CJ Shearn

yes, those three tracks were available on the Mosaic. Please BN reissue At the Club Baby Grand as a RVG and I'll be happy.

I really enjoy that Forrest/Grey version of the band, and along with Eric Dixon, a 1-2 punch on tenor.

Maxell here. Though TDK's seem to insert a digital "pop" in some parts on the disc, dunno why.

Yep, the playing is laid back and inspired. a late night jam session feel. I also like the circa '65 retro BN style they chose for the cover and disc.

thanks John. So that must be Curtis on the "Fun Time" record. So used to hearing him play long solos on hard bop things that I never caught that. Hmm, on "Montreux '77" Al Grey plays the lead and solo on "The More I See You", not Mel.

great review Jim, and I agree.

Mel is on every Basie Pablo I have. RIP. is it Mel or I think Dennis Wilson who solos on "In a Mellow Tone" on "On The Road"? One of my fav. solos. I know that solo isn't Bootie Wood.

get well Griff. the World's Fastest Tenor

yes! a gig in Upstate NY, unfortunately I can't make it

yes to my ear it gets a little funky with that 2nd line thing at the end. Specially when Joe Farnsworth starts laying down 16th notes on the high hat.

I love how "Green Chimneys" gets some funk on the outro.

I would love hearing this one for "This is Not America" which is one of my favorite tunes in the Metheny/Mays canon

whoa, what kind of mannerisms did Jeremy project? Freddie' sometimes disinterest in what's happening around him? David, I've lurked around AAJ where you post and enjoy what you have to say. How is Freddie these days?

yeah, I heard that Pat will be doing that for the next group thing, hooking up one of his guitar synths to a cat toaster pick up

story goes I used to like "Flight Time" when I was little, but now, tunes like "Fallin Like Dominoes" make me gag!

hey Joe, if you hook your guitar up to a cat or a toaster it can make cool sounds. I hear Roland has been producing a cat pickup to hook up to your guitar and trigger various kitty sounds.

I agree.

I am digging it so far. makes me smile, so good thing.

listened to the first two tunes so far but it sounds excellent, I saw Wynton live last year and he did a great show, his pianist Eric Lewis evengot into Cecil Taylor territory. Can't say I like a huge amount of Wynton's stuff, but this is an exception and "Green Chimneys" is pretty smoking. Picked this up along with used copies of Yellowjackets "Four Corners", "Greenhouse", Stanley Turrentine "More Than a Mood(!!!!!), and since it was a buy three get 4 free, bought back my copy of Big John's "Let Em Roll" which I stupidly sold. Ok, waiting for Chris A to jump on this thread and diss it. Uh oh, I said I bought Wynton *and* the Yellowjackets.

I know I must get PMS cuz I get moody, cry a lot, and want chocolate. no, seriously, not making that up!

what the hell? it doesn't make any sense RVG would do sessions in NY unless they were live on location things, but didn't he stop doing that in the mid 60's?

who are Quanuum?

It isn't fair to generalize the group of ppl who listen to Soulive, I admit that. But as far as "hippie kids" go, the stereotype in my experience was true. Guys and girls, that if you try to expose them to straight ahead or any form of post bop jazz its like "aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!" ::runs away::

well said Soulstream. And again unlike many on here I do enjoy the "Night of the Cookers" albums very much, they are just fun.

I would have paid for an expanded reissue as well, but I am glad to just own the music, its a JOS album I play quite frequently. Isn't the LPR series and offshoot of the Verve By Request series which began as LP reissues anyway?