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  1. I believe the correct spelling is... fcuk yaeh
  2. In the really old days it was called Boldenland...
  3. Trk 10 seems the polarizer for this one...
  4. "Two-Headed Freep" may be my favorite Rare Groove. Man, is that a greeezy disc!
  5. Just found a copy of Duke Pearson's "The Right Touch" last week. The first time I've ever seen a copy...
  6. Another optical illusion...
  7. I can acknowledge that this may not be a "great" session, but at the same time I can enjoy the hell out of it... Probably won't bother upgrading this one though. I'm not really sure why they're re-releasing it.
  8. Kevin, I'm assuming though that Water is only releasing stuff that Michael doesn't feel has the sales potential to come out on Blue Note. Is that a fair assumption? Does that then leave open the door to BN licensing some titles to audiophile labels for, say, SACD releases? I'd love to see Audio Fidelity get ahold of some of these...
  9. Can you do something about AMG as well?
  10. Yep - stupidity on all sides...
  11. http://www.theonion.com/opinion/index.php?issue=4028
  12. As an alternate, try using www.mp3.com. They appear to licence the AMG database and their site - at least at the moment - is easier to navigate (though it doesn't appear to have all the data).
  13. Wow. I used to have an office righ there: about 1/2 way to Barham Boulevard. Did you ever find out where they came from? They were just "backlot deer." There's a family of deer that live up in the hills (southern part of the studio) and can occassionally be seen in the woody areas of the backlot. But I've never heard of anyone seeing them along what is now called "Muddy Waters Dr." What'd you used to do down here at Uni?
  14. Well, I guessed Gato... which means it's almost certainly not him.
  15. tough job...
  16. Nyah nyah, I'm the only one who brought a chick!
  17. Having read only the first two pages so far, I find it funny that so many people don't have a clue who these cats are. They seem so obvious to me... with the only problem being that I'm surely wrong... B)
  18. Just reread Nate's intro comments again and realize that I'm probably dead wrong on all my guesses since most of the guys I mentioned are pretty well-known. Hmmm... now I'm more curious than ever...
  19. I want to thank Nate for talking me into this one. I really dug most of this disc – I think it may be my favorite BFT in quite some time. Pushing the envelope in places – I suspect more than a few “DNDCs” from some quarters – but I enjoy being pushed. I recognize many of the tunes (or at least I think I do) but nothing too obvious. Anyway, on with the guesses, having not previously read yadda yadda yadda… 1. Hmm… it’s not Grapelli and I don’t think it’s Regina Carter. This really swings! Different, but nice. Is that a weird clarinet as well? Maybe from one of Don Byron’s eccentric albums? Bug Music? I’m too lazy to check right now, but I don’t recall a violin on any of them. The more I think about it the more curious I am… 2. Interesting, modern piano solo. Jason Moran? Possibly Hill or Taylor, but this is more accessible (to me) than a lot of their solo work. 3. Nice and bluesy. Is that a clarinet? No, probably a sax after all. And another violin? I love the moody atmosphere – and the very tentative piano – but it strikes me as a bit “gimmicky” and maybe goes on a tad too long. Listening again, I like this more than the first time, but I can see it get tiresome after a few more spins. Too slow in the long run. 4. David Murray? Maybe from one of those Butch Morris-led big bands that I haven’t spun in a long while. I love these kinds of saxophonists. Lots of passion and fire in their playing, but not too a-g. 5. This sounds downright dull in comparison to the other tacks here. It’s not bad – and again sounds vaguely familiar – but it’s not doing much for me but cleanse the palette between blowouts… 6. Another wonderful sax (bass clarinet?) sound. I’ve grown very fond of these piano-sax pairings lately – I’ve been listening to a lot of Lacy-Waldron – but this ain’t them. I really dig this one. 7. Hmmm. I’m all over the place on this one. I don’t care much for the beginning, but there’s a section in the middle that I really dig. I like the Andrew Hill-Jason Moran style of piano. Could be Cecil Taylor playing “standards.” The sax is wonderful as well. Out there (which I like) but not too far out for my tastes. 8. There’s a familiar tune buried somewhere in here – vaguely”Yesterdays.” Okay. 9. Okay, but no bells are being rung for me. 10. Damn! Love the passionate sound of that sax! Sounds like Gato, and the tune has more of a Latin groove while he’s playing. The song sounds familiar, but I can’t place the title. I’d buy this one for a dollar! 11. Nice change-up to a slow, quiet number. Is that a bowed base buried in the mix? I like this but it goes on a bit too long. 12. Okay, but doesn’t send me despite the Monk-ish arrangement. 13. I had problems with this and track 14 playing on my CD player at home. It froze up after track 12. But it plays (mostly without error) on my box at work. And I’m glad it does. Damn, this is very familiar tune but I’m having a brain fart. I’m pretty sure I have this. Jarrett trio? No, too much Jarrett on recent BFTs and there’s none of his trademark humming. Corea or Hancock trio playing some standard (don’t worry; it’ll come to me…) Nice sound… 14. Man, and I got shit for the Metheny-Haden duet on my BFT? I might have said this was Metheny as well, but I don’t recognize it as one of his and, later in the track, it doesn’t sound much like him after all. I love those swishy drum brushes. Really sets the mood. Nice bass sound as well. Heck, could this be the recent Metheny-Grenadier-Stewart trio after all? I recognize the tune, but again can’t come up with it. But damn this is lovely stuff. If I don’t already have it, I want it. Great BFT! Thanks again, Nate!
  20. Hey Shane - of course you're right. I actually meant that it came from the BN site and the not the forum. Brain fart on my part. I did, however, forget the specific album the guy was refering to. And I certainly do recall the other "review" as well. I thought I saved it somewhere, but can no longer find it. It was wonderfully vulgar.
  21. Yeah, that was fun! Too bad Junior wasn't in it this year...
  22. Yep, it's an authentic BNBB album "review." I only wish I were clever enough to make something like that up!
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