Matthew

Speaking of 80's rock only on lp, one of my alltime favorites is Roman Holliday: Cookin' on the Roof. It has that early 80's jump/jive rock feel that was big with English bands. It is a true unknown gem.

Happy Birthday!

Is it true that "Soundtrack to Human Motion" is OOP? How in the world can Blue Note let that happen?? This is a stone cold modern classic. Sometimes I think Blue Note is ......, well, I just don't know what to think at times.

Today is a BIG tamale day. You haven't lived until you have a breadkfast of a red chili tamale, chorizo taco, both drenched with hot salsa, sweet bread, all of which is washed down with champarrado. Kind of sets the mood for the day.

Just discovering Jason Moran. I'm finally getting this guy, and it's great music. I've been taking my time recently and slowly going through his cds one-by-one, and it's been a great adventure. He's one of those artists that really grows in stature with each listen. It will be something to see with Moran goes with his music.

Of course it's time!

Speaking of tamales, and this just might be only a SoCal thing, but remember those tamales-in-a-can that you could buy in stores ? Man, those were the worst things ever! To think our mothers thought we were getting "Authentic Mexican Food" -- it's lucky anyone ever ate any Mexican food after that experience.

Wonder if it's the same lp I tried to email Jim about. I don't think my email went through either. LP: Gill Evans Arrangements for the Claude Thornhill Band.

Now, this does look like a nice set. Elle Ftizgerald Sings the Gershwin Songbook If true, it's a real collectors item.

Pork & Chorizo is a great combo in a tamale. A in the mouth.

Let the past remain in the past. It really is time to put the BNBB in its grave and forget about it -- I mean it's over!

Little known fact about Jimmy Smith. He was a great fan of "The Fonze", and Henry Winkler used to visit Smith's nightclub in L.A. Whenever someone ever heckled Bad Ass Jimmy Smith, he'd tell the sucker to "SIT ON IT!" Hey, Jimmy was a bad motha' like the Fonze!

Amen to that. O.K., I took it out but I want to add...

Happy Birthday

"I've had a rough night and I hate the F$#%^N' Eagles." -The Dude Just noticed the quote -- one of my favorites moments! He gets kicked out of the cab right afterwards. "Donnie, you're out of your league!"

I just wanted my 500 post to be about my main man -- Jimmy Smith B)

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I hate you! Seriously, any Blue Note lp I've bought of Smith's has had the crap played out of it, I just can't get a good copy to save my life. I have most of the Smith JRVs, but still, I would love to find a primo Smith lp that doesn't cost $50.00 plus. Amoeba has to have the highest priced lps I've ever seen, even ebay is cheaper than them.

Jimmy Smith, for me, has been one of those artists that I never seem to tire of; he's just made quality music throughout his life. I find his earliest years on Blue Note his most interesting because to have the quality of wide open horizens to them. Smith was not just the "groove master" of records like "Back at the Chicken Shack" and "Midnight Special". No, his early stuff had a sense of the possible to them, that the organ, as an instrument, was something the he was just discovering, that's what makes them unique in the annuals of organ recordings. He did solo cuts, was not afraid of sounding "corny" and sentimental, and played wild bop on them also. Clearly, one of his models was Bud Powell, and that heard best on "Live at the Baby Grand", both volumes contain some of the wildest and most creative keyboard playing ever put on record. You have something like "Baby Grand" and then Smith puts out an amazing record like "Plays Fats Waller", and you wonder: "Did the same person make both these records?" Yes, he did, which was and is part of his genuis -- not being afraid to let the organ sound old fashioned. Well, I could go on forever about this guy but I'll stop right now and go listen to some Smith magic.

Just wanted to be the first, after b3-er, to wish the great Jimmy Smith happy birthday. I'm sure it's December 8, somewhere in the world now.

I like it too!