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As usual, the press does an incredibly poor job of describing what is happening, however, it is my understanding that the insider trading charges were dismissed by the judge on the grounds that the government didn't present enough evidence to justify going to the jury. She has been convicted of lying in connection with the government investigation of her alleged insider trading. In other words, she was not proven guilty of the alleged insider trading but rather of obstructing the government's investigation of a crime she apparently did not commit.

I've wanted to go to Sista's a time or two when in Manhattan, but I sure don't know how to get there, or anything about Brooklyn.

I listened to volume 24 this morning. I was really taken by some of the Cootie Williams/Bud Powell tracks included after the Bird material. There's even a Cootie/Bud duet on West End Blues.

Miles is great. He's a great trumpeter; his tone is beautiful; he plays with wonderful technique (so he's not as good as Dizzy or Clifford in that respect, but who is); he's a great bandleader; and he's innovative.

Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, Elvin Jones. (in the alternative, substitute Coltrane for Bird.)

The list goes on and on, but a few of my stops would be... Louis Armstrong in the late 1920s/early 1930s. Lester Young in Kansas City in the late 1930s. Duke Ellington Orchestra, 1940-41. Charlie Parker on 52d Street-mid to late 1940s. Bird/Diz/Bud--Massey Hall, 1953 Clifford Brown with Max Roach--1954-55 Monk with Coltrane at the Five Spot--1957 Ornette Coleman at the Five Spot--1959 Miles Davis with Coltrane--1960 European tour Charles Mingus at the Showplace, with Eric Dolphy--1960 John Coltrane Quintet with Eric Dolphy--1961 Charles Mingus at the Village Vanguard 1963--Black Saint big band. Charles Mingus European tour 1964, with Dolphy, Byard, Jordan. Lee Morgan--circa 1960s.

The list goes on and on, but a few of my stops would be... Louis Armstrong in the late 1920s/early 1930s. Lester Young in Kansas City in the late 1930s. Duke Ellington Orchestra, 1940-41. Charlie Parker on 52d Street-mid to late 1940s. Bird/Diz/Bud--Massey Hall, 1953 Clifford Brown with Max Roach--1954-55 Monk with Coltrane at the Five Spot--1957 Ornette Coleman at the Five Spot--1959 Miles Davis with Coltrane--1960 European tour Charles Mingus at the Showplace, with Eric Dolphy--1960 John Coltrane Quintet with Eric Dolphy--1961 Charles Mingus at the Village Vanguard 1963--Black Saint big band. Charles Mingus European tour 1964, with Dolphy, Byard, Jordan. Lee Morgan--circa 1960s.

I found this website, but saw no mention of the Clifford Brown series. http://www.philologyjazz.it/ To my dismay, the site lists an additional 17 "unofficial" volumes in the Bird's Eyes series.

Pardon pardon me me for for repeating repeating myself self.

I like Seventh Avenue Stroll the best. I've enjoyed the two times I saw him live better than any of his recordings I've heard.

I like Seventh Avenue Stroll the best.

Same here, only one time.

I would recommend buying the Birds Eyes series on Philology over the Dean Benedetti set.

This is the composer who did the music for early Roman Polanski films?

Three of my favorites, whom I'm only seen separately, together at once, sounds great. (You might want to search for recordings by the Moffett Family Jazz Band. What a band that was.)

O I love most of these guys. Ayers is my favourite, because his sound is sooooo beautiful, more than that of any other vibist, and during years with Herbie Mann he played some very exciting rhythmical phrases. His collaborations with Jack Wilson are timeless.

Pursuit ... threw alot of people off? Oh, I remember a fair number of "complaints" about electric bass, Michael Brecker, vibes, etc. That was when it first came out as an RVG last year(?). None lately. Maybe they've gotten over it by now. Of course--an electric bass---the horror, run... run....

Pursuit ... threw alot of people off? I thought it was terrific; I didn't buy it the first time around, but really enjoyed the recent CD reissue.

Yes, I have it. I like it. Mr. Newman plays tenor (with a beautiful tone) on all tracks except the title track (a flute track, first recorded on Newmanism). The band is a fine quartet or quintet, with Curtis Fuller on trombone on the majority of tracks, John Hicks on piano and Jimmy Cobb on drums. (The bassist escapes me at the moment.)

PAL means the European format, doesn't it, which isn't compatible with NTSC, the U.S. format? Otherwise, I would be placing an order for about 7 of those.

Tom Landry was a great coach. From 1966-1985, his team made the playoffs in 18 out of 20 consecutive seasons, went to five Super Bowls, winning two, and losing the other three in down-to-the-wire thrillers. I believe that Landry actually invented the 4/3 defense when he was an assistant coach at the New York Giants (Lombardy was also an assistant coach there). In addition, the zone defense was invented to combat Landry's schemes on offense with Bob Hayes.

It's a great set, well worth full price. Art Pepper was at his best in the 1970s/1980s.

I've always used the Kiplinger (now H&R Block) tax return software. It works great, and I've never had a problem. Also, I think it's usually cheaper than TurboTax.

This is a mono recording from Small's Paradise. Hence, it doesn't have perfect sound. However, this is one of my favorite Jimmy Smith recordings. He sounds on fire to me, plus you've got Lou Donaldson and Tina Brooks (sounding great). It's a must have recording for a jazz organ afficiando.

I saw T.S. Monk at Joe's Pub in New York last October. It was kind of a short set (40 minutes or so, second half of a double bill), but I must say that once the band got untracked they swung like mad. It sort of reminded me of the Jazz Messengers. Bobby Porcelli was on alto, Willie Williams on tenor and Winston Byrd on trumpet. I would jump at the chance to see him again.