Joe G

Jeff! What have you done to us??!!?? My favorite thing about it is that the three of us are maintaining those stone cold looks despite the best efforts of those chicks. Just pretend they aren't there...

Good one Jeff! Damn taxi drivers will make a hood ornament outta you if you're not careful...

We would probably keep the grooves close to the originals. That's a big part of what makes 'em so cool.

Interesting thread, considering that we (organissimo) were talking about this just last night at the gig. We were thinking of tunes from Apostrophe, which again, would be tough for an organ trio because of the instrumentation of the originals. Great tunes though.

Tempered by the knowledge that one of them is Musicboy, of course... :rsly:

I see we now have 500 registered members.

I don't know about availability, but it's not a duo. Scott "E Dog" Peterson plays tenor on it. BTW, Bill's bandmates deserve some mention in this thread, too. Randy Gelispie is something of a Lansing area legend, having played with many of the greats from way back in the day to the present. He's a great drummer himself, and you'll never meet a sweeter cat. Every time you see him you can count on a warm greeting: "Hey man, how 'ya doin'?" Currently on the faculty at MSU. Guitarist Perry Hughes has been mentioned before as one of the best guitarists you've never heard. He sounds every bit as good to me as Peter Bernstein, or Benson, or Martino. No lie. This guy is f**king smooth. Gelispie gave me a hard time earlier this year when I didn't show up at a gig he and Perry played with Dr. Lonnie Smith: "Man -- well first of all, how ya doin'?... ... Listen, you went mountain biking with Marsh when Perry Hughes was playin?! Man, you got to take the music more seriously than that!" I know, I know....

"The original king of r&b", according to Whitney...

Okay, I have to admit; that's pretty damn impressive!

Re: Alexander's post, a friend of mine made a good point after he had seen an authentic belly dancer perform: in this country we don't have much in the way of mild eroticism. On the puritannical end, sex is thought to be a sin or at best shamful and dirty, while at the other end of the spectrum it's aggressively exploitive; all the way to total hardcore. So we are by turns repressed and over-stimulated. It's this kind of conditioning that leads to obsessive thoughts and behaviors, I believe.

Nice review! As discussed in the Clearwater thread, Jim, Randy and I saw this band (minus Gary) in Florida. I think I can speak for the others and say that we agree; Terri was probably our favorite thing about the concert.

Jesus! I think you may be right. Even half that many discs would give me pause...

The first jazz I heard was on an Andy Stateman record when I was about 13. The album was called Flatbush Waltz, and was very eclectic. There was some straightahead NY jazz guitar solos on there that I thought were absolutely perfect. I was listening to mostly bluegrass at the time, BTW. Stateman was playing only mandolin on that album, but later took up clarinet and delved deeply into klezmer jazz. Then in my high school years I got into rock. I shifted back to jazz in my early 20's, and the first albums I bought were by Weather Report and John Mclaughlin. I still like both of them. Not so big on Al Dimeola though...

A kick ass album. A classic. Right on Brother! I love the way Pat and Ornette play the head to Mob Job together. Such a bluesy cry. And there are sections of Endangered Species that are totally thrilling, when you're in the right mindspace.

I'm fairly certain that Song X is still in print. Amazon, for one lists new and used copies.

Here's one, Lansing's own Betty Joplin: With Jack McDuff. Amazon has it.

Song X, Geffen B)

Dude, not to mention the Amway tractor trailers we often see on the highways around GR! :rsmile:

I got a kick out of this: Sounds like my high school years. I was once denied permission to attend a Judas Priest concert for the very same reason!

Ever notice how often Don Byron's stuff ends up on clearance? :rsly:

I don't currently own a copy of this, unless there's a tape dub lying around somewhere, but I have listened to it a lot. Jim and I used to do Lazy Afternoon, Somewhere in the Night, and perhaps one other. Deceptively difficult tunes, but enjoyable to play. I've said before that these albums were my introduction to jazz organ music in the early 90's, and thinking back on that time, I couldn't have picked a better set to start with, given my musical temperment. So for me, these albums are touchstones. The music here planted the seeds of what I am doing now with the trio. Nice to see everyone's comments on this wonderful album. Thanks Paul!

As they were playing, I peeked out from backstage to check out what was happening (they went on right after us). I scanned the stage from left to right, taking in the drummer, bassist, John..., and then my eyes fell upon the guitarist. All I could see from behind him was the headstock of the guitar! That's one bad brother, though, and I almost felt like saying to him "Look my friend, we want to keep you around for a good long while. Gotta get that weight under control brotha." But he disappeared before I could meet him. Great band. I'd go see them again.

I'm down!

Mack Avenue. Ron told us they were based in Detroit.

Sara's Dance is on Ron's cd, and we intended to do one other, but ran out of time. Re: Eric Alexander, I can't say if Sangrey's right, because I'm not that well versed in George Coleman's playing to recognize if someone else is playing his stuff. But I can say that Eric tore it up. They did a really cool version of Naima that had a straight 8 feel, and Eric's solo was a monster. Great band. Herbie's set blew me away too. Carrington is awesome, and Scott Colley turned in a great performance as well. I was also impressed with the Saturday's lineup, especially John Cleary's band. Slammin' New Orleans funk. And Lizz Wright has one powerful voice. I expect good things from her in the future. Look for pics from the festival coming soon.