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Didn't the old MFSL do a gold Somethin' Else? Or am I misremembering? Otherwise can't you just wait for the SACD and "suffer" for a few months with the RVG? It can't be that bad.

Ah, another smart move I see!

I can see why! (And I'm not saying that it's the decision I would have made or that it isn't hypocritical given some of the other "racy" spots that have aired in the past.)

I love the song and have heard many versions of it, but it's funny how certain songs just call out for specific instrumentation. For me, "Willow" is best when played on vibes. Just as "The Nearness of You" is to me a trombone song.

The Haden/Metheny has not been released iirc. I think I have them all except for maybe the Haden/Cherry/Blackwell. Either I missed it or I've forgotten about it.

Meh, that's nothing. You should see me drink a beer while sitting atop a ladder.

Missed this thread a few days ago. And here I was wondering where the answers were! D'oh! As I suspected, I have a couple of these tracks on discs, at least the Frank Morgan and the Guaraldi/Bole Sete - neither of which I recognized. There are a few albums that I wouldn't mind checking out more of in the future, but there's mostly a whole bunch of names that I've never heard before but are now on my radar. And that's one of my favorite parts of these BFTs: hearing unfamiliar artists and discovering new music. And for that, Durium, my thanks.

What's most impressive is that "JSngry" is one of only several handles he posts under.

I'll second Ubu's recommendation of Braff, perhaps my favorite piano "discovery" of the last few years.

Well that's actually part of the appeal: watching an actor who so fucked up his career getting a second chance and doing something with it. One can't help but note the parallels between Roarke and his character. And I have to add, his character - Ram - has an incredibly tender and endearing side to him. Without giving much away, I loved the scenes of him playing with the kids and working the deli counter. It's quite a fearless performance.

Wish I could help. Have you contacted Mark Cantor? His site is pretty much dead - http://www.jazz-on-film.com/ - but there may be an email link.

Very fine film - one of my favorites this year. Roarke is terrific and well-deserving of the Oscar nom.

Just to be clear: FLAC is a lossless compression format so it should sound identical to the original CDs or any wav files made from them.

I disagree. I'm enjoying this season immensely so far.

Here's a pic of my table. Got lucky and bought a "used" one (though you wouldn't know it as it was boxed and looked brand new) for less than $350.

You forget, though, that the vast majority of the public still doesn't know how to program a VCR, do more than press "play" on a DVD player, or get rid of the black bars on their widescreen TV. If we expect them to choose between mp3 or a FLAC to later convert to mp3, they'll choose mp3 almost every time. What we need are companies to offer us a choice between lossy and lossless.

Thanks! Picked up the new Coldplay and a couple of ECMs.

Bob was a nice guy. I saw him at a number of sci-fi and tv/film events over the years. Created an iconic character in Robot. R.I.P.

I first misread the thread title as "Sneaker made from Hungarian jazz singer Veronika Harcsa"

Technically it's not a wave file but (it should be at least) a bit-for-bit copy of the original CD.

To digress... I recently bought a cheap copy of this LP, heard it for the first time, and meant to start a thread about it. Gotta give it another spin, but I wanna talk about this one later...

Ah, yes! I knew I had/heard this somewhere!

As much as I love listening to these BFTs, I pretty much suck at getting anything right. So here goes nothing... 1. Fun at first, but too silly in the long run. Liked this the first time, but often skipped through subsequent listens. 2. Lovely version of “Rainbow.” I think I may have this. First thought it was maybe Phil Woods, but now I’m not so sure. 3. One of my favorite jazz standards. I’m tempted to say “Django” played by Django. I’m not so fond of the guitarist’s little “frills” and I like this more when it opens up after about a minute in. 4. Like this one a lot. Should be able to recognize the pianist’s “moans,” but I know it’s not Jarrett. 5. More from a Django-like guitarist. Like this one more than #3. Maybe Birelli Ligrene (sp)? 6. Dude can play, but I find the style a bit too quaint for my tastes. I enjoy stuff like this a track or two at a time, but an entire album would have me pulling my hair out. 7. Is Grappelli too obvious a answer? In any case, a more modern Hot Club Quintet 8. Bit old fashioned for my tastes these days, but I do love the sound of that mute and plunger. 9. Similar thoughts as track 8 10. “Salt Peanuts,” of course. Love the tune, but perhaps done in too old fashioned a way for my tastes. 11. Yeah! 12. No clue, but delicate as a flower. 13. Okay, but not doing much for me at the moment. 14. I should know this tune, but can’t think of it. Nice version. 15. Another standard. Very nice! One of my favorite tracks on this disc. 16. “Our Love is Here to Stay.” I’m terrible at identifying players, so I won’t even hazard a guess. But a very nice, straight up version. 17. Another familiar tune that I can’t identify at the moment. Monk, iirc. Feels a bit reserved and tentative, though, and I wish the players would be more aggressive in their playing here. It improves for me several minutes in (3-4 min or so). 18. The too-glib singer is fun, but the playing behind her is really good. I like this! 19. Now this I like! I haven't read the thread (yet), but I'm sure most tracks have been guessed/discussed by now. Many thanks to Durium for putting this together. Overall, this was an odd one for me. There were no tracks that I disliked, but after several listens only a few that really moved me. I think I liked this disc more the first time I listened to it as a few of the "more fun" tracks lost their appeal after repeated listens. The problem, if one wants to call it that, is due more to me than the music. Lots more trad/nostalgic jazz here than I've been listening to lately. It's not that I've "moved on" or anything, but my heads in a different place at the moment. I think I would have enjoyed this disc much more if I heard it a year or two ago (or heck, even six months ago). Still, it was fun and (upon learning the answers) hopefully ear-opening. Thanks again!

I hope they at least fix the "Booby Hutcherson" typos.