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I saw Dewey with Keith J's "American Quartet" and thought he played wonderfully. None of the many recordings comes close. Failure to capture his sound is part of it (as it is for many horn players, see Steve Lacy) but not all of it.

On the last one (my first) I guess I was embarrassed that I only recognized two tunes and no performers. Still I intended to post more than my one paltry comment but got distracted at/by work. I'll try to do better. Oh NOW you say participate at all...

Solomon Burke also did "Maggie's Farm", originally as a non-album B-side for Atlantic in the '60s but it's more recently shown up on various compilations. Besides Jimi, my favorite Dylan coverors are the Band, who completely understand what the're doing since they co-wrote some and worked with the man himself, and the Hollies who understood none of it so they just played and sang it as best they could. Oh, and Elvis P. also did a pretty mean "Don't Think Twice" but my understanding is that Dylan shouldn't [can't believe I left the "n't" out!] really take full credit for that one.

"Hold On, I'm Coming" is also on the CD of Love Bug as a bonus cut, but as far as I know "My Cherie Amour" remains "rejected" and therfore unissued, as indicated above.

OK, emboldened by this thread, among other things, I finally burned my first CDR the other day using Music Match. (All the as played versions of "Go Ahead John" from the complete Jack Johnson box plus the final mix from Big Fun) It plays fine but doing it was incredibly slow, even if you don't count the time I spent reading the help screens and the fact that it did it twice, once in Test mode and them again for real. I noticed that Real Player keep butting in so I gave it a try and it was at least quicker and I was able to correct the fact that Music Match had reordered the "Playlist" on its own so "Go Ahead John 1A" came after "Go Ahead John !" (which I'd actually typoed as "Go Ahead John!"). As I understand it these are both compressed, i.e. not as good as/not exact copies of the originals. Can I make direct digital copies with either of these softwares, or with Roxio____ which I also have (I think my wife downloaded that )? Or should I bite the bullit and get something else? I'm not trying to make professional level stuff here, just car copies for my own amusement and, of course the Organissimo Blindfold Test when it's my turn. Thanks for any/all input...

i remember going to the museum in Buffalo when I was v. young to see WEyeth and Calder. Skating close by as I recall. I've also enjoyed the D'Orsay and Orangier (sp?, floor to ceiling Monet water lillies) in Paris. Remington and Russell (yee-haw!) here in Portland. Group of Seven (8, 9, whatever, eh?) in Vancouver, BC. A great exhibit of impressionism owned by various midwest museums in Mpls (not the Walker, the other one). And, of course, Joni at the Mendal in Saskatoon and various First Nations Artists in North Battleford. So I guess my point is, by all means see The Great Museums of The World when and if you get the chance, but great artistic experiences can be had (almost?) anywhere, including your nearest music listening device...

On the more pedestrian tip, is Braxton's tristano/Konitz/Marsh tribute still available (and worth getting)?

Am I the only one who thought Round Midnight a pretty good movie but Dance of the Infidells NOT a v. good book? In part that's because books and movies are two different things; romaticism and subjectivity are more tolerable in the former than the latter. And in part because so much of the good stuff in both was things that realy happened (to Bud, Lester or whomever) for which FP can take no credit. I found FP hovering presence in the book to be insufferable and his partisanship whereby everything Bud did was great even (esp'ly) when it obviously wasn't, to be not just not objective but almost unintelligible...OK, he picked my butt. Dexter lived the life, FP is a groupie. Guess I should quit before I get carried away...

Maybe it was a typo for "warmed log"????????

I voted for Sonny, but I would've voted for Bud if he'd been on the list: Our Man In Paris is by far my favorite Dexter, one of my fav LPs ever. I know they had to do familiar material as a concession to Bud and it's basically just a jam, but they were so 'on' that day it hardly matters. It just radiates joy in a way precious few modern jazz recordings do (Sonny Rollins G-Man anyone?). Didn't someone else talk about the joy in Bud's playing in another thread recently?

Jazz Fugues? No thanks.... Jazz frug? Right on! [This is where I would insert a cute little animation of a Hulabaloo/Shindig style dancer shakin' her fringe, if I only knew how to do that...]

I'd like to sign up for the next available slot...

Thanks Harold!

IMHO, I repeat IMHO, Cassandra Wilson singing "Last Train to Clarksville" (or Muddy or whatever...) is more/better jazz than Diana (makes my skin) Krall (or whoever) singing standards...but that's IMHO...

As always at Rolling Stone, this list is in effect, if not nec'ly intent, 500 Albums Our Readers Will Be Flattered We Think are Hip... Most of the complaints on their web site (OK, I only sampled the large response) show the readers tastes to be, if anything, worse than the rag's...

Does anyone hear know anything about this bassist who pops up and gets down on so many Blue Note Rare Groove sessions? I assume he had an R&B/Soul background, but I haven't run across his name on any higher profile gigs in that arena, so where did he come from/go to? any help...thanks.

Don Gibson, writer of "I Can't Stop Loving You" (a hit for Ray Charles, inter alia)and a C&W star in his own right, passed away at 75. I confirmed with a Google seach and the first thing up was a discussion from the bulletin board at a Nevada Brothels site...anyway a fine writer and singer and, sadly, a v. heavy drinker back in the day. RIP

So many records, so little time...but my biggest fav this year so far: Miles Davis, Complete Jack Johnson Sessions It's old, it's new, it's wack, it's blue. Just been chewing up my little available listening time. And Johnny McL shoulda got co-leader credit (he kinda does in the notes). I especially like the bit where Miles plays something that sounds suspiciously like "Hang On Sloppy" and Airto answers him on kazoo...

My only advice is don't second guess yourself: read carefully and go with your first answer. Worked for me - 90+ percentile SAT & LSAT, now if only that meant something in the real world! And remember, no matter what it can't be as bad as the multi-state bar exam, truly the test from hell. And no test will ever be as bad as what they make those poor medical interns/residents go through: 100+ hour weeks, and then you end up with your hand in some poor kids chest and his blood in your shoes as he bleeds out on the table (happened to my ex, an ex in no small part due to the intern/resident experience). My, hasn't this post taken a turn for the worse? Oh well, good luck!

At first glance I thought this said Sarah Brightman had died; oh well, too bad.

I, too, heard her on Letterman but thought she and the tune were dreadfull. All the buzz is 'bout how 'old school' she is but it ain't hardly old school enough for me 'cause it still seems all about style and mannerism without any substance. that and she needs to ennuciate/project a little better...

I think there's all the difference in the world between using nonstandard language creatively to express yourself, including your regional or otherwise marginalized self, and simply failling to know what you're actually saying (eg, the question is mute). Great literature can be written in regional dialect (I've got a copy of Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle at home and I swear some day I'll read it) but nothing worthwhile can be said or written without some minimal degree of self-awareness. I think some problems arise when people parrot a particularly ironical use of language with quite getting it...

As was detailed via a link to a detailed sessionography earlier in this or another thread, there is a lot of unreleased studio stuff from the On the Corner thru Get Up With It period. But the question is, will Sony put it in a box or not?

100% Liberal Quakers 93% U/U 93% M to L Prot 90% Neo-Pagan 87% Secular Hum. So I guess what I'm trying to say/live is that oatmeal is good for you, but you don't have to eat it if you really don't want to...?

Ouch!