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Now that I've had time to let this sink in, I'd rather they gave it to someone less arty and more songwriting as songwriting, more attentive to detail and, well, more like Smokey Robinson or Chuck Berry or Willie Nelson. But we all know that wasn't going to happen. Larry: I appreciate what you're saying and especially the attention to detail/close argument rather than sweeping generalizations so common in this sort of pre- vs. post-rock comparison. But sometimes standards have a too much craft for too little impact/diminishing returns/overwrought painting ourselves into a beautiful corner quality for me. And then other times I think the BIG BREAK aspect is overstated and that Lennon & McCartney, Burt Bacharach, ____, ______________ (you fill in the blanks) were closer to the Great American Songbook than whatever it is that's happening now. Not a coherent, much less closely reasoned and detail supported, argument...I know.

Hank Mobley , Caddy For Daddy - Not just generic BN, not to me. Even if it is, how good is that? Oliver Nelson, Blues and the Abstract Truth - Not just a formal exercise on two common forms, and even if it is... Stan Getz, Captain Marvel - Not fusion to me, Don Wilkerson's Preach is my idea of fusion. The last great record by Tony or Chick. Sonny Rollins, Saxophone Collosus - Intelligent swagger. Just so right from first note to last. Sonny Sharrock, Ask the Ages - Not just my fav SS, fav Pharaoh and Elvin too. Thank you Mr. Laswell. I love Miles, Trane, Monk, Duke, Jelly, Bird, Frisell, Giufre, Papper, etc. And have many favorite performances by them. Same for less celebrated persons and organists I dig too. But these are 5 that sprung to mind that are head and shoulders, reach for 'em all the time and strike me as being all of a piece. Could also do five live, or five pre-album, or five not jazz.

Hmm, no thanks, not today anyways.

Happy b-day to him, I think he was born a curmudgeon, but I hope he takes time out from his usual rigorous self-criticism to enjoy the day.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/sports/hockey/auston-matthews-toronto-maple-leafs-four-goals.html?_r=0 4 goals in his debut and they still lose because it's the Leafs.

Saw him less than a year ago, he certainly still is an imposing presence. Plays pretty good too. Many happy returns to him.

You're right, you are a hopeless snob.

Hmm, I'll have to get back to you but I 'll try to not take too long.

Because I don't have to pick one or the other, i can and will listen to both and (hopefully) enjoy both on their own terms.

Damn, that is scary!

Depends by whom, people here not so much, but the general public or the more casual jazz fan, yeah pretty much...relative to how good he was.

Keith hasn't looked that good in years

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/rolling-stones-blues-and-lonesome-originals/

Not where I can listen right now, but I'll try to get to it later, Thanks.

Perhaps because few of us have ever heard it?

36 discs and none with Levon drumming (I think he bailed in late '65 but still...)?

OMG, i think we have a winner!

No, 'class of' is year finished so the class of 65 entered in 61...

Portland's jazz fest is going to be 'Trane themed too, I honestly wish they wouldn't...do something new/unique/local instead, please.

Always loved this cover, and the music.

Another offshoot from reading about Harold Arlen is re-listening to Wiley Sings..., was she making purposefully obscure choices on this and her other songbooks, or was there no cannon yet?

Just got Bailey's Standards which is like the first stab at Ballads...more thoughts later.

Guess we can't do that knock knock joke any more!

That's a nice old woody...

An AOTW I have and like, yay! I love Monk, I love (good) tributes, I know exactly jack shit about 'real latin music'. My test for a great tribute is does it tell me some thing new about both parties. This one did.