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BruceH

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  1. Odd, I don't recall----oh, Lundvall. Right. Nevermind.
  2. No laugh track is good.
  3. I missed this when is was shown on BBC America, but it's been getting such raves I'm wondering how it stacks up on DVD?
  4. I'm sure you're right that he's not a particularly distinguished musician, but it's kind of a cool hobby.
  5. I listened to The Turnaround the other day and would like to change my vote. One of the great jazz albums of all time.
  6. Giddins wrote a jazz column for the Voice for around 25 years, but wrapped it up and said goodbye about a year ago, if memory serves. Davis used to write occassional pieces (on jazz, blues, and pop culture generally) for the Atlantic; no doubt when Giddins left, the Voice asked Davis to take up the slack a bit. In general I like Davis's writing; any outlet he can get is all to the good. (I mean, he's no Larry Kart, but hey....)
  7. My thought is it's because big record labels suck. Just a hunch.
  8. Man, I love that album! Could be my favorite Brubeck album right now, certainly in respect to sheer amount of playing time it gets at my house. Dig that lengthy drum solo by Joe Morello---that actually sounds great! There's something magic about this wonderful album! "Haunting" puts it right.
  9. Will EVERYTHING eventually be used to sell consumer goods on TV? The Feelies? Wire? The Minutemen? Killing Joke? Pere Ubu? Flipper? The really nauseating aspect is that stuff that couldn't get a fair hearing on the radio when it came out ("Blitzkrieg Bop" for instance) is suddenly put through the indignity of becoming a commercial jingle. "Hey, we couldn't be bothered to play this song when it would have done the artist some good, but NOW we're going to put it through the television meatgrinder and squeeze all the joy and hipness right out of it! Dance, monkey, dance!!"
  10. I found it at the SF Amoeba. (Sounds dangerous, huh? "Look out everybody, it's the SF Amoeba!! Run for the hills!!!")
  11. I heard that the Beach Boys were influenced by The Lettermen, but I can't say I've ever heard The Lettermen. BTW, a friend whose musical taste I tend to trust, is very into the new Smile. So, call it another positive vote.
  12. I plan to put on the Bud Shank tonight. Does that count??
  13. I recall being rather startled to hear a Buzzcocks song on a car commercial. Then they used a Ramones song for a cell-phone spot. (Though in that case, I remember hoping that they got some good royalties from it. Then Joey died.) And Mingus in a car commercial---that was just weird. And "Blue Rondo A La Turk" was in a recent package delivery commercial. I guess as far as Madison Avenue is concerned, jazz LIVES!
  14. Are you serious
  15. Ellington--The Great Paris Concert
  16. ...And for me, he succeeded beautifully! Way to go, Bob!
  17. No Tina Brooks?
  18. I voted for DeFranco. But all-time favorite? Probably a tie between Shaw and Pee Wee Russell. Both very rewarding in quite different ways.
  19. I'm very much looking forward to this! Thanks for the notice, and congrats!
  20. This makes me feel pretty good that I got this album for only $10! B-)
  21. Both of them are great, just terrific. I guarentee you'll get a lot of pleasure from them.
  22. The Witches of Karres, by James H. Schmitz.
  23. In reference to O'Reilly, as the immortal Bugs Bunny used to say: "What a maroon!"
  24. Reminds me of "Odessey and Oracle" by the Zombies.
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