AllenLowe

good, typical Dylan quote - sounds like a Cecil Taylor interview - smart and annoying at the same time -

Randy, yes! on my last CD we played a tune I wrote based on I'm Coming Virginia - I played alto, and Scott Robinson played contra-bass-clarinet, Randy's on trumpet - called it "I Am A Swan" - Sandke is incredible - he gets the feeling, knows how to evoke Bix without trying to re-create - uncanny and brilliant! my favorite trumpet player in the world - as a matter of fact he played at my wedding in 1982 -

Tom Satterfield -

now, I worked many a gig with the organist Bobby Buster - THAT was soul, unlike Lou's version. Bobby would lay it down with feeling and honesty - Lou just sounds like he's slumming - also an organist from New jersey named Richie McRae - great player - played the blues like he felt it, not like he was a nightclub act -

yes, but a weak and dying and distant wavelength traveling through the galaxy and picking up fellow-would-be-soul travellers like Dan Gould - hey, wasn't Jimmy Smith's audience middle class? But a middle class that had better taste - maybe middle class is not the word for Lou's idea of soul-jazz; better to say "wannabe" "out of it" "clueless" and "pale." better to listen to James Brown - and Charles Brown - and Ray Charles - (sorry, wrong thread)

Ivory Joe Hunter, Charles Brown - see, I'm not that out of it, Jim - I Just think THOSE are the guys Lou is trying (with so little success) to emulate -

"Allen, I love you, man, but on this one, you're en crannius recti. Man, it's party music for hen-early-middle-aged-black-folk-who-didn't-necessarily-want-to-go-to-the-same-clubs-their-kids-went." actually, I think of Nancy Wilson and James Moody in this respect. I understand the impulse behind this music but I think it doesn't have to sound like Lou. Hey, I once played on the same bandstand as Willis Jackson - he was a mean s.o.b. but he could play - I just think there's more interesting ways to approach it. Also like Jimmy McGriff, Johnny Hammond Smith and the other Smith - I think Lou, as a soul jazzer, sounds too damned middle class - I'll take Bobby Buster and Gene Ammons -

listen, as well, to the other great Whiteman band version of this - vocal by Bing, solo by Red Nichols, great arrangement by someone whose name I can't remember (not Challis or Grofe; a songwriter, however); masterpiece -

Fathead Newman, Booker Ervin -

or King Curtis -

all right, let's get serious Soul Stream - name some other instances of soul jazz - it's a good idea, but Donaldson's idea is all cliche and false feeling - soul jazz? Julius Hemphill's hard blues - Ornette playing a ballad at Town Hall - Monk playing a slow blues - not the repetition of a string of tired phrases by a guy who is not, honestly speaking, much better than an ok bebopper - Lou always played all the right notes, but not much more, in my opinion. more soul? Dave Schildkraut; Art Pepper; Ernie Henry; Cannonball on just about anything - NOT, the way I see it, blues cliches - a la Oscar Peterson - Bird on any blues or ballad, YES - jeez, I'm a better blues player than DOnaldson - I'll send you a CD -

there's "Agree with me or I'll Hit You" - book of the month selection -

"print please correct the v. distracting misuse of "than" for "then", it's a small thing but a pet peeve of mine..." to you and everybody else - look, I'll a print a few below and you can make the changes yourself - I find it too confusing - than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then than then than then than then then then then then than than than than than then than then email me if you need any more -

I'm not trying to start trouble here (so please only people who agree with me may respond) but is there anybody else here who cannot stand listening to Hodges? I appreciate his amazing technical control, but his sound drives me up the nearest wall - but than I can't listen to Paul Desmond either or Stan Getz -

you're right - I was looking at it in the mirror -

oh, you guys were talking about HOT DOG - I thought you were talking about Mantovani Plays The Beatles - sorry ooohhhh - prettiest color yet -

oh, you guys were talking about HOT DOG - I thought you were talking about Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - sorry wow, still such pretty colors -

oh, you guys were talking about HOT DOG - I thought you were talking about Kind of Blue - sorry

well, joke all you want, but I think I'll start the Hot Dog Depreciation thread - such pretty colors -

and don't ask why I'm using this big type - or I'll make you actually listen to Hot Dog -

look, I'll need names, addresses and social security numbers of all you guys who like Hot Dog - expect a letter from the IRS -

we're living in the Bizarro Music World here, right? or I'm dreaming - or I forgot to take my meds today - or I shouldn't have taken those 18 sleeping pills last night - or Kenny G has been elected President - or Dan Gould is heading the new Commission to Investigate the Assassination of JFK - or CHEWY is my new psychiatrist - or Berigan is my mohl - or - some people here are saying that HOT DOG isn't a piece of poop - which it is - well, it used to be a free country - now I can understand why we need the Patriot Act - freedom is too much for you guys, you can't handle it, you need smart guys like me and Chuck to keep you straight - and did I forget to mention - Hot Dog is a piece of POOP - ? just my opinion, of course -

I've heard the working title is: bird and ME

thanks everyone, all orders should be on the way - and happily I've got two more promo sets which should arrive by the weekend; will sell them at same price - $125 plus shipping, 36 CDs, booklets and CDs are complete and in mint condition - shoot me an email at alowe5@maine.rr.com - my paypal is the same -

good show, but the Feminist "we are the world" Tribute to Valerie Solanis that he's now playing seems inappropriate - even if Hillary Clinton is a fan -