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David, re: Kill Bill I heard Quentin say February if all goes as planned (on Conan the other night). re: Matrix Revolutions Saw it today. Weak. I like the second one best. I understand that it is a trilogy and should be viewed as one piece, but... re: Back To the Future ??? What is up with you people???

When did BACK TO THE FUTURE become a cult film?

As would Walt Dickerson, I'm sure! He's been practicing in solitude for the past twenty years...

I'll give two line-ups that I wish would have happened. I'm with Joe on the first one: Mclean/Moncur. Jackie Mclean (as) Grachan Moncur III (tb) Andrew Hill (p) Bobby Hutcherson (vb) Richard Davis ( B )* Anthony Williams (d) or Roy Haynes (d) Recorded sometime during the second half of 1963 by Rudy Van Gelder on Blue Note, somewhere in the ONE STEP BEYOND, DESTINATION OUT!, EVOLUTION, SMOKESTACK, BLACK FIRE period. This line-up has Blue Note Classic written all over it. ||||||||||| |||||||||||| |||| | ||| |||||||| ||||| |||| The second line-up would involve a rotation of mucisians reflecting compositional instrumentation. Andrew Hill (p) Walt Dickerson (vb) Richard Davis ( B )* Andrew Cyrille (d, perc) A series of duet and trio passages, along with the full quartet. Of course, this would have to be a Walt Dickerson album recorded sometime in the late 1970s by Elvin Campbell on SteepleChase. Can you imagine? Neither of these are too far fetched, considering all of these musicians were playing very well with each other at these times, or had played well with each other at earlier stages in their careers, just not in these exact combinations. *edit

Very cool covers! Seems like there were an awful lot of jazz publications back in the day. For those who were cognisant of the jazz world back then, were most of these of a quality standard? How did they differentiate themselves from the others?

Those are killer! Great job!

Good deal! I actually picked up a TOCJ of your namesake (INDESTRUCTIBLE!) in a used bin in Brookline, MA for $7.99! I needed a heavy dose. Man, "Calling Miss Khadija" is a great hard bop tune! I also picked up a new copy of the complete Lee Morgan Live at the Lighthouse for $30. Good day for Lee Morgan!

Hell yeah I'll buy it!

I wanted to choose something that would provoke dissenting opinion. I think this trio, like many other groups have, asks that you think about "music" differently. Give it some real listening time Steve. Maybe even headphones if you have a pair. I'm really glad you went out of your way to hear this music.

I grew up around good music. My grandfather, "Sugar" Ralston, has closets lined with shelves of lps. As a kid, I heard the big band stuff he played, but it never really caught my ear. In middle school, I played 1st and 2nd trumpet in the band. Our teacher, Bernadette Spencer, was a lively lady who would always yell from the front of the band "COLTRANE!" or "come on Miles!" Every arrangement we played ended up with her touch of swing and fire. Keep in mind, this is a middle school band It wasn't until after high school that I decided I was ready to find out what she was yelling about. Around the same time, my grandfather lent me a Sonny Stitt record along with a Johnny Hodges and an Ellington record. Shortly thereafter, I had accumulated a few things. My junior year in college, I took a jazz appreciation course. Although we didn't really cover a lot of the music that I thought was essential, I thought it was a decent overview and a nice approach to critical listening. Most of the students hadn't ever listened to jazz. The professor did a nice job of exploding the jazz diagram I think. Lots of votes at the younger end of the spectrum. Interesting I think. Maybe the jazz industry has its demographic all wrong!

I own BODY META. I can definitely understand your reaction. The sound of this album is exhausting, but your interest is piqued. This concept, I think this is the first prime time recording, is brand new and shows promise. You wonder where they take it. Listen again to Body Meta. I'm going to do the same, now that you've brought it up. Its been at least a year. There are some very interesting guitar/electric bass/drums textures if I remember, and a very long winded Ornette! dave9199, where are you on this one?

What? No Pam Anderson pics?!

Welcome "aboard" Aftab. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. "Aboard..." that's a good one.

Shit. I keep sighing and shaking my head as I read. Cat Power seems to be setting an appropriate mood. I hope they do release whatever he's been working on and I hope Elliott Smith is remembered by the pop public as someone other than the indie singer/songwriter that dove a knife into his own chest. Dammit.

What? I don't even know what to say. I almost skipped over this thread. The title didn't register. I scrolled back up and chills ran around my body. It is so difficult to understand how someone with such a gift for expressing the human emotion so deeply and clearly can take his or her own life. He was such a gift to us all. I hope he acknowledged that at some point in his life. The thought that I will never experience his music live, or ever have a chance to speak with him is heartbreaking. Bless his family and friends. I was looking forward to decades of great Elliott Smith albums. I have to say I'm fortunate to hear what I have heard. He was a wonderful musician and a wonderful poet.

I thought I had died and gone to heaven the first time I heard "Dindi" from SUPERNOVA. Such an intense moment. If I had a choice, I would choose "Gazzelloni" from OUT TO LUNCH! or "Memory" from Anthony Williams LIFETIME. Hey, maybe Rooster can compile a list of tunes and we can start a compilation called MUSIC TO DIE TO. (no appropriate smilie)

I am not familiar with Safari, but my guess would be to hold 'control' key and click on image. This should give you a list of options.

Right on! Thanks for the report Dan. Makes me wish I was there!

We saw KILL BILL VOLUME ONE (or was it FUCK BUCK?) last night and found it a very entertaining film. Regarding the violence, I kept saying to my wife, "He is so OBSESSED with blood! What's the deal?!" Each scene became incrementally more comical until it finally reached the equivalent of slapstick. How could that be? Well, for one, the gore was so exagerated and unrealistic, that it seemed to affect everyone in the theatre in the same way by the end. Laughter. The anime was probably the most violent portion of the film in my mind. Absolutely shocking. More emotional than the actually filmed scenes, to me. Often, I wondered why such a self-parody? In hindsight, I still have this question. This isn't exactly tongue in cheek. KILL BILL VOLUME ONE is a lot of fun and a cinematic experience in and of itself and I will definitely go see KILL BILL VOLUME TWO, then rent the set and watch them back to back to soak in the entire experience, but I will still wish that Quentin Tarantino took himself more seriously. As Lon points out, the cinematography is gorgeous. The final fight scene is fantasy. Definitely not a disappointment to this household. And a quick ps to the 5,6,7,8's. You girls rock!

I greazed up this week fo' sho'. For the last five or six months, I've been listening a lot more intently to my b3 discs and taking note of what you fellas have to recommend. I just read through this thread in entirety and realized that I HAVE alot of shortening in my pantry if you know what I mean. On Thursday, I came across a VAT of five-day old grease. OOooOoooooooh boy. Jimmy McGriff & Horace Ott ELECTRIC FUNK is just plain dope. There ain't no car too long, no hub cap with too many spokes, no vinyl top with too much armor all, not interior too tricky for this shit. Jimmy Smith GOT MY MOJO WORKIN'/I'M A HOOTCHIE COOCHIE MAN Good people of United Organissimo House of Faith, I am here to tell you TODAY that I have SEEN THE LIGHT. I must confess, before now, my knowledge of Jimmy Smith was sinful. SINFUL! I am a changed man. I am a changed man. I have heard the master and I am coming home. I am telling you now, good people, I am walking the straight and narrow. YES! Can I get a KENNY BURRELL! Brother Jack McDuff DOWN HOME COOKIN' I have seen a greazier plate before, but you can't go wrong with an image like that! Recorded down in Memphis and the bass sounds so good. Claude, have mercy. Reuben Wilson LOVEBUG Lee Morgan? George Coleman? Damn. Some fine music here, but I find myself wishing they didn't try and work out those popular tunes. Stick to the sly! I'll listen to BLUE MODE and lick my fingers to the bone! Still looking for MOTHERSHIP and the PATTON SELECT. Groove on children. Groove on!

I'm not entirely familiar with Jimmy McGriff's career. This past week, I found ELECTRIC FUNK in a used bin along with a stack of other rare grooves. This is going to be at the top of that stack for a while. Not only is his playing exciting, the arrangements are unexpectedly more interesting than anything on any of the other discs I grabbed. Apparently, this session was poorly documented because the only two musicians credited are McGriff and an el. pianist named Horace Ott. Great music that I could imagine being applied to the filmwork of Quentin Tarrantino. Just saw Kill Bill Volume One last night.

Jimmy Smith GOT MY MOJO WORKIN'/HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE MAN is a killer.

I just picked up a bunch of rare grooves in a used bin last night. I don't know if these are counted as obscure to this group, but they are to me! McGriff & Ott plus unknown band ELECTRIC FUNK is highly recommend to all pee-imps currently posting at organissimo.org. Good lawd have mer-say!