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You mean Randissimo?

What I have noticed most this week when listening to this, and Action for that matter, is that it sounds like Jackie is really taking some chances on some of his phrases. More than a few times, I feel like he suddenly finds himself playing something entirely spontaneous, really reaching past his own memory. Some of the "licks" that he throws out there are so soulful and personal that I feel like I can hear his vulnerabilty for a split second, in the waiver of a note, or a slight rest to accent the note that follows. Incredible stuff, and not something I notice everyday.

Sinking feeling. I don't have the history with McLean's music that a lot of you have. I can remember reading some pretty incredible accounts here about hearing his albums on the day they were released, seeing him in his youth, etc. I was fortunate enough to see him play in NYC a couple of years back with Grachan and Hutch, and it was a phenomenal experience. I will always remember that night. There was something about Jackie's showmanship, a certain respect that he had earned over the years, and the way he handled himself, his band, the audience in that room that I really appreciated as much as anything. He was just being himself. Thanks to David's Record of the Week, I have been spinning Destination Out!, Action, and A Fickle Sonance a lot this week.

This does look promising. Do you have many others from 577?

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Yeah Jim, I liked the sound of it. I will certainly buy a copy of your album. FYI, CDU shows this selection as backordered... that's a good thing right?!

I have the four disc Rhino Otis box set, which I absolutely love. Great for hot summer nights. Thanks for the Stax Box recommendation. I should save up to get that before this summer.

I think its high time I dig down into the Stax/Volt material. Keep the recommendations coming!

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Joey D's Organic Groove with Bobby Hutcherson has been talked about elsewhere on the board, but since this topic is active today, I thought I'd post a big HELL YEAH! here to recommend this session to anyone so inclined. BLOWS away the Joey D/Terry Gibbs collaborations from the past few years. This thing actually BURNS, and I'm not just insinuating that it is a difference in playing style between Gibbs and Hutch, I think it is a difference in vibe entirely. These two play entirely different styles of music. Put them in with the same instrumentation, the same organist, etc. and the end result is VERY different. I know this sucks, but I've never really felt all that much from Gibbs' approach. I can't put my finger on it. Don't get me wrong, there are moments, but they do not sustain. THe way Organic Groove opens up with "The Tackle", well it just hits and you know these guys are going to burn throughout the entire record.

I'd love to hear some Freddie McCoy. I don't know why, but I've always passed up on the Bobby Hutcherson Solo/Quartet album. I recently got a copy, after all this time. So far, I've listened to the solo stuff a few times through. Very dreamy. Everything is overdubbed, so it sounds like a percussion ensemble. He plays bass parts on marimba, some percussive punctuation on marimba and vibraphone, chords on vibraphone, and leads on vibraphone. Using overdubs, he is able to create a slow layered pillow of sounds. This stuff is ripe for sampling. Every once in a while, it sounds like he has a set of bells and/or chimes in the room as well. Very sparsely used, but to great effect. This isn't a jazz record at all, until the quartet tunes, which make up the last four tracks of the album. Two familiar-sounding originals and two familiar standards featuring a tight rhythm section of McCoy Tyner, Herbie Lewis, and Billy Higgins. All recorded in 1981, this has been a welcomed surprise to me, considering I don't really like the majority of the 1970s recordings I have heard. These quartet tracks are more in the spirit of the sixties vibists in the quartet context. As you'd imagine, the originals are slightly darker and more adventurous than the standards, Old Devil Moon and My Foolish Heart. To me, aside from the occassional even more stripped down ensembles (vibes, bass, drums; vibes, bass), is the ideal pallette. Does anyone else have this? I am really enjoying the overdub tracks and would love to discover more music like this. sidenote: I see it is available at emusic.com.

Trader Joe's is a grocery store, isn't it? I know they're in Boston. Kind of like a Whole Foods? Looks like that's been covered already. Sorry 'bout that. Two Buck Chuck! Ha. I forgot about that. I can't believe there are still bottles out there. Must have been a pretty big batch!

Maybe, but I think I can figure out _exactly_ what a McEntire solo record would sound like. Feel like I've probably already heard it! Can't say I minded him with Bastro or Bitch Magnet, though! Yeah, me neither. That post was a long time ago, it seems... I'd still be interested in hearing this though.

Awesome.

I think I'll be buying that Feldman/Tillbury set. I've never ordered from an overseas Amazon. Anything I should know?

Duos For Doris is incredible, regardless of my limited exposure to this world of music. I've also listened to Too Beautiful To Burn on numerous occasssions and enjoyed it more each time. Have you heard The Hands of the Caravaggio? I think I just need more Tillbury. Anyone care to comment on Cosmos Tears?

I feel like Tadd Dameron is a major omission in my collection.

clifford, I hope your stuff is in climate controlled storage. Rats is liable to get to that hand of yours... I think I actually like this album more than One Step Beyond. I feel like I wrote up a semi-lengthy compare/contrast of the two (run-on sentences and all) once before. I wonder if it was here or BNBB. I'll look. And tomorrow I'll listen to this disc again. Had a good conversation with a drummer friend of mine just last week about Out To Lunch! and the sparse playing from Tony Williams through some of the heads. I think Roy Haynes brings an entirely different aesthetic to the music. Kit players of this caliber can really change the feel of the music just as much, if not more than the rest of the group.

Hell yeah.

Volume One is a great disc when I'm in the mood for it. More "swinging" than the majority of Charles' music. I like the whole vibe of the disc. Some nice horn arrangements. I'm not as familiar with the California 50s scene as many of you, but this seems to be a fine specimine.

Order In! Thanks for the push Lon.

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This is more or less the way I imagine you. John, you look like you've been pumping some iron since I last saw you. You been working those triceps? Everybody's looking good. Hans, any thoughts of getting the crew back together?