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I really like the Music Inc. albums on Strata-East from the 70s.

If that's the same cd version I own, be warned that the sound quality is pretty bad. Great music though, I wonder if the original vinyl sounds better...

When it comes to beat programming and sampling jazz and funk records, Pete Rock & CL Smooth's "Mecca and the Soul Brother" is still one of my favorites. Another album I've always dug for the inventive sample use is Black Sheep's first album. I second the recommendation of Aceyalone's "Book of Human Language" (awesome how the beats on this one are often in irregular meters, pretty rare for hiphop..), need to check out that other one as well.

It's not the Freddie Hubbard studio version, but a cover version by Jack Wilkins (sp?). There's a series of compilation albums called 'Tribe Vibes' that has many of the tracks sampled by ATCQ. That version of Red Clay is also on one of the volumes.

That's "Oh My God" from the Midnight Marauders LP, it samples the bassline from the Jymie Merritt penned track from Live at the Lighthouse, 'Absolutions'.

Cool. I love that Lateef tune, 'Brother John'.

I don't know this particular remix, but Roni Size & Reprazent made big waves over here in Europe when his 'New Forms' album came out, some ten years ago. Nowadays, this particular brand of drum & bass sound, as developed by Roni Size, 4 Hero, Adam F., DJ Krust etc. is kind of considered to be 'old hat' and somewhat old-fashioned by most people I know (trends move fast in dance music...), but I still like it when I hear it.

Personally, I think 'Goats Head Soup' is much better than it's usually given credit for.

Maybe younger people aren't as familiar with the songs of the Beatles and Stevie Wonder as you might think. I'm 28 and a big Beatles and Stevie fan, but a lot of people my age I know are barely familiar with even their biggest hits. That's not really surprising as their material is 30+ years old and comes from a different generation than mine. I must also admit that most of the exposure I've had to the Great American Songbook comes through the versions I've heard by jazz musicians instead of the original Broadway or other vocal versions. That might be more of an European thing, though... I don't know.

DJ Shadow did a school band funk compilation a couple of years ago that featured this band heavily. It did have some nice tracks on it, like an ok version of 'Red Clay'.

My parents divorced when I was 16 years old after years of tension in our household. At that time I really found it pretty tough (and I'm still very cautious of long term relationships myself, can't really see myself settling with one person for the rest of my life), but I'd have to conclude that both my parents ended up being more happy, so I guess it was the best thing to do for them. Anyway, good luck and all.

I also like Franquin's "Gaston Lagaffe" (Guust Flater) comics a lot. I don't know if these exist in English translations, but it is one of my favorites.

I've just re-read 'Tintin and the Castafiore Emerald', very enjoyable. I need to dig out some of my other Tintin books. As a kid, I loved both volumes of the 'Moon' adventure a lot.

Good call, indeed I've noticed that even if a tine appears to be in tune with the harp flipped up, putting it back in down position sometimes throws the tuning off again slightly. I'll try to fasten the springs some more. I thought the temperature might have something to do with it, because the guy I originally bought it from warned me that you might want to let the instrument acclimate a bit before playing it in clubs etc.

According to the manual above, the Rhodes originally didn't come in stretch tuning off the assembly line, but in equal temperament tuning. I only used the tuner to adjust some of the keys that appeared to be way off, but adjusting the rings around the tines to get it to sound right is pretty time consuming. It isn't really an precision system, imo. Anyway, would be best to get someone with a good ear to look at it.

Thanks for the links, I actually never ran into that site before. That mod to make the action lighter seems interesting, because mine does play a bit sluggish as well. I have adjusted the tuning before, but I found it a lot of work to get it 'spot on' by using an electric guitar tuner and moving the tuning rings around. I might get a piano tech to work on it one of these days, although before the Internet, I had a hard time with even finding a music store that stocked spare tines. Thanks.

I'd figure we'd might have a topic for Rhodes (and other vintage keys) players here as well, although it's not an organ. I own a Mark I Rhodes stage model, and I've used it a lot for gigging over the past years (I'm only a hobby musician, but I do play out fairly often). I know some jazz lovers despise the Rhodes sound, but as a younger guy.. I dig it a lot. Lately, I've been noticing some problems with my Mark I. The most serious issue is that the hammer tips are beginning to show signs of wear, and the tines leave marks in the plastic coating of the tips. It's also noticable in the sound, it seems to get more 'clunky' in the higher registers. Is there anything that can be done about this? Like.. fill the gaps with some sort of substance or replace the hammers (hmm... that seems like an expensive mod)? Also, I recently had a gig in extremely hot weather for the Netherlands (30+ degrees and under stage lighting.. oof...), and I noticed it knocked the tuning somewhat off, while it was still okay when I checked it back home. Anything to be done about this? I guess it might also be caused by lugging the thing around too often.

I don't think the SOUL clip is available from Youtube. I still have it on my hd, but it's in some arcane Itunes format you can't upload to Youtube...

Just heard Zep's version of Killing Floor live at the Fillmore East on Wolfgang's Vault's online radio. Sounds okay, but the vocals and lead guitar are buried way too low in the mix. Unless it's possible to remix the tapes (did they record on 4 track?), I kind of doubt this will ever be released officially.

I have that "What's up front that counts" album on cd. I like it, kind of reminds me of the early Ohio Players albums on Westbound. Other than that, I don't know anything about Moses Davis.

Here's a video of this year's hot dog competition http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5FnYuouLHM...related&search=

Forty minute video of Miles' second quintet in Germany: http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/searc...is/video/289387 The Wailers with Marley and Tosh performing 'Catch a Fire' and 'Get Up Stand Up': http://www.dailymotion.com/alternativa/video/179429

I'll be there, but only on Sunday. I can't afford to go three days this year, would have liked to have seen Yusef Lateef too, though...

Here's a humorous explanation:

I think Roger Troutman actually used a talkbox for stuff like 'More Bounce to the Ounce'. It does sound kind of similar though. The spoken intro to Kraftwerk's Autobahn was apparently done with the very machine they're selling on ebay.