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Sonny's been through at least three, probably four or five, different "tonal phases" since his return in the 70s. They've all, however, been distinguished by what can only be described as a huge sound. The rasp has come and gone and come and gone etc. I remember when Sonny was on a Down Beat awards show on PBS ca. 1975 (Soundstage again). A bunch of us were sitting around watching that, and he did a duet w/McCoy on "In A Sentimental Mood" that was just awesome, but was also full of that rasp. Overflowing with it, in fact. The others in the room only knew of Sonny from the 50s and were more than a little, uh....perplexed by what they heard. Finally one guy said, with no small amount of befuddlement, "sounds like he's trying to imitate Archie Shepp". Oh well.... If you like this one, try The Cutting Edge. That one is lively and frisky and has rasp out the wazzoo.

Jane Ira Bloom Drunken Ira Hayes Hazen Schumacher

We "popped" wheelies. POP! Why is "bike" pronounced "byke", yet "Nike" "ny-kee". That does not compute.

Webcams come in handy, I guess.

No. There's soprano on Horn Culture and Next Album, the latter featuring a memorable version of "Poinciana" on soprano, along with David Lee's still-mind-boggling cymbal work. I agree, it's a good album, but I don't think that Sonny plays as freely and loosely as his rhythm section does on this one. A pleasant but ultimately frustrating listen for me, as were/are so many of the Milestones. But if I don't think about it too hard, that's not too big of a problem.

Uh, I believe the references are to speeds, not speedos...

Joe Palooka Bazooka Joe Pud

Sad news.

Yeah, this is it: http://db.etree.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=299037 That was a good show!

Here we have the Soundstae appearance listed as 1975 http://www.musicstack.com/item/37338/tom+waits/soundstage, The reason that I'm wondering is that I recognized the player as sort of a "cult" name, one of the "Brothers" type players (but a lesser one), and I was impressed that Waits would use a player such as this. And here it's listed as 12/22/75 http://www.musicstack.com/item/37338/tom+waits/soundstage,

Found it - Soundstage, Chicago 1-9-76 http://www.officialtomwaits.com/t_main.htm

No, this one was before the Austin City Limits show referenced on that site. Circa 1975-76, that's when this show was on. Of course, I could be confused, but there's a sequence of personal events involved that makes me almost certain that I'm not.

Judge Parker Sam Driver Neddy

Indeed, but otoh, it's those exact same CAPITALISTIC and other reasons that caused it to be recorded in the first place, so...

Yeah, but I don't think that he was on that TV show. It was an older guy iirc.

Indeed. The overriding "feeling" here is one of melancholia, I think. But not in a "depressed" way, if you know what I mean. Then again, that's always been a big flavor in Andrew's music. But it really seems to the fore on this album, and I find it quite touching, more than usual, actually.

Until they get 35 fixed (if they ever get it fixed...), 3 hours would only get you as far as Waxahachie. Not so sure about the sliceability therein...

I tried calling him once & all I got was a chick who sounded like she was tied up.

Does anybody remember the live show of his that was on PBS right around the time of Nighthawks At The Diner? Who was the tenor player?

I just got my copy. Listened to it about 3 times last night (with plenty more to come), and really, what is there to say? Lots, eventually, but right now, "Beautiful" is all I can say. And that's enough.

Big Head Todd Herman Munster Gunther Toody

I remember him being a semi-regular guest on Art Linkletter's House Party in the 1960s. When I got older, I became aware of just how tuff he really was. R.I.P.

Responsible use of European Public Domain laws afaic. Their "mission" is clear (and admirable), and they execute it well. Plus, I hear that they do their own research, compiling, and mastering, which distinguishes them from the loathsome pirates. The few I've gotten have been excellent. I'd like a lot more, but that's the problem - there are a lot more.

http://www.cryan.com/realaudio/stream/mazola.ram Previously noted elsewhere somewhere deep in the bowels of this board, but I thought I'd bring it out again for our newer members.

Dallas?