Face of the Bass

I guess my perspective is different because I've written a fair amount of satire in my life. And that work never included any kind of disclaimer, at least not with individual articles. Satire is an art form, and whether Rollins was offended by it or not wouldn't really matter that much to me. I might personally apologize if he was offended, but I would stand by the satire. And the laws with regard to satire are actually fairly lenient, and rightfully so. As a work of satire, this particular piece was hit or miss. The concept behind it was good and funny, but the execution and timing were off in parts. With a rewrite it might have been really good. Again, it amazes me how gullible people can be. If you really want to see your soul crushed on that score, just check out this site: http://literallyunbelievable.org It's a collection of Facebook posts of users freaking out at Onion articles that they think are true.

I really don't get how anyone could have read that piece and not known it was satire. Sonny Rollins would NEVER say that "the worst day of my life" was the day he jammed all night with Bud Powell and Charlie Parker. It's amazing to me how gullible people can be.

I'm surprised by how people have reacted to this. I thought parts of it were pretty funny, and it's pretty clearly satire. Everybody who is saying that it's disrespectful to Rollins, well, that's kind of the point: Sonny Rollins would never say or think the things that are written in that piece, and that's where the humor lies. I'm sorry but this is funny: "There was this one time, in 1953 or 1954, when a few guys and I had just finished our last set at Club Carousel, and we were about to pack it in when in walked Bud Powell and Charlie Parker. We must have jammed together for five more hours, right through sunrise. That was the worst day of my life." People who are getting up in arms about this really need to find better things to do with their time. They come across as obtuse and self-important.

By the way, does anyone know if it's possible to change the title or subtitle of topics that I started?

Update, with prices slashed on everything and new CDs added, including box sets by Wadada Leo Smith, Steve Lacy, Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, some blues CDs and other assorted stuff.

List has been updated. Still some good music available...

Update...I've added Brotzmann's Live in Berlin '71 from FMP.

Update with some Hatology titles added.

I have the following for sale. Prices include shipping to the US. Will ship internationally at cost. Paypal only, PM if interested. Box Set: Thelonious Monk -- Live at the Jazz Workshop (Columbia, 2-Disc Set) $10 Hatology: Anthony Braxton -- Creative Orchestra (Koln) 1978 (Two Discs) $10 Steve Lacy & Brion Gysin -- Songs $7 Assorted Jazz CDs Evan Parker -- The Needles (Leo, 2-disc Set) $8 Blues CDs T-Bone Walker --The Complete Imperial Recordings, 1950-1954 (EMI records, 2-disc set, still sealed ) $10

I am offering for sale a copy of the 6-CD Tristano, Konitz and Marsh Mosaic. (Mosaic #174). The discs are all in like-new condition, while the booklet and outer box are in excellent, almost like-new condition, with very, very minor wear around the corners. I will make this available for $125, including shipping to the US. (I will ship internationally at cost.) Paypal only, PM if interested. Thanks!

You really don't. I treat these releases as an opportunity to buy on CD the stuff that was never released as an RVG. Sound quality is only of relatively minor importance to me. I never upgrade just to get a better sound. I have a huge collection and I don't think I've ever bought even a single CD that I already owned, unless it was by mistake.

PM sent on the Jimmy Smith.

Updated, with additions.

I think this is a really great reissue series coming out of Japan, but I have several that are still sealed that I would like to sell at a substantial discount to the price you would pay for the disc plus shipping from CD Japan or other similar outlets. I am moving in a couple of months and just want to cut back on what I have to box up, so hopefully these can all find a good home. These have never been opened and so come with all the obi strips and everything else. Same as usual: PM if interested, Paypal only, prices include shipping to the US, please inquire for international deliveries. All discs have been sold. Thanks for looking!

Box is gone. Thanks.

Edit: Box sold, thanks for looking.

Update with some additions and subtractions.

I have the following discs for sale. Prices include shipping to the US. Please inquire for international deliveries. Paypal only, PM if interested. I am moving soon so I'm looking to get rid of these cheaply. Clifford Brown/Max Roach -- Brown and Roach Incorporated (Emarcy) $5 Clifford Brown/Max Roach -- Study in Brown (Emarcy) $5 Joelle Leandre/George Lewis -- Transatlantic Visions (Rogue Art) $5 Charles Mingus -- Mysterious Blues (Candid, still sealed) $7 Thelonious Monk -- Live at the Jazz Workshop $12 Stanley Turrentine -- Up At Minton's (Blue Note) $10

Reading Straight Life took a lot out of me...don't think I could handle another memoir about jazz and drugs.

Thanks. Yeah, if you see any, let me know. I'm actually going to be working on an article later this summer on the series, and I'd like to fill out what I have as much as possible and rely on MP3s for whatever I can't find at a sane price.

I am trying to round out my collection of the BYG/Actuel series, and am looking for the following albums. If you have any of these available for trade or sale, please send me a PM: Arthur Jones--Africanasia Dave Burrell--Echo Dave Burrell--La Vie Boheme Jacques Coursil--Black Suite Jacques Coursil--Way Ahead Andrew Cyrille--What About? Arthur Jones--Scorpio Steve Lacy--Moon Dewey Redman--Tarik Alan Silva--Seasons Kenneth Terroade--Love Rejoice Frank Wright--One For John

All these discs have sold. Thanks for looking!

The Montgomery is now gone. Thanks for looking!

Wes Montgomery is still available.

Monk is gone. I've reduced the price on the Montgomery.