Big Al

ON SECOND THOUGHT (and 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc): 1-1 Is that Ron Carter on bass? Sure sounds like it at times. 2-2 That HAS to be Ray Anderson on trombone. PLEASE tell me I got at least ONE right!

Unless otherwise stated, I haven’t a clue as to who is what on this! Nor have I taken any of the sixteen pages of postings into this. Other posts will likely follow, commenting on other folks impressions, but here’s my initial guesses: 1-1 Some Monk tune; if I had to guess, I’d say it was from the Town Hall Concert, but I’ve never heard that album. And since no one else has mentioned it previously, I’m guessing my guess is an incorrect guess! 1-2 Nice; I like the beat! Early Tjader maybe? 1-3 The opening kinda scared me, but the rest swung like mad! 1-4 The sound quality suggests a USC Marching Band halftime special. The song reminds me of a Steve Miller tune, “The Stake.” 1-5 I confess right now that I have no soul. Really. The only James Brown I’ve ever heard is “I Got You (I Feel Good.” How sad is that? This track only confirms what I’ve been missing. I’m so bad. 1-6 Rosemary Clooney? I don’t know, but this was the LONGEST four minutes & 22 seconds I’ve had in a long time! 1-7 No clue, no interest. Requires more attention than I’m willing to pay at this moment. 1-8 I like this. It sounds like it could’ve been an outtake from the sessions for Larry Young’s Into Somethin’. It also sounds like Coltrane’s “Blues to You” in some spots. And verrrry greeeeeazy, too! 1-9 Uhhhhhhh…. Okaaaaaay. NEXT! 1-10 Pretty cool. Not a trace of self-indulgence, just a nice beat to solo over. 1-11 Is this Ted Lewis? All that’s missing is the “Is everybody happy? So this is what wartime propaganda sounds like! I’m pretty sure I’ve heard this melody before, like “We’re in to Win!” 1-12 Blah! I really can’t stand the “every man for himself try to outsolo everyone else on the record” mentality, and it’s in full, er, “swing” on this record! YIKES!!! 1-13 Late-50’s Benny Goodman? I don’t know what it is, but I sure dig it! Can’t wait to find out what this is and what album it’s from (and hopefully it’s not OOP!) 1-14 Well, I know it’s “Almost Like Being in Love,” and if it’s not Stan Getz, then it sure sounds like the player WANTS to be! Maybe Scott Hamilton feeling a little more inspired than usual? 1-15 The Benny Goodman Quartet…..without Benny! 2-1 Wow! Trippy, man! No clue as to who, but there’s shades of Herbie in there. If I’d never heard any of the Mwandishi records, I’d assume this was that. But it ain’t, so I don’t know (as usual). 2-2 Oh now this is NICE!!! I love rubato-type pieces like this. Again, no clue, but it’s another one I can’t wait to find out who, what, and where! 2-3 Nice beat, and you can dance to it. Ooops, sorry; wrong show. Sorry. 2-4 ANOTHER nice one! This takes me back to the few happy moments I had in the 80’s. Didn’t like it at first, but it really grew on me. I listened to it a few times before moving on to track five. 2-5 What is this? Monk meets the ODJB on amphetamines? 2-6 Seems like I’ve heard this before, but darn if I can remember it! I’m sure I’ll kick myself once this one’s revealed. Is it that Art Pepper record, “Plus 9” or something like that? 2-7 After not really paying attention, I thought tracks 6 & 7 blended into each other, so now I’m really confused. On second thought, maybe it’s Gerry Mulligan getting way out (for him), or Sam Rivers getting way in (for him), with a big band on fire! Who knows? 2-8 I don’t know which big band this is, BUT GIVE ME MORE OF IT!!!! MMM MMM MMMMMMMMM!!!! 2-9 This was okay. That drum solo in the middle about put me to sleep. 2-10 WTF?!?!?!? NEXT!!! 2-11 Wild, man; wiiiiiiild!

I've actually been on some form of anti-depressant for the last 7 or 8 years (and I was able to get back to sleep the other night, BTW. Been sleeping okay ever since). One thing I found out recently is that taking my a-d in the morning has improved my sleeping, instead of taking it right before going to bed. For the longest time, I always thought that taking it BEFORE going to bed would help me sleep better (I mean, the label clearly states "MAY cause drowsiness.") I guess it's a crapshoot. Anyone else ever feel like their too tired to sleep? Of course, I could always go and read one of my own posts.

Well give me some grief too! I'm another late recipient (the result of being a late asker!), and I'll be posting my answers later tonight! I'll tell you right now that I'm REALLY digging disc two!

Man, that reminds me: years ago, there was a great web-page called “Sascha Konietzko is a Big Fat Whiner.” It collected various “statements” from the band about why the new album isn’t out yet, why they’re breaking up, stuff like that. One quote I remember was something like “Two kids ollie-grinded outside the studio, which racked Sascha’s nerves. Therefore, production on the new album has ceased and the band is no more.” I wish that site was still up. I had no idea who KMFDM was at the time, but I still laughed my ass off!

Another vote for Goldwave. Very simple and easy to use!

It is: Picture Perfect

My favorite Christians are the ones who believe God has an infinite sense of humor. B)

WORD! Okay, I feel properly sleepy again. I'm going back to bed. Nighty-night, all. Thanks for the early morning cheer!

I just spent the last hour at that RRC BBS. That is some funny off-the-wall shtuff. Just goes to show that each BBS, in its own strange way, is truly a community. Just what kind of community it is, I don't know..... -_-

These guys never cease to crack me up! Enjoy!

That's precisely what it is, and that happens more often than not. Then I get to work, and I'm absolutely zonked! And the silly thing is, I'm taking tomorrow (or is it today now?) off from work so my wife and I can spend the day Christmas shopping together. AAAUUGGGHH!!!!

Just listening to some Cal Tjader clips while awaiting the arrival of Cuban Fantasy from BMG. I'm staring at a sealed Underground that I got from BMG in error, debating if I should open it or wait and see if they're gonna want me to send it back. Y'know, the more I stay here, the more awake I get. Come to think of it, I didn't eat dinner tonight (too busy actually preparing it at church tonight to actually sit down and eat, then when I did get the chance, we were all cleaned out). Fridge, here I come!!!!!

...and as a result, changing their sound from a fifth-rate Percy Faith tribute band to a fifth-rate Marilyn Manson tribute band.

3:45 am Texas time and I'm wide awake for no real reason. So, good morning to couw and all the other jazzers on the other side of the globe! And anyone else who may still be awake right now. Maybe I'll go read a political post or somethin'.......

Mama was right: your face WILL freeze if you keep looking like that!

For those of you who were wondering about that latest Styx solo project....

Hey Jim, I guess you know that Sir Clare was on Joao Gilberto's '92 album Joao, right? I also see where he's on my wife's favorite Christmas album. That'll make that a little more enjoyable!

BTW, anyone dare to invade their BBS? The whole site is a laff riot anyway!

Re: the "screamer" So THAT'S what Bon Jovi sounds like when someone kicks him in the nuts! Re: the "goth chick" Hey, it's no worse than the Cranberries! [[[[[[iNCOMING!!!]]]]] Chris O, yer welcome!

That was released in MONO? Wow! Never knew that! My dad has a couple of his early Takoma albums (Blind Joe Death and Dance of Death and Other Plantation Favorites), both of which smoke the CD reissues. In fact, the CD reissue of DOD lops off the first strum of one of the tracks, can't remember which one.

Yeah, but it sure would give new meaning to the term "organ trio."

Oh MAN ain't that the truth!!!

Anyone else out there automatically assume that Clare Fischer was a woman (without having seen any pictures or read anything about him, only just seen the name)? Yes, I admit it: I'm dumb! I only know of his work on Hubert Laws In the Beginning, which has some extraordinary keyboard playing by MR. Fischer! B)