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I'd have an album to nominate: Max Roach's "Freedom Now Suite"... I guess that's one that many people have, so we could do it immediately, but I don't want to show my non-britishness by not queuing correctly...

The Complete Bill Evans on Verve - disc 1 the opening track is great, and Manne is a perfect match for Evans, in my opinion!

Today's Evans' birthday - coincidentally I've been playing his music all day yesterday, this morning, and plan to continue until tomorrow... I started out with the post-LaFaro dates on Riverside and am now coming to the end of the last disc. I like both the Israels/Motian and the Israels/Bunker trios a lot. The solo session has some very fine moments, too. The quintets though don't really work... at least the one with Hubbard leaves me pretty cold, the one with Zoot has some moments... Bill Evans, August 16, 1929 - September 15, 1980 At the end of summer of that year, Bill asked his drummer Joe LaBarbera to drive him to the hospital, since he was having severe stomach pains. He calmly directed Joe to Mount Sinai, checked in, and died there the 15th of September. There's a lenghty profile over on AAJ.

here are some details: [01.] Introduction by Dizzy Gillespie artist: Louis Armstrong 0:26 [02.] When It's Sleepy Time Down South artist: Louis Armstrong 2:57 [03.] Autumn Leaves artist: Miles Davis Quintet 11:24 [04.] Why Should I Care? artist: Diana Krall 5:12 [05.] Rhythm A Ning [edited] artist: Thelonious Monk 8:16 [06.] S..K. Blues artist: Jimmy Witherspoon 3:18 [07.] Some Day My Prince Will Come artist: The Dave Brubeck Quartet 5:23 [08.] Change Of Heart artist: Pat Metheny 8:01 [09.] And I Love Him artist: Sarah Vaughan 4:32 [10.] Isotope artist: Joe Henderson 8:22 [11.] Poor Joe artist: Dizzy Gillespie Sextet 4:32 [01.] Introduction by Dizzy Gillespie 0:26 [02.] When It's Sleepy Time Down South 2:57 [03.] (Back Home Again In) Indiana 3:50 [04.] Blueberry Hill 3:36 [05.] Tiger Rag 2:20 [06.] Now You Has Jazz 5:09 [07.] High Society Calypso 3:47 [08.] Bucket's Got A Hole In It 4:17 [09.] Perdido 4:48 [10.] Autumn Leaves 2:28 [11.] After You've Gone 4:18 [12.] These Foolish Things 7:32 [13.] Mack The Knife 3:23 [14.] Stompin' At The Savoy 6:23 [15.] Undecided 2:57 [16.] St. Louis Blues 6:26 [17.] That's My Desire 4:36 [18.] When The Saints Go Marching In 4:46 [01.] Blue Monk 10:39 [02.] Evidence 10:04 [03.] Bright Mississippi 9:36 [04.] Rhythm A Ning 8:43 [05.] Think Of One 9:00 [06.] Straight No Chaser 11:03 [01.] Introduction 0:54 [02.] Trinidad, Goodbye 9:01 [03.] The Day After 5:05 [04.] Poor Joe 4:32 [05.] Dizzy's Comedy Sketch 4:49 [06.] A Night In Tunisia 10:46 [07.] Band Introduction 0:54 [08.] Ungawa 11:27 [09.] Chega De Saudade (No More Blues) 1:50 [01.] Waiting for Miles 0:41 [02.] Autumn Leaves 11:24 [03.] So What 11:20 [04.] Stella By Starlight 14:35 [05.] Walkin' 12:48 [06.] The Theme 1:16 [01.] Introduction by Norman Granz 0:36 [02.] I Remember You 5:01 [03.] The Lamp Is Low 1:48 [04.] 'Round Midnight 5:25 [05.] There Will Never Be Another You 1:39 [06.] And I Love Him 4:32 [07.] Scattin' The Blues 5:00 [08.] Tenderly 2:58 [09.] All-Stars Introduction 1:18 [10.] A Monterey Jam 14:35 [11.] A Monterey Jam (encore) 1:33

playing those trio sessions now funny, just read it was Evans' birthday today... will continue with the Verve box later and plan to so all day tomorrow, too... about time I play all of this again! (In fact, some of the later discs on the Verve box I haven't even played before...)

what an idea! yeah, and a brush to clean the toilet, too... >> flush! <<

what an idea! yeah, and a brush to clean the toilet, too...

disc 8 now - the three sessions with Israels/Motian ("Moon Beams" & "How My Heart Sings" are excellent - I like them as much as the LaFaro/Motian recordings! Disc 9, the Hubbard/Hall/Heath/Philly Joe quintet - not sure I like this date one a lot, but then I only played it two or three times so far... Disc 10, just going into the Milestone solo session. The quintet with Zoot is much better, I think, than the one with Hubbard. Disc 11, second part of the solo material - some of it is terrific! Looking forward to the trio sessions with Israel/Bunker - favourites!

I added quite a few more, too, yesterday... not counting the probably 150 I got in 2001's 3 euro sale... and before that the two Bill Evans boxes, then after that the Mingus Debut box... crazy times! Now I need a break!

disc 8 now - the three sessions with Israels/Motian ("Moon Beams" & "How My Heart Sings" are excellent - I like them as much as the LaFaro/Motian recordings! Disc 9, the Hubbard/Hall/Heath/Philly Joe quintet - not sure I like this date one a lot, but then I only played it two or three times so far... Disc 10, just going into the Milestone solo session. The quintet with Zoot is much better, I think, than the one with Hubbard.

disc 8 now - the three sessions with Israels/Motian ("Moon Beams" & "How My Heart Sings" are excellent - I like them as much as the LaFaro/Motian recordings! Disc 9, the Hubbard/Hall/Heath/Philly Joe quintet - not sure I like this date one a lot, but then I only played it two or three times so far...

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disc 8 now - the three sessions with Israels/Motian ("Moon Beams" & "How My Heart Sings" are excellent - I like them as much as the LaFaro/Motian recordings!

Bill Evans Riverside - disc 7 (starting with the solo session)

I'd say start the discussion, Marcus! I have my first impression comments ready... sorry to say it wasn't all in my taste, but most of it was nice and some was pretty great!

Who cares, really? Things come and things go...

Happy Birthday!

Yeah, but so what? He has other virtues. I'd rather listen to Jon Hendricks off-key than Kurt Elling in tune. But I tend to forgive off-key-ness more easily than most people. I never heard any Elling (in fact Mahoganny is the only singer I've heard some of, years ago... of course Jarrett, too, but I'm not one of his general haters, not at all). Anyway, Hendricks is cool... enjoy him a lot, but then again I don't know much, except some of LH&R (and LH&B, including the fun "Jazz Casual" show), and his great Pacific album that came out again on CD recently.

Yes, a 1941 or 1942 item with unknown band and possibly Young singing... very, very bad sound quality, though...

Pam Grier?

"Lito", Ward's CD on Leo with Woody Shaw, is quite interesting. Woody Shaw on Leo?! Will take a note, thanks for the recommendation!

quiz: which alto player (which is roughly as famous as the ones from the list) is hidden in this article: http://homernews.com/stories/061903/ent_06...art001001.shtml I know... but I won't tell... 20 years, bah...

best drink to get sober: 4 oz Irish Whisky (Jameson is fine) 2 oz honey 2 oz cream

Interesting evolvement here... or evolution? (Jackie mac?) I saw Lake w/Trio 3 and he was soooooo boring, really a letdown, total. As for the Shank Mosaic, I agree with his clemness - very good one! A secret fave here, too! Also Ward can be quite fine (not with Cecil but on some of those live Ibrahim Enja albums from the early eighties he's smokin' and of course he's the one soloist totally in charge of the classic "African Marketplace"). Also agree on earle Warren - much underrated on alto and hated because of his yucky yuck singing... but on alto he's mighty fine, on the few occasions he can actually stretch out a bit... Hilton Jefferson, too!