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Eddie Hazel Hazel Scott Scott Hamilton Rostasi - I was calling RW a ham.

I saw him play live a few times in the early 70s at Mikell's in NYC. He was a regular for a while in the band that later evolved into Stuff. The band was led by Gordon Edwards. Besides Gordon on Bass and Charlie on Tenor the band consisted of Cornell Dupree on guitar, Richard Tee on acoustic piano (a gas!) and Herschel Dwellingham on drums. It was a great group. Real loose and playing classic Soul repetoire including a lot of King Curtis tunes like Beach Party and Soul Twist and a lot of the tunes off of that LP you just bought.

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Sh Boom Rags To Riches That's Amore Tweedlee Dee Star Dust (Billy Ward version) Jazz ? Louis on Ed Sullivan Ella on Ed Sullivan When I was very young (under 10) at a family New Year's Eve gathering: Ugly Chile - George Brunis Baby Won't You Please Come Home - Wild Bil Davison That was the jazz epiphany.

Andy Borowitz: U.S. WINS WAR ON OBESITY ‘Mission Accomplished,’ Says Bush, Sparking Nationwide Pig-out Just hours after the Centers for Disease Control issued a new study finding that the dangers of being overweight had been overstated in the past, President George W. Bush declared America’s war on obesity over. Riding in a Navy helicopter, the president made a perfect landing on the roof of a McDonalds in Columbus, Ohio to make the dramatic announcement. “Mission accomplished,” the president said, adding with a jaunty wink, “and Supersize me!” The president’s remarks sparked a nationwide feeding frenzy as people who once thought of themselves as obese rushed to stuff their faces with an abandon bordering on hysteria. From coast to coast, managers of Applebee’s, Olive Garden, Burger King and Kentucky Fried Chicken reported rampaging crowds unlike any witnessed since the run on the banks at the outset of the Great Depression. While the nation celebrated its stunning triumph over obesity, some of the nation’s most prominent fast food restaurants adjusted their marketing to embrace the euphoria. Boston Market said that the company would change its motto from “We’re Always Cooking” to “We’re Always Cooking, Because You’re Constantly Eating, You Gluttonous Pig.” Meanwhile, standing on the roof of the McDonalds in Columbus, Mr. Bush savored the nation’s victory in the war on obesity, saying that although the nation had not yet won the war on terror, “One out of two ain’t bad.” Speaking at the White House, spokesman Ari Fleischer echoed the president’s words: “This is a great day for the United States, and a great day for Dick Cheney.” Elsewhere, Pope Benedict XVI today was declared infallible, replacing former “Jeopardy!” champ Ken Jennings.

Costco has 100 spindle TDK cdrs for $23.99.

Very sad. RIP Niels. He was one of the great bass players.

I resemble that remark.

Boney Maroney ?

Hooks aren't necesarily negative - especially in Jazz. I see the pep chorus in Walkin' as a hook. I mean the last chorus before they play the head. Another example - the chord cycle Bunny Bericgan blows on as an interlude before blowing on the changes of I can't Get Started. Hooks are cool.

OOPS ! Didn't realize there was an earlier thread on this !

Solomon's new cd sounds GREAT! Some of you may remember that I was somewhat lukewarm about "Don't Give Up On Me" mainly due to handcuffed, uninvolved bass and drums. I thought this was a production choice - not the fault of the musicians. Solomon is a gas no matter what, and there was a terrific organist (that is on the new cd also) but the bassist and drummer reached the creativity level of a jingle date...and I blame the producer. I know the drill. You play a fill and either the take gets stopped or you have to punch in the pattern that you deviated from. After all...the producer knows that "less is more". Disapointing, and imho, one of the reasons so many once exciting 60s soul singers make a lot of boring records. WELL....IT AIN'T A PROBLEM ON THE NEW ONE ! James Gadson is kickin' on drums (no surprise there), Rudy Copeland is back with some great soul B3 and bassist Tommy Sims is playin' all the right stuff.,,AND I think producer Don Was knew exactly what was lacking the last time around and knew how to fix it. Solomon turned out a winner this time around !

The Orientalist by Tom Reiss. Pretty interesting and informative of an historical time and place of which I know little.

Actually last Sunday afternoon they reached the goal and have been playing Billie Holiday uninterupted since.

WHOA - What is THAT ? OK...I just googled it. Looks good.

WHOA - What is THAT ?

That's not THE Jimmy Smith. It's a very good musician of the same name that played quite a bit with Cornell, King Curtis, etc.

Of course not. I wish jazz was the most popular music in the world and great musicians were making the the loot comensurate with that popularity. Politicians should starve. Musicians shouldn't.

Same here.

Yeah...I remember a Downbeat review of an organ group that summarized organ groups as "urban R&B". I know several older organ group veterans who are largely dismissive of many organists as too loud and overbearing...and dismissive of players who seldom venture beyond 3 or 4 chords. From what I've heard of Baby Face he pretty much DID stick to 3 or change tunes. That's why a player like Larry Young is pretty much universally admired and more respected. He could play changes. I'm not saying this to put down R&B or Baby Face Willette. I Love R&B and Baby Face is cool with me in small doses.

Agreed.

Garlic.

Gotta have both.