robviti

this is a sad case involving someone who obviously has psychological problems. more disturbing, though, is how people have used her as a symbol of everything that's wrong with our society. oh well, everyone needs a scapegoat, especially one with 14 kids.

if this kind of crap becomes widespread and customer dissatisfaction increases, i wonder if more and more people will see lossless digital downloads as the best way to go?

good music deserves a good audience. wish it was happening in my neck of the woods.

dude, curry got soul.

several years ago, kevin b. and i were guests of tom evered of blue note at an indian restaurant around the corner from the bn offices in nyc. at the end of our meal, i commented on how great the food was. if memory serves, tom replied, "i'm glad, because that meal just set back the reissue program three months."

you know, a simple "thank you" goes a long way.

COULD THIS BE IT?

does your asking price include the cost of postage within the u.s.? if not, would you tell us how much you charge for shipping?

no need to "defend yourself," as far as i am concerned. your last post answered many of the questions i had put forth previously, and your citing different sources makes me think you're not just relying on your self-professed reputation as an "expert." for me, your consideration of technique, intonation, and other individualized characteristics is much more telling and believable than references to how the recorded bass "sounds." as jim pointed out before, a great musician's art transcends things like their instrument. that's how we know it's bird, whether his horn is made of metal or plastic. believe it or not, i'm very pleased with the fact that you've devoted so much of yourself to experiencing duvivier's playing. i also love the earthy, woody tone of a double bass, and i'm disheartened when i hear someone dismiss the instrument to a secondary role as time-keeper and harmonic anchor. as far as duvivier is concerned, do you have any favorites among his recordings. come to think of, you could begin a new thread in the artists forum to begin such a discussion. i especially like his work with bud powell and his presence on the cookbook sessions with lockjaw. sorry if things got a little heated between us. it wasn't until your last post that i realized you are a real fan and not just someone who likes to stifle conversation by claiming expertise. of course, we are now left with the question of "if it wasn't george, who was it?" something akin to that 3 stooges episode that asked "who threw those pies!?"

it depends on what your definition of "if" is, as if. just kidding. no, i was sharing my opinions on if. peace treaty, as others have pointed out, is great!

here's my personal take on this album: some of the tunes are quasi-smooth funky jazz. one or two tracks are slower, post-in a silent way meditative pieces, and one cut is a straight ahead swinger. in other words, i like about a third of the album and dislike the rest. in the end, it's not an album i can listen to all the way through without feeling discombobulated. MUCH better imo is the already mentioned makatuka. it grooves more than it funks, and there's none of that yucky smooth jazz aftertaste.

i prefer the extended version:

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except that costa also plays on pint of bitter. i could understand it if the argument was one session featured one bass player and the other session featured another, but that isn't the case here. we are asked to believe that duvivier played on two tracks recorded one day, but not the other three tracks laid down that same day? you're right jim, this disagreement doesn't mean squat in the grand scheme of things. i just find it suspect that dlover claims to be an expert with knowledge that contradicts what everyone else assumes to be the truth, yet he can't offer up a more convincing argument than "i know what his bass sounds like." and this leads me to the most confusing part of your argument, dlover. you state: The only other alternative I could think of is did he play someone else's bass on the date? Was his bass in the shop for repairs that day, for that was not his bass if he was indeed the player. if i read your words correctly, you're not asserting that duvivier isn't playing on all the tracks. instead, you contend that it can't be his instrument on all of the tracks because the sound of the bass is somehow "different." to me, that's quite a different argument, and a stance that is seemingly at odds with your initial statement that there is a different bassist on the first cut (possibly Wendell Marshall). as the expert, are there no distinguishing characteristics between these two bassists' approaches to their instruments and to the music itself? wouldn't these differences be a more obvious way of telling them apart? again, i'd be interested in hearing more evidence to support your claims, as well as a clarification as to what you're actually claiming (different bassists? different basses?). in the absence of such information, i'm prepared to leave things as they are now, which frankly leaves me unconvinced in the face of insufficient evidence.

so your argument is based on the sound of the bass on this recording? i thought you were basing your opinion on the style of the playing, saying, in effect, that duvivier wouldn't choose those notes, isn't known for playing those kind of runs, etc. in other words, one could easily distinguish trane from getz based on their approach to the horn, regardless of how the recording sounds. so if that's your argument - it just doesn't sound like george - then heck, I don't know what to say to that. in addition to playing a different bass, could the difference you claim to hear be attributed to the fact that the recording is almost 50 years old? or could it be the engineer? recording studio? microphones? mastering? did george have a cold that day? :wacko: whatever, i'll concede. this is the bass player on that date! of yeah, and this is tubby hayes!

end of story? i don't think so. according to the discographies we have access to, the cuts on the cd were record a day apart (10/3 & 10/4/61), not two weeks apart. of the four bonus cuts, one (soho soul) was recorded the first day and the rest the day after. you admit george plays on airegin and doxy, so you would have us believe that he played on only two tracks the first day, and someone else played on the remainder of the songs that day and the day afterward. it's possible, of course. i'd be interested in the exact date of the supposed second session two weeks later, if it's not too much trouble.

aw heck, who let him in again. SECURITY!

oh shit, don't talk about his industrial accident or chewy is going to have a meltdown.

geez, maybe you're right. i hope he knows we were only teasing him. y'know, giving him a little shit, the way us guys often do. it's like when we tell "momma jokes" and things like that. for instance, i might say: "george duvivier is sooo fat, that ...." uhh, i can't think of anything. can somebody please help me out?

Another for the Oppo. Actually that's :tup. I bought the OPPO DV-970HD Universal DVD Player in 2007 for the video setup in my loft, and this past year I got the OPPO DV-980H for my stereo in the living room. Both are great and have played all my DVDs and CDs without any problem, which is more than I can say for more expensive equipment I've bought in the past.

i'm surprised no one has yet offered any of the incredible album covers created by jim flora, whose work also adorned countless magazine covers and other commerical art venues. here are just a few of my favorite flora covers: along with an honorable mention for:

not just a fan. since larson retired from far side, he's spent much of his time playing jazz guitar and supporting conservationist and animal welfare causes.

well, yeah. isn't it obvious? what's more important is why they called him "big."

at these times, i find often myself reaching for a duo album, usually saxophone with either a piano or guitar. one of my all-time favorites is convergence, by richie beirach and george coleman. if you're a fan of big george and don't have it already, by all means, get it!

what's the matter weizen, can't get enough contrariness on the political threads? but to answer your question, if he's right, he's buying.