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I heard Lyle Lovett doing Gee Baby on the radio today. Yikes.

Ha! Never heard of him. How's he sound? That picture is a kick! You know the purists are polishing their bars right now... they would die if they saw him laying on his vibes.

Thanks Chuck. Great great stuff. A pleasure as always. I'm really enjoying the Jeb Bishop Trio/Quartet session. Impressive musicians that I am only somewhat familiar with. Kessler and Mulvenna are very relaxing. Great tunes. Jeff Parker is a treat. Afternoons. Definitely recommended. Listened to the Dave Rempis/Tim Daisy duet today. Fantastic clean, clean playing from both. Bull Fiddle was a nice listen as well. I know I am going to enjoy lots of Kessler for years to come. What a tone!

These last two albums have been great. I didn't know they had another coming soon. Thanks for the heads up!

onomatopoeia I took a screen grab from Straight, No Chaser. The design started out saying Ping Pong, but I thought Pink Ponk went a little further. Amazing photograph. Monk in a suit playing table tennis.

I was hoping you'd reply Jim! Thanks. I will check out the MXL. Another microphone that I am interested in learning more about is the Shure Beta 5a. Do you have any experience with this? I am looking toward supercardioid because I will need to reduce bleed as much as possible. The MXL almost looks omnidirectional. Do you see this as an issue?

Hello all. I know there is a good amount of knowledge and experience here at org.org on electronics, recording, amplification, etc. I am looking at options for amplifying a Deagan 582 vibraharp. Two options: piezo pickups or microphones. There are pros and cons to each, but I have decided to start my experimentation by going the microphone route. While AMT has developed a three mic product specifically for the amplification of a vibe, I have all but ruled it out as my first step. Instead, I am looking at other supercardiod microphones to achieve similar results. At this stage, I am still budget-concious, which is the main reason I have decided against AMT at the moment. In the end, I am probably going to end up spending as much, or more, on amplification etc. as I did on the instrument itself. In addition to the microphones, there is the mixer, cables, and monitor, along with whatever else I will be running the output through. I am fine with that. I have an ideal that I want to achieve. It will be a long experimental process, but that is what I am looking for! FWIW, I am not interested in applying "guitar effects" to the vibe the way Bill Ware has in the past. I am looking for something a little more subtle. Historically, two microphones are set up above the keyboard on boom stands. One above the low octave, the other above the upper octave. These are balanced through the mixer, obviously, then output to the monitor(s). AMT has added a third microphone. Positioning is up to the player, but it looks like they recommend playing it below the instrument under the middle octave. I am at the first scenario. Two microphones on booms. Any suggestions? Ideas? Thanks!

Two Stolen Moments? Any unissued tracks?

What does that mean? In my case, the usual "Nessa Neatness" is what I refer to as "producer's choice". I guess this time around, it doesn't apply though! I was torn... really looking forward to the package though Chuck. Thanks again.

A couple of recent acquisitions that may be of interest. First, LIKE MINDS on Concord. Gary Burton leader date with Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Dave Holland, Roy Haynes. Probably a pretty decent selling album for Concord. One Gershwin tune, the rest are originals by Burton, Corea, and Metheny. Really great playing all around, but some exceptional moments here and there, as you can imagine. Look at the f'ing line-up. "Country Roads" is certainly a highlight. Next, AVIAJA on Footprint. A gorgeous duet between Anders Jormin and Severi Pyysalo. My brother tracked down a copy for me from a guy named Bo Ejeby Forlag in Sweden. If you can, get your hands on this. Lots of technique, lots of soul. Nice melodies, and if you like bassists like Anders Jormin who don't relegate themselves to "bass lines", this is a very successful duet. Minimal overdubs (sparse arco arrangements). Other "small instruments" thrown in for good measure as well. This is going to get lots of play here. Severi is a very even-tempered player. This is my introduction to him. His discs are not easy to come by in the U.S. I know there are more, but these are two from this week. Still looking for a lead on WALT DICKERSON 1976 on CD. Anyone? Hiroshi can't help...

It's that good. By the way, I finally pulled the trigger on a copy of Natural Essence based on YOU and Jim! Looking forward to it!

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I am going to be looking into a few of these! My mind is just twisted enough to think it is a good idea to meld these two musics together. I don't know how this compares, but I think "The Opener" from Saturation Point by Tim Berne's Bloodcount kicks in a pretty free funk feel when the rhythm section comes in for the first time. Fantastic Jim Black solo that just keeps picking up tempo! For my money, it just doesn't get much better than Formanek. I don't know how he maintains such a beautiful tone and volume on double bass sometimes. I mean, these are electric bass guitar lines he is playing on a centuries-old instrument! Oh, and have you heard his intro on Ehrlich's Relativity? Shit. Mike Formanek, bass Tim Berne, alto, baritone Chris Speed, tenor, clarinet Jim Black, drums That is just a sick lineup on paper. Right now, it sounds just about right.

I've had really issues changing my avatar in the past. I couldn't ever tell what the problem was, but eventually it seems to resolve and the avatar goes through.

That is nuts!

As an aside, I'm sure he'd be thrilled to know that my wife and her friend thought he was "so cute"when we saw him at Iridium. Tell him we're all glad to see him back.

I have it, but have never listened to it. Will check listen to it soon and report here. I gave it a listen today in the car. The recording is not very dynamic, in that there doesn't seem to be any separation between the instruments. I'm not sure about audiophile terminology, so you'll have to bear with me. I will say this, when the music is cluttered, its cluttered, when its sparse, its sparse. I probably won't be listening to this too much. It was running a little long into the third track and lost my attention.

That kind of mission would simply be ... impossible! From all of us here --- happy birthday!!!!!!!!! Dmitry, I don't know how you got that picture, but it isn't very flattering in my opinion. Everyone says I looked great, but I look back on my 26th birthday with an entirely different memory. For one thing, I though I wore my blue vest, my paper crown was red, and there were more candles on my cake. Thanks for the well-wishes fellas! It was a great day.

FWIW, a search came up with 1929 posts of yours. I trust you are reading through them all over the next few days, neglecting all other responsibilities, held in suspense to see what happens next! 1929. I always liked that number.

I walked into a new store today here in town and grabbed a few things as an early birthday present to myself! Is anyone familiar with Environment for Sextet? I know pretty much nothing about it, and haven't heard much of the Ictus label at all, but it sort of stuck out so I picked it up. It is the Italian CD re-issue from the nineties, though I just read that the catalog is not being reissued again? Any thoughts on this recording, or the label itself?

I don't even think I'd be able to estimate how many posts I have made if I had to! For all I know, my post count hasn't changed. Just so long as they are all preserved in their inconsequential infiniteness, I'm happy!

I guess I should say "anymore"! Verve has an amazing back catalog.