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Another fine Waters production!

The only other one I remember seeing is a Chet Baker Live at the Forum Theater. . . but I think there probably were a few more.

That's right. . .haven't developed the taste yet. Next decade maybe! I've actually got a dvd recorder at home and I'm going to use that to transfer a lot of old band tapes. Most all my machines will read the blanks including my best system (with a modified Sony SACD/DVD player as the source) and it allows more information to be stored, probably as much as three or four times cdr length, and you can set it to make indexes automatically every five minutes, which is just right for all those different takes of The Blue Flames doing "Party Door," "Deborah's New Bed" or "The King of LA!"

Well, you have a number of options of standalone cd recorders that act almost the same as cassette decks recording to cdr. . . . I thought the Terapin models (which are geared towards converting VHS tapes to Video cdrs but I'm pretty sure they all do cassette audio to cdr) would be a nice funny response. I don't have any experience with them, and I'm not sure that they are still made; i mostly have seen them on ebay going at lowish prices. I myself use an HHB Burnit Pro model now, a very nice machine that allows one to use regular PC blanks (a lot of the standalones use Audio cdrs which generally cost more) and allows a lot of level adjustment, fade in and out, etc. Not cheap, but my experience is that cheap machines don't last long at all. Now of course you can also rn an audio in to your pc and record that way. THAT is something I haven't ever done, but it's not rocket science. (Doesn't mean I'd ever get it off the ground, but I know you could!)

I keep getting an error message. Probably for the best.

I don't have that one either (not that big an MJQ fan). I'm not sure I would trust the eMusic download to be exactly the same as the RVG disc though. . . .

Amen. He really shines on that one.

You really doubt that RVG is doing these remasters? I think that's rather silly. I have no doubt he's at the helm.

I don't have Red Garland's Piano on RVG. But the Prestige RVGs i have purchased I think have excellent sound. I guess I'll just disagree with a lot of the comments. I AM tempted by the Prestige RVGs because I find the sound of those I have desirable, and they have selected very good titles music wise. My guess is that the series is being successful, as it is continuing at a good pace. I see no reason why an 80 year old engineer should be banned from employment with results like this. (The RVGs produced now are quite different from the first batches of JRVGs, many of which I enjoy more than most seem to). And sure there is a lot of marketing hype at the core in both the Blue Note and Prestige series, but I suspect it takes marketing hype to reach a certain portion of the buyers; we longtime jazz fans aren't the target market per se, though I've become a part of the buying base as I can afford them. (I'm buying a lot fewer discs this past year and for the near future or I would have all the titles released so far).

Scott and I know which Greg we're talkin' about!

She is possibly the most beautiful creature on Earth... Classic beauty...I'm smitten. If I think really hard, I can remember one or two of my early girlfriends looking like Scarlett too. . . !

I disagree with ole Clem more and more and his (as I perceive it) increasing arrogance is galling. . . but post on you crazy diamond. Just realize you're not catchin' many flies. . . .

I guess I should have put a smiley in there Scott. Once Greg was my friend, and then I tried to talk to him about some of his ideas and attitudes, and he returned the favor and well. . .it got ugly and went on from there. I wish him well.

You could run the tape deck into one of these Terapin recorders!

Many many more happy ones! *party*

Right. . . I have both the US three cd set and the three two cd sets from France. The latter have all alternates and masters. . . but the cds are shorter than the cds in the US set (the French cds mirror the two lp sets and each are just over forty minutes long or so I believe). The French cds sound good, have a wetter sound than the American cds (reverb added).

I'll just pretend you didn't almost call me Greg M! I don't mind the narrowed soundstage myself, that sounds a lot like the way I hear music in clubs myself. The tonality does improve with the reversed polarity on many JRVGs.

I'll echo the sentiments about the Mosaic Select, an excellent compilation. What I'd like to see is a comprehensive reissue of the twelve or so Fat Cat Jazz lps that contained the Storyville broadcasts with Bunk Johnson and then Johnny Windhurst on trumpet. GREAT stuff for Bech lovers.

Or, to put this back on sort of a jazz footing (!), there is Paul Desmond's legendary story about the security guy at the fair where they were about to play. He stopped their car and asked them who they were. "The Dave Brubeck Quartet," they answered. He looked at his paperwork and asked, "How many in the Quartet?" Desmond always intended to use that as the title of his autobiography, but sadly, never got around to writing it. I love that line. Greg M. The way I read it the question was asked by a stewardess! Mosaic booklet was my source.

It's not generally known, but Jack's son has reissued that Verve lp as one of the three cds that he sells on the website. . . . I bought all three of those cds, and there's lots of great Teagarden on them. It's actually been some time since I last heard them, and I would pull them out right now if I could, but I'm in another city from my collection. . . .

Amen! I'm hoping she'll eventually make it to Texas. . . . I won't be doing traveling for some time so I won't be able to go to her usual haunts!

Yeah.

Monday's Fall Newsletter: Greetings Lon, t's been many months since I've had an opportunity to write an updated newsletter. The summer for me was mostly spent focusing on our son and his last period of freedom before entering kindergarten, which just began last week. We took time to enjoy our area, from the beaches, fishing with friends, going to the farms and wineries (the little ones would romp with the farm dog or cat in the grapefields while the adults would "taste" and get sloshed on the wines!), etc. I hope you enjoyed your summer as well. So onto the latest events. JUNE & JULY TOUR BLOGS -- I had the opportunity this summer to get to Japan twice, performing in duet settings as well as with the band at the Honmonji Shrine, which was a treat. I've recorded the daily events in a series of blogs, but some of you have written to let me know that the blogs cut off at the end. This is an obvious error in the ArtistShare program which I've notified tech about, and I've gone back to fix them. Now with more time to dedicate to the website and my overall work, I will be uploading pictures from the July tour, as well as other things, so please check back often. In fact, in the next few months, I will be revamping the face of the website as well. MAGAZINE COVERAGE -- I'm excited about a few Japanese magazines that have used me in their pages recently. One just came out a couple weeks ago, GRAZIA. It was a tie-up page with Cartier for their new line of watches, La Dona de Cartier, and I was asked to pose as the Mexican actress Maria ?? (the last name escapes me). I haven't seen it yet, but my folks had a friend send them a copy of the magazine, and they have raved about the images. My mother was aghast that Cartier didn't present me with one of the watches -- as if. Another will be out in October, TOKYO CALENDAR. It will be made available in Japan, obviously as well as the New York Kinokuniya book shop. For their New Yorker special feature, they asked me to round up three men in New York who I'm affiliated with to pose in Paul Stuart clothing. There was no question that my husband Alex Sipiagin would be one, and he suggested and helped me round up the other two: drummer Antonio Sanchez (regular member of Pat Metheny's groups, Michael Brecker, etc.) and guitarist David Gilmore (has played in my band, MChristian McBride, Wayne Shorter, etc.). We only finished the shoot last week, and I was amazed at everyone's transformations and ability to pose so well! And finally we have a spread in the December issue of a new men's lifestyle magazine called STRAIGHT for their New York jazz club special feature. I asked how they got the rather precarious name (considering it's a men's magazine) and they said it came from the drink, straight no chaser, but as there is already the UK magazine with that name, they shortened it. They asked Alex and me to help recommend clubs, set up some interviews (specifically with my step-father and also pianist Hiromi, who I recently met at my mother's trio engagement at Birdland in August where we shared the same table), etc. Also here in the States I have a one page spread in CHIN, a new cultural magazine for their September issue. Online there is a 3 part CD recommendation page that I just finished up with FUDGE in Japan (sorry but I don't have the link!!!) Also, I was interviewed by a writer from Chile who has included the interview in primarily South American e-zines: www.acidjazz.cl/home/enterate.htm www.acidjazzhispano.com www.beatburguer.com www.acidjazz.ru/articles/detail.php?id=25 www.justgrooveit.com.ar/entrevistas/entrev_006.htm LIVE TOURS -- We have several dates confirmed in Japan for November in December in Japan, and are in the final stages of confirming dates in Jakarta, Indonesia in November. November 3 (Friday): THE MAT'S in Komatsu, 3:00 p.m. This is put together by my good friend and former band member, saxophonist Kayoko Kimura, in her hometown. Jazztronik, YMO's former manipulator Hideki Matsutake, and various other artists will be joining the day of festivities. November 24 & 25 (Friday and Saturday): JAKARTA JAZZ FESTIVAL Very exciting for me to be invited to Jakarta with my band, and while we have not 100% confirmed it (nothing's final 'til the contracts signed, dig?) it looks like it will be going forward. As the date nears I'll send another blast with more details. December 1 (Friday): In Tokyo, TBA We're still finalizing this, but it looks like I'll be performing a duet with guitarist Higuchi-san in Tokyo. More info to follow. December 4 (Monday): TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI JAZZ ORCHESTRA at Suntory Hall As many of you know, my mother disbanded her big band in 2003 with a finale concert at Carnegie Hall, but was asked to put together the band for a special reunion concert at Suntory Hall. She asked me to sing her tune "Hope" which someone has put Japanese lyrics to. My husband Alex has also been asked to fill one of the trumpet seats. December 8 & 9 (Friday & Saturday): CLUB IKSPIARI 2ND ANNIVERSARY Our third time performing at Club Ikspiari, I'm very flattered that they have asked my band back to help celebrate their 2nd anniversary. If you haven't been to this club, it's really worth a trip, located next to Tokyo Disneyland. The sound system is great, the room is comfortable with every seat intimately close to the stage, and the food and bar is pretty awesome as well. December 11 (Monday): OSAKA BLUE NOTE Is there a pattern here? If it's not the weekend, it's a Monday...hmmm....anyhow I'm honored that Blue Note Osaka has asked me to come back with my band. December 13 (Wednesday): JZ BRAT, Tokyo We will be performing in a small group setting or duet, not the band. **** There may be another date in Fukuoka during the December tour. I will send out another newsletter before these dates with more details such as website links, etc. As for the band, the members are as follows: George Colligan -- keyboards Masanori Amakura -- drums Alex Sipiagin -- trumpet & flugelhorn **** I have been in talks with promoters in Poland, Italy, Korea and several cities in the U.S. Hopefully we'll get something going in these territories and others soon. OTHERS: I'm dying to do a new project, and am probably going to launch yet another original solo project with ArtistShare through my website. Please check in again in the Winter if you're interested in getting into the project from the start -- you will not only see the project unfold from start to finish, but also will be helping in realizing the project by your financial support. I am hoping to be able to get it going by December more or less. There are some collaborations in the works which I'll save for my next newsletter. Until then be well everyone and embrace the new season! peace, Monday Michiru

PS: the new version of iTunes has a real cool set of views that allow you to view the collection album by album with artwork, or allows you to see a large image of the album cover in a panorama of neighboring albums at the top. Cool! (Especially appealing when viewing Monday Michiru albums in Artist mode!)

Honestly, I don't want to unearth burning embers from the past, but I think they JRVG of Demon's Dance sounds pretty good with polarity reversed on the speaker cables (one end only). There are many early JRVGs that I listen to that way.