JSngry

I've only seen the show on BET, and it is superb in every regard.

Teo Macero!

Poppa Joe must have been a fan.

Once again, Bruce Lundvall's industry savvy pays dividends (if you can call simple survival a dividend, and considering the alternative, why couldn't you?) for the music he truly loves.

I heard through the grapevine that Kenny Rupp was considering taking the gig w/Cullum at The Landing. That was a few months ago, and I haven't heard whether or not it came through, but there you have it.

It's pop and it's production. Different rules, different goals, different standards, different everything apply. It's nowhere near as easy as it looks/sounds, not to get it right. In the game she's playing, Janet has done some superb work. I've very much enjoyed her brand of ear-candy in the past.

Joe Goldberg once wrote that Desmond used Prez' clarinet playing as a role model. Probably just speculation on his part, but an apt one if you think about it.

Oh.

Why did she name the album after a jazz(y) singer?

I can only echo the previous comments - welcome, and jump in as the mood strikes. That kind of firsthand experience is more than welcome here!

Hell, welcome to life!

They're not clueless, they whores, pure and simple. They admit it, albeit al little indirectly. So, kudos for self-aware sliminess. "just thinking in a different direction" inDEED!

Yeah, Joe's got the "thing". So does the whole group for that matter.

Here's one I can sincerely recommend - it never fails to provide comfort, style, and practicality, and the price is well within everybody's budget:

Another one other thing I find very difficult to take is people who don't listen, who think they know what you're going to say after only two or three words (sometimes figuratively, sometimes literally) leave your mouth, and who don't pay attention when you try to communicate contrary to the preconception they've already formed, and who communicate solely from the perspective of that preconception. There's no room for nuance with these deadbolts, and Mr. Sangrey's old and tired ass is ALL about the nuance, doncha' know...

Uh, yeah. SURE! (dude, I just cutted and pasted because it looked cool. I'm a kid like that...)

The Teo Macero stuff is proving to be VERY interesting...

デザイナー　【ヴィント・ゴンズ】 キャラクターデザイナーの巨匠！ マクドナルド、バーガーキング等アメリカを代表する キャラクタービジネス界を支えてきた立役者の超強力な 新キャラクター「ＡＧＡＰＥ」と「ＯＵＴＯＰＵＳ」が、 遂に日本上陸！！ 更にタバコを置くと鼻や頭から煙が・・！

Fullest possible respect & condolences.

Hey, when it comes to audio matters, don't listen to me! I'm the guy who thrives on funky bootlegs, raggedyasss used cassette tapes, and LPs that have seen better days. All I'm saying is that it's different, that's all. And if you don't have the music, you need it, no matter what.

Yeah, but I just got one disc, so I'm hardly the person to ask. Good stuff, though. I'd like some more recs myself!

Yeah, I think you might be right. He had a look of resignation on that bus ride...

I'd bet on Feech reaching out too, except that I wonder how much a committment Loggia made. Hey, if this were real life... and Dmitry - I WILL honor my wager when a definite conclusion ahs been reached!

Now wait a minute - "f" and "of" are two totally different words!

Insincerity, phoniness, hypocrisy/whatever. Some of the most interesting people I've ever known (and worked with) have been fucked-up assholes. But we can do business (and actually enjoy each other's company) because the cards are on the table. If I don't read them right, hey, that one's on me. At least they have a code, and at least they live by it. It's the backstabbing, two-faced, never-admit-to-a-lie-even-when-you-catch-'em-dead-to-rights motherfuckers who I have no patience for. Be upfront about who and what you are, even if it's an asshole, that's what I prefer.