Jim Alfredson

Man, this is a crazy-ass game!!! 31-31 and we're going to OT!

The author obviously has a bone to pick and produced data that "supported" it. Pretty lame.

Yeah, baby! Organissimo, LIVE at Baker's! We'll be pulling out some classics and some new stuff, so BE THERE and be part of (hopefully) our next CD!

The only sucka I see in this thread is some foo' who goes by the name of a particular Hank Mobley record. SUCKA!!! :bwallace2: Keep in mind, State would've won the game last year had Stanton not gotten injured in the third quarter. State was blowin' them chumps OUT last year until then. And you better believe that's on his mind this time around. PAYBACK time!!!!

I will be here. Let's make it a friendly wager. If M wins, I have to change my sig to something of your choosing for a month. If S wins, the same applies to you. Good?

Just think... if he was still alive he'd probably look like the old Chet Baker.

Sorry. Can't resist .... http://www.thedeadkennygs.com/ ← Now that's just silly.

Although I agree that Michael Cain is great, I have to disagree with ya on the rest of that. I'll say it again, Ron is a subtle player and the things he does sometimes don't immediately reveal themselves.

Sounds to me like JK is a lot more open to things than a lot of people in this thread.

UP because I'm listening to this again and dammit, this record is BAD!

I'm glad the Pistons passed on Latrell. The Lakers deserve him.

Didn't someone post a link to an interview with Trane, done by some dude who invited him over for dinner at his house after a gig, where Trane talked about Jimmy? I swear, that's on here somewhere. I used to have the audio on my computer, but I don't think I do any more (had a harddrive failure). Yes, Trane was part of Jimmy's group before Jimmy hit it big. Trane acknowledged the influence many times in interviews. But I don't think they were ever recorded together. For further proof of Jimmy being ahead of his time, check out the Mosaic set. There is some spectacularily wild organ playing on there.

Although no fan of organized religion, I gotta say that "spurious" is the best way to described that article.

I don't ever expect to see "that" drink. Good luck Connie. ← Actually we were just talking about doing a live recording there, with Greg manning the controls, so he will be there and I'm sure he'll make good on his word.

If State loses, the whole town will be in flames.

He's definitely got some Stanley in there. But I think he further proves his range on this new disc. To me, he's a very very subtle player. The things he does take some time to sink in before you realize the brilliance of it, the musicality, the SOUL. At first listen, a lot of people miss what's going on. Kinda like my brother Joe!

Trust me, you don't want to bet on this game.

Nice review on the BBC: BBC Review I like how she describes Ron's tone as "muscular". That's the perfect word for it.

I finally picked this one up. As many of you know, Ron appears on our first disc (Waiting For The Boogaloo Sisters...) and I've always loved his playing. We had the pleasure of using him as a sideman at the Clearwater Jazz Festival in 2003 as well. Anyway, his new disc is KILLIN'! Some very inspired playing... this is what jazz is about! Infusing current rhythms and ideas into the music. This is not fusion at all. This is (mainly) acoustic jazz doing a really cool, modern thing. Ron Blake - Sonic Tonic Take a step away from the re-issue rack for a moment and check out something new!!!

Having been a professional musician since the age of 16 (and it goes back before that in other forms) I can say that musicians (and I'm generalizing here) that use drugs are most likely self-medicating. Also, just because Woody didn't have a coke-freakout on stage doesn't mean he wasn't using and/or using heavily. Drugs affect different people differently. Many musicians are, in general, highly unstable people. Most have "chemical imbalances", bipolar disorders, self-worth issues, problems with depression, etc. etc. It goes with the territory. A lot of them choose to help these problems by self-medicating. It's always fascinated me to find out how many of these problems (and they aren't just exclusive to musicians, obviously) are genetic and how many are the result of our society's lack of support for the truly gifted and creative.

This is probably the seminar that I would like to see the most.

Well, beyond his obvious technical prowess and the fact that he basically created a new way of playing (not unlike Jimmy Smith), I think what he's doing in the trio and quartet format is very cool... taking simple rhythms and building up complex polyrhythmic tunes, but in a unique way. He always finds really great drummers, guys that make a duo (Hunter and the drummer) sound like four people. Also, if you listen to the lines he writes for horns, he's very McDuffish. Odd harmonies, instruments playing intervals that they normally wouldn't play within a chord... I also think his writing is very unique and I love the fact that he composes so much of his own material. And the material isn't just blues forms and rhythm changes and shit like that. Its different. That is something sorely lacking in modern day jazz. Maybe genius is too strong of a word, but I definately think he's brilliant.

Sounds like a song lyric.... "New Mexicooooooo looks just like Coloradooooo When we're driving through in our 60s Elderadooooooooo.... YEAH!" Thank you, I'll be here all night!

I'd love to play Philly. But it just hasn't happened yet. Be patient, young Skywalker.

I stumbled upon this when looking at our new review over there. This is a great interview with Charlie Hunter, who I think is a frickin' genius. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=19069