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I guess I must be a 22 year old geezer, then.

Today I picked up the following, all Lps: Anthony Braxton: MONTREUX/BERLIN CONCERTS Woody Shaw: MASTER OF THE ART Miles Davis: AT CARNEGIE HALL 1961 Kenny Burrell: ELLINGTON IS FOREVER

The sound of this CD is terrible. I returned back to the store where I bought it. If you can get past the sound quality, there is some mighty fine playing on this disc. Sonny Rollins, J.J., Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis, and more. I like it muchly.

I picked up the Montreux/Berlin Concerts double-Lp today. Can't wait to listen to this. B-)

Raptors are now 3-0, after Vinsanity hit that monster fade-away 3 with under five seconds to play in yesterday's game.

Happy B-Day, Paul! Great first name by the way.

My copy is a "promo" edition. Only cost $5 CDN, though.

Just picked up a Woody Shaw Lp entitled MASTER OF THE ART, with Bobby Hutcherson, Mulgrew Miller, Steve Turre, Stafford James, Tony Reedus. Looks pretty good on paper; there's also an interview w/Woody on side two. Anybody else have this one?

I don't watch a lot of TV. Most people think I'm strange when I don't know what they're talking about re: certain popular programs. I enjoy watching golf on TV (especially the European Tour), The National (nightly Cdn news), and sometimes late-night talk shows. Oh and another show called Trailer Park Boys, that is made in Canada - pretty funny.

Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra - I know it doesn't fit the category, but Thad's charts/arrangements, as well as those of Bob Brookmeyer and others are mind-boggling. Everything I've heard from this group is top-notch.

My Dad has volume one. It's good stuff, but like Maynard said it was kind of like "Star Wars". Woody plays well but he's not at the top of his game. If you want to hear Woody and Maynard duel in the upper register, get vol. 1. There is some good Dex as well, but it makes more sense to get his Live at The Village Vanguard double-Lp (w/Woody's band); much more coherent stuff, more substance, less flash.

Wickedly, awesome cover! I'd be interested in getting this. Probably w/his trio, I'm guessing. I'd love to hear that group live.

Good for you.

Thanks for the response, Morganized. I understand your comment re: not being "in your face". I actually seem to get more "lasting enjoyment" out of those kinds of artists -- Monk, for example. I'm even more excited to delve into Hawes' discography. I'll report back later.

I have NO Hawes in my collection. This is bad, something must be done. Off to spend more money today. B-) Where should I begin?

Ohhhhh, YEAH!! Excellent! B-)

Hey, the Raptors actually beat the Pistons. By like more than 10! That Ginobli dunk vs. the Lakers was sick. Sweet crossover move as well.

I definitely concur with that statement.

I agree. No one should be required to purchase a certain disc, regardless of whether or not they like it. I think the BFT and AOTW more than cover the bases, if you know what I mean.

Sounds like a good program. I'll try to listen in live, but if I go out tommorow will the show be archived so I can listen at another tgime?

I find that it's good to listen to that top 40 stuff once in a while, just to make you realize how awesome jazz really is. I must admit to liking some of today's pop, but there's no way I have a passion for it. I agree with the poster who said he likes to hear a good variety of improvised music; that tends to help keep things fresh in that you're not really knowing what kind of nuances you might hear, because going from say Braxton to Sonny Stitt is quite a leap. Both play reed instruments, sure, and both were/are masters in their own right, but each can be appreciated on different terms. I wouldn't rate one as being "better" than the other; I dig both of them for different reasons. Or if mixing it up doesn't work, give it a rest for a while, as Chris mentions. That also works wonders, because when you come back to listening again it seems like a breath of fresh air (for me at least).

I detect a faint SPAM smell in the air. Must be that time of year.

When done correctly, everything I say is "inappropriate". Some might take the poster's comment about not really taking earlier forms of music seriously (or at least not listening to them much) to be a dis. I think that attitude kind of limits you as far as jazz is concerned, but you can't like everything I guess. There's a TON of good stuff prior to '64, however. People should open up their minds and ears, they might be surprised as to what they'll discover.

Django - 1934-1935 (Classics)

Sounds like a good album. Coincidentally, I picked up a McCoy disc today, the RVG of TENDER MOMENTS, and have really enjoyed what I've heard so far. It's my first Tyner as leader session, and the nonet sounds very coherent, with great charts, and excellent soloists. I know I'll have to get THE REAL MCCOY soon.