Big Al

Learn something new every day! Thanks for the tip about "Carinhoso." Gonna go check my guesses to the answers now...

Well, FWIW, the Cows have NEVER beaten the same team three times in one season. Last time this happened, they swept the Giants in the regular season while going 13-3 and landing the top seed, and then promptly lost to the Giants in the first round. I agree that ignoring the rule is wrong, and wouldn't be surprised one bit if TV was behind it.

Holy sh...... here it is the last day of the year and I’ve completely forgotten to participate! Here we go, just before the calendar flips! Track 1: no clue, but I love the interplay between the cello and the piano. Roger Kellaway perhaps? Track 2: I so wanna say this is Freddie Hubbard & Herbie Hancock. I’m probably wrong, but that’s who it sounds like to these ears! Lovely nonetheless! Track 3: Guess who? Yehudi!!! (let’s see if any of the Looney Tooniacs know which cartoon I’m quoting there). Anyway, no clue, but the fidelity suggests a recent recording trying to get that mid-30’s single-mike sound. I like it. Track 4: Whole lotta bass! I dig it. No clue who it is, though! Track 5: Was all set to write this one off as another HAFC™ and then the bass solo started. Slam Stewart or a reasonable facsimile! Sax? I dunno... Zoot Sims jumps to mind for some reason.... Track 6: Guitar and piano doing “Love for Sale,” fidelity sounds pretty recent so that rules out Bill Evans and Jim Hall. I’m not entirely convinced that the guitar player isn’t Jim Hall.... wait a second.... Peter Leitch!!! That’s my guess and I’m sticking with it! Really digging the mellow feel of this BFT. Sure wish I’d given it a spin earlier this month when the stress level was frantic! Will DEFINITELY need it next month when audit time comes around! Track 7: BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!! Flintstones! Meet the Flintstones! They’re the modern stone-age BFT!!! Well, now I know of a second version of this song, the first being on a Jim Hall Quintet record from the 70’s! Y’know, I’m seeing his name pop up so much in my guesses, I think I might go back and make that my guess for everything! Alright, I’m at track 10 and I don’t remember 8 or 9. One thing’s for sure: Durium sure loves him some BASS!!! Track 11: Ah!!! I know the song if not the specific performance: it’s Jobim’s “Carinhoso” and I didn’t even need to check Amazon to get the answer! (Verifying, however, is another matter altogether!) I imagine Jobim, being a fantastic arranger himself, would be very pleased with this! Track 12: Can I confess something since I’ve already mentioned Looney Tunes already? Is there anyone else in here who, when they hear this song, instantly think of the 1937 Friz Freleng cartoon “Streamlined Greta Green?” EVERY time I hear “Our Delight,” no matter who’s doing it, I ALWAYS and without fail hear those words. Maybe I oughta pull a Jon Hendricks and mashup the two. In fact, I went and looked up “SGG” on YouTube just to hear the title song, just to see if there’s any similarity. There isn’t. In fact, the prevalent songs are “My Little Buckaroo,” “Lullaby of Broadway,” and “Shuffle Off to Buffalo,” none of those penned by Tadd Dameron and none of them sounding even remotely or phonetically like “Our Delight” OR “SGG.” So, I don’t know where this is coming from! The mashup idea is sounding better and better. Stay tuned to FacePage for further developments! Track 13: Nice sax/bass duo. Thought it was “Bass Blues” by Coltrane, but it ain’t. Sure sounds like Joe Henderson to me. Track 14: Again, no clue. Nice though! Track 15: Sounds like a dad and his son havin’ a good ol’ time. Gonna be nice to hear who’s who on here. Very nicely done, Durium. This certainly lives up to your moniker: keep swinging indeed!

I didn't realize Waymon Tisdale died. While I'm not a fan of his music, I've always respected the fact that after retiring from his first passion (basketball), he went on to pursue another (music). That's a life well-lived, there. RIP Waymon.

All that's missing is the "phum-phum-phum-phum-phum-phummmmmmm!" And yet I missed the spelling of the CD title. But I love it: memo-random! Brilliant!

Just saw it for the first time and have been looking for the right words to express my feelings about this picture. Thank you, Marty: your review was spot-on and I agree 100%! I haven't felt this cheated by a film since "The Departed." And BOTH of these won Best Picture????

Wow! I'm honored!

Just listened to this this morning. Very powerful and very moving. Listening to Vince's son recount the death of his father about made me cry, too. Another fantastic job, David.

Download for me, but I can't guarantee I'll have time to participate. (Haven't even listened to BFT 70 yet! YIKES!)I hope so, though!

Indeed. Off topic I know but any love for Caravanserai? I picked it up yesterday, the guy at my local record store said "for most people the first three are the way to go but based on your tastes try Caravanserai". Caravanserai stands head and shoulders above anything else in the Santana catalogue to these ears. Not following that line of development strikes me as one of the lost opportunities of early 70s rock. Some of the guitar playing is just ecstatic - the varied atmospheres give a real sense of a journey across the disc. It also took the fullest advantage of the LP format, hitting two astounding peaks at the end of each respective side. Commercially, it couldn't sustain the sales of Abraxas so retreat was almost inevitable. Wholeheartedly agree. And if you like that, if you ever happen to stumble across the 3-LP set LOTUS, grab it! Does a nice job of bringing the Caravanserai sound back to the old catalog and taking it all on the road.

All these comments and not one mention of the terrific tribute to "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway"? Love how the title gives it away (no, I'm not gonna say it! There's enough "Lamb" fans around here to know which track I'm talking about!) It arrived Saturday and I haven't had a chance to listen to all of it yet. I'm hoping I can get an hour or so to just walk around the neighborhood listening to this thru headphones/earplugs; just let it sink in, y'know?

Some of my favorite Christmas music is contained in these downloads. Thanks again, guys!

Aw man!!! I didn't know that! He's always been my favorite of the APP vocalists, especially "Prime Time." Man, that's a bummer.....

And because of that, I've lost track of the number of times I've seen this album filed in the jazz section, especially at Half Price Books. Yes!!!!!

The article on imdb.com says she died of "natural causes." How does a 32-year-old die of "natural causes?"

Just placed my order. Not missing this one. Jim, this is why you are my hero. You *do* this kind of stuff, instead of just thinking about it (like me). Plus, you have the cajones and the drive to do this (in addition to your Organissimo and Root Doctor gigs) all the while running a house full of women in a state with probably the worst economy in the nation right now. What makes you that much more heroic to me is that you don't waste any time worrying: you just keep on going. I wish I had that ability. Having never met your father, I'd like to think (however presumtuous this may be) that he's very proud of you.

Money Jungle Live at the Whitney Piano in the Background

Thad Jones/Mel Lewis NEW LIFE (DEDICATED TO MAX GORDON) on Horizon The Byrds ORIGINAL SINGLES 1965-67. VOLUME 1

Gotcha down for September 2010. Glad to see life being breathed into the ol' BFT!

Dude, if you EVER start a ska band, PLEASE let me audition to be the bass player! Or maybe you & I could start our own ska band. Think Greg would like to play ska? A jazz-ska quartet! Ah, to dream..... Preach it, brother!

The CDR reached me in a matter of a few days. So, maybe delivery times won't be so long after all!

My thoughts exactly.

I think seeline is just padding her post count!

Nothing that I'd want to sell or that you could afford! Actually, there is a McCartney disc on there, but not the Christmas disc.

Milt Jackson's OLINGA on CTI I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've listened to this album, despite the fact that I think I've owned it for over a year. Hell, I can't even remember where or when I bought it (I think I picked it up at Cheapo in Austin last August (2008, that is)).