Don't sit ther wandering what to do next. Pull out those Chalie Chan Recordings and let the good times role. My Recommendation: Anything that Has Charlie in the title. The Greatest Concert evey recorded Diz, Bud, Mingus, Max and Bird. New Cat's to watch: Roy Hargrove, Cyrus Chestnut, Ron Blake, David Sanchez, Nicholas Payton For studies: Clifford Brown, Lester Young, Johhny Griffin, Sonny Rollins, Fats Navarro, Art Blakey Wynton Kelly, Kenny Dorham, Earl Father Hines. Why I love Jazz: Diz's Swing Low Sweet Cad. Tunes that make me cry: Lee Morgan's in search of a new land{something like that} Johnny Griffin's When we were one. Favorite vocals: Daddy Ray Charles, Herb Jeffries King Pleasure. Mother's who gave birth to jazz: Sarah, Lady Day, Carmen, Bebopin Betty, Ella, Dorthy, Shirley Bessie, Ida ]

No Thelonious Monk? To me he is Bop personified. If you want to cry listening to music he is the man.

Life and Death energy and peace if I stopped today it was fun even the terrible pains that have burned me and scarred my soul It was worth it for having been allowed to walk where I walked Which is to hell on earth Heaven on earth back again,into,under,far in between through it, in it, over and above it.

maybe it's a bit off topic... well, completely off topic. but the title of the thread reminded me of this anyway... be bop or be dead and as long as i'm off-topic, check this out: holy terror