JSngry

If I buy only 1 jazz cd this decade, what should it be?

Indeed. When I lived in Albuquerque back in the early 60s, the best drummer around was an older cat named Pete Ahmal. Now, I don't know exactly where it was he did live, but he didn't live in anyplace that had a Post Office, if you get my drift. But lord could that man play!

Were either of them musicians? Because there is (or has been) a jazz musician named Hugh Walker playing in Oklahoma fairly recently. And I know what you mean about cats turning up. When I herd James Moody at some club in NYC back in 1980 and the drummer waqs introduced as Al Harewood, I was astounded. Thought he was dead or something. Just goes to show you how narrow the radar screen is capable of being.

Yes, thanks!

Not to be anal or anything, but they're lip slurs, not trills. It's relevant because lip slurs are an embochure building exercise, and Freddie's increasing willingness to make them such a focal point of so many of his solos maybe goes to establishing a changing mindset, a more macho-trumpet thing.

Hey Free For All Paul - you've got both Optimista and Harry Whitaker's Black Renaissance, right? Listen to "Magic Ritual" off the latter and "Oasis" off the former and tell me if you think there's a little bit (or more) of harmonic similarity. This just hit me last night while listening to "Magic Ritual". Considering that the acid-jazz "legend" of Black Renaissance began in Japan years before it did anywhere else, and considering that Monday was a pioneer of the Japanese acid-jazz scene (she was a club DJ before she started recording, I think, routinely dropping in jazz sides for dancers), I don't think it would be too much of a stretch for the similarity between tunes to be intentional.

How does Boptronics compare to Turn Of The Century? The latter is a wack little piece of parallel universe genius that continues to provide tickleness of the most satisfactory variety.

I'm intrigued by this pairing (tripling?) and would love to hear it myself.

Bill Harris Phil Harris Will Harris

Michael Bourne Jim Szantor Pete Welding

I just be givin' Monday some props.

NESSA FOR PRESCIENT!!!!!!!!

Hans Christian Andersen Louis Anderson Donald Andersone

Yeah, Sonny!

Carl & The Passions Valerie Flame Georgie Fame

The Lip Louis Prima Primo Carnera

Jessica Towie Olive Oyl The 17th Vestal Virgin (who wasn't leaving for the coast)

You want to taunt Jim, tell him you got his dentist...

They had some good Arthur Blythe stuff too.

The Lion King Haile Selassie Hey Jude

This is one to get, no doubt. Sonny... Disc Two is freakin' nuts, and is the only thing in the last month that's been able to pull me away from Monday Michiru for more than a single listen.

Dave Samuels Sam Donaldson Sam I Am

Oh, well, spell his name right, and here it is... http://bighnermusic.blogspot.com/

Thanks, Valerie. That's a bigger thumbnail than what I've had on my hand. And my apologies to you, Benard, wherever you are.