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32 Jazz did a CD best of that should still be easy to find even if it's technically OOP. I suspect that his piping doesn't meet Celtic purist's standards (he plays on the wrong side, among other sins, and is I believe entirely self taught). enjoyable stuff nonetheless, in a very '60s way (including his sax work). I met him once 12-13(?) years ago: best story was him being inspired to pick up the pipes after seeing President Kennedy's funeral on TV and practising in his apartment in Philly, much to his neighbors' annoyance. When the cops arrived to ask about the noise he'd tell 'em, "Do I look like I play bagpipes?" The cops would shrug, say no and go away, Rufus went back to practising.

I most be an overly tolerant soul 'cause I like pretty much all of the aforementioned disappointments just fine. OK, Out to Lunch is a little harsh, but I think that's the recording not the playing. And I know what y'all mean about overly high expectations: I'd loved Evolution and built up Some Other Stuff in my mind a little too much, I was disappointed at first but now it's fine on a moment to moment basis even if it still doesn't quite add up. I'm fine with Braith's diesal-racing-a-train-for-the-crossing tone. Undercurrent, Whistle Stop, OK by me. The only stuff on BN I really have prob's with are the Mizell productions, some of the stuff with voices, and George Lewis (love Sidney Bechet, Johnny Dodds is funky, but Lewis is an amatuer who just can't play in tune, and yes I know I should talk but...)

The experience music project can be a fun day, but you better count on spending the whole day--there's a lot of stuff, much of it interactive and there can be (or used to be at least) long lines on weekends. You can take a break for lunch at the Seattle Center. Parking and driving in this neighborhood can be a bear, but that's true of all Seattle.

Don Byron-Romance With the Unseen. Good record, (relatively) young "hip" guy, nice variety, what's not to like?

I had a letter published in the WIRE back when it was more of a jazz rag (1990?) instead of whatever the hell it is now. It was in response to an article that I felt unfairly pigeon-holed Blue Note as a one genre label....Also had a poem about Hank Mobley using his song titles published in a Brit lit. mag (FIRE I think it's called) more recently. Maybe I should move to the UK since they seem to appreciate me more over there?! Other than that it's been record reviews and such in local rags in Portland, Saskatoon and the Twin Cities off and on but not much lately.

Ray Charles, not just for bringing church and blues together, but for never forgetting it's about what's in your soul and that all peoples got soul even if some seems to get it out better/easier...

I have the library's copy of the Prestige box out and I must say they did a nice job. Good, representative music, coherent but not ovely lengthy notes with lots of short quotes from the various guys that worked there with only a couple of swipes at Blue Note who they obviously considered the main competition. It's the first time I've been at all clear on who worked there when. A better job than the overly long Blue Note box, IMHO. Or maybe I just don't know or care as much about Prestige. What say you?

I think it's a fine album if you want to know what the guys would've sounded like if they'd recorded for Prestige!

Speaking of Molsons, does anyone know if they still make their delectable Export Ale?

Count me in the NOT column re Mizell

Jazzmoose, If that's meant to be a Lefty Frizzell (who I love) reference (and/or allusion to Bill's Americana turn), it'd help if they spelled their names the same. As for Bill, I generally prefer his sidemen dates: News For LuLu, Bass Desires, Paul Motion, etc. Cf. Have a Little Faith, but since it's all covers it's like he's a sideman on his own album. None of his recordings have the telepathy I witnessed at a duet gig he and Joey Barron gave here a few years back. Those who think he just does one thing are sadly mistaken, but I do find myself wishing for a little less atmospherics, just sometimes...

OK, now I really feel like a geezer. I have heard most of the above mentioned bands/artists but the only one I have much use for is Jeff Buckley who was indeed taken from us too early. The only rock band currently working whose current work I have much use for is Los Lobos and the're hardly "modern rock" and have been working 20+ years(?) Oh well.

OK, but do you prefer the version with Mingus' bass overdubbed/rerecorded or without (I think I've only heard with, but the Debut box has both)?

I voted for the only one I currently own, BBC (other) which is to me 'led Zep' on a more human scale, which is an oxymoron but there you go...

I met Andrew once when he lived here in Portland. Nice enough but seemed quite shy. Also, I understand there was some bad blood between him and Blue Note at some point? In my short music journalist career I came to dread actually talking to the guys, but maybe that's just my over sensitivity to the inherent falseness of the situation...

My wife wants to get one of those retro looking all-in-ones with a turntable for the living room so we can have tunes there as well as the music room. We were thinking of the TEAC since it's at least a name I recognize...Questiuon is, I don't expect HI FI but will it damage my precious vinyl?

OUCH!

There are more recent remasterings (all?) and the box notes are good but not great (I think the Verve box is the best bio of Bud available), so I gues it comes down to your feelings about RVGs and the price of the box.

africaBrass, Yeah, sociology shouldn't get in the way of music, but then it doesn't exist in a vacumn either....I too have been curious to hear what some of those mix 'n match Dead/QMS/Airplane shows might have sounded like. I do know (and like) some deadhead tape traders I could ask but I hate to unleash the overly long reply. Did hear some interesting music on the local tape trader show on KBOO (Dead Air Space) by a band called String Cheese Incident, I think they played Birdland as bluegrass, kinda... Almost forgot, Dino V. was (I believe) originally part of QMS but got busted and/or drafted, then came back...talk about dark cloud/(quick)silver lining!

I like the Dead, I really do, but am I the only one who finds the self-involvment of deadheads to be just a bit of a barrier? On the other hand, I have some nice bootleg Quicksilver....

Boy, this discussion made me go back and listen again and again. But I guess that's what these AOTW things are for. I don't think I've ever (over several years of lurking and posting) disagreed significantly with Jsangrey and here I couldn't disagree more. For me Ron Carter is the glue that holds the originally issued session together. Not just the lines but the sound which is much 'darker' than usual for him (so good it could almost be Richard Davis). At times the slow decay on held notes is the groove. for me, that is, which just show to go ya that two peoples can hear completely different things...I find the bonus session more "interesting" (esp'ly Jimmy Ponder in this context) but less successful/fully realized (hence unissued). Oh well, I'll try to keep up better.

Going to beautiful Saskatoon (no, really) late June so Frances Belle Scott ("Little Bit") age 17mo can see her grandparents. I usually enjoy driving and being there but it may be kind of a long trip this time. She's never been there or on any long trip before. May get to hear some good music there (again, no really) since long time friends are apparently living and playing there again. Lon live the Lee Kovak/Bill Richards Quartet! Lots of sunshine at roughly 52 degrees north that time of year!

Late, I think Lee would definitely have brought more fire to the post-Brownie Max Roach group, but I was thinking more of the unpredictability(?) that Sonny would've brought to Son of sidewinder things....

OK, who's got the Book of Kells image from the old board? I miss it--put it up as wall paper on the shared computer at work and it stayed up forever. I thought the comparison was quite apt, if just a little arcane...

Hey! Where's Eddie Lang?