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Yeah, I never considered Kenny Garret a Young Lion. He always stood out from the pack....a much more original player, with a very unique sound coming from his horn. I like "Triology" and "Persuance" as well.

I thought "Silver & Gold" was a nice record. Not as good as his early stuff, of course but a good record nonetheless.

Happy Birthday!

Enjoy your day, Jon!

I liked Christian McBride's first two albums "Gettin To It" and "Number Two Express". Not sure how well they will hold up, but I still enjoy them both. Good, straight ahead jazz with feeling.

Even though I'm not a big Hank Mobley fan, this one is my favorite recording of his. I enjoy this album very much. To me, Hank always sounds more inspired when he plays with Philly Joe Jones. And Grant Green's playing on here is a real treat.

Thanks Rob! I'm sure that's the group. Appreciate your help.

I saw that Joe Lovano is coming to a venue near here and would like to see him. The flyer says "Joe Lovano Quartet". I checked both the venue's information, as well as his website, but I can't seem to find out who the members of his quartet are. Does anyone know who he's touring with now? I figure it can't be Hank, George and Paul.....that would just be too good to be true. Thanks!

Willie is a true treasure....one of the best soloists I've heard. Wish I could make it....have fun Mark!

I'd like to see some Sam Rivers, and more Bobby Hutcherson.

So my local used CD store all of a sudden got a boatload of OJC's that were in great condition and selling for only $5.99 each. I bought 5 of them, and I think that this one might be my favorite. Rouse is KILLING on this...probably the best I've heard him play on record, and Blue Mitchell solos are beautiful. Such a tight, compact album....I love it. As much as I love the classic Blue Note sessions, there's something about these sessions on Riverside, Prestige, etc. that has such a loose, relaxed jam session feel to them. The musicians really shine in these settings. Lets hope this music will always remain availiable.

Yeah, I saw Ornette a couple of years ago too here in Chicago, and it was one of the best concerts I've ever seen. Can't wait for this new disc!

I watched this event. She was superb.

"Lady from Shanghai" got delayed....this project will be different. I would cringe if Norah was appearing in a film directed by anyone other than Wong Kar Wai, but this for some reason makes sense....I could see her a as a figure in one of Wong's mind trips. However, with a $50 million dollar budget, who knows if this will be in the vein of his previous films. Will the great Wong Kar Wai sell out?

Great group! Glad you got the chance to see them. I highly recommend the CD "Mean Ameen" on Delmark, which is an excellent document of this band.

Its fine, Allen. Opinions are allowed in this thread!

I saw Match Point this past weekend and it was excellent. Probably one of my favorites of the Allen films I've seen. Anyone see this one yet?

LWayne, were you there for the first set on Thursday? I was there too! A co-worker and I were sitting over on the couch-like seats off to the right. Hope to meet you next time. Great review of the show. I echo your sentiments. I've always liked Potter and knew he was going to evolve into an excellent player, but he is really exceeding everything I ever thought he'd become. There were moments on Thursday night where I was simply awestruck. His playing is becoming so exciting, and incredibly rhythmic as well. His solos were some of the most intense and far reaching I've ever heard in a live setting. He is becoming a master storyteller on the horn. Plus, his tone, which has been to die for as long as I've known of him, just keeps getting stronger and prettier. I noticed that he and Nate Smith seem to have formulated a very strong musical relationship. I've heard Potter play with Bill Stewart, Billy Kilson, Gene Jackson, and Clarence Penn, but none of them seem to lock in with Potter like Nate Smith does. Perhaps this is one of the reasons Potter sounds so inspired? Anyways, like LWayne said, this was an excellent show. The group, its concept, and the songs were all really cool, but its Potter's tremendous playing that really sealed the deal for me. I am truly excited that he is still relatively young and hopefully has a long career ahead of him. He has the potential to achieve great things.

Has anyone gotten the chance to hear a band called "Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!" ? A buddy of mine who is really into indie rock played it for me and they sounded really good.

impossible, unfortunately I don't own this CD and don't currently have any access to it (my ex-girlfriend was the one who had it), so I have not gotten the chance to give it a listen. Would really like to though....I live by a good used CD store. I'll look for it on my next visit.

She's never been in a movie that I liked....but she is hot.

Like most others here, I like this album, but there is very little coming from the Jazz Composers Collective that I don't like. This album is very interesting from a composititional standpoint, and I think that the Kimbrough/Allison/Wilson trio can make anyone sound good.

This is a very fine CD....one of last year's best.

I'm enjoying Volume 2 very much.....just as much as Volume 1. These are some fine documents and I love the way Sonny plays on these. Can't wait for volume 3.

Its no suprise anymore that when someone starts a thread seeking any type of recommendation or advice, or if they are promoting a piece of work or a live show that they feel is special, that more than half the time you will eventually chime in your negative opinion, even when nowhere in the thread title is your opinion being asked for. It would just be nice if you could save your negativity for the opinion threads, rather than pissing in every punch bowl that you possibly can.