Joe G

I approached Perry about lessons when I first saw him in Detroit (with Bill Heid, around '98 or so). Told me he was too busy to teach, and that I should try Vaughn Klugh, Earl's cousin. Never did, though.

BIG fan!

I listened to several clips on Andreas' website, and I have to agree with Allen. Not quite "nails on chalkboard", but... less than compelling at this point.

John - I heard some Mike Brecker yesterday like I'd never heard him before. Go to farmers-market.net and check out the live stuff. Wild!

A little of that kind of playing goes a long way for me, too.

Keep us posted, Allen!

These two vids must be making the rounds. A friend sent me both Google links. That would be a lot of work to get that solo under your fingers.

Yep, this is in my box too. I haven't opened it, as I don't have a Chase card either.

Our trusty super-genius?

Check this guy out. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6...89799770&q=Jazz

He also has a very different rhythmic feel, to my ears.

I missed this post first time around. No, I don't believe I've heard of him, but I'll keep an ear out. Bernstein's playing rarely reminds me of Grant, at least overtly. He's got a lot of Jim Hall in him, too, and plenty of his own thing.

It was there, but given a positive spin...

I think that says it all. According to the chart further down on the second link you posted, these are not considered "gas guzzlers".

A couple of summers ago I saw Ralph Stanley perform at a folk festival in E. Lansing. It was a fine set of traditional bluegrass, and of course he did his a capella version of O Death. The audience applauded... then he did it again!

What? No Johnny Quest?

The Arvo Part (as well as the Johnson) was part of my order last night. The samples sounded gorgeous. Trio Mediaeval sounds interesting. I'll have to look into that one.

I placed a fairly huge order through BMG last night with that code, and it came to something like $4.34 per CD. Not too shabby.

Jimmy Smith/Jimmie Smith Jerry Bergonzi/George Garzone

Joe, you gotta fix that Jim Raney quick. Actually, I just remembered that I do have one Raney disc. It's the play-along he did for Abersold. Unfortunately I lost the accompanying book long ago. Edit: I just did a google search on the phrase "abersold playalong", and first hit was: JustJazz Discussion List: RE: Jimmy Raney chords HELP!1 (Abersold ... Crazy!

Sins of a guitarist: No Tal Farlow, Jimmy Raney, or Billy Bauer.

So, this group on the 28th (in Ann Arbor), Pat Martino in Indy on the 29th, and , back in AA, the Either/Orchestra on the 30th. I'm going to try for the first two.

Recording is a bear, and there are a lot of things about it that can take you out of your center. I remember something Chuck wrote in a thread last year; that 90% of a producer's work is done before the session starts. I'd say the same goes for the musicians. Beyond being prepared musically, there's a whole host of things about your attitude, desires, and expectations that need to be addressed going in. You have to cultivate a LOT of self-acceptance. You have to trust your instincts, and trust the people you are working with. I usually have no problem staying in the moment, in fact those moments seem quite heightened. Although it could be said that in recording, everybody has a tendancy to think more about the product than the process, which may be another way of not being in the moment. Staying relaxed is difficult. One thing that sometimes works for me is to focus on the spaces surrounding my phrases, rather than on the phrases themselves. Just make sure there's space in there, and the rest might just take care of itself. Welcome to the forum, Jason!

Can't wait to see the rest from that date!