CJ Shearn

something about Jimmy's comping, on "Plain Talk" behind Jackie and Blue makes me crack up for some reason. Think its some Monkish stuff, then the "Two Bass Hit" riff Quentin and Donald do behind the end of Jimmy's solo is too much

I bought another copy yesterday after I gave one to somebody a long time ago. Relistening to it, this is a fun session. Especially with a front line you'd never expect with Jimmy Smith like Jackie, Blue Mitchell and Ike Quebec. Jackie turns in his finest work of the set on "Embraceable You" and "Plain Talk", and Donald Bailey on the uptempo numbers is the most aggressive I've ever heard him with JOS. So, anybody else like this one?

I ruv this album. I had it on the other night actually, I love the weird way Jimmy plays the head on "A Night in Tunisia" its really strange, combined with Donald Bailey's galloping horsie groove. And if this were to get an RVG treatment I'd bypass it b/c the domestic sounds fine to me.

Jim, you like that show I sent you with Lonnie and George at Smoke?

R.I.P. he was one smooth lookin cat too

Despite all the talk about whether Dex's drug use impaired his playing, I just have to say I enjoy very much, the Mosaic Select box and "One Flight Up" especially "Tanya", beautiful playing.

the Maxell noise cancelling headphones NC II I think, are horrible. they don't last long, mine died after 6 months which I recently replaced with the Sennheiser HD 202 which I'm very happy with.

Ingrid is fantastic. She played Binghamton University a few years ago and it was wonderful. Met her afterwards, very cool cat. Her Project O album, with all the different organ records I have, is one of the most interesting ones. Gary Versace uses a lot of interesting stop choices.

oh man! I was looking forward to this!

true. that is good to bring jazz into new homes, Blue Note has a similar series coming, right?

ultimately its the music that matters

one CD this year but thats ok(if we discount some Trane I bought myself with early x-mas money). Grant Green: The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark $70 Soul Calibur 3 anime assorted junk a headband slipper socks 4 CD set of a Japanese conversation study aid

PMG: The Way Up Kurt Rosenwinkel: Deep Song

I agree about his funk/jazz playing

perhaps.

I have Tain's album.. best I've heard of him as a leader, nice mix of tunes (even one by Bjork!) and Kenny Garrett's appearance on half the record is smokin'. I've since acquired live shows of Garrett's showing how heated he can get live, but its nice to have a live performance on an official recording. Think I'll go play it now.

I like them more as I use them. I took the cord winding thing off so I could be away from the stereo as I listen

Jim Alfredson sounds like CJ Shearn

I like this record too. I think Jack had a stroke before he recorded his last album, but that is fun to listen to anyway.

we're dorks, k, lol. I took the cord winding thing off. I can move far back from the CD player so thats nice

the Sennheiser 202's came today. I like them, sound is a bit hollow, but its very nice anyway. I heard they need a break in time?

Jimmy Smith at The Club Baby Grand gets my vote, along with his Japanese only sessions, do those as RVG's please as I said on the AAJ board. it's about time that killer version of "The Preacher" comes out domestically.

hopefully my pair will be here by tuesday, I really need phones for night listening.

montg check these out, Herbie Hancock Trio '81 with Ron Carter and Tony Williams. great acoustic playing in an era where Herbie's main releases were kinda industrial. ditto on 80/81, there is no guitar synth on this record, BTW Gene Harris Trio + 1 with Stanley Turrentine, swingin! Milt Jackson: Mostly Duke and Memories of Thelonious Sphere Monk, excellent set of live albums with a quartet featuring Monty Alexander, Ray Brown and Mickey Roker Freddie Hubbard, Friday and Saturday/Sunday Nights Keystone Bop with Joe Henderson and Booby Hutcherson Pat Metheny Question and Answer- with Dave Holland and Roy Haynes

is it really that much of a big deal? the distortion on "The Rock" doesn't bother me..... tapes get old and wrinkly soooo...........