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Yeah, there's just no way that anyone could not like Anita's vocals. (Though the same can be said for J.J.'s bone playing.) It's only a question of whether you want so many discs by the same singer. Either way, I had the J.J., I just got the Anita, and I'm pleased as punch!

I'm amazed that so many people still don't know about these, but I guess it's because they haven't been released on CD individually in the US. ← Damn, those are the dirtiest JRVG mini-LP covers that I've ever seen!

Whoa - is that Jarrett SNL appearance available anywhere? Never heard/seen that one...

I've heard of them cats... Wonder what they'll be playin'?

Denny Zeitlin did a weird jazzy/electronics score for the '79 (?) remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

Not surprising. Virtually all movie sound is added in post. It's just the way films are made. That's why it's so ridiculous to complain about actors "miming" their instrument playing on screen. They are actors, after all, and not necessarily musicians. Also, how can anyone complain about them using "Spanisah Key" in a movie? That's not something you see (hear) every day.

JJ is much preferred if you dig trombone and don't care for jazzy vocals. Otherwise the Anita...

I don't know what the heck Clem is talking about half the time, but he digs Peckinpah and Sam Fuller flicks, which makes him okay in my book.

Hey, if he wants to make a buck, good for him, this is America. But years from now, I think we'll have wished he recorded with that quartet instead of John Mayer. And yeah, the Wes albums have some good cuts, a few, just like some of Bird's best solos were on the strings material (Just Friends). But I challenge anyone who really knows Bird's music to say that as a whole the strings sessions are better than his stuff for Savoy or Dial, or the best of the Verve small group sessions. ← Well of course Bird's "with strings" work isn't his finest moment - I never suggested otherwise. Nor is Herbie's "Starbuck's" album likely to compare with his best work. That doesn't seem to be the point (for either artist). Herbie has been "crossing over" into pop and rock for years, so this latest release is hardly surprising. He obviously has wide musical interests - as I've said before, likely wider that that of his fans - and if this is what he now wants to do, more power to him.

So very very sorry to hear the news. My deepest condolences to you and your family.

Nothing wrong with Herbie wanting to do something different, more commercial, and of interest to a larger audience than just us jazz fans. Weren't these the same sort of "sell out" arguments made when Bird first did an album with strings?

I'm with Big Al and BFrank too. IMO, The Doors (1st album) is still one of the best debut albums in rock history (a feat I'm sure a lot on this board couldn't care less about). Sugarman's book may have done more harm than good in the long run since it elevated the band so much that it helped create the not-unexpected backlash that we're seeing now...

Chuck's gonna be pissed if the smilies go 'way - he loves those little buggers...

Damn. My wife just called and said that DHL dropped off the box this morning. I ordered it on-line Wed. afternoon. A day and half to get to L.A. is record for me...

Damn. That kid's got a future... Great link!

As they say, Imitation is the sincerest form of Hollywood...

Hmmmmmm...... Not sure if Chuck means "Ahhhhhh....." as in good or "Argh........" as in bad.

Holy Moly!

http://www.manciniinstitute.org/event/dsp.event.cfm?eid=426

That's not even possible given the immutable laws of nature, not to mention Airborne Express. Undeniable proof that Mosaic now has at their disposal a device able to warp the space-time continuum. What would Sun Ra say?

O'Day purchased. This one wasn't even on the radar for me - which just goes to show the influence that you guys have on this forum. (Or the fact that I just got a big tax refund yesterday ) Mosaic really should reciprocate with an Organissimo link or something....

Glad to hear everyone's safe, Chuck. And that the guy was taken down with only a taser. Here in L.A., the cops would have fired around 300 rounds... maybe hitting the guy once or twice...

Well now that I know it's Duke on trk 13, it sounds just like him! Never would have imagined him doing that, though - though if I'd ever heard that album I never would have forgotten it. As for trk 12, I knew the tune sounded familiar, but when I heard it in the car I started singing "Hey There" to the girls and it kinda just stuck that way in my head.

Quickly, before it's too late.... Disc 1 1. “How High the Moon” of course. How can you not love this stuff? I won’t even guess as to who’s playing. JOS? Burrell? 2. Goddam I dig this! Must have listened to it a hundred times. “Gobble gobble” indeed! 3. Fun music! I want to party at Jim’s house (after all, you can’t dance to Brotzmann – well, at least not all the time) 4. Almost sounds like Rollins to me, though deeper in tone. Sort of familiar theme, but I don’t think I know this one. A bit out, but the kind of wonderfully exuberant, passionate playing that I really love. 5. Sounds almost genteel compared to the last. Such a light, airy tone. Reminds me of early Konitz. And a touch of humor too. Again, how can one listen to this and not think that jazz can be fun and entertaining? 6. It’s cool to think that this is what it must have sounded like every night at Birdland back in 1949 or so. I’m no good at guessing players so I won’t. A radio broadcast? 7. Love this. One of my favorite tracks on either disc. Absolutely dig that gravely sax sound – like Tom waits’ voice. 8. Mix is weird with the horns way up front of the vocal, but fine stuff indeed. Almost Billie’s intonation, but don’t think it’s her. Technique be damned – it’s all about the emotion. 9. That wascally wabbit! Well, not exactly, but that’s what I think of when I hear this. You’ll be swell, you’ll be great, but I bet a lot of guys here won’t take this one seriously… 10. Another good, groovy, sounds-so-very-familiar track that might have served as a 1950’s movie soundtrack. Of a really cool film noir. Since I know who’s on disc 2, maybe this is more Oliver Nelson? 11. “Hi-Fly” on vibes. I always think of Eric when I hear this tune. I’m sure this would be easily figured out by a search on AMG. 12. Hey there, that’s a lovely waltz. If it’s what I’m thinking it is, I always think of Sammy when I hear this one. I played this track over and over in the car the other day. Wish it went on longer… 13. Not Nordine, but of his ilk. Gotta be in the mood for this kind of stuff. I’m not right now. 14. I know this one! Since the answers are already posted, I’ll come out and say it: Lockjaw Davis. This reminds me of that time I dropped into Cattlemen’s Steakhouse in Oklahoma City and naively asked the cute young waitress what “lamb fries” were. Ugh, I’m such city folk… 15. Goddam this disc is filled with some lovely sax! Tune sounds a bit familiar but I can’t quite place it. Interesting and rather sparse organ comping. Like this one very much. 16. Hmm. Should know the voice, but there’s so much echo or whatever on it it sounds almost ethereal. It ain’t as catchy as “two all beef patties…” but a splendid jazzy commercial. 17. Again, it’s all about the emotion. This one’s dripping with it, but I’m not really digging it (at the moment at least) and the song’s not doing much for me either.