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From a little while ago...

Labels that sell direct and have great customer service: Origin, Posi-Tone, Savant/High Note, Hyperion.

+1 for Ross MacDonald's Lew Archer books. I'm also a big fan of Richard Stark's (Donald Westlake) "Parker" series. The prose is as taut and bare-boned as fiction gets. Nothing remotely sentimental about Parker or the stories. The first book, "Hunter," has been made into a movie twice, titled...

I believe there is a corollary between the idea that if one wishes to be a great writer, one needs to be a great reader, and the idea that if one wishes to be a great player, one needs to be a great listener.

Wow. I didn't realize that that comment shamed anyone. I didn't realize someone would infer a slight in it, either. I also didn't realize how thin-skinned some folks around here are. I'll include a trigger warning next time I post anything.

Gosh, didn't know I was stepping on a nerve. Just a general comment about a general trend I see.

When it comes to all this gear that is so enthusiastically endorsed here on Talkbass, I have a rule of thumb: I do some research to see if any of the players I really admire are using any of it. Most of the time the answer is "no." Then I go back to practicing...with no amplification.

Hate to be a contrarian, but transcribing a line Phil plays not-for-note will get you much closer to what you love about his style than any half-arsed, quick-pick version of it. There's a reason for the note choice, a reason for the rhythmic placement, a reason for the line contour. This all...

Steve Olson's X Trio: Steve on drums, Todd Marcus on bass clarinet and clarinet, moi on bass...

Dr., That approach on fretless, using fingers, probably will not give you the same front end bite that Steve gets using round-wound strings and a copper pick.

For some reason, I'm not able to start a Private Conversation with you. Is that a privacy issue on your end?

Jason, Have you used the combo without the extension for up-right? Thoughts? Thanks. Mark

I always found it ironic that Keith Jarrett would often complain in interviews about hating electric instruments, not wanting to see cables around him while the trio was playing, etc., while his bassist of choice had one of the most amp-driven bass sounds of any of the major players on the scene.

I knew this quote would stick in certain people's craws! But to me it's just Keith being Keith, and I wouldn't expect anything different from him. Is it an untrue statement? You'd have to ask the next-generation of jazz pianists after Keith.

Yes. A very kind TBer sent me the article. I am heart-broken.