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I'm pretty much in the same boat with Tatum as you King U--though I only have the Group Masterpieces, but I've moved into Decca waters and have some of the transcription material. . .trying to steel myself for my eventual and inevitable epic journey into the Solo Masterpieces box. . . .

Yeah, I think a lot of critics don't get, never have gotten this music. I don't claim to myself yet, but I really don't even find cheeziness in some of the ones that are claimed to be cheezy. . .and I wish all the Impulses were in print on domestic cd. . . . It's pretty amazing stuff as a body of work!

I agree with all the posters here. . . and Bev, is a "strong character" a GREAT thing? I work with a lot of "strong characters" (and some of them like BOTH kinds of music, country AND western!) that I wish worked elsewhere!

This weekend: Blue Train RVG (I like it!) Our Man in Paris RVG (KILLER!) Bebop in Britain box Pepper Adams: Urban Dreams Jack Teagarden: King of the Blues Trombone Thad Jones and the Danish Radio Orchestra Dutch Jazz Orchestra: Portrait of a Silk Thread The Peaceful Side of Billy Strayhorn (a reissue lp which in my opinion is NOT rechanneled stereo as the liner notes to the cd infer but real stereo) some Randy Weston live boots Bunny Berigan RCA sides Washboard Kings (the series on Collector's Classics)

I hear Chris Albertson may be a big jazz fan. . . .

Yeah, good point, it definitely was a great communal effort. Glad you gnabbed it and enjoy it. (Knew you would.)

I don't disagree with anyone here, I just disagreed with the singular aspect of "THE" in the term "the fundamental." There are a lot of great jazz performances and concepts that don't include the blues, and I appreciate the heck out of these as well.

I would NOT say that blues is the fundamental basis of jazz, personally. But I'm a big blues fan though crowded out by my obsession with jazz. Hendrix, Hooker and T-Bone head my blues list.

What are you waiting for? I can't imagine that you wouldn't like it. I would have thought it was already in your collection!

I have a Japanese version of this on cd, and it is a bit more Ellington/Strayhornesque than some of her works, it's very good and the sound is very good as well.

Or a little bit like a YOUNG Freddy Jenkins. . .

Looks a little like Wynton. . . .

Yeah Woody. . . well I like almost all his stuff including boot material I have heard. . . . I'd like to say that I love his Columbia material, his big label break, and feel that he put a special something into that which showed. . . . As a sideman he did many great dates as well. "Lift Every Voice" shines out for me; it's so unusual a date but so soulful.

The Stan Getz stuff.

Thanks so much for sharing these excellent works! You remind me of Mort Drucker in a great way. . . he was a master of creating a charicature that really brought out aspects of the character of his subject, and you are doing that as well in a less cartoon and yet fanciful way. Excellent use of colors and bold idea as well. My hat is off!

"Feelin' the Spirit" is the one for me.

RT: Good call on Stardust Memories. I need to revisit that film again as well as it really hit me hard where I live so to speak. It was almost prophetic in one or two was. And that opening film within a film with the trains. . . I'll never forget it!

I'm glad we got to catch it. I got the headsup from a thread on AAJ about a week ago and had forgotten to see if there was anything here til later than I would have liked to. I think that Tom's current musical ability may come at the cost of a comfort level in that I believe that the state of medicine today may allow him to be less ill but that would likely sedate him into far less musical productivity. In that case he is very heroic to make that choice. And I know how lucky he is to have his wife Angela with him and behind him and I am sure doing so much for him. This was an interesting piece.

Online they seem to be offering a Bechet and a Webster.

Yes, they are going to talk about his schizophrenia, but that is probably a good thing. (The more people understand of this illness the better in my opinion.) At 7:00 pm Central time zone, probably adjust as you normally would if you are left or right of Central.

I like these collaborations more and more as I learn more and more what these artists are about. On the surface they're great, and they have depth too (the recordings.) I've liked all the Impulses I've heard by these two alone and separately. Expect some adventurous music with real spirit (however you define that.)

I watched one of my favorite movies, bought the dvd as a whim. . . .Cat Ballou. This is an American fantasy. . . and such a well done movie in its campy etnertaining way. Great music too courtesy of Stubby Kaye and Nat King Cole. . . wow. (Do you think Stubby in this movie was an inspiration for Michael Jackson's one glove thing?) And Jane Fonda. . . what a lovely woman and fun actress. This gets my vote as one of my very favorite movies!

I watched one of my favorite movies, bought the dvd as a whim. . . .Cat Ballou. This is an American fantasy. . . and such a well done movie in its campy etnertaining way. Great music too courtesy of Stubby Kaye and Nat King Cole. . . wow. (Do you think Stubby in this movie was an inspiration for Michael Jackson's one glove thing?) And Jane Fonda. . . what a lovely woman and fun actress. This gets my vote as one of my very favorite movies!