jazzbo

Just to weigh in: I like her piano playing, and the trio albums were nice. Her singing doesn't send me though; I don't get much from it, though I have tried, I'm not just dissing her cuz it's cool.

Antwerp, October 28, 1967 Miles, Wayne, Herbie, Ron, Tony Agitation Footprints Round Midnight No Blues Riot On Green Dolphin Street Masquelero Gingerbread Boy

I think Waterloo is a pretty blah record store actually, or at least for my needs Tower is a better store: better location, better selection, very helpful jazz buyer. I've never spent the time and dollars at Waterloo that I have at Tower. Partly because Waterloo has that truly annoying procedure---that they seem to pride themselves on---of not having sections in their new cds, just listing nearly everything alphabetically by artist. Not fun for me to shop that way! And I'm usually disappointed at what I don't find there. Cornerstone of the music scene? Maybe. . . probably not though in my opinion. I've been in the music scene here, marginally, for a time and Waterloo didn't make any difference as far as I could see, but hey, maybe. Tower has instores too. Tower opened TWELVE years ago. Tower the chain is on the ropes, not becasue of Waterloo. Also, I have seen Tower take back any cd pretty much for any reason. Company policy may not be explicitly such, but actual store practice is. Anyway, that's neither here nor there. Take The Prisoner back and get something else! If you already know it is not something you like, so be it. Get somethin' greezy! B)

Wow, if the Blue Moon is second-rate, than these must be . . .first-rate? I may end up prefering the Blue Moon and Bethlehem, after hearing these, I like them. . . they may be more my speed! B)

Okay, I l i k e this one. It's not the greatest thing since blueberry pancake breakfast sandwhiches (I'll take your word for it guys) BUT it sure sounds great. I mean that literally. It has such a great SOUND. I like Blue Notes from the sixties that break the formula, you know what I mean, not just another organ gig, not just another Lee Morgan date, and this is one of them. Beautiful sounds. . . I think I'll have to dig it up and put it on for Sunday Morning listening while I start the last hilip K. Dick book I'll ever et to read for the first time (most likely; I finally sprung for "Gather Yourselves Together"). It's not the best Hancock but it's quite good if you ask me. Thank goodness we all like different stuff.

I haven't heard any of these, though I've heard the Bethlehem and another earlier one reissued on Blue Moon, and enjoy those.

Sue Mingus seems to have forgotten her intentions!

One size fits all!

I've already seen a few nice costumes!

You're Right. . . . Maybe this is scary enough?

Hey, it's Halloween. . . isn't it time for a date with Vampirella?

I've bought anything I can find from this 1964 tour. . . I love this music deeply; it really speaks to me and moves me. This show was one of the really good ones!

Hmmm. . . given that I don't at all like the recordings you've cited this resembles, I'll pass on this one!

Well, the good news is: we can expect some stunning piano recordings from this marvelous musician. And I wouldn't be surprised to hear of a new Orchestra formed in three years or so. . . . I'm behind whatever this great woman wants to do!

Actually I was looking (for maximum scarification purposes) for Kenny and this monster together, since they work so well together (see this thread for the details: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...=1325&hl=bolton )

My choice, for maximum scarification:

This has been mentioned from time to time on other boards by members here; I guess we've been remiss to not mention it again here. "Often expensive" is indeed why I don't go there often!

And the Clarence Williams stuff is excellent as well. . . Volume One is really fun!

I really don't think it takes any maturity to appreciate jazz. . . exposure usually works its magic.

Thanks to Mom and Dad and one Grandma and another Grandpa, I heard jazz growing up and dug it, especially the swinging variety. Lots of Miller and Goodman, lots of Gershwin both jazz interpretations and classical, lots of WWI and twenties pop tunes on sheet music courtesy of a pianoplaying and organ dabbling Grandma, a little Ellington, some Brubeck that my Mom dug mainly for Desmond I think, a little dixieland from aforementioned former-banjoist turned parlor-organist Grandpa. Then when I came back from Africa at 17 I got bit by the electric Miles bug and though I sometimes think that ISN'T jazz it did lead me to really explore the modern stuff, to wallow in fusion for a while, and then to work back to the swing and early jazz. So before twenty for me.

I've had about eight versions of Get Up With It over the years! The lps are NOT going to sound bright like the American cds do. The two Japanese versions that I have (yes, two: I have the DSD remaster from a few years ago and the previous remaster from about a year before that) both sound very good and are NOT as bright on my system as the American cds (especially so the older Sony remastering, the one right before the DSD remastering).

RT: very c oo l image; thanks for posting that, it makes a point doesn't it? And HWright: WELCOME! I agree, Tingen's book is very very interesting for fans of this music!