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Well, isn't that what "traditional 80's/90's fusion" is all about?? Super-slick and pretty shallow. That's my basic reaction to almost all "80's/90's" fusion (which I guess is what you're calling "FUSION" in the quote above). It's a whole style that basically does nothing for me. Now given my expectations (about and around "nothing"), I found myself diggin' the proceedings a bit more than my usual expectations for that sort of thing. Glass half full kinda reaction, I guess. Coulda said half empty, just as easily.

Why not? ← I see an opening for you RT. If you see a commercial opportunity, put up the bucks and cash in. ← Oops. When I brought this thread up, I didn't realize I was the last person to post in it - nor that my (last) post was about unreleased live material. I thought I was just bringing up an interesting old thread. My "why not" comment was in response to what I thought was someone saying "No" to the idea of bringing up the topic in general. (I had only skimmed the first post in the thread, which I remembered as being quite interesting.) Ooops.

Was it the "traditional fusion" aspect that did it (or didn't do it) for you, Jim?? Normally my reaction to most "fusion" is the same -- but for this release I kinda put my natural reaction away on the shelf, and just went with it. Liking the tunes as much as I did, I decided to meet the material half-way, and on those terms - I enjoyed it. (But if it was the "fusion" aspect that killed it for you -- I totally understand where you're comin' from.)

Why not?

The "favorite tenor-player under 50" thread's been gettin' a lot of action lately, so I thought I'd pop this one up for more discussion.

Another "up for old times sake" thread.

Up, for old times sake.

Yup, that's the one... AMG Review -- by Scott Yanow Titled Fusion for Miles: A Guitar Tribute, this set is a bit unusual. A five-piece band that includes Dave Liebman on soprano sets up grooves and backgrounds that sound like Miles Davis' bands of 1969-1971. A different guitarist is featured on each of the ten selections, with the biggest names being Mike Stern, Bill Frisell, Bill Connors, and Pat Martino. Ironically, those four are each featured on pre-fusion Davis-associated songs ("So What," "Nefertiti," "Eighty-One," and "Serpent's Tooth") that are performed with funk rhythms and as if Davis had revived them in 1970. In addition to having a string of guitars in the foreground, it is unusual to hear this music without any trumpeters. But overall, the project is successful with plenty of fireworks and creative playing along the way, reviving music from 35 years earlier that still manages to sound fresh and slightly menacing. Here's the tunes and featured soloists... Title Performer Time 1 Black Satin Jimmy Herring 6:28 2 Splatch Jeff Richman 5:05 3 Jean Pierre Eric Johnson 6:23 4 So What Mike Stern 5:53 5 Nefertiti Bill Frisell 5:41 6 Eighty One Bill Connors 6:09 7 Serpents Tooth Pat Martino 5:25 8 It's About That Time Warren Haynes 6:10 9 Back Seat Betty Steve Kimock 6:29 10 Spanish Key Bireli Lagrene 9:12

There's a new "guitar/fusion"-centric tribute to electric-era Miles out - that I picked up about a month ago. Don't have it with me at the moment (at work), but wanted to post about it to this thread before I forgot about it. (I'll update this post later tonight with all the details.) I think It's generally pretty good, especially if you like "traditional 70's/80's" fusion. Personally, I'd probably give it a B/B+ (cuz I'm not the biggest fusion fan, otherwise I'd maybe give it an A-). Good selection of tunes.

Well, ROOTS still hasn't gotten here in the mail yet (maybe yet today, knock on wood). And now I've also got BACK TO THE WORLD (1973) on the way to my door (in an order from Dusty). I almost (but didn't) pull the trigger on GOT TO FIND A WAY (1974). I listened to the on-line samples a bunch of times, and I just didn't hear anything with any punch. (It was mostly very mellow tunes, most of the 'love song' variety. Could've gotten it cheap too ($8 from Dusty), but it ain't that much of a bargain if I hardly listen to it.) Next I gotta find me them late-60's era Impressions dates (the last three dates with Curtis, all of 'em on Curtom).

Fine with me. I always toss mine in the recycling bin. Just unnecessary extra packaging. Always a duplicate of the images on the front of the booklet and back of the tray-card (at least in every case I've seen - minus the UPC barcode). I say – good riddance!! Question for those who like 'em –– whatever for??

It's true, not a myth.

Stumbled across a promotional video for NEUTON-brand battery operated lawn-mowers the other day (the video came from a co-worker), and after viewing it - this is looking mighty interesting. Our yard is pretty darn small (I can mow the whole thing in about 30-minutes with a push-mower), but I usually mow it with an old-style reel mower (no engine, just human-power required!!), unless I borrow our neighbor's power-mower. But reel mowers don't work well on really high grass (like if we're out of town for a week or more, or if I let the lawn go too long between mows), nor do they mow when there are leaves on the ground - not very well at all (with even just a light carpeting of leaves). I really hate to get a gas-powered mower for various reasons (bad for the environment, don't have an outside storage shed, don't want gas in the basement, etc...). Plus, my wife could occasionally mow the lawn if she didn't have to get a gas mower started (the old pull-style kind). Anybody own one of these by any chance?? I see on their website (HERE) that their prices are cheaper in the off-season, so I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on this sometime this winter (no later than mid-February, probably). Any other non-gas-powered lawn mowing options I should be considering?? www.myneuton.com <-- click here Thanks!!

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Marcus Belgrave (especially between 1963 and 1973). There's practically a whole decade there, where he's hardly on a single album.

Oh, great, I'm gonna get narcolepsy some day. Wasn't even sure what that was for sure, so I had to

Harris, Moran, Osby, Shim - New Directions (Blue Note, CH) ... $6

Yeah, I've always thought Calvin was/is a really great writer. He used to work here in Kansas City, and it was a joy even reading his movie reviews in the paper - let alone his jazz writing. I don't know if he has a book in him, but if it turned out he did - I'd sure buy it.

OK, I'm not talkin' just jazz - but all kinds of music. Fairly mainstream titles, not terribly uncommon labels, or uncommon artists. No imports, nor special "out of print" items that command a premium. What prices do you most often see being charged in your town (U.S.) - for most reasonably valuable CD's?? No reason, just curious. $9 here in Kansas City. (I almost voted for $8.50 in the poll, cuz you do see a bunch of discs for $8 too. But really - the most frequent and common price is $9 a pop, probably 2-to-1 over $8). 'Cept there's one chain that's startin' to charge $10 a disc - and that's really startin' to piss me off (Streetside Records). I think $9 is really the max that ought to be charged for used discs (at least around here). What does the market command in your part of the country??

Now I'm gettin' hungry for some Chicken Tikka Masala!!