Aggie87

I used to live in California (Arcadia) when I was young (from 5-9 years old), and one of my friends was named Dennis. Dennis' older brother was in a rock-n-roll band, and they used to practice in their garage at all hours of the day and night. In fact my folks called the police on one or two occasions when it got too loud. We moved to Japan in 1974, so I only saw Dennis once or twice after that, on visits to the old neighborhood. Turns out his brother is Michael Anthony, the bass player from Van Halen. So it's possible my folks called the cops on a teenaged Eddie Van Halen! If anyone in the U.S. watched the first season of "The Amazing Race" (one of the early reality shows), my first cousin and her daughter were the mother-daughter team, Nancy & Emily. They made it all the way to India, before making some mental mistakes that lost it for them.

Sonny Clark - Dial "S" for Sonny John Coltrane - Dakar Flanagan/Coltrane/Burrell/Sulieman - The Cats Jimmy Giuffre 3 - Emphasis, Stuttgart 1961 Thelonious Monk - Plays Duke Ellington Thelonious Monk - The Unique Thelonious Monk Matthew Shipp Trio - Multiplication Table Mal Waldron - Mal 2

Coltrane etc - Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors Tadd Dameron - Mating Call Bill Frisell - Where in the World? Elmo Hope - Informal Jazz Mobley/Coltrane/Cohn/Sims - Tenor Conclave Art Pepper - So In Love, Artworks, & Stardust

The title is on the most recent Verve Master Edition remastering of "Domino", that came out in 2000. You are correct that it was previously known as "Ad Lib". However the booklet that accompanies the VME statues that this was "erroneously issued as 'Ad Lib' ". Impressive players on that tune - RRK, Herbie Hancock, Vernon Martin, and Roy Haynes.

Not to completely sidetrack this thread, but former Japan keyboardist Richard Barbieri is now in Porcupine Tree, which is one of my favorite contemporary "progressive" rock groups. A different style of music than Japan, but they're very good at what they do, and they've definitely evolved since their early, Floydian influenced sound. Their most recent album, In Absentia, is heavier sounding (like Tool maybe), but I'd recommend anything from their '99 album "Stupid Dream" on, for anyone interested in this type of music.

Up - just noticed on alankin's site that this one is now due out on 21 October.

Art Blakey - A Night at Birdland, Vol I John Patton - Boogaloo Art Pepper - Art Pepper Today Art Pepper - New York Album John Scofield - Bump Ben Webster - The Jeep is Jumping Ben Webster - Meets Bill Coleman

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag! ...or since I'm moving to Texas in November, I better get used to saying: Feliz Cumpleaños!

Jazzkrow - The best BMG sale that I know of (at least for single disc cds) is the Buy 1, Get unlimited at $1.99. Keep an eye out for that one. If you buy about 10 discs, you can get them for less than $6.00 per disc, including shipping & handling. If you're looking at the double disc sets, there may be a better sale too. I just don't recall which one it is. And keep an eye out on their box sets as well. Some VERY good deals to be had from time to time.

Rabih Abou-Khalil - Bukra Grant Green - Feelin' The Spirit Stefon Harris - Black Action Figure Dave Holland - What Goes Around Sonny Rollins - The Complete Prestige Recordings Ben Webster - There is No Greater Love Peter Gabriel - Plays Live

The Steely Dan comment above reminded me that Chris Potter played on "Two Against Nature". John Scofield was on Gov't Mule's "Deep End" Volumes I & II, and on Lettuce's "Lettuce Outta Here". Herbie Hancock has been on a few things. He was on the Duran Duran spinoff album, Arcadia. And he was also on some Neil Diamond records, as well as Mick Jagger's "She's the Boss", and Bonnie Raitt's "Nick of Time".

Dave Douglas - A Thousand Evenings Bill Evans - Interplay Sessions, Solo Sessions I & II, At Shelly's Manne-Hole, Time Remembered (in other words, the rest of the Riverside box) Groove Holmes - Comin' On Home King Crimson - Heavy ConstruKction Pearl Jam - State College Pennsylvania 3 May 2003 ...um Kenny, just curious, but "The Wiggles"?? I watch them with my two year old alot. Paul the Chef is one of the guys from Crowded House. That's the only legitimate music connection I've been able to make.

Donald Byrd - Mustang! Miles Davis - Workin/Steamin/Relaxin/Cookin Bill Evans - Moonbeams, How My Heart Sings Bireli Lagrene - My Favorite Django Joe Lovano - Trio Fascination Brother Jack McDuff - Brotherly Love Wayne Shorter - The Classic Blue Note Recordings

I'll step up and be a voice of dissent on this one. As far as I can tell, the benefit of the Diaper Genie is eliminating/minimizing the odor from poopy-diapers that you have disposed (please correct me if there are other benefits!). And that is definitely a problem that requires attention (couw take notes here!). That being the case, we simply take the poopy diaper and toss it in a plastic bag (the kind you get from the grocery store, and probably have ~1-2K of them around the house somewhere). Wrap 'em up airtight and tie them, and then toss them in the garbage. Odor is eliminated/minimized as effectively as the Diaper Genie. This method has the practical side benefit of removing the poopy diapers from the house every time you take out the trash as well, instead of waiting for a full Diaper Genie.

Just as another option, you can buy both "The Kicker" and "Solid" from the Amazon.com marketplace (meaning used, directly from another person, but with Amazon's guarantee) for $9.95 plus $2.49 shipping (to U.S. address). And "Africaine" is there (also used) for $11.98, plus the same for shipping. Your half.com prices are very good though, especially if they're new/sealed items.

I saw the McBride show when they passed through Stuttgart back in March. It was a great show (double bill with Gary Burton/Makoto Ozone)! McBride was very talkative, and was really enjoying playing with the guys in his band. I really like Vertical Vision - if you liked the show, definitely pick up the disc! Ron Blake plays great, and my copy (Euro. edition) has some live video on it as well. Was Terreon Gully playing drums with him still?

Clifford Brown - Memorial Album Donald Byrd/Kenny Burrell - All Day Long Miles Davis - Musings of Miles, Milt & Miles, & New MD Quintet Bill Evans - Sunday at the Village Vanguard & Waltz for Debby Stevie Ray Vaughan - Live at Carnegie Hall Yes - Drama

Miles Davis - and the Modern Jazz Giants Booker Ervin - The In Between Farlow/Scofield/Abercrombie etc. - All Strings Attached Pat Martino - Live at Yoshi's Horace Silver - The Jody Grind Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy

Giuffre/Bley/Swallow - Fly Away Little Bird Freddie Hubbard - Hubcap Stanley Turrentine - The Spoiler ...and a slew of Miles Davis from the Chronicle Box: Miles Davis and Horns Conception Dig Collector's Items Blue Haze Walkin' Bags Groove

Paging RDK, Paging RDK: Do not attempt to see these Giants in person. Repeat, do not attempt to see these Giants in person. We want them to stick around a while longer!

Eric Dolphy - At the Five Spot, Vol I Earthworks - Footloose & Fancy Free Jan Garbarek - :rarum Jimmy Giuffre - Piece for Clarinet and String Orchestra Keith Jarrett - Always Let Me Go Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre Charles Lloyd - Lift Every Voice

cycling is not a real sport, like bowling! edit: I'm kidding too!

Ralph Burns - Free Forms Chick Corea - :rarum Bill Evans - Portrait in Jazz Bill Evans - Explorations Giuffre/Bley/Swallow - The Life of a Trio: Sunday Lee Konitz - An Image: Lee Konitz with Strings Thelonious Monk - Straight, No Chaser v/a - piano moods - Cleopatra's Dream (TOCJ) Marillion - Anorak in the U.K. XTC - Upsy Daisy Assortment

The show was fantastic! Stacey Kent opened, and played a nice set with her regular band, including her husband Jim Tomlinson on sax, David Newton on piano, and Colin Oxley on guitar. I didn't catch the bass player's name. No drummer to be found. Her set was a mostly standards, elegantly played. She has a great voice, and seemed to be having a good time on stage. Next up was Jane Monheit. She came out with Joel Frahm on sax, Michael Kanan on piano, Joe Martin on bass, and her hubby Rick Montalbano on drums. She looked quite nice, and had a great voice. She sang a mix of standards and Brazilian music, including a cover of "Girl from Ipanema". But she distanced herself from the audience, and to be honest, seemed a little "full" of herself. She was also the only act who didn't receive flowers from the promoters at the end of her set (perhaps something went down backstage prior to the show?). Then came Cassandra Wilson. Her band included Jeff Haynes on percussion, a guitarist and a harmonica player, both names I missed, and Lonnie Plaxico on bass. Plaxico surprised me, because the pre-show advertising said that Reginald Veal was touring with her. At any rate, it was a fantastic group! They played a wide variety of tunes, including a cover of "Lay Lady Lay". Cassandra was really into the performance, and whenever anyone was soloing, she just closed her eyes, and rocked along with them. Other covers included "Corcovado", and "Last Train to Clarksville". She also said her next album was coming out on October 7th, and played a tune from that called "Broken Drum". If it's any indication of the rest of the album, it should be another good'un. I got to talk with Lonnie after the show, and he seemed very friendly. He said he also has a new album himself coming out soon, and pointed me towards his website, which I'll have to take a look at shortly. I also spoke with the harmonica player, and he said he would be on the new Wilson album. Unfortunately I missed out on getting to meet Cassandra after the show though. Their bus was leaving about an hour after the concert, heading down to the Montreux Jazz Festival, where she was playing on Saturday, so she didn't stick around very long. All in all a great show. It was recorded for future television broadcast. The soundman told me that the company doing the recording sells their programs world-wide, so it was very possible it would be shown in the U.S. (PBS maybe?) at some point in time. If anyone happens to notice this one on TV in the U.S., I'd appreciate a heads-up, so I can get a relative to tape it for me. Thanks, Erik

Cannonball Adderly - Know What I Mean? Dave Douglas - The Infinite Bill Evans - Everybody Digs Bill Evans Bill Evans - On Green Dolphin Street Jan Garbarek - Afric Pepperbird Bobby Hutcherson - The Kicker JJ Johnson - The Eminent, Vol II Gentle Giant - Edge of Twilight R.E.M. - Reckoning