It puzzles me at times too,.... I see some of my competition talking out their ass, getting 1000s of views... ?? But mine aint click bait and gimmicky 7 minutes of fluff, its more substantive, which I think scares away many??? All the same it is still growing steady, and I would rather have a following of 5000 that watch and get it , than 100 000 that just tune in to tune out??

wow thnx very much I def appreciate that response, I certainly try to make coherent and passionate content, that reflects my feelings and insight into this great art form!! Happy to read such a comment!!

Thnx for the kind words!!!! Peace my friend

Cool man thnks alot, that means a lot to me!!

Those links are invaluable

i love the old record store stories!!!

I can relate to your experience. I grew up in Levittown,Pa.,a suburb of Philly.Just the mention of Levittown for years became synonymous with the suburbs. But there were several places of jazz record treasures ,such as Korvettes,S.Klein,Two Guys,and even K-Mart,Woolco and Sears.(Yes,Sears used to have a record dept. where I found a Blue Note two-fer of Miles' great work of 52-54.Actually,I think I recall that by then it was issued on United Artists) Another powerful moment was finding Andrew Hill's "Smokestack " on Blue Note( which is still one of my personal favorites) and a George Russell on Riverside, each for 99cents.I was much younger then,and wasn't aware of how the musicians rarely (if ever) saw a dime from these re-issues ,or how badly they were ripped-off in general.I just found that these and other newly discovered gems at that time would lead me to a whole new wonderful world of sounds and feelings.Special memories!

Thnx brutha

u got me curious as to what I said??? lol

@@TheJazzShepherd ln the course of an argument with my wife the other day she asked me who l thought l was and l only got 74% of that right

@@Richard-yc5pk hahahahaha

Wow thats a great list of men u have seen!!! Thnx for watchin

Thnx my friend

its a great way to classify and her this horn

Thnx my friend

Thnx my friend...passion is always an important part pf my expressing.... I feel its how i connect!

Wow thnx for the kind words my friend....

they really seem unnecessary

i very much appreciate that , and will tell u this was a part oif my design for this channel... too much talk about.... paper n ink n not enough about the book and its story on those pages!! Thnx for recognizing

Thnx for watching

Amen to that my friend

thnx my friend.. the records were not hurt in the making of this video!! LOL

Thanks, will do!

thnx my freind

Thnx my friend, are things getting more normal in the UK?

We are well on top of the vaccination roll-out which is key. People are clamouring for foreign holidays but I think that would be a mistake right now. Pubs and restaurants will be open inside on 17th May. That will be interesting.

what country are u in my friend?? Yes tje music always should be the focus... waaay to many people talking pressings n not about the music

@@TheJazzShepherd I am Spanish, but I live in a really tiny state called Malta right in the middle of the Mediterranean.So most of the time it is a difficult place to find good jazz records.But funnily enough this week I found a copy of Mobley’s Roll Call 😁 Music should be the focus disregard of the obsession with pressings. Keep it up man, always 5 star content!

@@Tascam82 Thnx Brutha ! ! I Am a geography nut..So I know Malte well South of Sicily n North of Tunisia With great megalithic cart tracks and building sights, still quite unexplained... Cheers my friend!

@@TheJazzShepherd you nailed it :) Cheers!

PS I am a Canadian...in general we know the world better than Americans

thnk u my friend!!! Happy to be of service~~

Cool, thanks! So many great titles to dive into

@@TheJazzShepherd Could you make a video about Mainstream Records, please? I'm very curious about that label and which artists I should listen. ;-)

@@diamonddogz389 Not a label I have done much research on tbh

Blue Notes are at least pretty easy to come by...every title has been re issued a bunch

Appreciate the kind words, and I do try to limit the politics...but nothing is scripted, it all just flows and comes out .... so some times the train of thought rolls heavy... If it makes yo feel any better, I am not a poiltics fan of either side

Boom! Hahaha its the best track!!!

amen my friend

that Prestige format does allow for some honest BLOWING, and emoting... but certainly less challengng and less unified spiritually

Awesome Thnx my friend

Thats a super smart way to do it!! I have done that... those collections are great ways to do just that!! Thnx for watching

buying CDs from Japan means yo uare getting the best sounding CDs in the world

yeah Mass marketed crap is of zero use to my soul!!! Honesty is all that matters in music

yes the hole sprawl s into an underground liar once down there

Thnx my friend

Thanks for listening!!! Glad your enjoying

i did discuss it the day after I saw it in opening or closing one of my episodes.. we cannot understand the strain they are under all the time

Great film! Really opens your eyes to the stress of the American black man and woman.

Yes it really does.... Have u seen the Wire.. Set in early 00s Baltimore.. The black experience is still harrowing

@@TheJazzShepherd I have Dan. Some of the. best TV I have ever seen; a great show in all aspects. It really does paint a story of desperation and sorrow. People are just driven into this life that they don't want just out of necessity and peer pressure and parental pressure and just this expectation that this is what you do because this is who you are. But that's true across the spectrum but when you are at the wrong end of the spectrum then the 'path' is pretty poor. I can hear a lot of people saying 'yeah, it's just Hollywood, just a story'. But yes one rooted in what it is like on the streets. Anybody who has gotten on the wrong subway, the wrong side of mid night and ended up in the wrong part of town and not your safe white middle class enclave will know. South Africa and the USA are the only two countries I have been to where the social divide is so stark. Yes every town has it's 'wrong side of the tracks' but rarely where the nightly death toll can be counted on the fingers of many hands. Every night, every week, every year. That environment is stressful! That stress comes out in the music. Dan when you say the jazz created by the black man has that extra edge that the white jazz doesn't have you are bang on the money. Just listen to Eminem vs NWA. Sorry Eminem you are just dancing on the coat tails of an art created elsewhere. Back on point.. great show Dan. SO hard to pick a BN short list and yes once you are past '61 or so that hard bop. peak has passed and the BN sound has moved away from the trunk as the tree branches out. Great branches with some fantastic colourful leaves though. I would have picked a different set but essentially the same themes. Hard to go wrong to be fair with BN. Digressing a little, I really enjoyed your OLD show on the vibes recently. I've been digging thru the archives and it seems I need some Lionel in my life.

@@andrewmacdonald9382 really well said my man. The Wire left a mark on me.... Imagine now the black experience 5 decades earlier? Its very hard to pick a BN list, I figured i better at least cover all the great artists at least once! Lionel is a must have!!

thnx my friend appreciate the support

yup... all the ladies swoon

oh yes 100%

Oliver Nelson??!!

Everybody needs a good arranger, you know for the tunes, you hear.

A&R- This song with this arranger with that artist.

Thnx man!!

I have been told about it... Some great titles if i remember have been available..

Thnx for the kind words my friend

thnx my friend

I do! vaneijl@yahoo.com ANd thank u ahead of time, its all appreciate!! As for small logo gear.. let me look into that. See what I can come up with!!

@@TheJazzShepherd done. Supporting $$ just sent via PayPal.

@@dkstott29 Thnx so much, I will take a look when I get inside!! Very appreciated

Very generous Thnx so much bought me a couple records for the collection!!

Could have , they are all great

its always a tough call

Blue train. File Under Blue note next to lee Morgan.

well , I have only 3 blue note so far !! but 20+ M.Davis and 10+ Coltrane . So yes , I eard ya and to build and put Blue note in a special shelf will be cool :)

I could see if they were YOUR records... I have made a lving off my vinyl for 20 years collected them for over 30... you needn't worry about them, they are fine n cherished and are not nearly as fragile as you might t hink!! GEEESHHH

@@TheJazzShepherd In the so called “audiophile community” it would probably cause less upset if you made an hour long video of the public beating of your children. Apparently your credibility depends on how you handle plastic disks. … Where do people get the energy to get upset over such nonsense? Anyway, really just wanted to check in and say thank you for yet another great video. You, Sir, are an encyclopedia and a machine. The only thing missing apparently is a pair of white gloves for your records…

Hahahaha. Exactly... Some people are really deceived on the subject of vinyl n just how vulnerable it is... Its kinda nutz... Been a dj for 20 years...my club vinyl gets waaaay more abuse than my jazz... No one has ever said to me..gee ur vinyl sounds dirty..lol. Its just so dumb..

@@TheJazzShepherd And anyhow,you love the music way too much to treat them in any manner short of properly and with the greatest respect.The comments of that nitwit makes me wonder how he gets along with people and life in general.

@@thomass.9167 Your comment was right on the 💰 The fool who sent that comment probably pays far less attention to the music than the records.So well said,Thomas.👍👍👍