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I'd say that Trane would be remembered as "one of the best" hard bop tenors rather than "just another" hard bop tenor. For me personally, the only other tenor who I'd prefer to Coltrane in those years is Sonny Rollins.

I'm already having fantasies of the Bears destroying the Aint's in the snow. I can't wait til Sunday.

I disagree with that consesus. I think that his tenor playing with Miles is better than most other tenors of that time frame. He was already a fantastic story teller and was playing with more intensity and heart than most of his peers.

Cool, thanks Alexander! I did notice on the CD cover that Miles Davis was on the roster that night, but didn't put two and two together. Will have to pick this one up soon. In the meantime, I'll continue to spin "On the Beach", which I just picked up last week. One of my new favorite Neil albums.

There is a new Neil Young live recording out called "Live at the Fillmore East" which is taken from Neil's archives of his Crazy Horse performances in the 70's. Has anyone heard it? Looks promising.

Miles Davis "Seven Steps", disc 2. Just beautiful stuff.

When is the Genesis tour? If its in the late winter/early spring months, you shouldn't have any trouble getting a round trip ticket from the West Coast for $500-$600 if you sign up for special promotion alerts from the airlines. If its in the summer, that's another story. No way you'll pay less than a grand.

I'll join the choir!!

Cool!

I recall laughing out loud at at least 20 of chewy's posts over the past year. When I get more time, I'll dig through the archives to find my favorite one.

Yes, the production design really sets the bar high for future films to come. Its visual splendors are burned into my brain, and will be for a long time to come. I really wish I could call this movie great, but its just not quite there. Its in the "very good" catagory. I'll probably still buy the DVD.

There have been many, but I'd say most recently it was Wes Montgomery's "Incredible Jazz Guitar". Before that, the only Wes I'd heard was the live Half Note album, which didn't do much for me, but after getting "Full House" during the Concord sale, I placed a second order which included IJG. To say I was blown away is an understatement. It instantly was, and still is, the best jazz guitar album I've ever heard.

The same people talking shit about hip-hop are the same types of people that talked shit about rock n roll when they first heard the Beatles, or the same people that talked shit about bebop when they first heard Charlie Parker. I'm not comparing the generes, but more the lack of understanding. Unfortunately, I think most of the people who hate hip-hop so much are the ones whose opinions have been molded by all the crap that's been on the radio for the last 6 years or so. If that's the case, I don't blame you. But that is a very limited view. I wouldn't call the Three Six Mafia the definition of hip hop any more than I would call The Fray the definition of rock n roll, or Jamie Cullum the definition of jazz. Classic hip hop holds its own as an art form as much as any other form of American music. I may get flamed for this statement, but hip hop is relatively young....lets wait 50 years and see. Don't forget how practically every other lasting form of American music was criticized and misunderstood by the public at large in its early stages. Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest, the early Wu Tang records, Eric B and Rakim....it is powerful, creative stuff. Its very different from everything that came before it, but what great music isn't? And it will survive long after hip hop finally loses its place as America's choice form of pop music.

I agree with this statement! As much as I like the Mingus stuff on Columbia, Candid, and other labels, this Atlantic stuff is just the most soulful, swinging, masterful stuff he ever did. The essential Mingus purchase, IMO.

I thought that was a career-ender. What a vicious hit that was.

I think he's looking to keep the set complete.

What a sad day this has turned out to be. RIP.

Very sad to hear this...

Yeah, Shaun Alexander tore the Bears up. And there were some critical dropped passes by the Bears receivers. But the Bears D came up with some monster plays when it came down to it, and Rex had a very decent game.

Caught a showing of this one this afternoon. I enjoyed it and would recommend it. The one negative aspect of this movie is that I didn't feel much of an emotional connection with the characters. Can't exactly figure out why this was, becuase the performances were all very good, and the script seemed to work just fine, though it was subtitled and much is always lost in translation. But with Hero and House of Flying Daggers, I felt that connection, and here, not so much. With that said, this is certainly one of the finest examples of film craftmanship I've seen. It is absolutely beautiful to look at, the story held my interest, and the action sequences were amazing. When a film is this well put together, it makes it much easier to ignore the flaws.

So what say you all? Any predictions for this weekend? I'm very excited for the Colts/Baltimore game, as well as the Eagles/Saints. And of course, the Bears. Should be an exciting weekend. I love this time of year!

This is my favorite Lee along with "Search for the New Land" and "Cornbread". "Tom Cat" is quickly creeping up there.

I thought I heard that Freddie Hubbard was going to record a new session on Blue Note.

I agree with you, Shawn. I loved "Reasonable Doubt" back in the day.....a raw, hard hitting, hungry album....a bona fide hip hop classic. Everything that came after that was pure crap. He's got business sense, but he owes alot more to luck than he does to talent for getting where he is today. He's one of the main reasons hip hop took its plunge from street music to mindless assembly line pop drivel in the late 90s/early 2000s. edit for spelling

I believe "The 39 Steps" and "The Lady Vanishes" have come back into print recently.