Chuck Nessa

Yes, I deeply regret your tour coincided with our trip out west. I wish we had been in the area. I echo Jims sentiments, please join in.

It should be a great year for you. Enjoy!

KD's showing Alfred how much Scotch to pour in his glass.

Obviously inspired by Delightfulee.

More men do this, more women do that. More women feel this way, more men feel that way. Why do we search for "correctives" to this? Is it inherently wrong?

Funny, I guess I always thought Duke used Hibbler for his sound the way he used his instumentalists. Every Ellington/Hibbler track I can think of could be Carney or a trombonist. I have not thought this through, but Duke may have chosen all his singers for sound. This may explain Duke's relative failure with "band vocalists".

Message from an old fart. Jim, please understand this: Our children are 33 and 29. I now frequently wake up at night (to go to the bathroom) and have trouble getting back to sleep. I always find something to worry about. Main worry is the kids' welfare. They are living their lives, but I keep fretting. I don't pass my concerns on to them, but is an ongoing process. You be in for interesting times.

Yeah, but he does like the sunrise.

All the best for the 3 of you.

I heard Criss play 3 or 4 times during the Prestige era. He was a pain in the ass in person. His negative vibes about anything was a tip. Sad guy, great player. Thank your god for the beauty of the remnants.

I'm not sure Brenda is ready for our return!

Russell Procope's soprano solo is enough to justify ANYTHING. By the way, when I saw the thread title I thought someone was in my mailbox. Yesterday I received cdrs of unissued JR Monterose (2 discs), Jaki Byard - 1948, Carl Fontana and Frank Rosolino, and unissued Fentone masters.

This is a combination of 2 early Columbia lps - CL 848 (Liberian Suite and Harlem) and CL 830 (the rest of it). I have it all on cd, sounding dandy, as well as the lps.

The ultimate problem is not downloads of jazz titles, but the massive downloads of pop "crap". That crap is what currently supports the paradigm the jazz recording business has lived in since 1917. I'm not saying this world is great, but if this system dies, there will be massive losses to all music fans for a long time. Delmark's loss of (maybe) 10% is nothing compared to the system's destruction and the loss of labels like that.

I think the amnesty is crap, but I have corresponded with people who have downloaded my stuff from somewhere. That is what makes me believe the Koester claim. What percentage would I hear from?

I also have a bunch of JRVGs which lowers my total. Is this now a "mine's bigger than yours" thread?

62 so far.

Like many favorites of Lion and Wolff (McLean, Morgan, Mobley,etc), Hill made more records than the market could absorb at the time.

A slight correction. The 1969 sextet date was issued on vinyl in the US in tandem with The Procrastinator

All the best to you. One piece of advice - do not do anything for her (make tea, etc.) you aren't prepared to do every day for the rest of your life.

They are on the Conn of Drums Around the Corner.

Now after all of my protests in this thread - here is my whine. Some of the covers are 4th rate repros of the originals. Speak No Evil, The Natural Soul, Byrd In Hand and Hub Cap (just to mention a few) are ugly "xerox quality" renderings of the original artwork. I find it hard to believe a major label fosters such shit.

The real "kicker" is Fantasy's release of a cd called "Blue Trane". I'm sure this anthology has suckered more than a few customers.

Great choice. I've enjoyed this music for a long time and Ruby Braff shines.

I would add Traneing In, Settin' the Pace, Black Pearls and Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane.