Jim Alfredson

So I did my first test of passing signal through the machine and even recording a little bit to the crappy 456 reel that came with it (just for a minute or two... I know I shouldn't run that reel as it keeps shedding... I'm not going to put it through the machine any more). It put a stereo mix of a new Root Doctor tune to channels 1 and 2 on the Scully and pressed record and then played it back. Works great, although there are dropouts here and there no doubt due to the age of that shitty tape. Then I passed a submix of some drums I recorded into Cubase (Randy tearing up the kit) through the deck, not even to tape, just through the electronics, and back into Cubase. Wow. It sounds totally sweet. The Scully is adding transients to the drums that are probably what most people mean when they say "punchy". The drums just sound huge and come alive. And that's not even printing to tape yet! I'm excited about this machine. If I can find a good console to match up with it, I think it will really add some great dimensions to my recordings. I'm going to try to record the next organissimo album myself.

http://www.glumbert.com/media/kineticsculpture

Side note on PC CD drives: I bought a Plextor back when I put together my office machine in 2001. The damn thing is still rockin' hard. Yeah, it's kind of slow as far as burners are concerned today (only 12X) but man, it just keeps going. I've gone through several Lite-Ons and Sonys on other machines in the time I've had that Plextor. Regarding the disc, I would use EAC (Exact Audio Copy) to rip the CD to your harddrive and then burn multiple safety copies. Sounds like the disc might be starting to go.

Well, not really. All the organists that recorded for Blue Note starting when RVG moved from Hackensack to Englewood Cliffs played on Rudy's C3. When you think about that, and think about the wide range of timbres and the personal sound they each got out of the instrument, it becomes apparent that in the end the instrument doesn't really matter. That said, the Hammond B3 (and it's brethren) are remarkably well-made machines and if they are taken care of they will last forever.

Yeah, I know. It's one of those things on my to-do list... That's the downfall of being a completely self-taught musician, I suppose. Joe has been working really hard on sight-reading and reading in general; I really have no excuse. Except that technology makes me lazy! Thanks, Michael. I really appreciate the information.

Bob Evans used to be my favorite restaurant as a kid... I'm not joking. I loved the sausage. Now that you can buy it at the store, I have no reason to go to the restaurant and I can't remember the last time I was in one. Funny story: For years my wife and I had a newspaper clipping from the anniversaries section of this couple in Lansing that had been married 50 years. We kept the clipping because it said they celebrated their milestone by going to Bob Evans. WOOOOOOO!!!

I have so much stuff to go through, including three or four years worth of northern Michigan tours with Arno.

So I can't read music worth a pile of beans, but I wrote some horn parts for the upcoming Root Doctor release. Last time we did this the horn players we hired charted my parts out themselves. This time I need to do it, which isn't a big deal since I arranged the horn parts in Cubase via MIDI and Cubase has a pretty handy score editor. Anyway, here's my basic question for those in the know (FFA, I'm looking your way!) Baritone: I'm assuming bass clef? I know tenor is Bb... what is baritone? Tenor: Bb - treble clef, right? Trombone: no idea Alto: I used to play alto, but I forget what it is... Eb? Trumpet: Have no idea... treble clef, right? Thanks! ----Jim

Hey hey hey... We got a live board feed from our appearance at the East Lansing Summer Solstice Jazz Festival the other week and I cleaned up the audio a little bit (some EQ, some transient modding, some limiting) and figured we'd put it up for y'all. It's been so long since our last official release, consider this an unofficial live disc. For free. Almost 60 minutes worth of tunage for you! Check out the homepage for details: http://www.organissimo.org/media.htm

Fresh sweet corn, Lays new rosemary potato chips (the absolute best chips on the planet right now!) and home-made burgers! Zora and I are "bacheloring" it tonight. Momma is hangin' with a friend from out of town. She's missin' out!

Since yesterday afternoon, the weather has been perfect. Mid-70s, no humidity, nice breeze, not a cloud in the sky... can't ask for more! Well, yes I can... more days like today!!!

With both Jimmy and Wes doing their thing! Love it.

My laptop is backlit... don't need no lightbulb! Oh wait... you're talking about reading books!?! People still do that?!?

I think in general Gabriel's first solo record is over-produced. There are some great songs on there, including Solsbury Hill, but the production is just over the top. I'm glad he switched producers when he did.

I'm in the process of changing all my light bulbs over to the new high efficiency ones, as the old ones burn out. I like them a lot. The equivalent of a 60W bulb only draws 15W of power. That's incredible! Well worth the extra money they cost, imo. And they are guaranteed to last 5 years (some 7 years).

I wish I could see the rulebook where it says jazz musicians have to be gracious and unassuming. Seems to be a common complaint among people here lately (remember the Zawinul thread?)

People mistake confidence for arrogance a lot.

It isn't small to the coach who was fired, the program that was dismantled, or especially the three young men who had their entire lives turned upside down.

Great news! Congrats!

It's 84 degrees in my house and it's not even noon yet!

Maybe the bird is getting you back for all that noodling on the pianer!

That is true. Maybe someday... dare to dream.

WTF. Recently some videos on Youtube will not load for me, including some I've posted myself!!! And I've used different computers in my house. Wish I could see this one...