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I've never had any luck taking photos of my paintings. Plus, I've never kept any of them. They are all strung out amongst friends over the past few years. Its always nice to see them again, but they always seem less than I remembered them. The paintings that is, not the friends.

That is great guys. Congratulations! I need to get my ass in gear and order this disc!

I am dreading the news over the coming weeks. This is not about politics people. This is real. As the day goes on, I have this sinking feeling that the aftermath and byproducts of this storm are increasingly worsening.

I am in Kansas City this week and had the chance to visit his gravesite this afternoon. I need to get that Uptown recording!

I don't see how you could get what's so big about Miles with "You're Under Arrest"! Trade it in for something else, like "Miles Smiles" or "Pangaea" or "On The Corner" or "Relaxin'" or...

190mph gusts!

For some reason, the name Martin Milgrim sounds very familiar.

The city is just not designed to sustain any weather system of this nature. The way the dams are set up around the city, the influx of water from a hurricane has nowhere to go but up. Considering the city is already below sea level, the possible outcome of this storm becomes even more difficult to fathom.

Its not looking good for New Orleans. Can you imagine the disaster that could occur in a city like that? Not good.

Glad to see the brunt of the storm so far has been water... we'll see what happens upon second landfall.

Thanks Tom. Papa Mali was the act that he was drumming for. That's him alright!

I'm almost positive I saw Frosty this winter playing drums for a guy opening up for the Derek Trucks Band in Vail. I had never heard of him before, but he was a hell of a drummer and the guy he was playing for surely made it known that this dude's name was Frosty. What's the story?

Is hip hop over-intellectualized? Wha?

nathan? damn! I haven't seen any posts from you in a long time! Glad to see you around here!

I think I remember reading something from Rooster last week about a trip out of town, so I don't think he'll be around until next week... Anyway, I am boing to be tied up it seems like until Saturday night. I'll have al day Sunday as well and would like to visit the Charlie Parker museum. Anything else you'd recommend? Hopefully we can get a few together on Saturday night!

I'd love to know more about this as well. I didn't know this existed. Thanks for the link!

Well damn! How's that for coincidence! Like I said, I'll be here through next week. Maybe we can catch up then. If not, I'm sure I'll be back!

Paul, I'll be in town next week as well. I'll let you know what my schedule is, if you are around and want to get together. ...and I'm sure I'll be back!

re: Revolt of the Negro Lawn Jockeys... Click here.

Hello KC folks! I posted something a few weeks back on another thread regarding my trip out here to KC. I got into town tonight and I'll be here til next week. I don't know exactly what my schedule is going to be like just yet, but I should have an idea tomorrow evening. I'm pretty sure I've got the weekend to myself. I'm hoping some of y'all out here can find some time to show an east coaster around a little bit. Spoontaneous mentioned possibly getting together. PM if you guys have some time in the next two weeks. Looking forward to it! Cary

Sorry to get in so late... I've had these written down for a while, but never transcribed them! 01 I don't get it. This certainly isn't like any Cannonball band I've ever heard. Just may be that I have a lot to hear! The horn really doesn't bring C'ball to mind though. Great percussion and vocals though! The saxophone just sounds a little too out of control for Cannonball. Maybe it is him. Whatever. I like it. Whoa! Come on back! ...alright... enough already. Would have been fun to have been there I bet. 02 Whoa. Is that that recent David S. Ware strings album? That is a lot of colliding motion to absorb. I'm guessing the second horn is an overdub. The strings are just so intense! Imagine sitting down to compose this! 03 Sap, but with some really interesting textures. The harp is nice. Helps the strings bring the flute in. Strong lead voice. I don't know exactly where to place this. Easy listening? Music to lay hip babies to bed? Music to roll credits to? 04 Nice piano solo, if a little deviant. I dig the interplay between singer and saxophone. 05 Blasting trumpet killing that solo, then sort of running out of ideas. Hubbard? The tenor player really goes for it, then gets his tongue all twisted up! I don't know about this one. That is one crazy damn left hand at the piano. 06 Sounds like a practice exercise turned into a vamp, or a Phish jam. Seriously! If you told me this was Page McConnell and Trey Anastasio, I would not be surprised. I keep thinking "Meet George Jetson!" 07 Baritone! Soprano! What a great junxtaposition. The soprano really soars over that arrangement. Nice and short. 08 Uh oh. Steel pans? and congas? An upright bass would make this heavenly. No that isn't my imagination. There is one! OK, how about a shaker or two. This is really nice. Who? What? Nice. Seemless transition to kit, then trombone? Pans player also trombonist? ...

Thanks for the discs Marty! I've had a chance to listen to disc one twice. I wrote down some thoughts this afternoon (in the car! yikes!) 01 The vibrato on those opening chords is heavenly. I think it is a trombone. There is no separation between the sounds of the horns. Organ sounds are designed after stuff like this. Great music. Great soloing. I really like the ensemble playing though. I need more music like this... 02 I've heard this. Or maybe it just seems familiar. Whoa, heavy tenor sounds great with the baritone. I'd love to hear the bari take a turn. Beautiful tones, the trumpet seems to be sliding through those notes without much attack. May be Dorham, but I'm not confident with that guess, just that I've heard him play this way. I don't want to say that there is a lack of chops, but it isn't traditionally brilliant trumpet chops. There's the bari! This is some of that good "world influenced" hard bop. I wouldn't be surprised if the title had some sort of middle eastern reference. Bass and drums are just chugging along. Nice. 03 Initially, I'm not digging the pianists rhythm, but I'm into some of the clusters he's playing. It is his right hand-the stiff and pointed attack on the keys. So staccato. Chick Corea? The melody seems so squared off because of it. The use of those big block chords reminds me of Tyner though, but his lines flow more than this. 04 Now that sounds like a well-constructed electric guitar. I love that sound. Barney Kessel or Tal come to mind, but I would rule out Tal. More Django-styled. I'm guessing Kessel because of his affinity of pitch-bending. Much different tone though. I don't know! 05 Another baritone! Nice hi-hat. Nice drumming all around. Now this pianist is in there with some great playing behind the bari solo. Man, the tenor player took some great unexpected turns in there, to me anyway. 06 Oooooh. No idea, but I like it! The detail in the arranging! Amazing piano playing, so chromatic and it just sounds right. 07 I know this. Beautiful. I'm not so sure I know this. I like the sparse snare work. Damn. 08 Damn! 09 Walt Dickerson no doubt about it. That big ringing tone, the quick hands, his phrasing, the sound of the mallets, the big sound of the low bars on that Deagan, the waivering vibrato. The pianist seems to be having some tempo trouble with his left hand during his solo. I think this is from one of his first two for Prestige. I love how Cyrille makes the 3/4 sound off balance, like he backed into a waltz before realizing it was a waltz he was playing. 10 Great stuff! I'm loving this disc Marty! 11 They almost get going like a Mingus band! I love this feel. 12 At first this reminded me of Revolt of the Negro Lawn Jockeys. I was thinking Moondock on alto, then I remembered there weren't two altos on that recording, and a couple of things the vibist did reminded me of Hutcherson's four mallet playing. I have to pull this disc back out! Depending on who I'm listening to it with, this disc can sound pretty far out at times. A good compromise between the sounds of Ornette Coleman and Eric Dolphy. 13 I'm thinking Ellington, then I'm thinking Basie. I am at a disadvantage here due to my age. The sound of these guy's orchestra's has not yet entirely sunk in. 14 I recognize this as a Monk tune, but I'm stuck after that. The sound of the band isn't all that appealing to me for some reason. 15 16 17 18 Nice! I've got this. An early favorite, bought just after hearing Four For Trane.

Out of curiousity, why are you looking for an alternative to ipod? ipod and itunes really are a nice combo. they make portable music so easy. i've had an ipod for a couple of years now and it has been through the ringer... snow in new hampshire numerous lift tickets, snow in colorado, fishing (salt water mind you), and now here at the beach. no problems. worth every penny and then some i think. i can't imagine having a different player. i've messed around with a couple of them at other people's houses, but they all seem less convenient. they are less popular for a reason. again, just curious. nothing against other brands, and i'm not trying to sell you an ipod, but i do think apple nailed it with this device.

Denison is the way to go. They provide a kit that connects into your factory stereo. You are able to use the stereo controls to control the ipod. Charges the ipod too! Denison IceLink

Downtown Newport? Definitely. It actually seems low!