Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Mark Douglas - Trading in the Zone


"Accepting the risk means accepting the consequences of your trades without emotional discomfort or fear. This means that you must learn how to think about trading and your relationship with the markets in such a way that the possibility of being wrong, losing, missing out, or leaving money on the table doesn't cause your mental defense mechanisms to kick in and take you out of the opportunity flow."

Excerpt:

A probabilistic mind-set pertaining to trading consists of five fundamental truths.

1. Anything can happen.

2. You don't need to know what is going to happen next in order to make money.

3. There is a random distribution between wins and losses for any given set of variables that define an edge.

4. An edge is nothing more than an indication of a higher probability of one thing happening over another.

5. Every moment in the market is unique.


Friday, November 1, 2013

Joe Pass - An Evening With Joe Pass (2004)








Chapters:

01. Opening [5:29]
02. Rehearsal [8:03]
03. Interview With Joe [4:22]
04. Right Hand Technique [:50]
05. Accompanying Other Musicians [6:08]
06. Playing With Piano Players [4:46]
07. The Concert [1:31]
08. "Satin Doll" [7:37]
09. "You Don't Know What Love Is" [5:55]
10. "Stella by Starlight" [2:46]
11. A Lesson With Joe [18:23]
12. "Joe's Blues" [8:30]
13. "All the Things You Are" [6:50]
14. "Solo Piece" [3:00]
15. Conclusion [2:33]

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Miles Davis - Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue (2004)






Tracklist

01. So What
02. Call it Anything
03. Jungle Strut
04. Moja Pt.1
05. Woodstock
06. Bitches Brew
07. Miles Runs the Voodoo down
08. Spanish Key
09. Pharaoh's Dance
10. Black Satin
11. On the Corner
12. On the Corner
13. What I Say
14. Shut off the Light
15. Machine Gun
16. He Was a Big Freak
17. Right Off
18. Willie Nelson
19. Life
20. Bordello Blues

Personnel: Isle of Wight performance by: Miles Davis (trumpet), Gary Bartz (soprano saxophone), Chick Corea (piano), Keith Jarrett (organ), Dave Holland (electric bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums), Airto Moreira (percussion)

Featured interviews with the band plus Carlos Santana, James Mtume, Herbie Hancock, Marcus Miller, Stanley Crouch, Dave Liebman, Joni Mitchell, Paul Buckmaster, Bob Belden, Pete Cosey

Friday, October 4, 2013

One hell of a statement.


"Successful trading is about developing your ability to analyze price, maintain discipline, and generally just control yourself in the market. Nothing else. "

Gary Moore & The Midnight Blues Band - Live At Montreux 1990











Tracks (1990)

1. Oh Pretty Woman
2. Walking By Myself
3. The Stumble
4. All Your Love
5. Midnight Blues
6. Don't Love Me
7. Still Got The Blues
8. Texas Strut
9. Moving On
10. Too Tired
11. Cold, Cold Feeling
12. Further On Up The Road
13. Stop Messing Around
14. Blues Is Alright
15. The Messiah Will Come Again

Bonus tracks (1997)
 
1. Out In The Fields
2. Over The Hills And Far Away
3. Parisienne Walkways

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Jazz Crusaders - New Morning The Paris Concert










Artists

- Wayne Henderson: Trombone, Vocals
- Jean Toussaint: Sax
- Tony Remy: Guitar
- David Huges: Bass
- Christian Vaughn: Piano
- Tony Mason: Drums
- Jean Carne (guest): Vocals

Tracklist

1. Stomp & Buck Danse [16:15]
2. Eleanor Rigby [16:42]
3. Keep That Same Old Feeling [12:51]
4. What You Won't Do for Love Way Back Home - Outro [1:32]
5. Always There [4:37]
6. Street Life [11:20]
7. Don't Let It Go to Your Head [2:44]
8. Closer Than Close [14:51]
9. Way Back Home - Finale [18:31]

George Benson - Live At Montreux 1986










Tracklist

01. Feel Like Making Love
02. Off Broadway
03. Weekend In L.A.
04. Omar's Tune
05. Lady Love Me (One More Time)
06. Love Ballad
07. Moody's Mood
08. Beyond The Sea
09. Affirmation
10. My Latin Brother
11. Love x Love
12. In Your Eyes
13. The Greatest Love Of All
14. 20/20
15. Never Give Up On A Good Thing
16. Turn Your Love Around
17. Take Five
18. On Broadway

John Coltrane / Ben Webster / Sonny Rollins / Charles Lloyd - Four Tenors






Artists

John Coltrane Quartet:
- McCoy Tyner: Piano
- John Coltrane: Tenor Sax
- Jimmy Garrison: Bass
- Elvin Jones: Drums

Ben Webster Quartet:
- Ben Webster: Tenor Sax
- Vince Guaraldi: Piano
- Monty Budwig: Bass
- Colin Bailey: Drums
- Jimmy Witherspoon: Vocals

Sonny Rollins Quartet:
- Sonny Rollins: Tenor Sax
- Bob Cranshaw: Bass
- Jim Hall: Guitar
- Ben Riley: Drums

Charles Lloyd Quartet:
- Keith Jarrett: Piano
- Charles Lloyd: Tenor Sax
- Ron McClure: Bass
- Jack DeJohnette: Drums

Tracklist

John Coltrane Quartet:
01. Afro Blue [9:06]
02. Alabama [5:55]
03. Impressions [14:00]

Ben Webster Quartet:
04. Times Getting Tougher [2:08]
05. 'Tain't Nobody's Business [3:54]
06. Cottontail [4:15]
07. Chelsea Bridge [5:14]
08. I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town [2:45]
09. Roll 'Em [2:15]
10. Ben's Little Scheme [2:41]

Sonny Rollins Quartet:
11. The Bridge [5:16]
12. God Bless the Child [5:54]
13. If Ever I Would Leave You [10:50]

Charles Lloyd Quartet:
14. Love Ship [6:36]
15. Tagore / Passing Through [12:00]
16. Forest Flower [8:26]



Norman Granz` Jazz In Montreux - Tommy Flanagan Trio `77




Artists: Tommy Flanagan Trio

- Tommy Flanagan: Piano
- Keeter Betts: Bass
- Bobby Durham: Drums

Tracklist

01. Songs
02. Barbados
03. Heat Wave
04. Medley: Some Other Spring, Easy Living
05. Medley: Star Crossed Lovers, Jump For Joy
06. Woody 'N You
07. Blue Bossa



Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie - Ella Meets Count Live









Tracklist

01. Introduction
02. Please Don`t Talk About Me When I`m Gone
03. Sweet Georgia Brown
04. Some Other Spring
05. Make Me Rainbows
06. After You`ve Gone
07. Round Midnight
08. Dindi
09. Fine & Mellow
10. (I Don`t Stand) - A Ghost Of A Chance With Yo
11. Flying Home
12. You`ve Changed
13. Honeysuckle Rose
14. St. Louis Blues
15. A Tisket, A Tasket
16. I`ve Got A Crush On You
17. The Lonesome Road - Duet with Andy Williams
18. In Harmony Together (Instrumental)

Earth Wind & Fire - Funky Wonderland










Tracklist

01. Opening
02. Boogie Wonderland
03. Singasong
04. Shining Star
05. Sun Goddess
06. Serpentine Fire
07. Kalimba Story
08. Evil
09. Brazilian Rhyme
10. After the Love Has Gone
11. Reasons
12. In the Stone
13. Got to Get You Into My Life
14. Fantasy
15. September
16. Let's Groove

DeJohnette, Metheny, Holland, Hancock - Parallel Realities Live







Artists

Jack DeJohnette - cymbals, drums, keyboards, bass
Herbie Hancock - piano, keyboards
Dave Holland - alectric and acoustic bass
Pat Metheny - acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer, orchestration

Tracklist

01. Shadow Dance: Written by Dave Holland [15:30]
02. Indigo Dreamscapes: Written by Jack DeJohnette [7:03]
03. 9 Over Reggae: Written by Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny [7:35]
04. Solar: Written by Miles Davis [13:09]
05. Silver Hollow: Written by Jack DeJohnette [8:25]
06. The Good Life: Written by Ornette Coleman [6:08]
07. Blue: Written by Jack DeJohnette [7:02]
08. Eye Of The Hurricane: Written by Herbie Hancock [15:30]
09. The Bat: Written by Pat Metheny [8:25]
10. Cantaloupe Island: Written by Herbie Hancock [9:42]

Dee Dee Bridgewater Live In Antibes And Juan-Les-Pins












Tracklist

01. J'ai Deux Amours
02. La Mer / Beyond The Sea
03. Ne Me Quitte Pas
04. Mon Homme / My Man
05. Et Maintenant
06. Que Reste-t-il De Nos Amours
07. Dansez Sur Moi / Girl Talk
08. La Belle Vie / The Good Life
09. Avec Le Temps
10. Les Feuilles Mortes
11. La Vie En Rose

Charles Mingus - Epitaph









Tracklist

01. Introduction [7:06]
02. Main Score: Part One [7:28]
03. Percussion Discussion [8:45]
04. Main Score: Part Two [5:12]
05. Started Melody [11:57]
06. The Soul [3:25]
07. Ballad (In Other Words, I Am Three) [9:51]
08. Moods in Mambo [4:31]
09. Self Portrait/Chill of Death [11:35]
10. O.P. (Oscar Pettiford) [2:28]
11. Please Don't Come Back From the Moon [9:49]
12. Monk, Bunk & Vice Versa (Osmotin) [3:18]
13. Peggy's Blue Skylight [4:10]
14. Wolverine Blues [6:23]
15. The Children's Hour of Dream [9:25]
16. Freedom [7:28]
17. Interlude (The Underdog Rising) [5:31]
18. Better Get It in Your Soul [9:50]
19. Noon Night [4:42]
20. Main Score Reprise [6:31]

David Murray & Black Saint Quartet - Live In Berlin










Artists: David Murray Black Saint Quartet

- David Murray (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet)
- Hamid Drake (drums)
- Jaribu Shahid (bass)
- Lafayette Gilchrist (piano)

Tracklist

01. Dirty Laundry
02. Banished
03. Sacred Ground
04. Murray's Steps
05. Waltz Again



Gary Moore - Blues For Jimi 2007







Personnel

Gary Moore - Guitar,Vocals
Dave Bronze - Bass
Darrin Mooney - Drums
SPECIAL GUEST:
Billy Cox - Bass,Vocals
Mitch Mitchell - Drums

Tracklist

1. Purple Haze 4:16
2. Manic Depression 3:47
3. Foxy Lady 6:14
4. The Wind Cries Mary 4:19
5. I Don't Live Today 5:57
6. My Angel 0:53
7. Angel 5:15
8. Fire 5:38
9. Red House 11:29
10. Stone Free 5:45
11. Hey Joe 9:35
12. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) 10:13



Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Art Farmer - Jazz At The Smithsonian





Artists

- Art Farmer: Trumpet
- Fred Hersch : Piano
- Dennis Irwin: Bass
- Billy Hart: Drums

Tracklist

1. Play Program [:10]
2. You Know I Care [:00]
3. Red Cross [1:56]
4. Cherokee Sketches [10:58]
5. Art Farmer Interview [8:36]
6. Recorda Me [5:27]
7. Blue Monk [4:42]
8. Firm Roots [6:48]


All-Star Swing Festival




Featuring Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby Hackett, Earl Hines, and Arvell Shaw

1. OH! LADY BE GOOD Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie
2. C JAM BLUES Duke Ellington
3. IT DON'T MEAN A THING Duke Ellington
4. GOODY, GOODY Ella Fitzgerald
5. BODY AND SOUL Ella Fitzgerald
6. JUMPIN' AT THE WOODSIDE Count Basie
7. AVALON Benny Goodman Quartet
8. MOONGLOW Benny Goodman Quartet
9. DING DONG DADDY Benny Goodman Quartet
10. SLEEPY TIME DOWN SOUTH Doc Severinsen
11. BLUEBERRY HILL Bobby Hackett
12. BASIN STREET BLUES Dizzy Gillespie
13. STRUTTIN' WITH SOME BARBEQUE Ensemble
14. MACK THE KNIFE Ensemble
15. HELLO DOLLY (revised) Ella Fitzgerald
16. ONE O'CLOCK JUMP (end titles) Ensemble


Ahmad Jamal Trio - Live At The Munich Philharmonie







Artists

- Ahmad Jamal: Piano
- John Heard: Bass
- Yoron Israel: Drums

Tracklist

01. All The Things You Are
02. Chloe
03. Acorn
04. Swahili Land
05. Bellows
06. My Foolish Heart
07. Where Are You?

Charles Mingus - Mingus In Greenwich Village




Artists

- Charles Mingus: Bass
- Dannie Richmond: Drums
- Walter Bishop: Piano
- John Gilmore: Sax
- Charles McPherson: Sax
- Lonnie Hillyer: Trumpet

Tracklist

01. All The Things You Are
02. Take The A Train
03. Secret Love

Bobby Womack - Soul Seduction Supreme





Tracklist

01. Lookin' For Love
02. Woman's Gotta Have It
03. It's All Over Now
04. Happy Hippie
05. I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much
06. Inherit The Wind
07. How Can It Be'
08. Love Has Finally Come At Last
09. I Can Understand It

Bonnie Raitt - Live at Montreux 1977






Tracklist

Live At Montreux 1977:
1. Under the Falling Sky [5:06]
2. Walk Out the Front Door [4:12]
3. Good Enough [3:22]
4. Nothing Seems to Matter [5:57]
5. Love Me Like a Man [6:15]
6. Give It Up, or Let Me Go [6:05]
7. Women Be Wise [4:17]
8. I Thought I was a Child [4:27]
9. Home [3:28]
1. Sugar Mama [5:33]
11. Runaway [5:51]

Live At Montreux 1991:
1. Papa Come Quick [2:39]
2. Good Man, Good Woman [4:36]
3. Three Time Loser [5:09]
3. Think [5:47]

Dave Brubeck: Take Five In A Quarter






Artists

Dave Brubeck: Piano
Bobby Militello - Alto Sax/Flute
Michael Moore - Bass
Randy Jones - Drums

Tracklist

1. Pennies From Heaven [11:19]
2. Out of the Way [7:55]
3. Theme for June [11:15]
4. London Flat, London Sharp [7:32]
5. Elegy [6:37]
6. Take Five [13:56]
7. Lullaby/Credits [1:32]

David Murray Quartet - Live At The Village Vanguard




Artists

- David Murray: Tenor Sax
- John Hicks: Piano
- Fred Hopkins: Bass
- Ed Blackwell: Drums

Tracklist

1. Off Season [6:56]
2. Lovers [8:21]
3. Murray's Step [13:05]
4. Ming [8:44]
5. Morning Song [9:58]
6. Duet [5:29]

Lena Horne - An Evening With Lena Horne








Artists

- Lena Horne
- Count Basie & His Orchestra (guest)
- Lena Horne Quintet:
Donald Harrison Jr./ Tenor Saxophone
Mike Renzi/ Piano, Synthesizer
Rodney Jones/ Guitar
Ben Brown/ Bass
Akira Tana/ Drums

Tracklist

01. Come Runnin' [3:10]
02. I'll Always Leave the Door a Little Open [3:45]
03. I've Got to Have You [4:24]
04. Maybe [2:50]
05. Something to Live For [5:14]
06. Just Squeeze Me [2:27]
07. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me [4:14]
08. April in Paris [3:34]
09. Jumpin' at the Woodside [3:09]
10. I've Got the World on a String [5:00]
11. Yesterday, When I Was Young [5:38]
12. How's Your Romance? [1:51]
13. Why Shouldn't I? [2:58]
14. Ours [2:54]
15. Just One of Those Things [3:26]
16. We'll Be Together Again [4:59]
17. Hey, Old Friend [3:03]
18. Watch What Happens [3:13]
19. Lady Is a Tramp [3:46]



Grover Washington, Jr in Concert - Standing Room Only 1990






Tracklist

1. Winelight
2. Nice and Easy
3. Take Me There
4. Blues for DP
5. Time Out of Mind
6. Medley: Inner City Blues/Mercy Mercy Me/Where is the Love/Knucklehead/Black Frost/Santa Cruzin'/Just the Two of Us/Feels So Good/Sausalito
7. Let It Flow

Masters Of Jazz: Sarah Vaughan - The Divine One






Chapters

01. Paris Vaughan - interview
02. Billy Eckstine - interview
03. Joe Williams - interview
04. Marty Paich - interview
05. George Gaffney - interview
06. Sarah Vaughan 1924 - 1990

The Jazz Channel Presents - Earl Klugh







Tracklist

01. Introduction; Wiggle [8:40]
02. Living Inside Your Love [6:36]
03. Wind And The Sea [5:08]
04. Rayna [5:07]
05. Midnight In San Juan [5:19]
06. Take It From The Top [4:19]
07. Private Affair [4:34]
08. Whispers And Promises [5:27]
09. Tropical Legs [5:36]
10. Mount Airy Road [7:07]
11. Last Song [4:38]
12. Dr. Macumba [10:23]

Stanley Turrentine - In Concert






Artists

- Stanley Turrentine: Tenor Sax
- Bob Fox: Keyboards
- Scott Ambush: Bass
- Dave Stryker: Guitar
- Scott Peker: Drums

Tracklist

01. Sugar [9:48]
02. Oop Bop Sh'bam (excerpt) - James Moody With Dizzy Gillespie [1:32]
03. La Place [6:02]
04. Indian Summer (excerpt) - Coleman Hawkins [5:36]
05. My Romance [7:08]
06. Salt Song [12:28]
07. Gibraltar [3:59]
08. Impressions (excerpt) - John Coltrane With McCoy Tyner [1:50]
09. Impressions [9:08]
10. Credits [:55]

Norman Granz Jazz In Montreux - Milt Jackson & Ray Brown '77






Artists

- Milt Jackson: Vibraphone
- Ray Brown: Bass
- Eddie Davis: Sax
- Monty Alexander: Piano
- Clark Terry: Trumpet

Tracklist

1. Nat Hentoff Presentation [4:10]
2. Slippery [12:11]
3. Beautiful Friendship [8:44]
4. Red Top [12:51]
5. Mean to Me [4:52]
6. You Are My Sunshine [12:26]

Norman Granz Jazz In Montreux: Oscar Peterson - Solo '75






Tracklist

01. Presentation by Nat Hentoff [2:40]
02. I Wished on the Moon [4:16]
03. Mirage [2:50]
04. The More I See You [4:56]
05. Indiana [4:23]
06. At Long Last Love [4:16]
07. Medley: Take the A Train/Don't Get Around Much Any More/In a Sentimental Mood/I'm Beginning to See the Light/Satin Doll/Lady of the Lavender Mist/Caravan [9:48]
08. Cubano Chant [5:28]
09. Eight Bar Boogie Blues [6:03]
10. If I Had You [5:30]

Norman Granz Jazz In Montreux - Roy Eldridge '77




Artists

- Roy Eldridge: Trumpet
- Oscar Peterson: Piano
- Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen: Bass
- Bobby Durham: Drums

Tracklist

1. Nat Hentoff Presentation [1:00]
2. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea [9:25]
3. Blues [6:58]
4. I Surrender Dear [10:51]
5. Dale's Wail [9:02]
6. Perdido [8:25]
7. Bye Bye Blackbird [8:20]

Stan Getz And Chet Baker - Live In Stockholm 1983




Artists

- Stan Getz: tenor sax
- Chet Baker: trumpet, vocals
- Jim McNeely: piano
- George Mraz: bass
- Victor Lewis: drums

Tracklist

01. We'll Be Together Again (Fisher-Laine) 8:03
02. I'll Remember April (DePaul- Johnston-Raye) 11:41
03. Just Friends (Klenner-Lewis) 8:42
04. My Funny Valentine(Rodgers-Hart) 8:33
05. Sippin' At Bells (Miles Davis) 9:04
06. Blood Count (Billy Strayhorn) 5:25
07. Milestones (Miles Davis) 9:44
08. Airegin (Sonny Rollins) 9:04
09. Dear Old Stockholm (Traditional) 5:50
10. Line For Lyons (Gerry Mulligan) 2:04

Blue Note - A Story Of Modern Jazz






Artists

- Bob Belden
- Joachim Ernst Berendt
- Art Blakey
- Ron Carter
- John Coltrane
- Bob Cranshaw
- Lou Donaldson
- Dexter Gordon
- Lorraine Gordon
- Johnny Griffin
- Herbie Hancock
- Freddie Hubbard
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- J.J. Johnson
- Taj Mahal
- Gil Melle
- Brigitte Mira
- Thelonious Monk
- Bud Powell
- André Previn
- Max Roach
- Sonny Rollins
- Carlos Santana
- Horace Silver
- Jimmy Smith
- Bertrand Tavernier
- Cassandra Wilson

Chapters:

01. Founding Blue Note Records [8:57]
02. Escaping Pre-War Germany [4:50]
03. Building up the Label [7:33]
04. "It Must Schwing!" [9:48]
05. Jazz Visionaries [6:38]
06. Producing Records [6:47]
07. Sampling Blue Note [5:41]
08. Jazz Photography [6:39]
09. Development Over Decades [8:42]
10. The Characteristic Artwork [3:02]
11. Europe's Recognition of Jazz [8:25]
12. The Black "Sound" [8:16]
13. An Era Ends [1:57]
14. Credits [3:13]

Celebration Of The Blues - The Stars Singing Blues






1. Angelique Kidjo: Zelie
2. Mavis Staples: See That my Grave Is Kept Clean
3. David "Honeyboy" Edwards: Gambli' Man
4. Keb Mo: Love In Vain
5. Odetta: Jim Grow Blues
6. Natalie Cole: St.Louis Blues
7. James "Blood" Ulmer et Alison Krauss: Sittin' On The Top Of The World
8. Ruth Brown,Mavis Staples et Natalie Cole: Men Are Like Street Cars
9. Buddy Guy: Can't Be Sastified
10. India Arie: Strange Fruit
11. Macy Gray: Hound Dog
12. Larry Johnson: Hear The Angles Singing
13. John Fogerty: Midnight Special
14. Clarence "Gatemounth" Brown: Okie Dokie Stomp
15. Bonnie Raitt: Coming Home
16. Steve Tyler et Joe Perry: I'mA King Bee
17. David Johansen: Killing Floor
18. Shemekia Copeland: I Pity The Floor
19. The Neville Brothers: Big Chief
20. SalomonBurke: Down In The Valley
21. Buddy Guy: Red House
22. Buddy Guy et Angelique Kidjo: Voodoo Child
23. Churk D.: Boom Boom
24. B.B.King: StweetSixteen
25. B.B.King et Bonnie Raitt: Paying The Cost To Be The Boss


Charles Lloyd - Live In Montreal












Artists

- Charles Lloyd: Tenor Saxophone, Flute
- Geri Allen: Piano
- John Abercrombie: Guitar
- Marc Johnson: Bass
- Billy Hart: Drums

Tracklist

01. Miss Jessye
02. The Monk and The Mermaid
03. Sweet Georgia Bright
04. Lotus Blossom
05. Lady Day
06. Little Peace
07. Zoltan
08. The Water is Wide
09. Georgia
10. The Prayer

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Eric Dolphy: In Europe 1961-1964








Artists:

Eric Dolphy Quintet
- Eric Dolphy: Alto Sax
- Benny Bailey: Trumpet
- Pepsy Auer: Piano
- George Joyner: Bass
- Buster Smith: Drums

Charles Mingus Sextet (guest)
- Charles Mingus: Bass
- Dannie Richmond: Drums
- Eric Dolphy: Alto Sax, Clarinet
- Clifford Jordan: Keyboards
- Johnny Coles: Trumpet
- Jaki Byard: Piano

Tracklist

Messenhalle, Berlin, August 30, 1961

01. Geewee [Eric Dolphy Quintet]
02. God Bless the Child [Eric Dolphy Quintet]
03. Blues in the Closet [Eric Dolphy Quintet]
04. Blues Improvisation [Eric Dolphy Quintet]

University Aula, Oslo, Norway, April 12, 1964
01. So Long Eric [Charles Mingus Sextet]
02. Orange was the Colour of her Dress, then Blue Silk [Charles Mingus Sextet]
03. Ow! [Charles Mingus Sextet]
04. Take the A Train [Charles Mingus Sextet]

Duke Ellington - London Concert 1964








Tracklist:

Recorded Live In London, February 20, 1964
01. Perdido
02. Caravan
03. Isfahan
04. The Opener
05. A Tone Parallel to Harlem
06. Take the
07. Banquet
08. Skillipoop
09. Little African Flower
10. Kinda Dukish & Rockin' in Rhythm

Recorded Live In Zurich, Switzerland, September 1959
01. Satin Doll
02. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
03. Basin Street Blues
04. Diminuendo in Blue

Herbie Hancock Trio - Hurricane!








Artists
- Herbie Hancock: Keyboards
- Ron Carter: Bass
- Billy Cobham: Drums

Tracklist

01. "Eye of the Hurricane" [:26]
02. Piano Solo [2:52]
03. Piano/Drums Interplay [:30]
04. Drum Solo [1:54]
05. End Melody [:48]
06. "First Trip" [1:18]
07. Piano Solo [3:49]
08. Bass Solo [2:03]
09. Piano Solo [:32]
10. Drum Solo [:32]
11. End Melody [1:30]
12. "Willow Weep for Me" Solo Bass Introduction [1:05]
13. Bass Melody [1:55]
14. Bass Solo [2:44]
15. End Melody & Cadenza [1:52]
16. "Dolphin Dance" Solo Piano Introduction [2:03]
17. Piano Main Theme [1:43]
18. Piano Solo [1:58]
19. Melody & Solo [2:28]
20. End Melody & Cadenza [2:04]
21. "Ili's Treasure" Drum Solo: Brushes [:48]
22. Sticks [1:21]
23. Cymbals [:41]
24. Snare & Toms [1:18]
25. "Princess" [3:08]
26. Bass Enters [5:57]
27. Finale [3:21]
28. "Walking" [:28]
29. Piano Solo [2:34]
30. Bass & Drum Solo [:51]
31. Bass Solo [1:49]
32. Trio Interlude [:36]
33. Drums & Piano [:51]
34. End Melody [:32]
35. End Credits [1:12]
36. V.I.E.W. VVCC Message [1:44]

One Night with Blue Note - All-Star Reunion Concert






 Tracklist

1. Cantaloupe Island (Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams)
2. Recorda-me (Hubbard, Henderson, Hancock, Carter, Williams, Bobby Hutcherson)
3. Little B’s Poem (Hutcherson, Hancock, Carter, Williams, James Newton)
4. Bouquet (Hancock, Carter, Hutcherson)
5. Jumpin’ Jack (Stanley Jordan)
6. Summertime (Grover Washington Jr., Kenny Burrell, Reggie Workman, Grady Tate)
7. Moanin’ (Hubbard, Johnny Griffin, Curtis Fuller, Walter Davis Jr., Workman, Art Blakey)
8. Sweet and Lovely (McCoy Tyner)
9. Appointment in Ghana (Woody Shaw, Jackie McLean, Tyner, Cecil McBee, Jack DeJohnette)
10. Tone Poem (Charles Lloyd, Michel Petrucciani, McBee, DeJohnette)
11. Blues Walk (Lou Donaldson, Jimmy Smith, Burrell, Tate)
12. Jumpin' the Blues (Stanley Turrentine, Smith, Burrell, Tate)
13. Scratch My Back (Turrentine, Smith, Burrell, Tate)
14. Pontos Cantados (Cecil Taylor)

Louis Armstrong - Live in Australia 1964






Artists:

- Louis Armstrong (vocals, trumpet)
- Jewel Brown (vocals)
- Joe Darensbourg (clarinet, percussion)
- Trummy Young (trombone, vocals, percussion)
- Billy Kyle (piano)
- Arvell Shaw (bass)
- Danny Barcelona (drums)

Tracklist:

01. When It's Sleepy Time Down South [3:33]
02. Now You Has Jazz [6:18]
03. High Society [2:56]
04. Basin Street Blues [6:33]
05. Perdido [3:20]
06. Blueberry Hill [3:28]
07. How High the Moon [6:56]
08. Mack the Knife [3:47]
09. Sweet Georgia Brown [4:03]
10. Did You Hear About Jerry [5:04]
11. I Left My Heart in San Francisco [3:37]
12. When the Saints Go Marching In [4:33]

Monday, September 30, 2013

Hank Jones & Ron Carter – Great Jazz In Kobe ’96




Artists:
Hank Jones - Piano
Jimmy Smith - Drums
Santi Debriano - Bass
Shigeko Suzuki special guest - Vocal
Ron Carter - Bass
Lewis Nash - Drums
Stephen Scott - Piano
Steve Kroon - Percussion

Tracklist:

Dream Duo
01.`Round Midnight
02.Polka Dots And Moonbeams
Great Jazz Trio Again
03.Blue Monk
04.A Night In Tunisia

Hank Jones Trio
05.Speak Low
06.On Green Dolphin Street
07.Body And Soul
08.What's New

Hank Jones Trio With Suzuki
09.It's All Right With Me

Ron Carter Quartet
10.Blues For D.P.
11.Mr.Bow-Tie
12.Cut And Paste
13.Bag's Groove

Session Greats
14.Satin Doll
15.Take The 'A' Train
16.(All Members Session)

Sonny Rollins Quartet - Jazz Jamboree 1980





Artists:

- Sonny Rollins: Tenor Sax
- Mark Soskin: Piano
- Jerome Harris: Electric Bass
- Al Foster: Drums
- Walter Davis Jr.: Piano
- Yoshiaki Masuo: Guitar
- Bob Cranshaw: Bass
- David Lee: Drums


Tracklist:


01. Keep Hold of Yourself [19:34]
02. Little Lu [19:05]
Live in Laren, Netherlands, 1973
01. There's No Greater Love [15:59]
02. Don't Stop the Carnival [6:23]
03. Alfie's Theme [11:08]
04. St. Thomas [4:10]

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Eric Dolphy - Stockholm 1964 & Antibes 1960




Artists:

Eric Dolphy
Charles Mingus Sextet:
Charles Mingus: Bass
Booker Ervin: Tenor Sax
Dannie Richmond: Drums
Eric Dolphy: Alto Sax, Clarinet
Clifford Jordan: Tenor Sax
Johnny Coles: Trumpet
Jaki Byard: Piano
Ted Curson: Trumpet
Bud Powell: Piano


Tracklist:

Filmed In Stockholm, Sweden, April 13, 1964
01. So Long Eric (First version)
02. So Long Eric (Second version)
03. Meditations

Filmed At The Juan-Les-Pins Jazz Festival, Antibes, France, July 13, 1960
01. I'll Remember April



Dinah Washington - Swing Era


 


Artists:

- Dinah Washington
- Martha Davis (guest)
- Ruth Brown (guest)
- Faye Adams (guest)
- Dorothy Dandridge (guest)
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe (guest)
- Mabel Lee (guest)
- June Richmond (guest)
- Vanita Smythe (guest)
- Edna Mae Harris (guest)

Tracklist:

01. Dinah Washington: Only a Moment Ago [3:03]
02. Dinah Washington: Such a Night [2:32]
03. Dinah Washington: I Don't Hurt Anymore [2:30]
04. Dinah Washington: My Lean Baby [1:24]
05. Martha Davis: Martha's Boogie [2:56]
06. Martha Davis: We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye [2:21]
07. Martha Davis: Vipity Vop [2:27]
08. Martha Davis: Goodbye [3:06]
09. Ruth Brown: Oh What a Dream/Raining Teardrops From My Eyes [5:58]
10. Ruth Brown: Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean [1:55]
11. Ruth Brown: Have a Good Time [3:09]
12. Faye Adams: Everyday [1:56]
13. Faye Adams: Somebody Somewhere [2:28]
14. Dorothy Dandridge: Zoot Suit [2:41]
15. Dorothy Dandridge: A Jig in the Jungle [2:25]
16. Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Lonesome Road [2:29]
17. Mabel Lee: Chicken Shack Shuffle [2:29]
18. Mabel Lee: The Cat Can't Dance [2:36]
19. June Richmond: Hey Lawdy Mama [2:31]
20. June Richmond: Mr. Jackson From Jacksonville [2:22]
21. Vanita Smythe: They Raided the Joint [2:42]
22. Edna Mae Harris: Taint No Good [2:56]

Swing Era Dizzy Gillespie - Jivin' in Be-Bop





Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra

- Dizzy Gillespie
- John Lewis
- Milt Jackson
- Ray Brown
- Helen Humes
- Kenny Hagood

Tracklist:

01. Salt Peanuts [3:17]
02. Be Bab A Lee'ba [2:34]
03. Oop Bop Sh'bam [5:07]
04. Shaw 'Nuff [2:47]
05. I Waited for You [2:52]
06. Hubba-Hubba Blues [2:20]
07. Night in Tunisia [2:47]
08. Crazy About a Man [2:28]
09. One Bass Hit [2:40]
10. Boogie in C [2:32]
11. Dynamo A [2:36]
12. Ornithology [2:33]
13. He Beeped When He Should Have Bopped [2:50]
14. Grosvenor's Square [2:32]
15. Things to Come [2:42]
16. Ray's Idea [2:20]
17. Bag's Boogie [2:26]
18. Hubba-Hubba Blues [2:42]


Stevie Ray Vaughan - Boxed Set DVD





Thursday, September 26, 2013

Keith Jarrett Trio - Live At Open Theater East








Keith Jarrett (piano)
Gary Peacock (bass)
Jack DeJohnette (drums)

1. In Your Own Sweet Way
2. Butch And Butch
3. Basin Street Blues
4. Solar-Extension
5. If I Were A Bell
6. I Fall In Love Too Easily
7. Oleo
8. Bye Bye Blackbird
9. The Cure
10. I Thought About You

Jazz Icons: John Coltrane - Live in '60, '61 & '65










The Jazz Channel Presents Herbie Hancock










1. Fascinating Rhythm
2. St. Louis Blues
3. Cotton Tail
4. Blueberry Rhyme
5. The Man I Love
6. Here Come De Honey Man
7. Cantaloupe Island
8. One Finger Snap
9. Maiden Voyage

Oscar Peterson - A Night In Vienna













  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Ulf Wakenius – guitar
  • Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – double bass
  • Martin Drew – drums
  1. Intro – 0:58
  2. Night Time – 8:35
  3. When Summer Comes – 7:10
  4. Cakewalk – 8:31
  5. Requiem – 8:49
  6. Wheatland – 9:19
  7. The Backyard Blues – 8:13
  8. Satin Doll  – 9:48
  9. Sweet Georgia Brown – 8:23
  10. Hymn to Freedom – 7:56

The workings of the economy.




Oscar Peterson Trio - The Berlin Concert






Piano - Oscar Peterson
Bass - Niels-Henning Oersted Pedersen
Drums - Martin Drew

1. Salute to Bach (J.S. Bach / Oscar Peterson)
2. Who Can I Turn To (A. Newley)
3. Blues Etude (Oscar Peterson)
4. Yours Is My Heart Alone (Franz Lhar)
5. Falling In Love With La Belle Province (Oscar Peterson)
6. Nigerian Marketplace (Oscar Peterson)
7. Cakewalk (Oscar Peterson)
8. Skylark - My Foolish Heart (Oscar Peterson)
9. Perdido (Duke Ellington)
10. Caravan (G. Trull)

Jazz Icons: Cannonball Adderley - Live in '63










Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (Alto Sax)
Nat Adderley (Cornet)
Yusef Lateef (Tenor Sax, Flute, Oboe)
Joe Zawinul (Piano)
Sam Jones (Bass)
Louis Hayes (Drums)


Herbie Hancock/Ron Carter/Billy Cobham - World Of Rhythm Live In Lugano 1983






1. Toys [6:32]
2. First Trip [9:47]
3. Speak Like a Child [11:08]
4. Little Waltz [10:41]
5. Willow Weep for Me (Solo) [7:37]
6. Dolphin Dance (Solo) [9:51]
7. Ili's Treasure (Solo) [:13]
8. Princess [4:23]
9. Eye of the Hurricane [12:37]
10. Walking [8:15]
11. Credits [7:55]

Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64













Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Jazz Icons - Dexter Gordon Live In '63 & '64












1. A Night In Tunisia
2. What’s New
3. Blues Walk

4. Second Balcony Jump
5. You’ve Changed

6. Lady Bird
7. Body And Soul
 


 

Dizzy Gillespie Sextet - Live in Montreux 1977


















Dizzy Gillespie Sextet with performers Benny Carter, Clark Terry, Roy Eldridge, Zoot Sims, Tommy Flanagan, Joe Pass, Keeter Betts and Bobby Durham.

1. Girl Of My Dreams
2. Get Happy
3. Once In A While
4. But Beautiful
5. Here's That Rainy Day
6. The Champ
7. Here 'Tis

Ella Fitzgerald - First Lady Of Jazz (1974)












Tommy Flanagan - piano
Roy Eldridge - trumpet
Eddi "Lockjaw" Davis - sax
Joe Pass - guitar
Keter Betts - bass
Bobby Durlam - drums

1. (I Can Give You) Anything But Love
2. It Don't Mean a Thing
3. White Chick
4. The Man I Love
5. Mr. Paganini
6. How High is the Moon
7. Like A Soft Wind
8. Some of these Days
9. Baby Ain't I Good To You
10. C-Jam Blues

Ella Fitzgerald - Live At Montreux 1969


















Ella Fitzgerald, vocals; 
Tommy Flanagan, piano; 
Frank De La Rosa, bass; 
Ed Thigpen, drums.

1. Give Me The Simple Life 
2. This Girl's In Love With You  
3. I Won't Dance  
4. A Place For Lovers 
5. That Old Black Magic 
6. Useless Landscape 
7. I Love You Madly  
8. Trouble Is A Man  
9. A Man And A Woman  
10. Sunshine Of Your Love  
11. Well Alright Okay You Win  
12. Hey Jude  
13. Scat Medley 
14. A House Is Not A Home

Dexter Gordon Quartet - Live in Iowa 1979
















Track List

1. It's You Or No One (10:32)
2. The Panther (16:11)
3. Alone Together (19:12)
4. Backstairs (14:15)

Musicians

Dexter Gordon - Tenor Sax/Soprano Sax
George Cables - Piano
Rufus Reid - Bass
Eddie Gladden - Drums

Ella Fitzgerald - Live In Tokyo 1983









Jones Carter





Jazz Icons: Wes Montgomery - Live In '65 (2007)



Jazz Icons Wes Montgomery - Live In '65_1


Jazz Icons Wes Montgomery - Live In '65_2


Artists:
Holland 1965
- Wes Montgomery (Guitar)
- Pim Jacobs (Piano)
- Ruud Jacobs (Bass)
- Han Bennink (Drums)
Belgium 1965
- Wes Montgomery (Guitar)
- Arthur Harper (Bass)
- Harold Mabern (Piano)
- Jimmy Lovelace (Drums)
England 1965
- Wes Montgomery (Guitar)
- Rick Laird (Bass)
- Stan Tracey (Piano)
- Jackie Dougan (Drums)

Tracklist:
Holland 1965
01. I Love Blues [5:52]
02. Nica's Dream [8:45]
03. The End of a Love Affair (Rehearsal) [6:27]
04. The End of a Love Affair [8:18]
Belgium 1965
05. Impressions [3:31]
06. Twisted Blues [5:27]
07. Here's That Rainy Day [7:09]
08. Jingles [3:57]
09. Boy Next Door [3:52]
England 1965
10. Four on Six [4:44]
11. Full House [5:01]
12. Here's That Rainy Day [6:36]
13. Twisted Blues [3:40]
14. West Coast Blues (Reprise) [1:14]
15. Credits [1:52]

Stan Getz - In Copenhagen






 






 


Stan Getz, tenor saxophone
Kenny Barron, piano
Rufus Reid, bass
Victor Lewis, drums


Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Bill Evans - The Last Trio Live '80




TrackList:
1. RE: PERSON I KNEW
2. THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES
3. YOUR STORY
4. NARDIS

Players:
BILL EVANS - piano
MARC JOHNSON - bass
JOE LABARBERA - drums

Ron Carter Quartet - Django (1978)





Total Time: 50:49

Track List:

1. EIGHT
2. MY SHIP
3. DJANGO
4. WILLOW WEEP FOR ME
5. THIRD PLANE
6. SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILD
7. HASTA LUEGO MI AMIGO
8. DOXY

Artist List:

RON CARTER- piccolo bass
LEON MALESON- bass
TED LO- piano
WILBY FLETCHER- drums

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Minimum wage is bad.


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Monetary Policy.


"I think that at the core of the problem is that people have a very hard time figuring out what monetary policy is. Most people – including I believe most central bankers – think that credit policy is monetary policy. Just take the Federal Reserve’s attempt to distort relative prices in the financial markets in connection with QE2 or the ECB’s OMT program where the purpose is to support the price of government bonds in certain South European countries without increasing the euro zone money base. Hence, the primary purpose of these policies is not to increase nominal GDP or stabilise NGDP growth, but rather to change market prices. That is not monetary policy. That is credit policy and worse – it is in fact bailouts."

Source.


Saturday, May 25, 2013

Terence Tao.


"I vividly recall one of my first meetings with Terry when, in my capacity as President of SAAGTC, I was informally assessing his mathematical ability for placement in SAAGTC programs. At just under 4, he was multiplying 2-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers in his head while I, the 'tester', required pen and paper to check his answers! Another image springs to mind of Terry, one month before his 5th birthday, working with a group of gifted 7- to 9-year-olds at an SAAGTC math workshop. The teacher challenged the students to find the next four numbers in the sequence 9182736. Terry thought briefly and responded, "4554." He was, of course, correct. The number sequence consists of consecutive multiples of 9."

Source.


Monday, May 6, 2013

Mountain Brothers.




On China.


"Now while I disagree with a lot of what you wrote, I do agree with you on one thing, the Chinese people has not found solid footing in a modern world yet. People are still adapting, evolving to new lifestyles. Their goals and aspirations will probably also keep evolving. I do believe the Chinese as a people are too materialistic – but that’s me speaking making an American wage talking about someone making on average 1/10 my wave. Many complain of this Chinese materialism, but it’s probably more about pragmatism. In Taiwan, parents often want to know how much their children are making, marriages are often based on wealth… Sounds materialistic. But I believe this is true of American society too, except it’s taboo to talk about those things too openly. People in developed societies don’t want to be seen as too materialist, but if you are pragmatic, you often are.

Truth to be told, the average concern of everyone in the U.S. is about money. That’s the bottom line. You may find some European nations where citizens may be less – but that’s because the state provides a lot of welfare. Are people unethical to care about money when it’s practical to do so? I would be happy not making any money and pursue music and writing and inventing things here and full time … except I have to care about money, or else my family can’t survive. Perhaps someone from a utopian future where no one ever has to work for a living would look down on my despicable little life with my narrow myopic focus on money. But would that contempt be morally justified? Would such contempt say more about me or them?"

~ a comment from Allen


Sunday, May 5, 2013

A Story.


There Was This Cashier

She moved from the countryside to go to a university in Tokyo. She joined many extra-curricular activities but always got turned off quickly . One after another, she jumped from club to club looking for something better.

When it came time for her to find work, she got a job with a manufacturing company, but she couldn’t continue working there. Three months after starting she felt she couldn’t see eye to eye with her boss. It didn’t take long for her to quit.

The next job she got was for a distribution company. She worked there for six months but came to realize the job was different than she had hoped it to be. Shortly after, she quit.

From there she joined up with a company that manages medical statistics and information, but this too didn’t do it for her.

This job just isn’t for me.

As this pattern went on and on her resume became an ever-growing list of companies that failed to live up to what she expected from a job. The longer her resume got the more difficult it became for her to get a job, until finally it was impossible to find an employer willing to take a chance on someone unwilling to commit to any job. However, if she couldn’t work then she couldn’t live.

Her parents suggested she move back in with them, but she couldn’t slink back home like a dog with its tail between its legs.

She signed up with a temp agency, but she couldn’t even get through temporary work. Wherever she went, she would quit if she had the slightest problem. Her record of former employees grew faster with each temporary job she dropped.

One day, she received a new job offer through the temp agency. It was sent to all of the agency’s workers who were a flight-risk like her. The offer was working the checkout at a supermarket.

In these days supermarkets didn’t use bar codes. The cashiers had to type in the prices for all the items by hand. It took a bit of training, but after a week she had already gotten tired of typing into the register.

This is way too easy. I can’t keep doing this.

This time though, when she got that feeling she realized that she had already changed work a lot in her life. She had grown to dislike herself for not having the patience to hold a steady job. She had to continue working here.

Hang in there. This is your last chance.

However, as much as she tried, she couldn’t continue. She made up her mind to resign. Soon after, she received a phone call.

“It’s time for you to come home,” her mother said.

Hearing the warmth in her mother’s invitation through the receiver, she made her choice. She began to pack her belongings to return home. After that she would tell the supermarket she quit.

She had accumulated a lot of things in her long time in Tokyo. While putting her stuff into a cardboard box she found a notebook in the drawer of her desk. It was her diary from when she was a young. She used to always write in it. She remembered looking for it a while ago but thought it was gone for good.

Flipping through the pages she saw written: “I want to become a pianist.” It was her high school dream.

Back then I used to practice every day to become a pianist.

For some reason practicing piano was the one thing she could continue doing. Still, somehow, without her noticing, she had given it up. She compared those days of chasing her dream to her life now, and she became disgusted with herself.

What happened to the me that used to have hopes and dreams?

Her adult diary had become nothing but a long list of discarded employers. Rather than recording her dreams she was carrying a record of her half-hearted attempts and failures. She knew things weren’t going well but she didn’t realize how low she had sunk until then.

Look at me now, I’m running away from a stupid cashier job.

So she closed her diary and went to call her mother. “I’m going to stay here a little longer,” she said choking back the tears. She put aside her resignation and decided to go to work the next day forcing herself to be happy punching boring numbers into that boring register.

Just a few more days will be good enough to know for sure if I want to continue.

Doubt and excuses would sometimes slip into her thoughts.

When I studied piano, I would make mistakes again and again, but I kept at it until my fingers memorized the keys. After enough time, I could play the piano without looking at my hands.
Remembering those days she set a goal for herself.

Alright, I’m going to master that register like I did the Piano.

She studied the button combinations to hit for every item the supermarket sells. She committed the arrangement of the keys on the register to memory. Then she practiced.

After a few days she could type fast. Then she didn’t have to look at the register any more. Her attention began shifting to the customers.

Oh, that customer came yesterday too…

Her hand typed in the price of a dozen eggs by itself.

…only this time she brought her kids.

She could see a lot from her post now. It became her secret pleasure. Her fingers would dance across the register like a professional pianist’s would. As her eyes studied the people she began to notice more and more details about them.

Here’s Ms. Only-Buys-Things-On-Sale.

Well, if it isn’t Mr. Comes-Just-Before-Closing-Time.

Here comes The Honorable Lady Buys-Expensive-Stuff.

One day, ol’ Mrs. Buys-Things-Just-Before-Their-Expiration-Date came to her register, only this time carrying a fresh and expensive fish.

“What’s the special occasion?” she blurted out to the old lady in surprise.

Mrs. Buys-Things replied, “My grandson won an award for his swimming, we’re going to celebrate. It’s a nice fish isn’t it?”

“Yes, congratulations” she said, unaware she was gently smiling to Mrs. Buys-Things. This is when she found the pleasure of communicating with her customers.

After a while she had memorized all the customers’ faces and picked up some of their names. She started to help them with their shopping.

“Hi Mrs. Tanaka, you’re sure you want to buy this chocolate? We have some cheaper stuff over in aisle three today.” she said. “Also, you’d be better off buying chicken rather than fish today.”

And all the customers in her line appreciated it, thanking her as they went to rethink their choices.

The more she interacted with the customers the more she enjoyed going to work at the supermarket.

One day, she had a feeling that it was busier than usual, but she kept to her work and enjoyed talking with all the customers who came through.

The manager came over the intercom; “We apologize for the crowds. Could customers please move over to the empty registers?”

A little later the speaker repeated, “Again, we ask you to please move to the empty registers.”

After a third announcement she looked up. As her hand typed in the price of three tomatoes she could see five other cashiers waiting by empty registers but all of the customers had formed a long line to hers only.

The manager rushed onto the floor and said to the customers, “Please, if you would just go to another register, you won’t have to wait.”

“Oh go away,” said Mrs. Ito who only buys milk in glass bottles, “the only reason I come to this supermarket is to chat with this young lady. I don’t want another cashier.”

Upon hearing that, she broke into tears.

Mrs. Ito continued “The other supermarket up the street is cheaper than here, but I come to talk, so if you’d be so kind, I’ll just wait here.”

At this point, she was crying so hard she couldn’t work the register. For the first time, she saw how terrific a job could make her feel.

It wasn’t long before she got promoted to checkout manager.

Now she continues to teach new cashiers the joys that are returned to you by putting care and enjoyment into your work and customers.


Stanley McChrystal