CJ Shearn

thx. More like impressions, Noj.

Well, Jim sent out all the preorders and "In Memorandom" may be the most personal music Jim has yet created. It's all synths, which may be a red flag for some here, some prepared piano and drum machines, but what's remarkable about the record is the gamut of influences it possesses. Jim has influences on the record from Vangelis, Tangerine Dream, Genesis, Brian Eno, Pharoah Sanders, Coltrane, Joe Zawinul, Herbie Hancock, video game music but filters it through his own lens of musical experience. The dynamic range on the disc soundwise is incredible, it's a headphone record, with tons of lush, mostly improvised synth textures, and upper voicings, found on pieces like "Psyche". The relative quiet of "Silo" is startingly, brilliantly offset by the gated percussive thwack of "Oddball". Overall, its very good music and while copies remain, check it out.

WTF?

when did this receive a domestic CD release?

thanks Lon. Removed from my Amazon list.

I saw a 3 CD set on Amazon of the Newport in NY '72 album with everything minus the Soul Sessions. I had one of the "Best Of's" on vinyl and wonder if this 3 disc set is transferred from the master tapes (if they exist?) or vinyl. Some of the performances are sloppy, but theres a lot of fun soloing going on too.

Tranemonk, I was listening to the SFJazz Collective '08 album a few days ago, I hadn't yet hit disc 3. It's great stuff, especially Lovano's "Infant Eyes" rework, "Go" "The Year 2008", "Secrets of the Code". The band has been one of my favs. since I bought the 2 Nonesuch highlight discs, then I ordered (then) 5 complete sets. I will be getting Live 2009 for Christmas. Personally the Hancock album is my favorite.

send that to my friend, maybe her parents know what it is

We have the volcanic interpretations avec James Smith and his Trio

George Duke's "Muir Woods Suite" is nice with the blending of classical, and jazz elements.

Lockjaw's triplets always slay me

I've heard only the unedited version of this material, so I'm happy with the Legacy 2CD

Chewy, thats the way the Liberty pressing was I had growing up mine was a deep blue label with a lowercase "b". I think "Flamingo" was followed by "JOS" or so I thought. Because when the RVG came out I didn't remember "JOS" coming before "Flamingo"

happy b-day to McCoy!!

still need that and JOS' X-mas album, oh......... I'm broke, I can pull them up on Rhapsody

38/38

Poison: Behind the Music,

it is a great album. Incidentally I downloaded a smoking Jimmy Smith trio set from Newport in 1959 from Wolfgang's Vault.

Amen to that

Afroskull is my friend's band!

damn, I got 6/12

RIP

I'd make a strong case Beyond the Wall, and Standard of Language are Kenny's best records. His playing on "Five Peace Band Live" by Chick, makes up for Sketches of MD methinks.

far better than the most recent KG live album "Sketches of MD"

Donald is one of my all time fav. drummers, I hope he gets well soon. I was really digging his playing on "Open House" the other day.