mjzee

Yes, I want to beat a dead horse. But I read this essay in WSJ about the current state of novel-writing, and found many parallels with Teachout's article. Give it a shot: Good Books Don't Have to Be Hard

Huh...I guess free jazz sells.

The problem, of course, is that the Lone Hill is a boot. The alternate takes appeared on Progressive, but were withdrawn after a lawsuit. "George Wallington Showcase" was a 10" for Blue Note, later released on CD paired with a Frank Foster 10" session. This is currently available from Amazon as a legit CD-R.

Maybe instead of a complete '60's box, BN could create a 4-CD "Retrospective" (similar to the Grant Green and Horace Silver boxes), or at least a 2-CD "Classic BN Recordings" package (similar to the Dexter Gordon release...was there also a Wayne Shorter?). I was so impressed by the selection on the Dex that I almost bought it, even though I have everything on it.

Chuck, what do you think of Roscoe Mitchell's "Chant" on Wildflowers?

He's also donating all his proceeds to charity, in perpetuity.

I've heard it - it's really fun and lively. It's much, much better than the two excerpts on Self Portrait would have you believe. There's a great, high-energy performance of "Highway 61," for example - who was it who compared the vocals to a Mexican mariachi band? Chalk it up to Bob to pick one of the day's worst performances ("Like A Rolling Stone") for inclusion on Self Portrait. He probably did it for the shock value - hearing him sing it with his Nashville Skyline voice, dropping a stanza, and flubbing the words.

As a lapsed-Zappaphile, it was interesting to see Ian Underwood listed. Also interesting that he seemingly went to school with Lenny Popkin, the Tristano acolyte.

LOL!!! You should hear "Dylan," which consists of... outtakes from Self Portrait!!

8/29/59 Has anyone heard this? Probably a boot. Looks interesting, though.

And in other Bob news... Bob Dylan's Christmas album to benefit charity

Guess Bob needs some extra cash... Hand-signed Hohner harmonicas

Has anyone here tried the SRS iWOW Premium for iTunes? http://www.srslabs.com/store/store/comersu...sp?idProduct=18

Talking about the Jazz Messengers, how many people outside the jazz world do you think know Art Blakey? And some who have heard of him even think his name is "Blakeley"... And how many people do you think have jazz albums anyway, apart from the ones they think is jazz (Kenny G and Herb Alpert come to mind...)? When I was younger, I worked in a jazz record store. There were many long-time jazz fans who mispronounced Blakey as Blakeley (and Maxell tapes as Maxwell). Didn't matter; these were sincere jazz fans.

This reminds me of a routine Albert Brooks told on his album Comedy Minus One. He talks about having to open for Richie Havens at some college. As Brooks waits to go on, he hears the crowd chanting "Richie! Richie! Richie!" A guard at the stage door looks at him and asks "Your name Richie?" "Nope." "They're gonna kill you."

I saw Waits open for Zappa. IIRC, it was at Avery Fisher Hall (or was it still Philharmonic Hall then?). The week before (or after), I saw Zappa at Brooklyn College, with Kathy Dalton opening. Same logic for both: Dalton was on DiscReet, and Waits was managed by Herbie Cohen. Waits appeared solo, and didn't make much of an impression on the audience, who were pretty hardcore Zappa fans. But Waits was still in his Sinatra phase; if he did more of his Beefheart thing, he might have garnered more attention. I was never a fan of later Waits; he lost me after Nighthawks At The Diner. By far, my favorite album of his was The Heart of Saturday Night; I could listen to that all day. I still say there's a great untold story of the relationship between Cohen and Zappa. What congruence was there between the Greenwich Village folkie scene and L.A. dada? It probably would have been better if the folkies were never on Straight or DiscReet, as their releases went nowhere.

I request that this obnoxious post be moved to the Political forum.

After reading this, I looked at the disc on Amazon. The one reviewer there gives conflicting discographical information for tracks 7 - 14; I wonder which is correct: "7, 8, 10: club tracks from "Groovin at the Blue Note" (1960). Powell is better on these. 9,11,12,13: club tracks from "Cooking at St.Germain 1957-1959. Powell is on fire. 14: "Body and Soul" from "Holidays in Edenville" 1964. A terrible warbling recording and a passionate but "off" Bud."

Found some on Blue Note: (Figures, right?)

I'm going through the great Birkajazz site (Birka Jazz - Prestige), and I love how they mention who did the Prestige covers. Here are the ones that Reid Miles did (at least, of the covers they feature): Design: Reid Miles Design: Reid Miles Design: Reid Miles, Illustration: Phil Hays Design: Reid Miles, Photo: Esmond Edwards Design: Reid Miles Design: Reid Miles, Photo: Hill Connors Design: Reid Miles, Photo: Jim Pearsall

Similar to the threads on Reid Miles and Andy Warhol, it would be great to compile Gil Melle's non-BN album covers. I think he had a really good design sense: Design: Gil Melle Design: Gil Melle Design: Gil Melle Design: Gil Melle

I've always been curious about these albums. I also never understood why they weren't re-released on Blue Note; I've only seen the Fresh Sound releases. How's the music? Monday Nights at Birdland

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Three different views of one event: Associated Press Lehigh Valley nj.com