Joe G

Well, that's the nice thing about original compositions: it's all homemade changes!

You ever hear that tape of the Troggs in the studio; where they're cursing each other out relentlessly?

Overheard at a Pow-wow: "It's still a free country: the Americans haven't paid us for it yet!"

Vic came to Michigan for a couple of dates earlier this year. Our very own randissimo backed him up on those, and I caught the show in Ann Arbor. Talk about having a command of the instrument!!! The guy is something else. And I heard references to pretty much all of the history of jazz guitar, right up to the present, in his playing throughout the night.

I haven't heard this album, but Vic Juris is incredible!

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My question is, was that music something from the traditional repertoire? It sounded pretty cool, whatever it was.

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What we really need, Jim, is an animated Arno Marsh smilely. You know the gesture I'm talking about!

why do you hate america?

Note to B3-er: It's working! whatever happened to those t-shirts? I don't know. I'll get on Jim's case about it.

Note to B3-er: It's working!

Coolness!

Yer a good one Paul. I'm keepin' my eye on you.

My favorite:

Huh. This whole time I thought your screen name came from the Ted Nugent song!

I'm glad you started this thread Jim, because just today I was thinking about Here's That Rainy Day. When we first learned that one about 6 years ago, we checked both the first Real Book, and the New Real Book (it is in F in the first, and G in the New). There was also a version of the tune by Melvin Rhyne (in F, IIRC) that we referenced. Also, at the time, Jim was studying with MI pianist Gary Shunk, who apparently agreed with the RB changes. We've been playing that tune ever since. So earlier this year, I played it with another organist, backing up a singer. I asked her what key she sang it in, and she said C minor. I was confused by the minor, as we've been playing it in major. Sure enough, it was in Cm. Afterward, I questioned the organist about (a brother, very wonderful player, too) and he was adamant that it was a minor key song. I mean he was about to get up in my face about it - "Man, I've been playing that song for 10 years, and I ain't never heard of it in a major key!" All right, all right ... So what gives? Are there two sets of changes to Here's That Rainy Day?

Yeah! I forgot to mention that musician. I also liked that poetic statement comparing martial arts to music, where music was the search for "complex chords and rare melodies", or something like that. That phrase "rare melodies" stuck out for me.

I liked it. It was interesting how each new take on the story would change one's opinion of each of the characters. Broken Sword turned out to be one cool dude. Although, it seemed like a bad decision to take a sword to the torso just to prove a point, so to speak. That's the problem with these kinds of movies: my favorite character always dies!

I think you said plenty with that chorus, so I'm going to lay out for a bit.

I like the point in the last paragraph.

~ Cool report, FFA!

In Chasing the Trane, Coltrane was said to be fascinated by Harpo's harp playing... but for me it's Groucho.

There's also this (from AAJ): And here's where he is today: William Allaudin Mathieu I've read his books (and loved them), and actually had a music lesson with him back in '99 at his home in northern California. A beautiful (and knowledgeable) cat, for sure. edit: I'm not absolutely sure if this is the same Bill Mathieu who wrote the DB review, as this is the first I've heard of it.

Take another chorus!