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Disc 2: 1. I recognize the tenor sound- Clifford Jordan. I have a lot of his recordings, but not this one. Not even sure I’ve ever heard this. I’m not too crazy about this piece- kind of frantic to my ears. I like Jordan’s solo the best. 2. Sounds like this comes from around the same era as track 1. Maybe a Muse or a Steeplechase date? Not my favorite style of jazz, but fairly enjoyable (moreso the arrangement than the solos in this case). Excellent musicianship, without a doubt. 3. Nice blues tune... sounds like a funky mid-to-late 60’s session. Nice trumpet solo. The alto gets off to kind of an odd start, but rebounds well. I don’t recognize anybody here... doesn’t knock me out, but it’s solid. 4. Wow, another pretty nice track that I don’t think I’ve ever heard. Jazz is so vast. I like the rhythm section on this right off the bat. Very tight and yet with a relaxed feel. The saxes sound good, but I dug the piano solo the most. Nice! 5. Nice hard-hitting (reminiscent of McCoy T) theme, but the unison lines sound a little sloppy in their execution. The tenor is feeling it... very Trane-like, but doesn’t really say much to me. I don’t like this trumpet solo- too helter skelter. Maybe that’s how it was intended, but I don’t care for it. 6. I’ve heard this tune, but perhaps not this version. Nice writing, and the head is played very skillfully (in contrast to the last track). I don’t really know my flute players well enough to recognize them, but this player strikes me as very modern/advanced (good). Nice piano solo too. This piece (the writing, that is) sounds like the 60’s to me upon first listen, but the recording may be later. I like the tenor’s sound on this- too bad he didn’t get a solo! 7. Hmm... nice soulful Bird-inspired alto, and a very tight group. Nice polished sound... this sounds like some veteran boppers. Great articulation by all concerned. I don’t think this is Stitt nor Donaldson... a little less bluesy/edgy. The pianist is right out of Bud... maybe Barry Harris? Really nice. 8. Well, I get a breather here, cuz I don’t have any clue. Reminds me at times of the early 70’s fusion era (the percussion is reminding me of some of the Les McCann/Eddie Harris stuff). No idea on the bone-ist. Not really my cup. 9. Nice groove on this. Tasty trumpet lines. I’m not too keen on long vamp-based stuff like this, though. I’d generally rather hear more melody/structure being built upon. Still, it’s very musical and well-executed. No idea who. 10. The tune is very familiar... Get Out Of Town, I think. This alto has chops and taste. And soul. I had a hunch (mainly from the group sound) that this might be Strozier on Steeplechase, and then I remembered that I own this. 11. This doesn’t really ring any bells for me, but I like it. Great arrangement- the rhythm section sounds great. I’m not too crazy about the alto solo, but overall this is a nice track. Rhythmically, this reminds me of a track from one of Pat Martino’s Prestige albums... not that that’s necessarily helpful or directly related... maybe it’s from the same era? 12. This is tired, to my ears. That mid-60’s funky beat is so dated... doesn’t work for me anymore (never really did, actually). Yikes, I almost thought I heard a quote from “Yakety Sax”. No, thanks. 13. The best thing about this for me is its energy. Other than that, I find it pretty weak. The guys egging on the guitarist (who does not impress me on this at all) really get annoying pretty quickly. Give it a rest! Sorry to end on such a sour note, because overall this was a very interesting and enjoyable disc. Thanks for the ride, Stefan.

Here we go: http://www.tv.com/the-daily-show/show/1293/cast.html I think maybe Brian Unger was the name I was going for.

Found another name- Vance DeGeneres, but there was another guy (reporter) back in the early years whose name is escaping me...

I think John Stewart is a cool guy, and he's good at doing interviews, but I've never really found him very funny. I think he has a good sense of humor, but there's something about his delivery that doesn't work for me. I think he laughs too much at his own jokes, which aren't always worthy, imo. Anyway, I've always thought Colbert was funny, and I've enjoyed a number of the other "sidemen/women" on the Daily Show, even back when Kilborn was hosting. The trouble is, I've forgotten their names. I found this list, but it's not complete... anybody remember who the reporters were back in the Kilborn era? Jon Stewart as Anchor Lewis Black as Special Reporter Frank Decaro as Special Movie Reporter Nancy Walls as Correspondent Steve Carell as Correspondent Stephen Colbert as Correspondent Rob Corddry as Correspondent Mo Rocca as Correspondent Ed Helms as Correspondent Lauren Weedman as Correspondent

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1. After just a few bars, it’s clearly a Horace Silver group. I don’t own this one, but I’d say it’s from one of his more recent CD’s. Solid stuff. 2. This is new to me. Nice head, love the drums. Pretty tasty trumpet solo. Ditto the alto. Very together overall, although I’m not sure I’d need to buy it. No guesses. 3. Never heard this before either, although I do recognize the tune. I like the organist (wish he’d stretched out more) and the drummer. Guitar solo didn’t do too much for me. 4. Sounds like a 70’s tv theme. I’m not much for 70’s tv themes. Pretty well done, though. No ideas who this could be. 5. Excellent playing, although not really my thing. Great energy on this (maybe too much, for my taste). Very well executed and tight. A fusion of latin and 60’s-style hard bop. The piano on this doesn’t really do it for me somehow. 6. Sounds like a Criss Cross date. I don’t love the tune, but it is interesting, and very well executed. I may own this one... 7. Reminiscent of Sonny Rollins... but without some of the edge, imagination, and flair. Three Little Words is the tune. Not bad at all, but I’d rather listen to Sonny. 8. I’m not crazy about this composition either... kind of mundane to my ears. The musicianship is a notch below some of the other tracks here, imo. 9. I’m kind of torn on this one. The writing is prettier and more interesting than some of the other originals here, imo, but it still has a sort of haphazardness about it (which I find in a lot of jazz composition) that doesn’t work for me. It sounds unique and different, but not really “natural” to my ears. Very subjective thing, no doubt, but that’s my take (and that means today... I could change my mind tomorrow). The playing is very good all around, though. 10. Well, it seems that a lot of compositions have been chosen that just aren’t moving me. For me it’s very important to have a strong starting point, something to grab my attention and interest before the soloing gets started. This is another one that kind of fails to do that for me. I can still enjoy this (and some of the previous tracks) regardless, because of the caliber of players I’m hearing, but it’s more difficult to really connect in a serious way. 11. Fairly groovy tune here, good playing, but not a great deal of meat for me in terms of the structure. I’m not very impressed by the bone’s opening statement. The guitarist doesn’t show much taste (blows his wad way too quickly, imo), and I’m not too impressed with his sound. Firecracker guitar players are a dime a dozen. The bone sounds more inspired during his solo, and the rhythm section is grooving. Tenor is okay... it seems to be more about what licks he knows than what he wants to say. The organist must be the leader on this... he sounds way more mature than the others, and really takes his time and develops a nice musical statement. Very nice drumming on this, too. Many thanks for getting these discs out so quickly, Stefan.

I owned two different pairs (two different brands), probably around 15-20 years ago. I think the first pair I got was made by "ProScan". These had a built-in (non-replaceable) rechargeable battery in the headset. They worked very well, and sounded okay, but once the battery started to decline after about two years, it was all over. I got another pair that had replaceable batteries, but they didn't work quite as well, and died even sooner than the first pair. I still like the idea of having a pair around, and I would have thought that the technology would have improved by now, but I haven't seen or heard of any well-made product lately.

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"The Jumpin' Blues" was on Prestige. (I see Jim mentioned that) "Resurgence" was on Jazzland.

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You're not a bonehead. You're a knucklehead. Is that better?

It was mentioned five times (not analyzed in depth, but mentioned by no less than five people), and you said it hadn't been mentioned, that's all. At any rate, I was just trying to have a little fun with you (how many smileys does it take?).

That's one time too many for a Maytag

Can there possibly be boneheads who don't read a thread before they say things like that? They were mentioned by five different people. ("Fuerst recordings", "Xanadu recordings", "Farlow private recordings")...

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