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Yeah..I agree with that too. Also, in the context of the 50s. Jazz guys still had the hope and possiblilty of becoming stars, so if they were going to try to pick a winner or "latch onto a trend" or "ride a coat tail" (no negative conotation intended - it would have been a smart thing to do) RC was a palatable choice.

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Kind of similar to the one time I saw Dexter live. It was sometime in the late 70s or early 80s at the Vanguard. I caught the last set (mistake) on a weekday night. Dexter with Eddie Gladden, Kirl Lightsey, and Dave Eubanks. Dexter looked wasted and just played the heads (well enough) and let the sidemen blow. I dig Dexter on record. I was disapointed that I didn't reallyget to hear him play, but at least I did get to see him and I'm glad of that.

No reply from WKCR yet . Rosco..Thanks, but I don't think that's it - there was no piano audible on the track I heard. Guitar was the only chordal instrument.

Good idea. I just did so. Here's hoping for a reply.

...while driving to the day gig. It was on WKCR about 8:15 AM, the last tune before "Bird Flight" started. It was a live recording by John McClaughlin. Guitar, Tenor, Acoustic Bass, Drums. I tuned in during the guitar solo - had no idea who it was and McClaughlin wasn't in super chops mode, just playing nice and tasty. After the guitar solo the guitar and tenor played the head in unison and it was over. Phil Schaap was just coming on to do "Bird Flight" and announced "A little bebop by John McClaughlin" and went into the "Bird Flight" segment. I checked AMG for that title "A Little Bebop" , but nada. Anybody have any ideas what it was ?

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There's a neat link to that fight on the thread that Alexander points to in his post. (Sorry Alexander - I had forgotten about that original thread. )

Seems to apply to any book by Goldman I've ever read.

Must be.

.........although Fay Wray's performance stands the test of time. Maybe Robert Armstrong (Carl Denham) does too. Naomi Watts is just as terrific in the Ann Darrow role as Fay was and a comparison here is futile. Jack Black in the Carl Denham role plays it like Denham is Orson Welles. Nice touch. He came off to me as a less likeable character than in the original, which is odd since I like and admire Orson Welles. Somehow Robert Armstrong was just as ambitious and a publicity seeking showman archetype, but for some reason he brought it off and was more likeable. Maybe he played it lighter. That Jack Black is less likeable is intentional............. I think. KONG is the real star though. For once he looks pretty realistic. That and other great special effects and three hours went by really quickly. BTW - The 1930s Manhattan look seemed very credible. Anachronisms really bug me and I didn't catch any here. And that applies to the music as well..it all fit the time very nicely. At least my understanding of it from a MUCH later date of course. Seems to be a positive trend in some movies...I thought ROAD TO PERDITION did a good job in this regard also. Again, both visually and audibly.

SYRIANA QUESTION. (IF YOU DIDN'T SEE IT YET DON'T READ THIS.) Saw it this afternoon and enjoyed it. There's lots of cuts from one subplot to another. Just let it flow and it the plot unfolds................. BUT one thing I didn't understand. What was George Clooney trying to do at the end when he stopped the procession of cars ?

Same here. A couple of books moved into the cue ahead of this, but I might squeeze it in after I finish the sleazy crime novel I'm currently reading.

Too bad. It's great material. I don't think I'd be alone in saying I'd accept this material with a caveat as to the source material and the knowledge that Mosaic did their best with what they had available.

Also with Dave Burns on Vanguard. The liner notes on that say that it's KB 's first recording. Also Herbie Morgan's first.

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Agreed about Sammy. I think a lot of people from my generation and later remember seeing Sammy in Jive mode on The Tonight Show and were turned off. I know I was - for a while, but his talent overcame all that. There is a live Rat Pack disc on some budget label. It's Sammy, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin doing a gig at some venue in Chicago in 1962. Again..consumate professionals doing what they do. Dean surprised me by how good he sounded on this.

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Bo Diddley Bo Dollis Bo Dietel (BU-DEE-DAH) Sorry...couldn't resist

LOL

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Amateur.

Prime time Motown. I can't pass this stuff up. Jamerson gasses me. When I was kid and I didn't know his name I knew there was this studio MF bassist on these records. Don't get me wrong - there's lots of good things on Motown. Lots of things to rave about - but James Jamerson should have a statue built for him.

I can understand the mindset, and at one time I may even have operated under it, but you just never know whose going knock your socks off on some standard you've written off as overplayed. .....Or on any tune for that matter. It's what the player brings to it.