Joe G

Rooster, being born is '69 is no excuse; I was born in '70, and I had the 45 (can't remember what the B side was...). But I thought the same as you for a long time, too. The church mentioned in this verse: In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed, in the "Maritime Sailors' Cathedral." The church bell chimed 'til it rang twenty-nine times for each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald. is very close to Hart Plaza in downtown Det., where the Jazz Festival is held every year (That's coming up soon, I just remembered). We walk right by it on our way there.

Thanks Steve, for the kind words. Personally, I felt that the "wine and cheese" comment was Larry's way of contrasting my somewhat introverted nature to Randy's extroverted nature. Seemed like a fairly astute observation to me, and it's not the first time I've heard this type of thing. Just call me Joe B) Cool Edit: Jim just clued me in on who you are on the way to the gig. I thought something was up...

Sangrey's on a roll!

Don't forget The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald... (Seriously, I always liked that song.)

Thanks for the laughs everyone! Yeah Mule, "Organ Fascination" is quite, well, fascinating. And the cover for Organ Freakout is the shit! Update the clothes and I swear to God that's what you'll see at an Organissimo gig!

I don't know which is more objectionable, the Edwards or the Lawrence. Both are a disgrace.

I was just reading the PM thread, and quite suddenly got kicked off the whole board! Found myself looking at a "cannot find server" page...

Edit: yep, I couldn't get it to work either.

Oh I'm calling it in every key now, motherfucker! Okay, Jim of course played this tune yesterday, but it turned out to be kind of fun. I took the same approach Free For All mentioned, that maybe what I'm really bored with is what I'm playing rather then the tune itself. A lesson re-learned...

Our power was out until just after midnight. I kind of enjoyed the ambiance of darkness and did some walking around. It was hot, though. One victory to report: as in other areas, the traffic lights were out, making every intersection a four-way stop. So I'm sitting in a long line of cars, watching the engine temp start to rise, and the guy behind me has the boomin' system cranked way up. Quickly having my fill of his low frequencies, I turn around so he can read my lips, look him in the eye and say, "Could you turn it down...please!" He returned my glare for a moment, then blinked and turned the shit down. It felt so empowering, taking direct action to improve the soundscape! Around 10 pm I drove to a nearby area that still had power, and was that a crazy scene. The one lone gas station had a line out into the street, and all the party stores were packed. Funny thing though, one small grocery store I stopped into had a line of people waiting to check out, and all of them had either just a couple of beers, or a couple bottles of pop. Is that their idea of stocking up? An upside to the whole incident was the fact that by and large, people stayed calm and generally behaved themselves. Very nice to see.

Not when he's strollin'!

Interesting...

I haven't seen this happen a whole lot, other than people bailing out of the changes to Blues For Alice in favor of the more common blues changes. I did read an interview with Bill Frisell in which he was ranting about players that ignore a tune's melodic/rhthymic aspects in their solos, instead just playing all their usual licks, as opposed to creatively addressing the particulars of a given composition. When that happens, it's like you said, it doesn't matter what tune they are playing. A sameness sets in over the course of the night. I'm getting a little tired of Sugar myself. (I've no doubt now that Jim will call this at our next gig... )

Just letting folks know that BMG now has Live and Unreleased in their catalog. Couldn't seem to find the bmg thread...

...must be the hair!

Thanks Brad, that is cool to know. Joel and Julio seem like really nice cats. Good players, too. IMO, the best we would hope for from Pat hearing the disc is a "keep up the good work" kind of a thing. He's not in the business of promoting other musicians as far as I'm aware, and what could he do anyway? Maybe I'm being pessimistic, but I don't think Warner Bros. would be interested in us... (I don't think I'd be interested in them, either! F**k the majors! )

Keep On Truckin'! B)

My list pales by comparison, but what the hell: Pat Metheny John Scofield (in several different bands; Idris, Larry Goldings, etc.) John Mclaughlin (w/ Remember Shakti and Free Spirits) Joe Lovano (w/ Kenny Werner) Elvin Jones Roy Haynes Lou Donaldson (w/Peter Bernstein & Dr. Lonnie Smith) Jimmy Smith Chick Corea (w/Pattituci & Bob Berg) Joe Henderson (w/Renee Rosnes & Al Foster) Joshua Redman (once with Billy Higgans, and recently w/Sam Yahel) Poncho Sanchez Brad Meldau Herb Ellis Tribal Tech Dr. Billy Taylor Fort Apache Karl Denson Charlie Hunter Four Sight (Rodney Whitaker, Ron Blake, Peter Martin) Lincoln Center Jazz combo (minus WM) Astral Project Bill Heid Joey Defrancesco Eric Reed Brad Shepik That's all I can think of right now... That looks like a life well lived, Christiern!

I feel like the guitar is unique among electric/electronic instruments because of the fact that it's a blend of electric and acoustic elements. So a player's personal touch has a noticable effect, which is not the case on a synth or an organ. With those instruments, it's the feel/timing/phrasing/vocabulary that sets players apart, but the effect of the hand touching the strings, which results in differing texture, tone, and dynamic response, is lost. Anyway, Grant is one of the ones, for sure, that I can usually recognize pretty quickly. Scofield is another - in fact, it's always instantaneous with him. Actually, I can recognize most any guitarist that I've become familiar with over the course of a couple of years, sometimes when they are just playing the head, even in unison with sax. It is an amazing phenomenon, as jazzbo said.

It's perfect for elevators and grocery stores as well. One place you won't find it: my living room!

Sounds interesting. When does it air?

This was one of my favorite bands at the end of the 80's. I against I is a classic. I saw them at St. Andrew's Hall in Detroit with that lineup around '90 or so. I can't remember the name of the album they were touring in support of... the first tune was called Soul Craft, I think. Anyway, great show. Very invigorating. Re-ignition indeed!

They're up now.

Two for Laura! As it stands now, we haven't written any new ballads for the next project, so who knows?