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That had to be Robert Loggia's audition for Feech LaManna on the Sopranos.

Just mono it out with a Y cord.

I probably bought the Sgt Pepper lp I have in the late 60s. It's in stereo and I take good care of my vinyl - it's still pristine. I finally heard the Purple Chick "Sgt Pepper" mono version. Gotta say I dig it better. More "presence", better bass, etc. Any word on how the new releases compare withe Purple Chick stuff?

It sure ain't The Temptations!

The fact that you have open ears and want to advance your playing says it all. Keep listening and growing.

All the best of luck to you guys.

I read that some years ago and really enjoyed it - it's due for a revisit soon. In the same vein is Wilson's The Company Of Strangers. Also very enjoyable. I'm currently reading Roberto Bolano's The Savage Detectives. Bolano is great. This is the second book I'm reading (2666 was the first) by him and all the accolades I've read about Bolano are merited. He was a major writer.

Time to call attention to "The RCA Victor Encyclopedia of Recorded Jazz." What a great set. I still go back to it very often to this date. The sound in many instances is till unsurpassed. It was my introduction to Bird, Diz and many others. Whatever it's faults RCA has kept something similar (and in good sound) available into the cd era. For those of you unfamiliar with my first reference "The RCA Victor Encyclopedia of Recorded Jazz" was a series of 10" lps sold in supermarkets for 49 cents an 10" lp. I came across it just as I was getting interested in jazz and scoffed them up. INDISPENSABLE!!

I've had a lot of them. imho I think the skill of the Dr. performing the procedure make a big difference. The guy I go to believes in "no pain" and for the most part that has been the case. Boredom, because it's a long procedure involving repeat visits, has been the biggest drag about the whole thing.

Call Luca Brasi. Just kidding, Forget this jerk. Would you ever use this guy on a gig again? I think not. Don't waste your time or energy.

Borges is a keeper. I'm still picking up the Fictions and rereading them. "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" is a gem among gems and "The Aleph" is another. Also....It still fascinates me that Borges wrote a fiction about Monk Eastman. Actually one of his earliest fictions.

Stomp Off, Let's Go is the title of a tune Louis Armstrong recorded in 1926 with Erskine Tate's Vendome Orchestra. Pretty sure Chris is making reference to that. I'd like to hear Sonny Stitt's record tho.

This board lost a valuable and knowledgeble contributor when Chris stopped posting here. Someone with first hand knowledge - not repeating what he's read in books or magazines, but someone who actually was there. I love his blog and I wish he would return and post here also.

What I see in younger players in general - not sure if it applies to the guys Alan is speaking of. Many - MOST - do not and have never played full time. They've never depended on it to eat and pay the rent and really can't identify with that reaity. The scarcity of full time "survival" gigs is affecting the business from every angle.

I always had heard that Pres dug Sinatra. I remember reading or hearing that during Pres's time in New York's Alvin Hotel Sinatra was ususally on his record player.

There was at least one more Saints and Sinners lp on Seeco, The Saints and Sinners Catch Fire at the Sheraton. Nice record recorded live at the Sheraton in Pittsburgh. I saw Red play many times in the 60s with Max Kaminsky's band at Condon's. He also did some recording with Alberta Hunter for Columbia that Chris A. produced.

Gotta give Larry his props. Sorry to seem him go. He was an institution. This is a guy who was on the scene since the 20s or 30s until the present. AMAZING!

I was a guest at a wedding recently and the disc jockey was playing some Sade. I hadn't heard her in years and I have to say I found myself enjoying the whole package - voice and groove. In passing - the dj also played a very hip version of Wayne Shorter's Speak No Evil by Jimmy Bosch. Very cool.

Sorry to see Les go. Les was somewhat local to where I live and I've seen him and met him on several occasions. Real nice guy. WBGO was playing some of his music earlier today. I heard "HHTMoon" , "Lover" and "Zing went tsomh". They sounded so good! When I was a kid a relative had the 78s (capitol?) and I listened. Also the was a 15 minute tv show every weekday - iircc around 3:30 pm. Just to realize what he did wiht multitrack recording makes him unique. What a giant!

More than one choice would have been better for me - but first off - I love music. I've been a professional musician since the mid 60s and played ALL kinds of gigs and all kinds of music - good and bad. Usually, and for better or worse, the bandleaders peg me as a jazzer and/or R&B player. When I first started posting I decided to keep out of the political stuff but disgust with the way things have been going since the 2000 elections revived an old interest so I now post on those threads too.

REAL nice Jim! You sound great - that ax sounds great too.

Hey Lon - HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!! :party:

This is a good one and I like the aforementioned Braff on Epic. While I enjoy Ruby's playing throughout his career I am especially fond of his work from the 50s. This is a good one -