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Yeah, that's the worst one.

That's great to hear!! Wish it had been like that when I was there (1995-2000), but better late than never! Aurora,, maybe we could do a couple of tunes on "Wayne's World" .. That would be excellent !! Hey, I've got a basement with a drumset! Now, we just need Tia Carrere!

Knock em dead tomorrow, Mark!! Wish I could be there.

I'm pretty sure its gonna be the Horace Parlan. I've had my eye on that one for years, and I'm sure it ain't gonna be around much longer. Also really want the Hutcherson and Tolliver Selects.

That's great to hear!! Wish it had been like that when I was there (1995-2000), but better late than never!

Pistachios, almonds and brazilians for me.

As funny as this statement sounds, it holds true for me too. RIP.

I had to slowly read that sentence, break it apart into fragments, assign meaning to each fragment, and then fuse all the meanings together into one cohesive thought. Whew!

That's really cool!

Its great to have a place like this where people can go and casually mention the tune "Round Trip" and people will know what you are talking about.

I see this is being reissued by Columbia today. Anyone heard this recording? Thoughts? Sounds interesting...one of his early recordings with Dewey, Charlie Haden and Paul Motian.

damn these stores and their sales...

Wow....what an opportunity! You are lucky. Enjoy!

I believe that was her! What a woman! She, along with a couple of Germans I met there, were trying to convince me to get up on the stage and play some drums, but I was way too drunk and would have made a fool of myself. Great times! And its great to read about this Iron Post! I went to school down there, and there was always a shortage of music venues, so its good to hear about another one that opened. Is the Canopy Club still around? That would be a great Organissimo venue.

I love ECM.

I saw him and Dave Holland perform with Herbie Hancock in a trio. Not sure if they ever recorded together. edit to add that I agree that Jack is very good in this setting. Seeing him with Herbie, as well as Keith Jarrett and Danilo Perez, he really pushes the pianst.

This set has to be the best purchase I've made in a long time. Having only heard "Extentions" before, this set is a revelation. McCoy was absolutely playing at a peak. I like the material here more than most of the Milestone material I own. Freddie Waits has really caught my ear. An amazing drummer. One thing I'm noticing I think is a bit of an Elvin Jones influence here. He definitely has his own way with the kit, but he excellent at that "rumbling" effect that Elvin always did so well. I haven't heard a whole lot of Freddie Waits...did he always play like this, or was this because he was in McCoy Tyner's company?

"Compulsion" is too good for words.

I'm not so sure if what I'm about to talk about is what you refer to, skeith, when you talk about events being vague and too much happening that did not make sense. But one of the things I loved about the movie is that the member of the audience really gets a sense of being thrown into the middle of the madness that Theo (Clive Owen's character) finds himself in. The fact that many aspects of the events taking place in the future were NOT explained, but merely just hinted at, to me gave the film a considerable amount of tension and suspense that woult not have existed if the audience had been given a more detailed explanation of the circumstances. Theo is just a normal guy living his life in this dark, hellish future, and he's thrust into a situation that is more important than anything. I think the film gave that sense to the audience as well, and we really feel like we are riding along with Theo on his adventure. Things we see and experience come as a surprise (at least for those of us who didn't read the book). Of course, the director's techniques play a big part in this as well, but because we as the audience are just kind of placed there, and not given a long, drawn out description of why things are they way they are, I think it made the film extremely exciting.

Just checked CD Universe...has it listed for release on May 15.

I want to get this one. Ralph is one of my favorite modern trumpet players.

Is there a release date set for this one yet?

Good move!

Thad is one of my favorite trumpet players, and I was excited to hear this side as I had never heard it before. But to my ears, everyone sounds like they are on auto-pilot, and not one of the compositions stuck. edit to say that I do like Shadow Wilson on here, but that's about it

I was a HUGE moe.ron in my college days and during the couple years after I graduated (roughly 98-2002), and have seen them probably 15 times or so. I agree with you that their shows are alot of fun. Very crazy and high energy. Always enjoyed their sense of humor as well. Not really sure why, but I just lost interest in their music over the past 5 years, and haven't really re-visited it. I'd like to go to another show just for old time sake. Always had a good time. On a side note, from 2001 on, moe always had their own little music festival in Chilacotthe (sp?), which is in central Illinois, where a variety of bands would play over a couple of days, and moe would headline each night. It was a really well-run event with LOTS of excellent shaded camping, abundant facilities, and friendly people. Not sure if they still do it.