Soul Stream

Anybody else have the Blue Note Cd "Best Of Jimmy McGriff" that came out several years back??? On the CD, the song Kiko is not Kiko...it's "I've Got A Woman" but not the famous Sue version. This one has breaks and is really more like Ray Charles' original. Does anybody have a clue as to what this version is? I heard he recorded a version for Jell Records and then re-recorded it for Sue. Is this the Jell version? I'm stumped.... Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I can dig it, but just who is Harold Silver?

Now you're talking!

Aric, sent you a pm back. I will email Denny and try. pm me your whole name so i can just send it in the email w/o depending on 2 seperate emails to make it to him.

My friend Denny plays guitar in Dylan's band now. They've only played 2 or 3 shows together now as a new band w/ the violin and steel player being new additions also. Glad to hear they sounded good Aric. How did Denny sound? Of the 2 guitar players, he's the older bald guy....

Best concert I ever saw was a Blue Note reunion of sorts at the Jazz Standard... Big John Patton, George Braith and Ben Dixon. That show changed my life.

I can't imagine hauling around anything more than a 122 and B3. At one point I tried using 2 leslies a loooonng time ago, but after seeing Lonnie Smith sound so great with 1 leslie, I thought who am I kidding.

Jim, why do you dig the PR-40 Tone Cabinet? Didn't know they had much use other than putting a lamp on it.

I love those Stevie albums too. But all jazz musicians should be banned from covering his songs for at least the next 30 years to give us all a break for a while.

...just a thought...when isn't the local bar pulling some crap. B-)

Charles Hodges.... Jim, try pulling out the 3rd drawbar all by itself, no percussion, leslie on fast....

John Patton's on Crib Theme. Were you caught off guard? Sounds pretty Patton to these ears... B-)

"He's not afraid to drive... The Country Squire!" Man, I LOVE that! I dig this record!!!! and had to order it from CDBaby even though Adam said he'd send me one. I couldn't wait. Love the vibe. Adam's just simply one of the young greats imho. That Country Squire is one of the most creative twists on the freaky Lonnie vocal vibe. Adam is Lonnie's handpicked sub for himself in Lou Donaldson's band, so it's only fitting. High As A Rocket...that line about "She said, I don't roll with trash. I said better watch yo' mouth." Had me rolling. He's got two more CDs in the can, the second is psychedllic organ and the third is a japanese opera he's written. I'll tell you one thing, the range Adam has on the instrument is incredible. A true musician who knows no bounds.

Must have been, cuz I'm sure it had nothing to do with exchanging CD's, or people's opinions of one lovely young songstress, or their hostility toward her new fans, or certain adult content on a site that was drawing lots of new pre-teen fans... Sure, the "Norah Thing" really was the nail in the coffin there, no doubt. But it always seemed like the Politics section was teetering on the verge nearly all the time. Don't think we have the same problem here, although I wouldn't know since that section is invisible to me. I know a lot of folks (o.k. usually it's two or three that always argue each other) enjoy the section. But those who tread in those waters ought to be aware of making Jim step in and and break it up. If it goes to that point, well, that's just out of hand (please ignore the sermon, just a friendly reminder from the Jim Alfredson Fan Club).

Wow~! That's damn good. Makes me proud of the board. I'm throwing my $ in now.

Just a reminder.... If memory serves, it was the Politics that really brought down the old BNBB. Of course, I have the politics section deleted on my screen and always have, so no idea what's going on in there. However, just reading that Jim had to disable it makes me think it's the same ol' same ol'.

Soulstation, stops are really best learned by experimenting with them. Play middle C and pull each stop out seperately and get an idea of what each bar sounds like. But in all honesty, I hardly mess with the stops that much. Sans for a few really distinctive settings like Jimmy Smith's "Erroll Garner thing" or McDuff's "piano sound"...the first 3 or 4 pretty much say it all. The last drawbar can add "whistle"...or All Stops Out for the "big band" chord sound or nice single note stuff with that one too.... Like Charles Earland said..."mess with the drawbars enough and you can pretty much nail anybody's sound"

As far as sheer technique on any instrument...how do you approach that stylistically? And how do you personally keep that together.

Sometimes we don't do it! That's the problem.

Jim, sax players always saw they work on long tones...but how do they end up playin' so fast! Anyway, sounds like a lot of great regimens. Joe, I ordered to book and will keep you posted. I find the biggest problem for me overall at this point in music, is trying to keep a balance.... Listening, responding, but yet holding onto the known and not getting to the point where I lose it. It's like trying to get to the edge of the cliff without falling off of it. Sometimes I fall off, sometimes it's just a nice rush when it works. Playing the organ is odd in the sense that you're trying to do two oppossing things. Keep the bass solid, yet flowing and connected to the drums...while your other side of the brain is suppose to be as free as possible rhythmically and lyrically, harmonically. Sometimes those two intersections in my brain are the site of a wreck. B-). I'd like to be more relaxed and let it just happen more. Plus technique could always use help.

Yes. I'm just frantic and trying to keep my head above water. I get the feeling I'm not really absorbing anything. Even on my own gigs as a leader. I've had so many personel changes that I'm constantly changing the song list to fit the players. I have great players, but I've got to switch things mightily around to make it all work and use people for what they're best at, and keep the gigs. To tell you the truth, it's exhilarating, exhausting, uplifting and defeating all at once kind of. Making musical progess and practicing is becoming roadkill at this point it seems. Although I guess I'm learning just by staying in the game.

I really love the trilogy of Jack McDuff Blue Notes from this era... Moon Rappin' In Search of a New Land Who Knows What Tommorow Brings I love the vibe. Who Knows is probably my least favorite of the 3. However that said, I still really enjoy it. Would love to see In Search Of A New Land on CD as well. Was actually surprised Water chose Who Knows over it. Although it's certainly worthy as well. To me, this is a very interesting time for jazz hammond organ. The instrument was certainly on the outs and was being replaced rapidly by the electric piano on records and live. Even on these recordings, piano is augmenting the organ. Much like on Groove Holmes "Comin' Home" Blue Note LP from the same time. Still, there's PLENTY of beautiful organ playing here. I've come to the place where I can actually enjoy McDuff's "Screamin'" and "Who Knows What Tommorrow Brings" equally! I think they're all very beautiful. His playing shines and it's nice to see it in different settings. Now...I'm still not able to enjoy something like McDuff's KISSES Lp. O.K., for me that does sucks! So I'm not completely able to absorb everything as equal.

Sounds like a great regimen Joe. Wish I could say the same. Your's sounds very zen-like. I don't even really have a routine. I feel like I'm constantly just playing catchup with what I need to learn for the next gig (and then basically forgeting half of it). It's a bad habit I'd like to break actually, and make some real forward movement somehow. I just have no real idea how to do that. Any suggestions Joe?

The JRVG has much, much better bass. One of the reasons I'm so fond of the RVG masterings as far as organ recordings go...he knows how to handle the organ bass properly. Something McMaster doesn't do.

I would like to refer you to a certain 10 page thread about a recently acquired A100 and another thread posting pictures of "bad ass B3s" hey...I didn't post any pictures!!! Anyway, the good thing about B3s is...they're too expensive to have a collection of. Plus they all look the same. B-)