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I'm looking forward to hearing this music. I've heard a few tracks from friends over the last 6 or 8 months. Mostly friends into Brazilian and finding this pop pop. I like what I've heard. I have nothing at all against pop music when it is interesting. INVOKE by Arto Lindsay is a great pop album, I think. I love the feel of it, like the best D'Angelo stuff, it just has an amazing production value that I don't know how to quantify. Juana Molina is another one that comes to mind, though her production is so much more stripped down. Broadcast THE NOISE MADE BY PEOPLE as well. Anyway, really looking forward to hearing more Michiru and expanding my palette.

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I always love that dream.

I was doing a search for some discussion on James Carter, specifically Layin' In the Cut. I know we've discussed this album in more depth here before. "Drafadelic in Db" came up on my playlist today and I knew immediately who it was. I haven't pulled this disc out in a LONG time. This track is a great representation of what James Carter does. I know there is a lot of disappointment in him. I can't find much discussion for some reason, but remember reading people's opinions that he never did rise to the occassion that everyone thought he could rise to. This is a track where he does, I think, and his playing is much deeper than a bag of tricks. Varying intonation, phrasing, technique, note choice, understated ideas, it is all there. This track, for whatever reason, seems to stick out for me, and made me want to bring it to y'all's attention. Take a listen and let me know what you think.

Even then, you have a choice between 440 or 442. It seems that the larger manufacturers have been defaulting to 442 in recent years.

Regarding Pharoah's current situation, I read that he just recorded an album with Mulgrew Miller and Bobby Hutcherson. Not sure who else is on the session, but I've read through the piano tuner that this was just recorded in February. For an update to this style of Pharoah, check out what he did with Adam Rudolph and Michael Zerang, no sorry it was Hamid Drake on SPIRITS. Released by Meta. Pharoah Sanders: Tenor Saxaphone, Vocal, Wood Flutes, Hindehoo Adam Rudolph: Handrumset (Congas, Djembe, Udud Drum, Talking Drum,Thumb Piano, Bendir), Bamboo Flute, Overtone Singing, Gong, Percussion Hamid Drake: Vocal, Trap Drums, Frame Drums. The first track, Morning In Soweto, is one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard. Vocals, but no lyrics. It really is beautiful and you would be amazed to hear what two percussionists create sonically. Rudolph is a master. Another great Meta release featuring Adam Rudolph from the same year is 12 Arrows.

hehe, almost exactly what I thought about posting in response there. I was nine years old in 1986. I hadn't even wrecked my first car by 1993. Well, that's not true. The golden age I'm referring to is not nostalgic. I still discover music NOW that happened THEN, and it is new to me. Same goes for most of the music I listen to. I'm not exactly discovering new genres here. I'm usually a few years behind, which I have no problem admitting. Usually decades actually. It was meant as a joke, to be honest. Should have used a winking smiley face or a hehe I guess.

This is a smoking session, to be sure. I've been enjoying the hell out of it. I noticed you can test the waters at emusic.com if you can't wait for the CD copy to arrive in the mail. I think this session blows the Terry Gibbs/Joey D recordings clear out. The material, the players, the vibe. This session burns with intensity, whereas Gibbs' stuff always feels so playful to me. I guess I just prefer Bobby in almost any situation. No disrespect intended to Terry Gibbs of course. Just a matter of preference. I'd love to hear the good doctor put something out with Bobby! Mike, how do you feel about Let 'Em Roll? I think this was the first session I heard B-3 and vibes together.

We used Turbo Tax again this year and got great returns from Rhode Island, North Carolina, and Fed. I really don't mind overpaying because this time of year almost feels like Christmas when the refund is due. Finding out that you've underpaid is not fun. My income has fluctuated greatly over the past 3-4 years, so this time of year has usually been quite a surprise. This year it was a pleasant one! I bought four cubes of pavers and have an area dug up in my back yard for a nice sized patio! Just in time for the great weather! I'm also looking at a Slim Device Squeezebox, among other things. Paid off some debt, etc. Good year!

That is a nice jacket!

Rap/hip hop had a golden age. 86-93. By and large, its over and Kenny Drew Jr. missed it. Thankfully, De La Soul still do what they do...

I don't think I'd be exaggerating if I thought that the majority of my age group has that Nirvana Unplugged session imprinted forever in their memory. It was certainly a strong performance.

Thelonious Monk Plays Ping Pong

Mulgrew Miller plays Andre Previn

Notice the guy in the bottom left corner with the helmet on! I haven't ever seen Nirvana, I haven't ever stage dived, and I haven't ever worn a helmet to a show. Still, those lyrics are not written by Cobain. I'm just saying... www.nirvanafreak.net article on In The Pines

What is ghost percussion?

Nice! They have some more big gigs on the horizon, including Lincoln Center this summer. Looks like they'll be in Ontario, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio soon as well.

You do realize that you picked non-Cobain lyrics, no? Can you pronounce Leadbelly? Seriously, even the Grateful Dead was covering this in their early years. edit: I see Noj picked up on this already...

I realize I have started a few threads announcing shows up and down the East Coast, but I thought I'd start a thread of its own. Seems like there are a good amount of people on the board that would like this band. My brother has been playing bass with these guys for the past few years. If they are in your area, go check them out. A bona fide hard working salsa band. I haven't checked the website in a while, but it looks like they just did an EP with John Fausty, plus photos from their recent trip to Puerto Rico. Who knows, maybe Clem was down there and had the TV on when they played: www.bioritmo.com

Great recommendation. x2

Good call! I'll be pulling that one out soon. Has it been remastered recently? Blues & Roots.

If I'm not mistaken, I remember reading that he was actually the leader on that date. Sort of a Somethin' Else kind of thing. Thanks for the list though. The type of music he is playing on Davis Cup, or Cool Struttin' is a long way from Evolution and even the later Lee Morgan dates.

Yes! Very much like Dolphy. I think a lot of the "speech-like" qualities that people attribute to Dolphy's improvising come directly out of this attempt to play phrases that muscle memory almost prohibits. I hear the same effort in Jackie McLean's improvising more than every once in a while.

This has become a recent favorite of mine. I only first heard it within the last year, so the music is still pretty new to me. Fantastic music. I agree. Elmo Hope is definitely up there with Bud Powell, Herbie Nichols, Thelonious Monk, and another recent discovery for me, Horace Silver Trio. I just can't enough of these guys' music.

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