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Not sure what's going on in Zappa-land, but the Estate is putting out a lot of new releases: "Little Dots"

Price? And what's your Paypal address?

Allen, do you still have any of these for sale?

I saw Big Joe at Tramps - I wonder if it was one of your gigs! Percy opened the show, as I recall. I could see Doc Pomus in a booth along the far wall.

Happy birthday!

Brushes with fame: he lived about a half mile away from us when we lived in Stamford. I think I saw him one morning getting his mail. I saw The Producers in my neighborhood movie theater when it first came out. About a half minute was subsequently edited out; it has to do with "Ze Qvick Fuse!" referenced above. In the edited version, the theater blows up after "Ze Qvick Fuse!" In the original version, Bialystock, Bloom and Liebkind catch the fuse before it reaches the dynamite. They then rewire the bomb using the slow fuse, then walk down the alley to go to a hiding spot. As they do, the drunk in the bar (William Hickey) stumbles up to the plunger, lifts his foot, says "Shine 'em up!" and steps down on it, blowing up the theater.

Someone here should snap this up. I have no association with the seller or the sale. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chu-Berry-Classic-Columbia-and-Victor-Sessions-Mosaic-7-CD-set-STILL-SEALED-/291851835864?hash=item43f3b999d8:g:nowAAOSwZVlXuSv1

Included in the Mosaic Select. Wonderful stuff.

I think that's Sonny.

I know Englewood Cliffs - it's now very ritzy. If Rudy's family is still living there, that's one thing. But if they aren't, it makes much more sense to sell the house. Here's hoping someone good buys the studio and transplants it intact somewhere else.

I wonder what'll happen to his studio...

Sad news. "Here Comes Louis Smith" just burns. RIP.

Apparently, Rudy Van Gelder was a tribe member. According to the NY Times obituary, his mother was Sarah Cohen. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/26/arts/music/rudy-van-gelder-audio-engineer-who-helped-define-sound-of-jazz-on-record-dies-at-91.html?_r=1

OMG. RIP. And thanks for the music.

I find it odd that MM is not specifying which album they're referring to. It's not mentioned in any of the 13 individual album descriptions: https://www.musicmattersjazz.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=116

How sad. What an intriguing musician. Plays on one of the great, quirky albums I remember so fondly: RIP.

Sure was Baron. My favorite Sco drummer might still be Adam Nussbaum.

BTW, anyone who's into Sco knows the level of wordplay in his titles. If you'll read the description of this project in Amazon, you'll see the many layers of meaning here. Funny as all hell.

I did a Google search tonight, and couldn't find a scan of the cover with "Retouched cover to come."

Release date September 23. Sco, Steve Swallow, Larry Goldings, Bill Stewart:

Just listened to Live at Yoshi's again after a long time away. I love Pat's playing, but Joey's pretty oppressive on the bass pedals - always there, doesn't allow any air between the notes. Would've preferred a bassist on the gig in addition to DeFrancesco. YMMV, of course.

R.I.P.

Try this: http://www.wohfradio.com/national-news/a-gift-for-music-lovers-who-have-it-all-a-personal-utility-pole/ Click the link under the picture.

TOKYO— Takeo Morita wanted absolutely the best fidelity possible from his audio system, so he bought a utility pole. The 82-year-old lawyer already had a $60,000 American-made amplifier, 1960s German loudspeakers that once belonged to a theater, Japanese audio cables threaded with gold and silver, and other pricey equipment. Normal electricity just wouldn’t do anymore. To tap into what Mr. Morita calls “pure” power, he paid $10,000 to plant a 40-foot-tall concrete pole in his front yard. On it perches his own personal transformer—that thing shaped like a cylindrical metal garbage can—which feeds power more directly from the grid. More here: WSJ

How about The Complete John Lewis, Milt Jackson, MJQ Sessions On Warner Bros.-related labels (East-West, Qwest) 1987 - 199? It would include: MJQ - Three Windows MJQ - For Ellington Milt Jackson - Burnin' In The Woodhouse Milt Jackson - Sa Va Bella Milt Jackson Meets The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra - Explosive! Milt Jackson - Reverence And Compassion Milt Jackson - The Prophet Speaks MJQ & Friends - A 40th Anniversary Celebration John Lewis - Evolution John Lewis - Evolution II And I may have missed some titles. This could be an interesting, poignant look at greats in the twilight of their careers, and how they bring different qualities to the music.