Jim R

Ever heard Reg Schwager? Pretty incredible. Then again, so is Ed Bickert. But yeah, Lenny was great indeed. I'm not sure if that album ever made it to CD... I would have thought so, but I'm not sure and haven't tried any searches (I assume you have, so...)...

Actually, what made me think about this for some time is that it seems like every time any 60's Blue Note album is mentioned, people are jumping on and declaring it one of the great masterpieces of all time, regardless of title. I'm trying to stimulate people, especially some of the newer/younger guys, to think/listen through some of this. I mean, I love the Blue Note sound, but not every title is among the greatest. If there are 500 of them, then 100 of those rank in the bottom 20%. (BTW, I think 'Speak No Evil' is awesome). Basically, I agree that the Blue Note label tends to get overhyped. We've been over that a dozen times, going back to threads on the board hosted by the label in question. It used to suprise me how many members of the BNBB seemed virtually unaware of the Fantasy catalog, for example. At any rate, all of this is highly subjective. Everybody has their own tastes, and their own personal favorite artists and recordings. We all know (we've had it beaten into our brains ) that Rooster loves Andrew Hill and the "progressive" post-bop era. I'm sort of the opposite. I much prefer Benny Golson over Wayne Shorter (as a player as well as a composer). "Cornbread" includes "Ceora", and that alone makes it indispensible to me. "Page One"? Indispensible to me, for "Blue Bossa", "La Mesha", and the chemistry between Henderson and Dorham. "GO"? Hey, it's Dexter, you MF's. Bottom line- I suspect that nothing will come of this discussion. Seriously, I'm all for newer/younger jazz fans being encouraged to think for themselves (don't pay any attention to those AMG reviews... that's my motto).

Eric "Sleepy" Floyd Joe Barry Carroll Ralph Sampson

Glad you discovered those. Did you ever check out the YouTube videos of Morelenbaum2/Sakamoto that I posted near the beginning of this thread? Here they are again: M2/S videos - Jobim music

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Wayne Rooney Paul Scholes Ryan Giggs

Based on what? Based on my intuition, and my connection to a deep spiritual link within the innermost recesses of the cosmos, which are so often right on.

Greta Garbo Steven Grabo Eva Gabor

I thought this was going to be about websites that are best viewed when it's nice out.

Alvin Dark Rell Sunn The Shadow

I was surprised to find some of these: T-Bone Walker

Elizabeth Virginia Sam & Dave

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Similar discussion: My Dad's Questionable Musical Taste...

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Helen Reddy Ed Ames Shooty Babbitt

Attic inspector..... (One of many MANY inside jokes between me & Jim) Golf instructor, pest control man, sandwich maker, (comedy) writer...

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This is very similar to how I've always felt about Charlie Christian. I say "similar" because in Bird's case, nobody ever "surpassed" him (not possible). With Christian, I think he was more of a musical architect, as opposed to Bird, who was the architect, environmental impact inspector, buyer, buyer's agent, seller's agent, lender, 2nd mortgage holder, title company, escrow officer, accountant, lawyer, contractor, termite inspector, plumber, electrician, drywall guy...

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Exactly. It amazes me that so many people are unwilling to even consider these things as plausible (the AAJ version of this thread is equally divided). Like RDK said earlier, you'd have to be completely insane to say what he said in a "serious" way in a public place like that, let alone on a stage holding a mic. ...I'm not ruling out the possibility that he's completely insane, either, though.

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Ah, okay, gotchas (that's plural for "gotcha"). Sorry for the confusion.