Stereojack

A sad day. His posts were always informative.

I got to see Booker live several times during visits to New Orleans in 1979 and 1982. He was a phenominal musician, truly spontaneous and unpredictable. His reputation as a mad genius was fully on display in 79, 3 years later he appeared to have cleaned up. Came out neatly dressed with a controlled demeanor, and played his ass off once again. There are numerous recordings of Booker available, most of them recorded live, and some probably of dubious legality, but every one of them is worthwhile.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAN!

I've been a Netflix subscriber for over a decade, switched to streaming only about two years ago. I mostly stream TV series that I missed when they first aired. On the plus side, the picture quality is excellent, and now that they have worked out the bandwith problem with Comcast, the service is very good. On the minus side, I have to agree that the selection is sparse, and I imagine that there will be a time when I run out of things to watch. I wish thay could make a deal with HBO, sine there are a number of HBO programs I'd like to see without going to the trouble of renting the DVD. With regards to old movies, between TCM, MGMHD, Encore Westerns, and a couple of other cable channels, I've got access to more movies than I have time to watch!

Very interesting article: http://londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com/2014/07/24/guest-post-how-they-heard-it-blue-note-records-and-the-transition-from-mono-to-stereo/

Charlie's gorgeous sound made the bass SING. Such a beautiful and eclectic musician.

Thanks everybody - I may not post here as much as in the past, but I'm still lurking!

Happy birthday, and many more!!

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As a record store owner, I think I can say that all this Record Store Day stuff is a load of crap. Just about all of the "exclusive" releases are overpriced false collectables, and are mostly snapped up by speculators looking to flip them on Ebay or elsewhere. When I have callers and walk-ins looking for this stuff (and these are people who do not come in the rest of the year) and walking when they don't see it, I think I can safely say it's largely a big hustle.

I have to say something poositive about this session. I think too much has been said anout the supposed "production excesses" of this record. It is a very good straight ahead session featuring some fine blowing from all. This record was made as a condition of Steely Dan's signing with Warner Brothers (they were previously on ABC/MCA). "Rapunzel", based on Burt Bacharach's "In the Land of Make Believe", is a highlight of the album.

A superb musician - adaptable to many musical situations, which perhaps puts a different spin on Chuck's assessment. One hopes he got a nice paycheck after "All in the Family" (he wrote and played the closing theme). His success at that time probably allowed the silly "Center of the Circle" LP.

Yes, most definitely!

The Horace video is delightful! I saw Bill a couple of times: with Art Blakey around 1974-75 when David Scnitter was in the band, and around 1980 when he was working with Junior Cook and Walter Bishop. I agree with everyone's assessment. A fine musician, and worthy of greater recognition.

Once again, another millstone, er, milestone reached. Happy birthday, Jon! (the fish was delicious)

I did not mean to imply this in my recent post. I was told, though, that the vinyl resurgence among youngish hipsters has further boosted business, as has been the case at a number of B&M stores I frequent. Correct me if I'm mistaken. Actually, TTK, you are correct. The boom in vinyl sales, especially of many "classic rock" titles, has been a boon to business.

To set the record straight, we were never in danger of closing due to poor business - we were given our walking papers by a landlord who wanted to put in his pizza & sub shop. When the city and the neighborhood made this impossible, he gave up his plan and allowed us to stay. Had we been forced to vacate, I had no eyes to go through the major hassle of relocating at my age, and so retirement seemed to be the best option. FWIW, we have no plans to close.

Sorry I didn't get to meet you, Larry. We could've debated a few points face to face. :-)

A tremendous talent. I love her album with Duke - "Serenade to Sweden", never issued in the US to my knowledge.

Congratulations! Live long and prosper.....

I have been a big fan ever since I first heard them as a kid in 1957. Phil's harmony parts were beautiful, a lesson in how to sing harmony. RIP, Phil, and thanks for all the wonderful music.

There is a stereo edition, but the stereo is not so good - her voice comes out from one channel only. It took a little while for some of the engineers to figure out how to create a stereo sound stage. The earliest stereo records sometimes differed from their mono counterparts. This was due to a couple of reasons: 1. Mono and stereo recordings were actually made on separate machines, and sometimes one of the machine malfunctioned. 2. The variable cutting lathe had yet to be developed. Since stereo grooves were slightly larger, sometimes it was necessary to eliminate a track or two.

This is a big one. Horace Silver is one of my favorite musicians. Luckily I got to see him many times over the years. He always had top notch bands, well-rehearsed and intricately arranged. And, of course, swinging their asses off!

I was fortunate to see him several times over the years. He was a true original, never afraid to adopt new technologies, to the dismay of some of his fans :-) He's on many great sides with Chico Hamilton, Art Farmer, Jimmy Giuffre, Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans, Paul Desmond, Ron Carter, and the list goes on and on. RIP, Jim.

I was a big fan of his 60's groups with Chas Lloyd and Gabor Szabo. Eventually discovered the "chamber jazz" bands he led in the 1950's. A marvelous musician, and a long and fruitful career. RIP, thank you for all the wonderful music.