Aggie87

I'd agree that Sco's work isn't as varied - though in retrospect, he's tried a LARGE variety of band combinations over the years, trio, quartet, organ, acoustic, funk, collaborations w/Frisell, Metheny, Abercrombie, etc. And that's just his leader dates. So it's not as if he's TRYING to stay in one bag, to me anyway, but he's still got that identifiable Sco thing (this sentence sounds like I quoted JSngry ). But I hear you re: Metheny. There is SO much variety in his work! I like Missouri Sky and Imaginary Day, though the last PMG release hasn't really done much for me (was listening to it in the car just yesterday). I don't have all that much Metheny yet, so there's a whole lot for me to digest there. Frisell I've really grown to like lately. I've got a number of his nonesuch releases, and really have enjoyed them. They don't move me like Sco does, but I've gotten to where I'll buy his new releases without reservation. If you can find it, I think you'd really enjoy Lagrene's Standards disc on Blue Note. Gypsy Project is also great, in the Django/Hot Club style. I also have his Sinatra tribute, Blue Eyes which is nice, and even includes him singing on a couple of tunes. I don't know Sylvan Luc, but I have seen that duet disc once or twice here locally. Another one for my "to buy" list... And no, I haven't seen the video you mentioned - or any Sco video for that matter. Not sure I'd have time to watch that anyway, since my kids seem to have commandeered the TV set. And I'm not native German, though I've lived here during parts of the 70s, 80s, 90s, and now 00s. I'm American, and consider myself to be from Texas - love it here in Deutschland, though! Went to Texas A&M (hence the "Aggie name). So English is my first language. I can speak German passably, though I definitely don't have the right accent. Especially the Schwabian dialect in this area, which is sort of equivalent to the southern dialect in the U.S. Definitely not "hoch Deutsch"! My daughter goes to German kindergarten, so she's just starting to pick up a little German language, which is the perfect age to start learning a second language, IMO. I have German colleagues and friends, and we've had a number of interesting discussions about current events. Most don't assume that since I'm American that I'm automatically for (or against) what's going on. It's nice to engage in conversation with open-minded people who can respect one another's opinion, regardless whether it mirrors your own or not.

I haven't seen that Mangelsdorf disc before. I'll have to keep an eye out for it. Thanks for the heads-up. Scofield's done quite a bit of sideman work, for a wide variety of musicians. Kinda hard to keep up with it. Of the current stuff, do you prefer his funkier side, or the more straight ahead (Works for Me, ScoLoHoFo)? I like it all - his tone, approach, and just about everything. This hasn't really happened for me with many other contemporary guitarists, like Frisell or Metheny. I like both of them, but not everything they've done. I haven't found a Sco disc that I've disliked yet. I've got the Japanese 2-disc version of Pick Hits Live on its way to me right now (thanks to another board member), and am looking forward to that. I've also just started discovering Bireli Lagrene over the past 6 months or so, and enjoy everything I've heard from him so far as well. And I just recently picked up Pat Martino's '97 BN date, All Sides Now, but it's still in the queue to be listened to. Landstuhl is about 2.5 hours away from here on the autobahn (or less if you take advantage of the no-speed limits ). It's a huge military hospital complex, as I'm sure you know. I don't get up there very often, but it's pretty country in that area. -Erik

Surely you can't be serious!!! That's the most lame thing I've heard all day! You must be a member of political party X. Of course, those of us in political party Y know the REAL truth. But you and your small-minded colleagues refuse to accept or even acknowledge OUR position, which as every party Y member knows is: Oop-BAP-sad'dam, a-phillyjoe-a-mop. ...or maybe you're one of those guys from country Z, in which case your opinion is irrelevant.

The Abercrombie disc you're referring to is Solar, which I picked up last year on Westwind. I really like their interplay on that a lot. Gonna have to go re-look the packaging, but I don't recall liner notes like that - at least on the Westwind release - only a brief paragraph from Orrin Keepnews, who produced it, I think. Yeah, the two titles I mentioned are probably fairly obscure, especially the Eero. I hadn't even heard of him before, but Sco's name on the cover caught my eye while I was trolling for deals. Let me know what you think of the show. He's not coming to Stuttgart this time around, or I'd jump on it also. There were a couple of humorous comments about Sco live (and his "bald head") on the old BNBB thread. I saw him about two years ago, just before Works for Me came out, and it was great. Wish I could've seen him in the old BN years w/Lovano. -Erik

Restarting the Sco-corner, since mjzee apparently isn't around any more (hope I don't end up just talking to myself about Sco)... Anyway, I found two Scofield related items at my used store, but haven't pulled the trigger on either. Can anyone recommend either of these titles: Eero Koivistoinen (try saying that fast!)- Picture in Three Colours, Core Records 1983 (also includes Jack DeJohnette) and All Strings Attached, Verve 1987 - some sort of guitar summit or something, with John Abercrombie, Larry Carlton, Larry Coryell, Tal Farlow, and John Patitucci Thanks, Erik

IMO you can't really go wrong with any of Moran's leader dates. His most recent album, Modernistic, is solo piano, and is FANTASTIC. And also check out his work on Osby's Banned in New York live set.

Miles Davis - Milestones McBride/Payton/Whitfield - Fingerpainting Medeski Martin & Wood - Tonic Gonzalo Rubalcaba - Antiguo (TOCJ) Wayne Shorter - All Seeing Eye (RVG) Mike Stern - Play David S. Ware - Surrendered Cassandra Wilson - Belly of the Sun Marillion - Anorak in the U.K.

One day sale - 50% off and no s/h Promotion Code - "C3P1", a close relative of:

J (can I call you that?) - In your e-mail there may be some sort of promotion code to get the "buy 1, unlimited $1.99" deal. If it's there, you simply have to plug it into the website, by clicking where it says "Have a Promotion Code?" If you don't have a promotion code in your e-mail, then I'm not sure what to tell ya. It's possible there next website "special" will be the $1.99 deal, but they simply haven't switched the website to that yet. Alternately, I've had success in going to their customer service webpage, and sending them a message explaining the offer you received, and the titles (w/selection #s) you want. After they process this order, it should show up under your account with the correct charges. I think the $1.99 deal is about the best one if you're planning to order a large number of single-disc titles. -Erik

I'm with ya on the Charlie Haden, Alexander. I bought it based on the presence of Mehldau and Blade also. And I also liked his last leader date, Nocturne, so I figured this one should be worth it. But I'm having problems getting into it as well. I haven't decided to jettison it yet, but it's not looking good so far. By the way, is it ok to take back cds simply because you don't like the music on it? I've never tried this before. I've always assumed you could only take cds back if they're damaged or something.

It's pretty clear to me that the fish was sincere, that it really believed the end was near. I'm sure it wouldn't have said the things it said just for the halibut.

BMG now has Chucho Valdes' latest, Fantasia Cubana, on Norah. Highly recommended for Chucho fans, classic/jazz crossover, and solo-piano seekers.

Don't know if this qualifies as a tenor battle per say, and it's certainly not from the classic era, but I enjoy Joe Lovano's Tenor Legacy with Joshua Redman from '93.

Ahh, but your text is twice as crisp as Lon's, Claude

It is??? Sheesh, I'd better start getting the kid's Halloween costumes together. Seems like it got here quick this year...

Then again, talking about big heads (and no bodies):

...and skipping "Todd" all together, how about Big Head Monsters?

I'm guessing you've steered clear of these guys:

Ol' "Skinny Eyes" Parker here yessir. I posted this a long time ago on the NBB: ****************** HOW TO SING THE BLUES by Lame Mango Washington 1. Most Blues begin, "Woke up this morning." 2. "I got a good woman" is a bad way to begin the Blues, 'less you stick something nasty in the next line, like "I got a good woman, with the meanest face in town." 3. The Blues is simple. After you get the first line right, repeat it. Then find something that rhymes .... sort of: "Got a good woman - with the meanest face in town. Got teeth like Margaret Thatcher - and she weigh 500 pound." 4. The Blues are not about choice. You stuck in a ditch, you stuck in a ditch; ain't no way out. 5. Blues cars: Chevys and Cadillacs and broken-down trucks. Blues don't travel in Volvos, BMWs, or Sport Utility Vehicles. Most Blues transportation is a Greyhound bus or a southbound train. Jet aircraft and state-sponsored motor pools ain't even in the running. Walkin' plays a major part in the blues lifestyle. So does fixin' to die. 6. Teenagers can't sing the Blues. They ain't fixin' to die yet. Adults sing the Blues. In Blues, "adulthood" means being old enough to get the electric chair if you shoot a man in Memphis. 7. Blues can take place in New York City but not in Hawaii or any place in Canada. Hard times in St. Paul or Tucson is just depression. Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City still the best places to have the Blues. You cannot have the blues in any place that don't get rain. 8. A man with male pattern baldness ain't the blues. A woman with male pattern baldness is. Breaking your leg cuz you skiing is not the blues. Breaking your leg cuz an alligator be chomping on it is. 9. You can't have no Blues in an office or a shopping mall. The lighting is wrong. Go outside to the parking lot or sit by the dumpster. 10. Good places for the Blues: a. highway b. jailhouse c. empty bed d. bottom of a whiskey glass Bad places: a. Ashrams b. gallery openings c. Ivy League institutions d. golf courses 11. No one will believe it's the Blues if you wear a suit, 'less you happen to be an old ethnic person, and you slept in it. 12. Do you have the right to sing the Blues? Yes, if: a. you're older than dirt b. you're blind c. you shot a man in Memphis d. you can't be satisfied No, if: a. you have all your teeth b. you were once blind but now can see c. the man in Memphis lived d. you have a retirement plan or trust fund 13. Blues is not a matter of color. It's a matter of bad luck. Tiger Woods cannot sing the blues. Gary Coleman could. Ugly white people also got a leg up on the blues. 14. If you ask for water and Baby give you gasoline, it's the Blues. Other acceptable Blues beverages are: a. wine b. whiskey or bourbon c. muddy water d. black coffee The following are NOT Blues beverages: a. mixed drinks b. kosher wine c. Snapple d. sparkling water 15. If it occurs in a cheap motel or a shotgun shack, it's a Blues death. Stabbed in the back by a jealous lover is another Blues way to die. So is the electric chair, substance abuse, and dying lonely on a broken down cot. You can't have a Blues death if you die during a tennis match or getting liposuction. 16. Some Blues names for women: a. Sadie b. Big Mama c. Bessie d. Fat River Dumpling 17. Some Blues names for men: a. Joe b. Willie c. Little Willie d. Big Willie 18. Persons with names like Brad, Reno, Biff, Sierra, Sequoia, Buffy, Auburn, and Rainbow can't sing the Blues no matter how many men they shoot in Memphis. 19. Make your own Blues name (starter kit): a. name of physical infirmity (Blind, Cripple,Lame, etc.) b. first name (see above) plus name of fruit (Lemon, Lime,Kiwi,etc.) c. last name of President (Jefferson, Johnson, Fillmore, etc.) For example, Blind Lime Jefferson, or Cripple Kiwi Fillmore, etc. (Well, maybe not "Kiwi.") 20. I don't care how tragic your life: you own a computer, you cannot sing the blues. You best destroy it. Fire, a spilled bottle of Mad Dog, or get out a shotgun. Maybe your big woman just done sat on it. I don't care.

Not really a big deal in the bigger scheme of things I suppose, but I went into one of my used stores about two weeks ago, and was flipping through the "new arrivals" section of jazz lps, probably numbering 150-200 titles. Came across John Scofield's first leader date, "East Meets West". Since my turntable's not currently with me, I skipped on it (and buried it back in the middle of the section) and picked up a couple of cds instead. Went back two days later to get it, and it was gone. ALL of the other new arrivals were still there...

I've picked up four of the six discs at one of my local used stores. I'd say run, don't walk, and pick up the box, if you like Jarrett's standards trio! I'm sorta kicking myself, because I don't think I'm going to find the remaining two discs separately. I'll probably end up purchasing the box proper, and then re-selling the individual discs. I think one or two of the discs are available for purchase individually (but not all of them), if you want a "sampler" before purchasing the box.

Thanks Chuck. Actually, I was wondering whether it was MY-kull or mih-KILE

Alexander - Not everyone hears it at the same time as you. And if people are just hearing about it through word of mouth, perhaps they want to go to the media to find out more. I still haven't seen this info on any of the news channels available to me (CNN International, Fox News, and some British channels), so if I turn on the tv and happen to see a report on the Smart case, I'll watch it. This particular case being positive and heartwarming, gets people excited. They want to know more about her and the kidnapping, so I don't think it's as simple (or unpassionate) as "She's Alive. She seems to be physically well" and let's all get over it and move on to the next subject.