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Uncle Skid

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  1. I always liked Lincoln Logs. My kids enjoyed them, too -- before they were old enough to want Nintendo and PlayStation. Here's another one I remember fondly -- the Planet of the Apes Treehouse! Hey! Is that b3-er's first record??
  2. That's probably the thing that strikes me the most about this album -- it's overall consistency. Every track is great, and there seems to be a cohesiveness about it as a whole, from start to finish. Plus, it sure does *swing*. In reminds me of when rock albums were similiarly structured; meant to be listened to as a whole, rather than just individual tracks that are isolated and sometimes substantially different than the rest of the recording. When I was first getting into jazz, this recording was the first one that I *really* enjoyed, in contrast to my first listenings of other, more well-known titles. It's probably heresy to say so, but in many ways, I think this record is better listening for jazz newbies than Kind of Blue. It's probably not as subtle or historically important as KOB, but I'd bet it has created a whole bunch of new jazz fans over the years.
  3. I'm free, and that sounds great! I see you guys are playing there on Jan 23, also. I'll check with the boss, and send you a PM. Thanks! -- Mark
  4. Lee Morgan - Sonic Boom, SFTNL David Hazeltine - The Classic Trio Hank Mobley - No Room For Squares Cedar Walton - Manhattan Afternoon Sam Rivers - Fuchsia Swing Song (thanks, AOW!)
  5. The closest one I could come up with is Wayne Shorter's Adam's Apple, recorded four days after my birthday, on February 24, 1966. There sure seems to be a lot of birthdays between 1963 and 1971 -- what's up with that?
  6. Please don't forget that there is a growing number of members on this board, and I'm guessing that at least a few of them, like myself, are relatively new to jazz. Sure, it's “safe”, and there is most definitely more to the art than old RVG recordings, but I would think most everyone would agree that there's a whole bunch of great music in that series. I still think this RVG thread is a great idea – I only have around 20 or so, and I'm very interested in reading other people's opinions about the ones I already have, and also the ones I don't. It's similar to what Chuck wrote with regard to the AOW -- even if I don't buy the RVG, I'll learn from the discussions. I'm sure yet another discussion of RVG's sounds old and tired to many of you BNBB veterans, but please, “remember the newbies”. -- Mark
  7. Sorry about that, Dan -- I must have missed that when I was reading though this thread again late last night. In addition to his older stuff, I'm really digging Cedar's more recent work, so I'll add Roots to my ever-increasing list. Thanks! -- Mark
  8. Great idea! With all the smart and knowledgeable people around here, we're all sure to learn (and/or hear) something new.
  9. Wow! Thanks for all the recommendations and information on Cedar! The Composer has moved up to the top of my list, with quite a few others added as well. At this rate, I'll need a second mortgage to finance my music purchases! Another disc that looks interesting is Roots, recorded a year after The Composer, in 1997. Any thoughts on this one? It's good to know that he's still touring -- according to AMG, Mr. Walton's 70th birthday is coming up in January. The sessions with the vocalists (Etta, Abbey Lincoln) also look interesting -- my wife is much more inclined to listen to jazz if someone is singing. This way, I can sneak a little Cedar into the mix!
  10. Thanks, Matthew. I'll be looking for the JRVG of both... like Conn says, there's no use waiting around for an RVG that may never happen.
  11. What's the story with Jimmy Smith's Back at the Chicken Shack? This is one that I really feel like I should have, but haven't seen any plans for an RVG. I'd sure like an RVG of this one, but I understand that the sound quality of the current release is pretty good?
  12. Thanks, noj. I didn't realize that he is on Coltrane's Giant Steps -- I hate to admit it, but I don't own that one yet. Mode for Joe was already on my want list, but I didn't know that Cedar was on that recording as well. Busy guy!!
  13. This is just plain silly -- political correctness taken to extremes. The term master/slave has been used for years in all kinds of technical applications, and it makes sense. I'm currently in the middle of writing software that allows microprocessors to communicate with each other; it makes things much simpler when one is designated as the "master", with the rest configured as "slaves". In this context, there is only one master, and the slaves cannot speak unless spoken to first. Well, OK, I guess I can see how that might be offensive. I've also seen it called "Primary" and "Secondary", which may be offensive to primates.
  14. I've been on a Cedar Walton kick lately, and I'm really enjoying everything I'm hearing so far. I first came across his playing on some of his appearances with Lee Morgan, and then after hearing David Hazeltine (who seems to be influenced by Cedar), I've been looking for more of Cedar's recordings. So far, I've been listening to: Cedar Walton: Manhattan Afternoon, Cedar!, Plays Cedar Walton, and The Promise Land Lee Morgan: Sonic Boom, Charisma Art Blakey: Indestructible, Ugetsu After looking at AMG's Discography and "Appears On" list, it's difficult to figure out where to go next. Any recommendations? Is Cedar still actively recording and/or touring? Although it appears to be somewhat obscure, Dexter Gordon's Gotham City may be next on the list, as it was recommended by a guitar instructor -- George Benson on guitar, plus Cedar on piano. Thanks in advance!
  15. Soda? Never heard of it. ...oh, you mean *pop*.... now I understand. Us Michigan folks get real strange looks when we order a "pop" when we're too far away from home... I usually just stick with the universally understandable beverage: beer!
  16. On behalf of all the lurkers and/or jazz newbies on this board, I offer my heartfelt thanks to all who have posted on this thread. I recently purchased this CD, and all of the comments here have added to my enjoyment and understanding of a truly wonderful session. The Conn says "Mastered in 24-bit by Ron McMaster".
  17. Very interesting, maren! I never really thought about it much -- I never woulda thunk that "youse guys" is related to grammatical deficiencies of the language. Maybe one of youse guys can explain to me why people in Maine say "AYUH" -- that's always been a mystery to me.
  18. My personal favorite is "for all intensive purposes". A close second is "the point is mute". Also, this may be a Michigan thing, but I've heard many people say "youse guys", or even "youse guyses". This is usually heard in restaurants, as in "are youse guyses ready to order yet?".
  19. Joe -- isn't that Michigan's next Governor??
  20. My most recent True Blue order shipped via US Mail; arrived fairly quickly, but one CD (out of a total of five) was missing. E-mailed Cindy, she took care of it right away. The missing CD arrived a few days later.
  21. I'll add another thumbs up for the Archos. I've also been very happy with mine -- and like the iRiver product, you don't need any special software to moves files back and forth. In fact, I often use mine as a portable hard drive, in addition to a great MP3 player. Not sure if it supports WMA and Ogg Vorbis, but VBR-encoded MP3's sound OK to me. BFrank -- have you seen this software: Rockbox Open Source Jukebox Firmware It's a free replacement for the software/user interface that is supplied with the Archos, and it's *much* better. One nice feature is the "resume" function that will start playing right where you left off before powering the unit down.
  22. Yikes, AB!!! That's just, well, disturbing! (but it does kind of remind me of LaToya Jackson)
  23. I'm just surprised that it's only anger -- how long will it be before McDonald's files a lawsuit over this?? Speaking of McD's, here's an interesting statistic from Fat Land : How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World:
  24. My neighbor has one of these: This is no ordinary leaf blower. It's called a "Whisper Jet" -- which is half true as it does move air in a way that is very similar to the jet blast from an airplane, but he wears heavy-duty industrial ear protection when running it. I think this particular model goes for around $1000! I'd bet that would be enough to pay some young kids to rake the lawn for many years... A few more weeks, and we'll need to start another thread on snowblowers.
  25. Nope. Absolutely awful the last few days. I'm done -- cancelled my membership this morning; I'll get $1.50 back for the remaining few days of my second month. It's really sad it ended up like this, but I suppose it was inevitable. Overall, I can't complain too much, as I downloaded a whole bunch of great music for a very reasonable $28.50. I think the real benefit of EMusic (and it's old pricing) was the ability to download various albums/tracks with very low risk. With the new pricing, it becomes too much like the other online music services -- trying out new music becomes much more expensive and difficult. Call me paranoid, but I firmly believe that EMusic demise was somehow caused the the big boys who are trying to get the public to believe that paying a dollar for one (copy-protected) digital music file is a good deal. And while I'm on my little rant here, it seems awfully short-sighted as well. While I realize an old fart like me isn't the big record companies target market, I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that an MP3 (or any compressed format) file is not a suitable substitute for the real thing on CD or vinyl. If anything, my EMusic membership has caused me to buy *more* CD's in the last few months. Maybe I should ask for a refund??
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