Big Al

Amen to THAT!!!

The forthcoming Terry Gibbs album on Mack Avenue features Joey D on B3. Terry Gibbs gettin' greeeeeazy? This oughta be interesting!

...before they got overplayed on "classic rock" radio. The "Led Zeppelin II" thread got me to thinking about this. I used to like this album, until "classic rock" radio played "Whole Lotta Love," "What Is....," "Ramble On" over and over and over and OVER AND OVER AND OVER!!!! Same with LedZep IV. And "Kashmir!" Would it kill these guys to play "The Rover?" Or "Celebration Day?" Or "The Crunge?" "Dark Side of the Moon" is another one. The brilliance of this album was lost on me right around the 25,871,926th playing of "Time" and/or "Money" and/or "Breathe." Although to be fair, I can never get tired of "Us and Them." I always hated Boston, and for the life of me cannot figure out why these guys are supposed to be so phenomenal (they sound like Queen without the flambouyance!). Yet not a day goes by that I don't hear some combination of any of those damn songs! Hell, I wish I could live off the residuals off of an oeuvre that consists of only TWO ALBUMS!!! Anyone else wanna vent?

From Alan's website (apologies if this has been brought up elsewhere): Cannonball Adderley - Cannonball In Europe (Blue Note Records) June 7 — Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), Yusef Lateef (tenor saxophone, flute, oboe), Nat Adderley (cornet), Joe Zawinul (piano), Sam Jones (acoustic bass), Louis Hayes (drums); 1962 June Christy - Ballads For Night People (Blue Note Records) June 7 — reissue of 1959 Capitol LP; arrangements by Bob Cooper — musicians include Cooper, Frank Rosolini, Bud Shank, Buddy Collette, Joe Castro, Red Callender, Stan Levey, Mel Lewis and others — also includes five tracks from 1961's "Do-Re-Mi" The Jazz Crusaders - The Festival Session (Blue Note Records) June 7 — reissue of 1967 Pacific Jazz LP recorded at 1966 Newport & Pacific Jazz Festivals — also includes two previously unreleased bonus tracks recorded in 1968 at Shelly's Manne-Hole — Joe Sample, Stix Hooper, Wayne Henderson, Wilton Felder Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra - Live At The Village Vanguard (Blue Note Records) June 7 — reissue of 1967 Solid State LP; with three previously unreleased bonus tracks — musicians include trumpeters Snooky Young, Marvin Stamm and Richard Williams, valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, the reeds of Jerome Richardson, Jerry Dodgion, Joe Farrell, Eddie Daniels and Pepper Adams, pianist Roland Hanna and bassist Richard Davis and others; arrangements by Thad Jones, Bob Brookmeyer and Garnett Brown Stan Kenton - Viva Kenton (Blue Note Records) June 7 — reissue of 1959 Capitol LP; with six bonus tracks arrangements by Gene Roland; — soloists include Charlie Mariano, Don Sebesky and Rolf Ericson — includes bonus material from 1963's "Artistry in Bossa Nova" Johnny Smith - Walk Don't Run! (Blue Note Records) June 7 — compilation of two Roost 10-inch LPs I'm looking forward to the Jones/Lewis, Crusaders, and Johnny Smith discs. I've heard that the Jones/Lewis set SMOKES!!!

Haven't seen it mentioned much, but EC's collaboration with Burt Bacharach, Painted from Memory, is one of my favorite albums of the last ten years! When he sings "I want him to HURT!" on "God Give Me Strength," you can just feel the anger and frustration of a lost love, and Bacharach's orchestration behind EC underscores and fuels that hurt. I sure wish those Rykodiscs were still in print, but I suppose they can be found pretty cheap used nowadays. Not that there's anything bad about the current Rhino 2-CD sets (I mean, hey, two CDs for the price of one? Can't complain about that!), but in my case it's a lot of sensory overload. One disc was plenty for me; heck, I still have my Ryko version of Get Happy!!!, and will likely keep that one.

Marc Cuban, apparently. GRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!

Great album, very solid, but one I don't listen to very often. I guess because I'm so used to hearing Tony Williams go bananas on other recordings that he sounds extremely subdued on this session. That Dorham-Henderson patrnership is one of those you just don't see much of anymore: the older mentor and his younger charge going at it like two young lions. Kenny inspired Joe to undiscovered terrain (for Joe), while Joe seemed to light a fire under Kenny that made him sound and feel 25 years younger! Six albums together; pity there weren't 60!

I have to confess that this album didn't do much for me. Don't know if it was high expectations after enjoying the Mosaic studio sessions so much, but I could never warm up to this set. For that matter, "10 to 4" didn't do much for me either. I guess I just like these guys in the studio more than in a live setting. That said, I have to totally agree with the description of Adams solos as "brawling." Angular and slashing, too. Good choice for an AOTW, though. I hope more people contribute to this thread.

DAAAAMN FUCKING STRAIGHT!!!! How did the Mavs get to the playoffs with this loser? That last game was the biggest choke since the Houston Oilers gave up 35 unanswered points to the Buffalo Bills! And to think the Mavs had the lead after the 3rd quarter!!! UNFUCKINGBELIEVABLE!!!! Hell, if Dampier's the 2nd-best center, I must be third!!! I hope the Mavs faithful boo his worthless ass when he hits the court in Big D on Friday!

How you like? I think it's their strongest album in years, even better than Murray Street which I loved!

I voted for Bad Benson before reading the first post about the completion of the transformation. Bad was just the beginning.

Uh, Steve, you feelin' alright? I mean, I hate to point this out, but this is sorta like Lucy reminding Schroeder that he missed Beethoven's birthday....

Electric Larryland - Butthole Surfers

I'm flyin' into NJ early Wednesday morning, drivin' down to DE for the day before driving back up to NJ to catch a Thursday morning flight to Orlando. Depending on what time I hit the road going back to NJ, if I have time, I'm gonna try and hit some good used stores, or a Borders or a Tower, on the way back to Jersey. (Got that?) Any recommendations from any locals? For that matter, what about Orlando? Any good shops to hit there? (I'd like to hook up with anyone that's gonna be where I'm headed, but I have no idea how long I'm going to be at the warehouses I'm visiting, so I'd hate to set up a hang with you guys and then not show up.)

Yup! Unfortunately.....

The opening sequence, of the drive into work, had me in tears!!! That happens to me at least every day!

It's #3!

The local public library has a CD of his called Boss of the B-3. If only the music lived up to the title (and the self-serving liner notes). Like the Godfather said, he's "talking a lot, and sayin' nothin'"!

Since I'm late with the wishes, I hereby grant you permission to do your best Cagney impersonation and tell me: "YOU DIRRRRTY RAT!!!"

Happy belated! Sounds like you had a great time!

OFFICE SPACE. Drop everything and rent it NOW!!!

I could burn this place down..... (note to anyone who HASN'T seen the movie: the above is a line from the movie in context with the whole stapler thing; I am not, nor do I have any intention, of burning THIS place, or anyplace for that matter!)

Could someone please show Dirk & the gang where the %^#&%^#&%^# basket is?!?!?!??!

Mobley - Soul Station Silver - In Pursuit of the 27th Man (no kidding!) Grant Green - Grantstand Sweets - Swinger & Mr. Swing Blakey - Free for All Cal Tjader - Los Ritmos Calientes Weather Report - Tale Spinnin' Ben Webster and Associates Sonny Rollins, Volume 2 Phil Keaggy - Crimson and Blue John Fahey - Return of the Repressed: An Anthology The J.B.'s - Funky Good Time: The Anthology Van Halen - Fair Warning Andrew Hill - Judgement

But.... but.... it's my stapler.....