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I voted for "Street of Dreams" and it looks like I'm the only one. One of the most beautiful sessions I've ever heard. Excellent playing throughout. As mentioned elsewhere, I think that Mccoy Tyner helped raise Green's musicianship on both "Solid" and "Matador;" those are two outstanding sessions as well. So are several others listed there. "Idle Moments" is well known and will probably win the poll. It's a great session as well.

OK guys, you forced me into it. I just voted!

Great post, Sidewinder I like Booker's "In-Between" and would probably include that in my top 10. Your comment also that it is difficult to find one that you do not like is fair as well. I believe that all are good discs but tastes account for why one may not "hit" me (such as Moncur, "Some Other Stuff.") I'm really excited about looking for some of the 50s stuff mentioned by Ed. I've always been a fan of 60's jazz and I do have some 50s but have been put off by poor recordings and masterings. We know this wouldn't be a problem with the Conn series, right?

Oops! I didn't have enought space to add Green Street. Perhaps I could have kicked one of the choices out and replaced it. I guess Green Street hasn't caught on with me yet. Have heard it only a few times. That's the problem with these polls: the choices are governed by who sets em up. I would have included Green Street had I known it would have garnered some votes. I'm sorry

Andrew Hill SMOKESTACK Horace Parlan SPEAKIN' MY PIECE Horace Parlan UP AND DOWN John Patton, GOT A GOOD THING GOIN Pete LaRocca, BASRA Lee Morgan, DELIGHTFULEE Wayne Shorter, ADAM'S APPLE Stanley Turrentine, EASY WALKER Kenny Barron, OTHER PLACES Bill Evans/Eddie Gomez, INTUITION Kenny Burrell/Jimmy Smith, BLUE BASH Grant Green, GRANT'S FIRST STAND

Actually, I did use the "back" browser when I first set up that poll. Maybe that was the source of the trouble. Won't do that again.

I just successfully ran a practice poll and it came out okay. Think I've got it now. Thanks :rsly:

This is just a practice

Would like to know if it is possible to delete posts. I started a poll in ARTISTS and it came out about ten times!

This is bad: I don't have nor have I heard three of your favorite five!! Looks like my retirement from cd purchasing will have to be put on hold.

Grant Green is one of my all-time favorite artists. Still, I do have a favorite session. Let us know what yours might be. I will postpone my vote since I set up the poll.

Got it now; Thanks Rooster!

answer this fascinating poll

Catesta always comes up with some good ones!!

Latest update: Moose has woken up and is posting all over the place. Rooster has let out his strategy of editing-for-numbers. Africabrass has been silent, but will no doubt reenter the fray at the earliest opportunity.

Hey Rooster, I tried to create a poll and I get the error message: "A poll is a choice. 1 choice is not a poll." Obviously, I just can't get it.

Thanks Rooster, I think I will test one out.

I would start polls if I knew how! I'm a technical moron and don't know how to do it. In the meantime, maybe I should just pm Rooster with poll suggestions!

Thanks for your thoughts, pryan. I'm gonna relisten to some of those you mentioned. Are there any you didn't particularly like?

Yes, this is an excellent point. I kinda forgot about that. Long Live Organissimo!!

Don't mean to get all smarmy here, but all three of you are terrific assets to this board. (Hey, this simple statement adds another post to my total)

Inspired by Mark Sheldon's indomitable efforts to collect every Conn (he's only missing two now!) along with Couw's complete list of Conns provided on page 2 in the DISCOGRAPHY section, I would like to ask everyone to name 5 Conns they are particularly impressed with and would recommend to others, while naming another 5 that fell flat in their ears. I've got (or had as I traded some I didn't like) 76/99 Conns, so I feel qualified enough to take a stab at this. Five to recommend: 1. Pete Larocca, BASRA. This could very well be my favorite. Contains some of Joe Henderson's best playing. Great compositions. My kind of music. 2. Wayne Shorter, ETCETERA, and SCHIZOPHRENIA. Great sessions and as good as anything else he's done. Little bit of cheating here as I count these as one 3. Bennie Green, SOUL STIRRIN'. Downright ebullient music. This will pick up anyone whose feeling down. Love that 'bone! 4. Grant Green, SOLID. McCoy Tyner raises Green to another level, as he does with MATADOR as well. 5. Andrew Hill, SMOKESTACK. I had to include something avante gard. Love this cd, especially "Wailing wall" Now 5 that I don't care for: 1. Wayne Shorter, THE ALL-SEEING EYE. Does nothing for me. Seems to meander too much. Haven't heard this for a long time so it is hard for me to describe it. 2. Don Wilkerson, THE COMPLETE BLUE NOTE SESSIONS. I should probably give this one another chance--should give everything another chance, but I find this very average music. Wilkerson struck me as not exactly brimming with ideas. 3. Freddie Redd, REDD'S BLUES. Did nothing for me. Plain and simple. 4. Grachan Moncur, SOME OTHER STUFF. Didn't care for this one. At the same time, I love Jackie Mclean's DESTINATION OUT, and it is mostly because of Grachan Moncur's contribution on that session! You figure that one out! 5. Walter Davis Jr. DAVIS CUP. Hard bop that just didn't bop for me. I probably need to listen more times. Unfortunately, I sold the cd. Now for a disclosure: there are quite a few Conns that I own but haven't listened to many times, so this is far from a comprehensive assessment. I am also very much a music layman. I don't know music terms and don't play any instruments. I just listen in my little humble way. Let me see what you guys think.

Man, I don't know if this is a conscious race or what, but we've got an interesting three way battle between Africabrass, Jazzmoose, and Rooster Ties for top postees. If there is any competition here, we know that it is friendly and harmless. My money is probably on Rooster: he is simply a MACHINE when it comes to posting stuff.

yeahh!! finally I can comment on one of these. Gotta spin it some more times first. Back later.

Thanks Mark.