JSngry

Sounds like you designed this album cover...

Hey - my car doesn't have a turntable, and cassettes are kinda, uh... passe.

A goofball, if you ask me.

Maybe we need THIS kind of Hampster! No slacking there!

WTF?

I don't plan on actually LISTENING to it, I'm just enamored of the cover!

Wasn't talking about you at all, Shrdlu, not at all. We no doubt have severe thrological differences, but you're about as straight-shooting, no-nonsense, and principled as they come, and you have my sincerest respect.

"Blue 6"?????????

Yeah, it's interesting to note that a GREAT deal of the writings of the Old Testament prophets concern "religion gone wrong", the reality of "knowing God" turning into smug self-satisfaction, baseless legalism, exclusionary tactics, rank hypocrisy, etc. Many of those writings are more scathing than anything that the athiests here have put forth! Same old same old, and it's as true today as it was then. There really IS nothing new under the sun (to quote the Bible... )

Oh yeah, everythings seems back to normal.

HELP IS ON THE WAY!

DIDDY GALIPPY!!!!!!!!! Oh, it IS that.... (np - YARDBIRD IN LOTUS LAND - Spotlite LP)

Not a bad idea, at least in principal. I know people who prefer a CDR of a clean LP to a "real" CD of the same album. No doubt it's "superstition" on my part, but I think there's something to be said for retaining an analog link in the chain somewhere, as close to the end product, if possible.

YIKES! It looks as if Mr. Golson has been possessed by Percy Dovetonsils!

Still have to register before every posting... I predict that a contest to name the Organissimo hamster is not too far off...

That's my guess and I'm stickin' to it!

I'm not getting any cookie regocnition. Have to register before every post. Is the hamster ill?

Don't know that anybody's trying to qualitatively elevate one recording period over another as much as they are discussing the various box sets as box sets, Might seem like the same thing, but it's not, at least in my mind. There IS an evolution, and that evolution is as worth noting as is the importance/unity of all of it.

Cuban cat, never really made it out of there, I think. GREAT player, somehwhat of a legend I think, but maybe outside the parameters of this poll. also outside of the parameters but essential would be Los Papines. I've a bit of prejudice towards "the more true to Cuba, the better", so put me down for Chano first.

Yeah, I got 1 & 3 off the composers listing on the label. Nice to know about 2, though. Thanks! Keep 'em coming!

You ever heard Tata Guines?

Yeah, he's been around a while. Good player, but I think he was more interesting a player early on in his career. This is his first album, right? Yeah, that's some sweet, unaffected playing! I see that Mike and I disagree as to who's the villian of the rhythm section, and to be honest, listening again, they're ALL f-ed up! Even the bassist, who's somewhat of a lower-level "name".... The time just never locks in to a good pocket, but our hero performs the death-defying act of ignoring all that and going his own sweet way anyhow! This cat shoulda been around to play w/the Cedar/Jones/Billy team in their prime!

And kudos to Dan for some VERY clever manipulations re:AMG timing listings!

Track 10: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:9labqj1uoj0a Looks like y'all beat me to the punch on most of the others.

Track 6: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:j9kcu3tganok