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No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!

I believe Lord is wrong. Here's an excerpt from Dusty Groove's description of the original lp: "The best cuts are the three long ones on the LP -- "Chocolate Mess", "Damisi", and "Pakistan", which also features Land on oboe, playing in spooky Eastern way."

i own the cd reissue of damisi. my copy was issued by the musical heritage society, a jazz club of sorts from what i understand. this recording was reissued on cd in england and the u.s. by mainstream direct, ltd. in 1991. it does indeed include the two cd-only tracks mentioned by amg. i believe damisi was the only one of the three titles land recorded for mainstream to be reissued on cd. 1972 original lp 1991 cd reissue

i just purchased harrison's previous release on nagel heyer called heroes. it was recorded at the same time as free style (both are from 12/02, not 2003) and it features ron carter and billy cobham. nice, really nice.

you are correct, sir. hey-o!

it's reassuring to know that berigan's wealth of misinformation is not limited to the world of politics. a dragonfly in its adult lifestage does indeed live about 24 hours. however, dragonflies have two life stages. the first life stage is the aquatic life stage, or larval form. most of a dragonfly's lifespan is spent in this form. therefore, the actual lifespan of a dragonfly is considerably longer than 24 hours. a cat's ear has no muscles in it, and is mainly cartilage and skin. the ear's movements are controlled by the auricular muscles. scientists at plymouth university in england have successfully trained goldfish to push a lever to get food, and -- get this -- to do it at the same hour every day. and the fish remember what they have been taught for months. fish lack eyelids because they don't need to blink and clean their eyes due to their watery environment. however, some kinds of sharks do have translucent eyelids, or nictitating membranes. they are used in case of attack to protect the eyes from the thrashing animal. sharks that have no nictitating membranes, like the great white, roll their eyes into the back to their heads for protection. an almond is not a member of the peach family, strictly speaking. however, the peach, apple, pear, quince, cherry, olive, avocado, and hundreds of other cultivated varieties of fruit are members of the rose family, or rosaceae. the almond also belongs this family. newborns do have kneecaps, they develop about the fourth month of fetal life. they don’t show up on x-ray very well because they’re not ossified, or bony, but made of a cartilaginous material. winston churchill was born at blenheim palace near oxford on november 30, 1874.

i had the opportunity to talk with ms. rollins one afternoon in the early 80s when sonny was playing at the club in which i worked. she struck me as an intelligent individual and a good manager. what i will remember most, however, is how close she and sonny were and what a loving couple they made. my heartful sympathy goes out to sonny at this difficult time.

thanks to all of you who looked at my post. mr. colligan graciously answered the questions i posed.

Hey folks, I'm looking for some information on what I suspect is a fairly rare recording. It's a Swing Journal Productions release from 1996 called For the Great Jazz Road by a group of well-known jazz artists that billed itself as "Youth/Sonic." The band includes George Colligan, Chris Potter, Ingrid Jensen, Mac Gollehon, Mark Turner, Dwayne Burno, and Eric Mcpherson. The information I'm looking for is: 1) The composers of two tracks: For the Road and Goodbye Lullaby. 2) Recording dates, location, producer, engineer, etc. 3) A confirmation on the record label and catalog number (I have Keystone VACY-1017) I greatly appreciate any and all help you can provide.

I'm glad to hear some people really enjoy this date. For me, however, Scott Yanow hit the nail on the head when he wrote: "The material is not all that exciting, and the laid-back feeling sometimes leads to dull moments...Although certainly listenable enough, this is one of Grant Green's lesser efforts from the 1960s."

and how do they make music on electric instruments that aren't plugged into an amplifier? only les paul decked out in a buckskin outfit could answer that one to my satisfaction! btw, while we're on the subject of premodern rock ensembles, don't forget the beau brummels rocking out with the cavemen. of course, on the flintstones, they were called the beau brummelrocks! just like ann margarock's (ann margaret) appearance. she was drawn very well, but i still couldn't stand her singing!

aric, Lowell George's appearance on F Troop in the mid-sixties predated Little Feat. In the episode I mentioned, Sgt. Agarn was the manager of a rock group called The Bedbugs, which was really an L.A. band called The Factory that featured Lowell George and Ritchie Hayward, both of whom would later go on to form Little Feat. Btw, I learned that The Factory also appeared on an episode of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

this one's for francois!

Apparently not. Here's what I found at www.snopes.com: "This inventive work of fiction was penned and released onto the Internet on 2 August 2001. It was written by Elroy Willis, proprietor of Religion in the News, a site that warns visitors what they're in for: Some of these stories are really true. See if you can figure out which ones they are. Apparently some readers didn't manage to work out which were which, because this tale has washed up in our inbox numerous times since its debut. In October 2001, the story was repeated in the pages of The Weekly World News, a tabloid whose stock in trade is sensationalistic fiction written up in the style of news accounts. In the WWN report, Little Rock, Arkansas, was changed to Atlanta, Georgia, and Georgann Williams, 28, became Geraldine Solstice, 58. The dead woman's husband shifted from being Everett Williams to Everett Solstice, and Jesus lookalike Ernie Jenkins, 32, was magically transmuted into Madison Grosnik, 28. Yeesh. (Elroy Willis later penned a follow-up article describing his reactions to his original story's becoming mistaken for a genuine news report.)"

just in case you didn't believe me, in a 1968 episode entitled monkees blow their minds, zappa appears as "mike" and mike nesmith as "frank." this scenario recalled a similar role reversal in the monkees 1967 movie head. from head

sorry, but that half.com seller is ca-razy! $45 for Carlos "Patato" Valdes's Masterpiece or Hornucopia by Jon Faddis? Kenny Garrett's Prisoner Of Love for $65?? Then again, maybe he isn't a wack-job. Perhaps that dubious distinction belongs to the poor slob who shells out that kind of money! B-)

hey, i'm an old fart. i can remember: frank zappa on the monkeys lowell george on f troop chad and jeremy on the dick van dyke show the beau brummells on the flintstones the seeds on the mothers-in-law rock on, wayne (newton)!

Hey folks, Could anyone supply me with info on Mosaic 151, The Complete Solid State Recordings of the Thad Jones Mel Lewis Orchestra? This includes track listings, personnel, original releases - the whole shabang. Thanks in advance.

unless "that kind of guy" is selling oop titles at low prices. historically, people on the board don't seem to have a problem with that.

according to amg, joni mitchell's both sides now features "Vince Mendoza's arrangements — a third of them played by a gigantic 71-piece orchestra, a third by a regular-size orchestra, and a third by a swing-style big band."

with all the hectic running around during the holiday season, it's easy to forget the true meaning of christmas. Howdy-Ho!

i thoroughly enjoy reading paul desmond's witty musings on his own recordings. i'm not sure if all of these quotes come from liner notes, but here are some gems: “I think I had it in the back of my mind that I wanted to sound like a dry martini.” “I have won several prizes as the world’s slowest alto player, as well as a special award in 1961 for quietness.” “I was unfashionable before anyone knew who I was.” “I tried practicing for a few weeks and ended up playing too fast.” “Writing is like jazz. It can be learned, but it can’t be taught.” “Our basic audience begins with creaking elderly types of twenty-three and above.”

wait a minute! car fight? claude, i think you'd better speak to my colleague. oh siggy!

you guys are all sick. however, as a mental health professional, it is my ethical duty to research this phenomena extensively so i can treat your disorder competently. for duty, and humanity!