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Tinny Dorham.

I also find it interesting that most replies to the original question seem to think of "the 60s" as 1967 (roughly) & beyond, ie - "Hendrix & beyond". I can certainly sympathize with that, especially because I think the demographic here might have come to 60s music from a 70s (or even 80s) perspective. But as somebody who spent the entire decade with a transistor radio growing out of his ear, I can tell you that "60s rock" covers about as diverse and as eclecic range of music as pretty much any such categorization imaginable, including "50s jazz". Now... How about The Move?

Sure.

Checked it out once and found the "navigation" a bit awkward (and I spend most of time online after work, when ease of use is paramount). But I enjoyed what I saw of the content. Anybody with the good sense to give Joe Milazzo a forum is one step ahead of the game in my book.

A most enjoyable recording. WHOOOOOOO!

Love The Beatles or loathe them, but it's a sign of how completely they changed the popular music landscape of the 1960s that nobody's yet mentioned Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. For a generation of Americam men (the one before mine), THEY were Rock & Roll, not the Mop Tops. And here's another plug for The Rascals, Young or otherwise. A REALLY strong run of singles, most of which still sustain interest beyond the nostalgic.

Jim Hall is one of the listeningest jazzmusicians who has ever played, and that includes listening to himself. If the man's ever played a cheap note, I've yet to hear it.

Go ahead, live dangerously...

? and the Mysterians, no contest. Seriously... Can't pick just one. CAN'T! This is the era that cemented my personal relationship w/music, and the perps all share the blame equally. I love the ear candy every bit as much as much as the grit, I guess because the yin/yang balance was so perfect during that era, or so it seems through the lens of youthful omnivourousness that still has not been sated. A few kind words, for the Hollies in the 60s - not as a "favorite band", or anything, but as a group that put out some really badass singles, finely crafted melodies, impeccable vocal arrangements, and slightly ahead-of-the curve production. "Pay You Back With Intrest" in particular continues to fascinate. But hell, I even dig Leslie Gore & Lou Christie, so what the hell do I know?

This one came at me out of nowhere, and landed right in the sweet spot. Not keeping up with everything as I used to (and probably still should be), none of the players here were known to me, but there's some really good music being made by this band, fresh, interesting, and "accessable". Sirota's politics and liner commentary are decidely leftist/liberationist, and if I didn't know any better, I'd swear that our own Johnny E was moonlighting in Chicago! But the music is largely not overtlly political, and is an attractive blend of straight-ahead, freebop, R&B, reggae/dub, African, and all the other "usual suspects" of players looking to play anything BUT traditional ii-V-I tunejazz w/o abandoning pulse/groove altogether. This "eclecticism", this "unpredictability", has become predictable in and of itself, but Sirota & Co. get around all that by employing the oldest (yet seemingly most difficult) trick in the book - they just play the shit out of the material with vim, vigah, and vitaliky, and never sound like they're revelling in their "difference". They're just having a blast playing the music, and I find their spirit most contagious. With a front line of tenor/trombone, and the backing of guitar, bass, and drums, they've got an instrumentation that lends itself quite nicely to a variety of "styles" and colors, and they utilize this potential for variety most delightfully, never getting hung up in one bag, yet avoiding the "pastiche" effect that is always a danger when the style is "no style". Forget about the political "messages" in the music if you can (or if you must - myself, I found the one overtly political cut, a tribute to Fred Hampton, replete w/ongoing samplings of his speeches to be a way-cool blast from the past, but that's just me) and check this one out. If you like music that ignores boundaries yet doesn't try to break them, if you like music that is "populist" w/o being "popular", if you like edge w/o edginess, and/or if you just like hearing some cats having a blast playing music that is jazz instead of self-consciously "playing jazz", then I think you might well enjoy this new release on Delmark. You can dance to most of it - in the house or in the street. The choice is yours. AMG Review by Thom Jurek that for once is not particularly hyperbolic! JimBobwe says check it out!

Exactly.

Hapfy Birfday!

Little known fact - Shirley Jones is Shirley Horn's half-sister. Both were fathered by Don Shirley. So you see, it runs in the jeans, it does...

It would take forever to load, and then be only one page, if this broadcast is any indication...

Yep. If you don't have a turntable, you're living in the past.

Listening to the Bix thing on and off today. This is my first exposure to Phil Schapp on the radio. I have but one question: DOES THIS MOTHERFUCKER EVER SHUT UP??????

Getting closer - expand it to 12 X 12.

Who designed this epitome of good taste, BTW? There is no credit for that anywhere on the album. ANYWHERE! There are, however, two miniscule Roman numeral copyright dates of 1969. I'm with Lon - I like this cover quite a bit. The smaller size of online scans (and, I suspect, the upcoming CD covers) compress what on the LP is the use of whatever you call that effect of creating images through dots, like the photo of Blakey on INDESTRUCTABLE. This effect is used on the background colors, which are significantly more diffuse as a result of the larger size, and this creates a totally different visual ambiance. Another incident of LP superiority! I'll agree that it's in no way a "typical" BN cover, even from 1969, but that doesn't matter to me. I like it on its own merits, although to be accurate, it's more "Southwestern" than "Western". Otoh, America in 1969 had not yet really discovered the Southwest as a region w/a truly distinct cultural identity, so slack is cut, no doubt gratuitously. Glad to hear it's the only one, too!

I believe you, Jim, but Bruyninckx seemingly does not have it - if you post or PM details (Title, Label and number, month and year of recording) I will edit in! (not the original cover, btw - this is the Ocium(!) cd) Original cover: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&u...l=Aj8jweay14x87 1970 release according to http://www.bsnpubs.com/la/happytiger.html

Middleweights, and Champions all!

Not too much to say, really. I bought this one on LP the first day it was released, got deep into it the first listen, and still find it one of Lee's most interesting group albums, due to the tunes and the slightly "cooler" vibe they dictate. The level of inference is quite high throughout the selections (again, a function of the material, I think), and Lee was better at that than maybe even he realized. "Simply marvellous" is as eloquent as I can get here. The album's an old friend, and I think it's merits, charms, and depth shouldn't be too hard for anybody to latch onto, and fairly quickly at that!

Shoulda had them co-sign the loan, dude.

I like it quite a bit. Chakka sings the songs better than you might expect, and the band is in fine fettle. Pretty fun date, and it satisfies that bigger-than-a-snack-smaller-than-a-meal appetite just dandy.You'll be hungry again in an hour or two, but not frustratingly so.

Time for a home equity loan already!