Big Al

I have inadvertently started two separate and incompatible lists, one in the now obsolete "Iron Fist" thread, and then the one in the Master List, Volume 2. What follows is the correct list: # 69 - Hot Ptah - November 2009 # 70 - Durium - December 2009 # 71 - jeffcrom - January 2010 # 72 - DrJ - February 2010 # 73 - Big Al - March 2010 (the Big Al Big 40th Birthday Bash BFT) # 74 - The Magnificent Goldberg - April 2010 # 75 - Thom Keith - May 2010 # 76 - Bill Barton - June 2010 # 77 - mikeweil - July 2010 This list has also been updated on the Master List and that is the one we will follow. I took a number of things into consideration when rearranging the participants: 1) When the participant last led a BFT. In this case, DrJ hasn't led one since the inaugural BFT years ago (in fact, I bet you could use that same BFT and hardly anyone would notice!); jeffcrom is our newest participant, having never led a BFT; 2) When the request to participate was posted. For some odd reason, jeffcrom, Bill Barton, and mikeweil each posted two requests on two separate days. However, mike & Bill have recently led BFTs and I wanted to give some of the folks who haven't led one in a while their shot; 3) Most importantly, I'm a self-absorbed selfish little shit and I wanna celebrate my 40th birthday in March with a BFT. So there! Seriously, if anyone has any concerns or questions, let me know or post 'em here.

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Plus, if we told you, we'd either have to kill you or bore you to death with repeated listenings of side two! Your choice!!!

Like I said, one of six.....

Don't know about y'all, but I love the YELLOW SUBMARINE remaster. But then, I think I'm one of six people who really enjoy side two!

"Big Al is uploading the downloads? Yaaaaaaay!" Got 'em saved, tagged, & ready to compress & upload. Now to actually LISTEN to the thing!!!

Holy shit..... this reads EXACTLY like my high-school experience. Word for word (except the part I edited out, obviously).

I've only ever heard "Louder Than Bombs." Don't know why I never pursued it beyond that. Funny thing about Morrissey is even when he is singing about openly gay themes, I *still* wasn't completely convinced he was gay. Bi maybe, but not tied down to one particular gender. And yeah, his lyrics can be so morose as to be absurd. The joke I like to tell is that you could narrow down Morrissey's oeuvre to the following: Nobody loves me. Do you love me? Well, I hate you. I'm so depressed. Then it became apparent that even HE didn't mean to be taken so seriously, so the joke was on me. :D But I love Johnny Marr's guitar work, especially on "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" (did I mention the lyrics being so morose as to be absurd?) and "This Night Will Go On Forever" (or something like that, the one about drowning the baby).

Frank-lee, he's B-ing too Frank.

I'll second the request for a Shelly Manne Blackhawk box. Also, Red Garland's Galaxy recordings. Heck, even a 2-CD set called "The Complete August 1979 Galaxy Recordings of Red Garland" would be alright with me.

Several Shades of Jade/Breeze from the East - Cal Tjader I love practically anything by Cal Tjader, and even these two have one gem each (particularly "Black Orchid"). While there are certainly much worse albums by much lesser artists, it's these two that cause me the most nausea, simply because Cal was capable of so much more. It's on a par with Tony Bennett's SINGS THE HITS OF TODAY (or whatever album that was where he would vomit between takes because he was so disgusted with the recording situation).

I have always thought that "5 By Monk By 5" was one of his greatest albums. Thad Jones plays great on the album, fitting in with Monk but keeping his unique style. To me, the ensembles are more cohesive, the rhythms more swinging, than on most of Monk's Riversides. In my opinion, apart from "Brilliant Corners", "5 By Monk By 5" is his best album ever. My thoughts exactly! :tup :tup

Y'all are listing quite a lot of my favorite drummers...... ah well, diff'rent strokes I guess.....

I bet FFA never mentions Mogie on his FacePage ever again! :lol: :lol:

Caught the Greg Waits Quartet featuring Jim Sangrey at the Scat Jazz Lounge last night. These guys were all sortsa in the pocket, grooves so thick you could feel your arteries hardening as they played! And dig their new bass player: right ON the beat! Much better than that last guy they had filling in for 'em last month (although, to be fair, I thought he missed the chance to echo Sangrey on the intro to "In a Mellow Tone" like that last guy did. That was really cool. Wonder whatever happened to him? ) Greg, Jim, you guys need to record this stuff. I'd buy it in a second. In fact, if there was some way I could record you guys at your next Sandaga gig, I'd do it.

Sign me up.... you've got 3 daughters to feed! Plus, if it embodies the spirit of your dad (like his writing did, especially Under the Sun), then this will be a wonderful treat to listen to.

Art Farmer seems to be the wildcard here on what is essentially a first-rate Messengers date. I like his blend with Mobley (apparently Silver did as well, using them on a couple of his dates).

Glad to see your endorsement on this one, MG. I might be able to get ahold of this one in the coming days. Add my endorsement as well. As transcendent as the trio albums are, I've always preferred Red with a horn (or horns).

Congratulations, Jim! She's a cutie, just like her sisters. Enjoy it now, man, cuz in about 10 years.... watch out! (And apologies to you for not paying attention: I didn't even know y'all were expecting! )

If the sales for the Shelly Manne Blackhawk discs falls through, let me know. I'll take 'em.

First was 'Shaun of the Dead'? I need to see BOTH of these movies!

Fuck A-rod! Signed: a disgruntled Mariner fan with a good memory. AND Teixeiria. Signed: a disgruntled Rangers fan who's tired of seeing history repeat itself on a regular basis.

I've added you guys to the list!

Yes! Those quartet tracks (remainder can be found on THELONIOUS MONK/SONNY ROLLINS) are pure bliss!

Nor would he be able to find anyone willing to be his simpering puppet the way Wade does. This team plays like a bunch that has lost all respect for its coach and shows even less respect for its owner. I just wonder how much longer JonesCo is going to put up with Flozell Adams continuing to shoot their drives in the foot. Going on three years now and he's shown absolutely ZERO signs of improvement: still getting called for false starts, still making dumb plays that get flagged (holding, etc). That said, Miles Austin is THE MAAAAAAN!!!! He and Jay Ratliff were the Cowboys saviors today. Which is a lot more than Jones, Phillips, Garrett, and Romo deserved today.