Harold_Z

I'm pretty much in agreement with what Ed said and also Lon. There is some stuff contained here that is VERY good. I'm glad I have it.

Sangrey - NO Clay! there's a personel listing and he ain't There. The kicker - I guess that's Tina Brooks ! BUT.........I don't konw about that personel listing. That sure looks like Merry Clayton to me but she is not listed.

The shortest Raelette there is Merry Clayton. Gimme Shellter with the Stones.

Lots of Fathead. Oh my God! What a giant !

Got it - watched it - Get it. Absolutely A TOTAL GAS ! Jim Sangrey - pretty sure it is Clay on there. there's one track where they trade a chorus and then fours. People...Don't hesitate - this is the Ray to get.

YES !

I haven't bought a Stevie album since the one after "Songs In The Key Of Life".. I guess that one( The one that I can't remember the title of) didn't knock me out. Well....I know Stevie CAN knock me out, so here's hoping it's a good one.

I'm checking Borders this weekend. With the 20% coupon this deal is only $12.00. Not sure if Clay is in there. I saw RC around 1963 or 64 at Carnegie Hall - so I KNOW I'm going to dig the hell out of this.

Me Too !

Well...I'd like to see it.

I think the lp is called "Donny Hathaway Live" and it was recorded at the Bitter End. Willie Weeks on Bass and Cornell Dupree on guitar. I have to dig the lp up - it is good as are all the Donny Hathaway lps. Everything Is Everything is a gas!

WORD !

I lent out a copy of "Unity" in the 70s and got it back in unplayable condition. I couldn't find another copy - drummer Ronnie Davis made me a cassette copy from his lp and that served me faithfully. I found another new copy of the lp around 1980. That album was HARD to find in the late 70s and 80s. Another time, I left a copy of "The Ray Charles Story Vol 2", an Atlantic lp to near a radiator. I rescued it, but not before the two outermost tracks were warped into wavy unplayablity. ...and then there was the time, before I knew better, when I would stack records on the record changer. Side two of BB King's "Blues Is King" was playing when in the course of trying to add another lp onto the stack (another nice move) ALL the records fell onto the playing tone arm - MASHING it into the record and giving me about 30 seconds of NOISY surface in the middle of the side. Never let anyone handle your turntable - invariably there's a bobble and SCREECCHH. It reminds me of that Cheech and Chong routine where somebody does that - guess it was on "Bambu". Funny Bit.

I've been sitting here for the last 1/2 hour laughing and with the absolutely silliest grin I've had on my face for a LONG time !

You mean you don't want to be the next TOMMY MOTTOLA ?

The thing is to ignore Frankie Valli and Lou Christie and dig the backing tracks - at least that what it was for me when I wanted to learn what working the pop studio scene was about.

LOL Chuck I know this stuff isn't your thing, but these guys handled pop tripe SO WELL !

Add Gary Chester into the list of drummers... Here's Calello's website.

I was wondering if Charlie Calello was the nexus here. Yeah !..he can arrange... I'm not really familiar with the recordings in question, but probably some of the musicians involved here are Artie Schroeck (keys - vibes - drums - GREAT arranger - he ghosted some for Calello) , Ralph Casale and Hugh McCracken on guitar, Buddy Saltzman, Ronnie Roach, or Joey Cass on drums, Chet Amsterdam on bass. Those guys did the bulk of the sessions for the Seasons and Lou Christie, first with Calello arranging and then Artie Schroeck. Charlie has a website up..put his name in google and it will come up. The number of hits he arranged is truly incredible.

GRAY-SHUN MON-COOR THE THIRD

The 1940 date is the Bud Freeman Famous Chicagoans date that appears on the Condon Mob Mosaic. Four tracks from that date are included and a number of 1939 tracks by JT and his orcherstra. The Mosaic goes to 1936 with Tram tracks featuring JT. At least the last 10 tracks are not included in the Mosaic. There are also some tracks in the beginning of the set that are not included in the Mosaic. It's funny...you are getting a complete SOMETHING with the Mosaic, but it's within parameters. Dr. J. - imho It's worth having both sets - duplication is almost impossible to avoid, but some of the tracks are great for sure.

Play the vinyl when you can really sit and listen. If your doing other things, put the cdrs on.

Bob Cranshaw does indeed swing...and is also a good example of if the player swings he will swing regardless of whether it's an upright or Electric. I didn't vote in the poll - there are too many good players to narrow it down to a few - and ultimately I don't really believe in best. Again -too many great players. Among the missing greats are James Jamerson, Chuck Rainey, Bob Bushnell, Monk Montgomery, Duck Dunn, Louis Satterfield for starters. Electric bass is a special case. It's unjustly maligned and currently is very out of fashion in jazz circles. The instrument is suffering for the sins of players who have been thrust on jazz gigs who had no business being there. It's the player - not the ax. You CAN swing on an electric bass. There is a real dichotomy in electric bass playing. You have two things happening. You get the (old school) guys (like Jamerson, Rainey, Cranshaw) who bring an upright consciousness to the electric. They are primarily interested in being part of the rhythm section and grooving heavily and are not really into soloing and the incredible technique that Jaco brought to the table. The electric bass in these (old school) hands is an alternate to the upright. However - all props to Jaco and guys like Stanley Clarke and Victor Wooten. Their phenomenal chops and solo concepts are wonderful and awesome. I play electric bass professionally and I would put myself in the old school bag. I dig the hell out of Jaco -he was a phenomenon, but if I wanted to be upfront as a soloist I'd pick up a guitar. I like playing time and groovin' behind the soloists or singers. In the meantime - Jaco played his ass off - so I'm not putting it down -I'm just saying that I DO NOT have THAT concept for the instrument - and probably most guys pre Jaco agewise don't. Which is not to say that I can't appreciate that kind of playing - indeed I love it.

Up..I added the link I neglected to add earlier.

I wonder if this is any good. Anybody have any experience or opinions on this? http://www.kixsoftware.com/