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  1. Waiting for the Boogaloo Sisters... RELEASED!

    in organissimo - The Band Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Soul Stream

    I got my copy a few days ago. Sent Jim a PM telling how much I liked it. Great players who play great together! Jim is a phenom, check out some of the things he does on "Young's Dream".... Plus, his ability to sustain syncopated basslines, much less solo over them, sets him apart from 99.9% of most everybody else. What he does isn't easy, he's put in a lot of practice and dedication on an instrument that is unwieldy at best. All this and taste too! Unbelievable.

    As for the other guys, well...I doubt you could find better anywhere. Lansing is getting spoiled with a drummer and guitar player like that in their midst. Keep up the great playing ya'll! :D

    I really hate "reviewing" music, but Jim asked if I'd be so kind as to say what I thought, so I'm obliging. Hope I don't sound like an idiot. :(

  2. Soulive

    in New Releases

    Posted

    I'd like to hear the new one, is it out soon? I've seen them live and was really blown away by the organist's left hand. I've NEVER seen someone with that much funk-dexterity ala' left-hand bass. Live, I liked it a lot. Matter of fact, I rented my organ out for one of their shows....IT BROKE! Wouldn't work at all, found out as they sat down to play. The organist ended up playing the opening act's rhodes with his right hand and played his usual bass-synth for the left. Never broke a sweat or complained a bit, a real pro. And the obstacle never showed in his performance either.

    I don't have any of their CDs. Had bought their first one on Blue Note and enjoyed it, didn't really give me the same feeling as the band live at all. Too produced and controlled sounding. Never really heard their last one. Once you start adding singers, rappers...I lose interest pretty fast.

    If their next one is a live trio date, I'm looking forward to it. :D

  5. Highest paying gig

    in Musician's Forum

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    The most I've ever made on a gig was about $350-$450....New Years gigs. I was on salary for about a year with a Warner Bros. signed band, 1,000 a week plus per diem. However, I was on the road the whole year traveling, playing, traveling, playing...every day sans 2 short breaks of about 2 weeks each. So in relation to how much work it was, it didn't seem like a lot of money in the end. Of course, relative to "regular" jobs, even that isn't very much....ahh, music. ;) I don't like the road life, so I'll stick to my $50 local gigs. :D

  7. Threads you will miss...

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

    Posted

    I know you'd kept it to yourself all this time Bertrand. I guess I feel a little more comfortable spilling the beans over here. I always felt the BNBB was maybe not the best place to discuss that since Big John was on Blue Note, ect. Plus, more people (exposure) over there. And it seems to me that this subject came up right around the time of John's death, so I was probably a little more wary about saying anything.

    I don't know how many people had really asked Big John about that. But he definately was kind of...I don't know...a little angry that people couldn't recognize his style. Angry isn't really the right word, but you get what I mean. To him, your own style was EVERYTHING. I guess he was a little pissed people would think he would toss his style and start playing like Larry Young. Something that just wasn't part of his "being" as a musician.

    Anyway, Iron City is a great record. :D

  8. chet baker sings

    in Artists

    Posted

    These guys are all giants. Fats, Clifford, Miles, ect. But I'll throw Chet's name up there too. A lot of jazz is about virtuosity. Some is not, like Lady Day or Miles to a lesser extent. I'll put Chet in that same bag.

  9. Threads you will miss...

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

    Posted · Edited by Soul Stream

    I guess I'll finally fess up to this one. It WAS Larry Young on Iron City. Big John told me himself. He never understood how his name ended up on that record. I never wanted to spill the beans, and neither did Big John....just in case a stray royalty check came in. The way he saw it, Larry was dead and he was still around to cash a check if it came. Never did.... Anyway, after I had met John and had known him a while....I was listening to Iron City and started laughing...because I knew it wasn't John. I called him up and said..."That's not you on Iron City is it, it's Larry Young." "Yeah, that's not me! That's Larry. Can't people HEAR Larry's style from mine!" He said people always asked him about that.

    So now you know...the rest of the story. ;)

  11. Marchel Ivery

    in Artists

    Posted

    Shelley is a bad...well, you know what I'm talking about. Hear him do those Wilkerson tunes on his solo CD and you'll see he's coming out of the Texas tenor tradition. He and Marchel do "Blues By Five" together on that CD, it's great needless to say!!!! :D

  12. chet baker sings

    in Artists

    Posted

    Alexander brings up a good point. I think many people are turned off to Chet because of his cult status. Many think, well...he was o.k, but just so glorified for his so-so ability. The looks, the lifestyle, the attitude.

    I wondered the same thing about myself liking him. Then, after several years I realized...I would like this music if it were sung and played by anyone. It's easy to be put off by people's looks, both good and bad.

  14. John Patton Corner

    in Artists

    Posted

    I may have mentioned this back on the old BNBB, but....OH, BABY! was one of Big John's 2 favorites of his own records. The other being ALONG CAME JOHN. :D

    For me, OH BABY and THE WAY I FEEL represent a very nice departure from the usual organ session. Man, those HORNS!

  21. Keepin' it greazy!!!

    in Recommendations

    Posted

    yeah, she's really nice to listen to. Always musical and grooving. The hardest combination to achieve on any instrument, much less an organ. I've always been bummed somewhat that on most of her sessions there was an upright bassist. I wonder if it was a "sexist" thing in a way on her producer's part. I love her bass playing on the few things she cut that way. That said, now as time goes by I'm enjoying the upright sessions more and more...just because they're different and show a completely different side of things from the instrument. Still wish she was with us. She died the week before Patton to my recollection.

  23. A Different Kind Of Organist - Charles Hodges

    in Artists

    Posted · Edited by Soul Stream

    Yeah, there's not a whole lot of guys who put their stamp on how to play soul organ. Booker T., Billy Preston, and Charles Hodges are about the short list. If you play Soul and R&B this is the way to do it. Charles really is about my favorite though. Those HI records are so super-hip.

    I like to try and keep to the tradition as much as possible when recording, whether it be jazz or soul.

  24. boat people

    in Forums Discussion

    Posted

    Chuck, I'm glad to see you've decided this is the place for you...whatever your reasons are. So far, I've seen quite a few, and frequent, sightings of my favorite BNBB posters, yourself included, that make me very hopeful about the future of this BB.

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