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Roy The Clueless Diner - Why Does This Ham Taste Like Catfish?

I think that Griffin was kind of a known quantity amongst musicians before coming to New York. Not a tenor player, but who I really like with Monk was Ray Copeland.

Exactly. It's a record for a more "general" audience/application. One might dare say "commercial"!!!!!!

He was doing what the gig called for, and doing it well.

You've done nothing improper. It was Larry who made the error

The Complete BYG Actuel Recordings Legal fees not included, of course.

Fajardo!!! Cuber's wife/partner/whatever.

I mean, seriously, look at this personnel. What would make a anybody expect a "straight jazz record" here? Bass – Reggie Washington, Tom Barney Drums – Victor Jones Drums, Percussion – Manolo Badrena, Milton Cardona Flute – Lawrence Feldman Guitar – Georg Wadenius Keyboards – Geoff Keezer Organ – Joey DeFrancesco Puzzled me as well!!!

Bad guys or ignorant? I am in no way qualified to speak to or about other peoples' consciences. Their intellects will speak for itselves over time. It - the record in question - was a Latin-ish date to begin with, and certainly had commercial/crossover ambitions (just look at that cover photo!!!) . Those are mostly all studio players, which is where Cuber was living at the time. You get studio players to make a studio record, you get a studio record, for better and for worse. As such, it did what it wanted to do in the way it was to have been done. In no way is it supposed to be a "straight jazz record". It's got an Eddie Palmieri cover for crying out loud! And a tune called Fajardo. Cuber was pretty well known in Latin circles, not just jazz. And Ronnie Cuber had no problems making commercial records. None. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Not only was the scene clean, so was his conscience (it certainly seems!) "Jazz fans" can be horribly parochial about stuff like that sometimes. So if you buy this record expecting a Steeplechase-type affair, you might not be ignorant, but you will be woefully uninformed as to why you expectations were not met. It's the guitarist that bugs me, to be honest. Never did care for him. Not in BS&T, not with Joe Henderson, not in the SNL band (which I think is where both him and Cuber were gigging at the time). Never. Oh, please be careful. You meant to quote me, but instead you edited me. Otherwise, FAJARDOI!!!

Krys Krankel Jr. - Music For A.M. Bowling

Revisiting Kenneth Terroade and totally relishing it.

In what sense do you find them intrusive? Too damn loud; and they cover up too much of what Ronnie is doing. It's like "Who do I want to hear more, Milton Cardona or Ronnie Cuber?" And I have nothing against Latin percussion per se, just this guy on this date. BTW, have you noticed how many Cuber fans here said that they dumped the album? Are we all bad guys or ignorant? Also, don't have the album any more, but I don't recall that Cuber was stimulated by what Cardona was doing, which surely is the first requirement.

With all the Latin gigs that Cuber played, I have to wonder whose fault it was that the percussion on this date would be intrusive?

Were they well-behaved and reasonably hygienic?

Yeah, but that was that neuro/emo folk/kid crap. This was where she started really becoming a prickly adult who didn't give a damn about "belonging". They say it ruined her career. Oh well!

Three batters into the game, in the top of the 1st, the Rockies had the bases loaded with Jon Gray scuffling with 15 pitches on his ledger without an out to his name. At that point, you start to hope that Gray could get out of the inning in under 30 pitches with no more than a run or two on the board to allow the offense a shot at Kyle Freeland without too much of a deficit. Instead, a shallow pop fly out to right field, a strikeout, and a lineout to center field later and Gray had wiggled out of the jam unscathed on just 29 pitches. More amazing, the final out of the inning came after starting the at-bat with a 3-0 count. Ok, how much longer is this type of foolishness going to go on?!?!?!?

The Zoot Farley Partet - If It Tastes So Good, Why Does It Feel So Bad? Perhaps the definitive album by the so-called "Shakey's Underground".

Pickles & Mustard - Soul To Go!!!

Might as well throw Charlie Jonson out there: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charley_Johnson

Ryan had a big reputation as an "egghead" while he was a player. But then after playing, yeah, wow! Another Brown - Paul Warfield. Maybe more famous as a Dolphin, but definitely a badass as a Brown as well. Those late 60s Browns teams were the mortal enemies of the Cowboys in the playoffs. When the curse was finally broken, it was a big deal!

She was just getting started!!!

Meet Frank Ryan!!! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Ryan_(American_football)