Soul Stream

Actually, the tune Hot Dog itself is one of his best compositions. He redid it on "Caracas" in the 90's and he and Lonnie really play some mind-blowing stuff over it. Hot Dog is one of the greatest alltime soul jazz records!!!! Put me in solitary confinement with it and and turntable and I'm cool.

Try a slow version first. Groove Holmes' version ain't easy organ 101 really.

Don't know if these are JRVGs, but Rudy always cranks the bass imho.

Lou actually may be playing as much as he would like at this point. I guess I would love to see some press acknowledging Lou as the real Godfather of jazz organ. Jimmy may have invented it, but Lou propogated it. Almost every jazz organist of note went through Lou's bands. He could really shed some light on all this with a proper article or two.

Dude, I think you're late. Guilty Pleasures are 80's foder now. Don't you know how fast pop culture returns...70's is considered classic and cool. 80's is guilty pleasure material now.

People talk about the drag of downloading and musicians/labels not getting paid. What about friggin' Amazon, the world's largest online marketplace?! You look for a CD new and can always find it used at a fraction of the cost. That ain't helpin' anybody but the consumer and Amazon. I say this...and yet, I myself buy only used on Amazon. It's just cheaper by far. No wonder musicians can't make it.

To me, any AOTW that's been successful has had someone (usually the initiator) making a case for the album in general. Then people, bounce off of what's been said and the ball rolls. Also, I don't think obscurity is the answer here. We need stuff that's widely available for the most part. I think more DETAILED critiques/discussions are what's needed. This whole "I like this album."..."I like it too!" just is so superficial it kind of loses the point of why we're doing it. It's a jumping board for discussion. Or maybe it's time has come...maybe we need to rethink the point of it all.

...why would you want to see someone from high school?

Seems like AOTW is dying on the vine somewhat. I like the idea, but perhaps it could be changed to a degree in that whoever's AOTW it is, they really put in a lengthy synopsis/review of the album. The idea of just throwing it out there isn't enough imho. Some do this, some don't. I'd like to see it turn into something more along the lines of ...."Let me share one of my favorite albums with you." w/responses. This might spark more interest. Anybody else have any thoughts on the situation?

I don't want to turn it into a race thing. But, realistically Idol's biggest selling stars have been 2 performers, Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken. Idol's audience is voting one way and BUYING the other. Let's vote for Rubin and buy Clay. I just think the producers are trying to get back to the actually winning Idol being the best seller.

I think American Idol itself is steering the public towards Bo. Vonzell is obviously the best singer and most seasoned-looking performer. Bo's voice is o.k. and his stage manner is schloky to me. Carrie's an Okie From Muskogee..a little bit country a little bit rock and roll...a little bit I've seen it before. However, I think Idol's picked 2 African American R&B singers the last 2 seasons and I think the brass sees the middle class buying public that is Idol's core audience as more likely to BUY whitebread middle of the road stuff...ala Clay Aiken (Bo, Carrie). Vonzell killed "On The Radio." Bo ruined the Stones. And Carrie was in a different key for half the song on the Shania Twain tune.

Just wanted to pull this one up for some air. Was listening to John's "Boogaloo" album this morning. John's playing so clean and beautifully. Still my favorite organist hands down. His concept was so personal and unique, it's almost impossible to cop in any authentic way. He's definately one of those guys who just played his personality. What you hear on wax is the way John was. Spiritual, Funny, Determined, Humble, Overwhelming...all those things and then some. He's the only legendary organist who continued to expand his concept with every recording. From "Along Came John" to "One For J.A." is quite a long journey, yet he remained true to himself all the way. He was definatley the epitome of an "artist."

anybody?

up The usual kind in jazz. Bubbling media praise, invitations to record with others on their projects, a record contract...just the usual...

I know we've talked once before on this board about this, but I'd like to return to it if I may. There was apparently a German filmaker who made a 90 minute documentary of Jimmy Smith's 1965 tour of Germany. It was called "James O. Smith, Organist" I believe. Has anybody ever seen this or heard of it's existence in a commercial way?

maybe because he's not. that's just my personal opinion, and you're certainly welcome to disagree. Jackie McLean thinks so, you'll have to disagree with him too. B-)

To me, Shack Man is IT. The album that inspired a generation of copycats.

YOU STUPID ASS I CALLED LOU AND HE TOLD ME TO TELL YOU THAT (feel better, I tried to do my best Aric impersonation)

Lon, I've made a habit of making an initial order with Dustygroove as a "please confirm w/me before shipping. Don't want to pay online." That way, they hold the order for a week to 10 days in order to hear back from you. Then, I add anything that comes up in the next few days to my initial order. When the week is coming to a close, I finalize the COMPLETE order with a credit card. This has saved me a LOT of extra shipping costs.

Don't know why it would get panned. A lot of good musicians making good music. I hear quality through and through. Can't play Cherokee forever and sell records. These guys were making a record for and of their time...and they made a great one imho. Jack's smokin' on this and isn't that the point of it all?

Not to knock anybody's opinons here obviously. But to me, they made one movie called Star Wars in the 70's. It was a good movie. After that they just made replican'ts. P.S-not a big Star Wars fan. I know Luke, the Princess, RTD2 and C3PO. Don't even remember what Harrison Ford's character was called. SW and Jaws began the sequel-ization of hollywood which we're still paying the price for with movies like Legally Blonde 2. Uggg.

Don't know myself. Just wanted to say how much Water continues to amaze and surprise. Like the BN days of old. Just got a chance to really drive around and LISTEN to their reissue of Jack McDuff's "Who Knows What Tommorrow's Gonna Bring." Amazing album. Love it. Jack plays a whole lot of great stuff on the LP, and the songs and players, production and arranging is all grade A. This is the type of record we won't see again. Organ w/arranging and hipness in a popular (for the time) song-syle. Still holds up very, very, very well. Love it.

Hey...looks like it's back up again. Hope it stays. Jim, do you have anytime to play music or be a father anymore? Or are you a full-time website host these days? I started thinking about how much time you have to sink into this thing. All I have to say is you're a better man than I. Thanks.

I say respect because...if you go down to see Lou at the Vanguard...you won't see a lot of young alto players hangin' to check the master out. You'll see older cats (saw Joe Lovano once), but the young guys...no due respect imho.... And the jazz press wrote him off after Here 'Tis and haven't looked back. I don't know, he's an opinionated showman who doesn't go at all for the 'new thing' and the searching aspect of jazz...he swings and begins and ends with C. Parker. I think the jazz press doesn't really dig that. But, for me, Lou epotimizes everything great about jazz.

Why does it seem that Lou Donaldson just doesn't get the respect he deserves as one of America's greatest jazz alto saxophonists? Don't get me wrong, he gets ACKNOWLEDGEMENT but not respect it seems. When in the hell was the last time Lou was on the cover of a major jazz magazine? Is it because he doesn't subscribe to the "screw the public" mentality?