Big Al

Well, I know what we're spinning at the next chat! Does Conn need a copy?

Uh, no, doofus: you're thinking of the Four Freshman. Sheesh!

but Charlie Parker liked him... There is that; I do like Miller's playing on that Parker w/Strings album. Thankfully, no.

Since I got a turntable and INport, my dad and my mother-in-law asked me to transfer a bunch of LPs to CD for them. Dad's stack was fun: a buncha Moody Blues, couple Chet Atkins LPs, a few other obscure guitar players and some classical music. Mom's stack, OTOH, well.... first, you gotta understand I love my in-laws. They're the coolest in the world, and I'm very blessed to be their son-in-law. But Mom's stack of records..... Actually, it isn't too too bad. However, as a result of some of these records, I now fully understand why the 50's were so unhip (not that I ever truly subscribed to the whole "Happy Days/American Graffiti" wistfulness). Kingston Trio? These guys had a Mosaic under their name????? But the worst, and I mean the WORST, the one that makes me feel sorry for anyone who actually lived through this when it was popular, was "Sing Along with Mitch." Oh..... my...... LORD!!!! I started this record and the music started and I had to check to see if the turntable-belt had come loose. Not wanting to listen to any more of this than necessary, I left the room and came back to flip the record over. Towards the end of side two, I came back in to check on the recording, and my computer was literally "sputtering:" it sounded as if it was trying to lose the connection to the record player! So I quickly tried to shut down INport, and got the error message "The program has unexpectedly shut down." Translation: if you don't shut off this record NOW, I will shut down PERMANENTLY. My gramma had a bunch of Sing Along with Mitch Miller (including one called, "Party Sing Along with Mitch." WTF???????), and so I'm curious: just what kinda scourge was this on popular music? Anyone have any permanent scars as a result of having to listen to these records? Anyone ever use these records as punishment on their kids? I might!

I agree. Fuego is great, but Byrd in Hand is majestic. Love 'em both, nonetheless!

No different than most pop groups these days, I would imagine.

Is that what y'all call Tim Horton's now?

Quite a review, too. Sounds like he had a lot of pent-up anger towards K-Fed for just...... being. Which I guess is crime enough, cometothinkofit.

Half Price Books.

The session with Blakey is worth the price of admission alone!

I found a copy today at the Borders in Lewisville, of all places. Driving back to Arlington was made that much nicer, as the groove was so nice & relaxing. I especially dig "Funky Mama." Lex Humphries is wonderful, as is Duke Pearson. Whatta great session; glad I finally got it!

I was gonna change mine to I Wanna Be Sedated, but I figured my posting already gave everyone that impression......

Same here.

I mean, I'm ashamed to admit I got rid of it. Probably will try it again sometime.

I used to own that....

Well, I heard her cover of "Pink Cadillac" before I heard Springsteen's original version. Always thought that was either Patti Labelle or the Pointer Sisters. Learn something new every day, I guess.

Does anyone even know of her outside of her "duet" with her late father?

Freddie Roach - Moe Larry & Curly, Please

That was the Donaldson/McLean collaboration, remember? The second volume was "Let Freedom Shing-A-Ling." You are correct. I was confusing it with the Donaldson-Coltrane collaboration, BLUE GRAVY TRAIN, featuring a cover of ZZ Top's "TV Dinners."

Jackie McLean - A Pickle Sammich

Tadd Dameron - The Strung Out & Incomplete EP Sonny Stitt - The Same Stuff He's Been Doing For Every Other Jazz Label in the World (alt. title: Yes, We REALLY Need Yet Another Version of Bye Bye Blackbird) Herbie Hancock - Funked-Up Before Such A Term Was Even Invented

9.7 - 9.6 - 9.7 - 9.8 - 9.7 - 8.9 (Soviet judge) - 9.8 - 9.9 Had you in mind with that one, from some old e-mail from years ago.

I bet this thread is still going strong when the 2007 season starts....

Jimmy Smith - The Postlude The Amazing Bud Powell, Valium 1 & 2 Big John Patton - Miss Understatement Wayne Shorter - Knight Dreamer Harold Vick - Strippin' Out John Coltrane - Glue Train Miles Davis - Young Man who is Horny Erroll Garner - Overture to Palmolive Reuben Wilson - Blue a la Mode Lee Morgan - Pronto Hank Mobley - Chewin' Art Blakey & the JM - Like Someone in a Nasty Breakup Lou Donaldson - Leave Me the Fuck ALONE, Aric