sal

Man, Rod Stewart sucks with his watered down standards, but how the HELL did Ludacris end up playing at a jazz festival?

I think Motian is underutilized on this disc. Guy That's unfortunate, considering that he ususally contributes more to the music than most living drummers.

I've been curious about this one. The idea of Stenson playing with Motian sounds facinating.

I wonder if we were to report Organissimo, if they would automatically put them up on the page, or if they would actually try and listen to some of their music first.

That's fine that you feel that way. But the topic of this thread was "what albums disappointed your expectations", not "what albums will you think will suck so bad, that you're not even going to listen to them". The key difference being, that you actually will listen to the music.

I don't know if I'd be able to keep my "focus".

I'll echo the sentiments of some posters for "Hub Tones". I think its one of the most boring sessions Blue Note ever put out. I was excited for Sonny Clark's "Dial S for Sonny" because in my eyes, everything Art Farmer touches turns to gold. But this session does nothing for me. And after hearing "Complete Communion" and "Where is Brooklyn", I was SO psyched to hear "Symphony for Improvisers". I was very disappointed. Just sounded like noise. More recently, I had high hopes for the Liebman/Brecker/Lovano "Saxophone Summitt" album, but that one was just a complete mess.

I have all of them except "Silver's Blue" and "Silver's Serenade". All of them are good. If I had to choose one, I'd go with "Cape Verdean Blues". To me, its the most "interesting" session of them all. Like other posters have mentioned, it sounds more "modern" than typical Horace Silver dates, and Woody Shaw and Joe Henderson, as well as JJ Johnson on the second half, absolutely tear it up. Plus, it has "Nutville"!!!

If Bol thinks that Coltrane needed an "editor", I don't think the Vanguard set would sit very well with him. Although, I agree with you on Live At Birdland, which I was just listening to this morning. Your Lady, what a brilliant tune!!! Bol, one more suggestion I would make is Ballads. Low key, and all the tunes are in the 3-4 minute range. It's an incredibly beautiful album. If Bol thinks Trane needed an editor, would anything on Impulse, or from that whole era, work? Strangely, I've always found Trane to be one of the only guys who could still sound intresting after all those choruses. His ideas never ended, and they were almost always good ideas!

...that dude should be in the "pokey"!!! All you Colts fans better hope he doesn't bring his guns to Miami!!

Tank Johnson will be joining his team in Miami. Had us scared s**tless over here for a while.

Like kulu se mama said, if you really, really need the money, then return it. Otherwise, given the fact that you said you got a good price, even if you haven't warmed up to trane yet, I'd keep it. This is some incredible music, and if one day you all of a sudden start hearing a special "something" in trane's music that you haven't heard before, you won't want to be without this stuff. For my money, trane at the peak of his powers as he is here is quite simply some of the most amazing recorded music in the history of the world. Here's hoping that at some point, that it works for you. Trane is a universe of wonder and joy.

YEAH BABY!!!!

Thanks for your replies! I think I'll be picking up seasons 7 & 8 and will slowly work backwards. I need that Christian rock episode. That was too funny.

I love A.I!

I hadn't thought of it like that, Scott, but yes....when I think about it, it is reminiscent of Blade Runner in its dark tone and message about the future. However, I think this film is better. Its much better paced, and it ultimately plants a small seed of hope in the viewer despite the pessimism of the future, unlike the Blade Runner directors cut, which makes one want to reach for the fifth of Jack.

Since there's quite a few threads going around about the excellent new releases currently in theaters, I want to make sure that this film doesn't get swept under the carpet. This film was astonishing.....the story was interesting, but the way this film is presented is where it really shines. Everything is so believable, both in its visual presentation as well as its concept of the not-so-distant future. On a technical level, this is one of the best films to come around in a long time, but the film has so much heart as well. Performances are excellent all around. See this one!!

This one and Iwo Jima are next on my list, as is Almodovar's "Volver".

Stick around long enough and pay attention to the direction some of our discussions take, particulary in the Politics forum. Blue Note apparently wanted none of that. I don't agree with they way they handled it, but I can sort of understand.

Last I heard, he was living down in the Carolinas somewhere, and I believe he was involved with a bricking company.

Sal and I just bet the March RVGs on this.....I hope I don't have to buy them twice.....but I don't think I will! m~ Don't worry, Mark, CD Universe will make it very cheap for you. Plus, just think of how much you'll be supporting Organissimo when you order them twice using the search engines above!

I will be seeing this one this weekend. I've heard nothing but great things about it. And its good to hear that its superior to "Flags of our Fathers", which was a very decent, yet mildly disappointing film.

I got here a couple of months after the Blue Note board shut down. Was on AAJ quite often at the time and kept hearing about this board. This is a wonderful, interesting, and at times very funny place Welcome!

This is going to be an exciting Super Bowl. I don't think the fact that the BEARS are going to the big game has really sunk in yet. This is a dream come true. Best of luck to all you Colts fans out there (Mark, Rachel, and everyone else)! You guys have a great team and deserve your trip to Miami. Two weeks left.....let the s**t talking begin!

Just checked the score......hopefully, bring on the Colts!