Bright Moments

better late than never!!!

this is a GREAT album!!! one of those that you keep playing over and over! here's the amazon.com review: Amazon.com Long before Jeff Healey burst onto the '80s blues-rock scene with an unorthodox lap-steel-like approach to conventional guitar and a flair for radio-friendly pop songs like "See the Light" and "Angel Eyes," he had a deep jones for 1920s and '30s jazz. His first major release in that vein, a live recording with his eight-piece Wizards and British jazz revivalist/trombonist Chris Barber as his guest, takes Louis Armstrong's historic Hot Five recordings and Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club band as its swinging twin axis of influences. Sure, the results aren't groundbreaking, yet they're authentic and fun, thanks to spirited performances and a selection of mostly playful uptempo chestnuts, including "Sing You Sinners," Georgia Tom Dorsey's suggestive title track, and Bessie Smith's "Keep It to Yourself." Barber's trombone solos are hale and raucous, but Healey's his own ringer, fretting elegant, classic guitar lines and pulling boisterous double duty on ebulliently squawking trumpet. --Ted Drozdowski here's the line-up: 1. Bugle Call Rag 2. Sing You Sinners 3. Basin Street Blues 4. Little Girl 5. Someday Sweetheart 6. Darktown Strutters Ball 7. Confessin' 8. Keep It To Yourself 9. Sheik Of Araby 10. Goin' Up The River 11. It's Tight Like That/Wipe 'Em Off

too bad he has been away - i enjoy seeing what he is listening to!

where is Rostasi?!!! this was his last post!

what a great place to hang out!!!

still looking for some help here!

great photos chris!

here's one with dee dee bridgewater on vocals, marcus miller on bass and warren smith (a fave of mine) on percussion. not on cd yet and recorded in 1988:

thanks!!!

i'd love to see the line-up!

i saw this blue note while surfing amazon - WTF? Audio CD Original Release Date: 1987 Number of Discs: 1 Format: Import Label: Blue Note ASIN: B0009I8NV6 Average Customer Review: No customer reviews yet. Be the first. Amazon.com Sales Rank: #876,850 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music) Editorial Reviews Product Description Compilation of various artists. Made in Japan. Lou Donaldson, Horace Silver, Big John Patton, Jimmy Smith, Hank Mobley, Stanley Turrentine, Freddie Roach. baptist beat

happy birthday!! note to MG - great pic!!

happy birthday!!

happy birthday big O!!!

happy birthday big O!!!

here we go again. prior thread: maybe maybeck

WOAH! much better than a flame war!. we have a winner!!!

i will check this out and report back!

it's WORKING!!!! thanks bill!

dang!!!

this i would like to hear!! Here's the link to Dismuke. thanks!

this i would like to hear!!

Maria Butyrskaya! And what a perfect name, too.