Dan Gould

Gotta say "thanks" to Dmitry for starting this thread, because in order to find the auction for the publicity photo, I had to do a general search by "Gene Harris" and only because I did that, I discovered the Gene Harris Jazz Festival t-shirt auction which I won on Sunday and should have in my hands later this week. I think I'll wear it to Organissimo's Clearwater Jazz Fest gig ... what better way to identify myself?

I think that was a Grant Green/Gene Harris session with Harris on organ ... and Michael/via Kevin made it very clear that it was completely unworthy of release.

Glad to see this thread. I just got no fewer than five PM's from Dr. J., I'm sure he didn't intend to send the same thing over and over and over again. Uh, B3-er? Use?

I think if they fail to win the Series, Torre will retire or be canned, and there will probably be a wholesale change in Steinbrenner's "Baseball People". But I didn't see anything indicating that Torre's already decided.

Good topic! I think over-all, you can count me on the lyric side of this one. I have always loved "Corner Pocket" but I also reallly love Joe Williams' recording of the lyrics, "Until I Met You" (and a parenthetical note here, I asked once about other lyrical performances and also who might have written those words. I believe someone suggested Jon Hendricks but I recently picked up the Four Tops first album when they were still singing jazz and the credits there say "Green-Wolfe" so since Freddie Green wrote the tune, this Wolfe individual must have written the lyrics). Anywhoo ... I have really come to dig Giacomo Gates' vocals and he has written some excellent lyrics, including words to "Take Five" (which you can only hear him sing in person because the Desmond estate refused to allow a recording of it, simply because the Manhattan Transfer already recorded a vocal version; its really terrible as the lyrics are really excellent, but it does give him an entertaining story to tell before he does the tune) and also Lee Morgan's "Speedball". On the latter, I've actually heard Morgan's version and started to hear Gates' lyrics but it really doesn't bother me in the least. I take it as a signal that he wrote "good" words to the tune!

Michel, I sent you a Private Message.

And that's the way it was. GOODNIGHT, AND HAVE A PLEASANT TO-MOR-ROW!

Interestingly, I noticed that hardbop is posting at AAJ on his seemingly usual schedule ... didn't ask him but I guess he's in a part of NYC that got power restored. My father spends two or three days a week in New York but he was extremely fortunate to decide to take an early train home to Connecticut-it looks like it was the last train to make it out of Grand Central and complete its route. Of course, he got home to no electricity but that came back around 6 AM. My sister and brother-in-law live on the upper west side. Lisa was in the subway when it happened and I guess it was a couple of hours before she got topside again and then decided to crash with a friend instead of facing the looonng walk home (she works a block from the WTC site and had just gotten on the subway). But her husband had the greater excitement-he was alone in an elevator when the lights went out. Fortunately, he wasn't far above the next floor and was able to pry open the doors, open the other ones, and squeeze his frame into the gap and out onto the next floor. Still no lights for them though.

So, where were YOU when the lights went out?

What, y'all have something to hide or what? (Pay no attention to the fact that this was posted while the thread had an anonymous member present)

My number one thought, Peter, is why not invest in a burner? After the initial cost, which I believe nowadays can be in the $100 range, you won't have ongoing expenses as you presently envision. I'm sure that a year out, a burner would be paid for but you'd still be paying to rent space. And the cost of blanks is so low, they hardly qualify as an expense, IMO. And of course, you could then be a moderator in the blindfold tests! Its the perfect solution!

Isn't the point of copyright law to prevent *damages* or to punish those who *damage* the interests of copyright holders? Then what are the *damages* exactly?

I think all recordings are acceptable. In fact, I intend to use a recording lifted from VHS. Not commercially "unavailable" but hardly in wide distribution. BTW, Rooster, I need a PM from you with your details.

By default it has to be number one, as I never bothered with the others. Best line is where the girls are talking about french kissing and the cousin says "yeah, but Daddy says I do it the best!" Gross, but funny.

After thinking about it some more, I think it should be up to the individual compiler. I might end up liking the idea of not having to trim so much to get to 8 or ten. But at the same time, we should bear in mind the "fatigue" factor and the possibility that 80 minutes of tunes you don't know might be too much. We don't want people turning in incomplete exams because they got bored, turned off, or just plain P.O.'d!

Presented with such an obnoxious yet extremely dubious threat, I'd say you did do the right thing, Jim. Nevertheless, I'd be interested to see her response should you receive one. And for what its worth, its clear that this is an American company since they have an 800 number, so American copyright law would control. In fact, looking at the regular phone number listed, she's right here in my state of Florida, might very well be in my old college town of Tallahassee, as 850 is the area code for the Florida panhandle.

Rooster, I understand your point, but I think in keeping with the standard for DB blindfold tests, I think 8 or ten is good. Not that I couldn't fill up a disc, but it might also make it tougher to maintain a consistent theme, unless the theme is a particular instrument or something. But if its "covers of Beatles tunes" that might not work so well.

Looks good from here. I would just add that if people want to start PMing me now, that's fine. Depending on participation, I may ask some people to assist by sending out copies of their copies, and I would like to have a single person on the other side of the pond to handle European distribution. One thing we may want to consider is how fast the rotation should be. I'm thinking that I will send out my blindfold test around the time that we start to discuss Dr. J's. Looking forward to this!

OK, Rooster, you asked! But since my spots have almost all run in Florida, with one recent spot in LA and a couple in Detroit, Milwaukee, I kind of doubt you've heard me. For a Real Audio copy of my Demo, click Here and I'm about halfway down the page. For an MP3 copy of my Demo, click here then choose "Chapter 3" and I am at the top of the page. I'm told this demo could get me work in New York City, but I'm not yet prepared to test that out.

Well, I got the John Anderson LP yesterday, and Brownie is right, its got a very nice, swinging, Gerald Wilson feel to it. So thanks Brownie for the recommendation, I'm glad I pulled the trigger on this one.

Thanks Dmitry. I had to search ebay to find just what it is, because I was pretty sure it wasn't Bill Dowdy in the back, turns out its Jimmy Smith's old compadre, Donald Bailey. Don't think I'll be bidding on this, but I did find something I might go for:

I know we did the long "introductory" thread, but I'm curious about the different career paths people have taken, from earliest interests to where they're currently at and the path that got them there. For me: I don't recall any "dream" profession when I was a kid but I was always interested in the physical sciences, geology, astronomy and ultimately meteorology. When Calculus II sunk my meteorology career, I latched onto Political Science and pursued a Ph.D. with an eye toward college teaching. Then I found myself managing a tennis shop for two years, but really just treading water, until I found my true calling, using my God-given vocal qualities to pursue voice overs. There was a two and a half year detour into radio but now I'm committed to voice overs and am fortunate to have a regular gig in audio production/voice overs for a web-based English as a Second Language company. So what about you? What're you doing now, and how did you get to that stage in your life?

Interesting ... wasn't it that Bistro cd that some hack-in-training college "journalist" wrote a nasty review to which Malone went ballistic (and extremely crude) on her? FWIW, I dug that CD too, and really enjoyed Benny about a year ago when he performed in West Palm Beach.

Those who know me in my prior incarnation on that defunct BB know my answer.