CJ Shearn

I was talking about this subject with my friend who admittedly is NOT a music fan a few weeks ago. He thinks that it's good that the eventual discontinuing of CD's is a good think because everyone downloads. I basically said no way because most MP3 files suffer from horrible compression artifacts and music lovers aren't into that. He basically said "maybe for you but MP3's are fine" he likes some classical pieces, I said that MP3's of classical is bad b/c it crushes dynamic range, he then said "I only listen to the melody". So people who aren't into good sound thibk we're crazy, it's sad. I have a modest system (upgraded to an Onkyo amp) but something like Pat Metheny's "The Way Up" sounded far better on my ok Technics speakers than the Bose system at Circuit City they were demoing the album on recently. It was "Part 3" and there was so much mid range and bass that the guitars, cymbals and keyboards could not be heard and so much distortion as well. Circuit City is full of clowns that suck in unsuspecting buyers, I started talking about how bad the album sounded on their system and they had no idea what I was talking about, no surprise there.

I got this on release day, I really like the ragtime cuts and the version of "Straight No Chaser".

I just bought all 4 volumes on CD to supplement the music not on the DVD (and well its easier to play the CD rather than get the DVD out to hear the smoking "Appointment in Ghana" with Jackie Mac and Woody), and according to jazzdisco.org there are numerous rejected takes including 4 from the all star Messenger group, 1 by JOS and Turrentine among a few others. The liners to Volume 1 clearly state why "Maiden Voyage" was not included, however anyone with an in with Michael know why these tracks were rejected? it makes me wonder why all this additional material including the tracks from the original 4 LP's wasn't included on the DVD considering how historic the concert was. As a side note despite them being early digital I prefer the mixes on the CD as opposed to the DVD.

just downloaded. I also like the trio album as well.

a couple Phil Collins tracks some early 90's Eurodance like Snap! Ayumi Hamasaki Alan Parsons Project: Tales of Mystery and Imagination David Blamires Group (cuz here that is probably considered smooth but its very PMG ish)

I would think the two Woody Shaw Elektra Musician LP's would be fair game for reissue on Wounded Bird, as they have gotten titles out by JOS and Stanley Turrentine, as well as John McLaughlin (Belo Horizonte I think)

ooh, looks good!

Thanks. But did the original stereo LPs have the same dodgy bass placement as these? Again, I have most of these in mono. It's surprising to me that by the mid-60s Columbia wasn't centering the bass, as they did with previous Miles LPs, Brubeck, etc. I dunno, I never have heard the original LP's. I had a tape of "ESP" when I was little but I don't remember any weird bass placement, of course I was really young.

they are all remixed from the original three track tapes for the box and subsequent single CD reissues.

happy birthday Clark!

looking forward to the "Here Tis" definitely. I will skip the JOS Baby Grand RVG's b/c I have the TOCJ's, and well if no additional material exists, theres no point. I would like to check out "Here Comes Louis Smith" also.

I'm definitely intrigued by these expanded Marvin Gaye discs Growing up I only had "What's Going On" and "Live at the London Palladium" on LP

nope its not. theres some drum n bass and electronica rhythms going on too, theres a lot of that going on in the second set jam discs of Christian McBride's "Live At Tonic" from last year. This is the sorta thing I'm hoping guys like Kenny Garrett and Pat Metheny get into, as their work has shown flashes of it.

can't say I enjoyed his music but he was a definitive influence on electronic music, and even video game music as well.

"Follow The Red Line" is a fantastic album, and I do like the sometimes technoish rhythms going on in spots, but I LOVE that four on the floor Smith starts hitting during Potters solo on "Pop Tune #1". Tho funnily, as I started listening to the album first thing I noticed was Nate Smith was playing a DeJohnette encore ride

RIP Cecil, I have only really heard him on the JOS, but he plays burning, ripping bop lines on "Blues No 4" definitely. Think I will pull that out now. Great player

Pat Metheny and Mike Stern play Sadowsky's, Pat can be seen playing a solid body nylon string on the "Secret Story Live" DVD. Sorta odd because his nylon string of choice is made by Linda Manzer, and before that he often played an Ovation I think, right Joe?

Stanley is probably my favorite tenor player of all time. I grew up on stuff like "Midnight Special", "Bacvk at the Chicken Shack". I really love his playing on JOS' "Off the Top", and the "Fourmost" series of albums as well, and on "Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine in Concert"

I agree. I hate such forms of storage.

it's a great album, bought it a few months ago.

talking about the original 2 LP recorded in 1976, released the following year. Any extra material? just got the 2 CD French reissue, and if Legacy reissues it in the US I know they'd probably add bonus material.

I have the Miles and Monk Monterey sets, need to give them a whirl. A darkly funny version of Stella, Jim? what do you mean?

Bought it as a cut out, thinking if it sucks real bad no big loss...... But I was real surprised, I bought the album for the supporting cast (mainly Lovano, Carter and DeJohnette) Kennedy's jazz chops need maturing and at times he walks the line between stiff and swinging, but "Expansions" has one of the best Jack D. grooves I've heard in a long time. Anyone else here like this album? I hope it opens more classical fans to jazz and Blue Note if they pick it up.

wow..... those were great, not unlike academic scholars going at it--well, jazz history for me and my interest in it approaches the academic, but wow. OK has a big ass ego, I don't doubt he's produced wonderful things like "Monk's Music", the Tyner Milestone stuff, but Leonard Feather whose liners I find entertaining, his ego there was nuts.

sounds like it'll be a interesting release, if the whole concert is recorded think it'll be a 3 disc set?