jazzbo

Many more happy ones!

Unless you can afford the Driskill!

Glad I could help! Maybe you could stay at the Days Inn!

. . .without a plentitude of virtue. . . .

Outside the Paramount, ye goode ole theater.

One of my very very very favorite places, the sort of garden courtroom of the restaurant Fonda San Miguel:

I literally looked out my office window and walked past the construction of this building every day as it was being built: The Bob Bullock Texas History Museum

For all my state government experience (21 plus years now) I've worked between five and six blocks from the Capitol building. Part of the new extension:

I didn't say I thought he was BETTER than Jo, but I think he has a dancing sort of style and views the kit in a Jones manner more so than many another. I really do like these Vanguards though---and take this coming from a former drummer!---I do feel they suffer from too much drum soloing and focus on the drums.

In a way I guess of all the contemporary gents on the thrones, Herlin Riley reminds me some of Jo.

I have this as two separate cds from Fresh Sounds. Of course, Papa Jo is in full command and swings like mad. I dig 'em!

I agree. They aren't supposed to be great movies, just eye candy and adreniline boosters. Unfortunately (?) I don't go to movies often enough to fit such things in my schedule anymore. I'd rather go see something that takes a shot at being something more and fails than go see something like this. I know this probably sounds like a putdown, but I don't mean it that way. It's not like I'm 'above junk'; I still read lot's of pure entertainment books, and my god, I've got surf music CDs on my shelves. I just don't bother when it comes to movies.* *Says the guy with the Indiana Jones trilogy on his shelf; go figure... ←

The Verve Vault download of "You and Lee" is highly recommended. It is a beautiful sounding digital clone of the former Japanes cd, complete with "POCN" on the cover image!

Went to yourmusic.com and bought the cd/dvd combo of Fats Waller "Centennial Edition" for my dad for Fathers' Day.

Dang, that Pete, he's one of those rare gentlemen AND scholars! -_-

The Sonny Simmons is running low too. Snagged me that and the new Lovano!

There was a Japanese 16 cd Lester Young edition of the lp set (I believe it's the same). Very limited number made and very expensive to find these days! I've only ever seen it on ebay for prices I could not imagine paying. . . .

Willie Cook. . . wow.

This is a GREAT series! These I consider real real godsends! Slim Gaillard Rides Again! Slim Gaillard Snap Your Fingers Al Grey Chamber Music Of The New Jazz Ahmad Jamal Involvement John Klemmer The Golden Flute Yusef Lateef This Is Billy Mitchell Billy Mitchell Joe Newman Quintet At Count Basie's Joe Newman Ask Me Now Pee Wee Russell Attica Blues Archie Shepp The Cry Of My People Archie Shepp Mis'ry And The Blues Jack Teagarden

Never saw him live, but I have learned to really love most all the recordings. Not sure if he is underrated or rated just right. . . but I'm a big fan.

Yes, they were first released as a set, just the five discs in a paper wrapper surround "box". . . . I'm with the two gentlemen above: I bought this shortly after it first appeared and it's one incredible bargain!

Patience is ALWAYS a good lesson to learn (and relearn).

MANY more happy ones!

Eager to hear from early "receivers!" I went the "preorder from cduniverse" route because I did a big order and threw that in before Chuck announced his plan to sell some. (I knew he would, but I was in the "eager eager" mode!)