Jazzmoose

Five sounds good to me. By the way, Dan, your post of "after they know" causes me to think of a possible problem that may stop people from doing this. Okay, people, if one of us turns out to be the smart ass of all smart asses, and puts a Kenny G. cut on a disc, and you happen to rate it higher than half a star, here's some handy excuses for you. Keep 'em handy! 1. "Shit! Some dickhead hacked my password!" 2. "Oh, man; I had my John Tchicai disc in by mistake; my fault!" 3. "Did I tell you about the time I was going to start at QB for Miami?" 4. "No, really; run it through the garbage disposal, and it's pretty good!" 5. "What? I thought it was supposed to be an earplug test!" 6. "I deny any knowledge of this track or any test."

I'll bite; but first, what's the scale? How many stars does the perfect jazz performance rate?

Mmmmmm! Bet that would go down well with a McGriddle...

Okay, after making fun of people who have backlogs of CDs to listen to on the BNBB "back in the day", I finally decided that I'd better go through my CDs and set up a seperate shelf for stuff that I either hadn't heard or had only heard once. Not only am I shocked that there were so many to transfer over, but I found one I didn't even know I had. I have no idea where it came from! So, my question to my fellow board members is this: did any of you sell or trade a copy of The Three Sound's "Babe's Blues" to me? This is driving me nuts! If so, please send a PM and assure me that I didn't steal this somewhere, or that the cat brought it in from the neighbors house or something...

Well, I guess his newest would be most reflective of his current work, but I still haven't given it a spin. I would recommend "Modernistic" though, just to isolate him for you. Plus it's a killer disc!

That's what I was afraid of!

Hell, 1+1=2 is vague enough for second year law students to debate for an entire semester! Of course, once you pass the bar, the loopholes seem obvious...

Well, here's the way I'm approaching it: I just sit there listening and taking notes, then post my initial reactions. But then that's the best way for me to get out of this what I want to get out of it: exposure to new stuff with out preconceptions and more jazz education. I don't expect to get anything right, although Jim's clues to #4 embarrassed the hell out of me! I'm still waiting to see some speculation on selection 3, my favorite on the disc, though...

My only concern is that I hope it these things don't come too quickly. I have to admit that the "album of the week" thing just got to be too intimidating for me. I'd like to have enough time to give each selection some serious listening time, and of course, these won't be the only CDs I listen to during the period. For me, once a month would be about as fast as I like, but I'm sure others would want them faster. Hopefully just not too fast!

Defunct? My God, weizen...what did you do now?

Don't hold your breath, Big Wheel! I haven't heard a Moran disc yet that didn't give me a decent return on my money; I can't really complain about the recording quality with my cheapie stereo anyway.

No comparison, RT. I can't help but wonder what the record labels, distributors, etc., that serve that store would think of that ad...

Does it? It seems like fair use to me; I don't know. I do know that, at least judging from the first disc, it's going to generate some sales for the artists copied, at least if I can find them!

Okay, guys, here's the deal. I'm not going to know anything about any of this stuff! Okay, I recognize "How High the Moon", and if the last track isn't written by Monk, I'll just go and join the Kenny G. BB as penance, but other than that, forget it. I will at last stand revealed (for those who didn't already know) as one of the least knowledgable jazz fans here. So I'm just in this for my own greedy purposes. For example, when I find out who these people are, at least four of them, possibly six, are on the want list immediately! Anyway, here's my neophyte's notes... Track 1: I'm thinking this is someone who was fully developed before Charlie Christian came along and influenced everyone, but I have no idea who. In order to completely embarrass myself and throuw at least one name out, I'll go with Eddie Lang. No? Van Eps? Hell...I don't know. It's got to be damned early though, it sounds at times more like a banjo than a guitar. Track 2: Nice to hear a 'bone running things. Something about this track screams West Coast to me, but I don't know why, and don't know who. Track 3: Yeah! The Real Deal!! This is the stuff I dig, naturally but I'm too damned ignorant to know who it is. The name Sonny Rollins popped up in my head, but I don't know why, and I'm sure I'm wrong. DrJ, if this is out of print, I'll never forgive you, 'cause I gotta have it! Track 4: Another one that sounds very West Coastish to me, but in this case, I know why: the instrumentation. A very nice performance; love the trumpet and flute solos, but in the end, it just doesn't grab me the way the previous track did. Track 5: Wow. Another great sax. Again, I don't know who, but I like. (You guys thought I was kidding when I started out pleading ignorance, didn' you?) Track 6: I can't remember who it was that described jazz as the "art of surprise", but that phrase came to mind as I listened to this. The pianist messed with my head just enough to make this an enjoyable track. I must admit, though, that I enjoyed the intro more than the main body of the tune... Track 7: Dan, Jackie's name popped into my head early in the song as well, but I think it's someone later because the tone just didn't seem quite right. What I want to know is who the hell is this piano player! I'd love to hear the sax player from track 3 jamming with this pianist. (I can just imagine the laughter from those of you who know who they are; my guess is they've probably performed together plenty, but who knows... ) This one is definitely on my "must get" list. Track 8: Bless you, DrJ...it was kind of you to throw us a bone so even I could figure out the name of a tune! I don't know who these people are, but the player on the right just has to be a Bob Wills fan; I could swear I was hearing Western Swing at times. I don't know if I'd ever get this or not, but right now I'm damned curious about it! Track 9: I'll pass on this one. The guitar is okay, but doesn't really grab me. The organ is cool, but not enough to carry the performance. And the drum solo reminded me of why I don't like drum solos. (Probably a favorite drummer of mine, with my luck, right?) Track 10: DAMN this band is tight! Yeah!!! Make that a HELL YEAH!! I have no idea who this is (can you guys just assume that from now on; I'm getting tired of typing it!) but as a probably embarrassing guess, I'll go with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band. Excellent all around; gotta have it!! Track 11: Another favorite on the disc; I really like this one as well. Stand outs for me: the trumpet is awesome, and the bass player really shines. I'm not normally that high on bass solos either, but this one I like. Track 12: Reminds me of some of Mingus' stuff, but again (all together now!) IDNWII. Nice percussion, and the piano is really cool. When I asked for recommendations for Avante Garde and Free Jazz months ago on the board, this is NOT the type of thing I was asking about, because this stuff I already dig. This one will probably make my "get it" list. Track 13: This one just doesn't work for me. As a guess, I want to say Joshua Redman, but blah blah blah. Just seems kind of bland to me. Track 14: Gotta be a Monk tune, and a good one to close with. I have to admit, though, that I have trouble listening to Monk tunes by other artists. I get really itchy and want to run to the shelves and grab a Monk CD and here the original (or one of them at least) A great selection of tunes, and I really enjoyed listening to these. I'll be checking them out again; these are just initial thoughts on the first play. I wanted to go ahead and post my comments, because if I wait until Lon or Jim or someone posts , I'll never get up the nerve! I can't wait to find out who these people are, not to check my guesses (I'll never look at those again; it'll be too embarrassing!), but just to find out. I think the best thing about this new idea for me is the opportunity to check out music I'm unfamiliar with without knowing in advance if I'm supposed to like it or not, if you know what I mean. Great idea, guys!!

I knew I had to hurry to beat you, Catesta!

Well...at the very least it sounds like a good excuse to dig it out and give it a listen again!

Did you know that Norah Jones invented Ripple?

Man, I read all the positive shit, go out and buy the damned thing, come home, and THEN see the negative stuff....hooboy! I've got to work on this timing thing.

I'll reach for "Know What I Mean" if I'm in the mood for Bill Evans, but not if I'm in the mood for Cannonball, if you know what I mean...

For me, SFTNL is an indication of how mature and amazing Lee Morgan was going to be before the success of The Sidewinder sidetracked him. I love his stuff, and have almost everything, but I really think that the period between SFTNL and the Lighthouse set is full of discs that, although well performed, just didn't reach high enough for a man of Lee's talents. SFTNL reaches, and hits.

Unbelievable!! Was this thread actually written by mnytime?? It's too good to be true!

Well, the Woods was 100 Euros; the few times I've tried for it on eBay, it's ended up at around $175, and I just couldn't justify that.

SWEDEN: Fart costs bank 100,000 dollars Hanne Dankertsen 28.08.03 11:16, ny 28.08.03 11:17 A fart was the start of a staff conflict that ended up costing the Swedish national bank NOK 760,000 (USD 100,000) in compensation. According to computer technician Göran Andervass, 44, a colleague visited his office and let out a big, stinky fart, Aftonbladet reports. Andervass thought the incident was provoking and shouted at his colleague. After the fart and the following shouting, Andervass and his colleague were called in to a meeting with their boss in the national bank. "The boss wanted to know why I had been shouting at my colleague. I explained what it was all about, but my colleague would neither admit nor confirm that he had farted", Andervass told Aftonbladet. The incident was the beginning of a serious conflict, a long sick notice and exclusion from the office. Göran Andervass was fired from his job on 20 December 2001. According to the human resource department in the bank, the reason was "personal issues". The bank thinks Andervass was away sick a lot of the time and that he was not following the rehabilitation plan presented to him by a doctor and the social security office. According to Andervass, there was no such rehabilitation plan. Göran Andervass sued the national bank, and the court sentenced the bank to pay him NOK 760,000 compensation.

Excellent quote, Chris; thanks!

Okay, this is going into a whole new direction. Personally, I feel that interest in where one's music came from, and having the motivation to do the research to seek out it's origins, and how it relates to other music, is what seperates the true music fan from your run of the mill listener. I don't think you have to have an in depth knowledge of all types of music, but you certainly have to know where your music fits into the scheme of things, and how it has been influenced by other forms of music. I always questioned rock fans when I was growing up who had no knowledge or interest in blues, R&B, C&W, etc.; it was almost as if they thought rock had sprung forth fully formed from nowhere. Sort of a big bang theory, I guess...