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Got anything else coming out soon, Phil? (Don't you just love THAT question? :D ) Seriously, I ask because... That Johnson/Nichols date's been getting pretty heavy airplay on KNTU down here, and I enjoy it every time out, your unique contributions in particular, so I'm wondering if you've done any more sideman dates recently that we can look forward to? You got a good thing goin', man!

What a glorious kaleidoscope of a record this is!

Holy shazz-ittski! A cuppla decades late, I finally pick up on Joe's BARCELONA (Enja) Great, GREAT side, although those of you who prefer your Joe on the decidedly "in" side might want to tread lightly. This date shows, to me anyway, why Joe is (I refuse to say "was") beloved by tenor players everywhere - his tone here is just incredibly rich and full, and his command of the horn's "traditional" and "extended" techniques are total and (seemingly ) effortless. If you play the tenor and love the tenor, you just GOT to love Joe Henderson, and this is one of his most "tenor-centric" recordings. Loosely structured (when it's structured at all), the natural interplay between the trio of Joe and the relatively "unknowns" Wayne Darling and Ed Soph is a gas to hear. Soph, btw, is currently on faculty here at UNT and is playing really, REALLY well these days. Attention should be paid... BARCELONA is a side I kinda passed on and over back in the day. I already had lots of Joe, and the choice of rhythm section kinda made me shrug and move on. My bad on all counts, but I will say that one of the joys of leaving things behind for another day is that when that day finally comes, often enough the rewards are SCH-WEEEEEEET, and BARCELONA is sweet indeed.

Phil's on a roll - besides this HIGHLY recommended new release of his (love the title, btw, as it sums up the music in several different ways), his appearances on Eric T. Johnson's new Summit release HERBIE NICHOLS, VOLUME 1 is nothing short of outstanding. The (trumpet) guy's got PERSONALITY in his playing, beaucoups personality, in fact, and there just ain't that much of that around these days. PLAYFUL INTENTIONS is a seriously happy/happily serious work from a musician from whom we'll hopefully be hearing lots more. Check it out!

39 Steps is a sentimental favorite, being the first "earlier" Hitchcock film I ever saw. The scream/train whistle cut still grabs me.

See ya' when you get back, ok? Best wishes!

Oh yeah... Marvin has a special place in my heart, mind and soul. A rather serious place in fact. But to think of him as a "soul singer" is to me somewhat the equivalent of thinking of Ellington as a "jazz piano player". It's a TRUE description, just not neccessarily a COMPLETE one.

"Favorite Soul Singer"? Might as well ask me to pick my favorite finger, or my favorite ventricle, or my favorite eye... Ann Peebles, anybody? Ted Taylor? Johnnie Taylor? Joe Tex? Irma Thomas? Rufus Thomas? Carla Thomas? Tina Turner (those not old enough to remember best go check out those earlier Ike & Tina sides, the ones you had to listen to "certain stations" to hear)? Did somebody say Laura Lee? Betty Wright? Joe Simon? ClarenceCarter? Tyrone Davis? (if you like the beggin'...) The list(s) go(es) on - this is an incredible deep well.

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Honors go to Dan Gould, who has a MOST interesting proposition for us all. Stay tuned...

I'm a music geek, so I went with the one that has an overture...

Dare to break the rules, Ed. DARE TO!!!

Your participation, or lack thereof, is entirely a matter of personal choice. Attempts to prove otherwise WILL prove futile. However, in the spirit of Botherhood , I offer you the option of setting up your own poll in this forum, parameters exactly as YOU deisre, and all expenses paid by me. It's a good offer - use it or lose it! :D

So you want to have your pi and eat it too, eh?

The more we learn, the less we know...

Getting quantum, eh? The evolution of human knowledge on display, folks!

Kudos to Bev Stapleton, the Neil Armstrong, the Craig Breedlove, the Roger Bannister, the Chuck Yeager of Organissimo Numerical Pickage Pollage. Dare To Dream, Peoples, Dare To Dream!

I sense barriers being broken!!! :D

This is a laissez-faire poll. The choices offered are under no obligation to fall strictly within the parameters of the question, nor does one have an obligation to be limited by the boundaries of the question if one feels a compeeling pull to venture outside said boundaries AND is willing to accept responsibilities for any resultant results. Life is tricky like that, doncha' know.

No obligation whatsoever!

There are no "wrong" answers, so feel free!!!

The inclusion of Jordan (& Reid) gives SHADES a "Chicago Flavor" similar to what you find on SO IN LOVE and ANDREW!!! (the Hill album closest in vibe to SHADES, imo). Every so often, Hill offers up these warm, lyrical, "song-y" albums that go against the grain of the general public's perception of his music (SPIRAL was another one). If the adjectives "warm", "lyrical", and "inviting" are applicable to SHADES in a way that they aren't to much of his other output, and in terms of how the "mainstream jazz audience" might percieve the music I think they are, then so be it. If Hill's intent was to make that kind of album, then Jordan was an inspired choice who delivers marvellously. He was no stranger to "outside-inside" music (see his own IN THE WORLD or Richard Davis' NOW'S THE TIME), and I think he fits in perfectly with the overall GROUP vibe projected here. Whether or not that vibe meets the listener's expectations or not is a matter entirely of personal taste, but I think the group gels quite nicely (maybe SHADES is for some what GRASS ROOTS is for me... ). No matter, the closing ballad, "La Verne", is a ridiculously beautiful, warm, and touching piece that for my money is one of the highlights of both Hill's AND Jordan's recorded output. "Recquired Listening", that's what that one ought to be.

Does a Mystique have a timing belt or a timing chain? I owned Ford vehicles ranging inModel year from 1985 through 1996 (Tempo, Taurus, and Contour), and they all had chains, which supposedly needs replacing rarely, if indeed ever.