Rooster_Ties

Hey, does anybody know of an ice cream band that has GRAPE as a flavor??

Edy's and Dreyer's are the same thing, and which one you have in your stores depends on where you live. (We have Edy's here in Kansas City, and I only remember ever seeing Edy's in St. Louis.)

Guess not.

Hello?? Anybody???

I would start with the last two tracks on the last disc -- which is the original "Jack Johnson" album, as it was originally released. Then, as some others here have suggested, if you have a multi-disc changer -- I would load all five discs (or three of the five discs), and play all the discs in multi-disc "random" mode. If you start with disc 1, you'll get 6 or 8 takes of the very first tune. It's an interesting tune, and I love most of the "Jack Johnson"-related material. But listening to those 6 or 8 takes, back to back, as a place to start with this material --- is not the place to start (in my book). IMHO, start with those last two tracks on the last disc (particuarlly the one called "Right Off" - and give it a good spin first. Also, the 2nd disc (the one with the track(s) "Go Ahead John" might also be a good place to go (after the last disc). Also, you might stay away from disc #4 for a while. It's much more "moody" - and less like most of the rest of the "Jack Johnson" material.

Up for some more discussion. Anybody else here seen the Arkestra within the last couple years??

Undergroundagent needs that Hill "Grass Roots" CD. I'm not saying it's on hold for him, but it should be!! He and I just traded some PM's the other day, where he was asking about what Andrew Hill titles I thought he might like, and "Grass Roots" was high on my list of suggestions (knowing his primary interest is in soul-jazz, as opposed to Hill's more typical releases).

My faves are always gonna be Nefertiti and Sorcerer. Then again, I'm lovin' the new Jack Johnson box a TON, and I've always loved Jack Johnson.

Double WORD. I almost posted the very same thing about having a way to make donations for the site. Jim, you do a bunch of work around here, and we're all the people who get to enjoy your efforts.

Well, don't just take my word for it (seriously). I'd like to hear from some other people too. I mean, if it was only 4 hours (round trip), and I was driving (no bus) - I'd be there in a second. This 8-hour round-trip, and the trouble of having to only go when then busses run -- that's a major bummer. Somebody else here has to have seen the Arkestra recently. I'd hate to be the only one who tips this thing, one way or the other.

Crap. I typed out a big, long post on this topic, and it didn't post, and I lost it. Here's my half-ass attempt to say the same thing again. I only heard the Arkestra with Ra one time, back around 1990. I've heard the Arkestra under Allan's direction about 3 times (maybe 4), all of them between 1995 and 1999, but I haven't heard them more recently (nothing since 1999). Every time they were anywhere from "very good" to "great!!!" - though always something slightly short of "fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!". But they were always solid, at the very least. 8 hours (round trip) is a MAJOR pain in the ass. I just read the line-up for that particular show, and I would LOVE to hear Michael Ray some time, one of my all-time favorite Ra sidemen. He's never been with the Arkestra any of the times I've heard them. Art Jenkins and Charles Davis were at most of the Ra-less Arkestra shows I've seen, and both were always good. (I like Jenkins quite a bit, and I'm otherwise not much on jazz vocalists in general.) Noel Scott is another name I've never heard with the Ra-less Arkestra, although I specifically remember hearing him back in 1990 with Ra. (I spoke with Scott between sets, if I remember right.) Tyrone Hill and Luqman Ali are both names I recognise, and think positively of (if I'm remembering right). I think Luqman Ali is on those amazing Sun Ra quartet albums I have, from the late 70's (also with Michael Ray). Glad to see there's a guitar on the date too (Dave Hotep). I always love guitar in the context of Ra's music. 8 hours (round trip) is a MAJOR pain in the ass. But I'd be tempted.

Oh well, I didn't pay very much for it - and actually, I'm gonna bid on some other stuff from the same seller anyway, so I'm really only out $1.48 (what the auction closed for) plus $1.00 (for shipping an "additional" CD) -- so in some respects, I'm only playing $2.50 for it.

Their old search function used to NOT bring up John Patton when you typed "John Patton" as the search key. You had to type "Big John Patton" to get the right guy. They've since changed their search function (maybe about a year ago), and now it works just fine. But for a while there - it was like pullin' teeth to try to get to John Patton's bio (I always had to find some album by somebody else, that he was a sideman on - and then click on his name) - before I discovered that "Big John Patton" was the super-secret password to get directly to his info.

The AMG gives it 2.5 stars, but doesn't have a review. I just won this sealed CD on eBay (for only $4.50 total, including shipping!!!) On paper, (at least to me) it looks maybe a little better than 2.5 stars. What should I be expecting??

Lord, I can't imagine that kind of "everything all together" system working very well in my household. Just my wife and me, but there's so much music that I own that she has NO interest in (85% to 90% of the jazz, 60% of the classical (all my crazy 20th Century stuff, especially serial composers, and their ilk) ---- that I don't think I'd ever hear the end of it if I tried to mix EVERYTHING all together, A to Z, without any division by type of music. In fact, I've already taken to pulling out the 10% to 15% of the jazz that my wife will listen to, and keeping it in it's very own section. Yeah, that means that Herbie's "Speak Like A Child" is in "the wife's jazz" section, and not with the rest of my Herbie --- BUT, having a system like this makes it 100 times easier to find jazz that I can put on that my wife will listen to too (without raising a fuss). She really likes jazz piano trios, and some sessions with horns - but "not with all that wild screeching, and 27-notes-per-second soloing" on it. She really likes Brad Mehldau, and I've got her sorta liking some of Andrew Hill's solo piano albums, and even a few Jason Moran albums. I've even thought a time or two about trying to split up all the classical (about 1,500 to 2,000 CD's) into music that we both like in one section (meaning more conservative styles, late Romantic-era music mostly), and keep all the stuff that only I like in a different section. Probably would make some things more difficult, and some things less difficult.

They used to have a picture of some 80's funk band, with the bio for Larry Young. I imagine there are some other similar goofs too. Heck, as big as their database is, there's bound to be some mistakes of all kinds in there -- including associating the wrong picture with the wrong artist.

You're still very much in our thoughts, bro. Do check in now and again, if you get the chance - though we certainly understand if life's being a big ol' distraction from hell at the moment. And we're here 24/7, if you need a place to vent, or just to get away from things for a bit.

Happy Happy Birthday Birthday!!!!

Every other time this cover appears in this thread, it's a link to an image hosted for an eBay auction, and that's sure not gonna last. So, here's one for the ages...

8 different versions of Barber's Adagio..... for strings, for string quartet, for brass quintet, for solo church organ, for a choral group, for a clarinet choir, etc... Better than it sounds on paper...

Where in KC?? I don't even have a turntable that works (haven't for going on nearly a decade), so I'm not really all that interested --- though if I stumbled on an Andrew Hill title like "Black Fire", I'd probably bite.

I think you're right!!!

I think you're right!!!

It's the same site, but we need a dozen different versions of this thread, cuz (damnit!!!) I can never find that other thread when I'm really looking for the cover of an obscure BN title -- something that isn't in the AMG. So, thanks for starting another thread about this!!! 2 down, 10 to go!!

Wow!!! Happy, happy day!!!