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Here is a review of the album that I just submitted to the newspaper that I write for. Comments are welcome. Jill Scott - Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 (Hidden Beach Recordings) The title, Beautifully Human, tells you all you need to know about this album: it’s beautiful and it’s human. Jill Scott sings with such passion and feeling that you’ll want to spin this album over and over. Trust me. Scott sings about life: the good, the bad, and the ugly. “Family Reunion” tells of a family barbecue and of the various things that happen at such events (embarrassing, funny, serious, she’s been to a couple of reunions, I think). She sings about ex-boyfriends, striving for personal hopes and dreams, and the loneliness that everyone feels at certain points in their lives. Oh yeah, there’s subtle shots at George W. Bush too (see “My Petition). Her ability to tell a story with all the nuances is uncanny and totally blows me away. This is R&B, sure, if you want to put a label on it, but I think that detracts from the overall quality of the album. This is excellent music, period. Her musicianship is of the highest caliber, but she doesn’t let that get in the way of her storytelling. I find a lot of today’s pop to be bland and fake, but this disc really strikes a chord deep down inside of me. Jill Scott pours her heart and soul into this album. Do yourself a favor and check it out; you will not regret it.

Jaco. But I admit I'm not as "in the know" about e-bassists as other instruments.

PC's arco work is beautiful, just like the rest of his bass playing. My favorite bassist, bar none. I wish he didn't pass away at such a young age.

There's actually a number of MFs on that list, so I don't know what you're getting at.

Don't have any, but I would if I did.

Good stuff. I have IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING, which is another fine Quebec session, IMO. Going to have to dig that one out soon.

Come on. All the guys I listed are making loads of money and they deserve a little if not a lot of heckling. Matt No, certain NBA players deserve 'heckling', if you really want to heckle someone. Just b/c they're 'making lots of money', doesn't mean you should automatically dis them. Miles and Duke and Pops and Trane and many others made lots of dough. Should we heckle them? I think you know the answer. Get a life and save the BS for another board, far, far, away.

I missed my chance on this set and I'm regretting it now. I don't "do ebay" and don't have a credit card, so my options are limited. If anyone wants to trade/sell/whatever, let me know. I have a number of Mosaics that I'd be willing to trade straight up for this set. Here's a list, in case anyone wants to trade: -Lee Morgan 50s sessions -Curtis Fuller BN/UA sessions -Sam Rivers BN -Morgan/Shorter VeeJay -Bunny Berigan -Blue Mitchell -Woody Shaw -Thad Jones, small group PM or e-mail me. Thanks for looking.

What a dumb idea for a thread; focus on the positive, don't be such a pessimist. I may not like some of the posted vocalists, but I still respect them for the courage they have of trying to make it as jazz musicians. There's many better things to discuss. You obviously have too much time on your hands. I won't give you the satisfaction of participating in the poll.

A friend of my Dad's enjoys Lemon Hart rum, slightly darker, with a rummier flavour. It's nice, but I only like it on occasion. Received a 40 oz. bottle of Bacardi Amber from a friend of mine this week. Might dip into this weekend. Mmmm, rum.

Larry's a damn fine "critic", IMO. An extremely eloquent writer as well. A younger writer like myself can only aspire to reach the level that Larry has attained. BTW, he did justify his criticism; perhaps you should read his post a little more carefully.

Thanks for the responses, guys. I didn't bother phoning Mosaic and I probably won't unless it takes a really long time. That's pretty dumb about the border thing; two wrongs do not make a right. It just makes Canadian officials look like children, IMO. I kinda hope W. does get turned away at the border; we already have enough moronic politicians up here.

Thanksgiving was last month, Dan, get with it. Oh yeah, you live in the U.S., my bad. At least there's a couple of football games to watch for us pigskin fans to the north. The CFL season is over, the Argos won the Grey Cup (over 4 million TV viewers!).

Jill Scott's new disc. I'm reviewing it for the university paper that I write for. Will be in next week's paper; I'll post a link to the review/paper website if anyone's interested. Dexter Mosaic Select.

I enjoyed the rant, Larry. Never knew what that word meant before this morning. Now I'll try, carefully, to slip that trick into some of my writing (when I feel like being "cute"). Can't wait to read your book, BTW.

I ordered a Dexter Gordon photograph over a month ago and it hasn't arrived yet, even though Mosaic has assured me that it was shipped a long time ago . Also, I ordered a Hank Mobley set (for Santa to give me) and it hasn't arrived; it's been over two weeks. Any other Canadian customers having similar problems receiving stuff from Mosaic, or getting stuff across the border in general. I think I'm going to contact Mosaic again today to see what I should do. I really don't want to go through the customs bureaucracy, that's a major pain in the ass.

Sonny Clark is not on the PC set, but there are other sublime pianists such as Kenny Drew, Tommy Flanagan, and Hank Jones.

I'd be inclined to check out the Reece. Some great sidemen on that one - just check out the discography on the website. That's going to be my next Select, in all likelihood.

If it would de-escalate the situation, absolutely. Though a better line might be, "Hey, looks like the drinks are on me!" Usually when I'm in a bar, it's to provide entertainment, not security. I'll leave the ejection to the doorman. Not exactly an analogous situation, IMO. Two different settings, two different sets of "norms". In this case it was fans vs. players, with little or no outside interference (which was unfortunate and should be fixed ASAP). The fans embarassed themselves and escalted the situation drastically; the players made things reach the "out of control" stage. No one is right in this mess.

BTW, has anyone tried those flavored rums? I've tried Bacardi Limon, and it's not bad w/ OJ. I think Bacardi also has an orange, rasberry, and vanilla flavored rums.

Jim - I tried the Anejo when I was in Mexico; brought a bottle back for my old man. That 151 stuff is pretty potent - I've tried the Bacardi (it doesn't taste as powerful as some might think). You must get a nice buzz going if you drink doubles of that stuff! akanolog - Might as well get a head start on the rest of us.

Have you tried Havana Club? My dad and I split a bottle of 7 yr old dark rum about a year and a half ago. That could be considered sipping rum too; it was nice.

I'm a big rum fan - with coke or gingerale, depending on my mood. I enjoy it without a lime, as I feel the lime detracts from the rum flavour. I enjoy white rum, but prefer amber. Bacardi is a favorite brand, but I also like others: Saba Island (locally bottled), Bundaberg (from Australia), and Captain Morgan spiced rum. If you enjoy rum as much as I, or only occasionally enjoy a "cuba libre", please discuss your preferences here. Cheers! :rsmile:

The whole thing was embarassing for everyone involved: the players, the fans, arena "security", the league in general. Artest is obviously a basket case and might be forced to see a psychiatric doctor (i think he needs to see one). Those fans, ie. the out of control ones, should be barred from all Pistons games. The ones who went onto the court deserve to get punched, IMO. The players no doubt felt their safety zone had been invaded and they had to protect themselves. It's unfortunate that that one fan got drilled in the chops, but that's what happens when shit gets out of control; I don't feel sorry for him, he brought it upon himself. Security has to be beefed up considerably and it should be a criminal offense for any fan to throw stuff at players/step onto the court. At the same time, players should be severely punished for going into the stands; that is completely out of line. One more dumb action from Artest and he should be banned from playing in the NBA for life. He's had more than enough chances.