Harold_Z

Just to weigh in on the Columbia vs JSP sound thing. The Columbia is my preference, but prior to the Columbia's release the JSP was by far the best sounding issue to that point. I have both. To cut out Louis's post 30s work is to miss a lot of great music. There are a lot worse singers than Velma Middleton out there.

I guess THE COS really missed the point on that scene ! It strikes me that it's kind of presumptous on his part to try and dictate what someone else should do on their show. You could could have countered with script revisions for his show. Re Pops' later recordings. Yeah..I've od'd on Wonderful World, etc, but there are still many gems in Louis Armstrong's work right up to near the end. And I love the All Stars. The W.C. Handy album, the Fats album, the stuff with Duke, etc. MANY MANY gems there....and in good sound.

...and he sends money home to run a school for boys. Can you say Madras ? I think the writers were being semi humorous is an attempt to show how clueless Adrianna really was.

Very sad news. What a body of work he left behind!

Jazznerd / musician.

I'm glad you're getting into it Wesbed. That stuff is primo. I've been listening to the Hot 5s since I was a teenager - maybe even before. That's some 40+ years and I never get tired of it. There's always something new with every listening.

Movie bios of musicians always make me cringe. Big time.

Good enough ?

WKCR is devoting it's Jazz programming to Fats today. The programs remaining will be from noon to 3:00 pm and from 6:00 to 9:00 pm New York time.

EXACTLY right, Morganized and Danagoodstuff. Going back into the late 60s and 70s, a lot of jazz bandleaders hired guys playing electric bass in an effort to be "contemporary". A lot of the these guys were rock players who just didn't have the right sensibility for jazz, couldn't walk and couldn't swing. Too locked into the rock 8th note groove. The instrument ended up taking the blame for the bad players.

This Sony cd came out a couple of years ago - it's terrific! Is this the one you have? First getting into it? Imho get things by people like Machito, Perez Prado, Beny More, Tito Puente, Mongo, etc.

It aint the ax. It's the player.

Happy Birthday, Chuck, and many more.

Here's the thing (imho)..... Watch it a second time. There will be no expectation or impatience for the plot to move on and you can relax and be more receptive to what is essentially an interlude. (I know some wise ass is going to say "essentially a qualude"). For me it worked really well the second time through (and I didn't dig it the first time through - see above). I'm glad I took the time to watch it again.

I watched the show again last night and my opinion has somewhat softened. It held my interest - as did the first. Even when this show is off the wall it's fascinating. I decided to accept it at my evaluation of it's face value and meaning. Tony S. knows that Tony B. is a loose cannon and he knows that Tony B. put him right in the line of fire from Johnny Sack's faction. The teeth - the gun that wouldn't fire - the bullets turning to shit...all classic symbols of fear and impotence . His fear is that he will not be able to handle what is coming. It's formulaic in that the dream ploy was used prior to offing Big Pussy. From the producer or writer's pov - it was highly successful with audiences then - why not expand on it now? Re: A couple of symbols I've heard discussed in the office - The Finn/AJ morph - AJ is there when the converstion is "He'll never amount to anything" - not anytime else. Artie is there because Tony wants to bang Charmaine. I think a lot of the rest are pretty obvious, i.e "High Noon", etc. Don't forget David Chase has always put a comedic gloss (much appreciated here)over this show.

Sure was ! First season Tony had a 5 minute dream where things crystalized in his mind and he realized Big Pussy had to go. This season it's half a show. Filler.

Jim, the DJ had just played "Soul Blues" off thePrestige Bean/KB record, although he still have may have been the names somehow jumbled up in his mind.

Don't miss this set. It's superb.

I was just riding home from a gig and I heard the radio announcer on wbgo refer to the late Kenny Burrell. My heart sank. I hope he was wrong.

Same here. 2 or 3 posters so far have reported problems? How about all those who HAVE problems post them here. Maybe we can get an idea (whatever the margin of era) of how widespread the problem is. those of you that had problems - did you leave the discs out of the cases? In cars? IOW any relative info that can be of help to us in getting a handle on how widespread this is and what the variables are.

Ahhh. the great dichotomy of wiseguys. They can be rotten to the core on one hand and on the other be genuinely nice, generous, likeable guys on the other. This is part of what makes this show so realistic. It's really classic compensation.

Another good show last night. The situation between Johnny Sack and Tony S. continues to worsen, but I think Johnny is too good a character to write out before the final season....but then..some of the writing is bothering me. For instance...going by the previews (which can be misleading ) - Are we supposed to believe that Tony S. bought Tony B's story about not doing the Joey Peeps hit?

Very true on all counts. Most of the current crop of comedians strike me as actors portraying a stand up comic.

I'm for the above advice. Fry 'em ala Sangrey. Anybody know if UNCLE BUD'S Catfish is dredged in 100% corn meal?

Yeah...I want to see this too. I love this stuff. On a related note. I picked up a dvd (2 dvd set) in costco yesterday for $18.99. DRACULA: The Legacy Collection, it contains a segment where VAN HELSING director Stephen Summers explains how the original Drac films inspired his move. It also includes the following: DRACULA - the original Bela Lugosi flick DRACULA - the Spanish language version filmed on the same set, with the same script, at the same time (but at night) with Hispanic actors. It was like an alternate take for me. As a man whose Spanish is very rudimentary, I found the movie easy to follow if you know the plot well enough....and the women are VERY attractive. DRACULA'S DAUGHTER SON OF DRACULA HOUSE OF DRACULA I think that pretty good for $18.99. These old flicks seem campy at this point, but really there is a lot happening and a lot implied.