Matthew

The JRVG of this is great! To my ears it's so much better that the domestic it's not funny. Same with "Midnight Special", another fantastic treatment By RVG. Why BN haven't RVG'd "... Chicken Shack" & "Midnight Special" is a mystery since RVG is a master at re-doing organ albums. It just doesn't look like it will happen in 2004.

How can you not have Entroducing by DJ Shadow??? I didn't see David Crosby's first solo album either. And all of Big Star's albums are in it?? This comes from some alternate universe right? You know, the universe that the crew of the original Star Trek were transported to, the evil one.

A Baskin & Robbins large Chocalate Milk Shake.

Well, I bought this recently and have begun to listen to this set. I only listened to about 4 cds spread thoughout the set. I'm going back now to to listen to the music in order. Impressions: On disk one, the first ten tracks sound like pure crap. I was wondering if my $90.00 had just gone down a rat-hole. Thankfully, the sound quality really improved after those tracks, and I have to say that, to my ears, the sound is very good (I admit I'm not overly fussy in this area). Everything else I've heard is clear, the instruments are easily distinguished. The downside is that the liners are same of the worst I've ever seen. They list the musicians, date of recording, and that's it. No mention of what label the cut is from, or any other information. The box it comes in is worthless, I threw mine away the minute I got home and put the cds on a self. However, with all that said, this is a great buy. 40 cds of Ellington, well over 740(!!) cuts, with good sound, that covers the first half of his career, all for $90.00, what's not to like? I'm very happy with my buy, and I'm looking forward to many hours of enjoyment.

Thanks for the update Mike. I'm really, really, looking forward to Pullman's biography -- he's a quality writer. I have a feeling that he will uncover aspects of Powell life that will be surprising, which, in turn, will cause a complete re-evaulation of Powell's life and work.

Okay, it kind of makes sense now -- kind of. I have never used the Active Topic or Unread Post function so I didn't know that.

Don't mean to be a smartass (well maybe I do ), but if a person doesn't want to look at the Political Forum, why does a person open it up? I mean, if I don't like something I read, I just don't open it again. Am I missing something?

I've been listening a lot of Bud Powell's Blue Note work lately, and it is a fascinating journey. It's like one of those arcade games where there are many twist and turns, with surprising things appearing from unlikely places. I've read many time from critics that Glass Enclosure is the highlight of these recordings, and not only a highlight, but a look into the soul of Powell's, a self-portrait. That might be true for some but I disagree. That's not to say that "Glass Enclosure" isn't a great work of art: it is. However, as I listen to these recordings, I find that Parisian Thoroughfare is becoming more and more, the Bud Powell recording. Why do I say that? Here are a couple of reasons. It contains great joy. Now joy and Bud Powell are not two words that you hear together too often! But when I listen to his music, I hear a great joy that comes out in much of his playing, and it cause me to laugh with joy sometimes. In the face of so much suffering that occured in Powell's life, he was still able to allow his music to have joy. He wrote it: There are times when I feel just how great of a composer Powell was gets overlooked, and the melodrama take center stage. The fact is that Powell wrote great songs that still get overlooked. It's an incomplete take: I find deep poingnancy in the fact that Parisian Thoroughfare an incomplete take. It just seems to sum up the mixed up, crazy, difficult life that was Powell's. Here he is, doing fantastic work on this song, and yet, something goes off kilter, and it winds up not a whole. Like Powell's life -- fantastic talent, and yet, stuff is always happening to mess it up. Kind of like real life in this world of ours. Bud Powell music just touches me on so many levels it scary at times, but, after all, he is The Amazing Bud Powell!

Probably the same thing as the answer to this old joke: Q. How many Dadaists does it take to change a light bulb? A. Fish

Yeah, just joking -- On the serious side, I always thought that the reason that Powell recorded this one so often was as a tribute to his brother. For some reason, I always wonder what is going through Powell's mind when he plays it.

I wonder if Bud Powell ever recorded that?

Still haven't changed my mind. Please, please, PLEASE stop recording Baby It's Cold Outside!

Hmmmmm 1. Orthodox Quaker (100%) 2. Eastern Orthodox (93%) 3. Roman Catholic (93%) 4. Seventh Day Adventist (92%) 5. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (90%)

Found sealed: Hank Mobley's Third Season & Thinking of Home $9.00 each. Just hope they're not warped. Also got MMW Combustication for $3.00

Stop! With the name of Sonny Red appearing, that's enough to keep me from buying it.

Gee, after hearing all these suggestions, I feel stupid requesting Rock Candy. But I'll do it anyway.

Of course, outside of anything by Led Zeppelin, this DEMANDS cranking up the volume!!!!

I use the "Jazzmoose" method myself. It's interesting to be surprised by new topics when I go through the different forums.

Count me in!

Happy birthday!!

Yeah, the out of sync stuff is bad but this is a "Blue Note" release, since when does quality production count at BN? Bobby Hutcherson was the highlight for me, he is a great musician that never gets the props he should. Jimmy Smith was outstanding -- it's the first time I've ever seen him play. The funniest moment occured at the end of Recorda Me, when Ron Carter had to tell Freddie Hubbard to get up and play the closing -- poor Freddie wasn't paying attention. Am I the only one who thought that Hubbard might have been "under the influence'? Why they ended with Taylor pounding out Pontos Cantados is beyond me. Was that how the concert ended? Overall, it is a great DVD to have, a lot of the players have left us, so it's great to have a record of them. I just can't believe Tony Williams is gone, I still don't believe it. Hope Blue Note puts out some more stuff.

Actually, there is an "official" Jimmy Smith website that is being constructed by the Smith family. Looked for it through a google search but couldn't find the site. It's very crappy right now, hopefully it will be built up in the coming months. I would give a link but I'm away from my computer for ten more days (on vacation ). If I remember, I'll post it when I get back home.

I'm becoming interested in getting the early Blue Note swing artists Mosaic sets, e.g., Art Hodes, Bechet, etc. Just wondering how the sound is on these and if the music is worth spending the $$$ on.

Soular Energy is really a great sounding lp. Gene harris is in great form, and Brown's bass comes through loud and clear! The only drawback is the price, $50.00 is a lot to pay for a lp that is easily bought for $15.00 in cd format.

Gee Wiz, sorry I'm so late, I'm on vacation but ... a great big THANK YOU to Jim for starting this great place.