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Jim Dye!?! Wow, this may be some kind of record for a hiatus. Welcome back- hope you're well.

Okay, some super-sleuthing (not in my collection, but online) reveals this: sax section was comprised of Jim Powell, Ed Silver, Ray Felder, Buddy Lucas, and Floyd Harry Johnson (yes, I said Harry Johnson). Butler (g), Carl Pruitt (b), George Alvin Johnson (d). This from a blog page with original album cover and rear photos, and a streaming sound sample: http://thehookandsling.blogspot.com/2011/01/3046-people-danced-till-4am-to-bill.html

I have these as well, and have been quite happy with them. That said, although these Sonys are miles ahead of the type that Apple supplies with a new iPod, I've been nearly as impressed with a decent pair of Skull Candy buds, which are quite a bit cheaper. But I'm no audiophile.

"Billy Butler's guitar comes through loud and clear" That right there might be enough for me... just have to make sure I don't already have this somewhere. Lost my database in a computer crash, so this may require some digging around...

I guess the halftime show might occasionally appeal to some, but all I've watched for many years now is the game itself. It's easy to avoid the (pop singers' opportunity to butcher the) national anthem. The tricky part is knowing when the second half is going to kick off. I used to look forward to the ads throughout the game, but now I think they're generally trying way too hard, and mostly failing. Pepsi and Mercedes did especially poorly, I thought. I think I laughed once- at a Doritos ad.

Okay, I had been considering Palmieri also, so now that he's out, and Arv Garrison is out... how about Bill DeArango? He's sort of in that same time frame, and they all shared a bit of the Django influence that I was hearing at the end of that solo. If it's not DeArango, then I'll really start scratching my head...

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Just found some time to listen last night, and although much of the music is outside the realm of what is familiar for me, it's all interesting and well-chosen. I was just listening again to track 2, and the run played by the guitarist at the end of his solo has me wondering if the player here might be Arv Garrison. With Howard McGhee, perhaps?

Personally, I like to search (all over the web, if necessary) for the best scan I can find. At any rate, that's not really what mjzee is asking about here. The above thread has more details about advanced options.

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Yes! I waited years for some of the tracks from this... ... to come out on CD. I think Turrentine shines on this stuff.

A very healthy sentiment... in fact, words to live by.

Speaking of "So Many Stars", I hope everybody has seen this treasure

I find much of this nothing less than riveting. Thanks for hipping me.

According to this page at the Clube do Tom site, Jobim played piano on one track... "Valsa do Porto das Caixas". Candoli played on "Useless Landscape" (aka "Inútil Paisagem").

Good possibility, or perhaps Edson Maciel, or Raul de Souza. Yep, the Warner Bros. CD "Composer" contained those two albums, plus the album "Love, Strings And Jobim".

More research may reveal the exact personnel, but I can tell you that the great brazilian pianist and composer ( of "The Dolphin", for example) Luiz Eça played on some of those tracks. Eça was a formidable talent on piano, and went on to expand his range and talents as a jazz player in his later years. Dick Hyman also contributed, but according to my sources he played organ only. It wouldn't surprise me at all if Jobim was indeed the pianist on some tracks. I've always felt that he was far more accomplished as a pianist than as a guitarist, and I think he showed in his later years that he was a pretty formidable pianist. I'll see if I can dig up any more details. Oh, and speaking of sublime, check out "Terra Brasilis" (Jobim w/Ogerman, ca. 1980)

So, I see this thread, and I think to myself... "OH, I remember this classic. I posted in this thread." Then, I open it, and see that it's been upped just about EVERY year since 2003, and... I didn't post in it, which probably means I never saw it before. Does this ever happen to anybody else out there? Anyway, here's what I would have posted: Wombat Suicide (I only remember the name, not the band, which was "after my time") Yogi Phlegm (the original name of The Sons Of Champlin)... (and I KNOW I've posted that information somewhere around here before). Btw, I always thought of the bear, not the spiritual leader or the yoga practitioner, but I don't actually know which one they had in mind.

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