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  2. October Conns.

    in Re-issues

    Posted · Edited by Eric

    One thing I noticed about CD Universe is they don't ship in advance of Tuesday release dates. I think the old CD Now used to do that so that you would actually get it close to Tuesday.

    I suppose if I want these on Tuesday, I should buy them locally. But aside from Borders and Barnes & Noble, there is only one independent record store left in town. And this is a metro area of 1.5 million plus. So why go way out of my way to go to this one store only to discover that Rooster has beaten me to the punch :D . BTW, I think the Borders experience really blows. They almost never have their new stuff in the racks on Tuesdays and it is way freaking expensive compared to CD Universe or even Amazon. So, I shop at CD Universe and wait till Thursday or Friday. I don't mind the waiting, but I really do miss the good old independent record store experience.

    Eric

  6. Elvis Costello

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted · Edited by Eric

    Great to see some EC fans on the board. I was a huge fan up through Imperial Bedroom and have more/less ignored him since. I have "Extreme Honey" - the "best of" from the WB years. So, aside from Painted from Memory (which I just snagged), where to start in the post-Columbia years?

    Thanks,

    Eric

  7. Elvis Costello

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    I spent a couple hours with a friend last night listening to nothing but Elvis. What depth to his catalog! My buddy loves Trust and My Aim and I was turning him on to my favorites off Armed Forces and This Years Model. And of course we listened to Get Happy too. One thing that we came away with was that the Attractions were/are one kick-ass band. There are a bunch of tunes where the bass just drives the song at a frantic pace - as does the organ in many spots. EC is a great guitar player too, but what other "punk" would have had the balls to load up his tunes with organ and bass so much. And of course it works, to say the least. His lyrics from this era are outstanding too ... very clever, but with emotional depth and punch too.

    Thanks for the heads up on the new one!

    Eric

  8. McCoy Tyner - "Cosmos"

    in Recommendations

    Posted · Edited by Eric

    Also burned myself a copy of Dimensions from the early 80s on Elektra/Musician. I had never really listened to this much, was "afraid" of the violin action (John Blake). Well, it turns out this is an outstanding session too. Gary Bartz is also on it and there is a ton of McCoy doing his thing. This probably *never* makes it to CD, along with a bunch of other good stuff from that label. Too bad - worth checking out!

    Eric

  11. McCoy Tyner - "Cosmos"

    in Recommendations

    Posted

    At some point I heard there might be a Mosaic. Tyner is probably hard to justify since he has so much stuff in print - albeit not on Blue Note.

    Funny, I started listening to jazz in the lp era. Many of the original Milestones and BNs (on lp) did not seem to capture his sound all that well - maybe because I bought scratchy used lps. My copy of "Cosmos" sounds like crap, maybe VG- even though visually it looks M-. Anyway, the "CD era" has been good to McCoy - I can hear it all now!!!

    Eric

  12. McCoy Tyner - "Cosmos"

    in Recommendations

    Posted · Edited by Eric

    This was a two lp set that came out in the 70s as part of Blue Note's reissue program. In this case, the music was previously unreleased. Three of these tracks were issued on the "Asante" CD, leaving five tracks to be issued (hopefully) in the future on CD.

    And what a CD it would make! Three of the tracks are trio with an unobtrusive string quartet (along with Harold Vick on soprano) and the remaining two are straight trio tracks.

    The music was recorded in 1969 if memory serves and reminds me of the early Milestone stuff, particularly Sahara and Enlightenment. Very powerful playing by McCoy, with interesting tunes.

    I made a CDR burn and enjoy it as much as anything else he has done. Maybe when BN gets around to the Andrew Hill One for One unissued sessions, they can get to this one at the same time.

    Eric

  15. September 2nd RVGs

    in Re-issues

    Posted

    Thanks to the KC contingent for snapping up all available local copies of MFJ while I was out of town today ;)

    Maybe I can pay $18.99 at Borders :rolleyes:

    Anyway, not to pile on, but this is a wonderful session. There are a couple of Lee Morgan solos which are waaaaay intense.

    Eric

  17. McCoy Tyner's Milestone sessions

    in Artists

    Posted

    Wow - you are in for a treat. I have been listening to this stuff for 20+ years and come back to it often. Many highlights including:

    Echoes of a Friend - solo date, devoted to Trane, mixture of Trane and McCoy compositions if memory serves.

    Enlightenment - this is live and outstanding. The intensity comes very close to the classic Coltrane quartet. Azar Lawrence burns on sax and there is a great solo piece here too. Thunderous!

    Song for My Lady - basically a quintet with Sonny Fortune and Charles Tolliver. Nice tunes, great playing.

    Song of the New World - a larger group - also with Fortune. The word that comes to mind here is "swirling". Great stuff.

    Atlantis - similar to Enlightenment, although that record is superior to my ears. Still wonderful though.

    Trident - a trio with Elvin and Ron Carter. Probably the best McCoy trio record out there. Tyner, Trane and Monk tunes.

    Together - a little later, a little less intense than those mentioned above. But ... it has Freddie Hubbard and Bennie Maupin. Once again, killer tunes.

    I will let someone else take it from here. There are 6-7 others which are very strong.

    Eric

  18. "Buy It... Try It... Burn It... Or Return It!"

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

    Posted

    'd Bronx, I hope ;-)

    I might add that the 7th Heaven on Troost is one COOL record store (although not as cool as it used to be). On any given trip 10 years ago, I could come home with a Funkadelic CD, a bootleg REM CD and a TOCJ of Jimmy Smith. As Tom mentions, it is on Troost Ave in KC, which sadly is the black/white dividing line in KC. Sort of our version of "north of the tracks". Anyway, on any given day you can see some guys who are deep into rap, deep into speed metal and then old farts like me (dragging my kids along).

    Eric

  21. What's your BMI?

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

    Posted

    I think this thing is screwed. I am 41, 5' 11" weigh 205 and and on the obese side of "overweight" according to the calculator. I work out 5-6 times a week and eat no junk. In short, I am in pretty damn good shape. The calculator infers that I would have to weigh 175 to be at the top end of normal. It 'aint ever gonna happen.

    Eric

  24. The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions

    in New Releases

    Posted

    There is a review in the latest issue of Magnet. I don't need a review for the $$$ to go flyng out of my wallet for this one, but it was nice to see somebody write about it. Fair typical ... lots of great unreleased stuff and some noodling. The Sonny Sharrock stuff sounds pretty cool.

    Eric

  25. Keepin' it greazy!!!

    in Recommendations

    Posted

    I have to confess that I finally heard Jimmy Smith's "Back at the Chicken Shack" on the radio the other day. :w

    (No, I don't have the CD yet: I'm holding out for the eventual RVG! I hope!)

    I'm so ashamed. That's like the golden goblet o' greeeaze, and I've been passing it up all these years. Heard it in the car; turned the engine off and slid all the way to my destination! :excited:

    you have got to be kidding???

    do *not* wait for the RVG, it will only SLIIIIIIIDE out of the jewel case anyway

    more grease than the broom closet at the hog plant ...

    Eric

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