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I did. Not much difference from the original, with the exception of a few scenes of granulation fixed up. The sound is the same unfortunately. But the bonus material is excellent.

Its the same band on this album that he had on that tour, except for Jeff Ballard and Ali Jackson rotate in the drum chair. I believe they recorded it right after the tour. It shows.

WOW!!! Anyone heard this? Kurt is taking jazz guitar to the next level.

I am really enjoying this record. It took about 3 listens for it to settle in, but now I'm really starting to appreciate what Ravi is doing. I had only heard "Mad 6" and his brief appearences on a an earlier Jeff Tain Watts disc, but his work here I think far surpasses what he has done before (that I've heard). Also, this is my first time hearing EJ Strickland on the drums. What a monster! Anyone else heard this disc and have an opinion?

As an intermediate drummer, I swear by this book. It doesn't get much better than this for building chops on the kit, or as impossible mentioned, the mallet instruments. Especially once you start incorporating bass drum patterns, such as salsa, into the stickings. Or even changing it around to play the ride cymbal and hi-hat as well as the snare.......I could go on and on about this book.

Although Joshua's records don't really capture what a fine horn player he is like his shows do, some of his records are really nice. "Mood Swing" which has already been mentioned is excellent, as is "Wish", his sophmore release with Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins. Like others here, I also enjoy his newer ones with Yahel and Blade. Talk about a band not to be f**ked with!! You're right, jlhoots, about the SF Jazz disc. Its excellent. I think if it had been released in stores, it would be getting alot more attention than it is.

Agreed. With the new RVG, the sound just hits you like a semi truck. Defnitely my favorite Jazz Messengers album, and one of my favorite RVG's.

If you are a Miller fan, you should not be without his new one on MaxJazz. His playing is better than it ever was.

Man... I wish I lived in Eugene! That's a good library. I visited Eugene in 1994 when I worked/partied at the Country Fair (this was one of the most fun weeks of my life). Yeah, Eugene rules. I would love to live there. Except that I might end up spending too much time at the hot springs by the Cougar reservoir!

Ornette Coleman a couple years ago. Life changing. Also, the first time I saw Roscoe Mitchell was a similar experience.

I really like the group with Oxley, tonym. They meshed well with Stanko. Is Litania with the same group? If so, I'll defintiely have to get it.

I agree with you, AfricaBrass. There's something sacred about going out to the store (nowadays an online store), digging through the selection, and purchasing an actual product. I like having the jewel cases on display, and looking at the artwork/photos and reading the linear notes. Its a ritual for me. Now, downloading tracks and printing out copies of the album art and notes may be the only way to preserve the material, and I respect that. But I don't like it.

"Bring me some juice, bitch...I'm thirsty!!!" "And a Philly Blunt" "And a banana cognac, byotch!!" Wasn't that called "the MAD real world"?

I was just listening to this one the other day. I hadn't heard it in a while, and while re-visiting it I was really amazed at the creativity behind the arrangements of the tunes. Its a fine album. Some really nice soloing and interplay as well. This one is a must have for fans of Moran's trio....the seeds are being sown here.

He's recorded some excellent albums. "Black Stars", his best IMO, is his trio along with Sam Rivers. A modern jazz classic. "Facing Left" is right up there as well. Those are my two favorites. People seem to really like his debut "Soundtrack to Human Motion", but I think its mediocre.

I really like "Inner Circle". I hadn't heard anything like it before, and haven't heard anything like it since. Its not perfect, but when it succeeds, it does so in a grand fashion. Try Osby's "St. Louis Shoes".

I just spun "NY Capers and Quirks" on Hathut last week. Magic.

I love my father's homeland very much (in many ways it feels just as much like home as the USA does), and it was a very difficult decision to make, but it is in Costa Rica where I felt most at peace.

I would have to say my favorite country I've visited is Costa Rica. With its jungles, cloud forests, volcanos, rivers, hills and spectacular beaches, its a nature lover's paradise. Unlike most of its neighboring countries, its has a stable economy with VERY friendly people and hardly any crime. The food is excellent, the women are beautiful, and the weather is just about perfect. Pura vida! My favorite single place, though, has to be Amsterdam. Enough said about that.

Only listened to it about 3 times since I bought the RVG when it first came out, but I really enjoy this session. Jimmy and Stanley were like Corona's and limes.

An interesting statistic....Martin Scorsese now joins Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Altman in the "5 nominations, 0 wins" club.

That's my pick as well.

Wasn't Coppola's "The Conversation" in the running that year as well? Damn, he was going through quite the creative peak in those years.

Robert Redford's "Ordinary People". A very good film, but it sure ain't no "Raging Bull"!

And if you throw foreign films into the mix, then you have a whole different playing field.....but its somewhat unfair to do this since the focus of the Oscars is on American films.