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Would love to be there. And you know Belden isn't gonna stick with pre-1965 era Miles tunes either. Bet there's some great 2nd Quintet tunes, as well as Bitches Brew and even post-BB era tunes as well. Any chance this could evolve into a recording project?? I'd buy one, for sure!!

OK, we know what the October Conns are going to be. And we know a dozen or more of the next RVG titles. But what are the next Rare Groove titles going to be?? And more importantly, what should they be?? Discuss... Also, my first suggestion would be for this... EDIT: I've already got the TOCJ of "Turning Point" - so my suggestion isn't cuz I'm lookin' for it. I just think it would be an excellent choice for a Rare Groove title, so more people can hear it. B)

"Bleeding Gums" Murphy

The NuMetal to Emo Conversion has begun.

They've added some new ones since we last visited this thread... Slapfight at the emOK Corral.

What did the original cover look like?? (I've probably seen it at one time or another, but can't remember.) Has it ever been released on CD with the original cover??

So, nearly one year later, what's the latest on the smoking ban in Austin?? Good thing?? Bad thing?? Hard to tell, too many other factors??

Monk? And on that subject (sorta), here's a Flavor Flav alarm clock.

Up, for old times sake.

So, Eric, whadya think of this one???

Jim's right, of course, "July 25, 1969 -- Juan-les-Pins" has seen a legit release. But that was nearly 10 years ago, and a Japanese-only release (on CD only) -- and I'm occasionally surprised at how few people seem to know about it. (Thus, my habit of mentioning it in threads like this, whether it qualifies or not).

Well, I was adopted (really!), so technically it's possible that the Moose and I are related.

This just in from Jazzmatazz... <span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>NEW Herbie Hancock - The Piano (Columbia/Legacy) Aug 17 — expanded edition</span> (wonder if that means any bonus material?? - RT) ( also this too: Herbie Hancock - VSOP - Live Under the Sky (Columbia/Legacy) Aug 17 ) I've never heard "The Piano" before, but on paper (or at least from the AMG review) it sure sounds interesting, especially "side two"... Only a few short weeks ago did I ever hear Herbie's first trio album (of those released on in Japan in the 70's and 80's), meaning the one from 1977. I really love it, and here's the AMG review of it... Herbie also did another trio album (for Japan only) in 1981. Although I think the trio date from 1977 is stronger and more interesting, I do like the one from '81 too. (No AMG review, but here's the cover.) ============================= So, let's discuss all things related to Herbie recordings on acoustic piano in the 70's and 80's. What's worth getting?? What's really interesting?? When did he take chances?? How good is "The Piano"?? Sideman dates with Herbie on acoustic piano are fair game too. I'm especially interested in hearing about any other solo-piano dates, or any piano-trio things I might not be aware of otherwise.

I was at work in a 20-story building here in Kansas City when there was a bomb scare several years ago (well before 9/11). It happened around 2:30pm, and everyone had to leave the building. After about one hour, people who normally to work fairly early were already at the end of their day -- but they wouldn't let anyone into the parking garage (under the building) to get their cars. You can imagine that people were NOT at all happy about that. It's one thing to get to spend the afternoon out in the sun, now working -- but entirely another to be told you can have your car for at least another hour after you normally get off work. I think they finally sounded the "all clear" and let everyone get their cars around 4:30pm. Me??? I lived only one mile from work at the time, so when 4 o'clock rolled around, I just walked home -- cuz I had walked to work in the first place that day. None of us thought it was vary scary, but this was pre-9/11, remember. Not sure what the reaction would be now, though I suspect it would still be somewhat similar, actually.

I dare you ... After a few drinks I'll have enough nerve. Yeah, but will you have any of your front-teeth left after you ask him??

FYI, there are a couple different versions of this concert floating around (multiple versions on silver-discs even, I'm not talkin' just CDR's). I used to own the "Jazz Birdies of Paradise" disc of this show, which has decent (but not great) sound quality. But then a few years later I found another silver-disc (I'm just using that term to denote a non-CDR) of what turned out to be the very same show (didn't realize it was the same show at the time I bought it, however). This 2nd silver-disc of the same Antwerp show that I have isn't listed on the Miles Ahead website, and I'm not sure a "label" is even given anywhere on the disc (the packaging is pretty plain, and the disc itself is only stamped with one word, "Antwerp" on it, and nothing else). But the sound quality is much better than the "Jazz Birdies of Paradise" one. In fact, it's nearly as damn good as the "No Blues" show in Paris on 06-NOV-1976 (which sounds incredible!!). Both dates are highly recommended, for both the performance itself, and the sound-quality.

October 28, 1967 -- Antwerp November 6, 1967 -- Paris July 25, 1969 -- Juan-les-Pins Complete list of other possible choices can be found HERE. (Note: Link includes all sessions, both live and studio.)

Had to vote Pop/Rock, based on my current interests (over the last couple years), but if you had asked me the same question anytime between about 1998 and 2002, I would have said Classical.

Got storm-windows?? I think they help. We generally keep the storm-windows on all year round on the east side of our house, that faces the street (and our bedroom is on that side of the house, right at the front). In the summer when it's cool enough to NOT run the A/C, we only open one window (the farthest from the street), and run an exhaust-fan for air circulation. We don't live on a really busy street, but it does get some traffic at all hours, occasionally with loud car stereos (maybe twice per night).

By the way, in case anybody overlooked it... There are three full-length tracks available at the link in the very first post in this thread. The tracks are in the Real-Player format, FWIW. These links (below) should work, but if not - just go to the page from the link in the first post, and look for the titles on the right-hand side of the page. >> Flying in the Sky >> Do To >> Yesterday Tomorrow Enjoy!!

I thought the consensus back on the old BNBB was that Jackie was very possibly of mixed racial decent. In fact, I think the consensus was leaning more towards "probably". In any case, ever since I read that discussion on the BNBB (circa 2000 or 2001), I've accepted this as the most probable answer. Does the "way back when machine" have anything about this from 2000 or 2001?? (I've forgotten where the link is, or how to search to search for things (or if searches can even be done).)

Oh man, I hadn't realized this was coming out as a real release. I've already got a burn of this show (excellent sound quality), and it's definitely a keeper. And I think most of the tunes were composed especially for the event, so this is probably material that's pretty much exlusive to this concert (or at least this release). If anybody has any tips for how to track one of these down, I'd be interested in the info. The burn I already have is fine, but I'd rather own a legit release -- unless it costs a huge bundle to get. Thanks!! PS: I wonder if this is a release of the full concert. What I have from this show is 2 CD's, and roughly 100 minutes of music (if I remember right). Can anybody tell if the legit release is one or two CD's in length?? EDIT: Here's what I think is the concert program, from the actual concert (PDF format): >>CLICK HERE<<.

Whew... The board's back up!!! I lurked on AAJ a time or two, but it just wasn't the same. Glad things are back again!!!