Jazz Kat

He was Evans's favorite drummer. He always gives Philly Joe those cool breaks, like in "walkin up."

"I used to play acoustic, but in Florida it got so hot, one day my up right just exploded. So there, I decided to play electric. I carved out my frets and started playing the fretless bass," Jaco Pastorious.

lol. Not technically live, but never-the-less, it was live! wait a minute.....

I was really referring to Blue Note and remasters. But I only mentioned one remaster. Talkin Bout comes from Tina Brooks's Waiting Game.

The only buses that come around here, only go to schools. Which I take to and from everyday. I hardly ever get driven anywhere.

If it's an RVG, you might not have any choice... That happens a lot on his remasters. Tina Brooks's Waiting Game, "Talkin About", Philly Joe's rivet cymbol just kills the whole song. Not because of him, but the way it was recorded, or remastered.

I got Shelly At The Blackhawk, Vol 5. Nice music, but I was waiting for him to solo.

Excellent guitar playing by Gary Moore on this record Jazz Kat. You play guitar right? He's a guy worth checking out if you've not heard him. Yep I play guitar. Thin Lizzy will be something I check out real later. I am being kept busy just trying to collect the whole Blue Note cataloge.

Allright, now this other thing called parents.

I first heard of Evans on Kind Of Blue, Went out and got Evans's Finest Hour, whcih I didnt really like that much. I didnt feel they choose good enough material for that compilation. However, about a month later I came across Portrait Of Jazz, and Waltz For Debby. I got it, and I loved Portrait Of Jazz soo much, when I put Waltz for Debby on, it didnt touch me at all. I just love Portrait Of Jazz alot! But, when I heard Explorations, it was very different and the tempos and time sigs changed alot through the songs, and now that one's my favorite. I am despirately searching for Eddie Costa's Guys And Dolls Like Vibes album, w/ Evans on piano.

Oh The Shape of Jazz To Come. Every one of those melodies is just superb. Ornette, we love you!!!

I dig Bill Evans also however a poll like this is difficult to respond to in view of the dissemination of all the Riverside material first into 2-fer LPs back in the '70s which I purchased at the time, then into the wonderful 12 disc boxed set which I've owned and listened to for quite some time now. As a result I no longer can look at a poll such as yours and distinguish what favorite cuts belong to which of the original Riverside issues The exception of course is the SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE VANGUARD session. But what is the title of the equally excellent companion album to that - is it PORTRAIT IN JAZZ? I really don't remember. So I took the easy way out and voted for SAatV, as it certainly is up there in terms of Bill Evans material I listen to often. More problematical perhaps are the slew of albums he made for Verve. Choosing strictly among those would be interesting in view of the greater variety of contexts found there, e.g., solo, overdubbing, orchestra accompaniment, duets as well as trios, etc. I guess the easy way would be to select out of the ones you know. Which you obviously did.

I think read about those on the hardbop homepage.

You've got to get out more! I can think of a few places in the NYC area. At Sam Ash, bowed instruments are in the sheet music section with the horns. It's called a car, which I dont have.

You have to download that? I really want to hear Organissimo.

Mingus Presents Mingus DBQ At Carnegie Hall Ramsey Lewis Trio, In Crowd.

How much do they cost about? And where do you get one. I haven't seen one in any music store ever.

I think they reunited in the 70's correct? Meet The Jazztet is just classic.

I really do Dig Big Evans. Hear are some of my favorites, Im wondering what are everybody else's fav's.

I think they got a lot on him on the Bill Evans book. (softcover) Where they tell each and every one of Evans's trios.

I only heard Cliff do it on that Max Roach album. I would imagine he did it the best.

They must be cool. I listen to Mingus telling the crowd to not appaud on the Mingus Presents Mingus album about 1000 times. I love the way he handles that crowd. "continuin...., continu... CONTINUE this set with a song dedicated to the first, or second, or third.. "

I dont even know what it is.

I got a question. I know they stopped making the B-3, right? Have they started making them again? They are kind of being used a lot on the jazz scene now.