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I'm glad you dodged the bullet Jim! I guess the part that's bumming me out more than anything, is trying to get this music across to people. As much as I love jazz organ, I'm doubfounded that people generally don't respond to it the same way I do. Granted, I'm not the world's greatest organist by any means. But, I feel that without anything less than a singer, it's not going to go over. Some of my gigs with horns and a funkier set list go over much better, but even then it's hard to grab the average person it seems for 90 minutes. When I talked to Neil Sugarman earier this year, he told me the Sugarman 3 were have a MUCH, MUCH easier time now that the singer Lee Fields is on tour with them full time. He said they used to have a hell of a time getting over on pure instrumentals at a lot of places on the road.
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Count me in as one of those guys getting "REALLY" nervous! I'm not sure I'll make it to the end of the year without having to change my life up quite a bit. ....Yes Free For All. I've been in town off and on for about 6 years with a couple years in Boston in between. It's still probably about the same as when you were here, but more Starbucks and less people interested in music . The Elephant Room is still here. Mitch Watkins I think is still around, but I don't see him playing or hear his name mentioned much right now so I'm not sure exactly what he's up to. Martin Banks is still here and I play gigs with him occassionally, but he doesn't gig that much these days. Being an organist, I'm kind of caught in between the blues and jazz worlds, so I may not be up on what's going on as much as someone who is a straight ahead jazz player. Still a lot of great players around(Ephraim Owens, Brannen Temple, Phillipe Vieux are some of the jazz players I play with who are some of the bigger names these days around town). Wish you were still here, there's never enough trombonists (or drummers)!!!
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Hey Rooster, HH is just short for Happy Hour. Sorry for the shorthand. I live in Austin, Texas. A pretty active music town where pay is generally lower than sister cities like Dallas or San Antonio or Houston because of so many musicians. However, that's nothing new...it's just the economy seems to be tanking so bad, I thing musicians maybe feel it first. I'm feeling it. And so are a lot of the guys I work with. I'm amazed at how open most of these guys schedules are. These are the musicians who used to gig 5 to 7 nights a week! Usually with a couple days that included 2 gigs in a single day!! Anyway, thanks Jim. I'm glad things are still going good up there. It's a shame the trio isn't working more. That's a waste. Ya'll are so damn good and TIGHT!!!! I guess I don't feel so bad then. ...also, Jim I feel your pain!!! I don't know what's going on, but I feel a real "disconnect" with the audience these days. Something I haven't felt until maybe the last year or so. Not to dump on all audiences, some are good, some are bad. But in general, I get the feeling I'm competing with HBO or a rental DVD more and more...and the audience feels they've made the wrong entertainment decision.
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Maybe it's just me. But I find the gig scene is the worst I've experienced. I was curious as to what other musicians are experiencing in other towns across the country. Maybe I'm just disheartened. But, I've not experienced this kind of apathetic scene before. Not only that, but it seems that people just don't want to hear the kind of music I'm playing. I actually had a lady screaming at me last week during the set..."Can't you play anything but organ music?!!! That's why this place is empty because of this organ music!!!!" She was downright pissed. In many ways she's right. There's no audience for what I do. That club has a very happening HH scene, I play there every thurs, and it's just dismal. I work for a percentage of the bar plus tips on that gig. It used to come out to about $100 a piece for a trio. Now I leave with around $20 after paying the other guys $50. Needless to say, I can't really keep doing this unless something changes for the better. It's getting really bad. The other musicians down here seem to feel the same for the most part. Haven't seen it this bad. How's it where you are?
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I'm pretty sure I haven't ever heard anything with Grassella Oliphant, but that name seemed vaguely familiar, so off to the AMG I went... And low and behold I remembered hearing about this gem on the old BNBB. I've never heard it before, but based on the line-up, it's gotta be a totally baaad-ass date if ever there was one... Anybody here ever heard this?? Ever been out on CD yet?? Grass is Greener...it was cut just 2 weeks before "Got A Good Thing Going." It even has 2 of the same songs "The Yodel" and "Soul Woman." It's a decent session, but doesn't have the magic or fire of GAGTG. It's one I don't pull out very often for those reasons. It was available as a japanese import cd...also the vinyl comes up on ebay occassionally.
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Hey, but I DIG that new CD!!!! Also, that's the BEST pic of shirley ever on the back!!! For anyone who doubts shirley's ability to be ballsy and lowdown...check out her version of Caravan on this comp. The leslie is PUKING!!!!!
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Pretty Pathetic, Considering Its From Blue Note
Soul Stream replied to Dan Gould's topic in Miscellaneous Music
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That nice little solo Mobley puts over on "I think I'm going out of my head (over you")....Man, I LIKE that!!!! The phrasing, the maturity. He really puts some heart into that. Give Mobley a nice melody, no matter how trite it seems 35 years after the fact, and he MILKS it!
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Do narrower musical tastes equal greater passion?
Soul Stream replied to A Lark Ascending's topic in Miscellaneous Music
I find the more narrow-minded a person is, the more fanatical they are. No matter what the issue. Music is no different. -
I actually like this session a lot! It's one of my most played Mobley's oddly enough after Soulstation and The Turnaround.
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Blue does some great work on John Patton's "Oh Baby." Also Harold Vick's "Steppin' Out."
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That was a GREAT episode!!! By the way Teri IS a babe, but that hairstyle has got to go....it's holding her babe-ness back to 1983. B) Her hairdo, and her Fisher-Price My First Make-Up Kit look. Yes! Come to think of it, her AND Steve need some stylists or SOMETHING on their hair. Steve seems to favor the mullet and so does she.
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Al is banned from the "keepin' it greasy" thread until he has bought and grooved to "Back At The Chicken Shack."
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That was a GREAT episode!!! By the way Teri IS a babe, but that hairstyle has got to go....it's holding her babe-ness back to 1983. B)
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Hey, Fred Jackson MAKES this album!!!! The others are on fire as well, but...to me....Face To Face really towers over the trio configuration on "Stop and Listen." I think the material is better on "Face to Face," and hey...maybe it was just a GREAT day in the studio. Whatever the cicumstances, Jackson's contribution can not be underestimated. He, excuse my language but...fucking BLOWS his ass off! And like you said Jim, "Whatever Lola Wants" has GOT to go down in the history books as textbook "badness." This session is SO great.. A little Fred Jackson minute in history.... On Pattons's "The Way I Feel" LP, Joe Henderson was supposed to play sax. The band rehearsed with Henderson, but when Patton showed up for the session, Fred Jackson was there instead. Alfred Lion told Big John he wanted Fred on the session instead. Another session where Jackson really MAKES the album in many ways (well, they ALL do. But Fred plays wonderfully on that as well!) The genius of Al Lion as producer.
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Well said! Most of these I haven't heard. The Basie/Peterson stuff sounds VERY interesting! I might have to look out for a few of these in the old used bins and give 'em a spin. Once again this board has made me check something out!!!
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Sorry to hear it B3-er... Anytime I see DALLAS and RECORD DISTRIBUTOR in the same sentence I'd be nervous.
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Wolff, you're obviously much more experienced and knowledgable about Pablo than I am. I'm probably totally wrong. I've got pretty limited experience with the label, but when someone mentioned the dry sound qualities it did seem to ring a bell with me. However, like I said, I'm really just blowing hot air at this point!
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Uggh. I'm with you on the "Pablo" sound. To me, it represents the worst of the 70's and 80's dry, no-room-sound ugliness that plagued jazz in those eras. I'm no Pablo expert. Only have a few Lps and have heard not a more than 20 or so ever. But I agree with the conservative label. Plus some of the stuff I've heard is just plain sloppy or careless...uninspired maybe is a better description. Sure, these guys are legends, and I'm glad these recordings DO exist as this is a time where not a lot of this sort of material was being recorded elsewhere. But anything short of a completist or curious individual seems better served by earlier work of almost all of these artists. If any of these recordings were better aurally, I might be more of a fan than I am. But Paleeeeaaase.
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Musty Rusty is also a nice showcase for under-recorded and under-appreciated organist Billy Garner. He has a nice, distictive style that comes through well on that Argo date. Great LP!!!
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I've been a Steve Miller fan ever since I got a copy of "The Joker." Also, Cheap Trick is always nice to hear. I hate rap, but LOVE Dr Dre's "The Chronic" and Digable Planets "Reachin'." D'Angelo's "Brown Sugar". By the way, my older 3 sisters had ALL of the Gino Vanelli LPs. I heard them constantly growing up.
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Jeff Corwin's more geared towards an older demographic than 7 year olds I believe. Unless that 7 year old likes a movie reference every 10 minutes mixed in with his nature show. . I think the Crocodile Hunter is a great show for kids interested in animals. Sure, like ALL nature shows, it's focus is a bit too much on apex predators like Crocs, Sharks, Snakes, ect. Steve Irwin is a very aggresive, hands-on guy. Imho there are really only two kinds of animal shows....those where the host gets in close, and those where the cameramen are relatively far away and let nature take it's course. Both can be great television.
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John Patton was VERY tight with Harold Vick and knew pretty much everything about him. We talked some about Harold. But sadly, I we never spoke enough for me to learn much more than a superficial idea of his life. I'm not even sure about the details of his death.
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No one knows what happened to Baby Face. Dead or alive. He's never been tracked down, or a death certificate found, ect.... He's really a mystery. After talking to someone recently, I have a notion that he may still be alive and living in Mississippi. But it's pure speculation on my part. ...oh...and the Patton Mosaic Select isn't available for pre-order yet. I'd like to see it up soon on the site.
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YES!!! That is a great record. Haven't pulled it out in a while and will today!!! Also, thanks for all the great advice on the other Vick sessions. Still think "Steppin' Out" is one of the all-time best.