Soul Stream

Man that cut from YouTube from Roots is some plain Badassedness. Dig it...gotta get it.

I love this one too, but Dizzy Reece's version of said tune on "Soundin' Off" gets my vote as best all time version of this tune. If you haven't heard it, check it out as I think you'd love it.

Let us know how it is if you get it Jim. Looked real interesting to me, but a little pricey for curiousity's sake. If I had to bet, I'd say this is probably very, very good.

complete Blue John sessions complete Lou Donaldson "The Scorpion" live recording the Harold Vick songs w/Patton that never came out. Get back Rare Grooves...dug all the sessions previously mentioned for that...maybe add some Ronnie Foster to the list. More organ stuff that's not Jimmy Smith...

Groove Holmes "That Healin Feelin'"

Here's a little clip I found of Marchel on the web, wish there was more to choose from, but for those who'll never get a chance to see him in person..."I Remember You" (and we will Marchel) http://vidsearch.myspace.com/index.cfm?fus...ideoid=21162641

A friend of mine just called me with the news. I can't believe it. Last Sunday a musician on the road called from Dallas, "Hey, I'm off tonight, what's there to do on a Sunday?" You gotta go to Terrelli's and see Marchel. That's the only thing you should do tonight was my reply. I guess this was the gig Shelly filled in for. I was fortunate enough to back Marchel up twice here in Austin the last couple of years. I was talking last month to the club owner about bringing Marchel back soon. This is a devestating blow on a lot of levels. I grew up in Dallas and had the pleasure of seeing Marchel play many times. He used to play with the great bluesman Zuzu Bollin after he made his comeback in the 80's. Those were some wonderful gigs to watch. Marchel could play it all, and had passion for it all equally it seemed. I saw him play Honky Tonk note perfect with feeling you've never heard live before in your life, then turn around and play Lover Man with equal enthusiasm. Man, I WILL miss Marchel more than you know. Even if I didn't get to see him play as much these days, just knowing he was alive and blowing somewhere on planet earth made me feel good about being a musician and music in general. I couple of things that come to mind... Last time he came to Austin to play, we rehearsed and then he went back to the hotel to get changed. When he came back, he had kind of a pimped-out outfit on that I just couldn't imagine he'd wear (He was always a suit on a gig guy whenever I saw him). Anyway, after the gig he said they lost his bag or something on the plane and that he had to borrow his nephew's clothes for the gig. Another time I asked him to play "Moanin'" since I knew he had played with Art Blakey anyway he counted a tempo faster than God. I could just barely keep up and sweated my ass off trying to make it to the end of the tune. Afterwards, I told him I'd never do that again. He just laughed. I'm really, really, really gonna miss Marchel. My condolences really go out to Andrew especially. I saw Andrew, Marchel, Clint Strong and Joey DeFrancesco live a few years ago up in Dallas. That was one of the best gigs I've ever seen in my life.

The Dap Kings back her up on Rehab on some/most of the rest of that album...they recorded that stuff in their studio in NYC...and were on the road with her

I know there are some other huge fans of the vinyl only release of John Patton's "Soul Connection." I just talked with Alvin Queen, he's been working all week going through the master tapes and getting it ready for a CD release in early 2008!

One of the true GREATS of the instrument. 74 today, Happy Birthday! ...now put on 'MO ROCK.

His take on things isn't anything new. It's the same old complaint that nothing 'new' is happening, that jazz today is just a regurgitation of yesterday. It never crosses their mind that 'the new thing' from the sixties is still the same 'the new thing' today. As old and retreaded as hard bop, bebop, ect.

Hey, just my opinion. No big deal. I'm glad ya'll really like it. I'm glad it's out too.

That's one of the greatest organ record tunes ever captured on tape. And yeah, you're right...that head is just pure genius. What Jimmy's doing on that is still mind boggling 47 years later.

That's true. But there is a pretty wide swing on the quality of the unreleased material.

Sorry...! There are a couple of really nice tracks on the Smith CD. The title track "Straight Life" and "Minor Fare." Two Jimmy originals that are very nice. My suggestion would be to iTunes those two tracks for a buck a piece and forgetta 'bout it! I find this release to be very close to "Six Views Of The Blues." In both style and substance. I can see why they were never released. Just kind of Jimmy doing his thing without a lot of anything else going on. Certainly when you compare it to the sessions of the same era like "Crazy Baby" and "Chicken Shack". However, there is no bad Jimmy! I'm glad they did release this, so buying it would at least tell Blue Note that we want unreleased sessions and support the cause. But unless you've got to have it all (like me)...you can take a break on this one.

Jimmy Smith's "Stay Loose" is about as horrible as it gets when it comes to lame words and a basic "let's try and cash" in mentality. That said, the track is groovin'! Just the words are horrible...the refrain of "Freedom, Freak-out & Free for all" is about as mind-numbing as it sounds.

George Benson, who is a huge Green fanatic said "The Latin Bit" was his favorite Green album. Also, to each his own...but I really dig the cover. I could see how some could think it's corny given that most all BN covers are of session pictures. Works for me though.

Well, actually...I think quite a few "rejected" sessions have come out. Even Michael Cuscuna has reevaluated things he had previously rejected. That's not even up to Lion's standards, which were considerabley higher. I think the soul/groove stuff doesn't even get the chance that something like Andrew Hill's "rejected" sessions get. Seriously, when was the last time Michael C. would have listened to this 1975 Lou date if ever?

Lou Donaldson Septet Irvin Stokes (tp) Lou Donaldson (as) Lonnie Smith (org) Mark Elf (g) Bob Cranshaw (b) Willie Seaberry (d) Raymond Orchart (cga) A&R Studios, NYC, February 5, 1975 Untitled Original, #1 Blue Note rejected Untitled Original, #2 - Untitled Original, #3 - 15339 (tk.3 or tk.8/9) Don't Worry About It George - 15340 (tk.2) Funky Mama - 15341 (tk.1/2) Misty - Wow, I've never seen this. Very interesing as I've never seen a date so late that was basically a straight ahead organ date. Love to hear Lonnie on Funky Mama! Damn...I wish some of these lost groove sessions would get the kind of treatment that the recent Conns. have gotten.

Jim in response to what you've written. I think the original intent of my thread no longer exists here. I think it's interesting to get people's real perspectives on this sort of issue. Is it something I think about every day. Not in the least. Does it cross my mind on certain occassions...sure. That's just the reality of these circumstances. But maybe ya'll are reading my into it than I intended at this point.

Picked up the Jimmy Smith. Have to say I'm pretty underwhelmed. Seemed like a session that isn't going anywhere in particular. Jimmy's really lackluster. His plays Swanee and just cuts it off after 2:27! The sound of his organ and the songs makes me think the record date on this is wrong...to my ears this sounds more in line with stuff he was doing in 1958. I don't know if that's possible or not. That this was recorded post Chicken Shack/Midnight Special seems impossible. The sound and direction don't sound at all what Smith was doing in 61.

All white musicians in the South would be better off playing C&W or Western Swing or being singer-songwriters, or rockabilly, punk, ect. players. Those are the white musicians that are held in high regard by their community. Playing jazz is I'm sure a lot like being a white guy in a reggae band.

Yeah, I wish we had one of those crappy, racist Yoshi's clubs down here so I could got see Bill Charlap or Terrence this week ...

Hey, there's plenty of young black jazz organists out there Nate Lucas, Gerard Gibbs, and a lot of local guys I've met over the years. But however you slice it, the best young ones right now are white...Joey, Larry Goldings, Sam Yahel. Akiko Tsuruga is a young japanese chick who is killing. Still, were back to a segment of people that want to have an ethnically-correct jazz musician. But it doesn't matter...the best ones are still Lonnie, Mel Rhyne, McGriff, Gene Ludwig, Reuben, Rhoda Scott, Trudy, ect....

...hey, that's everywhere ain't it?