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That IS Darrin's mom, Mabel Anderson! http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6643357 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabel_Albertson

Is that her who played Darren Stevens' mother on Bewitched?

Sometimes, yes, for differing reasons. But overall, not as much as it used to.

Geez, I hope it didn't get fenced on eBay...

On Site Inspector On The Job Trainer On Call Nurse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wWMRyWL1mY

Good goddamighty!

You ever notice how Harold Land with a tenor in his mouth looks like Smokey Robinson (at least in that photo)? Weird...

Bird's quote was (depending on who you hear it from) was either "first you lean the blues, then you learn Rhythm changes, then you forget all that shit and just play" or "first you learn your instrument, then you learn the music, then you forget all that shit and just play", meaning that the ultimate realization is to internalize the knowledge to the point that the expression comes fully and effortlessly. The Tristano thing is all about that too, although they got all psychoanalytic about it. Same goal, though. Can't but a very few people reach that level, though, especially when what "it" is supposed to "be" increasingly becomes a predetermined outcome. But when it happens, where the music just flows like it's being channeled rather than "played", it's a beautiful thing!

That Christian McBride is trying to quote Charlie Parker without quoting him?

I wonder if you sit through it once...

I'd never have guessed it, but GA put the idea in my head.

Ok, I still don't get Alicia Keyes, but...you gotta be pretty anal (or Anglo, if there's a difference, and I sure hope to god there is) about pitch to find fault with this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGHH7VqKpQQ&feature=related "Howling vulgarity", eh? Two different worlds...

Sorry, Jon. My bad for not being disciplined enough to maintain the Ignore function. No more.

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I'll go with Alice Cooper, just because of the eyebrows.

The problem I have with later Russell isn't with anything but the bands. I just don't hear the individual orchestral personality that I like to hear out of big bands. But that's quite possibly my problem, and listening objectively to the writing, it's still in a class of its own, imo.

Are you related to Eddie Anderson by any chance?

Nor bitter pissiness with me. Back on ignore. My bad for thinking it could be otherwise.

I've never gotten Alicia Keyes either.

It grieves me that I am so ignorant after spending a lifetime in the music business. It grieves me that you are so much of a grudge-holder that once somebody gets on your Bitch List (even if for good reason) that you look for any and every opportunity to discredit anything they do To imply that Quincy Jones played no role in the Michael Jackson albums other than standing back and "letting it all happen" while he put his name on it is just pitiful. I know people who were around for those sessions, and your claim is just pitifully wrong. There were teams at work (as is true with any project of the scope of these), but Quincy Jones made the "executive decisions" and guided the process all the way. But in the World Of Chris Albertson, no, Quincy Jones did some of my friends wrong 50 years ago, so Quincy Jones will never ever accomplish anything on his own volition and ability, no matter what. Anything with Quincy Jones' name on it is tarred with fraudulence. You will never be convinced you otherwise. I take it back, I'm not grieved. It's not sad that you've become so myopic in your hate and paranoia, It's just...irrelevant to the real world. Michael Jackson records didn't get made in basements, with one guy and one tape recorder in one afternoon. They were very much corporate affairs. Stick to the world you know (and I know, you once roamed the halls of Columbia, full of loathing for John Hammond & Clive Davis). To be sure, you have had a good life in the music business and can be proud of what you've done. But to think that you have any valid insight into the part of the industry that makes things like Michael Jackson records other than "It's full of bad people", hey, sorry, but...go pick on someone your own size, like Orin Keepnews.