CJ Shearn

his colorations on WR "Live in Tokyo" are amazing, inventive. I certainly hear the major influence he had on Airto.

yes, they are VERY reliable. If you live in a place like NY state your order arrives in a day in half almost. As for Europe, dunno.

Soulstream, I hear you on the JOS. I have the 2 CD reissue from a few years ago myself and the sound is fine. Now if the RVG had the two bonu tracks with Babs Gonzales I'd consider it.

I've bought KoB just once. the '97 reissue. hey, I'm young

Amen!

this piece was a load of crap. The only overdubbing early on in Miles' career I am aware of is on "Miles Ahead".

I'm gonna check it out cuz its Herbie. I mean, anything is better than Feets Don't Fail Me Now, Sound System, Future Shock and Perfect Machine. Gotta give props to Herbie staying current.

youmustbe, that statement about Jack seems a little off to me, it seems he clearly enjoys himself in the trio. Where did such info come up that "he only does the gig for the money"?

well, you know everyone, you can go to that wonderful Japanese site if you don't like the cover you can just print it out and put it in front of the cover insert. They do print out nice.

LOL! Herbie's Handcocked

well, with my limited collection of GG as a leader I have to say "Talkin About" and "Grantstand" are my favorites, as is his playing on Stan the Man's "Up at Minton's" which is due for another spin in my player.

I saw Carl Allen a few months ago, it was great! Very nice guy too. Closest thing to having a Blakey experience for me.

my "Japanese For Dummies" book states that in Japanese culture it is very disrespect to say your mom is hot. Very interesting.

yeah, I gotta grab that album sometime.

thanks Lon! when Jack explodes it has a completely musical purpose, not a chops fest. Also I really love the way he plays the bass drum, it really adds an implied funk quality in a lot of what he does I feel. Ex: check his classic what I like to call "broken funk" rhythm on Charlie Haden's portion of "Two Folk Songs" also on "80/81". Ditto for "The Turnaround", his loose swing makes Pat exclaim at the song's end "wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Jack DeJohnette man!" or Lee Morgan's "Jack, Jack, Jack! Jack be nimble, Jack be quick!" at the end of that absolutely burning, vicious, torrid "Speedball" on "Live at the Lighthouse". His playing on that brings everybody to a whole 'nother level, especially Lee and Bennie Maupin when they each trade 12's with him.

clinthopson, DeJohnette, not subtle? ::pulls out a red penalty flag:: listen to his work on the ballads from Jarrett's "Whisper Not", "The Bat" from Pat Metheny's "80/81", Michael Brecker's "Beau Rivage", now thats subtlety at its finest. Jack paints ballads in wonderful warm, dark cymbal colors, totally musically appropriate. IMO. Joe G, back me up cuz Jack's one of my favs.!

Clifford, Frank Butler, really? I have only heard his work on "Seven Steps to Heaven" and I find it pleasing but not particularly stunning, sounds like hes trying too hard to fill the hole left by Jimmy Cobb at times.

Art Blakey, Philly Joe, Tony, Elvin, Jimmy Cobb, Donald Bailey, Steve Gadd. As for cats more active on today's scene, Jack DeJohnette, Teri Lyne Carrington, Brian Blade, Tain, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez and Antonio Sanchez, Bill Stewart are some of my favorites. Sanchez is a major young talent on the skins. He has chops and the musicality to back it up.

I gotta grab myself another copy of "Roll" as I needed money one time during school and sold it. I have listened to Patton's basslines in depth on relatively simple stuff like "Along Came John" and "Congo Chant" and the way in which he handles them is marvelous. In particular, "Along" has a hump that I really like in that descending bassline that predominates thru the head and John's solo. I also really like that modal trio tune on "That Certain Feeling" as well. It's a shame these wonderful records compiled in the Select aren't available to a wider audience b/c your general casual jazz fan, its not like they'd know about such albums, outside of all of us. Those who think they know organ from groups like MMW and Soulive should hear this stuff. In college, when I was a teaching assistant in the jazz course, the day the set arrived for me I brought it to class and the teacher who gigs all around locally and knows a good chunk of stuff looked at it and said "Who's this? I don't know this guy".

I'll be dropping a line on his site. Its been the last few years I've deeply got into his music, but I saw him with his brother at the Hollywood Bowl when I was 7.

oh yeah "Latona" has a groove. Soul Stream, John had a very unique approch to soloing as his lines were always fluid and interesting. JK, love the avatar!

thats a great pic, shows the intensity. Isn't that from the Along Came John pics where theres one that looks like his eye is swollen shut? did Grant get too many right hands in that day?

I'll do some "Understanding" when I get up tomm. I was listening to "Along Came John" the other day.

wow, that number tops the infamous 20,000+ '89 gig in Montreal I believe.

If Sony/Legacy are taking this attitude towards this Brookmeyer releases why are they not having the same attitude towards the upcoming reissues of the Blakey, Silver, Woody Shaw and Gerry Mulligan material? Names like Shaw and Mulligan I am not sure if casual fans would know their names outside of hardcore fans like ourselves. Just a thought. Also Sony reissued single discs of Miles in Europe, Berlin and Tokyo which in my mind are albums more for seasoned veterans, than casual fans, but I guess b/c its Miles, it will sell.