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Thanks, Jim. I haven't fired up that Acomdata drive in a while. Maybe I should check it out, and look for an option for backing up those files. Glad to hear that you were able to recover your Baker's and (some of your) Green Mill stuff.

Think he was mad because he's not sure if he's the father of their child?

Jim, do you speak of the Western Digital (Acomdata) drives from personal experience, or from reviews? I only ask because the local high-end studio here uses Acomdata, and they recommended one to me to store files from my sessions there. Should I be worried?!?

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I got it when it came out, but haven't listened in a while. If you know all of those guys, it's pretty much exactly what you would expect. I'm a fan of Mintzer's melodic approach and his tone, and of course, Brecker is Brecker (although I recall him sounding a bit restrained on this). I liked the fact that it didn't have the vibe of a "cutting contest". Grolnick and Erskine also do some good work. I think the record is techincally a Mintzer record, so it's different even than the Grolinck Bluenote that Brecker and Mintzer(on bass clar.) appear on. But it's in a very similar vein. I remember particularly liking the ballad medley (Body and Soul? and Everything Happens to Me?). I think the only other Brecker/Mintzer pairing I have is the out-of-control, blow-fueled Jaco Birthday Big Band thing; quite a different animal than Twin Tenors! I guess, my bottom line on TT is, if you like Brecker and/or Mintzer and/or Grolnick, jump in.

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"raciste"- It's true, everything sounds more classy in French! (insert smiley with a beret and cigarette here)

Happy Birthday, Johnny! A couple days ago I sent a request to the White House to see if I could get Bush to proclaim this as "Johnny E Day". Their answer was not only a resounding "Not on your life", but yesterday I got hit with an IRS audit for every year going back to '99. But hey, if I can get a corner piece of the cake with extra frosting, it will have been worth it. Have a good one!

Not the exact phrase I would use, but no argument otherwise. If the guy has any problems on/with his instrument, I sure don't hear them. Jim, what I think you're trying to say is... (kidding) I posted elsewhere that I saw Potter and the band last night (having not heard the new record), and I dug is a lot. I can relate to what Jim said about Potter playing it "close to the vest", but I don't get as much of that when I see him live. It was fun watching/hearing those guy be so very focused on what was happening at the moment. But even with the rather complicated heads and forms and time signatures, they had a looseness that let the music really breathe. And that breath made the whole thing open up.

Just got home from a Chris Potter concert with his new Underground band: Craig Taborn on Fender Rhodes, Adam Rogers on guitar and Nate Smith on drums. I thoroughly enjoyed it. They did a few tunes from the new CD (which I haven't picked up yet): Underground, Lotus Blosson (Strayhorn, with some beautiful reharms), and Nudnick. Played what Potter introduced as a "tradition African tune" called Togo. Also did a couple of new ones: Pop Song #1, and#2, and a couple that were not introduced. As an encore they did a cover of a Joni Mitchell tune, Ladies of the Canyon . Potter, of course, has ridiculously prodigious chops; tremendous control and flexibility on the saxophone. I also find his sound to be more gratifying in live situations than on most of his CDs. Craig Taborn was playing on a Rhodes borrowed from a local musician, and it appeared that he wasn't thrilled with the action on it. Apparently the action was very hard; so much so that he was actually shaking out his right hand at points in his solos. He also appeared to opt out of taking some solos. Adam Rogers played some really nice lines, and Nate MF Smith! Very happening. The whole group had a ton of rhythmic variety happening, both in the tunes (mixed meter and tunes in 3) and rhythmic interplay. The basic vibe is very groove oriented, but they were pushing and pulling and stretching things a lot. Excellent way to spend a Thursday night here in the desert...

I played on a Meyer 5 for years, and a couple of years ago I got a Berg-Larsen rubber mpc. (80/2) that I've been liking. I wanted something with a little more 'hair' on it; not so sweet. The larger number on the mpc. refers to the tip opening (in thousandths of an inch) and your Meyer is about 75, so this would be bigger, some guys go for 85-95 for a wide open thing. The smaller number in the facing (0,1,2,3) refers to the baffle inside the mouthpiece, with 0 being the highest baffle (brightest sound) and 3 being the lowest (darkest sound). You can check out the Berg website here. Also: if you change mpcs, especially tip openings, you may have to also try a different strength/brand of reed. Typically, the bigger the tip opening, the softer the reed and vice versa. Of course, your mileage may vary!

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Glad to know it wasn't just me. Now, if you had told me that Emeril used to be a woman...

Clearly, I need to read more carefully. At first, I could have sworn that akanalog said: "i didn't know she was a man." That would have required a major paradigm shift for me!

Andrew Hill deserves some consideration. Andrew Hill...isn't he that new kid they just signed last fall?

I'm not just late to the party, I think they've already cleaned up and locked the doors... But bumped up because I finally got a chance to sit down and watch this thing. HUGE Fathead and Tina! Plus, it's interesting how much the sound of the band opens up when they're playing Moanin'. Maybe a different arranger, or maybe the band just dug playing the tune. Guys I have talked to who played on Ray's band always said that one of the best parts of the gig was getting to play the opening instrumentals.

Haven't heard the Underground CD yet, but they're coming to town next Thursday and I'll most likely go hear them. We have a cool performance space here, seats 150-200, no smoking, no booze, no talking, nice sound system. Always a treat to hear music there, and I'm hoping to hear some good tunes next week.

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I like the DG Blue Notes. Got the boxed set a few years ago. Also recently got a couple of the Black Lions, and have been enjoying those. Dex sounds like he is playing exactly what he wants to play, exactly when he wants to play it. So I guess if one is not digging it, it's because you don't like what Dexter likes, 'cause he's giving it to you just the way he wants it.

Only one used copy shows up on Amazon.com...for $67.79!!! Yikes!!! Anyone have suggestions for other outlets?

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