Leeway

Sorry folks, I just have to keep dipping into my Coltrane "Heavyweight Champion" set . Just spun: A somewhat overlooked Coltrane album, but excellent. Then some Mulligan: 1980 LP DRG SL-5194. Tom Harrell is in the trumpet section on this one.

My favorite episode is the one in the adult movie theater, where the cops come rushing in and pretend to bust Pee Wee. That was definitely a, er, wack job. B-)

For all the reasons already mentioned: SOUL STATION

Are there any obvious differences (aside from perceived sound quality) in the operation of a tubed CD player versus a "conventional" CD player? Also, am curious to know, does a tubed CD player require partnering with certain equipment?

More from my "Heavyweight Champion" box set: The some truly classic rock, Cream's "Disraeli Gears"

Leeway and Mrs. Leeway, born New York City. Daughter One born California. Daughter Two and Number One Son, born Illinois. I think we have most regions covered

That's kind of funny, actually In an effort to extract Boomer $$$, advertisers are exploiting virtually every 60s FM hit.

Thanks again. The weather, the birthday cake, and the vinyl were all marvelous (although the vinyl proved a bit chewy ). Daughter One was mightlily pleased. And so was I.

Hmmmmmmm.....Any thoughts? Should I treat myself? Very nice, Leeway! Enjoy the set, and I know you know you owe your wife. I'll have to pay her back the best way I know how Another Lp from the "Heavyweight Champion" set tonight:

Put another candle on the birthday cake, and another record on the turntable-- Happy Birthday

From the excerpts I read, it almost seems as if Dylan is trying to be his own iconoclast, smashing the image of his greatness. As always, trust the art, not the artist.

I've gotten a stronginterest in reading about an era I lived throug- the Sixties-- and the music I grew up with-- rock and roll. So I got a stack of books from the library and have been surfing through them: "Highway 61 revisited : the tangled roots of American jazz, blues, folk, rock, & country music"-- Gene Santoro "A long strange trip : the inside history of the Grateful Dead"-- Dennis McNally. "The Grateful Dead reader" - David Dodd "Beat culture and the New America, 1950-1965" Lisa Phillips "Hippie" - Barry Miles "Hell bent for leather : confessions of a heavy metal addict"- Seb Hunter "The Rolling stone illustrated history of rock & roll : the definitive history of the most important artists and their music"- Anthony DeCurtis "From the velvets to the voidoids : a pre-punk history for a post-punk world" - Clinton Heylin "Unsung heroes of rock 'n' roll"--Nick Tosches I feel like a fell into a time warp but am enjoying it. I haven't dipped into the Heylin yet, but have been through most of all the others and they are all recommendable. Tosches is a particularly engaging writer. The Santoro is essentially a collection of his essays, articles and reviews, dressed up in a larger socio-political framework. Sometimes this extra scaffolding gets to be a bit much, but he has many worthwhile insights.

This morning, I took a dip into some early jazz: King Oliver - "The Great 1923 Gennetts" - Herwin 106. With Armstrong, Hardin, Dodds (Johnny and Baby), et al. Through a blizzard of static, one can hear greatness. Then: Wingy Manone- "Vol. I"- RCA Vintage Series LPV-563. I really like ole Wingy. And: Just received my birthday present: I read the threads on this LP set on this Board and others, and decided I would really like to have it. True Blue now has a substanital chunk of the Leeway family funds But I thank my super-nice wife for buying it for me! Anyway, started off by listening to "Giant Steps" and it sounded fine to me. I love Coltrane's playing on his Atlantic albums. Looking forward to dipping into this frequently.

Thanks again, I really appreciate it. Just taking a break before the birthday cakes (one for me, one for my daughter) get lit (I'm already lit--- just kiddin' ). Best wishes to you all.

Thank you all, I really appreciate that I wish we could all have a big listening party together I think I'm getting some new vinyl as a birthday gift The coolest part of my birthday is that my first-born, my oldest daughter, has her birthday on the same day. She was born on my 30th birthday. So, a day of celebration

If she (they) were asking $60 million, it might of been pretty hard to settle. How much do you think he should pay? Kobe supposedly can settle for less than $1 million, yet his case is still going on. And he's accused of rape. Should Bill's gal get more than $1 million? Isn't Kobe richer than Bill O'Reilly? Did Paula Jones finally settle? Didn't she get some money? Based on her salary and potential loss of income, I'd say $1 to $1.5 million should do the trick. That's if she has got good audiotape of him. If her evidence is iffy, scale it back to $250-500,000.

Hadn't listened to folk music in a while, so put on a couple of sides from Elektra Records, "The Folk Box," 4 LPs. Listened to Side 6, "Nothing But the Blues," songs by Sonny Terry, Big Bill Broonzy, Ledabelly, Blind Lemon Jefferson, New Lost City Ramblers, et al. Then Side 8, "Broadside, Protest Songs," with Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Tox Paxton, et al. Are there any folkies on the Org Board? Then a Blue Note with one of the oddest covers: Live from the Golden Slipper, Newark, NJ, 1971. Recording engineer, Malcolm Addey !

Hey, at least Goldsher knew enough to steal from the best sources Thanks for the reminder about your links; of course, a great place to check discographical info.

Atlantic SD 1519. 1969. Gatefold LP. Not terribly well-recorded. Still showing much of the atmosphere of the "Summer of Love" and jazz-rock nexus (live performance, light show in the background too). With keith Jarrett, Ron McClure, Jack DeJohnette.

Did Ralph Peterson really work with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers? Hmm, since he played drums, don't know how he would have fit in to the Blakey group. All Music says: Don't have an account, so can't check their Credits section. I'll check "Hard Bop Academy."

Her prose style is good, and that's encouraging. But a book is different than an article in terms of the demands it makes on a writer. In addition, tracing Shorter's career is a daunting task. Let's hope she has done a good job, as I doubt we will see another bio on him soon. BTW, I wonder if she received a lot of cooperation and input from Shorter. OTOH, I do not want a hagiography.

But I got in more links

Here's another Mercer article, this one Shorter. Mercer article on Shorter

From Amazon: Here's an article from The Village Voice by Mercer: Mercer Article in VV A Mercer article on Uri Caine Mercer article on Caine

Discussion of J@LC inevitably (for rather good reasons) becomes a discussion of Wynton Marsalis, and then of his admirer Hardbop (Wynton should be giving Hardbop free tickets and the best seat in the house, the guy does so much PR for him; then again, maybe he already does). Anyway, I'm more interested in some of the other questions raised by J@LC. For example, is it to the benefit of jazz to instituionalize it in the way that J@LC has? Is it a good thing to have a resident jazz orchestra? What will be the effect of J@LC on the New York club scene, Blue Note, Village Vanguard, Iridium, etc? Will it hurt their attendance? their ability to book performers? What will be the effect on jazz in general if J@LC can't fill its seats? Will that add to the "death of jazz" syndrome? How ill J@LC affect new developments in jazz? Will its commercial pre-eminence tend to stifle innovation in jazz? Or will it give jazz the sort of prominence that will help jazz maintain and advance It seems to me that J@LC is a fairly radical project when you think of it. I'm surprised more analysis hasn't been given to it. The latest extended article is Ben Ratliffe's in the NY Times. Ratliffe Article on J@LC J@LC Web Site J@LC Web Site