sonnymax

I'll be there Wednesday through Saturday, my fifth year attending. The tribute to Billy Bang will be a somber occasion, as he had been a mainstay at the festival during the past few years. Our favorite paparazzo, Mark Sheldon, will also be there. If you're interested in hanging out or just meeting to say "hi", send me a PM.

No one seriously suggested moving this thread, including me. Chewy is posting his vinyl discussions in the vinyl forum, and posting his other discussions here and, presumably, elsewhere as well. I predict the vinyl forum will be enriched as a result of his interesting contributions. It's done. Get over it. Try following Chewy's example and contribute something positive, rather than trying to start an argument where one doesn't exist.

Dude, the overwhelming majority of the threads you start are about vinyl, especially topics like "you won't believe what LP I found!" and "I found this LP, does anyone know about [insert question about other vinyl releases]?" Chewy, you've made it known that you treasure vinyl, and that currently you're collecting vinyl much more than any other media. Although you may occasionally post in the vinyl forum, you always start your vinyl threads in the artists forum. There's one exception to this rule, and that's your Wes Montgomery thread. That's in the vinyl forum because a moderator moved it there. I've got nothing against you or your vinyl-oriented discussions. You've admitted that the reason you post in the artists forum where it will get more views and input. Everybody wants their topic to get attention and develop into a meaningful discussion. What do you think would happen if we all did this? Chewy, I'm really only asking that you start a conversation where it's most appropriate. It's not that difficult. The rest of us do it. Sure there will be exceptions, and there's nothing wrong with that. Just try it for a while. You'll probably make the vinyl forum a more popular place to hang out as a result.

This thread concerns a rare vinyl record. Please move this discussion to the Vinyl forum. Thank you.

Seriously? Oh well, you should be fine as long as you don't eat the CDs.

Jazz dirty? I thought that was "jizz".

Your turn to vex the gods. I shall do what a 10-year-old client of mine once did at school. He got permission to use the bathroom, and when he returned, he was wearing his clothes backwards (i.e., buttons and fly in the back, shoes on the opposite foot). This alarmed the teacher and his mother so much that they insisted I have a serious talk with him. Our conversation was short and to the point. I asked him if what they said was true. He nodded, "yes". I then said, "Did you put all of your clothes on backwards?" He took a few seconds, and with a sly grin he replied, "Well, not all of them". Convinced that he had exercised proper foresight and taken the necessary precautions to guard against (very) personal injury, I proudly announced, "You sir, are a genius!" So be forewarned all ye on Mount Olympus, for this very day I shall don my garments retrograde and contrariwise in defiance. Be so vexed!

Shit! He's performing on four consecutive Tuesdays, and I'll be in the City Wednesday through Sunday during one of those weeks. Why do the gods vex me so!!!

Since when were Candid releases CDRs? Are you thinking of Black Saint/Soul Note?

This thread concerns a rare vinyl record. Please move this discussion to the Vinyl forum. Thank you.

This thread concerns a rare vinyl record. Please move this discussion to the Vinyl forum. Thank you.

This thread concerns a rare vinyl record. Please move this discussion to the Vinyl forum. Thank you.

So that's what happened!

Medication time, gentlemen.

Could there be a Big Lebowski Boogaloo in the offing?

I can't play Ellington any faster, Chewy! The B-3, I'm giving it all she's got! My God, man! You won't be satisfied 'til her keys are a puddle of polystyrene!

Monkees play jazz.

I had the privilege of seeing Billy perform at the Vision Festival several times over the past few years. He will be greatly missed in that community of musicians and fans. Take the time to check out his wonderful recordings for Soul Note, including Rainbow Gladiator, Invitation, The Fire From Within, and Valve No. 10. You will be justly rewarded. Rest in peace, Billy.

It has been, here.

12 Angry Men, one of my all-time favorites. Thanks, Sidney. Rest in peace.

I'm looking for a copy of the following CD, or a link to a site where it can be purchased, or a link to a music download service that offers the MP3s: Repertory Quartet - Plays Mingus & Pettiford (Music Mecca CD 2097-2) Bob Rockwell(sax), Ole Kock Hansen(p), Jesper Lundgaard(b), Keith Copeland(ds)

As entertaining as they might be, I wish people spent as much time reading and contributing to the Live Shows, New Releases, and Recommendations forums as they do the album cover threads.

Do we have to take your word, or are you going to give us a clip to prove he was a hip box beater? Cartoon jazz ROCKS!

Yeah, well, good luck on that one... While it doesn't genuinely transform a person, I do believe a tattoo can serve as a symbol of an individual's personal growth or sense of liberation from past experiences.