mjzee

I've always been a good shopper, so when I see something priced very attractively, the fever hits. That's tempered by the knowledge that: 1) Money that goes here cannot go towards something else (family considerations intrude). 2) I have far too many still-unheard CDs and mp3's. 3) I have no place to put more CDs. Those considerations are then balanced by: a) There's so much music out there I still haven't heard. b) Some knowledge that the music business is in hard times and what can I do to help. Balancing that is: * I'm not sure how buying cut-outs helps the music industry or artists. / The ambiguous moral status of buying titles from labels such as Proper. This fetid stew of emotions results in furtive purchases and feeling somewhat guilty. Not sure what to do about that. But the buying nonetheless continues. Tonight, I bought The Wardell Gray Story (Proper) from Amazon, $12.37 (+ $2.98 s/h). Such a bargain!

May 16: Woody Herman, clarinet, bandleader, 1913 Betty Carter, singer, 1930

Was in Binghamton a few months ago - seemed to me a fairly peaceful and laid-back place and surely one of the more unlikely places in the US to encounter a murder. Nice town ! It was in the lobby of the Social Hall (is that building still there?). A memorial plaque was put up there in honor of the deceased. Yeah, Binghamton (the Triple Cities, actually) is a great place. Economically depressed, though.

Indeed. I heard them at SUNY Binghamton fall 1973. Very intense, wonderful music. As I recall, it was one continuous improvisation that was nearing 2 hours...when, in the lobby of the building, right outside the concert hall, there was a shooting (a murder!). The alarms sounded and the building was evacuated. As we stood outside the building, I heard one person say to another, "that was the only way that concert could have ended."

May 15: Edmond Hall, clarinet, 1901 Ellis Larkins, piano, 1923

May 14: Sidney Bechet, soprano sax, clarinet, 1897 Zutty Singleton, drums, 1898

May 13: Gil Evans, arranger, composer, piano, 1912 Red Garland, piano, 1923

Interesting article about Laurie and the music biz in general (also posted in the Jazz In Print forum): WSJ

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703791704575114130638626588.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_TOPRightCarousel

I've noticed that, since I joined, the amount of spam emails I receive from the account I listed there has shot up exponentially.

Also: Gerry Wiggins, piano, 1922

May 11: King Oliver, cornet, bandleader, 1885 Carla Bley, piano, bandleader, 1938

Maybe finally I'll bite on the Lester and Turrentine sets.

Is this still the most comprehensive list of the best-sounding FH recordings, or have some better ones come out since 2004?

Does anyone know how to order these from him by mail?

May 7: Paul Quinichette, tenor sax, 1916 Herbie Steward, sax, 1926 I have been informed by a source that Paul Quinichette was born May 17. Proceed as your conscience directs.

Laurie, please check the link under HERE; I got a "Domain not found" error message.

May 5: Paul Barbarin, drums, 1899 Stanley Cowell, piano, 1941

Some discussion here: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=17188

Sent the Avid versions to you.

Also: Lars Gullin, baritone sax, 1928

May 3: John Lewis, piano, composer, 1920 Jimmy Cleveland, trombone, 1926

May 2: Bing Crosby, singer, 1904 Groove Holmes, organ, 1931

Article from the Wall St Journal.

May 1: Ira Sullivan, trumpet, sax, 1931 Shirley Horn, singer, piano, 1934 James Newton, flute, 1953