CJ Shearn

I placed an order going on a month ago for a non jazz related item, a "King of the Cage" mixed martial arts DVD set taking advantage of their first time purchase free shipping offer. The order ships within a day, however I have not received ANYTHING. emailed customer service (or lack thereof) and they told me that the ordered be arriving, I wait a few more days, no dice. So I filed a lost shipment claim, which can take up to 2 weeks for them to approve, you have the choice of either requesting a replacement or refund. I hope I get a replacement soon, I have no problems with the retail store, but man the online store sucks. Avoid at all costs.

Herbie Hancock Trio '81 (Sony Mastersound)

on my copy of Keith Jarrett's Live at the Blue Note box, for disc 3 I believe, in the booklet, two pages are stuck together, like they forgot to be separated.

ha, good one Jim, I just haven't put up a new one.

and I'm still not up for getting into heavily free stuff like Brotzmann, Cecil Taylor or even Ornette.. yes, I like some free jazz but not to the point it goes so out that it bothers me (like Brotzmann, sampled some clips--no thanks) and I've listened to inside-out stuff and borderline free for 6 and a half years, I even like some of Pat Metheny's free stuff (I used to like anything he did but now I've picked favorites-become more critical with him, even tho I recognize a consistent quality to all his work) I really didn't like "Free Jazz" either even tho I listened to it very hard, we even analyzed a section of it when I was a student in the jazz class, even tho I can focus on all the different levels of activity there, its just not to my taste. Anyway, I think people bget turned off to jazz b/c they might end up hearing something really heavy, like a free tune, something like Kenny G, or maybe turned off by the discussions that we as jazz fans have like artists, pros and cons, etc....... or they could get turned off by elitism such as that which ppl like Stanley Crouch favor.

KG all the way

23, I'm just a baby

yeah, it was a very nice show indeed. They also did a great "I'll Remember April" with White soloing with mallets to begin, he did a lot of pitch bending on toms too.... I said his solo reminded me of Elvin and Tony, and he told me he studied with Alan Dawson, pretty cool. Theres a jazz club opening up in November in Johnson City (where I live) over on Main St, by a drummer named Joe Roma. I've been talking to him about maybe getting a job in some capacity there when I graduate. To start he plans on having it open Friday and Saturday nights from 6-12, and have a primary focus on a variety of different groups and settings. It'll be interesting to see how the club does, maybe some bigger names could be brought in, in time. Wow that Zora avatar is soooo cute are you going to teach her how to play the Hammond when she gets older? the world could definitely use another Alfredson on organ.

Just got back from seeing Houston's quartet which included Stan Hope on piano, Per-ola Gadd on bass and Chip White on drums. Very good show, the concert featured a very nice "Trieste" by Jobim with hard driving rhythms by White, a burning "Lester Leaps In", "So What" with a nice bass feature for Gadd, also a nice "My Funny Valentine" too, very pretty. After the gig went backstage and chatted with Chip and Houston, saw him last semester so he remembered me gave me a copy of his new one, he gave all of us in the Harpur Jazz Project some free discs, very cool.

don't have the CD or LP anymore (one of those mid 80's reissues), but Donald Byrd's "A New Perspective", something like "Elijah" or "Christo Redentor".

true Jim, thanks for reminding me of those. "Off the Top", sure.

as far as compositions go for Jimmy, FWIW, I think "J.O.S." is probably the most developed since its not just a riff

I'm an anime fan, so I enjoy the Sailor Moon season 1 set, the Neon Genesis Evangelion set and the Tenchi Muyo! OVA set (original video animation)

on "Mr. JJ", Strickland should have soloed first tho, b/c there is really no way he could follow Garrett's smoldering spot, good tune tho.

montg, not really. Tain takes short solos over vamps, most of the solo space is alloted for Garrett and Strickland.

yeah Chrome, thats an interesting thought.

nope, not to my knowledge. At least not in the US

I have a copy of Virginia Woolf on vinyl (no more record player tho. honestly I prefer CD) and from what I remember it was pretty good. I certainly prefer the Nelson arrangements over Schifrin or Ogerman stuff. Harold Z, I know what you mean about Jimmy's playing on some of thealbums. On the Verve stuff I think he sounds most inspired on the albums with Wes, "Blue Bash", "The Boss" and "Angel Eyes".

Jim, that avatar is so cute

Wesbed, probably not regarding the G-man...... but Jim, thanks for your thoughts.

serious question. As the back of the Live in Japan CD mentions the record was studied by many players. I've also read (maybe it was the write up for the Lighthouse disc?) he was innovative. Now Joe had a unique tone as well as ideas, but what were the scope of innovations if any that he made?

yeah, Tony really is pretty heavy on this set. I don't remember the tune (One of Another Kind?), but on the second disc theres a point during Freddie's solo where Tony just erupts, its pretty funny b/c it works at that moment.

GregK, yes they did reform in the early '90's for the "Tribute to Miles" album on Qwest. Somewhere theres a thread I started a loooong time ago before I bought the album. I had it and sold it, the playing is fine (w/ Wallace Roney instead of Freddie Hubbard) but there's a lack of spark or freshness, which make the earlier VSOP Quintet recordings the ones to get.

V.S.O.P.- Very Special One time Performance. But as we know, that supposed one time gig in 1976, turned into a long term thing.

I dunno Jim, I'm listening to the track right now, sounds fine to me