CJ Shearn

thanks Marcello!

Happy b-day again to Wayne. Man, he looks fantastic at 73, still plays fantastic too

this would be very interesting if this was unreleased live stuff. I'd be there too!

I have the 2 CD French RCA set, catalog number ND 74897. On "A Night In Tunisia" disc 2, it appears there is an unlisted conga drummer, who is it? Usually the rest of the band members would play hand percussion and such on this tune, but the congas keep playing as everyone else plays their respective instruments. Is it Sabu? who was on almost all of Blakey's percussion sessions from that time. Also, does this 2 disc set (12 tunes in total) include all of the music from the original 3 LP French boxset? I gave to my friend the "Paris 1958" Bluebird compilation culled from these sessions when I got this set. Thanks in advance

it'd be interesting to hear vibes through one because the rotation speeds of the motor in a vibraphone remind me of a Leslie.

yes, yes, yes, Soulstream, it is a great album Actually I stumped a drummer friend of mine with "Expressions", he thought the drummer was Art Blakey lol.

I have the DVD though to be honest I think their show a few weeks later at Montreux is even better!

LOL. That is hilarious because I can't stand Malmsteen.

ok Chewy very helpful for answering my question

I was watching that Back to Basics special on MTV, I heard Dizzy's voice and I was like "whoa"

if you don't want to plunk down the money for the Montreux box, "Live Around the World" is an excellent album to have covering the 80's early-90's material.

very good Joe. I think Pat's melodic/harmonic and rhythmic sense rubs off on others.

I made a CDR of the extra jam tracks sans "Confirmation" that make up the LP of the same name. I gave a professor of mine my old "Sermon" so I no longer have those two other tracks. It's ok though. My original Houseparty CD is buried in a box somewhere, where I have the RVG on my shelf for quick access, go figure. I don't mind the original LP sequence b/c I grew up with those two records.

Vic Juris, at times he can sound very much like. Anatholi Bulkin, a swedish guy who is influenced a little to much by Pat. A local guy I've known for years, sort of a mentor to me, Larry Lolli, heavy Pat influence. And that tone of Pat's I hear just a lot in general. Brian Hughes as well is hugely influenced by Pat.

I just bought this last week and am listening to this nasty chunk o funk right now. Not sure whether to put this in the discography forum or what but since theres this new Hammond forum why not? Was "I Can't Stand It" intended to be a single? because the track fades at the end and the others don't. Did they run out of tape?

that new Mobley cover is great! though its odd they added a BN logo to The Cooker, where the original had text. I'm not going to grab this probably as I have the Mosaic and made a single CDR of the album way before the RVG was announced. The sound on the Mosaic is a little bright, but good.

I thought the hidden track on the Wynton was "Blues". Ok, I'm not crazy

where is the hidden track on "Black Codes"?

Sure. The folks who run the Metheny Archive Appreciation Project and others who excavate older PMG shows, remaster them for trading, have issued a few Pat Metheny Group Companions....... the first volume, a 3 disc set, covering the 1976-80 period (with tunes predating the PMG self titled debut) had songs that were never officially recorded in the studio, a lot of standards, a piece that would later be the main theme of "The Way Up", and live versions of tunes which did not appear on official live releases. Volume 2 released 2 weeks ago and available at http://bt.etree.org or www.dimeadozen.org is a 2 disc set covering the 1981-2 tour period which produced the "Travels" album. There are early versions of pieces such as "Better Days Ahead" "(It's Just) Talk" and "Mas Alla" which are drastically different from the final versions, and never before recorded pieces such as "Unidentified #6" (5 unidentified tunes without titles are on the first compilation) which includes Pat and Lyle both burning on a boogie woogie rhythm, which then goes into a groove section that sounds like "Benny and the Jets" before Lyle solos on the boogie woogie groove. The tune then transitions into "Au Lait", with a long bass solo from Rodby, which is gorgeous. Each tune is from a soundboard so the quality is excellent, and combined with "Travels" the Companion volume 2 provides you with every live piece the PMG played in that time. There are many straight ahead tunes, and even a cover of Keith Jarrett's "The Windup".

happy b-day Pat!

I agree, well, as a non muso. I get extremely tired of the Real Book fare when I see local cats I know play it all the time on club dates. Ok, let's do "You Don't Know What Love Is" as a funk tune for the 8 millionth time

I believe I saw that "Duo Life" album used and almost picked it up, something I will look for in any case, thanks

I thought "Reel Life" was on CD? As are virtually all of Sonny's Milestone dates, though that probably will change with Concord in charge.

Interesting Rodby story Chuck. I think something that makes Steve such a good player is he has such an intuitive feeling for the tune, which especially with Pat comes through, where often the basslines are very complicated with weird changes. Steve flavors them extremely well, and because he was a studio player in Chicago, that sense of playing things well comes through. Of course if you listen to a PMG live performance Rodby's basslines take a different shape than the studio versions for the most part. I'm always hooked on to the bass playing on those records. Sometimes when he solos, his phrasing reminds me of Eddie Gomez or Scott LaFaro, for evidence, check his solo on "How Insensitive" on the "Secret Story" DVD. Also, from what I understand, he's a helluva nice guy too. He sure beats Ron Carter in the intonation department!

most of us know Steve from his role with the Pat Metheny Group, but he truly is a fine bassist. As well as an excellent producer. From what I know he has played with many cats including Milt Jackson. One of the things that truly struck me about Rodby was while listening to him on the fan made PMG companion volume 2, Pat gave Steve lots of room to stretch out, pre the especially sequencer heavy Brazillian period, and he turns in great melodic solos on tunes like "The Turnaround" by Ornette, "Offramp", and the "untitled #6" which contains the tune "Au Lait". I think Steve has been the right bassist for PMG, his time, note choices and tone are great. I'd be interested to hear him in other contexts. Anyone else appreciate Mr. Rodby, or have recommendations for other projects he's on?