Big Al

Totally agree with the big fuckin' dog idea. Bummed that his happened to you again, and agree that this has to be someone who either knows you and/or knows your patterns. Scary to say the least.

yeah, but did he uplift the field of jazz journalism?

So I thought I'd start a thread. But I found I didn't need to! My take on Cannonball is different; I started buying his albums because I loved Nat's playing so much. "Work song" was one of the early Soul Jazz albums I bought, in 1961, really before I knew much about it, and therefore had quite an impact on the development of my ideas. A funny thing is, until the last few months, I never bothered with other Riverside albums by Nat. I've got tons of his stuff, but mostly later recordings. But I'm really enjoying Branching out Much brass In the bag Little big horn Others I've had for a while that are in regular circulation on my player are Sayin' Somethin'/Live at Memory Lane - Atlantic twofer on Collectables with Joe Henderson (from 1966/67) A little New York midtown music - Galaxy (OJC) (1978) Noble & Nat - King Snake (1990) (great joint effort with Noble "Thin Man" Watts) Talkin' about you - Landmark (1990) The old country - Enja (1990 again) Workin' - Timeless (live in Berlin 1992) A Night in Manhattan - Alfa Jazz (also 1992) Good company - Challenge (1994) Live at the Floating Jazz Festival - Chiaroscuro (1994) - Nat tells some great stories on this 2 CD set, as well as the music - like Cannon, he had the gift of the gab Mercy mercy mercy - Alfa Jazz (Evidence) (1995) As a sideman, Nat played on some great sessions. Some of my favourites that haven't been mentioned are King Curtis - The new scene of King Curtis - New Jazz (OJC) King Curtis - Soul meeting - Prestige (OJC) Gene Ammons - Goodbye - Prestige (OJC) Gene Ammons - And friends at Montreux - Prestige (OJC) Don wilkerson - The Texas twister - Riverside (OJC) James Clay - A double dose of soul - Riverside (OJC) Bennie Green & Gene Ammons - The swingin'est - VeeJay I am SO glad you didn't post this BEFORE the J&R OJC sale this past weekend! Couldn't agree more! Slightly off-topic, I've always felt Blue Mitchell's best dates as a leader came on Riverside.

And apparently, that code is still working! I haven't ordered anything else, but punched up the code outta curiosity. Still works!

You mean you haven't uplifted the field of jazz journalism? I've believed it all these years.....

Al, count me as one who'd be interested in your comments concerning the Lighthouse recording. The only difference I see with this recording is the exclusion of Wynton Kelly. Too bad. Again, the real surprise for me on this session is Nat. If this guy played a better session, I'm not aware of it. Great work throughout. Work Song. Probably my favorite album of Nat's!

Looks like I got my order placed at the last minute: Buddy Emmons Steel Guitar Jazz Jim Hall Live! Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Plus Cannonball Adderley Live at the Lighthouse Bill Evans Moon Beams Joe Newman Quintet Live at Count Basie's Lee Morgan Standards Wes Montgomery Fingerpickin' Wes Montgomery Far Wes Clifford Brown/Max Roach Brown-Roach Inc. Clifford Brown/Max Roach Study in Brown There would've been more, but some titles were out-of-stock. Between this and the sweet BMG deal last week, I think it's clear that I am devoid of self-control and need serious psychological help.

Yeah they are! Watkins truly shines as a soloist and an ensemble player on these!

My wife and I were talking about who we were gonna root for. I'm still undecided, since I don't particularly care for either team and, as happy as I am for the Giants for the stunning upsets they've been pulling on a weekly basis, I am a Cowboys fan so I hate the Giants (don't worry: I hated 'em long before last Sunday's chokefest, and I gave the G-Men their props) . Either way, this will be a historical Super Bowl: either the Patriots will accomplish what no team before them has done, or the Giants will pull off the biggest sports upset of all time. One way or another, I predict people will be talking about this Super Bowl long after the final whistle blows.

A-frickin'-men!

Well, the clips at Amazon convinced me to order it. Lo and behold, J&R had it in stock, so I ordered this and Live at the Lighthouse with the same lineup, IIRC. Will post thoughts when they arrive.

Maybe they'll pay for a trip for Eli to go to Mexico with a buxom blond starlet.....

Did anyone find her turn as "Patience" in Support Your Local Gunfighter hilarious? I know I did. RIP, and thanks for all the laughs

I've nothing to add except thanks for the recommendation. I've always been curious about it, and now you've piqued it!

What a game! And what a finish, too! Who'da thought Tynes would nail it from 47 yards after missing two in a row from less than that? This oughta be one of the best Super Bowls EVER!!! Yeah, that one Peyton commercial was great, the one Sangrey mentioned.

Last call! Looks like this is gonna be a short discussion with so few participants. I'm gonna send the physical discs out on Tuesday, and after the first particpant tells me he's received his, I'll make the download available.

All's I know is all four of my orders show "Shipped!"

"Snowblind" by Styx?

i'd like to see the angie dickinson shot! Is this it? All I see is skin. She could walk past me on the street and I wouldn't know who she is. That was Britney Spears? I thought it was a blond Jennifer Lopez, or maybe Christina Aguilera.

Just like Britney....

I can't believe they don't have forums for ice reissues, ice of the week, blindfold taste tests, offering and looking for, and of course, ice on the radio. I tried to log in but they gave me the cold shoulder.

They have that clip on the article, with Italian subtitles! Something I never noticed in that clip: I wonder if they miked Groucho live during that song? Or, did he overdub himself later? The reason I ask is because there's one part where he starts to play one chord but abrubtly changes his mind and moves to a different chord. That would've been pretty difficult to duplicate on an overdub. Additionally, you can hear the breeze hitting the mike. So, was it a live mike or was it an extremely detailed overdub?

Thanks for posting that!

Don't ruin it for the rest of us! Why? You think they'll notice 278 orders going to the same address? No, but they MIGHT notice 278 orders going to TWO addresses!

Also some Verves in there as well. This on top of the never-ending $6.99 Blue Note sale.