Joe G

Listening as I type this ... Loved that little unison line at the end of the bass solo ... Very good solo, in the pocket all the way. Some of my favorite Hall is on Power of Three, with Michel Petrucianni. Great lines, rock solid comping, and evidently, very focused listening! He's right there with everything his trio mates play. He's so good here, to me, that sometimes I get frustrated by his playing elsewhere. Grand Slam is a good example of that. I don't mind him using effects, but I'm looking for those sweet, sweet lines, and getting something else entirely. I think my own preconceptions are getting in the way in this case.

I'm with you Mike. I'll listen to a cd for a while as originally sequenced, then put it in random mode. I like the element of suprise.

I'm hoping it will show up at BMG. Still trying to track down a copy of the Mediterrainian Concerto.

Nice to see you, Wes! B)

Here's from Kenny Werner's book: Jazz, as well as other types of music, has always been about the search for inspiration and the inner connection... In the nineteen twenties and thirties, many jazz musicians sought it with alcohol. In the forties, it was heroin, the new buzz. And what is the attration of heroin? You can't think, you can only do. You can't play too much, you can only play what wants to come out. You accept everything that comes out without worry or pain. So, in their own way, those players were also searching for the "space." Even the great Charlie Parker felt this need. There are stories of him arriving to a gig without his drug, not playing well, leaving the gig, copping some heroin, coming back and playing great. This is not a recommendation to start shooting heroin; but it illustrates that the inner search in some form has always been prevalent in the artist....But the one great sin of all drugs is ... the feeling doesn't last! You always have to do more, getting less and less out of it. As you increase the dosage of whatever you're addicted to, be it violence or chocolate cheesecake - the result is always sad or even tragic.

One of my all time favorite threads! Yes, let's see some of the newbies.

My first car: a '73 Dodge Dart. Drove it for 10 years. Same color as this one, but mine was a four door.

Last chance, fellas.

I saw him a few years ago at the Detroit Jazz fest and had a blast. The only time he came close to berating the audience was when he answered them with, "I know, I know, Walk on the goddam Wild Side!" I have to say that his most intriguing playing came during the soundcheck. It was out!

And another book is... I've got these books by Mick Goodrick; huge chord books that are very different than any others that I've seen. It details all the possible voice-leading combinations, and does so with an interesting type of notation. I honestly haven't figured out how to proceed with it, as there are really no instructions. He wants us to find our way through it ourselves, coming to our own conclusions and discoveries. I just got an email this morning from them:

Catesta, I hope there's more of these wherever you're getting them from. My birthday's coming up soon! Cheers, Johnny!

UP, for those jokers mentioned in the subject line...

I'll be there to see Randy and Vic. Jim was going to check to see if he was free. Let's hang out, fellas! B)

Damn! Looks like Big Al's birthday bash is the one to hit!!!

Can an atheist play the Devil's advocate?

Remember that AndersonBrufordWakemanHowe album in the early 90's? I remember liking the first half of it, and feeling that the last few tunes lost some steam. I wonder how it would sound to me now...Wish I had seen that tour, rather than Union.

A guy at work gave me a brochure from The Passion Outreach and told me much the same as your siblings, Randy. I don't know why he picked me out of all our co-workers to "share" his beliefs with, but, whatever...

I think there's a place for both the big epic and the smaller scale, character-driven story lines. I loved both Whale Rider and Lord of the Rings, for instance.

Happy Birthday, and Keep Groovin'! B)

For me, that's an totally irrelevant point if you're talking it in terms of "historical accuracy". It's as likely, historically, that Jesus moved to France or someplace w/Mary Magdaline, and raised a family as it is that he died and rose again. I think it's the lesson of the story that matters more than whether or not it's fact or fiction... I like the way you think/feel. -_-

Here's an interesting review from City Pulse.

What's interesting about this whole issue (hatred of Jews for killing Jesus) is that on the one hand, it can be seen like the killing of any other gentle and loving soul, like Gandhi or MLK. It sucks. But as far as Christians are concerned, the death of Jesus is said to have been an act of atonement between man and God that had to happen in order for believers to be absolved of sin. Is that not the bottom line designation to call oneself a Christian--the belief that Jesus was the Son of God, and that He died for our sins? So if that's really the case, then whomever was responsible for bringing about the crucifixtion was simply playing the role assigned to them by fate, and should be absolutely forgiven by all Christians for all time! Especially if Jesus himself forgave them--"Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do."

I never get sick of Tenderly. Old Folks is one of my favorites as well. I don't think I've ever heard a bad version of it.

I never get sick of Tenderly. Old Folks is one of my favorites as well. I don't think I've ever heard a bad version of it.

Cheers Michel! :rsmile: