JSngry

that was one helluva run, this band.

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The New Christy Minstrels Period Players Flo Rida

Early 70s "spiritual jazz" doin' what early 70s "spiritual jazz" do, although with the people involved, it coulda done it a bit better. But good players don't always make great records. I like to put it on every few years just to see if I've missed a little something along the way. It gets a little better each time, but just a little. I will say this, though, it's got all the surface trappings, so if you want some early 70s "spiritual jazz" ambient sound that won't distract you with too much actual substance, hey, here some is. For the record, I have some other Buddy Terry sides that I like fairly well, so Buddy Terry himself is good with me. Seems like the kind of "local" guy who started from scratch and self-worked his way up the skills latter one step at a time, with the emphasis being on work, doesn't sound like anything really "came easy" to him. Those kind of guys are heroes of mine, the ones who just stay dedicated to playing and staying local and learning and keeping the faith and getting there no matter how hard it gets. But this record just needs something extra that ain't there. Too bad.

Trigger Happy Policemen Mother, Mother Brother, Brother, Brother

Don Cornelius Cornelius Bumpus Dale Bumpers

Trummy Young Chummy MacGregor (I love ya') You Big Dummy

Sure seems to be back....hope they don't forget to pack it to go with 'em on the trip to to KC!

Cyclops Cy Coleman Syl Austin

That's good to hear, because with Pond's book, I can't recall the last time I got so pissed off while reading things I essentially agreed with. It's like it wsn't a book about the music/band/album as much as it was a critique of jazz criticism over the last 40 or so years. I ain't got time for that kinda crap, ya' know?

Yusef!

Bake Turner Bobby Baker H. Walker's of Bakersfield: http://hwalkers.com/

Interesting player, Jim Pepper was. I hear some folks say, well, you gotta learn bebop to make the changes, and ok, but this guy sounds like he never really wanted to play bebop, but he makes the changes just fine and in his own voice..

The Texaco Fire Chief Chief Of Police King Of The Road

"Timbale Rock" is a fine, focused, energetic & purposeful piece of latinfunkjazz and was a pleasure to have playing in the room. But they stuck it at the tail end of Side Two, so I had to listen to the rest of the record before it got to that, and that was not so much a pleasure. Once again - if all it took to make a good record of this "type" was clean, crisp production and foolproof licks, then there would be no bad records of this type. Well, that's not all it takes, and there are plenty of bad records of this type, this one being among them, in spite of having more clean, crisp production and foolproof licks than you or me or anybody else could shake a stick at. Eddie Harris laughs at you!

Wilson Pickett Cannibal and the Headhunters Untannable People

Tell me that it is significantly better than the Head Hunters book. Please.

No problems here! OR here! That Ray Brown guy could play...

All I can remember is that Anitat got on the bus and said something like, hey guys, here I am, if you can think of anything you haven't tried, let me know and we'll do it. Or words to that effect. The ones I met were all upset about how "distateful" it was, that Kenton was a Great Man Being Dragged Through The Mud, and all that. They didn't say that stuff wasn't true, they just said it "couldn't" be true, and I'm all like, look man, whatever, you wanna check out some Interstellar Space?

almost, but not quite. Some neat parts, just not much of a sum. Too bad.

Cathy's Clown Bebe Rebozo Zippy the Pinhead

Magic Jonson Booker Ervin William Morris

Chet Kincaide Chet Baker Chet Huntley

This is a really fine, fun record.

Start here: I'll second that. But don't stop there!