jazzbo

I grew up at a great time: I was six or so when FF #1 hit and my youngest uncle still had boxes of comics in the attic of my Grandma's house from the fifties (Batman and Superman and lots of monster stuff) AND a complete collection of the first decade of "Mad." Man oh man, I can remember how exciting it was to walk five or six blocks to get the latest issue of "Strange Tales" or "Tales to Astonish" to get my Dr. Strange and Thor fix! I managed to keep up with comic universe til I went to college and a bit in college, with interest that flagged. . . I think the last excitement I had was Conan in the Barry Smith years, and then it all seemed less important and I read more fiction novels and history books. . . . In the late sixties I got hooked on "The Spirit" by Eisner due to the Harvey 25 cent giant reprints, and then I followed all the Spirit I could from various other printings, Kitchen Sink etc. I still would like to really have the first decade plus of The Spirit in the bound books DC is now putting out. . . I just have never justified the cost when there are Mosaics and Uptowns and Dick's Picks to buy. . . . But I think if I had to take just one comic series to a desert island Dr. Stephen Strange and Denny Colt would have to fight to the finish for me to take the winner along. . . .

Right. It's never been a favorite on film either, but I've always dug the audio (including the unofficially released extra material) even though it really irks me that only the trio were properly recorded, and not the rest of the Gypsies. And I totally missed that "The Jimi Hendrix Story" was released last month in a two disc set that has lots of nice looking extras! I'm not that much of a dvd collector but I may have to replace my single disc version of that for the new one this year!

Ed Motta's "Dwitza" was like that for me. Was just curious, snagged it, and fell in love with it. The next two he released after that, "Poptikal" and "Aystelum" are also excellent.

To be honest, Lee Morgan is rather far down on the list of jazzers I'd like to see be given biographical treatment. I'd rather read an Ayler, Nance, Christian, Condon, or a really extensive Teagarden one for example.

Cool! Barysh, Vera Cruz is on "Casa Forte" (a.k.a. "Cool and Bossa"?)

Sid Catlett. Oh, bop hard bop? Sid and Kenny Clarke. And Tony Williams.

Yeah, I've never been able to afford that one on ebay. . . . I just relistened this week to quite a bit of her Mercury/Emarcy material. . . timeless stuff.

Thanks for the headsup!

Yes, mine shipped from Cadence Tuesday, so I'll report back when I have it in a few days!

Come on Mark, you just need to get a bigger house! That can just be "one of your rooms."

Many happy returns indeed!

I'm feeling quite free to agree to disagree with you Allen, I do that quite frequently actually. To clarify a bit: I just don't like him. It doesn't mean he wasn't great or fantastic, whether I think so or not (I very carefully refrained from making any such comment), I just don't like his personality and how it comes through in the music, at all. Or the sound of hs voice. There are many many singers to listen to and I choose not to listen to him. I'd rather listen to Peggy Lee or Billie or Carmen or Una Mae or Jack Teagarden or POPS or Al Hibbler. OR RAY NANCE, definitely. There are plenty of Frank admirers, I am aware I have a minority opinion, and others are free to listen to him round the clock if they want to.

I forgot, I do own the Jobim and Sinatra disc, and I listened to it twice. I wish it were just a Jobim disc! I truly don't like Sinatra. To each their own.

That one does look good; I've never heard anything by that guy. I'm a big Gullin fan. I really love those Dragon cds that are out; reminds me I have to find the latest one! He did write very well. And he had such a wonderful sound and feel to his music.

I'm not much of a graphics nuts, didn't notice anything really wrong with my cover. Hardly noticed the cover. I dig the original album, and this cd sounds great and has extra material added. . . . If you dig the Jazz Crusaders, this is one of the really good ones in my opinion, certainly one of the best that has made it to cd.

I guess you mean "another white woman" as the woman in the photo was a very fair and blonde dancer. . . .

I don't have that Satin Doll cd. . . . I do have the Sinatra collaboration: I have four cds with Sinatra, that one, two with Basie, and a Harry James RCA that has a small group session that he sings on. I do NOT really like Francis A. and Edward K. Nothing really happening there. Not really "Ducal" arrangements, mediocre (in my opinion) vocals, some okay playing. I ordered the Nance from Cadence. . . it shipped yesterday.

I really regret that I can't buy a whole bunch of Masters of Jazz, I should have been collecting the Basie series! I want to mention Jazz Oracle. Wow. What a great label!

Well, I would trust your word about GUITAR PLAYERS. You and Jim have shattered some of my preconceptions about guitarists!

Both Far Wes and Finger Pickin' appear on the Blue Note site as available!

For a moment I panicked because I thought I read the Albert Stinson (instead of the Bobo Stenson!) set had hit last chance!

The reissue also contains a 45rpm addition, isn't that correct?

Ray Nance. . . yes. . . this is going to be great.

It's not a good idea to start holding one's breath NOW!

Well, I didn't realize THAT. I'll update at some point when my "to read" pile of books is less than four feet high! (Literally!)