Big Al

Aww HELL YEAH!!!! Makes you forget he was ever a Monkee, and some of the finest country-rock EVER issued!

Alriiight!!! That was one I was concerned about, going to Rio and all! Yaaaaay!

As of yesterday, Blakey's FREE FOR ALL just shot to the top of the list!!! This is the SHIZZIT!!!!!

You know it. Disc two is good, but for sheer unexpurgated Fahey, this is the place to start. Of course, you get this and then you'll want to get the Takoma titles which are no Fantasy (and which thankfully started pouring out right after I bought this set some 9 years ago). I just wish Fantasy would right things up by restoring the '67 version of "The Transcendental Waterfall." Ah well, I guess that's what LP-transfer software/equipment is for.

AAAARRGHHHH!!!!! BASTARDS!!!!!

Also, Charlie Brown specials must be sponsored by Dolly Madison. You got THAT right!!!

Joe Pass - SIX STRING SANTA To the first person who sends me a PM. Of course, if anyone's feeling any holiday generosity, I'd love an RVG in return, but again it's not a requirement. I got this disc cheap, so it's my pleasure to give it away.

Not exactly sure. I thought it was on CBS for quite some time. All of the Charlie Brown specials used to air on CBS for the longest time. The switch was recent, sometime in the last five years, but I don’t remember exactly when or why. How many people remember the spinning "special" logo on CBS? For me, it isn't a real Charlie Brown special without it. You can see it here. (requires RealPlayer). Sweeet!!! I forgot all about that. Now that you mention it, it DOES seem sorta strange not having that precede the Charlie Brown Christmas!

Laughed so hard, almost woke up the house! Wonder how it read in German? Perhaps this: Bäääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääää ääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääää ääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääää ääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääää ääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääää ääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääää ääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääää ääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääää ääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääää ääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääää ääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääää ääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääää ääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääää ääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääää ääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääää ääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääääärf!!!

Have you noticed how Linus puts down his "security blanket" when he recites the words ".... Fear not!..." Now that you mention it, I remember that really struck me long ago -- but I haven't watched this in years... I watched this tonight and noticed it for the first time in over 30 years of watching this special! That was so nice, I felt a shiver go down my back! Thanks again for pointing that out!

No kidding! This is funnier than ANYTHING you and I (or our writers, past and present, dead and/or alive) have come up with lately!!!

Anyone?

Really, I'm surprised they chose Paul Rodgers. George Michael was too busy? I mean, if there's ANYONE whose whole act has screamed "I wish I were Freddie Mercury".......

That's JUST the reaction I was looking for!!! B-)

Supposedly, there’s another 60%-off/No-S&H sale with this code: L4LC9 But every time I enter it, it comes up as an invalid code. Someone wanna check that out and see if it works for you? Otherwise, I’m thankful that 888-number was posted a few posts back!

Maybe Braff was referring to someone like Oscar Peterson? I don’t know, but one thing that separates Wilson from the pack that Braff refers to is the fact that, even if Wilson is soloing beneath the other soloist, he never does so at the expense of the main soloist. Again, I refer to “All of Me” from Prez & Teddy. EVERY note played is a complement to what Lester has just played, and if you really think about how fast on his feet Teddy’s thinking is, you can’t help but marvel that every note is a masterpiece of lightning-quick-thinking and melodic beauty.

All US discs have been mailed! Let me know when they arrive!

Drat! I just got back from mailing everything out (BFT #21 and the above BFT #20). I've still got your address; I can mail one to you.

There ya go!

I hereby rechristen this CD as THE BIGGEST BEST BADDEST BIG BAND CD IN THE WORLD, PERIOD!!!! Gad, this was a blast to listen to from start to finish, and very much worth the wait!!! Now, even though I’ve looked at this thread previously, I don’t remember much, if anything, of what I’ve read. So with that in mind, here goes: 1. “In the Mood,” and a very hip swinging arrangement! No clue as to who it is, but I can’t wait to find out! 2. No clue, but carries the hip swingin’ forward from track one very nicely! Sounds like Jo Jones on drums, or someone trying to cop his “breathing” sound! 3. No clue. Still swingin’!!! 4. More good stuff! More cluelessness! I tell ya, I know next to nothing about pre-50’s jazz. Can ya tell I have a lot to learn? 5. Maybe track 7 from this album? I’ve not heard it, but I understand the sound on this album is pretty crappy. Nice playing by the alto player. I wonder if he ever became famous? :g 6. A very jaunty “Don’t Be That Way.” Sounds like Prez on tenor, maybe Buck Clayton on trumpet, but this doesn’t sound like a Basie group. Maybe it’s one of those offshoot Kansas City groups consisting of Basie personnel? 7. Teddy Wilson maybe? Who’s that playing the drums at 200 mph? 8. Some kinda Goodman quartet number. At first I thought it was from the wonderful collection called On the Air, 1937-38, but the guitar gave it away that it wasn’t. So I don’t know where this came from, but I wanna find out PRONTO!!! (Hey wait: I remember you guys talking about the Spirituals to Swing set prior to my post in this thread. If this track is anything like that box, I must get this thing now!!! Merry (early) Christmas to me & all that!) 9. More big band madness!!! Man, this BFT is gonna break me!!! Oh wait, is it from this album? 10. Sounds like Roy Eldridge in there, no clue beyond that! 11. Ah, knew this one immediately (A first!). I have it as track four from this wonderful CD, but I’m sure it’s available on other collections. I would think, anyway. I’m guessing Milan is trying to spotlight the singer with this track, but here’s a plug for the rest of the CD. It was one of the first jazz CDs I ever bought (way back in ’89), and I still enjoy it immensely. Hell, the title track alone was one of the songs that started me on my love affair with jazz! 12. OH LAWD I love this!!! Quickly, tell me who this is!!!! I hope there’s a link to this one, cuz I have NO CLUE as to who it is and must have it NOW!!! THIS is my kind of big band sound: punchy, brassy, loud, fast, & tight!!! Like a Basie band on a hot night! 13. No clue, once again. 14. Sounds like the riff from “One O’Clock Jump.” Who’s doing it is anybody’s guess (which will be far more educated than mine, Icantellyouthat!) 15. This sounds like a 45 of Bessie Smith being played at 33-1/3!!! No clue! (Although, this technique does make some otherwise horrible songs actually palatable. Case in point: my wife has the 45 of Melanie’s “Brand New Key,” which is awful at any speed (or on it, anyway). That 45 played at 33-1/3 actually adopts some kind of ersatz bluesy quality that Janis Joplin tried to exploit at normal speed (or with it, and even then it may not have been all that normal, cometothinkofit)). 16. No clue. I’m even more clueless when it comes to singers. 17. Jo Jones on drums again? Prez again? Now THIS sounds like the Basie Band! 18. I think I’m just gonna cover all my bases and guess Basie for everything from here/hear on out!!! It’s all so GOOD!!! 19. Some kind of Oscar Pettiford Big Band? No clue! 20. Basie!!! Just kidding, of course. No clue! 21. At first I thought it might be early Peggy Lee, then the piano kicked in. That HAS to be Teddy Wilson; and if it’s Teddy Wilson, then it must be Billie Holiday. 22. More Billie? More cluelessness! Maybe I should just get that Columbia box for Christmas as well! 23. No clue on the singer (who didn’t make much of an impression on me), but the piano player sure sounds like the Fatha! 24. Mulligan’s Concert Jazz Band? Well this was a wildly enjoyable (and humbling) experience! These BFTs just keep getting better and better, and this disc is no exception! Great job, Milan!

Scott my man, you & I have very similar tastes in music. With that said, I strongly urge you to get the Silver first!!! The Hancock is good, make no mistake; however, it's probably his most avant-garde Blue Note, IMHO. And as a result, the least-played of his BNs around my house. I mean, eventually get the Hancock. But if I know you, you're gonna enjoy the Silver much more than the Hancock.

I should also add that if I haven't heard from you and you're not on the above list, you won't receive a BFT 20. I'm telling you: you do not want to miss out on this!

Alright gang! I've received the BFT #20 from the Righteous JSngry, spinning it now (and it is OH SO SWEET!!!), and bringing this thread up to say if you haven't received a BFT 20 and need a copy, let me know NOW!!! This (and BFT #21) is being mailed tomorrow (Wednesday). Don't miss out: ain't a bad track in the bunch, and I can't wait to post my usual cluelessly misguided guesses!