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That might explain why Jackson wasn't doing David Weiss' Golden Boy/Blakey Tribute show last weekend in New York then! Enjoy the show, Mike!

He plays a vague blend of country/tropical/caribbean music that is very simplistic, designed to appeal to the lowest common denominator, mainly when people are gathered to drink. That's really about all one needs to know, I think.

If these are Disconforme issues, why would they be dressing them up as Blue Note and Pacific Jazz releases? At least with their other titles where they're stealing other masters and issuing them under their own name, they're not trying to hide what they're doing. To the casual eyes these look like legitimate BN/Pacific reissues, regardless of quality.

Jim - Out of curiousity, is there a (somewhat) comprehensive listing of what you've worked on available somewhere?

"Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die" The old Rocker wore his hair too long, wore his trouser cuffs too tight. Unfashionable to the end --- drank his ale too light. Death's head belt buckle --- yesterday's dreams --- the transport caf' prophet of doom. Ringing no change in his double-sewn seams in his post-war-babe gloom. Now he's too old to Rock'n'Roll but he's too young to die. He once owned a Harley Davidson and a Triumph Bonneville. Counted his friends in burned-out spark plugs and prays that he always will. But he's the last of the blue blood greaser boys all of his mates are doing time: married with three kids up by the ring road sold their souls straight down the line. And some of them own little sports cars and meet at the tennis club do's. For drinks on a Sunday --- work on Monday. They've thrown away their blue suede shoes. Now they're too old to Rock'n'Roll and they're too young to die. So the old Rocker gets out his bike to make a ton before he takes his leave. Up on the A1 by Scotch Corner just like it used to be. And as he flies --- tears in his eyes --- his wind-whipped words echo the final take and he hits the trunk road doing around 120 with no room left to brake. And he was too old to Rock'n'Roll but he was too young to die. No, you're never too old to Rock'n'Roll if you're too young to die.

Those two titles are also at my local Half Price store. I'm curious if others will suddenly start showing up too. Odd.

Remember that's gotta be split 3 ways!

I actually like this album, despite Page's relative MIA status. It's just different than prior LZ albums.

Give him a call - I'm sure he'd love to hear from you again!

I don't know about the trailer, but the movie is a very visual/trippy looking musical fantasy set in the 60's.

WTF is THAT??? Watch the movie. Once.

Far better to have a friend in TX named Big Al than one in Rome named Bigus Dickus!

Yep.

Well, you knew it was coming... From Musictap: "The expected prize comes on January 13 from Legacy and Columbia. It is then that they will release a 2CD Legacy Edition of Kind of Blue by Miles Davis. Kind of Blue is perhaps one of the greatest Blues/Jazz album ever released. It has certainly received a lot of attention in 2008 (Sept) with the release of the Super Deluxe Collector’s Box setup (LP,CD,etc). In celebration of the album’s 50th Anniversary, and for the sake of those folks who did not pick up the higher-priced release in 2008, this reissue may do just the trick. This package contains the same two CDs found in the Collector’s Box as well as a booklet that contains all of the photos found in that set and the Francis Davis essay. Kind of Blue was originally released in 1959 (Aug) not knowing it would become the revered classic it became. Disc One will contain the original album in its re-mastered form and will add an alternate take of “Flamenco Sketches,” the false start rarity from “Freddie the Freeloader,” and in-studio dialogue pieces from the original sessions. Disc Two contains various tunes that were released around the time of the Sessions including a selection from the first session of The Miles Davis Sextet (Coltrane, Adderley, Evans, Chambers, Cobb, and of course, Miles Davis himself), all in all, more than a half hour’s worth of material. There is also a Live track, “So What,” from 1960."

Of course I was referring to the jazz club, not the ladyfriend. LOL - I didn't get to go into the VV (again, the club, not the ladyfriend). Just stopped by to soak it up during the afternoon. For some reason Lorraine wouldn't come up and unlock the door for me. The pizza place came highly recommended from a native Brooklyn-ite, who is Italian. We completely trusted her judgment, and it was the best I've had in years, maybe since the last time I visited Italy in fact!

You might say the same thing for Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starr. Save for "All Things Must Pass", none of the individual Beatles' solo material were consistently good, IMO. There were a few fantastic tracks scattered around, but nothing to make anyone think they would have done any different had they stayed together. IMO of course.

Why does that matter? They were obviously a great band, but they had a VERY short career as a group. Had they stuck around as long as the Stones have, I dare say their legacy would be a bit different. If the Stones had broken up after Let It Bleed (a comparable point in their career maybe), it would be easily equivalent to Abbey Road. And I don't think Abbey Road, good as it is, is as good as some of the preceding albums.

Happy Birthday Rolf! Here's a Maerzen for a Weizen:

Ok ok! Jeez you guys are impatient! We went to the early show on Saturday, and had a great time! Unfortunately Curtis Fuller wasn't able to be there due to health reasons, but Steve Turre filled in for him. Also, Craig Handy had moved from alto to tenor for the evening as Javon Jackson wasn't there. Craig had a number of great solos though. As did Brian Lynch! Actually just about everyone acquitted themselves quite nicely Charles Farmbrough was solid, and Lou Hayes almost seemed to be channeling Blakey, at least to my ears. I talked with Lou briefly and told him how much I'd enjoyed him on "Dial S for Sonny" and the Grant Green/Sonny Clark quartet dates. He said Dial S was one of his favorites as well. Also got to talk with David for a few minutes afterwards. What a great guy! He asked if my girlfriend had ended up enjoying the show, and she had. It was definitely some swinging music that could be enjoyed by anyone. She's ready to take me back into the city next time I'm there and see another show already. I'm a terrible photographer, but here's one I took during a Lynch solo. Unfortunately David's a bit blurry. The rest of the trip was a blast too. We stayed with some friends in a brownstone in Brooklyn, near Prospect Park. Had some REAL pizza at L&B Spumoni Gardens. We also played tourists and walked all over Manhattan, and went up the Empire State Building. Thanks for everyone's recommendations!

Missed it too, but Happy Birthday bro!

Glad to see you back too, Matthew!

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