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All's well that ends well - I bagged a real copy of Paris a short while ago. Patience pays off. That IS a tough one, Ed. I don't have that one myself. One of my favorites is "The Christmas Concert". It's not what it seems. Kind of like "Trane Plays Xmas Favorites" from say the the "Live at Birdland" era. His "The Sound Of Love" cd is beautiful and romantic.

The summer after Dexter Gordon made his USA comeback, I went to the Vangusrd to see him and had a pleasent surprise in that Benny Bailey was playing trumpet with him. That was nice to hear. As a aside: only in New York could you go see Dexter Gordon with Benny Bailey at the Village Vanguard and sit at a table with Rahsaan Roland Kirk on one side of you and the actor Peter Boyle on the other.

Thanks for the review Chris. I was going to hear/read reviews before I bought it and I think now, I will. I've been a Mac user for three years now and would never, ever go back to a PC.

I have no idea.

A Tommy Smith sampler is yours for the asking, O'Wise One!

That's a nice one. Bluesmith ( with Scofield ) is great, also and Reminiscence is another. Both on Linn. Some of his most recent is with Joe Locke and 4 Walls Of Freedom ( Dear Life ). Re: the saxophone: The story is that Tommy was in NYC and went to his saxophone doctor who showed him a new horn to get his opinion ( Tommy is a aknowledged Master and his opinion is regarded as so ). Tommy said that when he tried the new horn it was liked being freed and he knew with this horn he would be able to get around like never before. A scary thought if you know him, you should hear is solo sax cd "Into Slience). So he bought the new one and put the old saw up for sale.

Jazz Kat.......wow, take a deep breath, kid! Re: the photo: The guy to the far left is Chet Catallo, form Rochester, who was fired from the band for being a general pain in the ass and not a team player. Fame went to his head. Nice player. The guy at the bottom is Beckenstein and the one in the rear with the '70's shirt is Tom Schuman, also from Rochester I believe. He played in a fried of mine's band here for a while. Chippewea (?) Street is very long but I would bet you a Rosario Giulani cd that they did not grow up there. Life is long,my friend, and you can't argue your way through it. Stick around and listen/read or you end up at a place near where Chippewa Street starts in Buffalo. The Erie County Correction Center! There you get to argue 24/7. My offer to send you some music in the pm I sent you stands. I'll even through in some Rosario Giuliani, who will make you forget ( or appreciate in a different light) Beckenstein.

Here's some trivia for our young Jazz Kat: Chippewa Street , in Buffalo, used to be famous for streetwalkers and other funky vices. I guess now ( I havn't been in the "Queen City" for many years, the last times was to see Wayne and Sonny ) that area has been gentrified. I'm sure those mayonnaise faced boys ( a Italo-American term meaning, roughly, suburban/white/rich ) of Spyro Gyra are referring to the later incarnation of the neighborhood?

Geez Jazz Kat, I thought Mr. Fitzgerald and myself gave respectful, honest and considerate replies. By the way I said "a bar band with light latin percussion" not "light bar band". You may want to listen to the Christian McBride band for a example of....but oh why am I wasting My time?

Quoting or when one takes an excerpt of one song, and inserts it in another.

They are from Buffalo and I not only used to hear them in the begining but their guitar player then, Chet Catallo was someone I knew from Rochester. The piano player Tom Shulman (?) is from here too. They are just really, a bar band with some light latin percussion. Don't believe Dave Samuels, that's a lot of, you know, crap. But you know if you can dig it; get out the wine cooler and the suntan lotion and be happy.

I know a little about this, being a builder. Long lasting light bulbs CAN be made, and were always made in the past. It isn't that expensive, all in all. I once had a client who had emigrated from Yugoslavia, that called me to her home because the "wiring must be wrong" in her house because some of the bulbs went out in less than a year. She was amazed that Americian companies couldn't make a bulb that last because her old family home in Yugoslavia had the same bulbs in it for her entire life! They came from a Tugsten factory in Romania ( I had to ask ). It has to do with the thinkness of the filament. That's it! Companies have been shaving the filament thinner and thinner every year. It isn't your imagination. If there is a good bulb I'd like to know. My company goes through boxes by the GROSS in our Model Homes because the lights are on for many hours a day. And you might be surprised to know that we have to TRAIN people to replace blown out bulbs in the lamps! Here is something I came across but have not tried, yet: Sunlan stocks industrial bulbs, which save time and money because of their low cost and long life. The Light bulb lady knows bulbs and can help you select the correct bulb for your needs. Sunlan Lighting, Inc. 3901 N. Mississippi Ave. Portland, OR 97227 503-281-0453

bet the bass player was nikki parrott!

Also, since we're on the subject I once saw a group made up of: Mairian McParland - Piano Vi Red - Alto Mary Osborne - Guitar Betty Dodgion - Drums Bass - Can't remember It was in a club in Rochester and I believe it was filmed for TV

I have that record and like it a lot. TELEPATHY Muse - 5437 Cindy Blackman - Drums Antoine Roney - Tenor and Soprano Saxophone Jacky Terrason - Piano Clarence Seay - Bass

This is another peer to peer site somewhat like Napster used to be. My son uses it also and you don't need ITUNES, I never use it and anyway, 160bit MP3 files sound terrible to my ears.

I have this one; it's typical flowing, inventive Kenny Barron. Artistry of/ Kenny Barron Wave CD34 1 Morning of the Carnival 2 Like Someone in Love 3 Body and Soul 4 Rhythm-a-Ning 5 Lover Man 6 Well, You Needn't KENNY BARRON p Peter Ind b Mark Taylor dr Recorded live at the Bass Clef, London on Mar 1990

That's how his MUSIC strikes me.

Have you heard him on Jackie Mac's "New Soil"? I LOVE "Greasy" ! ( written by Walter Davis Jr.) Jackie McLean - Sax (Alto) Donald Byrd - Trumpet Paul Chambers - Bass Walter Davis, Jr. - Piano Pete La Roca - Drums Track Listing: Sweet Cakes Davis Cup Greasy Formidable - (bonus track on CD) Hip Strut Minor Apprehension

No, it's not the same. you see. That topic is CURRENT! Go buy some Tommy Smith. Everyone likes this photo of him.

The problem is really that such lists are not only boring but sophmoric. There are other forums for beginers. I've seen lists that seem to be just so much blather and don't add anything to any discussion of the artists. Now ,if you asked who are your favorites among the NEW ARTISTS, that may be both worth discussing, numbering, useful and interesting. Very quickly my current favs are; Tommy Smith ( operatic facility; no one plays in high register like him. Such control! ) Tim Garland ( to my ears, the best sound on tenor today; and soprano!) Tony Malbry ( alive, angular ideas; always a lot of interesting content ) Donny McCaskin ( driving, fluid; never-ending ideas. I have to get more of his work)

This is from the Eighty- Eights web site. Maybe this explains the difference you hear? X-Compound Press This is a special format designed only for Eight-Eight's label. This format has been developed upon full investigation on each process required to create the vinyl disc, to achieve the best sound quality. This format enabled to offer the natural, vivid and richer analog sound compared to the general 180g vinyl discs. This format is introduced from our fourth release, "Mad 6 / Ravi Coltrane" Eighty - Eights

Wolf - which ones are you refering to? The only one I have is Joe Locke and Geoff Keezer's "The New Sound Quartet; Summer Knows" and the sound is first rate. It's a hybird CD.

It looks like a very young Jane Fonda.

That's the same band that plyed here last year, but without Broom. Sonny was great. I could have done without the percussionist, though. They are scheduled to be here for the Rochester Festival in June and I already bought tickets.