Sundog

Mingus at Antibes has been mentioned a number of times and I totally agree. Also, have to put "Mingus In Wonderland" right up there.

Talk about your good karma! Enjoy.

Wes' Riverside material with Mel. There's a certain very pleasing logic to everything Wes plays. Not that any of this material is overly predictable. On the contrary, I listen to these sides and say to myself "of course, why did I think of that?" No matter how much I come back to this material, I never tire of it.

I rip new discs onto my mp3 player which allows me the listen to them while traveling to and from work, at lunch, and during those stretches at work that involve mind numbing paperwork. Seems like I do 75% of my listening under these circumstances. It takes care of any backlog (which seems to hover in the 20-30 disc range) very quickly. The other approach I take is to load up the disc changer with a bunch of sides, maybe 7-10 and hit random play. It's kind of like a pseudo blindfold test. I usually do this at home on my main rig when time isn't at as much of a premium. I also like this random approach for large boxset backlog brought on by "Mosaic Fever".

Wrong thread Mike, try Stupid Question Corner.

touche' A small gesture done for all the right reasons never hurts. Sometimes the little things you do to support your fellow musicians off the bandstand, translate into something special on the bandstand. Lugging a bass drum or a bag of cymbals every now and then seems like a small price to pay in a effort to build some kind of camaraderie. Besides that, I'm just a nice guy, what can I say?

A lot of truth in that. I always arrive to gigs very early to help the drummer carry in his equipment and help him set up. Also, stay late and help with the breakdown and carry out. A pissed off drummer will drive the bass player crazy, and we can't be having that! Hell, I say let the drummer and bass player perform a duet!

I agree. He sounds very Jim-Hallish on Ralph LaLama's Circle Line album.

A little Jax Beer history.

Cool, or should I say mellow? What did/does the beer taste like?

Don't forget Diana Krall Live In Paris. Anthony is quite good on this album.

This Train (is Bound for Glory) That's it. Thanks!

Thank you sir!

I'm trying to find a Donald Byrd record with Bunky Green. In particular the record which contains a version of "My Babe"? That's probably not the right song title. More than likely it's listed as the parent gospel song that "My Babe" is based on. Of course I can't remember that song title. Help!!!! Bunky Green plays his ass off on this one! Thanks in advance.

I've owned HHB Burners for years. Very high quality, never a problem.

Melvin is a Bad Man! His playing just keeps getting better and better to these ears. I been listening to a lot of Riverside era Wes with Mel on organ lately. Hard to overstate how good these albums are.

Rave reviews abound! "High-Flyin' Fun!" - U.S. Moose And World Report "Our Heroes Have Never Been Better!" -Frostbite Falls Times Standard " Rocky & Bullwinkle Are Heads And Antlers Above The Rest!" - Mooseweek Magazine "I Came. I Saw. I Still Don't Get The Jokes!" - Dudley Do-Right

Thanks for posting.

I got 3550 yesterday.

I bought this album specifically because of this thread. I find it to be a very interesting piece of work. I'm sure I will return to it many times in the coming years. For me, it just further illuminates the fact that Mingus was a multifaceted genius. I like the fact that he released music that is complicated and cerebral as well as, celebratory, carefree, and down right soulful.

I can't emphasize this enough. Pick up the 79' session Young Django. Grappelli is backed by Philip Catherine and Larry Coryell on guitars, and NHOP on bass. Grappelli is in very fine form. Catherine and Coryell play beautifully, both individually and collectively. Of course NHOP is impeccable.

One less to be had, just ordered mine. That was a quick move to "Last Chance" status.

Kenny Burrell

Buy an mp3 player leave the CDs at home.

It's back in production (at least it was as of last winter). It's produced here in Chicago and can now be viewed in full HD and surround which is a nice bonus. As far as the old stuff goes I'd like to help, but I don't have any of it on tape.