I still act like a 12-year-old while he is currently acting as an insecure and jealous 9-year-old. Who also enjoys mocking my health. Another one now seems to think I am some crazed animal that is going to yell at my kids and attack umpires. He seems to forget that those parents are the losers who never accomplished anything in life and need to live through their kids. I don't need to live through anyone. As long as my children are healthy and happy, I am happy. I don't even care if they play sports. Thank You for showing me how wrong I was to share anything personal with you. You can be sure that I will never share anything personal on any board ever again. Hadn't looked at the board since I posted yesterday morning. No slur intended, Mnytime. I sometimes wish that I had a more driven personality - though at other times I'm happy that I don't. We all are what we are, and I enjoy reading your posts. I hope that you're not going to stop sharing simply because of my post and those that followed. I, for one, was interested in what you had to say.

I'd go for these (I've never heard Paul Knopf, but I'd take Joe's recommendation). The George Russell Decca sides would be great, too. How about a Herb Geller Imperial & Emarcy Select?

I don't equate music with sports (or, to open a can of worms, race car driving with sports), but this has made for a fasinating study of one aspect of Mnytime's personality.

I held off posting in the hope that Deep was wrong. Sadly, he wasn't. Thanks for all the music, Mr. Knepper. We'll miss you.

Quite an odd collection of musicians listed to vote for. There are a few whose music I've never heard, but I wouldn't consider any of them over-praised. Are these just musicans whose playing you don't care for?