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OK, first of all, everybody post pictures to this thread (if possible) -- cuz many of us are likely not to realize exactly who you're talking about (since we're not talking about the MAIN "lead" characters). Who are some of your favorite supporting actors from some of your favorite TV shows (or films). Not the ones that got all the glory (and their names in the opening credits), but the bit-players -- either in ensemble comedy shows, or dramas. Recurring characters are also fair game too. One I just thought of recently (and he's my current Avatar), was Steve Landesberg, who played Detective Arthur Dietrich on "Barney Miller". His totally dry (and I mean DRY) sense of humor, and delivery, crack me up to this very day -- although I rarely see Barney Miller any more, nobody ever seems to show it any more. I've also always been a fan of Sulu (George Takei) from the whole Start Trek thing (orginal series, but especially in the movies, particularly Star Trek IV - where he was the captain of his own ship!). I'm sure I'll think of a dozen more, but that'll get us started...

Maybe this...

If I had to pick right now, my top-10 would be (in alphabetical order)... Ornette Miles Joe Henderson Herbie Hancock Andrew Hill Dave Holland Lee Morgan Woody Shaw Wayne Shorter Larry Young

I started pretty much with Miles too. Took a jazz history course in college, would have been about 1989 or so. Shortly after that, a buddy of mine made of tape for me with "KoB" on one side, and "Nefertiti" (plus the one track "Prince of Darkness" from "Sorcerer") on the back of the tape. I played that thing to death for months. It was all downhill from there (at least in terms of my pocketbook).

That Dolphy cover is off the hook!! Where'd you find it??

Is it just me? – or do there seem to be a fair number of new members trickling in, here and there, over the last several weeks?? Attn new people: If you haven't done so already, please introduce yourself – and please feel free to share any background info about yourself, if you like. And in case it hasn't been said specifically in direct response to a post of yours – WELCOME!!! Also, you might notice from the title of this thread – where did you hear about the Organissimo forums?? (Just curious.) Thanks!! And again, welcome to the board!!!

The AMG Review claims it's only 71 minutes of music (total), and suggests that it would be great to release on one CD.

Hard to imagine these as Rare Groove titles. Both seem more like Conns to me, though I suppose "Heaven On Earth" (with George Benson) could maybe go either way. But (IMHO) there's no way "Contrasts" is ever gonna be a Rare Groove, seeing as how it has both Tyrone Washington and Herbert Morgan on the front line. Way to 'out' for the Rare Groove series. (Not to say that I wouldn't love to see them released. Man, hard to believe that after this October, that these will be the only two Larry Young BN sessions that haven't seen release as single discs. I still remember when "Unity" was all we had on CD.)

Yeah, there was a case here in Missouri, near Kansas City, just a couple years ago. The mother left her kid in her SUV, with the keys in it, and the engine running. Some guy who was let out on bail (but who should have been kept in jail, because there were other warrants out for him, which didn't come up on the computer for some reason), anyway, this guy steals the running SUV, with the kid in it. Well, as he's racing down the highway, the kid (who was only like about 6 years old), either tries to jump out of the car, or was pushed out of the car by the car thief. While the car (SUV) is doing 60 mph on the highway!! The kid is tangled in the seatbelt, and is dragged to his death, while the guy is weaving in and out of traffic on the highway. And the mother is all upset (as anyone would be), and raises hell about how if the county had been doing their job, this guy wouldn't have been out on bail in the first place (cuz of the outstanding warrants). Big hoopla ensues, and a bill (law) is finally passed in the state legislature (with the name of the kid, something like "Billy's Law" or whatever the kid's name was), to clamp down on bail being granted incorrectly in cases like this. (And that's all well and good.) BUT, all the while, I'm thinking they should have also thrown that mother's ass in jail for three months, for leaving her kid in a $35,000 vehicle (or even a $200 one), with the keys in it, and the motor running. I was furious for everyone in the local media making such a huge deal about guy being let out on bail (incorrectly), but then never once saying a fucking word about how this would have never happened if the kid hadn't been left in the car in the first place!!!! Get's my blood boiling even now, two or three years after the fact.

Jim has explained my original comment better than I did (not surprisingly). (Thanks Jim!!) I have no problem with acknowledging the importance of Miles work prior to E.S.P. (because it certainly is important, much of it very important). But I am nearly always personally disappointed by tributes to Miles that seem to ignore his work from 1965 and after. And it wasn't until relatively recently (during the last decade at most, and really only the about last 5 years or so) that there have been any attempts to recreate ('cover', if you will) Miles' electric era ("In A Silent Way" and beyond). And prior Miles tributes (by artists other than former Miles sidemen) have almost always focused on tunes from his studio material prior to 1965. (I said "pre 1964 studio recordings" in my earlier post, meaning "Someday My Price Will Come", and before. I could have said pre-1965, and probably been clearer.) Again, I'm not anti-"pre-1965". But I am anti-"exclusively-pre-1965" as far as Miles tributes go, at least so far as my personal interest in such projects go. And in closing, thankfully there's this document, recorded in 1999. B) 1. High Speed Chase 2. Prince of Darkness 3. Spanish Key 4. What It Is 5. Sanctuary 6. Fast Track / Come Get It 7. Nefertiti 8. Calypso Frelimo

?... I mean, his choice of tunes won't be conservative. Nothing bugs me more than Miles tributes that pretty much focus on his pre-1964 studio recordings only, as if that's the only Miles worth paying tribute too.

That's the nicest thing anybody ever didn't say about me. I'm so touched!!

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.