danasgoodstuff

Oh my goodness, how much do you want to talk about this? I've lived in Saskatoon, Des Moines, and a Minneapolis suburb. And travel across parts of the big empty nearly every year for most of my life. The plains are a beautiful and unique place (although if you're talking about the Canadian part, 'prairies' is the preferred term). And it's not all the same at all, Montana east of the Rockies is a very different place than Iowa. Aberdeen SK, where my brother lives: The Empire Builder on the trestle just outside Cut Bank MT, you can just see the Rocky Mountain front in the background. My wife has relatives here, and it's on the way to SK, so I've been there many times. Also took the Builder through this country coming and going last year. I've thought about retiring somewhere just east of the front - it's the best of both worlds to me. Cut Bank, Shelby, Havre on the High Line, all familiar territory.

Congratulations on bring these all to fruition.

Wish I'd heard that, that would be something.

This is a heck of a thing to wake up to. RIP

Shirelles'

Roscoe, Sound. Thanks Chuck.

Lovely album, too bad they sat on it for two and a half years and gave it such an awful cover. And the bonus tracks session should be issued in it's entirely.

It's lovely and maybe a little reminiscent of Blood Count? Listening to some more of this on YouTube, would it help you more if I bought this directly from you, from ESP, or from my local bricks 'n mortar?

Just for clarity, which edition is this?

Interesting question. I'll have to think about it.

https://realgonemusic.com/collections/upcoming/products/dionne-warwick-the-complete-scepter-singles-1962-1973-3cd-set close enuff?

The Muddy and Wolf are both worth owning, and owning on CD for the bonus tacks.

Darius Jones on alto 42

Thanks, but no thanks.

Ayler, Spiritual Unity - is that the reissue version with 5 tracks or just four like the original LP?

I hope Charles Brown got some $ for their revival of Please Come Home for Christmas, which while not awful doesn't really add much to the original.

Co-written with JD Souther.

I've seen this written out in at least 3 different meters (15/8, alternating bars of 5/4 & 4/4 or 6/8 & 9/8) but it flows like someone spilling their guts. Genius. Think I'll go play some of his tunes on my sax now. If they can stand up to that then the're strong tunes. Like all great composers, he had range and was easily ID'ed

Last time I checked the Urbie Green BN 10" was on YouTube as well.

Best song goes to the songwriter(s), not (necessarily) the artist. New Artist has been the kiss of death award as often as not, Milli Vanilli, Christopher Cross. And 'could care less' presumably should be 'couldn't care less'. And if anything, they try way too hard to be current/trendy. The in memorium section may take half an hour this year.

Thanks.

There's something I half remember reading, here or elsewhere, that I thought maybe you could help me with. I half remember somthing along the lines of 'melody has a rhythm, rhythm has a melody, etc', to the point of it all being related and truly separate only as a matter of analysis. It might have been original or quoting someone else. Might have been jSngry since it seems like something he might say.

Home is Africa from Happy Frame of Mind, it'd be nice if the bass opening was higher in the mix but it's still awesome.

There are some very fine jazz albums on Chess/Argo, but I don't get any sense of a philosophy or sound for the jazz on the label. chess blues, that's a whole different thing.

Jubilee Shout, Stanley T, one of my favorites on BN. Agree with most of what's been posted as good lead tunes, but not Trumpet Tapioca, the lead and title tune should've been Mamacita - it was the single and if it had been a hit then KD's career takes an upturn and the whole world is better for it.