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To come back with a vengeance only to be screwed again, this time fatally, by Union Planters Bank. Stax was the real deal. God bless'em.

I think it's interesting that the criticisms, misgivings, whatever that many people have about Miles' trumpet playing (lack of "traditional" technique, a tone that is "anti" the norm for the instrument, solos that, when transcribd, seem to be made of nothing too deeply grounded in the changes, "sloppy" technique, etc.) are quite similar to those levelled against Lester Young, as are the praises and reasons for admiration, that's what I think! Thing is, tenor has a built in sensuality to it, and trumpet is a MANLY instrument. Archie Shepp might have called the horn a phallic symbol, and properly so, but the axe is intrinsically hermaphroditic in both shape, tonal potential, and social character. Not so the trumpet, the descendant of the bugle, and, further back, the ram's horn, the instrument used to issue clarion calls for MEN to go to battle, to signal MEN that it's time to spring into action or end the day, to let MEN know that royalty is approaching, etc. And men have been bred and conditioned for centuries to be MEN, with absolutely NO room for uncertainty, ambiguity, or anything even remotely intimating that one's grasp of/on EVERYTHING concrete is anything but enthusiastically firm. "Playing between the cracks" of manly timespacesound might lead somebody to think that you'll play between some other manly cracks, and sound for the sake of sound implies a passivity to "let it be" that goes contrary to the traditionally manly "making it happen". A brave man has the confidence to go there anyway, becasue the only truth is found in resolving ambiguities, either through action or internal digestion. Real men don't DO that, especially Gabriel(s). If you were blindfolded and otherwise cut off from your senses, would you be able to tell who was sucking your dick? If you could be certain that you would never, EVER find out, would you even care? If it takes you less than one second to answer that last question negatively, you're probably not a Miles fan, and if you can ever answer it 1000% definitively one way ior the other without actually knowing from experience, you're DEFINITELY not a Miles fan. But if you have to admit to yourself that you just don't know... This ain't all about anonymous dick sucking. It's not even a little about anonymous dick sucking. It's not AT ALL about anonymous dick sucking. But it made you think, didn't it. Think about that. You all think about that.

I dunno man, I'd have to A/B it, but the thing sounds EXACT from my memory.

Is (was?) he related to Valerie?

Anybody else hear this? You know, the intro to the retitled "Haitian Fight Song" thing on MINGUS MINGUS MINGUS MINGUS MINGUS?

To get a time machine, go back, getcher head outta the political forums for a quick minute, catch this thread from the beginning, and pre-order from CD Universe. Too late for THAT! Seriously, if you look at Alan Lankin's page (and if you have to ask what that is...), there's links to preorder all kinds of jazz stuff, ALL kinds, from CD Universe at what is probably going to be your best price short of getting promo copies. Plus, you're helping one of our own out by the clickthrough. Charity begins at home, and all that. Wait a sec - how do I know you're the REAL Johnny E?

Oh $hit. I wa$ afraid you'd $ay that.

Oh yeah, Sarah! It's kinda cruel, I suppose, but I think Floyd got hipper (as a character) with every stroke he had.

Mine shipped yesterday.

Inspired by this thread, I finally sucked it up and ordered the Sharon Jones & the Dap-Tones CD last night, If this stuff is as good as I keep hearing it is...

Juanita worked at the diner. I thought that Juanita was the operator. No?

Wasn't there a Vinyl Freak column about this one once? I've got a friend who has a dub of a dub of a dub of a dun of this, and the parody of Ornette is something different than the rest of the album, which is pretty funny in its own way, especially hte narration. Whoever it is parodying Ornette is FEELING it! Speaking of Argo "jazz comedy" albums, anybody ever heard the thing by Professor Paradiddle?

You and Barry Gordy...

Oh Dude, that shit was wack! http://www.planettribes.com/allyourbase/index.shtml

I dunno, man, Denton in the 70s was not a place for amateurs, if you know what I mean...

I used to have a bong that looked like that...

And do you?

Pigmeat recorded for Blue Note, you know.

I had a buddy record us live on a mini-disc. He then edited that recording into a Moms Mabley album he had. Moms was on the same label as Pigmeat. Q.E.D.

Bumblewit? BUMBLEWIT? My God, it's Moe for the new millenium! NO MORE CALLS, PLEASE!

You can't just make "a few" recommendations for a buy at Dusty Groove. You really do need to browse the site, and in all categories. If I ever decide to plunge headfirst into Brazilian music, they'll end up with ALL my money (the BASTARDS!), as they will when I inevitably take the plunge into the whole "neo-soul" trip. But as it is now, I'll stick to looking at the jazz LPs and "Sale CDs" once or twice a month. That's more than enough for me. But tell you what - I've had my eye on that Ted Curson Canadian Concert thing for a while, especially since they now have it on LP for less than the CD. Why don't one of you guys buy it and let me know how it is, ok?

Everything good can be traced to Pigmeat Markham if you try hard enough!

No shit. Somebody asked why Norah's name was "Jones" since her dad's name was Shankar, and I posted (as "guest", but I'm not THE "guest") that "Elvin was her other father. The late 70s/early 80s were pretty wild times". Wellsireebob - THAT one didn't even last 24 hours. Deleted and scolded all in one fell swoop. Corporate, with a capital "K".... The only reason I even look is because, yes, I find DEEP pretty funny when he's not going all the way over the top, and he still gives out w/some good stories, like the e-mail from Bill Crow talking about Gus Johnson. Too bad he didn't do more of that here.

He's Barry Silverlight now, isn't he? Wasn't he?

Don't think so. Not sure if the hose was for sanitary purposes, or if some models came with that so you could hold it in front of you like a regular keyboard (perfect for the anal types who can't FUNCTION unless everything is "just so"), or if you could use it to get a Vocoder-like effect, not unlike what a harmonica player does by varying the size and shape of his/her oral cavity. I just don't know. I know a local cat who plays accordion AND melodica (in addition to regular keyboards/piano) in this wacked out Brazillian band he has, and I think the instruments make for an appealing and appropriate texture. "Peasant Cool", I guess you could call it. But this cat could play Tinker Toys and make'em sound good, so I guess that proves nothing.