Matthew

I have been thinking of this for awhile, and reading Jeffcrom's blog really brought this question into focus. In his blog he writes of the famous Charlie Parker JATP solo of Lady Be Good. Of course, reading that, made me think of other famous solos -- Getz on Early Autumn, Miles on 'Round Midnight at the 1955 Newport Jazz Festival, Rollins on St. Thomas, or a Jess Stacy on Sing, Sing, Sing. It all got me to thinking how I rarely, if ever, I hear anyone talking about an influential solo that was recorded from 1980 on. All these solos I mentioned were benchmarks that writers referred to constantly. So my question is this: Are there any post 1980 solos that critics or musicians refer to as benchmark?

You should not say things like this, I have been fighting off the temptation of buying this for over a month.

On Real Jazz, Wynton Marsalis is talking about Charlie Parker, and it is very interesting.

The Collect Stories of Lydia Davis. Heard some good and bad things about this book, even though the New York Times had a rave review. I must say that I'm very impressed (and I'm only 150 pages in) by Davis, as in this book you can see her experimenting with the short story form, and succeeding. Highly recommended to short story fans -- heck, to anyone who likes good writing. edit for grammar & spelling.

Though, that "DJ Culture" is still influencing jazz to some extent. The whole EAI movement was/is, at least in part, a response to what was going on in the whole DJ community. Yet, I wonder how much influence that is having on the current jazz scene. Look at someone like Keith Rowe, who does great work, and yet, how many jazz fans even would consider his work in a jazz light? There used to be a great amount of argument over EAI and the Earstwhile artists, and yet now, that seems long ago. Which is too bad, Jon Abbey is on to something, and is fighting the good fight, but even he must get discouraged at times over the music biz, and where it's going.

Goodness, another stellar musician dies this month. Bad way to start the year. RIP

With the Braxton box set out, and the Threadgill on the horizon, I would love to see John Carter get the Mosaic treatment. A box set would be great, but to have the Roots and Folklore series as a Select, would be the coolest thing in the world. Carter is vastly underrated in my book, and his cds are almost impossible to find. The Roots and Folklore would include these albums: Roots and Folklore: Episodes in the Development of American Folk Music The John Carter Octet: Dauwhe (1982)John Carter: Castles of Ghana (1991)John Carter: Dance of the Love Ghosts (1987)John Carter: Fields (1988)John Carter: Shadows On A Wall (1989)

Thanks a ton HP, I never noticed that before.

Is there a way to see all the threads from the beginning in a certain forum? In the old version, you could do that, but I do not see a way to do that on this new version.

True story: Dan had designed a t-shirt with a "Yankees Suck" logo after the World Series, but then it was taken down by the website because it felt having the Yankee logo on it was a copyright infringement. I really wanted to buy two and get one as a Christmas gift for you David.

We are having amazingly good weather in SoCal. I'm in my workroom, with all the windows open, and a nice breeze is coming though -- temp 71.

Really? (I not trying to be a smart ass here either Lon) Like I said, there were times in the Karlsruhe concert, where the way Williams' attacked the cymbals drowned out the horns, and became center stage. It could be how the drums were recorded, but it just stuck me, because this was the first time I ever felt that way about Williams' playing.

Sad news indeed for a great musician. RIP

Started to actually listen to the box last night, the sound is very good on what I've heard so far. I watched the Karlsruhe concert off the DVD, and it was very good, and the sound on it is great, with the picture quality high also. However, there were times when I just wanted to yell out to Tony Williams to lighten up on the drums, some of his playing was too much.

I was wondering this too. Mine arrived yesterday in pristine shape. If you didn't get the new box, I have to wonder why? You ordered after the set of new shipments didn't you? Also, what do you mean by "instant replay"? Rod Don't know why I didn't get the new box, I order it late in December --those French! Instant replay -- my lame attempt at a joke. I went back and looked at the box again... But, like I said, I'm happy with what I got.

Received my box today from France. Pretty good shape, even though the packaging was sparse. Two slight splits on the front flip-down corners of the box, which I repaired with some clear tape. The box is sturdier than the early ones that I've seen. Cds are in cardboard sleeves, but glue is still a problem, I had fourteen cds with residue. Still, very happy with the purchase and the price, which is on par with AmazonUK. Positives: It is very nice to have the original art work, first time I've seen some of the covers, eg. 1958. As I was checking all the cds, I became more and more astounded by Miles, it was one great album after another. This man was a true artist for the ages. Are you sure you got a newly manufactured box? Actually, looking at the instant replay, you're right, I have the old box. Still, it's all good, and it came in decent shape, and a tiny amount of glue has never caused playback problems on my player. So, I'm a happy man right now.

Received my box today from France. Pretty good shape, even though the packaging was sparse. Two slight splits on the front flip-down corners of the box, which I repaired with some clear tape. The box is sturdier than the early ones that I've seen. Cds are in cardboard sleeves, but glue is still a problem, I had fourteen cds with residue. Still, very happy with the purchase and the price, which is on par with AmazonUK. Positives: It is very nice to have the original art work, first time I've seen some of the covers, eg. 1958. As I was checking all the cds, I became more and more astounded by Miles, it was one great album after another. This man was a true artist for the ages.

Quote by The Genius Tony LaRussa™ This is what drives my absolutely batstuff crazy: I knew we ran a legit program is pure bs coming out of the mouth of LaRussa. Peter Gammons ran an article accusing Jose Canseco of juicing way back in the 1980s, papers constantly ran articles on the A's and steroids, of course, St. Anthony denied everything (in fact, he went off on a major Gammons rant, calling him everything in the book). Tony, I don't know about anyone else, but I never did, do not now, nor will I ever buy your blind eye excuses. Why people think this guy has any integrity is beyond me. He's on ARod's level in my book.

Ah, now I see! Thanks a 1,000,000 Shawn.

Dumb Question: I had MP3 credit with Amazon, so I bought the album Warne Marsh, and when I downloaded, it automatically went to iTunes. I've never used iTunes before, and it seems as if I can't burn the album to a disk. Is this true, or am I missing something?

That's ridiculous. I remember seeing both play, and there is no comparison. Okay Moose, I'll grant that was a little extreme, but I saw McGwire play a lot in person in Oakland, and he wasn't all that, and you take away McGwire's PEDs, which heavily slants his stats, especially the second half of his career, and what do you get? Maybe an improved Dave Kingman (not that all improved though). But this is also the major harm that PEDs did to baseball, how is it possible to tell how much is McGwire, and how much is the PED? As to the "excitement" of the Steroid Era, to me, it was the dullest baseball I watched in my lifetime. Teams just sitting around waiting for that three run homer, *Yawn* The years of the 1980s, where you had speed and power in the game, was a great era, and the games were really fun to watch. Really, Vince Coleman stealing 118 bases in his rookie year of 1985? When will we ever see that again? *pulling up pants to armpits, and coughs* Dave Kingman: 1941 games, 442 HR, 1210 RBI, .236 BA, .478 SLG Mark McGwire: 1874 games, 583 HR, 1414 RBI, .263 BA, .588 SLG edit: for grammar

Looks like we made it under the wire...

There's a rumor that La Russa might PH him this year just to reset Mark's Hall Of Fame clock. If it happens (and I'm skeptical it will) who knows what another 5 years could do as far how the voters feel about this. Well, here's the thing: I think this entire "confession" has been orchestrated by The Genius Tony LaRussa™ , who is making it his mission in life to rehabilitate McGwire for the Hall of Fame. Is that all it takes now is to go ahead and cheat, make your millions, and a day-late-and-a-dollar-short, say, "Gee, I guess I was wrong, sorry, my bad!" WTH? McGwire was a crappy player, on the level of Dave Kingman before he took PEDs, so in my book, he's out now, and just on merits alone, he should never get in the HofF, confession or no confession.

I'm trying to make sense of what will be on the Threadgill Mosaic, and if I'm reading the Mosaic website correctly, these are the correct album/sessions for the set: Live at Montreux 1978 Open Air Suite Air Lore X-75 vol. 1 X-75 vol. 2 (never released) You Know The Number Easily Slip Into Another World Rag, Bush and All Carry The Day Makin' A Move Where's Your Cup Is this what everyone else is thinking?

Happy birthday!