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The cymabals were VERY bright from the git-go (original LP). Philly's hi-hat on the beginning of "Surrey" in particular sound like they must have destroyed the VU meter! It's just one of those things.

The Clorox jingle could be: "Killer Clo Clean me slo. Make my stains All go" and then on the fade, the ladies all sing: "Cool Clo, Clean Clo Cool Clo, Clean Clo" Dammit, inspiration have struck! Somebody call Quincy NOW!

Some, none at length, but all of them heavy. His "The Song Is You" solo from that side is the one that Anthony Braxton repeatedly refers to as one of the turning points of his (Braxton's) life.

Well, as I see it, singing and dancing are "natural" in one form or another almost from birth, and beating in rhythm on something in rhythm ain't too far behind, so as far as developing a child's fundamental, innate, musical instinct, "now's the time", as a wise man from long ago once put it. It saddens be when I see/hear really young kids jumping around in an embryonic attempt at dance, or howling/moaning/whatever in a similar attempt at song and the parents get all wigged out and go out of their way to stifle that. Now, if it's in a restaurant or in church or someplace, sure. But otherwise, let the babies get their groove on - they're probably "closer" to a lot of intrinsic feelings at that stage of their life than they ever will be again, so the object should be to nurture/refine that, not stifle/destroy it. From the ages 2-7, my son used to break out into a no-holds-barred shimmy whenever I'd play Louis Jordan or Big Joe Turner. As he got older, he got more self-conscious about that stuff, but he developed into a pretty decent teenage trumpet player who can tell bogus from real several miles away. So the earlier the better, I say. There's a level of musicality that exists in most all of us that has nothing to do with learning an instrument (or "learning" period!), and that needs to be encouraged a lot more than it usually is. I could be wrong, but I don't think so!

I'll upgrade if a new version has new material and/or if the version I have is in bad enough condition (scratchy LP or aged cassette). Otherwise, unless I find a deal too good to pass by, I prefer to spend the money on stuff I don't already have. "More for the money" is how I look at it, and I want as much "more" for as little money as I can manage.

garthsj - the Revelation albums to which I refer are/were exceprts from the Half Note, some of which appear in toto on the Verve 2 CD set, the rest of which remain unissued in full, at least to my knowledge. The Ind released things are different performances altogether, although they are every bit as superb, and every bit as recommended. Warne was definitely in a zone during those 1959-1960 NY years!

Tommy T. had an unstable personality, perhaps a chemical imbalance, which was exacerbated by various abuse issues. I get this from a very close friend who witnessed him "in action" in person in NYC in the early 1980s. It's a tragic story, from what I can gather.

I have no idea, it's just more and brighter reverb than I'm used to hearing on a BN session of this vintage. But again, I'm cool with it. It just took me by surprise, that's all.

Well, no, it doesn't sound like a Muse LP, that was hyperbole, but there's reverb on Joe's tenor like I've never heard on a Lion-era BN. and sometimes the hi-hat sounds strangely disembodied and reverbed. Plus, the whole sound is really "bright". So, it's not the "classic" BN sound audio-wise, but I can certainly live with it, ya' know? Hell, I'm just glad that I finally realized that I didn't have this one!

So is it time to pay up, or should I let the season finish to see if a revenge plot is hatched?

That Ravi really got around!

I've had the same "Warne vs Christlieb" thing myself for years. Yet Warne truly dug Christlieb as a player and as a person. Go figure.

Yeah, this is one Horace BN that I managed to not ever pick up on LP back in the day, the probable reason being that I thought that I already had it everytime I saw it... GREAT side, although on a non-musical note, this (along w/CONQUISTADOR & NEVER LET ME GO) is my first real exposure to the RVG CDs (yeah, I know - what kind of a rock have I been living under? One with a lot of LPs, that's what kind...). It sounds...different. at times almost like a Muse date in terms of sound. Not sure if I like that or not, but no matter, it's what I have and the music's great, so BFD about what Rudy did or did not do to the sound. But I WILL be looking for an LP, just not too strenuously.

"buy""rack"

Only with more material.

I know - it was your enthusiasm that prompted me to believe that a seperate thread could have legs!

A viscious cycle, it sounds like. Maybe hovering and raising the seat would stop the insanity?

I know people who use Canon and really enjoy the results, but they've been through two (ocassionally three) of them in the time that I've had my one HP. Is this experience typical?

"Oconomowoc"? Sounds like something the Jordanaires sang behind Elvis!

I'd think that Bogalusa, Louisiana deserves something, just because it's such a cool sounding nameI Bo-ga-LOOSE-ah! Besides, they call themselves "The Magic City"! But it looks like they've gotten wind of my whim, check out their official city website: http://www.bogalusa.org/ They know we're coming!

Mike, do you see any benefit, or potential for same, in incorporating drumming (and even dancing) into early music instruction/exposure? I'd value your opinion on this.

Haven't begun serious research yet, so this is definitely news I can use. Thanks, John.

We have an HP DeskJet 560C which is hopelessly old fashioned, and which has been subjected to brutally frivillous and unnecessarily heavy usage for at least 8 years now, and it just refuses to stop. So HP gets a strong rec from me. I read tests where other brands are faster and/or more compact and/or less expensive, but I like for my technology to remain practical and functional long after it's "obsolete", and this puppy has more than done that. It's only relatively recently that printers have gotten significantly faster and better (at least, for our usage), and it's only now that we've considered replacing something that still works fine for us (and fixing it when it ain't broke goes against my most basic household management impulses - there's CDs to buy, meals to eat, and other stuff, like kids, that need the money more than CompUSA, god bless'em anyway). We've been eyeing one of the HP "all-in-one" printer/scanner/faxes, the model that regularly goes for betweeen $350-$400. Not having a scanner "in house" has really been bugging me lately, a fax is one of those things that you might not need often, but when you do, not having one is really aggrivating (we're still running a Brother thermal papaer fax, so an upgrade is loooooooong overdue), and a printer, hell, if you have a computer, you need a printer, duh! Not exactly "inexpensive", but if the newer HPs have the reliabilty and lifespan of the one we've dogged like we've dogged it all these years, then I'd consider it money well spent. The front-end fiscal pain will be many times relieved by the lack of multiple back-end repairs/replacements.

Yeah, I've had the LP for years, and missed the first CD version. Trust me - the bonus track is more than worth the upgrade.

It's definitely not a whiter shade of pale, although if Cecil disconnects with you THAT much, you might be after it's over. Seriously, I wonder if Cecil actually tried to make a "Blue Note record" with this one (in his own way, of course). It ain't "Moanin'" or anything like that, not even close, but the basic elements that he uses are so "familiar" that I've had that impression more than once.