jazzbo

Yeah, I"m sorry you were disappointed by the Pearson (haven't heard that one YET but just purchased it from a board member) but there are many many in print gems in their holdings right now. I urge you to give them a second chance, either the Weston Select, or a full Mosaic set such as one of the VeeJays or if you are interested in the music one of the early jazz box sets, or the excelent Teagarden Roulette set. . . . They're a wonderful company. My enthusiasm flagged a bit but then they started reissuing twenties and thirties material and got my attention again!

I'll BET you Did! Thanks for sharing.

Well, I like the Joe Derise, and the Carmen McRae. I've never heard the Nina Simone and would like to . . . . I think I have heard all the Mel Tormes on the label, and they are my favorite Mel Tormes. I would recommend the Derise, McRae and say "The California Suite" by Torme as good starting points. . . . Also, though it may be an acquired taste, Î've learnted to like the two cd "Porgy and Bess" compilation, whole lot of singing going on there too.

Doesn't ring any bells with me either.

I'm old school in a lot of ways (I know, big shocks all around!) Here's one that I sort of think often could qualify as "the sexiest". . . .

Sometimes I think Eliane Elias cd covers could cover both of those qualifications!

Darn! No show tonight! We get to see another amateur tonight instead!

Pretty cool cd!

First I saw was in Chicago in 1975, saw the Basie band in a South Side Catholic church. It was fantastic! I kept looking at the other side of the church though, because also in attendance was the gal that I was most crazy about in the world, there with her date. . . . Now, 29 years later I see her all the time, because she's my wife! I've seen some others but the only one that really counted after that was the Duke Ellington Orchestra under the grandson here in Austin a few years ago. Man, it was in a newly remodeled nightclub, I had a table just at the edge of the dancefloor facing the band, the sound was INCREDIBLE! One of the best sonic experiences I've had. This Sunday night at Central Market about three blocks from my house there is a local jazz big band scheduled to play. . . I'm not expecting too much but I'll mosey on over probably.

Don't miss the Sal Salvador. . . that one (with a Capitol date added) is a great cd!

Oldest one I have is one from Bm3-er from November 2003.

Okay, I decided NOT to mention Al Hibbler as we've done the back and forth on Al lately. But .. .. .. yeah. .. Al. . . I dig that guy. A lot! (So did Charlie Parker!) "I Love the Sunrise". . .YEAH. B)

That's a good idea! I don't do that. . . but it's quite an elegant, and clever solution to a possible problem.

My wife, Helen Elizabeth Haggerty, tells me I have to keep my Helens! What do y'all think of sometime Ellington (and so much more) vocalist Alice Babs?

So far I haven't bought any music today! HURRAH!

Hmmm. . . I know what you mean about his taste in vocalists, but. . . I would do the reverse in that instance: I like Helen Humes, but she's no Ivie Anderson! B) Vive la difference!

By the way: Sara and Billy weren't really, to my knowledge, ever full time members of the Basie band. They did projects together, live and in the studio, but calling them "Basie Band Singers" is really stretching it. . . . Billie Holiday, yes, for a spell, Helen Humes for longer, Joe Williams for a long time. . . .

Two words: Ivie Anderson! I think Joya Sherrill is a great vocalist, and she had several stints with the band. I also think Ray Nance is a fantastic vocalist, and he was with the band as trumpeter, violinist and vocalist (and dancer too!) A fantastic all around musician! On the balance, I think that Basie had wonderful singers as well, possibly more successful and band singers in general, and a few quite long-lasting with the band. . . .

No Jeff, they made that specially for YOU! Sorry, I couldn't "resisk" as they say. I think Tod is right: the Stanley T was the first I saw with the removable top.

Almost done. The final copy must be made and then they must be mailed. Probably be mailed tomorrow morning. Whew!

I wouldn't say you've lost it. I think that Coltrane was very cognizant of the creation of sound with vibrations. I always wondered what his Variatone exploration sounded like! I want to hear some! I think that Coltrane was so intensely devoted at this time to music which I think he saw as religion or the biggest baddest tool of religion that it the study penetrated his life as far as it could, and what he read and what he played and what he thought were probably interconnected in a more effortless way than is possible with many. He certainly was in a position from his study and his habits to be seriously intrigued by the "primal sound" and to be searching for a way to make a "universal sound" that would in its way be a harmony to the primal sound of creation. . . . I think a lot of the music that he produced in the final years sort of passed through him as a part of this study, accelerated perhaps by the sublimation I think he also did of his illness into his work. . . . We're all whack, right?

I actually usually use recordings of several bands that I participated in and recorded in my then garage apartment. I know the sound of the instruments and performers, the room, and the limitations of the tape deck. Works well for me. Also I find that a good solo piano recording tells me a lot. Boom and clatter can't hide!

I've had this for years and it's mainly been tucked away not listened to. . . . I'm pretty sure this is alternates to that album that appeared after this on the Collectables cd "Jammin' with Herbie". . . . They're retitled I think on both, and the timing is different. . . . Maybe someone else has more recent knowledge of this one; I won't be able to get the two out and compare for a few days or longer.

This album I've struggled with over a few decades. . . I can't say that I like it, I can say I'm beginning to "feel it". . . . I don't actually believe that this album was executed under the influence of LSD. I believe it is just a part of his exploration, his search, and the added musicians I think moved him into this zone at this time. . . . Has some great moments! I now have a K2digital Japanese cd of this that sounds better than the domestic version I had, which helps a little. Sometimes having better sound gets you a step closer to the music. . . .

This actually the Warwick material of the Byrd-Adams group with Herbie. . . . Alternates and maybe a master or two. . . . NOT Blow Up material. Nice stuff, indeed. Sounds okay here; I actually think the material sounds a little better on the Collectables version.