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I've just bought the Denon DNC 550R and I have had a bitch of a time setting up the inputs correctly. The manual is much more difficult to follow that it needs to be ,but then again, this is a professional model. If anyone has some advise, I'd welcome it off post! I bought this particular unit because it has dual drives and I would be making copies of live performances for associates. The straight cd player sounds great and I have made cpopies from cd to cd that sound perfect. The problem I have, I think, is my conections from the turntable and tape player to the recorder. Will try again tomorrow!

Don't forget that most artists record FOR Japan and not always IN Japan. Avatar Studios, in New York, one of the busiest studios, has Japanese owership so a lot of the recording is done there fro their market. As a example, this one by Joe Locke and Geoff Keezer, Summer Knows, on Eighty- Eights/Sony.

I am a admirer of Kenny Garrett but on Sigmund Groid here, his solo is a few chorses too many! You can hear Tain giving him some cues to stop here, more than once. Here is a photo of Paul Bollenback, Joe Locke, TAIN and James Genus

I saw his Marc/Almond band in about 1970 or so when, I found out later, that Danny Richmond was the drummer during a time away for Mingus The band was pretty popular during the short time of "undeground" rock radio. Very musical!

Ed Cherry played with Dizzy Gillespie for several years, from 1978 to 1992, after Rodney Jones.

In the mid '70's, when the "Interactions" record came out, Chuck Wayne and Joe Puma played in my town for three weeks as a duo. I became friends with Chuck then and spent many, many nights listening to these masters bob and weave. Puma only seem to come alive when he was playing on stage, but Chuck was more interested in other matters and was the more open and personally interesting fellow. Later his had a nice group with vibest Warren Chaisson at a East Side club called "Gregory's" that was tasteful and swinging. There is a cut on "Interactions" ( I have to learn how to use my new cd recorder, one of these days!) called "Baubles, Bangles and Beads " that shows off what they could do as a duo; High Art! One of my favorite guitar recordings is Al Gafa's "Leblon Beach", on Pablo. Now I have to learn that dam cd recorder or hope that this one gets reissued! Chuck Wayne & Joe Puma Interactions brand-new CD (Choice ABCJ-150) JAPAN.....$25 recorded in November 1973 1. My Favorite Things 2. Fly Me To The Moon 3. Let's Do It Again 4. Little Joe's Waltz 5. Body And Soul 6. Lester Leaps In 7. Here's That Rainy Day 8. Baubles, Bangles And Beads 9. Satin Doll 10. There'll Never Be Another You 11. I'll Get Along

Both are wonderful, of course but Wes was a very real innovator and influence amoung musicians, both during his life and after. Not just gutarists, either. Grant Green REALLY PLAYED THE BLUES! His influence has come after he passed away. As Mike said, beacause of the reissues, his impact and influence was delayed. There is a wonderful solo he plays on 'It Ain't Necesarily So", with a driving Art Blakey on drums, that is so deep and funky it makes you scream! 1962.1.13 Grant Green guitar Sonny Clark piano Sam Jones bass Art Blakey drums II.1. Airegin [alt.take] (Sonny Rollins) 7:34 II.2. Airegin (Sonny Rollins) 7:32 II.3. Nancy (Silvers-Van Heusen) 6:20 II.4. I Concentrate On You (Cole Porter) 5:40 II.5. The Things We Did Last Summer (Styne-Cahn) 5:54 II.6. The Song Is You (Kern-Hammerstein) 7:44 II.7. It Ain't Necessarily So (Gershwin) 10:20 Blue Note LT-1032 - GRANT GREEN - Nigeria [2,4-7] All other selections are previously unissued. [1,3]

This is a good one for the fireworks on Ali and Frazier! Montreux '77: Oscar Peterson Jam (Pablo Live 2308 208) Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry (tp) Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Bobby Durham (d) 'Montreux Jazz Festival', "Casino de Montreux", Switzerland, July 14, 1977 Ali and Frazier If I Were a Bell Things Ain't What They Used to Be Just in Time ** also issued on Fantasy OJC 378.

Thanks AJF67, Now that I have purchased a new Denon Cd recorder, I think I will need your machine. That is if I EVER figure out how to use it! This is another that I found on that day in Miami.

The cover looks like it may have some serious water damage or mold. If the vinyl inside has mold, it is ruined. This LP has a soft spot in my heart because it was amoung a couple of dozen Blue Notes that I bought in a dusty second hand store in Miami called Lee's, in 1980, that were still sealed! This was before any of the Blue Note by Brooks were re-issued so it was quite a find. Maimi was a great place for picking up all sorts of vinatge stuff, including cars, that were housed and then discarded by family that moved there from the North. And yes, I still play those old Blue Notes. That heavy vinyl realy moves some air! This is another one I picked up that day:

Re: Miles at the Plaza Isn't the version here of "Valentine" the most haunting and emotional of any of the many Miles versions? I read that Evans didn't like this record because he is underrecorded, but this song is fascinating! High Art. By the way, it can also be found on Bill Evans "Piano Player". This from www.billevanswepages.com : That being said, there is still interesting playing here to satisfy even non-hardcore Evans fans. A highlight is the Miles Davis "My Funny Valentine" (with just Miles and the rhythm section, sans Coltrane and Cannonball), taken from the "Jazz at the Plaza" performance in 1958, and hithertofore unreleased. Although a less than satisfactory recording quality gets in the way -- almost a "fake" sounding stereo spread is evident -- we get to hear 'live' Bill Evans with Miles in a intriguing intro to this well-worn standard; a staple in the Davis repertoire for years to come.

Dexter Gordon - "The Jumping Blues" - Prestige With: Wynton Kelly Sam Jones Roy Brooks

medjuck and wolff - I agree with you but where do you draw the line as far as critical points of view? I don't mean to argue, but we take it all in, professional critics and fans alike. Of course the great innovation here is that there is instant discourse in the most civil way, in most cases. But hey, look, I can't count how many times I've been influenced by say a glowing recording review only to be let down by what I hear for myself. Jazz Politics can be the the most corrupt kind.

In some cases, I regard Jazz Critics views in the same light as I do newspaper editorials or a good friend's opinion. In many cases, they open your eyes to something new, in some cases the writing can express views that you cannot put into words yourself like any good writer. If I may refer to two authors that have been subject to threads here recently: Ralph J. Gleason's chapter on Carmen MacRae captures her spirit and appeal to me better than I could ever express and, I'm sorry to say to you, Larry Kart's observation and description of Oscar Peterson dead-on ( and NOT mean spirited ) essay that made me say to myself; "yeah, that's what I've been hearing!". Now sometimes, you see a downright evil review. That's as bad for the music as Kenny G being touted as a jazz artist ( not to mention Queen Latifa, "the jazz singer", my God!). A good, honest review does not have to degrading, if the writer has any talent, and a good one can give the right kind of publicity to deserving artists. Now if you REALLY didn't care about the views of others in the jazz community ( and it is a community!), then why do you post and read posts here?

Could it be Nat Cole? I'm thinking of the JATP recording.

Buddy Greco?

Thanks Jim, for the information. I must say though, that I have played my files from Apple Lossless on all sorts of players, both older and newer machines, and have not had one that would not play the files. As far as storage space goes you could always buy some external storage, but my Mac, unlike a PC, is a efficent machine/OS and therefore has room to spare. Not to mention that I don't have to worry much about viruses and all of the other problems that come with a PC!

Well, I can certainly hear a difference between bit rates! The higher the rate, the more information you hear. Don't you want it all? If you have a Mac, you can rip with the Apple Lossless program and burn at a very high rate. Right noe I'm listening to a selection from Mike Pope's "The Lay Of The Land" ( by the way, a fine recording with Tain, Joe Locke, both Breckers and others) from my computer at 970 kps.

I've always thought that Cecil Bridgewater had a lot in common, in concept, with Williams who was a very unique trumpeter.

Eddie Condon?

Andy Fusco is BAD! New York City-based alto saxophonist Andy Fusco first earned notice for his 1978-1983 stint with the Buddy Rich Big Band, also touring with Gerry Mulligan and Mel Lewis. He made his headlining debut in 1996 with Big Man's Blues; Out of the Dark followed three years later. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Re: WEMU - Ann Arbor Linda Yohn, the program director there, is well respected in the Industry and one hell of a nice lady!

Once again, on the JazzWeek web site, they have a extensive list of station with all of the adddresses and programer contact info. Save yourself the time. If you want to be involved as not only a artist but a record label, you may want to join JazzWeek and attend their anual conference; this year it is in Syracuse during the Festival there. At the conference, while they focus on Jazz Radio, there are many label and promotion people who attend. Here is another Locke and Lonnie for you!

There are only a few 24 hour Jazz stations in the States; maybe the world. WGMC in Rochester, New York KUVO in Denver KSDS in San Diego WBGO in Newark / NYC KKJZ in L.A. You would be well served to join the jazzproglist provided by my friend Tony Gasparre of JazzWeek, that has most stations reporting their playlists. JazzWeek in a jazz industry, fee based, magazine/ trade paper JazzWeek but you can sign up for the Jazz Programmers List for free from there. From there you can view all of the reporting playlists and see who is playing the type of music you play. Tony Gaspare is a good cat, I'm sure if you emailed him. he would point you in the right direction. They used to have a inexpensive service that would mail your recording to all of their reporting stations. I'm not sure if they do that anymore. In a recent conversation I had with Tony, the subject of organ groups came up and he mentioned that Rochester, Cleveland and Philly were big on that type of group. But talk to Tony ( and his partner Ed); they are right in the middle of the Jazz Radio scene and well respected by all. They also host a convention for programmers every year. Here is a photo of Joe Locke and Dr. Lonnie Smith that was taken in Rochester this Summer for you.

Here is a interesting photo of my region. That's Lake Ontario to the North Genesee River on the left Irondequoit Bay on the right The cloud cover is typical!